jeffries: with respect to the upcoming march 14 spending deadline, republicans control the house, the senate and the presidency. they promised the country that they would lower the high cost of living and willing to work with our republican colleagues to address the cost of living crisis that we have in the united states of america or any other issue that will improve the quality of life for working class americans and for the middle class. what we are not willing to do is to enable extreme maga republicans to have a blank check so they can enact massive tax breaks to billionaires and wealthy corporations and make working-class americans pay for it. through cuts to medicare, pee medicaid, social security, veteran benefits and nutritional assistance. the ball is in the republican's court right now. reporter: did they come to you with those requests? mr. jeffries: they have not opened up any line of communication and made it clear that they have a big massive beautiful mandate, which presumely means to us that they intend to pass the spending agreement on their own to avoid a government

why all of the sudden have republicans gone silent on bringing down housing costs? ing down the cost of groceries. bringing down energy and utility costs. bringing down childcare costs and bringing down insurance and healthcare costs but why have republicans gone silent? we are ready to work with our colleagues on the other side of the aisle to drive down the high cost of living. america is too expensive. it's been that way increasingly for decades. we agree and are ready to work on it. where is the to do list from republicans as it relates to driving down the high cost of living? instead of eight to do list to make life better for working-class americans they have a hit list on working-class americans. on that hit list include social security, medicare, medicaid, nutritional assistance for children's, veterans and families and veterans benefits. that is completely unacceptable it's exact opposite of what republicans have indicated they were planning to do now that they have a big beautiful historic overwhelming majority in the house of representatives. cooks you see

he is going to be the house speaker over this republican caucus. this is a caucus that ended their previous congress yesterday with the most embarrassing -- it is the same congress that had its house speaker kevin mccarthy ousted after just nine months on the job. why? because he dared to work with democrats to actually legislate. oh, the audacity. in typical republican fashion, they have no backup plan to mccarthy, so it took weeks of chaos to find a fifth contender in mike johnson. this was also the same congress that saw the expulsion of disgraced former congressman angela favorite george santos amid findings of fraud and misuse of campaign funds by the house ethics committee. again, remember that mess? there was james coleman's expedition suggesting infusion inquiries against president joe biden that went nowhere. not to mention the resignation of congressman matt gaetz, and his failed attorney general nominee. he resigned ahead of a house at the coming weeks -- house ethics report. these are allegations that he continues to deny. and the end of

even though the house only needs a simple majority, republicans are grappling with a thin majority. ce elise stefanik leaves the house to serve in the administration, the brake that will be 217-2 hundred 15, which means republicans cannot even afford to lose one member on a party-line vote. when they plan to vote on reconciliation, the margin will be larger because some special elections would have happened by then, but even if it is a one or two person majority that is slimmed so the concern in the house as they are only going to get one bite at the sample. if they could reconciliation over the finish line, it will only happen once and the strategy here is that mike johnson is thinking i have some folks who do not like an aspect of the bill but there are some big sweeteners in their, namely immigration and border portion of the legislation. house leaders are hoping by putting those in one single bill some conservative republicans who are against other areas of the legislation will not vote against it because they do not want to tank the immigration and border section. that is the ar

house and senate republicans.the discussion is going for well. people have really deep principles here and i do as well. we are deeply concerned. our team is the fiscal responsibility and we worried about the nation's national debt, the unprecedented levels. we're worried about running deficits every year and we have an opportunity to address that and fix it. reconciliation is the mechanism by which we can do it most official and effectively. having get, gotten this once in generation opportunity there's anticipation that will be in that bill at a lot of discussion healthy debate right up inside to make it the best possible decision we can. some of those issues you touched on other things we're having discussions with. with ember amber having iw maybe the 20th listening session, work through session this afternoon in his office. i posted them. the leader has hosted them. we have conference chairs and kate and leaders of the caucuses and inside the conference. this is exactly how the founding fathers anticipated th

house republicans that are in the majority. the house, our institute in congress, our constitutional system. i wanted to make sure that they knew that that was why i was making those decisions and the best decisions i made when i announced them. my colleagues booed me and it was an it told me that there was still so much emotion that they could not think through the next rational decision. so when i came back after being booed the first time i. the person who was most angry with me about that, approached me and thanked me for sending us home for the weekend to cool off. the next time i got booed, i said to them at the end of the booing, you know, the it seems like whenever i make a you know, you know, when i get whenever i get booed by you, it turns out it's one of my best decisions. so thank you for the booing. i'll see you next week. so, you know, i have a sense of humor about this place, too. and i have enough relationships that i across the house republicans that are that i think most knew my sincerity in this doesn't mean

