democratic squad members rashida tlaib and cori bush were the only two lawmakers to vote nay.ave the honor at the blue lives matter nyc gala to be present and help give out the archangel awards the families of those fallen officers. my question is, shouldn't support for law enforcement and isn't support for law enforcement bipartisan? why the dissent? >> kevin: 's the idea that after someone has fallen and given their life in service and left the family behind that it wouldn't be bipartisan and 100% supported is alien to 99% of people in america. the most important thing to remember about this vote is they own that vote for the rest of their lives. they are wearing a badge of shame in my view. it's outrageous that they wouldn't have supported, regardless of your politics or what party you are associated with or what you think about law enforcement, wants the life is lost there's only one outcome. you have to honor it. both of those people in my view have now tainted their brands and personalities and power as politicians forever. this has to remain on the records and should be

and i just listen to cori bush, cori bush numbered rashida tlaib apparently not assisting officers killedricans. she just said, cori bush, we need $91 trillion that we can then send the money abroad? wait a minute, i thought that this was to repay you for slavery, the civil war and people dying is not enough. this is absurd, what it is doing is creating the anticipation just like governor newsom did. he assigned the task force, he signed it when i got back, and then it comes back and he actually said, this is not really all about money. but what they were doing was creating division. a possibility of hope that it might happen and then creating the division of us versus them mentality. we are owed this, and it is ridiculous. >> harold: we have a history of redress in our country, whether as a government agency doing something wrong to an american citizen who then is entitled to money. we had it with the japanese who were in turn wrongly during world war ii, so we agree even when we talk about this with california, that there was a harm done through slavery. and we should not allow the pres

i'm not surprised that cori bush is one of the sponsors.she also voted against the celebration of fallen police officers. this is just another arrow in her quill against the values of this nation. it's really weaponizing race. she makes the false claims that others do that this is necessary because of the legacy of slavery and discrimination has resulted in the kind of out-of-wedlock births and violence and see in cities. this is pass tently untrue. brian, i was born during the depression. 1937. in my poor neighborhood, there were holes in our shoes but not in our character and in our faltd. elderly people could walk safefully these communities without fear of being mugged by their grandchildren. babies were not shot. i never heard of gunfire. babies were not shot in their cribs the way they are today. so, it's ironic that these people like cori bush is pushing an agenda that is really antiantithetical against black americans. >> the united states has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of africans, black

cory bush has a federal program she wants to pass.o. is any of this real? >> good to be with you again. there was a debt, it was 1865, andrew johnson deicide to rescind special 15 that gave a renewal and then turnaround and the loss of their property. what we have is a demand not based on reason. it is based on exploiting white guilt. that's clear to me. the left made a cottage industry out of pandering to the black vote right before an election and the blm playbook, exploiting white guilt and it is unfortunate, there was a debt paid. the question we have to ask ourselves, is this generation responsible for the debts of our forefathers? will: that's the moral and philosophical keys. you point out the sins of our past, what happened in the 1860s and 70s and follow that into jim crow. are the people alive today on either side of the racial barrier, are they the ones with agency for the sins of our past? how do you make people pay or profit over things done hundreds of years ago? >> i'm a pastor as well. it is a real stretch even from a

personal information from being harvested. >> a group of democrats led by missouri congresswoman cory bushould require the federal government to pay 14 trillion with a t dollars for black american reparations. watch great statement the united states has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations or the enslavement of africans. black people in our country cannot wait any longer for our government to begin addressing each and every one of the extraordinary bits of harm all of the harm it has caused since the founding. >> experts say if the resolution is approved each recipient would be paid $300,000 and some say that is unsustainable. >> i think that is the woke ideology rearing its ugly head. >> we're in a situation right now the country dealing with a serious debt issue and to add to that would be problematic. >> reparations are so absurd they don't even merit a response. no offense. >> congresswoman bush doesn't say where the funding for the plan would come from. that's what i'm asking. >> a trucking industry is on a collision course with democrats who want drivers to ditch their

