and so in other words, the government shutdown started with a republican in the white house and republicans in the majority in the house and in the senate. you shut yourselves down. at that particular moment. it's in the d.n.a. and so that is the back drop. that's the context for how we arife at this moment -- arrive at this moment. after the district work period, throughout the month of august, we came back to the congress. ready, willing, and able to get things done for the american people. to find common ground. to put people over politics. which is what we are committed to doing every single day we're here in washington. and when we came back in september, that's what house democrats were prepared to do. and we were told that to the extent any illegitimate impeachment inquiry would be launched, that it would be done so only with a serious up or down vote. on the floor of the house of representatives. that's what we were told. by house republican leadership. that's not what happened. instead of coming back to washington in september, knowing we were faced with the possibility of an extre

the truth is the extremists are the ones where running the show for house republicans. you have 18 members, republican members in districts that president biden one, who fall in line every time and continued to enable the extremism. they call themselves moderates. sometimes you call them moderates, but i can tell you there aren't any moderates left in the republican party, they are just vulnerable republicans who give into the extremists. we will continue to hold them accountable. if republicans shutdown the government, we will make sure american people know why federal efforts to combat drug trafficking aren't funded or why federal firefighters after work without pay or why homebuyers won't be able to get their mortgages approved. there is a huge list of things that are impacted when the government shuts down. and shuts down for no reason. the truth is that house republicans are not serious about improving the lives of hard-working americans. and democrats are focused on the contingency issues that families are facing every day across the country from lowering costs, to

some people in the house the maga republicans in the house. this cruel cr would got investments k-12 education. /resources for suicide support services up in tribal investments cut loans to small businesses enter rural communities were so much need them this is not rhetoric. here are the facts about how the cr cuts would have real impact. k-12 100 10,000 children will lose access to headstart. social security people applying for disability benefits would wait two months longer law enforcement and police 4000 fewer fbi personnel. including agents to investigate crime. 800 fewer custom border protection agents and officers. nutrition assistance hungry family and children 60000 seniors would be robbed of meals on wheels. 2.1 infants and children would be waitlisted for a wick. 300,000 households including 20000 vegans 90000 seniors would lose housing choice vouchers. it would've 50000 americans will be denied job-training employment services. the list goes on and on and on. we will be sure to get these facts to you as soon we can. and debbie will

it has been four months since president biden, house republicans, house democrats, senate republicans and senate democrats made a budget deal. you were there. i was there. you remember what it took to get to that deal. we shook hands, 2/3 of congress voted for it and the president signed it into law, a commitment to the american people that reduced the deficit, protected critical programs and ensured that their government remained open. today, four of those five are sticking by that deal. the one side, house republicans are refusing to live up to their end of the bargain and turned their back on the deal. they are on an island by their own making. their chaos is now threatening to push us into a shutdown. this is not only a violation of the deal, the president signed this deal into law. and let's be very clear about what they are demanding as a condition of keeping the government open. it's all right there in the c.r. they are considering right now. plain plaque and white. instead of working in a bipartisan fashion to keep the government open, they are trip bling down on demands that

the only way forward is for house republicans to put the bipartisan continuing resolution that emerges from the senate on the house floor for an up or town vote. and if house republicans were to do that, we can avoid a catastrophic extreme maga republican government shutdown. not that complicated. and all we're asking house republicans to do is to keep their word and adhere to the agreement that they themselves reached, voted for, and negotiated in may. connected to their threat to default on america's debt. why are we in this situation? where extreme maga republicans seem determined to shut the government down. it's because the republicans and the right wing ideologues and the extremists in the howps want to cut social security, slash public school funding and criminalize abortion care. that is their ransom demand. and if everybody else in the house and in the senate and within the biden administration declines to pay it, they've basically made clear we're shutting the government down. and people will be hurt. and it's irresponsible but it's in their d.n.a. house democrats met earlier

