That clause gives congress what People Markham and they referred to as the power of the purse. The power not held by other of the executive branches according to the constitution. A providing fence keeping the government running and functioning is one of the things of congress. And they cant even agree what to get started on getting that. Right letting the government agree on that bill, let alone a strategy for the house is proven to be a challenge. Signs that things were going well. Indicate most apparent on thursday. When a motion to begin a debate on the Defense Funding Bill fails for the second time this. Week prompting Republican Leadership sent members, Home Congress now only has about five days left to take action because members are off tomorrow on monday for the jewish holiday of the occupier, the speaker of the house, told reporters yesterday that he believes that congress is making progress his congress is making progress in its negotiations, and it anticipates resumed voting on a mini buses, as opposed to what we think of as an omnibus, a mini bottles which is a series of Appropriations Bills on tuesday, its important to note that unlike other potential shutdowns, this is not a fight between republicans and democrats, this is a fight between republicans and farright republicans and an Insurgency Led by members like florida congressman, matt gaetz, in a small group of hardliners who are demanding deep budget cuts in controversial policies that have little to no chance of panic thing the senate. Even before this congress get gavel into session, gaetz has been mccarthys chief antagonist, tensions between the two men were evident way back and generate during the prolonged speakership election. Gaetz has continued to turn up the heat on mccarthy this week, threatening to oust him and posting on the social media platform, x yesterday, quote were gonna have to address his leadership after we get through this government funding crisis. But attention isnt just between gates mccarthy, not the frustration is within the House Republican congress, are spilling out into the open with various members calling their party dysfunctional and. Calling the process painful. Joining me now is a former republican congressman from pennsylvania, charlie dent, Executive Director and Vice President of the Congressional Program at the aspen institute, hes a Senior Policy Adviser for the and piper. A former republican governor of south carolina. He also previously served as a Congressman Ran for the presidency in 2020. Upper of the book to rhodes diverge. The Second Chance for the Republican Party, and that nation ourselves. Gentlemen, thank you for being with. Us let start with you. Governor because he wrote a book about the. As you wrote a book about the second. Chance there are, i dont know, at least five and 20 republicans in the house who stems from where you came from. Who are not interested in the stuff you were out about your book. Theyre not looking for ascension chance. They are not looking for a, compromise not looking for, deal and not looking to advance conservative principles. They just seem to be looking to stop the place from running for. Now just seem to be looking it i. I, mean my take on it is, if he is sort of a fraudulent show we peacock who just wants to be out and on the airwaves. The same with marjorie and fiona greene. I just do not get where they are coming from. I think there is legitimacy, and where we are going on a spending, on a war, a number of important issues. To your point, i have seen that some of these folks, i think generally, they want to show, and at some level this is not about a government shutdown. It is about charlie, as the governor, says and as dawn, i talked him about, nogo is a 33 trillion and increasing, that that is a legitimate discussion to be had. Congress does have legitimate spaces for that discussion to be held. Those debates to be, held and republicans to control congress right now. What is happening here . Don bacon called this dysfunctional, what is the problem here . The governor is just, saying some of them take mccarthy, out some just want to be peacocks and be on, tv but we are not having the legitimate discussion about 33 Trillion Dollars in, that we are actually having a different discussion. Yes, i saw your conversation, hes absolutely, right at the duty to have this, conversation but also many of the conversations you want to have about the unsustainable fiscal trajectory of the, country needs to occur outside the appropriations process. It needs to be dealt with on the mandatory process, and it is totally separate. Now i served on the appropriations, committee one reason i like serving on the Appropriations Committee as it was the only committee in congress that had to do something every year. And, fund the government. We call this who is in power. So what is happening is, you have 5 to 10 of these members who simply want to blow the place, up this is not a difficult issue to resolve. All you need is for Kevin Mccarthy, joaquin jeffries, to get new votes stop them pass and then, the send it to the senate. The negotiations going on in the house among republicans, that is going nowhere. I mean even if they were to pass, that i dont think they, did lets not go to the senate, it is dead on arrival, the senate will probably sent back a bipartisan bill with over somebody, votes then the leadership in the, house that is if you take that, up passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, where they allow the government to shut down which would be enormously this is not, hard i have been through the Left Congress this, time 20, 18 and i mean this is so unnecessary. It does not address the in fact, it is going to government shutdown. So, this makes absolutely no sense with these characters, and hardliners who are going into this. It makes no sense. Mark, lets talk about this. I want to ask you as i have discussed with you in the past, about the characterization of who these hardliners are now, versus who you were when you were in congress. I dont even know how to describe it anymore. I dont know far traitors the right, word because im not sure this is an ideological issue. They are like they just have Chaos Swirling around them. But, tell me about, this because you were there at a time when you represented a group of people who wanted government, involvement lower government, regulation lower, taxes and they cut to the deficit. But i remember you were all nuts. Again, we have added there is a conversation that needs to take place about 33 Trillion Dollar debt about bore weighing every dollar we are spending in washington, and real trouble has i think they appointed the fact that a moderate these days has a proposal that would keep government going an exchange or 8 cut, the incumbent is if that is not good, enough it says we are in a crazy, world and yet, part of it is again, this weird time we are you have the lowest margin of control over this is the fifth smallest majority in all of congress. So, and guaranteed with that kind of majority, and we know that he is there. And, to be making the show they, ordering the respondent in district oddly enough. And it is a measure of what degree and desperation is out there. And, how in the world trump came to, office where you are looking at. It people are very frustrated. They see this going on, now and