>> good evening and welcome to politicsnation. tonight's late, picket lines and warning signs. ♪ ♪ ♪ tonight, america seems to be at an impasse from the auto assembly lines of the industrial midwest to the halls of congress on capitol hill. workers have walked out at plans of the big three automakers after their you can contract expired friday.

negotiations have resumed, but the two sides remain far apart on pay raises and benefits. main while and washington, political dysfunction is deepening. house speaker kevin mccarthy's decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into president joe biden this week has not been enough to appease the right wing of his caucus. as they demand deep spending cuts, threatening to trigger a government shutdown, amid this atmosphere of evil and absurdity, the 2024 campaign cycle looms. the republican front runner donald trump defiant in the face of mounting legal challenges. joining me now, to talk about all of it, is congresswoman debbie dingell. first of all, we appreciate you joining us tonight, congresswoman. i want to start with the uaw strike. you are in the midst of this,

your -- negotiations have resumed as the walkout is in the second day at three plants, and clinton won in michigan. owned by floored. can't you share your thoughts about what's at stake for workers and the communities that live in right now? >> reverend, it is good to be with you and thank you for caring so much about this issue. here is the reality. these negotiations are probably the most important i've witnessed in my lifetime, and as you know i'm not a lot but i'm jason and i've seen many. i work at a crossroads. these workers all this industry were in real trouble in 2008, 2009. workers come to the table and they gave, they wanted to save the industry. they gave up their cost of living adjustments that had since 1948 to help the

companies and the fact of the matter is, in real terms, real dollars, there are salaries today are 10% less than they were making in 2008 and 2009. so they're asking to have their income, their wages adjusted for cost of living. and to eliminate tiers, so people aren't maligned doing the same thing. we have employees working 8 to 10 years as temporary employees until they're considered full-time. so what they want is just, they want to address these issues, and they won job security. and esper to win this, we're looking at, we have to address global climate, but how do we make sure we are building those electric vehicles here in america, which were given to do, we're going to compete with any other country in the world, and make sure we don't leave the pocket behind. that with a strong auto industry where we are paying

the worker there were value. >> you know, i'm seasons too. and i found it outrageous that they're making less than that made in 2008 and 2009. and it's been going on this long. you were reported in politico as having some strong words for members of the patent administration and the lead up to the strike. i promise those comments were necessarily meant for voting consumption. can you talk about what you would like to see from the white house as these negotiations between the union and the autoworkers play out? >> i never thought my language, which was an appropriate, but i'm an intense, passionate person, as you know, and it was -- look. i've talked to gene sperling multiple times a day. i know that every member of the white house is focused on what is happening here in michigan. i've talked to the presidents.

you know how well under the president. he cares about the autoworkers. i've talked to him about it since the day i met him. and he cares deeply. his statement, the companies did not like yesterday. saying he is done it with the workers. i also don't believe that there was something that either person at the table wants, they should ask for it. we need to look for policies that support it. but i do not believe that the president -- at the table. these are negotiations between the company and the workers. >> let's turn to the situation and congress right. now this week, a speaker kevin mccarthy directed the house to open an impeachment inquiry into president biden, in order to investigate his role in his son hunter's business dealings. the move comes as the right wing of mccarthy's republican caucus is challenging his leadership and pushing a hard line on spending bills that could force a government

shutdown. what do you make of what you're seeing and where is this headed? >> i think it is straight politics. and we are unfortunately headed, potentially, for a government shutdown, which i think is irresponsible, unacceptable, and it is not something that should be done. and it all plays in the hands of speaker mccarthy. and his freedom caucus. senator mcconnell has made it very clear, that we should not have a government shutdown. he's gone to house impeachment -- because he's had members who are threatening his speakership. i think impeachment is just becoming another political tool that we're seeing used far too often. i think it's unacceptable, it's distracting, we all should be focused -- let's work together, we've put a lot of problems in this country, and we need to work together to get a budget passed. the republicans cannot even get

an agricultural bill, a defense cooperation bill, to the floor to consider. that's not responsible government. >> before i let you go, i have to ask about former president trump. special counsel jack smith has requested it-limited gag order against him in the federal election interference case. citing what he calls disparaging and inflammatory attacks against witnesses and participants in the case. the former president has responded by calling jack smith deranged and accusing him of trying to limit his first amendment rights. what are your thoughts on a potential gag order, congresswoman? >> i think that president trump's rhetoric and language can have very serious, dangerous consequences. when he went after me, i had people in front of my house with assault weapons. so i think, for words have

