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we had kevin mccarthy and president _ parties. we had kevin mccarthy and president joe _ parties. we had kevin mccarthy and president joe biden - and presidentjoe biden signalling that a little bit, speaking to the members earlier, there was a meeting with kevin mccarthy and republican meeting today and joe biden will be meeting with democrats tomorrow on a limb call to get that deal passed. —— tomorrow on a zoom call. last hour we took a closer look at the deal. we wa nt we want to get more on this deal. we bring in the �*washington post�* reporter and joel rubin, is serving food the obama legislation. first of all, thank you forjoining us on this late hour and what is a holiday or memorial day weekend in the united states. many lawmakers thought they would be getting a week and often it doesn't look like that is happening! thank you for joining us. starting off, asking each of you, leanne, what was your reaction when he started to hear the details that may be in this framework agreement? we that may be in this framework agreement?— that may be in this framework agreeme
we had kevin mccarthy and president _ parties. we had kevin mccarthy and president joe _ parties. we had kevin mccarthy and president joe biden - and presidentjoe biden signalling that a little bit, speaking to the members earlier, there was a meeting with kevin mccarthy and republican meeting today and joe biden will be meeting with democrats tomorrow on a limb call to get that deal passed. —— tomorrow on a zoom call. last hour we took a closer look at the deal. we wa nt we want to get...
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kevin mccarthy says he will post the text tomorrow. he said he will be out in open and put it out for everyone to see, saying that he thought he was going to get a deal that people could be proud of, that was worthy of the american people. keeping to his promise and saying that he would have lawmakers come back to washington and vote on it on wednesday. some people have beans regulating as to whether lawmakers would be recalled over this memorial weekend, coming back tomorrow to vote on it, but it appears not now. in terms of the latest of what we know, we were watching very closely today with joe biden and kevin mccarthy holding that lengthy call from around 6pm eastern time here in washington, going on for over an hour, and we assume that during that call they perhaps were hashing out the last elements of this deal. and we know that basically mccarthy's job, now, is to speak to members of the republican party and sell this deal, to make sure that he gets all the approval on his side, and assemble have to be done with the democrats. b
kevin mccarthy says he will post the text tomorrow. he said he will be out in open and put it out for everyone to see, saying that he thought he was going to get a deal that people could be proud of, that was worthy of the american people. keeping to his promise and saying that he would have lawmakers come back to washington and vote on it on wednesday. some people have beans regulating as to whether lawmakers would be recalled over this memorial weekend, coming back tomorrow to vote on it, but...
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kevin mccarthy saw the politics of this. and this is turning in a direction where he was going to be looking very much like the one who was going to take the american economy, especially with his members speaking the weight they did. and don't be surprised if they speak that way next week any vote on the house floor, when many members may begin to threaten fake kevin mccarthy's speakership to prevent passing of the bill. disappointing this is happened, but i'm glad we have a way forward and this can be punted at least so that after the 2025 election, when hopefully the democrats or when the majority and not have to worry about this kind of manufactured prices again. fit, this kind of manufactured prices again.— this kind of manufactured ricesauain. ., , prices again. a lot to be seen. a big election _ prices again. a lot to be seen. a big election coming - prices again. a lot to be seen. a big election coming up. - prices again. a lot to be seen. a big election coming up. thisj a big election coming up. this isjust a fram
kevin mccarthy saw the politics of this. and this is turning in a direction where he was going to be looking very much like the one who was going to take the american economy, especially with his members speaking the weight they did. and don't be surprised if they speak that way next week any vote on the house floor, when many members may begin to threaten fake kevin mccarthy's speakership to prevent passing of the bill. disappointing this is happened, but i'm glad we have a way forward and...
