>> that is it for today, i am alicia menendez, but i will see you back here tomorrow for more american voices. for now, i handed over to my colleague, ayman mohyeldin. hello, ayman. >> hey, alicia, what did people learn more about george santos between now and tomorrow?

>> we've gotten used to governance of questions to answer. so let's get started. -- how the white house is responding ahead of biden's trip, today, to atlanta. plus, now that georgia special grand jury has to report its investigation into donald trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election, he is trying to fulton county's district attorney. will she indict the former president of the united states? and dress code drama. just months after an abortion ban went into effect, critics say one state legislature is doubling down on controlling women. all of that and more is coming up. good sunday morning to. you i am katie phang. thanks for starting your day with us. republicans and democrats are reacting this morning after

more documents with classified markings were found at president biden's delaware home. today the president is set to travel to atlanta for a church service honoring martin luther king junior, the day before the federal holiday in his memory. we begin with white house correspondent allie raffa, traveling with the president in wilmington. good morning, ali. is there any word on whether the president will speak about this document probe today? >> katie, good morning. just to start out, this is not how the white house saw the run up to this trip playing out. as a plan for president biden to deliver these remarks at ebenezer baptist church in atlanta today to honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king. warren what would've been his 94th birthday. as you mentioned, this is coming less than 24 hours after we learned yesterday from statements when the white house council as well as president biden's personal lawyers that more classified materials were found at his wilmington home, just days ago. again, the white house went in

days before acknowledging these materials, a few hours after that news broke. president biden attended a church service yesterday here in wilmington. lee pool of reporters that were traveling with him was not able to ask about this. so you can imagine president biden's team are expecting just a bombardment of questions when they eventually do travel today. so for the white house is maintain this posture the overflowing any questions to the justice department, special counsel's office. in an effort to not appear like they are interfering in a way with this independent probe. that reaction has been criticize from both republicans and democrats. both of them agreeing that the white house's reaction to all of this could've been handled better. both of them saying that attorney general merrick garland made the right call, and pointing at the independent special counsel to investigate the mishandling of these documents. i want you to take a listen to a democratic congresswoman ilhan mueller ole miss had to say about it this morning.

>> anytime there is a deviants in regards to security protocols that should be taken seriously, it should be investigated. what i find interesting is that republicans who have defended trump after he literally stole classified documents refused to turn them over, lied about having. the made up some story about how he declassified them. hard to have his stuff raided in order for those documents to be found. are now only interested in investigating biden. >> katie, house and senate republicans on key committees have either pledged to overlapping probes to the mishandling of these classified documents. this is a legal battle, which biden was really not expecting just a week ago and president biden wasn't mexico for that summit we saw with the leaders of canada and mexico.

eyes are going to be on president biden as it travels today, whether not he will address this. and you can finally comment on the developments yesterday. >> i, la raza my, friend it's always good to see. you we thank, you live, in delaware for joining us this morning. she mentioned the president is said to speak, which will happen at 11 am eastern. we are going to carry those remarks live, right here on msnbc. there are reports of internal frustration among democrats about how the situation has been handled. coming up, i'm gonna ask democratic congressman richie torres of new york about how the party is reacting. into capitol hill and the looming debt ceiling drama, the united states is expected to hit its debt limit on thursday. which is our latest many expected. now, as republicans are making the play. they want to get the new majority to have certain spending cuts in voting to raise the debt limit. nbc's julie tsirkin is on

capitol hill with more. it looks like we are putting two major showdown. what are the expectations going into this big debate? >> good, morning. katie both sides are at a standoff, and that is because democrats, even frankly most republicans in congress, want a clean debt limit bill. then you have that group of republicans, mainly members of the house freedom caucus who made those concessions to the back room deal with kevin mccarthy to get him the speakership they negotiated with him over the death ceiling, saying that in order to get their support and raising the debt ceiling, which he needs, they were the murder the future spending that's been part of that lit. that happened simultaneously. the president as you just heard from ali is traveling, of course. the white house on friday said that he will not negotiate. he wants a clean debt limit raised. that signify with democrats, either. schumer and jeffries over in the house as, well saying they want that clean lip.

