massive implications for the u.s. economy. therefore for you and me. a shutdown would mean government services across the board would close millions of americans already burdened with financial hardships on the pandemic would feel the impact if the u.s. runs out of money. federal workers would not get paid. payments to medicaid recipients would be halted as well. social security checks would not hit bank accounts and pay checks for our troops would stop. for those of you receiving the child tax credit, that would end as well. so can democrats overcome the gop blockade to avert the looming shutdown? president biden, will he bridge the divide within his own party to push his agenda over the finish line? cnn congressional correspondent lauren fox is on capitol hill, white house correspondent jeremy diamond also with us. lauren, to you first, to be clear, we have been here before. we have been here where congress gets close to the brink, frankly when both parties have been in pow
pentagon correspondent r. leiberman has more on what to expect. reporter: the hearing at the senate armed services committee promises to be a highly scrutinized at times very contentious hearings as lawmakers grill top two officials and commander of u.s. central command in charge of afghanistan in what went right from the withdrawal of afghanistan and what went wrong. that includes not only the terror attack that includes the service members in the closing days of the withdrawal, but the planning that went into a drone strike the military defended as a righteous strike but turned out to kill ten afghanistans and seven children s. they are facing questions from lawmakers, but mark milley, joint chiefs of staff, who is expected to get the bulk of the questions, especially from republican lawmakers who made it clear they re go after milley. it s not just about afghanistan. it was milley who called it a righteous strike before u.s. central command and commander jen frank macken
very good monday morning to you. i m jim sciutto. i m erica hill. new this morning, the white house now circulating a memo trying to convince president biden s own party to support the bipartisan infrastructure deal and his $3.5 billion budget deal, critical to his agenda. a democratic congresswoman calling this a, quote, week from hell as lawmakers face key votes on both bills as well as, don t forget, the looming debt ceiling debate deadline. a big week for democrats, possibly make or break. today we ll see a test vote in the senate on the debt limit as well as government funding, congress working to stave off a shutdown. if borrowing is not increased by friday this week, the u.s. could default on its debt, spelling disaster for millions of americans. congress has been up to the break many times before and has not gone over it. we were supposed to see a house vote on infrastructure today, but speaker pelosi forced to delay that until thursday, giving her a few deays to
but with the best president to take out present by the 2024. wetzel said of iowa governor kim reynolds chair of the republican governors association to discuss the influential role her state plays in the process. then, the default averted. with just days to spare present biden signs a debt ceiling deal into law. now, the political fallout. some democrats are blasting each other over a provision to greenlight a pipeline project backed by joe manchin. were talking about taking people a pipeline to not get built in mid air book center mashable join us life of that backlash plus republicans are saying the deal does not do enough or defense spending. it does not adequately fund our military given the threat we face for. will ask arkansas senator tom cotton about the impact of that compromise. plus we ll get our sunday panel taking the deals plan to un- positive student loan payments. all right now on fox news sunday . love on fox news in washington. nearly every single re
but with the best president to take out present by the 2024. wetzel said of iowa governor kim reynolds chair of the republican governors association to discuss the influential role her state plays in the process. then, the default averted. with just days to spare present biden signs a debt ceiling deal into law. now, the political fallout. some democrats are blasting each other over a provision to greenlight a pipeline project backed by joe manchin. were talking about taking people a pipeline to not get built in mid air book center mashable join us life of that backlash plus republicans are saying the deal does not do enough or defense spending. it does not adequately fund our military given the threat we face for. will ask arkansas senator tom cotton about the impact of that compromise. plus we ll get our sunday panel taking the deals plan to un- positive student loan payments. all right now on fox news sunday . love on fox news in washington. nearly every single re