and now i'd like to hand this over to my partner, the chairman of the new democratic coalition, brad schneider. mr. schneider: thank you, chair c asar, chairman aguilar, vice chairman lieu, good to be standing here with you in one voice. before i read my prepared remarks, i want to touch on what vice chair lieu talked about with veterans. i have the privilege to represent naval station great lakes. every single recruit who enlists in the navy shows up in chicago for 10 weeks of basic training. i've had the privilege of attending those graduations. i've seen the 17, 18, 19-year-old young people, men and women who say i want to serve my country. i want to put on the uniform of the united states, go to places i do not know, do things i have no idea if i'll be able to do. to protect the american people and the american way of life. many of those people serve two years, four year many serve 20 years or more. all of them committed and dedicated to bettering our country. and many of them when they finish their service, are not done serving our country. they go to work for the federal government. they

joining me now is congressman brad schneider. he is a democrat from illinois, from the great state of illinois. thank you so much for being here this morning. lots of work to be done there on capitol hill. let's start with this. speaker johnson said that house republicans will pass a funding bill and that it's, quote, going to be up to chuck schumer and the senate democrats to do the right thing. and i don't think they're going to shut the government down. he is blaming the democrats already, even though they have power over the house and the senate. but is he right? will democrats vote alongside the republicans? >> well, sarah. >> it's good to. >> be with you. >> and you're. 100% right. >> the democrats don't have the power to. >> shut. >> the government down or keep it open. the republicans. >> have. >> the house, they have the senate. >> they have the presidency, and they have a plan that they're going to force down the throats of the democrats, but they don't need any democratic votes to achieve it. they haven't reached out t

i want to thank brad schneider who i am proud to call partner in the fight to protect medicare, medicaid, social security and the american people. tonight millions of americans will tune in to watch the president address a joint session of congress. i do not know what trump will say, but i can guarantee he is going to lie to the american people and not tell them that maga republicans in congress want to do to you. let me say it clearly. whatever political gains donald trump plays tonight, whatever lies he tells and show he puts on, people watching at home should know that trump and house republicans want to steal your health care, steal your taxpayer money, and handed over to their billionaire buddies and donors. in congress republicans are advancing a budget that would end medicaid as we know it. and elon musk is trying to cut your medicare and your social security. social security that seniors earned throughout their lifetime is what elon musk just recently called a quote unquote ponzi scheme. i will say it again. elon musk just called social security quote, the biggest ponzi scheme of

to meet face-to-face with president putin later this week, democrats like illinois congressman brad schneider. u.s. cannot reveal all of its cards before the russian talks start so far. that hasn't been the case. rubio would not say whether president trump and putin would discuss the agreement takes 2 to tango is a safe on whether it repairs their relationship between president trump and zelensky. this is not mean girls. this is not some episodes and television show. this is very serious in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> still ahead here to rain coming back to the bay area. we'll take a look at the timing of the next atmospheric river and chat with the chp about the best times hit the road. if you want to go to top. also, some preseason tickets are on sale for the boundaries and southwest making a major policy change bags. longer fly for free. >> another big change is coming to southwest airlines today. the carrier announced it will start charging customers to check bags. this ends a feature that had long separated the company from other airlines. kron. 4 saved to paul joins us now live fro

to meet face-to-face with president putin later this week, democrats like illinois congressman brad schneiderveal all of its cards before the russian talks start so far. that hasn't been the case. rubio would not say whether president trump and putin would discuss the agreement takes 2 to tango is a safe on whether it repairs. the relationship between president trump and zelensky. this is not mean girls. this is not some episodes and television show. this is very serious in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> michelle obama and her brother craig robinson are launching their own podcast. they're going to host a new weekly podcast called i slang for, in my opinion, the show will feature a special guest from the entertainment sports, our health and business world. talk about things like life and relationships. the current state of the world, some of the guests already scheduled actor and filmmaker seth rogan and actress kiki palmer. the first 2 episodes will air tomorrow. >> still ahead, president trump is getting some new wheels while the commander in chief says he's going electric. >> conversatio

to meet face-to-face with president putin later this week, democrats like illinois congressman brad schneider. u.s. cannot reveal all of its cards before the russian talks start so far. that hasn't been the case. rubio would not say whether president trump and putin would discuss the agreement takes 2 to tango is a sape on whether it repairs their relationship between president trump and zelensky. this is not mean girls. this is not some episodes and television show. this is very serious in washington. i'm jessi tenure. what about side here? >> mount diablo this time tomorrow. it's going to look a lot different. let's check in with meteorologist kyla grogan for details. and that's right. we're going to be keeping an eye on those peaks, too. by the way we get into thursday morning and friday morning for any little snowflakes, a thing about 3500 feet or less. we could see a little bit of that as this system rolls through right now. pretty nice. looking day on the embarcadero. san francisco city about 58 degrees are a little warmer in oakland at 64. so again, it's been a really nice day today. m