here's the problem already coming to fruition. you've danielle and making the opening play to congress, saying this upcoming thursday the 19th is when they expect to hit their default. expect to hit their debt limit. but they can use emergency measures to stretch that into june. she is giving an early warning to lawmakers, similar to what we saw in 2021. similar to this, 11th event, or in republicans were totally at the standoff with then president obama on these issues. it is a real problem because if republicans maintain their position in the house and maintain where they are, we could potentially have the default for the very first time. ruining america started for future borrowing, and ruining a lot of american jobs. this is a big issue playing out live on this holiday week. >> thank you julie tsirkin for all of that information. i know that you and others as well as us are looking at that very carefully. now we are going to turn to

california, where president biden has declared a major disaster. as storms continue to pound the west coast. at least 19 people have been killed since december, and one of the worst series of storms the state is overseeing. nbc news correspondent dana griffin has more. >> 27 million are under flood alert across the golden state, some places seeing rain up to eight inches. >> since there's, rain your car starting through the control. starting to float away. two feet are. left >> santa cruz county had emergency evacuations, tweeting for residents to please leave now. as the river began to quickly rise. crews had to close this road after a partially collapsed. meanwhile, on friday, a california officer saves to people stop in a car, teetering on the edge of a cliff. officers reminding people to drive only if necessary. some areas already seeing their

annual rainfall total with back-to-back storms on the way. in salinas, people are collecting sandbags to protect their homes. >> it can get nasty. it really. can >> just days ago, washed out roads in leni winks caused scenes like this. officials were concerned that pressure on other levels could cause future breaks. in other parts of the state, prolonged power outages in sacramento. >> while doing the same thing you were just trying to do it together. make the best of the stark city way. shun >> winter weather alert in the sierra, drivers heading up for the holiday weekend stalled on i-80 near lake tahoe. cauldron says after multiple spin outs. the positive in all this moisture, california has reported 35% reduction in drought search since december 20th. however, one scientist said we're not of the woods yet. >> it took us a long time to get into the severe drought conditions. so it's going to take more than a good rainy season to get this

out. >> our thanks to nbc news dana griffin. we will turn the breaking news out of nepal. here, you see the final moments before a passenger plane crashed in the tourist town of pajaro, killing at least 68 people. associated press says that the civil aviation authority made the announcement a short time ago. the crash is the worst in more than 30 years. airline spokesperson says there were 72 people on board the flight, including 54 nationals. it is not believed any americans were on board. no word yet on what caused the crash. but then you have a spotty air safety records. coming up, the white house announced another batch of documents found at presidents delaware home. they say they are cooperating with the doj, how does this new revelation change things? still ahead, major backlash over how republican lawmakers in one state decided to spend

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house announcement that more documents with classified markings were found at president biden's home in delaware. before that disclosure, some democrats were already frustrated by how the white house was handling the situation. nbc news reported the democrats were calling on the biden administration to be more forthcoming about it. quote, one democrat member of congress said he has heard nothing from the white house in terms of officials saying what happened. and he is not a loss to explain it to constituents. the white house declined comment for the report, one person did say that anybody

questioned the administration's response probably has not ever been the subject of a doj special counsel investigation. i know you have heard a lot of biden and trump comparisons this week. but keep this in mind. trump refused to immediately turn over hundreds of documents demanded to the national archives, eventually forcing the fbi to execute a search warrant at mar-a-lago. what a big difference from biden's lawyers finding the documents and immediately turning them over. to talk about this another big headline, he began this newly-, i'm glad to welcome to our show congressman richie torres. a democrat representing new york. congressman discipline to have you this. morning let's start with this question. are you satisfied with the communication that you have received from the white house about the document situation, and to do you think that the biden administration and biden itself have been forthcoming enough with the public being able to draw some of its concerns? >> i am fundamentally satisfied with the biden administration's

response. president biden's personal lawyers sound these classified documents. first at his private office and in his private home. and immediately reported them to martial archives. and has been cooperating with the department justice ever felt sense. by contrast, donald trump made every effort to obstruct justice at every turn. so for me, trump's obstruction of justice is the central factor that distinguishes his case from president biden. antiquated the two means comparing apples and oranges. >> congressman, are you okay with the idea that special counsel has been supposed to be looking to close if we don't remove the vote on president biden's office and at home? >> the pilot made the right decision and appointing the special counsel. whenever there is mishandling classified information, on the part of either a current or former president, there ought