amy: cori bush was surrounded by co-sponsors of the bill, including california congressmember and u.s. senate candidate barbara lee, who also introduced a resolution to create a commission on truth, racial healing, and transformation. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. when we come back, angela davis on malcolm x. he was born 98 years ago today. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. malcolm x was born 98 years ago today in omaha, nebraska, on may 19, 1925. malcolm was assassinated just 39 years later on february 21, 1965 when he was standing at the podium before a crowd in harlem's audubon ballroom. his wife betty shabazz, pregnant with twins, and his four daughters, aged 6, 4, 2, and five months, were in the ballroom looking on. in february, the family of malcolm x filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the fbi, the cia, new york city and state, the nypd, and the district attorney's office for concealing evidence of thei

representative cory bush of missouri standing with other members of the squad, the liberal squad that you see there, is asking for cold hard cash, and a lot of it. she says $14 trillion is needed for black americans to address what she calls, what you mentioned, the black-white wealth gap in america today. listen here. >> we're talking about over 222 million hours of forced labor. 222 million hours of forced labor which today would be at the value of over $97 trillion, and so the united states must pay. >> of course, not everyone in congress is on-board with her demands. some of bush's republican colleagues say the idea, it's basically dead on arrival. >> do you support a federal reparations bill? >> absolutely not. absolutely not. i think that's just the woke ideology peaking and rearing its ugly head, and in this country you can do anything, be anything, and this culture of victim hood, it's absolutely continue out of control. >> studies show support is lopsided among black and white americans, with the idea garnering mostly support from the black community. also worth noting the ci

now, yesterday cori bush introduced a bill calling for $14 trillion in reparations for black americans. however, critics are concerned that the bill won't pass due to g.o.p. opposition. my question to you is, why do you think so many people on the right oppose the call for reparations? mr. jeffries: well, i haven't taken a look at the bill that representative bush introduced. so i can't comment on its merits up or down. but we know generally that the american people want to see opportunity created in every single zip code, that's my objective in this position that i'm privileged to hold. we want to uplift everyone. and of course make sure that we deal with injustice, whether that's racial injustice, social injustice or economic injustice, wherever it's found. reporter: thank you. mr. jeffries: there was a report today from "politico" that -- [indiscernible] -- family members -- [indiscernible] -- senator feinstein to return to the capitol. from what you've seen so far, are you confident that she can do the job of senator and any kpwhepbts on the relationship between -- comments on the

it's ironic that these people like cori bush is pushing an agenda that is really will antithetical to the interest of black americans. >> talking to bob woodson, real life perspective. spending the last four years reading fred droik also a's book born a slave and reading and studding booker t. washington up from slavery. you get their perspective on how bad things were for african-americans in this country and how much progress has been made. nobody on this set or in this building ever is going to soft peddle the damage of jim crow and slavery and understood the damage that bret baier wrote about in 1875 with compromise as we pulled the union troops out of the south and the confederate army and that racist attitude took root in the south. we made so much progress as a country to this point to think we're going to write a check for people that were not enslaved on behalf of enslavers that are not alive, most americans right now were not even in this country will have relatives, roots in this country weren't even around when slavery was around like, for example, my family. it makes no s

cori bush with all the money she spend for private security to not acknowledge the value that our law enforcement officers across the nation bring. is there need for additional training? officers who made mistakes? sure. the majority of officers are honorable. city of chicago in 2021 announced by david brown that 76 officers were either shot or shot at in the city of chicago. it is terrible what's going on. the fact that law enforcement is not respected in that city and across the nation. i am happy to see that so many officers are out to support this beautiful young lady who chose to put her life on the line to help and protect those within the city of chicago. she was such an honorable woman and i'm so sorry to see what has happened and i hope that something like this isn't something that we will continue to see happen in chicago and across the nation. >> harris: david, i want to come to you. it is national police week. one might say the timing for bush and talib could not have been worse to vote against it. how do you go against supporting your officers when democrat-led cities are

