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president trump responding to the panel s findings, specifically where they say he is to blame for the deadly riot. also this hour, if you re trying to travel for the holidays, pack your patience, as they say. we re tracking a massive winter storm blankets much of the midwest, and the east coast. bitter cold temperatures bringing snow and ice to millions of americans. thousands of flights canceled. and at least a million people are without power. plus, a growing humanitarian crisis at the border with mexico. migrants being turned away from shelters as temperatures plunge in texas. a report from el paso coming up. we start this hour with the latest revelations from the january 6th select committee s final report. joining me now are nbc news congressional correspondent judy tsirkin, danny cevallos, criminal defense attorney and msnbc legal analyst and mel harvin, former chief of homeland security, and intelligence for the district of columbia. thank you all for joining us.
mariko oi has more. japan s battle to boost the rate is actually not new. it started introducing policies to encourage couples to have more children back in the 1990s, but it s really not been working and the country had record low births with fewer than 800,000 last year. so, prime minister fumio kishida has pledged to double the budget for child related policies over the next three years and he just told ministers he wanted to increase the plan of child care spending to measures like supporting higher education. but here s the catch, there was no discussion on how to fund this $26 billion. japan, of course, is already the world s most indebted developed economy. there are several options like selling more government bonds, which basically means increasing its debt even more, or increasing social insurance premiums. but the first option adds financial burden to future generations while the other would hit already struggling workers which could convince them to have fewer or even worse
a point where most of the members of congress could leave before the storm came in. we were talking yesterday how the storm was on one hand, chuck schumer s best friend and worst enemy, because it encouraged the senate to kind of wrap things up, but if it went too long, then everyone would get stuck here and perhaps delay everything. and that wasn t the case. that allowed the house to vote on it today. we should point out that the house is still using proxy voting which means that more than 200 members were not physically present. so that alleviated some of the stress in that regard. and proxy voting is probably going to go away in the new year. so all of those things combined allowed them to avert a government shutdown. this place will be quiet over the holidays. and it is not something we re going to have to worry about. title 42 is the big sticking point. lauren, i want to turn to you and break down some of the other major items in the bill. 40 billion in disaster aid. legislati
Strong families and hard work have formed the foundation for healthy development, meaningful relationships, and economic well-being ever since America’s inception. Now President Joseph Biden has a new vision: one in which progressive politicians and government bureaucrats sit at the helm of American families, financed through $1.8 trillion in new taxpayer spending.