to be a special counsel to ensure that everybody is held accountable. and the fact that the biden administration is willing to hold itself accountable is a mark of integrity. the kind of integrity that you would've never seen with the trump administration. you might recall that donald trump had general jeff sessions subjected to endless harassment in humiliation following the department of special counsel. and in the aftermath of the 2020 march, pressuring the justice department to interfere with the election. so the contrast between the two administrations cannot be more glaring. >> i want to move on to the new congress. by the, way congratulations on finally getting sworn in after five miserable days, i am sure. let's specifically focus on a washington report, congressman, the house for the consulting together a plan for potentially reaching the debt limit. what are you and other house democrats preparing to doing a

response? >> the point of those republican serves as a reminder that congress has been hijacked by the far-right. and the far-right insist on burning everything down, including the leadership of their own party and the full faith and credit of the united states. it was made crystal clear that there is nothing physically responsible for developing on the nation's debt. it's downgrading the nations credit rating. and easing the cost of, that it will only deep in the physical crisis. so it is completely irresponsible and unacceptable, and we need the more recent republicans to stand up to the extremes of their party. in theory, the majority of members of congress could file a petition to force a bill to the vote, which require 212 democrats plus six morrow help luckin's. the question, is are there

enough reasonable republicans have the courage to stand up to the extremes and support raising the debt limit? >> before i have to let you, go congressman, i don't stuck with george santos. how could you. not his many lies maybe catching up to him. you open an outspoken critic of that republican, calling on him to resign. filing an official ethics complaint and even introducing a new bill called the santos act. santa standing for a stop another non truthful office speaker. do you think in this era of extreme polarization between democrats and republicans that you can actually find some unity getting george santos out of congress? >> we are beginning to see bipartisanship. there are a number of local republicans who have come out in opposition to george santos. i have a simple rule. if you cannot be trusted to tell the truth about your name, then you cannot be trusted to serve in the united states congress. george santos has no choice but to resign, because his ability

to govern has been curveball by a complete collapse of credibility. he has no credibility with his constituents, and no credibility with his colleagues. he should resign. >> congressman richie torres, it's always good to see you and i thank you for starting our day. and our viewers day, with us. thank you for being here. >> take care. >> and coming, up georgia's trump investigation is moving full steam ahead. could we soon see an indictment? former d.a. is here. d.a. is here. subway keeps upping their game with the subway series. an all-star menu of delicious subs. like #4 supreme meats. black forest ham and genoa salami. you can't stop that much meat. you can only hope to contain it - in freshly baked bread. try subway's tastiest menu upgrade yet. (cecily) what's up, einstein? (einstein)y baked bread. my network has gone kaput! (cecily) you tried to save a buck on it? (einstein) not so smart. (cecily) well, there is a smarter way to save. (einstein) oh?!

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to overturn trump's 2020 election loss in georgia concluded its investigation. in grand rapids recommendation included with the criminal charges should be filed, and if you have to be made public. but now in the hands of fulton county district attorney fani willis. there are a wide range of potential charges available to her. including those used for organized criminal activity. like. rico perhaps most concerning for, trump in light of us now infamous phone call for georgia secretary of state asking him to, quote, on the 11,000 8000 votes to defeat biden, georgia is a state law against, quote, criminal solicitation to commit election fraud. what can we expect now? joining me this morning is glenn keys fleming. she is the former guest district attorney and -- georgia's trump investigation. for those of you have not read, it i would urge you to get out there and actually read that report. because, glance there are part was just so comprehensive.

but i know that you in the other authors drawn to that before the conclusion of this grand jury's investigation. so i wanted to ask you based on your experience as a prosecutor, and frankly everything you know about this case, can we expect to see a trump indictment of the fulton county in the next few months? >> i think it is the big question. the report itself was based on the evidence that was available in the pelvic realm. i'm quite sure the fulton county's d.a.'s office has significantly more information and evidence than what we as outsiders may have. once the report outlines, just based on what has been publicly reported, there is a substantial likelihood of possible charges on several different types of car accidents, including those in the election code, like you mentioned. >> one, in just over a week we, all as an america, could learn a lot about trump's oversee overturn the 2020 election when the judge will decide on