they are shifting. And, the 220 republicans, they need to pass at least four people in the v8s people and some Hakeem Jeffries as you mention is going to be democratic leadership is talking to Kevin Mccarthy saying, well, if you need to get this, over with don bacon said the same thing we are going to need to do this with democrats. But, not if mccarthy meant to deal with involvement on the, think it is going to five and 20 republicans who are going to call for the House Speaker in my response to this, ali, so what . So what they are going to be unhappy . Who cares. What you need to do, now is marginalized them. Contributor with joaquin, jeffries passed the bill. That those other guys throw a tantrum. Let them. They are isolated. They are going to House Republican, members and we are worried about 5 to 20 and i think, you, know Kevin Mccarthy is in a very unenviable predicament. I would also say with respect, he has to stop appeasing those. Do not post on the, rules do not count do not lower the threshold of the chair. These are all he needs to stop appeasing and a deal with the vast majority of the conference that doesnt want to govern. That is the right way to deal with this. And frankly, like i, said he can have his five minutes if they wanted to. It would be very easy. Senate to senate with over 300, votes that is what they can do right now. They have to be willing to stand up, and tell them we are to stick. They should stick it to them right now. It sounds reasonable, but tell me how that plays out . Because the bottom line, is Kevin Mccarthy will not remain speaker if those people do that. So what does happen . Who leads . How do the other people, the vast majority, plus the 20 or so who won like don bacon in districts that joe biden won as president , how do they retake power of the House Republican conference . Well, i do not know that the don bacon will, but what i do know to your point, the reason you are seeing the gymnastics that you are seeing played out with Kevin Mccarthy, is he knows the writing on the wall. If he has to go out and get a swath of democratic votes that pass basically a number of compromises which is not a bad word, they are going to come after him and he may not survive the disco realm. This is all about maintaining power. This is why it is about. It is not about government, spending it is not about war, it is not about ukraine. It is about whether or not kevin earthy may lead to power. I think you guys are right. Thank you for your analysis, former republican congressman of pennsylvania, and former republican governor mark sanford of south carolina, also a former republican congressman. Still ahead on velshi today we are looking at one of the most seven books of the 27 jury, and the most widely disseminated account of not the occupation and president , biden sometimes know eight union joe says he is the most prounion president in history, and he is going to try to prove it on tuesday. President biden will join the uaw line in michigan next week. Just yesterday, the Union Announced its expanding its strike was significantly. Auto workers are not walked off the job, at 38 distribution plans across 28 states. This escalating situation is millions including some candidates for president. Up next, we will dive deeper into the Labor Union Movement in america, and look at how opportunities and republicans are trying to spin the strikes to there benefit in 2024. 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Support for labor unions among americans as high. Standing at 67 , marking the fifth Straight Year of such support has surpassed the long term pulling average of 62 according to a gallup bull published last month. Gallup also found that americans overwhelmingly sided with the workers in the specifically brew disputes that are playing out right now. Last year alone, the Department Of Labor just last month over 4 million workdays were lost to labor strikes. That is the most days lost to labor actions in more than two decades. It is no surprise that they are looking for favor with this political block. The Republican Party has the hostility towards both bargaining power. Last year, 132 republicans in the house and sponsored a bill that would strengthen unions milan work is an all 50 states to walk out of paying fees or due to their unions that represent them. That bill failed in the democraticcontrolled Congress Last year. But, senator rand paul reintroduced another version of it this year. In 2021, alstom kratz introduced the protecting the right to organize act, which would make it easier for workers to unionize, 205 republicans voted against it. Five republicans voted in favor, but the gmp me some inroads among the Working Class, particularly among low income wage voters. Me and, me the grievance with miss directing the blame for very real economic inequities that people are feeling. A common republican refrain, for example, not on corporations, but on distractions like immigration, globalization, and the transition to a greener economy. There is a very good reason for that. Many of those corporations do not want you to blame for low wages tony to republicans. Those billionaire and corporate donors are typically anti union, because they think unions are their profits. The ongoing autoworkers strike in particular has become a flash point for republicans in the upcoming president ial election. Yesterday, the United Auto Workers union expended a strike to 38 auto plants across 20 states. The uaw members are demanding job security, better wages, much better wages, and improve benefits some of the big three automakers general motors, ford, and stellantis, what we used to knows fiat chrysler. President ial biden has put some self as the most prounion president in history has backed their call, saying the big three should share their record profit with workers. Minot now says he will go to michigan on tuesday, to join at the bit, line and stand in solidarity with uaw members. Donald trump intends to deliver a prime plan speech to Union Workers in detroit, during which that is according to three sources close to the planning. Ahead of his visit, ahead of this visit by the way, a Trump Campaign radio ad released On Tuesday In Detroit praised the autoworkers, and said the former president , has, quote always had their back and quote. Now everybody thinks that is actually true. The president of the united autoworkers issued a statement to cnn, saying in, quote in part, quote, every fiber of our union is being poured into fighting the Billionaire Class at an economy that in richest people like donald trump at the expense of workers. Trumps record labor unions speaks for itself. During the trump administration, the National LaborRelations Board came under republican control for the First Time Since 2007. It reversed several key obama era rulings that made it easier for smaller unions to organize and strengthen Bargaining Rights and workers, and protected workers against anti union measures. The trumpstacked Conservative Majority on the Supreme Court dealt several most unions in recent as well, and trump s 2017 tax law heavily favored corporations over the american worker. The law eliminated the ability for unions to write off or deduct union dues. Yet, the Campaign Continues to defend Donald Trumps record as pro worker. 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