the work rules. the message was not only to president biden, but also to the house republican caucus. that if they want democratic votes, then it s got to be a reasonable deal. otherwise you re not going to get democratic votes. let s take a step back as to why we re here. in addition to a republican manufactured crisis, the other reason we are here is because donald trump put in these massive tax cuts for the wealthy and the top 1%. they weren t paid for. in fact, 25% of the national debt was accrued under one administration, the trump administration, with these massive tax cuts that dramatically lowered revenue. so if you re going to have a fair budget, you are going to have to talk about both spending and revenue. congressman lieu, i want to follow up on one aspect of this that i found just watching and observing as an american. as most americans have. this whole process played itself out. we ve been given word tonight that mccarthy is coming to the