consequences in many different places. and i think the former presidents words have consequences and calling for this might save somebody's life. >> thank you for being with us as always, congresswoman debbie dingell. joining me now is former democratic california congresswoman and former labor secretary, under the about administration, hilda solis. think you for joining me, always good to talk to you. we dealt with each other when you were in the capital with president obama. i want to talk to you about the autoworkers strike. stellantis said today that it is most recent proposal to the united auto workers includes races of nearly 21%, over the course of a contract, including an immediate 10% pay increase. united auto workers said earlier today, that they, quote, head reasonably productive conversations with ford today,

that in quotes. at the team from the uaw, as well as general motors, confirmed the have resumed contract talks. what do you think is to come and how will it affect of workers, consumers, anti-economy as a whole? >> first of all, thank you for having me on the program. it's good to see you. but i would say our president, joe biden, has been well known for many decades for being so supportive of unions. in my lifetime, i have to really say, that he has been one of the best presidents who supports workers rights, protections for the middle class, and especially organizing, collective bargaining. so i know that he's not going to shy away from providing the kind of help he needs to. that's what he deployed these acting secretary of labor, julie su, and gene sperling, who i know very well, and jean sperling has a history of working on these issues. because back in the day, when i

served with obama, joe biden, the vice president at the time, and myself were some of the cabinet members that were actually tasked to help with the recovery in the auto industry. so i had no they took a lot of concessions at that time. they do deserve to have a fair play at the table, and they should, i hope, the encouraged on the part of the three big autoworkers to do the right thing. everyone has gone through this pandemic, but people like those in the auto industry have really done yeoman's job. we're still recovering from the pandemic. so we're going to have a continuation of shipments, supplies, things of that. interpretation exacerbate it and create an economy that isn't going to work for these hardworking people. so, in my opinion, i hope it result as soon as possible because i don't think it's necessary. and i want to underscore, this president, joe biden, his first endorsement when he announced

his campaign was the aflcio. so people know he has a good handle in terms of leadership on collective bargaining issues. and i find he did an outstanding job in his labor they address to the unions across the country. >> i don't think it is much debate that he's probably the most pro-union president we've seen, we have seen. but as you just mentioned, in response to the strike, president joe biden dispatched his acting labor secretary to detroit yesterday in an effort to help resolve the matter. and for which what the white house calls a win-win agreement. the president also -- invest puck to the autoworkers, saying he understands their frustrations. you've served as labor secretary under the obama, biden administration. how would you assess the white house handling of the strike thus far? >> i think that the president is doing his best in deploying the resources that are

necessary. he understands, that it's not any more beneficial for people to go out on strike, and have to save your salaries diminish while they are not working. you can only rely on $500 a week to figure family of four, that is not a good situation. this president release that. that's why he's made major improvements in the automobile industry to start transitioning and getting into other forms of ev, construction, vehicles, and all the things going into play and creating a workforce, training program through the department of labor and others, energy, so we can see the prison. that's why so much money has been made available and the various bills he has passed. we didn't necessarily have all of that done when we were in the administration. this is a new day and i do believe that he is not going to leave any workers behind while that tradition is occurring. because it is so important for us to think about creating

green jobs that are sustainable, that pay could wages as well. and i will tell you that that is really the bottom line. >> let me go where we started going in your response, because one of the tensions and the strike has to do with the biden administration's push to reduce more electric vehicles in the u.s.. many workers are consort these vehicles require less -- to produce and in many cases are built in non union plants. how can the biden administration and the democratic party balance there pushed for environment and the friendly green technology, with their efforts to strengthen unions and expand the middle class? >> in part, i think there was tremendous effort to make those investments early on in the past year, that the president made available. and that money will go directly to the manufacturing industries in the united states. the whole point here is we

don't want this to go to china and to other countries. we want that production to occur right here in ohio, pennsylvania, and all these communities that have suffered previously. so we learned our lessons from way back. went out with no worthless and vestments have to go. and it's providing the training and the skill set. it doesn't mean people will necessarily be replaced. i think they will be offered the opportunity for a partnership programs and the kind of investments that they need. and i don't think, we're gonna get rid of all of, you know, all of our vehicles that rapidly anyway because supply chains will also have an impact here. we'll also talking about global systems here. so we'll have a chance and opportunity to build and create things that we can rely on, and i know american workers are, their ingenious. we can do a lot more here if we all are working together. they use that argument with me when i was the labor secretary. the republicans were saying you