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kevin _ leaves mccarthy now? welcome of course, kevin mccarthy _ leaves mccarthy now? welcome of course, kevin mccarthy has - leaves mccarthy now? welcome of course, kevin mccarthy has been l leaves mccarthy now? welcome of. course, kevin mccarthy has been seen as quite a week speaker. it took a long time and several rounds of voting to even be elected. he is obviously out on the airwaves this morning, on the hard sell. and he will hope, i am sure, that if you can get this through and through the decent numbers, sort of a caucus in the middle, more moderate congressmen and women in the republican and democratic party, that will strengthen his speakership. he is saying he expects the majority of his party to back the majority of his party to back the plans but of course it is a little bit premature at the moment because there's lawmakers have not actually even seen the full legislative text yet. but he certainly going around saying, look, we have got spending cuts. they've also got concessions on things like tighter requirements for food stamps but there are things that
kevin _ leaves mccarthy now? welcome of course, kevin mccarthy _ leaves mccarthy now? welcome of course, kevin mccarthy has - leaves mccarthy now? welcome of course, kevin mccarthy has been l leaves mccarthy now? welcome of. course, kevin mccarthy has been seen as quite a week speaker. it took a long time and several rounds of voting to even be elected. he is obviously out on the airwaves this morning, on the hard sell. and he will hope, i am sure, that if you can get this through and through...
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house speaker kevin mccarthy has really beenl kevin mccarthy has really been working the phones throughout the weekend, trying to pitch this package to all members of the house and notjust moderate but also some of these conservative hardliners. he has tried to emphasise that he did secure some spending cuts, certainly what you heard republican leadership emphasised there, some of those changes you pointed out through the social safety net programmes, some new work requirements, nothing major but to food assistance programmes but as well as clawing back some of the covid money and even clawing back some money designed to boost up irs enforcement, is that going to be enough to win over the far right? probably not but it really depends on whether you can get to do hundred 18 votes on the house floor and it is probably going to be a coalition of moderate republicans and moderate democrats who see this passed the finish line but there are a lot of procedural delay is likely to come to pass that it really depends if i can make it to thejune really depends if i can make it to the june five reall
house speaker kevin mccarthy has really beenl kevin mccarthy has really been working the phones throughout the weekend, trying to pitch this package to all members of the house and notjust moderate but also some of these conservative hardliners. he has tried to emphasise that he did secure some spending cuts, certainly what you heard republican leadership emphasised there, some of those changes you pointed out through the social safety net programmes, some new work requirements, nothing major...
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do you think kevin mccarthy can cut a deal that both democrats and republicans will agree to? the auestion republicans will agree to? the question is _ republicans will agree to? the question is can _ republicans will agree to? tte: question is can they republicans will agree to? t'te: question is can they both republicans will agree to? tte: question is can they both cut a deal that everyone can agree to? i think this is the risk. talking to republicans and kevin mccarthy, they are concerned thatjoe biden, president biden doesn't have the same relationship with his progressive wing that kevin has cultivated with his conservative wing. keep in mind, the conservatives kept kevin mccarthy from being speaker in the first 16 ballot injanuary, but speaker in the first 16 ballot in january, but the relationship between those elements in the republican party seem to have warmed up considerably, that's how he could pass the boat a month ago. the republicans are worried that because the democrats didn't think that would happen, they didn't take the time to cultivate the relationship wi
do you think kevin mccarthy can cut a deal that both democrats and republicans will agree to? the auestion republicans will agree to? the question is _ republicans will agree to? the question is can _ republicans will agree to? tte: question is can they republicans will agree to? t'te: question is can they both republicans will agree to? tte: question is can they both cut a deal that everyone can agree to? i think this is the risk. talking to republicans and kevin mccarthy, they are concerned...
