politicsnation tonight s lead, a study in contrast the new week begins wit even a clear contrast betwee the current democratic president joe biden, who returned to the u.s. yesterday after an emotional state visit to arland. and the current, presumed fron runners for the republican nomination next year former president donald trum and florida governor ron desantis, both of whom mad their appearances at the national rifle s annua convention this weekend. and in - biden showed poise and earne swagger, playing out in hi remarks and appreciation for the nation s embrace o progress and mulch louis cultural-ism, while here in ne york, his vice president and several cabinet members turned out at my national actio network convention to show unity and the commitment t racial equity he has staked hi administration on. but in indianapolis, both trum and desantis and their message play to a program on crouch, grievance and hostilit doubling down on the secon amendment rhetoric, even as
president. 19 days to go to election day. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. i m sandra smith in new york, and i point that out, because he does not typically wear a suit. john: i bet it s a hoodie suit. i m john roberts in washington. 19 days until americans decide whether the democratic agenda in washington is working, 19 days for closing arguments and one from the white house chief of staff. first of all, we have done things to bring prices down. passed the inflation reduction act and when you look at where the economy was when we got here, 8% unemployment. we brought that down to the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years. we are putting americans back to work. businesses are open that were closed two years ago, schools are open that were closed two years ago. the president is fighting to bring down prices of everyday things like prescription drugs, gasoline, and i think that s our message to voters at this very tough time. sandra: at this ver
Good morning. Today, were having a hearing on the Biden Administrations fiscal year 2025 budget request for the department of education. And then happy to welcome secretary cardona to her subcommittee once again. Mr. Secretary, looking forward to working in a bipartisan manner again this year with senator capito to help develop h hhs villa billick and pase come pass a senate, pass the senate be signed into law by the president. We did her last year but House Republicans insistence on partisan policy writers had to coding cuts that set our children young people up for success led to repeated shutdown, showdowns and crs. That culminated in passing final appropriation bills in march that we should a past months before. That can askance does nothing to help ensure our federal resources are used most effectively to serve the people we represent. It causes federal agencies to waste time and money instead of working to ensure every dollar we appropriate served our constituents. We cannot play
Good morning. Today, were having a hearing on the Biden Administrations fiscal year 2025 budget request for the department of education. And then happy to welcome secretary cardona to her subcommittee once again. Mr. Secretary, looking forward to working in a bipartisan manner again this year with senator capito to help develop h hhs villa billick and pase come pass a senate, pass the senate be signed into law by the president. We did her last year but House Republicans insistence on partisan policy writers had to coding cuts that set our children young people up for success led to repeated shutdown, showdowns and crs. That culminated in passing final appropriation bills in march that we should a past months before. That can askance does nothing to help ensure our federal resources are used most effectively to serve the people we represent. It causes federal agencies to waste time and money instead of working to ensure every dollar we appropriate served our constituents. We cannot play
Good morning. Today, were having a hearing on the Biden Administrations fiscal year 2025 budget request for the department of education. And then happy to welcome secretary cardona to her subcommittee once again. Mr. Secretary, looking forward to working in a bipartisan manner again this year with senator capito to help develop h hhs villa billick and pase come pass a senate, pass the senate be signed into law by the president. We did her last year but House Republicans insistence on partisan policy writers had to coding cuts that set our children young people up for success led to repeated shutdown, showdowns and crs. That culminated in passing final appropriation bills in march that we should a past months before. That can askance does nothing to help ensure our federal resources are used most effectively to serve the people we represent. It causes federal agencies to waste time and money instead of working to ensure every dollar we appropriate served our constituents. We cannot play