and house republicans at that time decided not to participate. but what the senate republican, senator shelby and senator leahy, we hammered out a budget for 2023. the speaker knows the bipartisan senate continuing resolution would easily garner a majority in this house of representatives. yet he refuses to let it go to the floor of the house. what is he afraid of? so what are we trying instead? well, yesterday republicans voted to defund our support for our allies in the middle east. including a billion-dollar cut to israel, a further cut to jordan. that did not work. so today the target is ukraine. and despite the fact that it is the majority's will demonstrated several times this week to provide support for ukraine's self-defense, the biggs amendment that would strike all ukraine security assistance initiative funds from the defense bill failed 104-330. the gaetz amendment that would have prohibited all funding for ukraine in the defense bill failed 93-339. a greene amendment to prohibit assistance to ukraine in the state and foreign operations

some people in the house, the maga republicans in the house. and this cruel cr would gut investments in k through 12 education, slash resources for suicide support services and up-end tribal investments and cut loans to small business and rural communities. and this isn't rhetoric. here is the facts about how the cuts would have on impact. k through 12 would lose access to headstart. social security, people applying for benefits would wait two months longer. 4,000 fewer fbi personnel, including agents who investigate crimes. 800 fewer custom and border protection agents and officers. nutrition, assistance and hungry families and children and 60,000 children would be robbed of meals on wheels. 2.1 infants and children would be wait-listed for wic. 300,000 households, including 20,000 veterans, 90,000 seniors would lose housing choice vouchers. 250,000 americans would be denied job training and employment services and the list goes on and on and on. we'll be sure to get these facts to you as soon as we can and debby stabenow will have some of tho

we certainly did as house republicans. and we're ready to get back to work this september. yesterday, as you know, speaker mccarthy announced house republicans' intention to ensue an impeachment inquiry of joe biden. this is about transparency and answers for the american people and ultimately accountability for what i believe will uncover the biggest political corruption scandal in our nation's history. through the course of our constitutional oversight duties, house republicans have uncovered that joe biden has lied to the american people lied to the american people about his knowledge and involvement in his family for business dealings and he is potentially committed multiple impeachable offenses. house republicans infestations have uncovered evidence showing joe biden repeatedly lied to the american people about his knowledge and involvement with his sons foreign business dealings. when joe biden was vice president he joined dozens of hunter biden's this is meetings by phone and in-person. detailed banking records show biden family and the business associates received $

and mainstream republicans want to do this but it's crucial in the i house with the freedomaucus type republicans to say we should not be sending money to ukraine we should be focusing on the united states itself focusing on crises and things of the border for instance. >> on to ask about the second part border security and part of that also how that relates to the disaster relief as well the books the white house is putting together bunch of things we can win over support the border security measures was a play by the white house to say look let's get bipartisan support so we can get some things that are priorities may be that will support some things are seen as democratic priorities. the disaster aid of course wildfires, and hawaii and elsewhere around the country with disaster relief is an important issue to replenish funds that fema has fema says anymore money to help deal to national disasters across the country.r >> as far as the time in the senate they are back from break what to expect a cease-fire's activity on the various measures? practice talk to say right now.

and more mainstream republicans want to do this but it is crucial in the house to get action with the freedom caucus type republicans who say we should not be sending money to the ukraine, focusing on united states itself focusing on crises of the border for example. host: border security being part of that and even how that relates to disaster relief as well. guest: the white house was putting together bunch of things to win over republican support. i think the board of secured measures was a play by the white house to say let's get bipartisan support. if we can get things that are priorities that republicans have, maybe they will support things that they see as democratic parties and factor in wildfires recently in hawaii and elsewhere throughout the country, disaster relief, it is an important issue to replenish funds fema has and fema says they need more money to do with natural disasters across the country. >> as far as the timeline in the senate, what do we expect to see as far as activity on these various measures? >> is tough to say right now because the house is a ke

