good evening. right about now on a monday night in july, a lot of americans have had it with what they see and hear coming out of washington. talks that start up and break off, insults and threats and slights between the two sides, the two parties, politics, posturing over real progress and compromise. listen to what americans across this country are saying today about their leaders in washington. it is embarrassing. if we hold ourselves out as a premiere country in the entire world, we can t even manage a budget, which every responsible family does and here our national government looks like curley, mo and larry or the marx brothers. now is the time where people have to check their egos at the door, as people say, and come together regardless of what party they re from because it s got to get done. frustration and embarrassment as an american that we have to that, you know, the whole world is seeing us unable to work out an issue. they really can t come to somethin
debt limit deal in time to avoid an historic default? prime-time speeches by president obama and house speaker john boehner didn t leave many people optimistic this morning, including investors on wall street, where stocks are starting the the day lower. nbc s kristen welker has more on the stalemate and what happens next. tonight i want to talk about the debate we ve been having in washington reporter: for only the seventh time in his presidency, mr. obama delivered a prime-time speech painting a dire picture of what will happen if congress doesn t raise the nation s debt ceiling by next week. interest rates would skyrocket on credit cards, on mortgages, and on car loans, which amounts to a huge tax hike on the american people. reporter: despite weeks of partisan wrangling, the president still pushed for a balance approached. cut spending and raise tax revenue. the only reason this balanced approach isn t on its way to becoming law right now is because a signific
good evening. right about now on a monday night in july, a lot of americans have had it with what they see and hear coming out of washington. talks that start up and break off, insults and threats and slights between the two sides, the two parties, politics, posturing over real progress and compromise. listen to what americans across this country are saying today about their leaders in washington. it is embarrassing. if we hold ourselves out as a premiere country in the entire world, we can t even manage a budget. which every responsible family does and here our national government looks like curley, mo and larry or the marx brothers. now is the time where people have to check their egos at the door, as people say, and come together regardless of what party they re from because it s got to get done. frustration and embarrassment as an american that we have to that, you know, the whole world is seeing us unable to work out an issue. they really can t come to somethin
good evening. right about now on a monday night in july, a lot of americans have had it with what they see and hear coming out of washington. talks that start up and break off, insults and threats and slights between the two sides, the two parties, politics, posturing over real progress and compromise. listen to what americans across this country are saying today about their leaders in washington. it is embarrassing. if we hold ourselves out as a premiere country in the entire world, we can t even manage a budget, which every responsible family does and here our national government looks like curley, mo and larry or the marx brothers. now is the time where people have to check their egos at the door, as people say, and come together regardless of what party they re from because it s got to get done. frustration and embarrassment as an american that we have to that, you know, the whole world is seeing us unable to work out an issue. they really can t come to somethin