clarence thomas is treated with the way that justice thurgood marshall is treated, the way that cori bush is treated. there are other examples to be sure, but the contrast between those who seek the highest office in the land is stark. >> tim scott will have to face his ancestors one day, and all of the answer he has made and all of the position. >> white power structure, and cannot go back off of that team for even a little. i feel sorry that he has to be in history books this way. but apparently that's what he wants to be. >> the sole black republican found himself a stone fool when he said this. >> hear me clearly, america is not a racist country. >> there two sides to every token, so thirsty for white approval, i can go into great detail refuting each of his asinine points, but he did that for me. moreover, the lesson i've learned learned, don't argue with people harriet tubman would've left behind. >> trey: there is nothing like the women of "the view" telling tim scott what it's like to be a black man in america. >> he is like clarence thomas, black republican who believes in pullin

according to cori bush, the solution is to slash defense spending and top helping our allies. hunt, thank you so much for joining me. i just want to now where the money is" to come from. >> according to at squad, they are planning on taking money from the military budget to fund their plan. but i guess they think that somehow the military budget is a piggy bank where they can take money and reallocate it to whatever pet progressive prong they have going on. but our national security doesn't work that way. we'll be in a place where we'll be beholden and at the mercy of our enemies. china's military budget outpaces our own. >> we put our defense in jeopardy. and what about helping black people. talking about education, talking about black businesses. they literally try to destroy black wall street which is atlanta. i don't understand the thinking of how this will improve black lives. if it was a legitimate conversation, i would be all for it. let's talk about it. >> these are political entertainers who masquerade as members of congress. they know reparation is is not going to go

noted mit scientist cori bush speaking out about gas stoves. >> cheryl: says more concerned about appliancestituents are being poisoned by gas stove in the state it is without this proposed rule being in effect. >> cheryl: look, gas stoves have been around, they will be around for sometime. but everything has to be climate change and if it is taking away gas stoves, fossil fuel, gas hurts consumers, stoves and appliances will be more expensive if more states do what they have done in new york. >> ashley: what about her constituents dying from crime. >> todd: focus on ones dying from crime, not the ones that could inhale propane. sad news, fans across the globe mourning death of qbing of rock-and-roll, tina turner. we can't go live to the memorial outside of her in switzerland. turner dying at the age of 83, after battling a longlongness. lionel richie, praising turner, what a life, what a show, what a talent, your resilience was a life for us all. i will miss you. >> ashley: dolly parton says she is rolling, rolling, rolling to glory issue referencing one of turner's biggest hits. ♪ keep on

the latest is reparations for slavery, cory bush wants $14 trillion. one more for senator cruz, he wants to investigate bud light. he's concerned about dylan mulvaney's influence on her under 21 tik tok audience. we really do cover it all. thursday may 18, 2023. varney & co. is about to begin. ♪ ♪ stuart: another attempt on a producer to link music to the story. with arms wide open, that's the song and that refers to the border. we're going to get to the border right now. border agents apprehended 16 people on the fbi's terror watch list just in the month of april. the single month total is more than in all four years under president trump. senator ted cruz republican from the state of texas joins me now. how come the border is being ignored these days? >> because joe biden and kamala harris and the democrats want an open border. they've made a political decision they look at the 6.6 million illegal immigrants that have come into the country since biden became president and they view everyone of them as a future democrat voter and sadly, they've made a

representative cori bush demands $14 trillion. california recommends $360,000 per black person.principal of whether any republican -- principle of whether any should be pay is no longer discussed and just should be paid. in california, last october 18 million residents received checks between 200 and $1,050 depending on income and it was a gas rebate. the money arrived in october right before gavin newsom was reelected governor in november. what about the trillions sent outside as stimulus checks and it bought a fauvettes and the $400 billion student debt forgiveness program, that's one of the most expensive vote buying operations on the table. that is democrat politics today. how many votes can be -- can we buy with somebody else's money and dam the don defenses? dam the consequences? third hour of varney starts right now. ♪ stuart: all right, good morning to pete hegseth joining us this thursdayment good morning, pete. >> morning, stuart. stuart: good morning to you, sir. the democrats vote buying policy, does it work? >> that's why they do it. they do it because it works. the