it was an illustration of the two different approaches that house democrats and house republicans are taking as it relates to solving problems of the american people. house democrats met with secretary becerra to talk about implementation of our efforts to negotiate lower drug prices for everyday americans. to strengthen access to affordable health care. and to discuss our efforts around things like capping the cost of insulin for everyday americans at $35 a month. that's how house democrats spent this morning. house republicans spent this morning talking about their illegitimate impeachment inquiry, which is nothing more than a partisan political stunt. there's no evidence of wrongdoing. with respect to president biden. and they spent the morning talking about shutting down the government. which will crash the economy and hurt everyday americans. house democrats are going to continue to put people over politics. that's our focus. that's our agenda. that's our belief in what members of congress should be doing here in washington. people over politics. fighting for lower kos. better pa

yet, this week house republicans are trying everything but bipartisanship. everyone knows that the gop's proposed c.r. is a nonstarter here in the senate. let me say that again. everyone knows that the house gop's proposed c.r. will not pass the senate. because, instead of even pretending to aim for bipartisanship, this bill has zero, zero, democratic input. it calls for a crushing 8% cut to virtually all nondefense spending. 8%. the house republican proposal, drafted and put together by the maga hard right wing, is slapdash, reckless, and cruel. it includes cutting investments to the social security administration. , to law enforcement, to nutrition assistance, to k through 12 education, to small business, to rural communities, to protections for drinking water, to lifesaving medical research, cancer and other research, and much more. the american people need to know just how bad this maga republican c.r. truly is. this slapdash c.r. would decimate investments in lifesaving research, hollowing out the national institute of health. this reckless c.r. would lo

right now house republicans are in a closed door meeting to try and come up with a last minute solution. >> but just last night house speaker kevin mccarthy once again failed to pass a stop gap bill in his chamber and now he is warning that the senate bill won't pass either, calling their bipartisan bill dead on arrival. but senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says there is only one path forward. >> the choice facing congress is pretty straightforward. we can take the standard approach and fund the government for six weeks at the current rate of operations, or we can shut the government down in exchange for zero meaningful progress on policy. >> our team is on the ground in d.c. to bring us the latest developments. cnn's priscilla alvarez is at the white house. she's keeping an eye on how president biden and his team is preparing for a potential shutdown. first let's go to cnn congressional correspondent lauren fox on the hill. lauren, what is the latest right now? what options does mccarthy have? >> reporter: yeah, house republicans are night now meeting behind closed doors as a con

look at house republicans during the bill clinton impeachment. it was not to their benefit and gingrich had to step down as speaker. so this could cut both ways. >> this is a risk, right? not only did democrats, i think pick up seats in 1998, which was odd and unusual, but it was -- widely interpreted as people not liking house republicans impeaching bill clinton. and also we've seen the rally around the flag effect for donald trump frankly. like this could ultimately in some ways help biden. is that not a possibility? >> it is always a possible with impeachment like you said here. i think the clinton impeachment is much different. you're talking about a sexual relationship with potential corruption and a bribery scheme which republicans are saying you have to get your hands on tapes and the allegations they've made. >> and bill clinton did it. we don't know what joe biden did. >> totally fair there. but the house republicans are saying there is a the lo of pushback on evidence. it could be firsthand testimony in court, in a congressional hearing

. >> the chair of the house republican conference in the majority whip brief reporters on the temporary spending bill proposed by republicans saying, it would cut federal spending, secure the border, and keep the government open for 30 days. congress has until september 30 to pass additional funding to prevent a potential government shutdown. >> in morning, everyone. some members will be joining us. the american people know that as a result of the biden administration and democrats failed far left policies, the national vet -- national debt just reached dirty $3 trillion. the border crisis is raging across the country, including in my home stay in new york and inflation continues to work hard-working amount -- americans. families, small business farms. it's the number one issue. members of the house republican conference have been working tirelessly to come together to pass a 30 day continuing resolution with important policies to secure the border, including ending catch and release, restarting the remain in mexico policies of the trumpet ministration that were very effective. increasi

not on house republicans watch. i want to thank the financial services committee for considering the bill this month and we will continue to ensure the digital economy is designed by americans and emulates american values. and i return it to the conference chair. >> happy to take questions. yes. >> yesterday, a lot of the freedom caucus folks said that they may not be voting in favor of the defense appropriations bill. do you have enough votes to get it passed? >> we can tell it's the first day of the week, this is always the question, we will work through the process as we have, we have been underestimated for the very beginning of the congress. our whip is doing a great job communicating all of our members and we are confident we will continue to work through that and move through the appropriations process. yes? >> thank you. we understand house republicans plan to put the disaster supplemental request into the appropriations bill that will come to the floor. we believe next week. senate democrats won't support t