all the house republicans worked so hard to ensure we kept our majority in the house. we believed we would get the majority in the senate. we believed we would return president trump back to the white house and it happened but we all traveled endlessly and worked endlessly. i did over 350 campaign events in 40 states and not enough miles to circle the globe 5.5 times. i keep saying that because i cannot believe it myself but that is what was necessary and we got the job done so now, we have to deliver on this agenda. everything has changed. you have seen that the president has accomplished more in his first week in office than joe biden did in four years and everyone is talking about it. the democratic party is in disarray. they have no obvious leader, vision, or agenda. their platform has to be rewritten whole cloth and they don't know how they will wander in this wilderness for the next couple of years. it will be four years at least and then more because we are going to win and grow the house majority in 2026. historically, when the president takes the oval office,

he's sitting at the back of the house chamber on the republican side by the rail. there's a brass rail right there. and he's sitting. he's standing alone by himself. he's not working members. that's a member of the the, the the house of representatives floor staff there who manages the door. that's who's standing next to him. so he's he's alone. he's not working a group of members to do a thing. that is some indication to me that he is. he's not he's not working the vote against johnson. >> who's to who's to who's to his right. we saw it there first. >> that's one of the doorkeepers staff. >> what do you think, ashley? what are you thinking as you're as you're watching all this? >> well, i mean, to to answer scott's point, i mean, the reason why we're going through all of this is because this is just par for the course for republicans. >> i mean, they do this every time. there's always an effort to undermine and weaken the speakership, which, you know, always baffles me. i don't really get it. but here's the thing. >> i'm just going to take some. you did bring a tub

and house republicans are i moving just as fast to advance his america first agenda. last week we passed the laken riley act to ensure violent criminals are deported before they could harm another innocent american. 159 democrats voted against it. but president trump will sign it into law today. and because of his leadership, illegal crossings are already down by 93% in january. we are in the beginning weeks of a new golden age in america restoring common sense. no more weak policies, no more excuses. we're securing the border, cutting biden's radical dei policies and restoring transparency in government. the american people are finally free of the radical left agenda. house republicans are fighting every single day alongside president trump to get this country back on track. and as chairwoman mcclain said, we are just getting started. we are leaving this retreat energized and united and ready to to continue delivering for the american people. and with that, i will turn it back over to our chairwoman, lisa a mcclain. >> well, thank you, everyone. i think we'll open it

visit ncicap.org] announcer: coming up, and news conference with house republican leaders ahead of their meeting with president donald trump. afterwards we hear from the president speaking to house republics at their annual policy retreat. later vice president j.d. vance touring damascus, virginia and the damage done by hurricane helene. house republican leaders held a news conference ahead of their meeting with president trump at his florida resort near miami. house speaker johnson talked about president trump possibly talking -- >> president trump i don't even think had finished the front nine before he successfully forced the colombian president to take back their illegal immigrants. the days of america being walked all over are long gone thanks to president trump, which brings us back to the sunshine state, the home of the 47th president donald j. trump. here there is a prosperous academy, beautiful sunshine, and endless freedom. why are we here in florida? because florida was critical in delivering a decisive victory for president trump and house republicans. and tonight we will cel

nearly three months ago americans elected a republican house, republican senate and republican president with a mandate for change. we are one wake -- one week in the president comes second term and i am proud that we are already delivering. for president comes america first executive orders to congress passing common sense legislation such as the lincoln riley act. to the restoration of the american leadership on the world stage, boaters can rest assured that our trifecta get things done. on monday our conference have the opportunity for president trump as alisa mentioned as he laid out his priorities for the months ahead, including reconciliation. needless to say we have a lot of work to do and little time to do it. the house republican majority can and will deliver because failure is not an option. we will engage in a bottom-up process on reconciliation to make sure every member voice is heard and no one's vote is taken for granted. we understand the american people expect us to work quickly which is why speaker johnson set an aggressive timeline for passing a budget resolution by the