. >> sandra: the debate on reparations comes to capitol hill and squad member cori bush announcing aon plan for reparations, and says it will help close a wealth gap stemming from racist u.s. policies. the proposal is facing a lot of pushback as you can imagine, charles payne, appreciate you joining us. the debate continues and it's now on capitol hill. those who support reparations, when asked, should the government pay money to black americans whose ancestors were slaves, it's not popular. those that say they should not, 65%. those who say they should, 28%. where do you stand, charles? >> charles: no, you know, that's -- it's a bad idea and at this stage of the game it's a poor excuse. i mean, listen. obviously to this day racism exists and it does harm black people but it's not something that is so insurmountable that it should be the main focus. you know, when you went to break, one woman said our vote is for sale, you should be in a transactional relationship with people you give your power to. voting is not power, it's the ability to give someone else power and trust they will

group of democrats led by cori bush asking for reparations. each recipient would be paid $300,000. is on the record wanting to defund the police. today three fbi whistleblower will testify about retaliation and abuses they reported and are now facing. >> politics is driving the agenda in too many agencies, if you don't believe me, read the durham report. it is not just going after presidential campaigns, it is the american people. if you're a parent attending school board meeting, a pro-lifer praying at a clinic or a catholic going to mass, you are a target of the government. >> brian: this is a preview of the what is going to be hearing today and we just watched matt gaetz and you heard from marcus allen, steve friend and gloss about what they are going through since they stepped forward. senator ted cruz, not sure if you had a chance to see this, it is disturbing what we witnessed 20 minutes ago. >> it is very disturbing the corruption and weaponization in the fbi and d.o.j. more and more whistleblowers are going to the committee and house and coming to the senate and raising con

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>> cheryl: i will say no, listen to congressman cori bush. >> the united states has a legal and moraleparations for enslavement of africans. black people in our country cannot wait for our government to begin addressing each and every one of the extraordinary bits of harm, all of the harm it has caused since the founding. >> cheryl: republicans say this demand unsustainable. >>y woo are in a situation where the country is dealing with a serious debt issue and to add to that, would be problematic. >> reparations are absurd and do not warrant a response. >> cheryl: 14 trillion, this is $300,000 each. these are calls from pros progressives. we do not have the money, we can't afford it. >> ashley: where are you going to get the money? >> cheryl: more inflation. >> ashley: it doesn't work. >> todd: even the left recognizes that, you have even gavin newsom saying we can't afford this. it is virtue signalling. >> ashley: this story has us in a tizzy with meghan markle and prince harry. i don't know if you drive in new york city, it doesn't seem feasible this could happen. >> cheryl: there ar

first generation immigrant stories, are you saying that cory bush is she saying that these individuals her money for something that happen add long time ago? i want to see the united states of america be one where we are not stuck in two corners of red and blue and that because of triballallism, we can't work together, we can't compromise, we see with the debt limit and this is not uniting at all. and quite frankly it's also unfair to be saying that everyone else who doesn't have the same skin color as you, they all owe you money even if they are 4 years old and just came to the country ten years ago, their family came 10 years ago. >> the greater divide, the racial one is something that is so in send carry, you see it from the left time and time again. congressman jamal bowman made a case, his case for reparations during that news conference on capitol hill, let's watch. >> i watch with pride and support when i see the irish fight for ireland and the eye italians fight for italy, jews for israel. i love that. but people are fighting for our sovereignty in the same way. trauma lives in