but that tellus how extreme the maga republicans are in the house right now. reporter: leader jeffries, on top of that a lot of republicans said they won't support a continuing resolution. what's the concern your conference has about that? mr. jeffries: extreme maga republicans are determined to shut the government down, or alternatively jam their right-wing ideology down the throats of the american people. we will not be paying any right-wing ransom notes. period. full stop. it's not happening. and so this reckless legislative joyride that the extremists are trying to take the american people on which may nend a government shutdown that will hurt the american people, hurt business, and hurt the economy, falls squarely at the feet of the extremists in the house republican conference. and it's our hope that some commonsense will prevail, but as katherine clark indicated, there are no moderates left in the house republican conference. they talk a good game but at the end of the day they all do the same exact thing. bend the knee to donald trump. thank you, everyo

guest: the white house was putting together bunch of things to win over republican support. i think the board of secured measures was a play by the white house to say let's get bipartisan support. if we can get things that are priorities that republicans have, maybe they will support things that they see as democratic parties and factor in wildfires recently in hawaii and elsewhere throughout the country, disaster relief, it is an important issue to replenish funds fema has and fema says they need more money to do with natural disasters across the country. >> as far as the timeline in the senate, what do we expect to see as far as activity on these various measures? >> is tough to say right now because the house is a key component but i would say some expect this $40 billion supplemental request in the short-term continued revolution to fund the government so we're looking at end of september timeline in my opinion, and also an effort to stop a government shutdown. host: the continuing resolution, talk about and what is the danger of the government shutting down because of a

obviously, we're here to urge house republicans to settle their differences among themselves, come to their senses and honor the deal that they made with president biden earlier year. if they fail to uphold this basic responsibility, then they will trigger a completely avoidable shutdown. if that happens, then about 84 hours from from now the u.s. federal government will be forced to close, threatening our economy, our national security and leaving americans in every state and territory less safe. i want to make clear that the impact of -- i want to make clear the impact of a potential republican shutdown so that there's no confusion about what's at stake for transportation for working families and for all americans. and just as importantly, i want to talk about what's at stake for all of us if those who are holding this funding hostage get their way in their demands for severe cuts to important federal functions including transportation and safety. but first, i just want to identify with the millions of americans who are looking at what's happening in washington right now in disbelie

noted that house republicans could investigate without launching a formal impeachment inquiry because they control the local chamber. they got the chairman of the various committees, they can do that without a formal inquiry. members of the house don't care what i think but it's unlikely in the senate. that's from one of the members of the senate, john cornyn of texas when it comes to impeachment. chuck schumer on the floor yesterday talking about the potential shutdown and his message to republicans. here's a portion of that. [video clip] >> this week the appropriations process continues in the senate. tomorrow we will take the first procedural vote on the package of three appropriation bills. military construction, veterans affairs, agriculture and earlier this year democrats and republicans reach an agreement on next year spending levels as part of our work to avoid default. these bills honor that agreement. reaching bipartisan consensus on these bills was not easy and it took plenty of compromise, lots of negotiations and understanding that neither side would get everything they w

mccarthy and house republican leadership scheduled a closed door session for thursday morning so the members could get an update on the investigations led by the house judiciary committee chair jim jordan, and mccarthy plans to say that the two chairs have uncovered enough information that necessitates the house formalizing the impeachment inquiry in order to obtain the bidens bank records and other documents. this of course, punch bowl reporting, a huge step because it remains to be seen whether there are 218 house republicans who vote to authorize the impeachment inquiry, several moderate republicans have been skeptical of the need for impeachment inquiry. those are the two things running together when it comes to funding of the government and a potential impeachment inquiry. what is your message on either of those things happening? here's how you can let us know, 202-748-8000, 20274880014 republicans, and if you want to text us your thoughts on either of these things, 202-748-8003 is how you do that. one of the people commenting on the potential of a shutdown, and his position on i