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the speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy said it is possible to get a deal done by the end of the week. are you optimistic about it after what we had today? i�*m it after what we had today? i'm encouraged _ it after what we had today? i“n encouraged that they are talking and it looks like they are talking with seriousness. i am frustrated that the proposal that the republicans put on the table that was passed in the house only postpones the debt ceiling through march 202a. which is not very long from now. and if that is what we are past, we would be, injust a few short months, talking about brinksmanship again. do few short months, talking about brinksmanship again.— brinksmanship again. do you think democrats _ brinksmanship again. do you think democrats should - think democrats should therefore not agree to it? i think the best way that policymakers in washington, dc can reassure financial markets that the united states stands a buy note on its obligations on a treasury securities, but its obligations across the federal government is to put off the debt ceiling for several year
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earlier today, speaker of the house kevin mccarthy struck an optimistic note when speaking with reporters on capitol hill, saying, "each day i feel closer and better," though he said the two sides have not yet reached a deal. the treasury department said negotiators have untiljune 5th before the government would run short of funds to pay all its bills. here is the republican negotiator patrick mchenry. i've had days where i thought the deal was within grasp and within hours, so i don't... i'm just... i think we're all tired, but that doesn't mean that we're willing to just take something that we think is not acceptable. it's been a day of long delays and frustration for passengers arriving at major airports in the uk, because electronic passport gates broke down. officials say technical issues at uk border force were to blame, with the e—gates faling last night. as a result, staff had to check passports manually, which takes more time. this evening, the home office says the problem has been fixed, and the gates are working again. graham satchell has more. this is the gatwick line. gatwi
earlier today, speaker of the house kevin mccarthy struck an optimistic note when speaking with reporters on capitol hill, saying, "each day i feel closer and better," though he said the two sides have not yet reached a deal. the treasury department said negotiators have untiljune 5th before the government would run short of funds to pay all its bills. here is the republican negotiator patrick mchenry. i've had days where i thought the deal was within grasp and within hours, so i...
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these are live pictures right now we are expecting president biden and top republican kevin mccarthy you probably all heard the term debt ceiling. need to make progress on the deal to raise the debt ceiling to allow the u.s. to borrow more money to pay its bills. it could be catastrophic default but let's go over to nikki to explain it all. >> we probably all heard the term debt ceiling but what does that mean? it's also known as the debt limit. it's a law that limits the total amount of money that the you was government's allowed to borrow to pay its bills. when we talk about those bills it is a wide range of things governnt wages paying for things like federal firefighters , there is the cost of the military, social security payments, retirement and disability benefits, the cost of medicare and if that wasn't enough you also have to have the interest on the national debt and tax refunds as well. every now and then u.s. congress meets to vote whether to raise the cup so the government can spend more or suspended. currently the cap is 31.4 chilean, yes, trillion dollars. that is arou
these are live pictures right now we are expecting president biden and top republican kevin mccarthy you probably all heard the term debt ceiling. need to make progress on the deal to raise the debt ceiling to allow the u.s. to borrow more money to pay its bills. it could be catastrophic default but let's go over to nikki to explain it all. >> we probably all heard the term debt ceiling but what does that mean? it's also known as the debt limit. it's a law that limits the total amount of...
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so president biden and kevin mccarthy, the speaker _ here. so president biden and kevin mccarthy, the speaker of _ here. so president biden and kevin mccarthy, the speaker of the - here. so president biden and kevin i mccarthy, the speaker of the house, now have to sell this deal. how will they go about doing that? and how will they stay unified? fine they go about doing that? and how will they stay unified?— will they stay unified? one of the bi thins will they stay unified? one of the big things we _ will they stay unified? one of the big things we have _ will they stay unified? one of the big things we have seen - will they stay unified? one of the big things we have seen from - will they stay unified? one of the. big things we have seen from both sides is really harbouring on the fact that if this does not happen quickly then we could potentially run into default which would be catastrophic when it comes to not just the usa but the global economy. on top of that, they are really trying to appeal to members of the middle of both of thes
so president biden and kevin mccarthy, the speaker _ here. so president biden and kevin mccarthy, the speaker of _ here. so president biden and kevin mccarthy, the speaker of the - here. so president biden and kevin i mccarthy, the speaker of the house, now have to sell this deal. how will they go about doing that? and how will they stay unified? fine they go about doing that? and how will they stay unified?— will they stay unified? one of the bi thins will they stay unified? one of the big...