. >> missouri democrat cori bush says the u.s.to provide federal reparations for the enslavement of africans. >> 222 million hours of forced labor, which today would be at the value of over $97 trillion. and so, the united states must pay. >> that comes with a hefty price tag. >> about $14 trillion. >> what is unclear where federal funds would come from to pay for it. >> the situation right now with the country is dealing with a serious debt issue reparations introduced every legislative session since 19 # 9 never making to a floor vote. >> i can't comment on merits. >> the house floor leader says he hasn't looked at the latest resolution. >> we want to lift up everyone and make sure we deal with justice. whether it's racial, economic injustice. >> republicans are firmly opposed. >> in this country can you do anything, be anything. and this culture of victimhood it is absolutely gotten out of control. >> across the country, more than a dozen cities or counties are studying reparations with evanson, illinois being the first city to

a good guess is public not in the budget but, he's probably got fan and squad member, cory bush reparationsprobably sound sweet when you make up for campaign funds you funneled to your husband for security. >> united states has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of africans.black people in our country cannot wait any longer for our government to begin addressing each and every one of the extraordinary bits of harm, all of the harm and is caused. >> washington state governor, jay inslee agrees with that and he didn't wait. he signed with democrats saying the first state-sponsored reparations law in the country. up until 1968, the state had thousands of racial covenants in place that said black residents other groups couldn't purchase certain homes. to remedy that justice the state is going to collect a new $100 fee on home purchases to fund loans for first-time homebuyers. to be eligible, you have to be from one of the groups impacted by the racial covenants and you either had delivered washington before 1968 or be a descendent of someone who lived here.

earlier today radical squad member cori bush touted a proposal to regulate indoor air pollution after, claimed that democrats don't want to ban gas stoves. that is a lie. take a look. >> this proposed rule is not a ban on gas stoves. this proposed rule is not a ban on gas stoves. we are regulating indoor air pollution. >> laura: that would be any democrat in congress that opens their mouth, that's air pollution. anyway here with reaction, the bottom line cohost dagen mcdowell and fox across america host jimmy failla. [cheers and applause] >> sean: you're ready, i can tell. i'm looking in your eyes. >> i have slogans ready for the democrats. >> sean: yeah? >> zip the chute don't pollute. or hit the mute don't pollute. this is actually based in clap trap that the democrats are using. this is all a climate push. this is to ban the use of natural gas period, in the home. >> sean: by the way it is a cleaning-burning gas. >> of course it is. don't use logic. >> sean: how dare i, you know. >> these are studies that were cooked up that are complete bull -- anyway. >> sean: complete bull adam

it will need a two thirds majority there in the house, missouri congresswoman cori bush today introduceding for reparations for black americans. bush was joined by supporters this morning on capitol hill, according to the washington post. a draft of the bill shows it would pay out $14 trillion to descendants of enslaved africans and people of african descent, all in an effort to close racial wealth gaps. is that supporters say are a direct result of racist government policies. congress can start a movement towards the national reckoning. we need to bridge racial divides. reparations are ultimately about respect, reconciliation and healing and the hope that one day americans of all backgrounds can walk together towards a more just future. this bill comes after a task force here in california approved proposals to pay reparations to residents who are descendants of slaves up to $1.2 million. the issue is now before state lawmakers. alright it is national vegetarian week and we're going to be looking at why people decide to go veggie and also examine the environmental benefits. it really ha

if we want to have cori bush wants to have a discussion about a robust school choice program, littlecan go to school actually learn something rather than get beaten up in places like chicago where 23 middle schools and high schools have zero, zero kids who are reading or doing math at grade level. we need to address that and if we do that i think we can have a lot of social mobility. but this idea of just giving away money based on things that happen 150 year ago is absurd. david: another great point you bring up. the cor i'm bushes and the other people bushing the progressive so-called progressive i think it's regressive. >> regressive. david: idea of being a victim getting paid for doing nothing essentially is something that most people who are poor, who want more freedom for their kids , and their education, they want the freedom. they don't want the hand-outs. >> i think you're right. we want freedom, opportunity, education, i think we can have the left middle right agree if we can help poor kids get educated. that's a good thing if we focus on that, but people on the left aren't