i'm also concerned by the context of the cuts that these house republicans are trying to force.his is a lot of attention goinf attention going to the possible shutdown. in my view, not must have attention going to the objective of that threatened shutdown which is to extract cuts that the overwhelming majority of americans reject. so let's take a minute to review how we got here. this summer president biden and speaker mccarthy shook hands is and made a bipartisan deal to keep this country running, and two-thirds of house republicans vote for that deal. i should note that deal was tough for all sides. frankly are, it was tough for this department because it meant cutting back on funding for good infrastructure projects that we believe in, fixing roads and bridges and airports. but we accepted it because that was the deal. now a fringe group of house republicans is refusing to honor that deal, putting them at odds with the majority of their own party as well as the majority of the american people. they are holding key functions of our government hostage to try to get extreme cuts

comer to deem his staff to be essential workers, to keep up the impeachment road show while house republicans dither and refuse to make a deal that can prevent a government shutdown. what does that tell you about the priorities of the republican party at present? >> it's insane. i mean here we are something like 50 hours from them shutting down the funds we use to pay air-traffic controllers to make sure that 16 million flights a year take off and land safely, and they're busy with shutdown, they're busy with impeachment for they don't even know what for, they just want to have one, this is their idea how to spend their time. sometimes i'm watching this stuff go on and i'm thinking to myself do they understand this is not a game, this is not a show, and this is not practice. this is the actual legislative body that actually governs the real military and government of the most powerful nation on earth. this is not an exercise. they're it. they're the only congress we've got. and you've got it dominated now by a group of fringe republicans who are preventing speaker mccarthy from being able to

two thirds of house republicans voted for that deal. should note that deal was tougher all sides frankly is tough with this department that meant cutting back on funding for good infrastructure projects that we believe in, fixing roads, bridges and airports we accepted it because that was the deal. now a fringe group of house republicans is refusing to honor that deal putting thems at oddso with the majority of their own party as well as the majority of the american people. they are holding key functions of our government hostage to try to get extreme cuts to things like childcare and meals on wheels that so many americans count on every day. let me emphasize what a shutdown would mean for transportation. after everything we have been through. after all the disruptions to air travel especially ones we saw it last year we have finally seen cancellations and delays get back down to normal levels we have seen cancellations go to a level that is lower than it was before the pandemic. we have done that pushing airlines to do better but we ha

that's because house republicans are to blame. and we've seen that week after week after week. so now the question for house do they continue to see bills by sloshing education, meals on wheels, health care and much more? all while barreling towards a shutdown that will threaten nutrition assistance for nearly 7 million mothers and children? is that what they want? that is a question for them, they have to answer this. or, do they keep their promise and abide by the bipartisan agreement, two thirds of house republicans voted for, for the bipartisan agreement just four months ago in may. it is not complicated here, it is truly not complicated because the deal is a deal. so, another thing before we continue here at the white house this afternoon the president is taking another action to save lives, signing a bipartisan law that will make the organ transplant system work better for more than 100,000 people for waiting lists. everybody knows the system has been broken for years with heartbreaking consequences now with the president's signature we are taking significant steps to impr

republican shutdown. put that bipartisan continuing resolution on the floor of the house. as soon as it comes up for an up or down vote, and we can end thi s maga republican shutdown crisis, and all options should be on the table for us in terms of doing that, but we need the so-called moderates who have done nothing but continue to bend the knee to trump and the extremists this whole congress to break with their extremists, join us and do the right thing for the american people. >> thank you. want to congratulate you on receiving the peabody award last weekend, but back to the shutdown. can you just paint the picture of how serious the impact will be for black and brown and low income communities up or shut down were to occur? >> a shutdown would be devastating for black communities, latino communities, asian american communities, communities of color, but it will be devastating for all americans. white, black, latino, asian, native american, whether you are in urban america or rural america, small-town america, the heartland of america, appalachia , a shutdown will devast

