Joy Ann Reid: Are Dems ‘Willing’ to Shut the Gov’t Down over GOP Raising the Debt Ceiling?

RUSH TRANSCRIPT In your ░░░░░░░░ to vote for this ░░░░░░░░ Same time Government Traditionally ░░░░░░░░ appropriators House Democrats House ░░░░░░░░ Senate Democrats and Senate ░░░░░░░░ sit down and try ░░░░░░░░ find common ground on ░░░░░░░░ agreement Economic well being ░░░░░░░░ the context of funding ░░░░░░░░ federal government s operations ░░░░░░░░ and apart from that ░░░░░░░░ we ll see what ░░░░░░░░ as we approach March ░░░░░░░░ in that regard But ░░░░░░░░ and apart from that ░░░░░░░░ the Republican effort to ░░░░░░░░ Is in connection with ░░░░░░░░ hearing that is ongoing ░░░░░░░░ that is at the ░░░░░░░░ and soul of the ░░░░░░░░ bait and switch First ░░░░░░░░ promised the American people ░░░░░░░░ they would drive down ░░░░░░░░ high cost of living ░░░░░░░░ ve lied Second For ░░░░░░░░ billionaire donors They want ░░░░░░░░ to be paid for ░░░░░░░░ working class Americans and ░░░░░░░░ Americans by doing things ░░░░░░░░ ending Medicaid as we ░░░░░░░░ it It s my ░░░░░░░░ This reckless effort Budget ░░░░░░░░ Republicans have already conceded ░░░░░░░░ they re not in ░░░░░░░░ that you all that ░░░░░░░░ is not in charge ░░░░░░░░ spending money Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ What s the point ░░░░░░░░ passing a budget if ░░░░░░░░ s really Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ decision whether that budget ░░░░░░░░ adhered to The budget ░░░░░░░░ process that requires Vote ░░░░░░░░ the house 215 Democrats ░░░░░░░░ more importantly from the ░░░░░░░░ of what the extreme ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are trying to ░░░░░░░░ is Reconciliation process so ░░░░░░░░ can evade the filibuster ░░░░░░░░ the Senate Effectively The ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ a partizan way It ░░░░░░░░ not something that Democrats ░░░░░░░░ course would ever be ░░░░░░░░ to support But the ░░░░░░░░ point in the house ░░░░░░░░ the closeness of the ░░░░░░░░ is that to stop ░░░░░░░░ of this bad stuff ░░░░░░░░ happening it only takes ░░░░░░░░ House Republicans to do ░░░░░░░░ right thing on behalf ░░░░░░░░ the people that they ░░░░░░░░ to stand up for ░░░░░░░░ and seniors and people ░░░░░░░░ disabilities and veterans who ░░░░░░░░ be hurt badly by ░░░░░░░░ Republican budget proposal Jeffries ░░░░░░░░ there aren t three ░░░░░░░░ aren t any If ░░░░░░░░ Trump announced tomorrow that ░░░░░░░░ was selling the United ░░░░░░░░ to Vladimir Putin personally ░░░░░░░░ that we will now ░░░░░░░░ owned by the Kremlin ░░░░░░░░ single Republican would say ░░░░░░░░ sir and vote for ░░░░░░░░ We already have seen ░░░░░░░░ behavior We ve stopped ░░░░░░░░ think most of us ░░░░░░░░ stopped expecting any different ░░░░░░░░ from them So the ░░░░░░░░ to me is the ░░░░░░░░ that Democrats have at ░░░░░░░░ point is coming up ░░░░░░░░ March and Republicans have ░░░░░░░░ been shy about using ░░░░░░░░ debt limit to hold ░░░░░░░░ hostage You all now ░░░░░░░░ the ones in a ░░░░░░░░ to do that to ░░░░░░░░ attempt to prevent the ░░░░░░░░ limit from being raised ░░░░░░░░ withholding any support any ░░░░░░░░ any assistance Are you ░░░░░░░░ to use that leverage ░░░░░░░░ say if you all ░░░░░░░░ to shut the government ░░░░░░░░ do it by yourselves ░░░░░░░░ to fund the government ░░░░░░░░ s clear as it ░░░░░░░░ the March 14th deadline ░░░░░░░░ respect to the debt ░░░░░░░░ We already rejected a ░░░░░░░░ effort in late December ░░░░░░░░ try to give Donald ░░░░░░░░ a 4 trillion blank ░░░░░░░░ by suspending the debt ░░░░░░░░ for either 2 to ░░░░░░░░ years so he could ░░░░░░░░ the GOP tax scam ░░░░░░░░ are on record rejecting ░░░░░░░░ We did it in ░░░░░░░░ Now with respect to ░░░░░░░░ we will actually hit ░░░░░░░░ debt ceiling that is ░░░░░░░░ to come at some ░░░░░░░░ as early as June ░░░░░░░░ It could come as ░░░░░░░░ as August 1st So ░░░░░░░░ s an issue that ░░░░░░░░ ll have to tackle ░░░░░░░░ a couple Help them ░░░░░░░░ the debt limit at ░░░░░░░░ Why not just say ░░░░░░░░ Hear That s good ░░░░░░░░ hear There is some ░░░░░░░░ Axios reported that the ░░░░░░░░ including yourself have taken ░░░░░░░░ annoyance at groups like ░░░░░░░░ and other activist groups ░░░░░░░░ have organized protests that ░░░░░░░░ also resulted in a ░░░░░░░░ of phone calls into ░░░░░░░░ Party offices Why would ░░░░░░░░ annoy democratic leadership It ░░░░░░░░ feel like the energy ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing at ░░░░░░░░ town halls for democratic ░░░░░░░░ when Republicans do bother ░░░░░░░░ talk to their constituents ░░░░░░░░ real and it s ░░░░░░░░ Why would that annoy ░░░░░░░░ I think that we ░░░░░░░░ been very clear In ░░░░░░░░ we work regularly Relates ░░░░░░░░ pushing back against the ░░░░░░░░ that s being unleashed ░░░░░░░░ the American people That ░░░░░░░░ as I understand it ░░░░░░░░ report that was filled ░░░░░░░░ anonymous sources not a ░░░░░░░░ house democratic leader myself ░░░░░░░░ is on record making ░░░░░░░░ observation because nothing could ░░░░░░░░ further from the truth ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ our view is that ░░░░░░░░ s an all hands ░░░░░░░░ deck effort We need ░░░░░░░░ democratic members of the ░░░░░░░░ democratic members of the ░░░░░░░░ democratic governors democratic elected ░░░░░░░░ advocacy groups every day ░░░░░░░░ democratic attorney generals like ░░░░░░░░ James who is doing ░░░░░░░░ thing It s an ░░░░░░░░ hands on deck effort ░░░░░░░░ the Congress in the ░░░░░░░░ and in the community ░░░░░░░░ James New York attorney ░░░░░░░░ Letitia James She is ░░░░░░░░ being sued There is ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit that s been ░░░░░░░░ by the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ her specifically What do ░░░░░░░░ make of the tactics ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ Bondi pretended during her ░░░░░░░░ hearings that there would ░░░░░░░░ no weaponization of the ░░░░░░░░ Department But now we ░░░░░░░░ this happening and also ░░░░░░░░ have several resignations you ░░░░░░░░ including some pretty conservative ░░░░░░░░ of the eastern district ░░░░░░░░ New York because they ░░░░░░░░ to drop the prosecution ░░░░░░░░ Eric Adams And also ░░░░░░░░ question of trying to ░░░░░░░░ New York over immigration ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department s actions ░░░░░░░░ New York Administration is ░░░░░░░░ focused obsessed on the ░░░░░░░░ of the great state ░░░░░░░░ New York as opposed ░░░░░░░░ doing what they promised ░░░░░░░░ do which was to ░░░░░░░░ grocery prices on day ░░░░░░░░ That was the promise ░░░░░░░░ we haven t seen ░░░░░░░░ cost of living here ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ go down In fact ░░░░░░░░ s going up all ░░░░░░░░ the country because the ░░░░░░░░ and House Republicans could ░░░░░░░░ less it appears about ░░░░░░░░ solving the problems that ░░░░░░░░ were elected to solve ░░░░░░░░ costs are too high ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ Grocery costs are too ░░░░░░░░ Utility costs are too ░░░░░░░░ Childcare costs are too ░░░░░░░░ It s a fact ░░░░░░░░ America is too expensive ░░░░░░░░ House Democrats have been ░░░░░░░░ that we want to ░░░░░░░░ that problem We want ░░░░░░░░ get that done We ░░░░░░░░ the American people working ░░░░░░░░ folks low income folks ░░░░░░░░ class folks are crying ░░░░░░░░ for us to solve ░░░░░░░░ problem But the administration ░░░░░░░░ shown no interest in ░░░░░░░░ anything about it Instead ░░░░░░░░ re playing games and ░░░░░░░░ the great state of ░░░░░░░░ York We will not ░░░░░░░░ intimidated by their illegitimate ░░░░░░░░ Once again about Elon ░░░░░░░░ who seems to be ░░░░░░░░ the real power in ░░░░░░░░ administration It does appear ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump essentially is ░░░░░░░░ of junior to him ░░░░░░░░ the totem pole How ░░░░░░░░ Congress I mean obviously ░░░░░░░░ all are in the ░░░░░░░░ but it s been ░░░░░░░░ difficult to subpoena Elon ░░░░░░░░ It s been very ░░░░░░░░ to get some accounting ░░░░░░░░ s reporting that they ░░░░░░░░ found really nothing in ░░░░░░░░ of fraud or abuse ░░░░░░░░ ve just found programs ░░░░░░░░ don t like and ░░░░░░░░ to cut them Is ░░░░░░░░ any way to audit ░░░░░░░░ Eventually going to come ░░░░░░░░ light That s the ░░░░░░░░ of this situation There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of hard ░░░░░░░░ good natured people within ░░░░░░░░ federal government who understand ░░░░░░░░ what s taking place ░░░░░░░░ now is wrong and ░░░░░░░░ not in the best ░░░░░░░░ of the American taxpayer ░░░░░░░░ we also believe that ░░░░░░░░ the courts where there ░░░░░░░░ legitimate authority that can ░░░░░░░░ granted in terms of ░░░░░░░░ information that you are ░░░░░░░░ to see a lot ░░░░░░░░ the things that we ░░░░░░░░ concerned about eventually come ░░░░░░░░ light The reality is ░░░░░░░░ now there are more ░░░░░░░░ 55 different lawsuits that ░░░░░░░░ been filed in defense ░░░░░░░░ the American people related ░░░░░░░░ at least 25 different ░░░░░░░░ orders and administrative actions ░░░░░░░░ of them related to ░░░░░░░░ unlawful activity of Elon ░░░░░░░░ As those cases proceed ░░░░░░░░ the system sooner rather ░░░░░░░░ later And the Trump ░░░░░░░░ has been losing them ░░░░░░░░ expect that this information ░░░░░░░░ be forthcoming and we ░░░░░░░░ take it straight to ░░░░░░░░ American people.
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