january 24th rather the grand jury report should be made public. most of us do know that grinder is operate in secrecy and confidentiality. in your opinion, what are the chances that the public will ultimately people to read that report? ? >> this is a special grand jury, it is a little different from the regular grand jury in a couple of ways. one is this to report that at least in my experience has become public. in past instances. and, again the special grand jury has asked that the report we made public. but the regular grand jury's deliberations and things are usually not publicly known. and so that really is the next step. the d.a.'s office now has at least some recommendations from the grand jury. and we don't know what they, are as you mentioned. but to the extent they recommend that she pursue charges, she will go to a regular grand jury, offering them a bill of indictment. and see they will decide if there is sufficient evidence of

crimes to move forward. and actually, a true bill. formally present charges against certain defendants. >> and based upon that distinction, with a difference as you describe between a special grand jury that has been doing the investigation so far, and a regular grand jury which we know actually meets on tuesdays and fulton county and january 24th, is a tuesday. >> it is. >> explain to our viewers whether or not, if the special fund-raise recommendations are not to pursue charges, is fani willis or an irregular grand jury necessarily bound by those recommendations? >> she is not necessarily bound. but again, that would present some challenges, because basically a small group of residents has heard some of the best evidence that she can present. and if they decide the charges are not appropriate, it's okay to go to the two would go against that recommendation. almost there were some pretty

compelling reasons. it will be interesting to see what is in the report. interesting to see what and when fani makes a move to bring charges, as you mentioned, the grand rights on tuesdays, i choose to send friday so she could do it later that week. but there is also the question, as you know from your own experience, that is soon as she filed a could be that some defendants will seek a trial demand. so rather than have that filed in the middle of the term, but she mike may wait until the beginning of the new term. she is a full timeline to be able to honor that demand. as opposed to it being cut down by 20% if she files it here in january. >> i have a minute left. i do want to ask you about one looming consideration, what you are nine hours a prosecutor. it's not always a bit of probable cause, have been on all fours the elements of a crime. you to consider juries and the

possibility of jury nullification. you also donald trump already announcing he is running for president again in 2024. do you think that factors into the calculus for dea fani willis in terms of bringing an indictment? >> i think it is something that is in the back of the mind of every prosecutor. but it never rises to the level where you would fail to pursue charges. again, our draw of when i was a former district attorney it is your job to follow the evidence. so if there is evidence of a crime, which is occurring, it is your job to presented to the grand jury and let them decide. sometimes you win those, cases sometimes you don't. but you never fail to move forward for fear of losing. >> when keys fleming, you're gonna come back because you're gonna, have foreshore, a lot to talk about. because i think the indictment is gonna be coming for donald. trump thank you for joining, us appreciate having you here. >> my honor. thank you. >>, and coming up, we'll

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to this gentleman on thursday according to the pescatarian allen, bringing us one step closer to a bitter fight over the debt ceiling. if nothing is, john united states will likely default on its debts sometime in june. leading to serious economic consequences for all americans. where do republicans stand? as michael a cohen writes in an op-ed for msnbc.com, and publicans want to hold the debt limit hostage to force the bond ministration to agree to spending cuts. the only way they can justify that position is to harp on the deficit as the greatest threat to america future. to cut spending as much as they want, that would mean cutting social security and medicare benefits. things americans really like. and all of this debt ceiling

drama is on top of the other features, not, bugs of the new republican lighthouse. like a subcommittee meant to investigate the so-called weaponization of the federal government. probes into biden and his family. and bills pushing to limit abortion access in this country. the, time now, for my sunday morning power political panel. pollster in msnbc political. honest donna wells is a former republican congressman roy represent illinois in the united states house. i will still like to say they are both friends. so it is the best way to be able to start my sunday morning as well. joe, we like to start with. you used to be a republican congressman serving in the same capacity as the gop majority right now in the house. or would've vector even look like for republicans here? i'm talking about the debt limit crisis. you are the gonna cut popular enough it's for americans or sinus into an economic catastrophe. it sounds like a disaster for them. >> katie, i was there is a former congressman. they do not necessarily care

about that. i was there in 2011 with the tea party caucus, when we threatened to do the same thing. hold the debt limit hostage. it was a mistake. then we didn't realize, it it. was you can get so caught up in what you are, doing so caught up in firing red meteor base, that you do not look at the bigger more important picture. that is a mistake house republicans are making today. talk about spending cuts? sure, all the. time to talk about reforming social security or medicare? let's have that debate. what you do not ever tie any of it to defaulting on americas debt, and that is why this republican caucus is threatening to do right now. >> fernand, the washington post date analysis of a recent kevin riccardi appearance on sean hannity's show on fox news. the absurdity of the fact that she was being done in rayburn did not escape most americans. in that interview there was one