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negotiatns -- they do sound quite entrenched, how much power does kevin mccarthy actually have? >> he does have a slim majority, you remember it took a long time for him to become the speaker because there were members of his own republican party who do not like it very much. they don't trust them. some of them still don't. they don't exit want him to make a deal. they would see it as of the. it's a tricky tightrope polls suggest that if america does revolt -- default, they wouldn't necessarily play -- blame president biden, there are polls that suggest the blame the republican. and president biden has said as one of his central messages that the republican party are a party of extremists who don't know how to govern. if there is a default, it won't necessarily just be president biden who gets the blame, it could be the republican party, it's a tricky situation, not just for the president but for his opponents. >> for global markets as well. thank you so much for the update. and before we go, a bit of british royals past and present. princess diana's jewels are heading under the
negotiatns -- they do sound quite entrenched, how much power does kevin mccarthy actually have? >> he does have a slim majority, you remember it took a long time for him to become the speaker because there were members of his own republican party who do not like it very much. they don't trust them. some of them still don't. they don't exit want him to make a deal. they would see it as of the. it's a tricky tightrope polls suggest that if america does revolt -- default, they wouldn't...
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kevin mccarthy spoke outside the white house — and the bbc�*s nomia iqbal was there. he said the meeting was productive. he said the tone was good. he appeared in an upbeat mood and he said there was still a way to go before they make a compromise. he did say that he believed the president does want to make a deal. bear in mind, we are fast approaching the deadline, and if a deal is passed, it would take more than a week, or about a week, to get through congress. the speaker appeared confident that would happen. i never wanted to be here. i do not like the idea that you govern by chaos, you govern by a deadline. so all the way back in january, i requested meetings with the president after i won speaker, only on this issue, we always knew it was coming. february i got the meeting and i said, mr president, we should work together to find where we have common ground to raise the debt ceiling, but curb our spending so we stop doing this. i told the president two things. not going to raise taxes. and we are not going to pass a clean debt ceiling. but for 97 days, he said h
kevin mccarthy spoke outside the white house — and the bbc�*s nomia iqbal was there. he said the meeting was productive. he said the tone was good. he appeared in an upbeat mood and he said there was still a way to go before they make a compromise. he did say that he believed the president does want to make a deal. bear in mind, we are fast approaching the deadline, and if a deal is passed, it would take more than a week, or about a week, to get through congress. the speaker appeared...
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for the republican side, kevin mccarthy has been saying there are some spending curbs. there will be tighter requirements, as well, work requirements for those in need of food assistance, food stamps. so, both sides trying to claim victory because both sides are trying to get their respective caucuses to back their respective caucuses to back the deal as it heads to the house first and then the senates after that. presumably over the next week. the exact time isn't clear but the one thing is clear at the moment is june five is the deadline that the us treasury has given in terms of winning second run of money to pay some of its bills. we winning second run of money to pay some of its bills.— some of its bills. we will follow that timeline _ some of its bills. we will follow that timeline and _ some of its bills. we will follow that timeline and results - some of its bills. we will follow that timeline and results for . some of its bills. we will follow that timeline and results for a i that timeline and results for a moment longer, jessica parker in washington. ukrain
for the republican side, kevin mccarthy has been saying there are some spending curbs. there will be tighter requirements, as well, work requirements for those in need of food assistance, food stamps. so, both sides trying to claim victory because both sides are trying to get their respective caucuses to back their respective caucuses to back the deal as it heads to the house first and then the senates after that. presumably over the next week. the exact time isn't clear but the one thing is...
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i put to kevin mccarthy, if they had taken default off the table this time? he sidestepped the question. he pointed to the bill that the house republicans are trying to pass, but he did say that neither side wants default. that was actually something that had progressed in this meeting. he was also asked about how the world is looking at america right now, and if it does default, what the global implications would be? look, i think america is the number one economy in the world. and when we get done with this negotiations, america's economy is going to be stronger because we're going to make the american economy stronger by putting more people back to work, lifting them out of poverty, lowering our energy costs, and, more importantly, curbing our spending at the runaway. so if the world looks around and looks back around and looks back at america and says "they were spending too much," they won't be able to say that when we're done. we all agreed that defaultl is not an acceptable option and must be avoided, - and we all agreed that over the next few weeks we
i put to kevin mccarthy, if they had taken default off the table this time? he sidestepped the question. he pointed to the bill that the house republicans are trying to pass, but he did say that neither side wants default. that was actually something that had progressed in this meeting. he was also asked about how the world is looking at america right now, and if it does default, what the global implications would be? look, i think america is the number one economy in the world. and when we get...