you were attending tonight as a guest of democratic congressman brad schneider. and let's start with tonight. what do you want the president to know about your story, to know about the va as you are sitting there tonight? and he is standing up there tonight? >> well, good. >> morning, kate, and thank you for having me. the first thing i'd like to say is federal employees, not really federal employees. we're civil servants. we joined the government, most of us, after a life of service in the military, to serve our country and continue to helping our communities. so i think it's more than just employment. it's a calling and it's a service. tonight, i'd like to hear what the overarching plan is. we hear a lot of talk about how much money is being saved and how much fraud or waste and abuse is being found. but there's not a lot of talk about what services we're willing to do without, you know, as a lifelong veteran and civil servant, i understand there's areas to cut and there's ways we can tighten up the budget, and we probably need to. but i don't think the way we'

. >> corey, brad schneider, thank you for being with me in studio.pertise. and be sure to stick around in the next hour. chris hayes is going to be joined by elizabeth oyer, the justice department attorney we were just talking about. but that is all for us. i'm alicia menendez. i'm going to see you again tomorrow night, 7 p.m. eastern. all in with chris hayes starts now. >> tonight on. >> all in. >> what president. >> trump. >> is doing is insane. >> it is absolutely insane. the mad king. >> sends the markets plummeting. now he's saying he's putting 50%. >> tariffs on. >> canada unless. >> they agree to become the. >> 51st state. >> that is insane.

. >> corey, brad schneider, thank you for being with me in studio. paul butler, as always, thank you for your expertise. and be sure to stick around in the next hour. chris hayes is going to be joined by elizabeth oyer, the justice department attorney we were just talking about. but that is all for us. i'm alicia menendez. i'm going to see you again tomorrow night, 7 p.m. eastern. all in with chris hayes starts now. >> tonight on. >> all in. >> what president. >> trump. >> is doing is insane. >> it is absolutely insane. the mad king. >> sends the markets plummeting. now he's saying he's putting 50%. >> tariffs on. >> canada unless. >> they agree to become the. >> 51st state. >> that is insane. >> tonight how. >> trump is. actively destroying. >> the. >> american economy. with no one inside the white house to stop him. >> markets are going to go up and they're going to go down. yeah, but you know what? we have to rebuild our country. >> plus, as tesla. >> stock plummets. >> trump threatens the people boycotting it. >> you do it to tesla and you do it

for example, brad schneider, a congressman of illinois, is bringing a 20 year army veteran who was laidm the va during these cuts that elon musk's doge has been doing over the last month and a half. you're also going to see those impacted potentially by any cuts to snap benefits and medicare and social security. democrats also today highlighting that issue later today, as the social security administration apparently is gearing up for layoffs. there, you're going to see schumer and murray holding that press conference later today, but somebody who is not going to be in attendance tomorrow at that joint address is senator chris murphy, a democrat from connecticut who's really just been everywhere, spending more on social media platforms in the month of february than in the last five years combined. this is somebody who spent his senate career focused on bipartisan deal making. he was out in front on trying to strengthen gun laws, immigration dealings that we've covered last year. this time, though, he's putting all of his energy and all of his focus into standing up as he says it, to the

i appreciate representative brad schneider from illinois. uh, the first thing he asked me was about my family. is my family taking care of what can he do to help? he's put me in contact with employers in my area, and he's talked to my va facility to try and and see what can be done about my getting employment back there again. uh, there's a lot of roadblocks as as chris said, no one knows what's going to happen next. i've talked to the employees that still work at my facility, and everyone is scared. they don't know if they're going to be working the next day or the next week. they can't make plans, but they're all veterans. they all work with veterans. they have to take care of each other. you know, the medication's going to get a little bit slower from the pharmacy. the supplies are going to be delivered a little bit slower or ordered a little bit slower, but the care still has to go on. it's just going to be at a harsh cost. >> yeah. all right. all three of you. thank you very much. alexandria, chris and adam. laura, back to you. >> thank

i appreciate representative brad schneider from illinois. uh, the first thing he asked me was about my family. is my family taking care of what can he do to help? he put me in contact with employers in my area, and he talked to my va facility to try and and see what can be done about my getting employment back there again. uh, there's a lot of roadblocks as as chris said, no one knows what's going to happen next. i've talked to the employees that still work at my facility, and everyone is scared. they don't know if they're going to be working the next day or the next week. they can't make plans, but they're all veterans. they all work with veterans. they have to take care of each other. you know, the medication is going to get a little slower from the pharmacy. the supplies are gonna be delivered a little bit slower or order a little bit slower, but the care still has to go on. it's just going to be at a cost. >> yeah. all right. all three of you. thank you very much. alexandria, chris and adam. uh, laura, back to you. >> thank you. abby, th