if you have congresswoman cori bush now accusing her fellow lawmakers of "taking food out of vulnerable people's mouse." needless to say, democrats are not happy with this bill like some republicans are not. take a look. >> we are being held hostage because i am one of the people that his red nose has read all 100 pages of this bill and i have been asking questions for 3 days and there are things in this bill that i would clearly not support. >> reporter: will you vote in favor? >> i'm still undecided because i know we can't default. that we are in this position. >> i have some serious concerns about the deal and my team and i are still reviewing it. we just received the text last night. but one of the major concerns is on non-defense discretionary spending. another major problem is that joe manchin pipeline that we fought so hard to stop from being built. that is still a part of this bill. >> sean: no doubt many on both sides of the hour or happy or unhappy about the "compromise" even though the bill was online for all to see and has advanced to committee. it is still subject to change

squad member congresswoman cori bush republicans are more concerned about appliances than climate change i can only imagine the number of my constituents who are unknowingly being poisoned by their gas stove in the state that it is without this proposed rule being in effect. >> ashley: back in february set new energy standards for cooking products including gas stoves. new york's 35th annual fleet week is in full swing after kicking off with the ceremonial parade of ships. thousands of service members are spending the memorial day weekend in new york city for the celebration. this is the first year the event is fully back after covid-19. it's a great chance to meet u.s. service members and even tour the warships. over in annapolis blue angels taking flight ahead of the united states naval academy graduation on friday. the team of fighter jets put on a show for thousands, forcing multiple road closures in the area and blue angels will be back up in the skies for another rehearsal this afternoon. what a school site to see, brian, those are your headlines. >> brian: absolutely. going to be

at noon, missouri congresswoman cori bush today introduced a bill calling for reparations for black americans. which was joined by supporters this morning on capitol hill, according to the washington post. a draft of the bill shows it would pay out $14 trillion to descendants of enslaved africans and people of african descent in an effort to close the racial wealth gap that supporters say is a direct result of racist government policies. congress can start a movement towards the national reckoning. we need to bridge racial divides. reparations are ultimately about respect, reconciliation and healing and the hope that one day americans of all backgrounds can walk together towards a more just future. the bill comes after california's own task force approved proposals to pay reparations to residents who are descendants of slavery up to $1.2 million. this issue is now before state lawmakers. president kamala harris plans to visit the bay area next week. she'll be in sunnyvale monday to discuss the biden administration's attempt to shore up the american semiconductor auto industry. the president s

congresswoman cori bush says this is not a ban with on gas stoves, you know?ke the regulations say, yeah, it's s and wouldn't the hurt or black and brown, poor communities and middle class communities and minority communities, all of those communities across the mission? because -- the nation? because they would have to buy new appliances. >> yeah. liz, last congress the democrats taught us that the weather and pollution and covid was racist, but today ranking member bush on my subcommittee taught us that, apparently, gas stoves are racist. i was unaware. and, yes, hay kept saying isn't a ban on gas sows. yes, it's. it's regulating them out of existence which is a de facto ban. and 96% of current shoves wouldn't even be compliant. elizabeth: how can congress not weigh this in here? the white house can just do this and force everyone to buy an electric car, how can congress has no say in this radical change to the economy? >> because it's an over, it's overreaching, the executive branch is now overreaching again. and aren't we a rule of law country? are we goin

i will also say, i was just talking to congresswoman cori bush on the democratic side here, someone who had at one point in her life been a recipient of snap, and she said that the way that she sees the reworking in this bill is basically just moving who is the most vulnerable and who is being targeted. she is someone who we're looking at as someone who is likely to vote against this bill, though she hasn't decided yet. certainly work requirements for certain antipoverty programs like this one were one of the key concerns from democrats and from progressives that now they're seeing what it actually looks like in this bill. and republicans are now even trying to play defense on it. >> mike, is there a plan b if this bill should not get through congress? >> there is always that question around the 14th amendment. it is that potential avenue for the president to unilaterally sort of address this debt ceiling challenge by saying the full, faith and credit of the u.s. cannot be challenged. that's the wording of the 14th amendment. the white house president himself has largely ruled out takin