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kevin mccarthy _ support for ukraine. kevin mccarthy did _ support for ukraine. kevin mccarthy did make - support for ukraine. kevin mccarthy did make a - support for ukraine. kevin l mccarthy did make a strong speech in favour support for ukraine during a recent trip to israel. do you see bipartisan support possibly weakening, especially in the lead up to the election? i especially in the lead up to the election?— especially in the lead up to the election? i actually see very strong _ the election? i actually see very strong bipartisan - the election? i actually see i very strong bipartisan support and we are very grateful to all members of congress and senators, to the strong bipartisan support and we feel the same from american people. there could be different discussions, take a peek up some questions, we are preparing to answer them and we are preparing to provide more information but i do not see support weakening as we are fighting for the values on which the us is built. freedom, democracy, human decency. so we feel the support and again regardless of t
kevin mccarthy _ support for ukraine. kevin mccarthy did _ support for ukraine. kevin mccarthy did make - support for ukraine. kevin mccarthy did make a - support for ukraine. kevin l mccarthy did make a strong speech in favour support for ukraine during a recent trip to israel. do you see bipartisan support possibly weakening, especially in the lead up to the election? i especially in the lead up to the election?— especially in the lead up to the election? i actually see very strong _ the...
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presidentjoe biden met with congressional leaders, including repblican house speaker, kevin mccarthy, to discuss the country's debt limit. but the tuesday meeting resulted in no progress. leaders from both parties blame each other for the looming crisis, but have agreed to meet again on friday. the current spending cap stands at roughly $31.4 trillion. if the debt limit is not increased, the government could run out of money within weeks and default. biden reiterated his position after the meeting. i made it clear during our meeting that default is not an option. i repeated that time and again. america is not a deadbeat nation, we pay our bills, avoiding default is a basic duty of the united states congress. in response, house speaker kevin mccarthy said congress will not lift the debt ceiling until the government can keep the spending in control. i literally asked the president personally, "do you believe there's any place in government we find savings?" they know they said things that were not true about how we would move forward, and explained to the president the only thing we are
presidentjoe biden met with congressional leaders, including repblican house speaker, kevin mccarthy, to discuss the country's debt limit. but the tuesday meeting resulted in no progress. leaders from both parties blame each other for the looming crisis, but have agreed to meet again on friday. the current spending cap stands at roughly $31.4 trillion. if the debt limit is not increased, the government could run out of money within weeks and default. biden reiterated his position after the...
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house speaker kevin mccarthy once again blamed the white house for not coming to the table sooner. the republican leader said that the day's discussions have been good but insisted the government needs to spend less for any deal to be reached. democrats have long argued that wealthy americans and businesses should pay more taxes to help raise government revenues. the white house press secretary says a deal both sides can be pleased with is possible. >> negotiations are very hard. they are very difficult. both sides have to understand they will not get everything they want and what we are trying to get to a budget that is reasonable, that is bipartisan, that democrats and republicans in the house and senate will be able to vote on and agree on. this is the process. that's why we are moving in this way to make sure that it is bipartisan but also reasonable. that's what you all can look forward to. >> what is the state of the debt ceiling negotiations now? >> the latest we heard, kevin mccarthy was talking to reporters saying there probably was not going to be a deal today, but the re
house speaker kevin mccarthy once again blamed the white house for not coming to the table sooner. the republican leader said that the day's discussions have been good but insisted the government needs to spend less for any deal to be reached. democrats have long argued that wealthy americans and businesses should pay more taxes to help raise government revenues. the white house press secretary says a deal both sides can be pleased with is possible. >> negotiations are very hard. they are...
