Rosa DeLauro on Spending Fight: ‘The Courts Have Been Our Friend’

CAPEHART There are at ░░░░░░░░ two big fights coming ░░░░░░░░ that Democrats and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ going to be engaged ░░░░░░░░ One is going to ░░░░░░░░ over the reconciliation process ░░░░░░░░ it will only take ░░░░░░░░ simple majority vote and ░░░░░░░░ more importantly a fight ░░░░░░░░ raising the debt ceiling ░░░░░░░░ I believe Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ to loop that into ░░░░░░░░ reconciliation fight But given ░░░░░░░░ the fight that should ░░░░░░░░ happened on Friday relatively ░░░░░░░░ was the easiest fight ░░░░░░░░ the three why shouldn ░░░░░░░░ the American people and ░░░░░░░░ Democrats be afraid that ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ Democrat congressional Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ to get rolled before ░░░░░░░░ fight has even started ░░░░░░░░ those two big ones ░░░░░░░░ up DeLAURO Well you ░░░░░░░░ it the fight is ░░░░░░░░ over And Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ believe that the House ░░░░░░░░ leader Hakeem Jeffries will ░░░░░░░░ the way on this ░░░░░░░░ and that in fact ░░░░░░░░ re going to continue ░░░░░░░░ fight We are going ░░░░░░░░ fight against the unbelievable ░░░░░░░░ cuts to veterans to ░░░░░░░░ with regard to Social ░░░░░░░░ with regard to nutrition ░░░░░░░░ children etc It is ░░░░░░░░ unconscionable the direction that ░░░░░░░░ are that they are ░░░░░░░░ this country and dismantling ░░░░░░░░ resources that we provide ░░░░░░░░ the American people And ░░░░░░░░ will fight in the ░░░░░░░░ The courts have been ░░░░░░░░ friend There are 120 ░░░░░░░░ that have been filed ░░░░░░░░ there are 40 or ░░░░░░░░ that we have won ░░░░░░░░ then the constituents let ░░░░░░░░ just tell you because ░░░░░░░░ think it s important ░░░░░░░░ note the majority of ░░░░░░░░ public disapproves of the ░░░░░░░░ the president is handling ░░░░░░░░ economy and they disapprove ░░░░░░░░ him overall The constituents ░░░░░░░░ rise up and be ░░░░░░░░ to what they are ░░░░░░░░ That s what the ░░░░░░░░ leverage will be all ░░░░░░░░