how it fits into this broader immigration narrative that house republicans will push through congress. >> clear house congresses push an anti-immigrant agenda there are flaws in this bill. i voted against it because this would open a path for individual of daca to be deported. even if they are around someone who committed a crime, that is a concern of my to a lot of my colleagues, we'll continue to have robust discussions about immigration policy about border security, the democratic caucus believes in rule of law, we believe in a process, we believe in fundamental principle that people accused of crimes have the a bility to respond. and that does not mean if you are accused of a crime you should be deported. that is a concern. we believe in the rule of law. but we believe in the process and fundamental print pill of our justice system, we'll continue to have these discussions. when i left people were still voting, i have not seen final vote count, thank you. >> thank you, your reaction to president-elect trump with house republicans -- at mar-a-lago this weekend. to begin negotiation

on behalf of the house republican conference it is my on to kick off the first leadership stakeout of this year, and we're excited as republicans. democrats have made the bed that they lie in and the need to own their decisions every single day. just recently president biden has been -- decreasing domestic energy and forgiving even more student loan debt as he speeded president -- >> we need as republicans to fight against this record of corruption and bad policies. democrats need to own this insanity. this is their mass but we will clean it up. and fortunately there is a better path forward and it's a very stark contrast but the difference between the democrats and the republicans is that our agenda is about opportunity, freedom, prosperity and putting america first. while their agenda is about control, dependence, and america last. we have an opportunity for a massive political realignment, are excited about that. we have unified republican government that wants to put america first again. we also one on building diverse coalition and i am committed to doubling down onn these effort

house majority. we won the senate majority for the republican party, and we won the white house. and we told the american people that we would do well by them. >> now, to me, that sounds like there's no plan to deal with inflation. what's your response, leader jeffries? house republicans spent the last four years complaining about the high cost of living and the inflationary pressure that the american people have been under as a result of the once in a century pandemic, and indicating to the american people that they were going to get to work to lower grocery costs, lower energy costs, lower housing costs, lower childcare costs, lower insurance costs and lower the expenses and the pressure that the american people have been under. we're willing to work on that endeavor with my republican colleagues. >> but as you indicated, they've produced no plan. they've got no ideas. >> there is no legislative agenda that house republicans have put forward to try to make the economy more affordable. >> it was all talk, and we've seen no action. >> now, speaker johnson also said he wouldn't ru

and when you're looking at the shock and awe element of this year, for most house republicans, this isxactly what they wanted. they told their house districts that donald trump was going to come in and address crime and address illegal immigration. he was going to deport people. and that is exactly the type of imagery that this administration has so far produced. and you said it firing more than 50 career, i should say putting on administrative leave more than 50 usaid civil servants, as well as firing a litany of doj prosecutors and firing those 18 inspectors generals. right. this is for the republicans. this is the commitment that they made to voters and what they said that they were going to do, and what conservative organizations in washington, d.c, pledged over the last three years to be prepared for that come day one, come week one, they were going to have executive orders ready for donald trump to sign, and that they were going to have individuals be ready to be placed inside of departments and agencies they were able to make in their version and their view of it, a more efficie

nearly three months ago americans elected a republican house, a republican senate and republican president with a mandate for change. now we are in one week of president trump's secretary chao i'm proud report are republican trifecta is already delivering. from president trump's america first executive orders to congresses passage of commonsense legislation such as the laken riley act. to the restoration of american leadership on the world stage motors can rest assured that our republican trifecta won't just talk about solutions, we're going to get things done. on monday our conference had the opportunity to hear from president trump as lisa mentioned as he laid out his priorities for the months ahead including reconciliation. needless to say with a lot of work to do a little time to do it. but this house republican majority can't and will deliver. why? because failure is not an option. our leadership team will continue engaging in a pot of a process of reconciliation to ensure each and every members voice is heard and no one's vote is taken for granted. we understand the mecca people expe

house, republican senate and republican president, andg so they delivered a mandate loud and clear. the time for the left lunacy is over. the time for common sense is now. our republican majority doesn't take that mandate lately which is why in the first 100 days of republican trifecta we are working to deliver on our promise to keep biological men out of women's sports. i'm grateful for congressman stew beef leadership on this issue and i look forward to seeing the bill pass the house and automate the senate and be cited a lot by president trump. the only real question is which side of history to democrats want to be on? without a a turn over to our majority leader steve scalise. >> thank you, whip. once again we have an agenda that springville to the floor to follow through things we talked about during the campaign. these are not just bills were seen for the first time, some of them are bills were brought up last congress but as the whip pointed out as we would pass a lot of these bills the senate under chuck schumer refused to take an

