Very special conversation that you do not want to miss. But lets start with the big news, because we are big and very good economic numbers this morning. The Labor Department said the u. S. Economy added 336,000 jobs in the month of september, President Biden highlighting the better than expected number in a speech earlier this morning. The high share of working age americans in the workforce, in 20 years. Its no accident, its bidenomics, we are growing the economy from the middle out, the bottom up, not the top down. The good jobs numbers come is the white house is making a whole lot of Power Positive headlines that impact every day americans, as well as our allies overseas. They include Nine Billion Dollars for student debt relief, progress on Drug Price Negotiations with big pharmaceutical companies, and diplomatic efforts to reassure our allies that the u. S. Is Still Standing behind ukraine, despite the chaos among House Republicans. Meanwhile, on the other side of the aisle, the
President Biden Touting his administrations winds, and meanwhile it is day five of the former president s fraud trial. The developments from court today, and a chaotic week on capitol hill, ending with no speaker of the house. The Reality Check from senators as House Republicans scramble to find leadership. Then, coming through the noise, an important conversation about transgender youth athletes, with a panel of experts. You are not gonna want to miss this. As the 11th hour gets underway on this friday night. Good evening once again. Im stephanie ruhle. We usually do the nightcap on a friday, but we have got so much big news that we have got to break down, and later we have a very special conversation that you do not want to miss. But lets start with the big news, because we are big and very good economic numbers this morning. The Labor Department said the u. S. Economy added 336,000 jobs in the month of september, President Biden highlighting the better than expected number in a spee
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senate. we come back to the basics. what did we tell the voters to do? they elected us to repeal and replace it. if this process breaks down, i m all for a clean repeal. in fact, we started that process last week. they discharged it and came in with the separate replacement legislation as well. that s what we thought we would do initially and i m not opposed to that now. i think that would be a good approach as well. in this process that you know so well, congressman, after the debate, they start adding amendments on to get votes. it can be more expensive than the original measure when that happens. what is your cut off when you say i m out of here, this is not what i want? we have to see what gets through the senate. we have a lot of good conservative senators. senator cruz has his amendment in the base legislation, this consumer option which we know will bring down premiums.
can be understood by all and this is a human right. that was a woman at a town hall for new york republican congressman tom reed, one of several lawmakers hearing frustration from their constituents. at least four more are holding town halls today and we will keep a close eye on those events. i want to bring in congressman reed member of the ways and means committee. thank you for holding that town hall. i know it s not easy. you did vote in support of this bill. so, i want to go through some of the things, not just that tyou heard at the town hall but said over the weekend. we heard from tom price who said, the new plan would be more affordable for those with preexisting conditions. how is that true? well, we protect the preexisting condition reform in the base legislation and what we re opening it up to is if someone has a better idea, if a state has a better idea of how to serve those folks with preexisting conditions we give them flexibility to make that