you know it better than i how the house caucus, the republican caucus is divided. o pass standalone spending bills, the approachation biapproach -- appropriation bills. the house is pushing for an extension. it's with deeper cuts than the president, the speaker, senate leadership agreed to in july. the white house and the senator not agreeing to that. is the shutdown unavoidable now given how far apart the two sides are and how time is running out, to get anything passed? >> we are borrowing $200 billion a month. we are on track for a $2.2 trillion deficit. senate democrats are refusing to address spending. they are refusing to address the border crisis. we are suffering under the $1.7 trillion omnibus passed by all democrats in the house and senate. unfortunately, a complicit number of liberal republicans who joined on. it was projected we would have a $1.7 trillion deficit. instead, it's $2.2 trillion. house republicans are united in cutting the spending, addressing border security. the democrats in the senate refuse to go along. we are passing spending bills, try

attached to it that's the strongest border legislation ever passed and it was passed out of this house republican conference. again, to my so-called conservative colleagues, go explain that. go explain how you oppose border security, h.r. 2, strongly vetted, passed out of the judiciary committee, passed by republicans. that is a dream bill for dealing with the crisis at the border where i've got in texas 2,000 people at eagle pass yesterday. where i've spent august sitting on panels with moms and dads who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning. where i met with countless law enforcement that were overrun in texas, communities getting overrun, and now our colleagues in new york are seeing what that looks like. and if i have to watch another migrant getting sold into the sex trafficking trade or see another federal opinion about a stash house in fort worth, texas with a little girl in it, that the father is being ransomed for money so that his little girl doesn't get abused because of what this country is doing with an open border. no. i didn't come here for second place. i didn't come here to

house republican conference chair representative stefanik held a conference with other house republican leaders to discuss the deadline on the federal government beyond saturday. also majority leader steve scalise gave a brief update on his health after his recent blood cancer diagnosis.

republicans controlled the senate as well as the white house. at this time where the economy is not in a recession and where inflation is cooling, not unusual to see republicans who are in power in the house trying to use that power to cut some spending in the name of reducing the debt and the deficit. host: it was also announced in recent days by the speaker that there would be an impeachment inquiry into president biden. how will that play out? guest: not much has changed right now on that front. in actuality, the three committees that have been pursuing allegations of crime and the biden family, some of which is playing out in the courts against hunter biden but those three committees come of the house oversight committee judiciary and the house ways and means committee have already been investigating a potential nexus which hasn't been proven between hunter biden's business dealings and any potential corruption by president joe biden. this impeachment inquiry serves two purposes. one is legal which allows house republicans a little more power

and more mainstream republicans want to do this but it's crucial in-house to take e freedom caucus type republicans who say we should be sending money to ukraine, should be focusing on the united states, focusing on crises they cite at the border. that's the kind of dynamic. >> host: the second part border security being part of that and also we've been had that relates to disaster relief as well. >> guest: the white house was tweening together things what can and when of republican support. the border security measures what a play by the white house to say look let's get some bipartisan support. if we can get something set of priorities that republicans have maybe that willyb support something seen as democratic priorities. thee disaster aid, wildfires recently in hawaii and elsewhere throughout the country, disaster relief is an important issue to replenish funds that fema has an fema says they need more money to help deal with these natural disasters across the country. >> host: as far as a time when in the senate since her back from break what to expect to see a

the republican-led house voted to impeach paxton overwhelmingly, 121 to 23. despite all this evidence after what the republican impeachment manager said was intimidation by the maga wing of the gop, and it is impossible to believe that these state senators would have voted the same way were paxton a democrat. here's how the conservative dallas morning news editorial board responded, quote, we have come to a place of great danger where the evidence of corruption can no longer overcome the majority party's determination to protect its self-interest and its agents. the philosophy at play is at the ends justify the means and the means don't seem to matter, unquote, and this all comes just days after republican senator mitt romney of utah announced he would not be seeking reelection expressing concerns about where the republican party is headed in the shadow of donald trump. himself, no stranger to an impeachment. >> he is the leader of the greatest portion of the republican party. it's a populist, i believe, demagogue portion of the party. the trump wing of the p