mention of inflation. one mention of jobs. two mentions of the economy. and 20 different mentions of investigations. is this all that we as americans are going to expect from the house gop anymore? basically political investigations instead of actual governance? >> yes. yes. this is what the politics of grievance, the burn it all down freedom insurrection caucus style approach to governing, looks, like katie. and i think it is important that we reflect on what congressman waltz just said about his time in the tea party caucus. he came to the sobering and i think hurricane collusion that it was a mistake to hold the debt ceiling hostage. when you to reflect upon what the implications of that are. this is not just something that, we'll, if it happened it would be a problem. this would be catastrophic for the american economy. in our history and our 246 plus

year history, we have never defaulted on the debt. this would represent 6 million jobs lost within a matter of weeks if not months. and something like 14 trillion dollars in wealth which would evaporate and be erased from the nation. think about the implications of that. we are talking about going straight into potential global depression as a result of this. and i think, katie, the question is on the table now. should we start to consider the house republican majority, the nation's number one national security threat, because the starts of brinkmanship politics is exactly the type of threat that we look at and wonder, on trying to prevent from happening. the applications for national security and global stability are profound. that is why i think right now it is incumbent on the biden administration to start going through every single member of that republican caucus and

identify where the 10 to 15 potential, if that even exist, country over party patriots. or potential retirees. because they might have to negotiate a deal on them. we simply cannot allow this debt default to happen. the consequences would you potentially ruinous for our economy. >> and joe, to fernand's point, i'm gonna tell you when i know you are going to agree, when the members is not gonna be in that 10 to 15 people's george santos. i want to shift gears and talk about him. george santos is facing calls to resign from more and more people within his own party. new reporting from the new york times shows. his lies were well known to some top republicans, and some of his own team members urged him to drop into the race for new york city house seat two years ago. after a vulnerability study conducted by a d.c. firm turned out some startling results. when santos refused to step down, those team members quit. joe, santos refuses to show any

sign that he would be willing to resign. what do you make of all of, this is what she is a former congressman who took the same oath that george santos just took last week? >> it is a, reminder katie, that in this republican party, and trump's republican party, there is no such thing as shame anymore. think about that. no such thing as shame. in trump's republican party, when you are caught doing wrong you double down and you line you fight back. if you are a republican, and you do wrong in this party, you go after msnbc. you never apologize. you never express any remorse or shame. that is what santos is doing. he is going on steve bannon's talk show, talking to matt gates and all the rest. he is fighting back. i think that republicans desperately need his vote and desperately need his seat. so kevin mccarthy and republicans, again, shamelessly because there is no shame in trump's party, are going to keep quiet. i don't think that they think

that santos will even run again. they'll just want his seat for two years. >> for an, do democrats now take a page out of the republican playbook, here, and keep on not being quiet bring up the george suit truths store only over this possible. does it seem like a good plan? >> absolutely, katie. the fact that he is there and the fact that republicans were not been able to south so police themselves and force him to resign, keep in mind that leading republicans in the district he represents house said that he masters on. this is not just coming from democrats. this is coming from even republicans in the district. it's good for him to be there if your democrat just in the political optics perspective, katie. because him being there undermines any claim, not they have really had any, but any claim to moral authority on seemingly every issue. you have a con man just grafter

whose support man should lead into investigations and picking scabs that we may not even want to find out what's behind that. right, now that helps undermine any messaging coming out of house republicans. i think it is a political point of the democrats will turn to over and over again, so long as that disgrace congressman santos continues to defy calls to step down. those calls even coming from republicans in the county that the district represents. >> joe, i thought you. seconds go ahead. i can tell you what to say supply. >> i was just going to see that renewed calls santos a conman and a grift. or he is right. but how can a party that has a con man in a grift, or who was the former president and now is running for president again, he is a leader of the republican party. and he is a con man and a grafter. how can they demand santos resign? when trump is still there? >> well, to answer your question, joe, it would be

lying down is spinning up in the air for them to be able to do. that here's the reason why we see no one in the house gop showing santos the door. fernando mcgee, joe. well my sunday morning power political pain, all my friends. thank you for being here it's always good to see you both. and coming up next, you remember back in the olden days when showing a little exposed ankle or was considered scandalous? it is 2023 and that kind of thinking appears to have made its way back into the mind of some republican lawmakers in the state of missouri. we come back. the woman stress code drama that feels like a debate from another era.