can create these green jobs. i can tell you, that's not true. i created many opportunities. >> this is the latest and what's being deemed the summer of strikes. other unions such as the rioters got of america, sag-aftra, the actors union have been also on picket lines. these unions aren't only fighting for which is to overcome, inflation, they're also campaigning for job security at a time when it shifts to new technologies, such as electric vehicles and a.i. could threaten their careers. all the while, experts warn this outcome may be inevitable. what are your thoughts on this broader concern? >> i think that some of it really hasn't been showcased in a matter that is necessary. because we're seeing out here in los angeles, hotel workers, health care workers, people that have been in the industry

and the health care industry, really put their lives out here. they are out for bitter wages and we all know that even and lost angeles, we're minimum wage is at 16, a little bit over $16 an hour, that's the enough to pay for rent and raise a family of floor. so we know that this has to go on. the private sector, we know, has lost a lot of union strength over the decades. but we're seeing a revitalization in different sectors. in the public center, especially here in california, we are very friendly, very supportive of our worker rights and protections. and unfortunately, that isn't everywhere. we know we have to work together. and i do believe that the auto industry has re-put tremendous profits. and we ought to be able to make some concessions. and do it in a way or manner, where perhaps we have to continually look at how we tear some of that out, and stages. but make it happen, give the

immediate relief that's necessary right now. because people have been doing yeoman's job, and what they're producing are so popular around the country. why would we want to shoot ourselves in the foot? i think the automobile industry winds out. >> we're talking about people having the right to feed their family, the right to survive. where are the republicans and all of this? all of heard from them, spending and hunter biden, where are the republicans on really dealing with basic ability to feed your family, whether you're a republican, democrat, independent, whatever. talking about human beings being able to survive. >> they don't have a platform, and that's been the big debate here, i think, amongst democrats and republicans. democrats and joe biden, and kamala harris, have a plan. and you have not heard the articulated by mccarthy, mcconnell, trump, or anyone other candidate.

they just want to kind of dish out proposed problems there are manufacturing instead of focusing in on every day pocketbook issues, like how am i gonna pay my rent. how am i gonna pay my student loan? how am i gonna know that i can have reproductive freedom? because i can't manage to have, maybe, more children and i've got to take care of my rights as a woman. and what about my right to be able to express my right to vote? and not be discriminated against because i'm a woman or a woman of color? or some hail or other keep me from accessing my civil rights? >> all right, former secretary hilda solis. thanks for being with. us coming up, senator mitt romney issues it reckoning before his political retirement. my political panel joins me to discuss what it could mean for the gop and many other issues, later on politicsnation. and trump claims his gains clout with black voters since his mugshot went live.

but the facts tell a different story. i'll explain, that's coming up next with this week's got you. but first my colleague richard lui with today's top news stories. richard? >> we're having a very good for the day. some of the stories we're following. attorney general ken paxton was acquitted today on all second articles of impeachment after a historic not a trial in the republican controlled senate, voted to acquit paxton, who's a republican. the trump focused on corruption, because doesn't that yuppie of texas. paxton will resume his duties after being suspended during the trial. and over 98,000 utility customers and maine are currently without power, according to power outage u.s.. tropical cyclone lee makes landfall near the u.s. canada border, causing damage. lee is producing 70 mile an hour winds today, coastal flooding and heavy rain, also hitting the northeast. and libby's top prosecutor says he opened an investigation into

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his lawyer spent the week trying to get the felony charges he faces for alleged election interference in georgia thrown out. when it comes to his infamous mugshot at the fulton county jail, trump is more than happy to own that. take a listen. >> many democrats will be voting for trump. they black community is so different for me in the last, since that matchup was taken, i don't know if you've seen the

polls, my polls with the black community have gone up four and five times. >> trump apparently thinks getting arrested gives him straight credit with black voters. what he's clearly forgotten is the whole race and he needed to find 11,000 votes in georgia is because black georgians turned out to vote against him in droves. trump's claim black americans have changed their minds after oval malik rejecting him in 2016 and 2020 doesn't pass the smell test. hard to believe how any belief -- that would suggest trump standing with african american community members has only fallen since his fourth round of criminal charges. a poll by the economist -- shows trump's favorability among black americans felt at 9%, to 18% from mid august to late august, after the mugshot

was released. and -- poll also shows trump's standing with blacks registered, black registered voters, lesson in august. trump had about 27% black support in a hypothetical matchup with president biden, but by the end of the month, he had about 19% support. though this change was within the margin of error. trump is touting his mugshot to black voters because he has nothing else to offer. for years, he's tried to reach out to our community by talking about criminal justice and his so-called platinum plan. but whatever he feels under pressure, he goes back to the same old race baiting politics. it is simply who he is. i've seen this firsthand, dealing with him over decades. and we've heard these same from african americans who have worked in the white house, including among rosa --

