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Eugene Robinson on GOP Attempts at Cutting Spending: ‘The Cruelty Is the Point’ (clip)
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MSNBC / MS NOW
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Morning Joe
Name: Morning Joe
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/ns/msnbc_tv-morning_joe/
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Eugene Robinson
, Claire McCaskill
, Jonathan Lemire
Name: Eugene Robinson
Employment: Washington Post
Position: Columnist
Name: Claire McCaskill
Employment: U.S. Senate
Position: Missouri Senator
Name: Jonathan Lemire
Employment: Associated Press
Position: White House reporter
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05/19/2023 08:38 am
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GEIST Gene Robinson we ░░░░░░░░ to believe that they ░░░░░░░░ going to get there ░░░░░░░░ this that there s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of posturing ░░░░░░░░ Republicans on this and ░░░░░░░░ as Mitch McConnell has ░░░░░░░░ we will not we ░░░░░░░░ default on our debt ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ together But it is ░░░░░░░░ little rich is it ░░░░░░░░ to listen to Republicans ░░░░░░░░ under Donald Trump that ░░░░░░░░ added nearly 8 trillion ░░░░░░░░ the national debt in ░░░░░░░░ part because of the ░░░░░░░░ tax cut that they ░░░░░░░░ voted for suddenly so ░░░░░░░░ concerned and self righteous ░░░░░░░░ the debt Robinson Yeah ░░░░░░░░ shock that spending is ░░░░░░░░ on here in Washington ░░░░░░░░ know after spending like ░░░░░░░░ sailors You know we ░░░░░░░░ not be surprised but ░░░░░░░░ should remind everybody that ░░░░░░░░ cruelty here the cruelty ░░░░░░░░ not a bug it ░░░░░░░░ a feature It s ░░░░░░░░ whole point right now ░░░░░░░░ what the Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ is the cruelty It ░░░░░░░░ not saving money It ░░░░░░░░ being performatively cruel to ░░░░░░░░ that they can demonize ░░░░░░░░ s what they ve ░░░░░░░░ done That s what ░░░░░░░░ re doing now But ░░░░░░░░ question that Claire keeps ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely the right ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy could need ░░░░░░░░ 30 40 Democratic votes ░░░░░░░░ get this through the ░░░░░░░░ It s unclear to ░░░░░░░░ that we are as ░░░░░░░░ as they say we ░░░░░░░░ to getting this done ░░░░░░░░ Hakeem Jeffries is then ░░░░░░░░ to have to sell ░░░░░░░░ cruel and unnecessary cuts ░░░░░░░░ his caucus or to ░░░░░░░░ members of his caucus ░░░░░░░░ actually pass this thing ░░░░░░░░ there s a balance ░░░░░░░░ has to be struck ░░░░░░░░ and Claire is right ░░░░░░░░ don t see how ░░░░░░░░ can be a negotiation ░░░░░░░░ some idea of what ░░░░░░░░ number is because it ░░░░░░░░ be a pretty big ░░░░░░░░
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