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kevin mccarthy says he wants 72 hours for his members to review the fine print of any agreement. the senate, it could take an equally long amount of time. one senator if he objected could drag this out for days. the closer you get, the more uncertainty there is, but the feeling is they need to reach some kind of agreement by this weekend or they are playing with fire. >> another pressing issue in the united states, reports now that ron desantis may throw his hat in the ring on twitter. >> on twitter. that was a surprise. we knew ron desantis was going to announce this. he had been setting all his wheels in motion, but the venue, twitter, is unusual. being on twitter spaces with elon musk, he is aligning himself with elon musk and twitter has become kind of a safe place for conservatives, for the fact he is doing that first and not, say, fox news, tells something about the kind of campaign ron desantis might want to run, that he is thinking a little bit outside of the box and that he might be a little more unpredictable and people thought. >> thank you for your time. let's move on
kevin mccarthy says he wants 72 hours for his members to review the fine print of any agreement. the senate, it could take an equally long amount of time. one senator if he objected could drag this out for days. the closer you get, the more uncertainty there is, but the feeling is they need to reach some kind of agreement by this weekend or they are playing with fire. >> another pressing issue in the united states, reports now that ron desantis may throw his hat in the ring on twitter....
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what was interesting is when both sides, when kevin mccarthy and president biden said they had a deal with a good pr job, they were good at that on american new shows, kevin mccarthy wrote a piece in the journal saying that we didn't concede, we didn't concede. they need -- convince progressives in the party that the trouble in the republican party, that there is a win for them. it's consequential for heaven mccarthy and president biden. that reputation hinges on the ability to pass the legislation and sell it to their parties as a victory and they need bipartisanship for it to be shepherded through congress. so yeah that clock is ticking, we say. it's a cliche but it is. >> in that op-ed by kevin mccarthy called it a hard-fought win for republicans. is there meant to be a winner and loser in debt ceiling negotiations? >> politically, the fact that republicans got biden to negotiate is a win by itself because he said he would talk about spending cuts but not tired to the debt ceiling. the fact they got him to do that is a victory by itself. but everything is so polarized now and every
what was interesting is when both sides, when kevin mccarthy and president biden said they had a deal with a good pr job, they were good at that on american new shows, kevin mccarthy wrote a piece in the journal saying that we didn't concede, we didn't concede. they need -- convince progressives in the party that the trouble in the republican party, that there is a win for them. it's consequential for heaven mccarthy and president biden. that reputation hinges on the ability to pass the...
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first up was kevin mccarthy who said that president biden refused to negotiate. then his opponent, chuck schumer and hakeem jeffries came out and said that the republicans refused to take the republicans refused to take the fault of the table, referred to the republicans as a party of maga extremist. if they don't come up with a deal they don't come up with a deal the us will default and it could lead to economic ruin, we are talking about the stock markets plummeting, gdp shrinking, millions ofjobs could be lost, federal employees won't get paid and so much more. what is interesting, however, is that polls suggest if the us does default, the american public won't necessarily lane president biden, some polls suggest that they would also blame the republican party and this would play into the hands of the president. 0ne play into the hands of the president. one of his central messages for his re—election campaign is that the republican party are a bunch of extremists who don't know how to govern so politically, the stakes are high for both side. let's turn to pa
first up was kevin mccarthy who said that president biden refused to negotiate. then his opponent, chuck schumer and hakeem jeffries came out and said that the republicans refused to take the republicans refused to take the fault of the table, referred to the republicans as a party of maga extremist. if they don't come up with a deal they don't come up with a deal the us will default and it could lead to economic ruin, we are talking about the stock markets plummeting, gdp shrinking, millions...
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kevin mccarthy in the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. the last time they came out, they were really critical of president biden, saying he refused to negotiate. the democrats also were critical of the republicans, saying they would not take default off the table. i put that question to mr. mccarthy. i said, have you taken default off the table? he fights at the question and points to the fact that house republicans have tried to pass a bill in which default is off the table, but that went nowhere in the senate due to the democrats controlling it. there were a lot of demands that president biden refused to meet. mr. mccarthy did say neither side wants default spear that is something th have agreed on. he was also asked about how the world is looking at america, and if defaults would happen, if he was worried about the global implications. >> i think america is the number one economy in the world. when we get done with these negotiations, america's economy will be stronger. because we will make the america economy stronger, putting more pe
kevin mccarthy in the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. the last time they came out, they were really critical of president biden, saying he refused to negotiate. the democrats also were critical of the republicans, saying they would not take default off the table. i put that question to mr. mccarthy. i said, have you taken default off the table? he fights at the question and points to the fact that house republicans have tried to pass a bill in which default is off the table, but that...
