in the senate, house republicans are now raising the stakes. we re going to have a plan to secure america s border. house republicans are rolling out their solution to the border crisis. republicans have a plan for a new direction. today g.o.p. conference members got a private, first-hand look at the plan inside minority leader kevin mccarthy s commitment to america agenda. a legislative road map similar to former speaker newt gingrich s 1994 contract with america. on the border, the g.o.p. plans to end catch and release. reinstate the remain in mexico policy. and finish the border wall. democrats are already hitting back. i m not concerned with anything that they are going to present over the next few days because the american people will see through it clearly. democrats are under pressure to do something about migrants being bused to sanctuary cities. but talks on immigration reform are stalled on capitol hill. and congress is just eight days away from a governme
subjects like crime, the economy, and education. the other three midterm issues that speaker former speaker gingrich really believes will drive voters to the polls for republicans. bret? bret: plus 70 would be something. aishah, thank you. congressional democrats are trying to get away from the perception that they re anti-law enforcement ahead of the midterms or defunding police. even though many progressives still do support defunding the police. party leadership is hoping to get on the record with new funds as soon as possible. congressional correspondent chad pergram tells us where things stand tonight. good evening, chad. good evening, bret. crime is a liability for democrats this fall. that s why democrats aim to pass a batch of bills to bolster police, but liberals balked. republicans relish the infighting but democrats down played differences over defunding the police. we care about results and ultimately passing these bills off of the floor and ensuring that they becom
are stalled on capitol hill. and congress is just eight days away from a government shutdown. mccarthy adding pressure to the political posturing tweeting if biden and democrats don t use this government funding bill to address the border crisis immediately, i m voting no on this bill and i urge my colleagues to do the same. republicans see southern border security as a top issue that will bring out voters. some putting it ahead of pocketbook issues. as fox s most recent power ranks show the g.o.p. is expected to win the house but by just 13 seats. former house speaker and fox news contributor newt gingrich, who was at this morning s private meeting, thinks the margin will be larger now that members have mccarthy s messaging. they are somewhere between plus 15 and plus 70. none of us will know until election night. and leader mccarthy will announce his commitment to america game plan in pittsburgh tomorrow and it also includes
of the big cities where crime is up. can you hear from the residents there. this is capitol hill behind me. working on a crime bill. the house democrats house funding bill. the house ended up approving the money for departments with fewer than 125 officers and aid for deescalation training and mental health services to get more liberals on board. included that would allow the justice department to have discretion over which police departments are permitted to receive the grants. also allocate $50 million for data collection on police practices and community safety. that was not sitting well with some. including congresswoman cori bush. put out a statement saying even the most bare bones accountability like those in the house passed justice and policing act were not incorporated into representative gottheimer billed a quarter of a billion dollars in police funding without addressing the crisis of police brutality. with that, let s bring in our panel. byron york, chief political correspo