and house republicans and workshops over the next several months. developing a playbook. and our colleagues and republicans. and we went through the snow yesterday and certified the election and that went off without a hitch, 38 minutes. that mightht be a record but it went talk well in presidential one all seventh swing states. the america first agenda this like 77 million of the boat house republicans receiving almost 751. we know the message has been heard loud andmi clear. they would tell you that was the possibility and will have a lot to do that. and last february, 22-year-old student from adjusted their own children regular classically orders and crystal illegally with joe "the life of 11 sister and friend. she is outrageous. we all know the victim is riley slayton. there are real because of decisions. it is a story repeated across the country. so many countless families. when we brought the bill for last congress, it was shocking, 170 house democrats voted against it a. we are going to attain and deport illegal aliens who shoplifting and vicious and violent crimes

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exciting friday to not only get sworn in but see the new members of congress as part of new republican majority. both house majority, senate majority with president trump coming in. we have over 30 new republicans, that are a part of this majority, and their enthusiasm is contagious, they came to do big things, we started by doing s something, maybe you were disappointed. we took one ballot to elect mike johnson as our speaker, that showed you how focused we are, we did not have time last week to go multiple rounds, we might have internal disagreement along the way. we are going to be focused on the people's, business, we have a lot of work to do to fix mess that joe biden and kamala harris and democrats last, joe biden put out there was executive order to make it harder to produce american energy, a another kick to the gut of american families, he passes policy after policy to kick them in the gut and raise costs on them. those actions on energy, anti-american energy policies will raise costs higher on those families who can't afford it good news for them, help is on the way. we're starting budget reconci

the american people get no support from the initial 12 bills that the house republicans are bringing. [indiscernible] are democrats ready to reject a vote. are democrats having that discussion and prepared to vote against it if they don't believe the conditions are something that you guys can support? mr. aguilar: we will not support conditions to disaster assistance and have a lengthy debate and use the committee process to have discussions about the steps that california has taken to protect itself, whether that's doubling the fire professionals in california to record number of resources, billions of dollars to clearing brush in a preventive way or as the former president talks about raking the leaves. california has put the resources. it's a big state and the federal government has a big responsibility between the forest service and bureau of land management to be thoughtful process. we are not absolved. house democrats are willing to roll up our sleeves and stay here as long as possible. but at the end of the day, ultimately this will mean disaster assistance and free from partis

house. >> republicans today. we also got. >> news today. >> that a trump. >> appointed u.s. >> attorney will investigate. >> the prosecutors. >> who worked on january 6th cases. >> and i'm going to talk to a former. >> doj lawyer who worked on those cases. >> and who. >> just resigned on friday. we're also. >> going to dive into some. >> pretty shocking stuff. an fbi whistleblower. just revealed. about kash patel. >> and get reaction. >> from patel's. >> former boss. >> john bolton. >> but i do. >> want to start tonight with something i. >> think is an important baseline. >> for basically. >> everything we're going to talk. >> about. and that is why donald trump thinks he won the election. >> i went on groceries. it's a very simple word. groceries, like almost, you know who uses the word? i started using the word the groceries. when you buy apples, when you buy bacon, when you buy eggs, they would double and triple the price over a short period of time. and i won an election based on that, we're going to bring th

president trump has two republican houses. if he wants to do something to shrink the size of government, if he wants to do something to reduce spending here or there, we have a march 14 budget deadline and he has two republican houses and there's a way to do this unless you are afraid that your republican majorities don't want to go as far as you do in cutting medicaid and cutting medicare and endanger social security and hurting kids, veterans and hurting families. let me talk about the orders of the day and then the federal workforce and ask this question, what is president trump afraid of? i started to hear from virginians about this federal funding pause yesterday. i was at an event in fredericksburg to kick off tax season and the local united way and chamber of commerce were initiating something they had done for 21 years in a row, volunteer tax assistance is for low and middle class folks, class community programs, a lot of volunteers, folks trying to figure out how to file taxes and make sure they get the benefits they'r