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senators voted to find paxton not guilty on every charge, mostly on a party line 14 60 vote. paxton wasn't found -- bribery, abuse of office, and conspiracy. what's your reaction? is it at all surprising? >> well, arrive, not surprising because that is what the maga republicans antennas wanted. this was a through a clear case where he had traditional republicans saying we should be against corruption's, we should be right of an elected official that has left such a stain on his office, and donald trump and the maga movement come into his rescue, and sure enough they won again. but i'll tell you, this is the kind of thing. this is the kind of issue that can end up hurting republicans in general elections. because swing voters aren't down with this maga movement. >> danielle, in the coming

weeks, house speaker kevin mccarthy will have to come to a consensus with this conservative flank, who are threatening his job, and the government shut down. florida congressman matt gaetz tweeted out a list of far-right demands, including term limits, spending and impeaching, spending and impeaching president biden. they same corp was instrumental in pushing mccarthy to an open, opening all of, i should put it that way, opening of the impeachment inquiry into biden this week, with no evidence. over the allegations he profited from his son's business dealings. how do you see this playing out? >> i see it playing out the same way that his 15th votes to even get to be speaker played out. as an absolute circus for the republican party. because this is once again, this is going to look like benghazi on steroids. which is basically the republicans have nothing.

this is a pr stunt. even when fox asked people, what are you investigating biden over? they, sit well that's what the investigation is about. they have no idea. it is a pr stunt that is going to end up badly for them. because you actually have democrats work with the american people. and by the way, hunter biden isn't on anyone's ticket, right? and the republican party seems to love indictments. so i'm confused about even why they're going after him and the first place. >> that's really the point, they're trying to offset the public saying they want to investigate biden's son, who is not elected to anything. and you've got your leading candidate under 91 felony and documents in four different districts. i don't think the american people are going for -- utah republican senator mitt romney announced on wednesday his rhetoric at the end of this term, but he's not extend quietly. next month, a new tell-all biography, titles romney: a

reckoning will be released, where he sheerest his thoughts on the modern gop during hours of interviews with the pokes author. the atlantic published an excerpt saying, in part, quote, was the authoritarian element of the gop a product of president trump, or headed always being fear, just waiting to be activated by a sufficiently shameless demagogue? and what role had the members of the mainstream establishment, people like him, the reasonable republicans played and allowing the route on the right to fester, unquote. what do you make of this? should ron may have spoken at mobile for now this is how he feels? >> the first thing i'll tell you, raf, is that this book is going to be and must wait for anyone who follows politics, because mitt romney, whether you agree his politics or not, is an honest man. and it's pretty clear at that he's not holding back.

i think that senator romney has been pretty upfront over the years, when it comes to donald trump, when it comes to the problems inside the republican party. sure, he had to balance that with him being a senator and having to get things done within the senate republican conference, but i think senator romney's always been honest. now, not running for reelection, he really has absolutely nothing to lose. and i think he's going to lay it all out there. and we're going to learn even more about how difficult, how troubled the republican party has been over the last few years, trying to excuse the lies and all of the chaos that donald trump has created in our national politics. >> danielle, this week vice president kamala harris was courting young voters. i took note of that. she was at hampton university, north carolina and, as part of the biden administration's fight for a freedom's college tour. it is designed to mobilize

students and young people in the fight for their rights. the next stop of morehouse college and atlanta. watch the best way for the vice president to be utilizing -- utilized in this election campaign? >> i think because what it is there to. what this president does well, is on the road. and in front of the american people. that is portion is to be. i think that talking to young people, hammering home on the issues the democrats are actually working on, and providing policy changes on, will matter. and so, getting her out there, getting her talking, energized, i think is a really great thing for this ticket and it's something that we need right now. >> danielle moodie and carlos curbelo, thank you both for being with us. coming up, what's next for president biden to reach out to latino voters ahead of 2024? s ahead of 2024? mobile for business. mlb partners with t-mobile to not only enhance the fan experience,