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we had kevin mccarthy their say he had, or there were lots of westerns are yet to be answered. what are your principal questions about this agreement in principle? i want to be careful to make sure that people understand the difference between a default and government shutdown. the us has never defaulted on debt in the history of the us. on the other hand, we have had a government shutdown, the debt ceiling has been raised about 24 ceiling has been raised about 2k times in the last 20 years 2a times in the last 20 years or so. 2a times in the last 20 years orso. so, this kind 2a times in the last 20 years or so. so, this kind of brinkmanship makes it really tough on entry one, not being able to shut everyone, not being able to come up with what is happening earlier. i do think the questions are exactly what the details are going to be in terms of the cuts in spending. i think some of the things that have come out, basically there will be work requirements of people getting what is known as snap, for single individuals with no interview —— independence. those sort of things
we had kevin mccarthy their say he had, or there were lots of westerns are yet to be answered. what are your principal questions about this agreement in principle? i want to be careful to make sure that people understand the difference between a default and government shutdown. the us has never defaulted on debt in the history of the us. on the other hand, we have had a government shutdown, the debt ceiling has been raised about 24 ceiling has been raised about 2k times in the last 20 years 2a...
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i think— fundamentally it can, but again the question is notjust what kevin mccarthy, the speaker of the house, can negotiate with president biden, but whether this republican speaker can sell it to the extremists in his caucus. because the extreme politicians like matt gates and marjorie taylor greene, some of the most extreme politicians in america has ever seen, he required their votes to become speaker. that is why they are holding us hostage. the democrats raised the debt ceiling three times under donald trump. they didn't like donald trump. they didn't like donald trump. they didn't like donald trump and his policies but it's the right thing to do for the country. it's time for the republicans to step up and do the same thing.— the republicans to step up and do the same thing. some in your -a are do the same thing. some in your party are calling _ do the same thing. some in your party are calling on _ do the same thing. some in your party are calling on the - party are calling on the president to invoke the 14th amendment and go around congress. can a deal be reached that the
i think— fundamentally it can, but again the question is notjust what kevin mccarthy, the speaker of the house, can negotiate with president biden, but whether this republican speaker can sell it to the extremists in his caucus. because the extreme politicians like matt gates and marjorie taylor greene, some of the most extreme politicians in america has ever seen, he required their votes to become speaker. that is why they are holding us hostage. the democrats raised the debt ceiling three...
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the speaker of the house kevin mccarthy and the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell struck a more optimistic tone, they went as bitter as last time. they had both accused the president of not negotiating or compromising. the democrats came out and chuck schumer and accuse the republicans are not taking default of the table and using it as a negotiating tactic. i put to kevin mccarthy if they had taken default at the table this time he sidestepped the question appointed to the bill that the house republicans are dried about but he did say that neither side wants default. that was actually that had progressed in this meeting. he was also asked about how the world is looking at america right now and if it does default, what the global implications would be. i default, what the global implications would be. i think america is— implications would be. i think america is the _ implications would be. i think america is the number-1 i implications would be. i think- america is the number-1 economy america is the number—1 economy in the world and when we get on with these negotiations,
the speaker of the house kevin mccarthy and the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell struck a more optimistic tone, they went as bitter as last time. they had both accused the president of not negotiating or compromising. the democrats came out and chuck schumer and accuse the republicans are not taking default of the table and using it as a negotiating tactic. i put to kevin mccarthy if they had taken default at the table this time he sidestepped the question appointed to the bill that the...