house democrats are ready to work with anyone to bring down the cost of living, but so far republicans have failed to show us that they are interested in doing anything that helps working families. their focus has been on the billionaire class that helped them win elections. vice chair ted lieu. mr. lieu: thank you, chairman aguilar. i want to thank representatives brad sherman and judy chew this weekend for leading a tour of the devastating fires in southern california. both the palisades fire as well as the eaton fire. i had the opportunity to go on both of those. the devastation is significant. this is why we need to get disaster relief to the disaster victims in california. and not condition aid. we have never done that before in the united states of america. we should not leveraging the pain and suffering of disaster victims to try to jam through political priorities. i just want to note that last month congress passed american relief act. it was to help disaster victims in florida, oklahoma, south carolina. the democrats say, hey, we want to condition aid because they are red sta

. >> carley: president trump's immigrant crackdown is your honorway and house republicans are launchingigation into sanctuary cities who lefuse to cooperate with the crackdown. >> todd: madeleine rivera has the story. >> madeleine: house oversight committee sent letters to mayors and state while hundreds of cities and counties with sanctuary city laws, four cities stand out because of failure to comply with federal law. james comer says sanctuary jurisdictions and misguided policy hinder ability of federal law enforcement to effectuate arrest and remove dangerous criminals from communities making americans les safe. congress 34must determine if further legislation is needed. a hearing is scheduled for february 11th. president trump digging in on blocking birth right should thesship. judge issued temporary restraining order to block it last week calling it uncons unconstitutional. >> only country that has it and only country that has it to that extent. it was not meant for everyone to come in by airplane or charging across borders from all over the world and think they are going to becom

not to mention it's a way out for house republicans. they can't raise the debt ceiling on their own. so they want to tie that to disaster aid. it's unconscionable. to my republican friends, it's unacceptable and downright shameful to use the suffering of californians in need or anyone in need to solve your internal political disputes. please stop. stop playing games. let's get the disaster aid to the people who need it and let's do it now. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life of a dear friend and dedicated public servant, jeri mcdaniel. she had a fierce determination to better her community, not just with her words, but with her actions as well. she was a resident of north myrtle beach for nearly 22

but the last time i checked, republicans lost seats in the house of representatives. republicans now have the slimmest majority in nearly 100 years. so, you know, one would think, given the closeness of the election, that we would hear more about the importance of working together in bipartisanship. but you'd be wrong. and that's reflected in this rules package. mr. speaker, it's truly unbelievable that we're at this moment right now. we're down here debating the revision to the revision of the rules package. this time again after republicans worked out another backroom deal. and what concessions were so important to bring the house to a standstill while they redrafted their package once again. the last-minute addition we were all just sitting around waiting for says that bipartisan suspension bills can't be debated on thursday or friday. never mind if there's an emergency like a national disaster or a terror attack. we can't move quickly. that's actually why this extreme republican majority wants to make this change. they hate bipartisanship. they hate bipartisanship.

and the goals the house republicans have, do they reflect your priorities? oose the lines and let us know today if you have a belief the republicans and president shares those things for you. for 202-748-8001 republicans and for democrats, 202-748-8000, and 202-748-8002 for independents. if you want to text us, do it at 202-748-8003. you can post on facebook and on x. it was that meeting that took place in miami, florida, yesterday between the president and house republicans that produced a series of stories on some of the agenda from that. this is politico this morning saying president donald trump on monday didn't offer house republicans any new guidance for how exactly they should enact his vast legislative agenda but issues a long list of must-haves. virtually all of these demands are costly, adding to the challenge republican leaders face in finding correspondenting spending cuts to offset them. president trump outlined a expensive immigration policy moves, including a massive increase in detention beds and additional support for i.c.e. as agents ramp up

those conversations are starting to take shape right now at the house republicans annual conference, which this year is being held at trump's golf resort in doral, florida, just outside miami. and we're joined now by house majority whip, republican congressman tom emmer of the great state of minnesota. he's there. he joins us now. whip, emmer, thanks for joining us. so i want to start on immigration, because in just the last few days, we've seen the trump administration and ice ramping up arrests. the president nearly launched a trade war with an ally, colombia, over the use of military planes. what do you think about the pace and approach to to this issue that we've seen in the last week? >> jake, this is what he ran on. he's keeping the promise that he. >> made, which is. >> to make americans safe. >> and the whole issue. >> with colombia. >> the other day literally proves what he was talking about. why don't they want the rapists. >> murderers, and bad. guys back? well. >> apparently donald. >> trump. >> the master negotiator, got them to reconsider. >> so not. >> only are they tak

