Republican and Democratic Leaders set to meet with the president for highstakes negotiations on the debt ceiling. America is not a deadbeat nation. We pay our bills. With the Clock Ticking toward a june 1st default deadline failure to do that would be unprecedented. We talk with two powerful senators who have a history of working across the aisle about how to avoid an economic meltdown. We should never put the credit of the United States at risk. Until the president engages, it doesnt matter what we do. Later this hour country superstar Miranda Lambert on how she could set a new record in Country Music. It sounds really big when you say it like that. Is that part of your super power . Get it done, baby. It was possible that i may not see the end of the year. You mishandled that . I dont know if i mishandled im a little wistful. This is not where i thought this story was headed. Good evening and welcome back to whos talking. Its called the x day, the day when the u. S. Government defaul
republican and democratic leaders set to meet with the president for high-stakes negotiations on the debt ceiling. america is not a deadbeat nation. we pay our bills. with the clock ticking toward a june 1st default deadline failure to do that would be unprecedented. we talk with two powerful senators who have a history of working across the aisle about how to avoid an economic meltdown. we should never put the credit of the united states at risk. until the president engages, it doesn t matter what we do. later this hour country superstar miranda lambert on how she could set a new record in country music. it sounds really big when you say it like that. is that part of your super power? get it done, baby. it was possible that i may not see the end of the year. you mishandled that? i don t know if i mishandled i m a little wistful. this is not where i thought this story was headed. good evening and welcome back to who s talking. it s ca
jim jordan and all of the republicans in that twitter hearing today. gerry connolly also there, he ll be joining us. and jamele bowie will be joining us. he s the new york times columnist who i don t just read, i read, i underline, i reread, i learned so much every time. i even want to have him here forever for so long, finally, tonight. we are so happy to see jamelle bouie on msnbc. i ll be watching that. and it does not surprise me that a freshman senator managed to embarrass jim jordan. and that s putting it mildly. the youngest member of the house of representatives. sorry, freshman congressman, maybe one day a freshman senator. who can know with maxwell frost? right. thank you, alex. i m a great show. thank you. the day after joe biden s state of the union address, which is by far the most clever state of the union address ever delivered. and if you predicted the oldest person to ever deliver a state of the union address would go off script extemporaneously
he s the new york times columnist who i don t just read, i read, i underline, i reread, i learned so much every time. i even want to have him here forever for so long, finally, tonight. we are so happy to see jamelle bouie on msnbc. i ll be watching that. and it does not surprise me that a freshman senator managed to embarrass jim jordan. and that s putting it mildly. the youngest member of the house of representatives. sorry, freshman congressman, maybe one day a freshman senator. who can know with maxwell frost? right. thank you, alex. have a great show. thank you. the day after joe biden s state of the union address, which is by far the most clever state of the union address ever delivered. and if you predicted the oldest person to ever deliver a state of the union address would go off script extemporaneously, hold the opposing party into that they will spend the year trying and failing to get out of, well, congratulations because none of the rest of us predi
chess pieces may not be where you want to have them. but they are where they are. now, if you want to do it differently, that we have have some budget talks here and a debt ceiling there, you need to make movement towards that. not say, bring me exactly what i want and i refuse to engage until i see exactly what i want. that s not presidential leadership, that s presidential passivity. we need an active president. bill, the as you point out, these bills originate in the house. the house should have sent over a vehicle that we could work on, not what they did, which is a nonstarter. we shouldn t be in this debate. we knew this at the beginning of this congress, that we had to pass the debt ceiling. we should have done that when you say nonstarter, it is an opening play. it s not at all. then offer a counteroffer. the counteroffer is, pass the debt ceiling extension, let s sit down and talk about the budget. that s how we ve done it it in the past. that s actually not tru