cori bush she, she was the vice chair of the crime sub committee. she said -- it's not a slogan defunding police is not a slow -- not a slow gun. shbs she said it's a mandate for keeping m people alive and defud the police. when she was challenged about that she heard it, quote, defund the police is not the problem. she continues to always double down on that. the gentlelady from new york cortez also this is what happens when leaders sign blank check after blank check to militarize the police cvp et cetera while letting violence go unchecked we need answers we need to defund and when new york decided to cut a billion dollars -- defunding the police. , we don't need police with lethalit weapons carrying out routine traffic steps release to unarm traffic forces. to removeic even the possibility of state sanction manslaughter, representative said it is completely reasonable for us to shift significant resources from law enforcement and investing in people close quote. representative omar said we need to are completely dismantle the minneapolis police d

cori bush of missouri, it won't be helpful to biden re-election if he slashes funding on things like education. and jim clyburn who says the president should negotiate, negotiate, negotiate and then use the 14th amendment to pay the bills unilaterally if time runs out. it may sound like we're closer but we're not there yet. every hour there's not a deal puts us ever closer to what treasury secretary janet yellen says will be an economic catastrophe. case in point, fitch is signaling that it could downgrade u.s. debt putting us on rating watch negative. what does that mean? what does it do? where are we now? joining me now is white house communications director ben labolt. congratulations on the gig. welcome to the show. >> thanks. thanks for having me. >> where does the negotiation stand? >> we're getting closer to a deal. the president's negotiating team has been negotiating with house republicans multiple times a day since last sunday when the speaker and the president talked. they went late into last night. there was another meeting today. so, we're getting a bit closer. i think t

cori bush, she was the vice chair of the crime subcommittee.he said, it's not a slogan, defunding the police is not a slogan. she said, it's a mandate for keeping our people alive. defund the police. when she was challenged about that, she further said, quote, defund the police is not the problem. she continues to always double down on that. the gentlelady from new york, ms. ocasio-cortez, also said, this is what happens when leaders sign blank check after blank check to militarize the police. we need answers. we need to defund, and when new york decided to cut a billion dollars from their police force, representative ocasio-cortez thought the cuts did not go far enough stating, defund the police means defunding the police. representative jamaal bowman, he said, we don't need police with lethal weapons carrying out routine traffic stops. reallocate police funding to unarmed traffic forces to remove even the possibility of state-sanctioned manslaughter. representative jayapal said, it is completely reasonable for us to shift significant resource

preparations now, missouri democrat cori bush says the u.d legal obligation to provide federal reparations for the enslavement of africans to 122 million hours of forced labor, which today would be at the value of over $97 trillion and so the united states must pay that comes with a hefty price tag. about $14 trillion is unclear where federal funds would come from to pay for it the situation right now with the country. is dealing with serious debt issue reparations have been introduced in every legislative session since 1989 never making it to a floor vote. i can't comment on its merits. the house minority leader says he hasn't looked at this latest resolution but left the door open. we want to uplift everyone. and of course, make sure that we deal with injustice. whether that's racial injustice, social injustice or economic injustice. republicans are firmly opposed in this country. you can do anything, be anything and this culture of victimhood and has absolutely gotten out of control across the country. more than a dozen cities or counties