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politicsnation, at the start of hispanic heritage month, congress has just returned to capitol hill in the midst of a busy and already contentious fall session. among the items, impeding the consensus needed to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. and expansion of our southern border wall, championed by house republicans. meanwhile, with our next general election drawing close, some hispanic voter advocates,

latino democrats on the hill, and biden reelection campaigns have expressed concerns about pollings showing a sharp dip in support for president biden among hispanic voters, since he took office. joining me now is congresswoman, norma torres. democrat of -- advice chair of the congressional hispanic caucus. congresswoman, we appreciate you joining us tonight. as we mark hispanic heritage month, politically looking at how much influence hispanic voters have gained in emerging battleground states like nevada and arizona, president biden's reelection campaign is reportedly concerned about a diminished poll number among latino voters, relative to his standing with them just three years ago. do you think there is any truth in what some have suggested to be an unremarkable effort by

the biden administration, to court latino voters? and what steps must the campaign take to reverse the trend? >> it's great to be with you, reverend. happy hispanic heritage month, by the way. i think this month specifically is a great opportunity for our president, president biden, our vice president, kamala harris. to begin the process of reaching out in a political way to the latinos. we are the second fastest growing population in the u.s.. we know that when latinos are engaged, for example, in 2008, former president barack obama said many of us, maybe including, too many states that were key states for him. as a result of that engagement, latinos came out for him during the iowa caucuses. we won in places where we

didn't think that then a candidate, barack obama, could win. but he won those tough states with the latino workers that are currently living in those states. so, we know that when we engage latinos, they will come out and vote. but, we also know that when we neglect this large population, they get frustrated, like everybody else. we don't just want to be counted at the ballot box. we want to be counted when we are talking about housing, when we are talking about good jobs. when we are talking about our economy, and of course, we care very much about immigration. and that is something that i have talked about so much, but have not advanced in a way that is really, truly meaningful to the latino families here in the u.s.. >> it appears that migrants are at the center of the clash on capitol hill, over government funding, and among the

contentious republican backed bills that are driving the impasse. is the 62 billion dollar bill to fund the department of homeland security a bill that would additionally allocate more than two billion dollars to the expansion of a wall at our southern border, while dialing back diversity and climate initiatives at the agency. the house passed a sweeping border bill in may, that would restrict asylum, reinstate family detention, and of course, restored border wall construction. some house conservatives want those provisions added to appropriations bills, as conditions for continuing rev resolution. but senate duck mcgrath are respected to reject those provisions. what is the chc's position on where the border fight figures into the larger funding? >> well, the congressional

hispanic caucus has been very clear about what we want to see. that is a humanitarian approach to our southern border. we know that the southern border is simply a symptom of what is happening in countries like guatemala, el salvador, honduras, cuba, haiti, i could go on throughout some of these countries in latin america. but we have a secured border. we haven't had any incidents in the border of terrorists trying to get through. we have funded border issues, for many, many years. it is time to deal with the population that is here. for example, dreamers. we know that these young people are not a security risk for americans. but what republicans are presenting, in all of these bills, are just dog whistles

for their political biases that they represent. we are not going to tolerate this. >> now, i want to get your thoughts about the challenges major american cities are facing right now. caring for recently arrived migrants. tomorrow on this show, we are going to be joined by new york city mayor, eric adams, and houston mayor, sylvester turner. both have been vocal about asking the federal government for more resources, and a long term strategy to deal with the increased number of asylum seekers. what are your thoughts about how we can address this problem in a humane way, at the same time, not jeopardize services, monies that are providing services for people that need it the most. >> absolutely. in the u.s., it's important to recognize that we have in affordable housing crisis period, for all americans, not

just people that are looking for a safety net here in the u.s.. as i stated earlier, the one way that we can reduce the number of asylum seekers is by dealing with these issues abroad. but while we are doing that, we have to support our communities that are receiving a large nimble of asylum seekers. certainly, the federal government has not done enough to support those communities. we have communities like el paso, that have taken it on the chin for so many years, and a governor that is frustrated, and doing the inhumane thing we don't want to see. but let's not forget, republicans are only about separating families and stripping children and babies, infants, out of their mother's arms. those policies, we cannot stand for, and will not tolerate. >> this week, a federal district judge ruled in favor

of eight states to have sued the administration over the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, or daca. now it is frozen in terms of approving new applicants. for a third time in a decade, for the program. tell us what hangs in the balance, congresswoman. we're out of time, but i had to ask you about this. >> absolutely, one hangs in the balance is the bill like the one that i introduced, updating the registry. it is a one page bill, it is very simple bill that would help many of the people that are here already, come out of the shadows, be able to apply, show that they are residents in good standing in our country, and that they deserve an opportunity for a green card. >> norma torres, the congresswoman, thank you for being with us. up next, my final thoughts. stay with us.

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for watching, i'll see you back here tomorrow at five pm eastern, for another live hour of politicsnation. american voices with alicia menendez starts right now. >> thank you so much, reverend sharpton. hello everyone, i'm alicia menendez. we begin this weekend with yet another first in donald trump's criminal cases. prosecutors seeking a narrow gag order for the former president. the justice department asking the judge to restrict trump's comments about the election interference tri