Morning. As weve been saying the lawmakers are hunkering down in washington while trying to run out the clock on a 30day Special Session thAt They do not want to be part of and thats why they hightailed it out of the state of texas and urging congress to pass a sweeping bill that would federalize elections. That has a lot of constitutional watchers wondering whether or not its legal under the constitution. That legislation theyre hoping would overrule anything that might get passed in the state of texas in their efforts to secure the ballot box. Bill Vice President Kamala Harris calling them modernday heroes of the civil rights movement. And that wasnt all. Republicans say its all about optics. Have a look. They took bold, courageous action in line with the legacy of everyone from Frederic Douglas to the legacy for womens right to vote for all folks who shed their blood At The Edmund Pettis Bridge to make sure we passed the voting rights act. It is ridiculous. Last i checked the heroic
Medicare and other programs. Progressive congresswoman saying this. It does look like all five of the priorities we laid out as a Progressive Caucus will be included in some way in this package. I think this will be a significant Down Payment On A real investment into our people. But it is not The End. Harris its not The End. Did you catch it . Republicans are ripping that proposal apart. We already spent 1. 9 trillion we dont have earlier this year. So if you are the economic advisor to the president you wouldnt say lets spend 3 1 2 Trillion and raise taxes. It is a lurch toward socialism. They will need every democrat to pass. There is not a single republican in the House Or Senate who will support this level of taxing and spending and regulations. Harris a lurch toward socialism or is this actually it . The top republican in the senate, Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is in focus. Lets start here with Jackie Heinrich on Capitol Hill to get the latest there. Good morning, harr
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