>> she's hosting this event last night and you can see in the pictures fellow squad member cory bush is also there pictured attending, and tlaib writes this in the caption, she says let the headlines read mccarthy tries to er erase palestine but fails. she wanted to hold it in the visitor center in the capitol, but speaker mccarthy, who returned from israel, pulled rank and big footed here holding instead a celebration of the u.s.-israel relationship in the venue. said bernie sanders stepping in to allow rashida tlaib to hold this in his committee room is a disgrace. other republicans say tlaib's event does not change u.s. policy here. >> every american has the right to free speech, including in this place, and we have seen it today as well, but i'm going to be loud and clear that we have an ally that is in israel and we will stand by our ally, israel. >> and we have not yet heard from the two democratic leaders on this, but important to point out tlaib did not try to hold the event in the capitol when nancy pelosi was speaker. she did, however, introduce a resolution to recognize it

you have congresswoman cory bush now accusing her fellow lawmakers of, quote, taking food out of vulnerable people's mouths. >> needless to say, democratse are not happ y with this bill like some republicans are. >> take a look.. i am o we're being held hostage because i am one of the people that has read al his redl 100 pf this bill . and i have been askinghave b questions for three days. and there are things in this bill that i would clearly not support. t. >> will you vote in favor?te in i'm still undecided because i know we can'>> i'm st fault. >> i'm angry that we're in this position. so i have some serious have somr about the deal, wolf. and my team and i are still reviewing it. we t received a text last major night, but one o cf a major concerns is on nondefense discretionary spending.hat another major problem is the joe manchin pipeline. so we fought so hard to stop from being built that is still a part of this bill . >> now, no doubt many on both sides of the aisle are either happy or unhappy about the , quote, compromisunhappe, even th the bill is online for all to see and has adv

representative cori bush has said she would, quote-unquote, make sure she has private security for her protection while simultaneously promising to defund the police that protect you. mr. reschenthaler: representative tlaib has said, and i quote, no more policing, incarceration and militarization, end quote. representative omar has stated, and i quote, not only do we need to defund, we need to dismantle police departments. and what's been the result? what's been the result of these attacks on law enforcement? well, 2021 was the deadliest year in two decades for our law enforcement officers. 64 officers were shot and killed in the line of duty in 2022. just to put that in perspective, that's a 40% increase from 2020. at least nine cities, the vast majority of which are democrat-controlled cities, these cities saw record homicides last year, skyrocketing crime that continues to plague our communities all across the country. right here in d.c., for example, we're already seeing a 13% rise in violent crime in 2023 compared with 2022 when crime was already at near historic levels. this is b

i like cori bush protests on the steps. biden is not your friend.an policies his entire career in right now he is going right wing. the negotiation over the debt ceiling is a sham. it is theater. but wants to make the cuts. he volunteers cuts before republicans even say it. you're supposed to fight the corporate democrat who do not have our best interest in mind. host: in an episode even further and said biden is a republican on economic policy. guest: yeah. biden's policies have been draw his career further incarceration, mass incarceration, cut the deficit by doing what? raising taxes on the rich gateau no. he helped make the bags because triple the size of the trump tax cuts. he's always helped the rich. he's always helped the donors. when it comes to cutting spending for the average american? biden is there. cutting taxes for the about the echo biden as their -- cutting taxes for the wealthy? biden is there. host: a part of the debt ceiling negotiations that concern work requirements for some of the republicans assistant programs. why is that no

cori bush, she was the vice chair of the crime subcommittee. she said, it's not a slogan, defunding the police is not a slogan. she said, it's a mandate for keeping our people alive. defund the police. when she was challenged about that, she further said, quote, defund the police is not the problem. she continues to always double down on that. the gentlelady from new york, ms. ocasio-cortez, also said, this is what happens when leaders sign blank check after blank check to militarize the police. we need answers. we need to defund, and when new york decided to cut a billion dollars from their police force, representative ocasio-cortez thought the cuts did not go far enough stating, defund the police means defunding the police. representative jamaal bowman, he said, we don't need police with lethal weapons carrying out routine traffic stops. reallocate police funding to unarmed traffic forces to remove even the possibility of state-sanctioned manslaughter. representative jayapal said, it is completely reasonable for us to shift significant resour