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typically around issues like committee business and public hearings. but in missouri, state lawmakers kicked off their new session laser focused on apparently more pressing matter. tightening the dress code. but of course, only for women. republican state representative and kelly spearheaded the proposal, requiring women to cover their arms by wearing a blazer. it was later modified by amendments to include a card again, after democratic lawmakers pointed to the limitations for pregnant women. yes, this was an actual debate in a state house. the bill ultimately passed by the gop-controlled legislature, but not before democrats lined up two rows to the proposal. >> you know it feels like a bunch of men in this room looking at your top, trying to decide whether it is appropriate or not? i'm gonna have dana be checking our checks for whether it is a nice blend or a polyester blend

or the silk account? this is ridiculous. >> you are, right it is ridiculous. it is absolutely -- >> the meyer doing? it's >> that we've been attacking it on the house floor! >> i agree, so why did you bring it up? >> there's various things in this real package that i think we should be debating. but instead we are, fighting again, for women's rights to choose something. and this time it is whether or not -- how she covered herself. >> joining me now is state representative actually on a. one of the lawmakers that we actually saw, there, that was pushing back against this proposal. thank you so much for being here, representative. i actually am wearing a blazer today. and unity for you. although frankly, i thought it was absurd when i saw the focus being. because, look there was already a requirement for a second layer of clothing for women in the chambers. how is this new rule that was proposed by your fellow gop colleague, how is that rule any different? >> that is what is so

frustrating, honestly. is that it is not that different. she believes that she was clarifying language, or at least what she claimed. what she was really doing was further restricting our wardrobe so that the second layer we were acquired could really only be a blazer. and that is a pretty narrow definition, and there are some restrictions on that for several members. it just seems really unfair and ridiculous that we've had to have this conversation. >> the hypocrisy, frankly, is not lost on anyone especially when it comes to covering up. as one of your colleagues in the house pointed out in a tweet, quote, the caucus lost their mind over the suggestion that they should wear masks during a pandemic to respect the safety of others is now spending his time focusing on the fine details of what women have to wear, specifically how to cover their arms to show respect, here. you cannot make the stuff up. how are republicans even defending the argument that they were advancing on the house floor? >> there is a facebook post from my, colleague and kelly,

where she defended what she did by just saying that she was trying to clarify the language of the house rules. and to that i say, nope, that is ridiculous. it is not at all what happened. this is the same person who had an lgbtqia a display removed from our capital last year. because she is so big it is. she has defended the lives of mike lindell over election fraud in our state. this is just one more attack on folks who are just trying to live their lives. for the people who want to control how we liberalize. >> this is the, point? right putting aside we can joke that and kelly was wearing sequins and velvet will claiming that women aren't allowed to bear arms on the house floor, let's be honest. this is not the first four to attend by house republicans to control what women do with their own bodies. as i was the first state in the

nation to pass and near total ban on abortion, after roe v. wade was overturned. is there something deeper going on here when it comes to the gender dynamics? and what is the saying about republican priorities in the state of missouri? >> absolutely. i think that what i've seen in my last few years as a legislator here in missouri is that the missouri gop is afraid of what they don't understand. every single year that i have been here we have fought against hateful rhetoric and policy that discriminates against folks either for being trans, lgbtqia, we restricted folks right to vote. we are told woman that they cannot choose how i want to start a family. it is all of those control here in missouri. and unfortunately democrats aren't a super minority here. so if the missouri gop want something to pass, they're going to pass it? >> representative, i've got a minute. left but i do want to. ask we see what is happening right now in d.c. with a house gop majority what they think of

the priorities to be able to govern effectively. are you concerned it in the state house in missouri, the fact this is been the way the legislature was launched in 2023 actually might be for telling what is going to be like to have to work with your people on the other side of the aisle? >> you know, i never pretend to know what is going to happen in the legislature. every day something completely new and unexpected. and ultimately frustrating to a minority party. what i will say is that the missouri gop is constantly focused on the wrong thing. it is what just do after wedge issue. and as a democrat in the super minority, i feel it is our job to grind the gears of democracy to make sure that their priorities aren't passing, here. because ultimately it hurts missourians. they're not looking for my constituents, doctors are working against them. >> i will say. this i just got some new shoes

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