house, a republican senate, and a republican presidentd in doing so, they delivered a mandate loud and clear, the time for the left's lunacy is over. the time for common sense is now. our republican majority doesn't take that mandate lightly which is why in the first 100 days, the republican trifecta, we're working to deliver on our promise to keep biological men out of women sports. i'm grateful for congressman steube's leadership on this issue and look forward to seeing the bill pass the house and ultimately the senate and be signed into law by president trump p. the only real question is which side of history do democrats want to be on? and with that i turn it over to our majority leader, steve scalise. mr. scalise. thank you, whip. once again, we have an agenda that's bringing bills to the floor to follow through on things we talked about during the campaign. these aren't just bills we're seeing for the first time, some of them are bills we brought up last congress, but as the whip pointed out, as we would pass a lot of these bills, t

they report that "rank-and-file house republicans feel like they have no idea where the reconciliation process is going. it seems exceedingly unlikely that republicans will be able to craft a single package that lifts the salt cap, extends the -- the trump tax cuts and slashes the corporate tax cut, eliminates taxes on tips, overtime and social security and boost military spending while also cutting social spending." guest: governing is hard. we saw that the first time around. i believe 13 republicans voted against the act last time. no one said governing is easy but we are optimistic about the republicans' ability to get it done rather than no other reason that they need to. there is an inflection point that if they failed to do so taxes will go up. there are trade-offs to all of these policies and people will have to give and take a little bit. our priority is making sure that the low tax rates that were a result of the 20 sing -- 2017 tax cuts and jobs acts state in place. there are different takes as well as our priority is but that is where our focus is. host: senate majority lead

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as chair of the house republican conference i'm proud that house republicans have passed bipartisan resolution called out anti-semitism in the house of congress and brought transparency to the anti-semitic propaganda push on american students and paid for by foreign adversaries repacked those like the deterrence act to ensure foreign enemies cannot point in the lives of american students stop i also serve as a senior member of the educating and workforce committee where i led the charge to expose this moral rot of anti-semitism infecting our suppose would most elite higher education institution. when we heard from jewish students faculty members and staff about anti-semitic attacks taking place on their campuses i demanded congress post a public hearing to hold colleges and universities accountable for their failure to combat anti-semitism in their failure to protect jewish members their community. i know you all saw the hearing because the world saw that hearing. i want to take you into that moment my question was the last question of the hearing. the most junior member of the committee yield

the house republican, you called it the house republican.nt act does not promote fairness and safety in sports. it will unleash horrific child predators on girls and young women throughout america. unacceptable. there are only two democrats that voted in favor. it passed on a fairly narrow party line vote. why? why do you characterize it this way? >> well, house democrats believe that fairness and safety in sports, particularly as it relates to our children, our girls and boys who are playing either noncompetitive sports, recreational sports and competitive sports all across the country. these are important principles and we support that. however, house republicans are not serious about addressing any issues related to competition and safety. their legislation is irresponsible. effectively, what it would do is sanction without any guardrails. adults, including predators, for engaging in inspections of genitalia and children as young as four years old, now in the sports arena, we've seen repeated instances of sexual abuse, gymnastics. that's

which you can finish watching at c-span.org, as we take you live to a trump resort where the house republican retreat is being held. house speaker mike johnson holding a fireside chat there, with live coverage on c-span. >> 94% of those republicans have been deeply engaged in the conversations. they've gone to the scores of discussion sessions that we've had. they've been part of the debate and discussion. it has all been healthy and productive. that leads us up to where we are now. this is the next step in that process. our objective by tomorrow is to have a blueprint for the budget resolution that will unlock the reconciliation process. all this is in sequence. this is on the timeline we planned. we feel very good about where it is headed. >> there are a number of other legislative deadlines and items. one is the debt limit. president trump has said he does not want democrats to have any leverage over the debt limit increase, so there have been multiple ideas we have heard, one attaching it to regular government funding that expires on the 14th, or wildfire disaster aid for california. what