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american people can use some help on what kevin mccarthy and his crew are suggesting is just going to make lives more difficult. artificial intelligence, you been talking about a lot. the capability of technologies like chatgpt has raised concerns among lawmakers and tech experts. what action should congress take? i don't think we should take an immediate action. i don't. one thing we shouldn't do is panic. there's going to be good and bad with artificial intelligence. two things we could do would be to follow a recommendation that was made by eric schmidt to set up a task force so that the united states and the federal government can determine whether, as we adopt ai, we are doing it consistent with our civil liberties, consistent with civil rights, consistent with commitment to privacy. as important or more important than that, we need to create a new federal agency in washington like the fda, like the fcc, to regulate the biggest tech companies in america which have gone completely unregulated to this point and ai is going to be a big part of the discussion. last question on this.
american people can use some help on what kevin mccarthy and his crew are suggesting is just going to make lives more difficult. artificial intelligence, you been talking about a lot. the capability of technologies like chatgpt has raised concerns among lawmakers and tech experts. what action should congress take? i don't think we should take an immediate action. i don't. one thing we shouldn't do is panic. there's going to be good and bad with artificial intelligence. two things we could do...
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why a guy like kevin mccarthy who has supported tax cuts for the rich, who supported, which he didn't pay for, who blew up the deficit with george bush, every president from george bush to donald trump. now has standing to say is going to write the physical —— fiscal rules in this country. that's part of problem we have here. it's not about fiscal responsibility, it's about fiscal irresponsibility and the inability of kevin mccarthy and that wing of the republican party to understand the damage they are doing to working people. i was asking what concessions democrats might have to make. what do you think this deal will have? i'm not sure. we should not be threatening to destroy the full faith and credit of the united states. we shouldn't be doing it. and i don't think we should capitulate about. i don't think should give into that, especially when the people who are doing it are people who defict spend and deficit spend, just to give the richest people in america tax cuts. american people can use some help on what kevin mccarthy and his crew are suggesting is just going to make li
why a guy like kevin mccarthy who has supported tax cuts for the rich, who supported, which he didn't pay for, who blew up the deficit with george bush, every president from george bush to donald trump. now has standing to say is going to write the physical —— fiscal rules in this country. that's part of problem we have here. it's not about fiscal responsibility, it's about fiscal irresponsibility and the inability of kevin mccarthy and that wing of the republican party to understand the...
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reporter: what is fascinating is that power kevin mccarthy has. this man has a narrow majority in the house. he only became speaker after 15 rounds of voting. many members are very far right who do not want him to negotiate with president biden at all. but he managed to pass a partisan bill in the house. it was dead on arrival in the senate but it tackled spending cuts and raised the debt ceiling . he presented it to the senate and it did not go anywhere but the fact that he managed to do that and get his party to agree on it is probably something the democrats did not anticipate he could do, given the small majory he has and perhaps that is what has forced president biden to negotiate with republicans and away way he was not doing originally. >> thank you so much for giving us the update from the white house. let's stay with u.s. politics and south cap -- south carolina senator tim scott says he is running for his party's presidential nomination. his message is responsibility, security, and education. he's the only black senator representing his
reporter: what is fascinating is that power kevin mccarthy has. this man has a narrow majority in the house. he only became speaker after 15 rounds of voting. many members are very far right who do not want him to negotiate with president biden at all. but he managed to pass a partisan bill in the house. it was dead on arrival in the senate but it tackled spending cuts and raised the debt ceiling . he presented it to the senate and it did not go anywhere but the fact that he managed to do that...
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earlier, presidentjoe biden and speaker of the house kevin mccarthy led talks on raising the debt ceiling to ensure the us can continue to pay its bills. biden and republican congressional leaders now have just ten days to avoid a default. president biden said: kevin mccarthy spoke outside the white house, and the bbc�*s nomia iqbal was watching. he said the meeting was productive. he said the tone was good. he appeared in an upbeat mood and he said there was still a way to go before they make a compromise. he did say that he believed the president does want to make a deal. bear in mind, we are fast approaching the deadline, and if a deal is passed, it would take more than a week, or about a week, to get through congress. the speaker appeared confident that would happen. i never wanted to be here. i do not like the idea that you govern by chaos, you govern by a deadline. us in this situation. i believe we can still get there. i believe we can get it done. any deal that is reached has to be bipartisan, and i asked the speaker what he thought about members of the house republicans to the
earlier, presidentjoe biden and speaker of the house kevin mccarthy led talks on raising the debt ceiling to ensure the us can continue to pay its bills. biden and republican congressional leaders now have just ten days to avoid a default. president biden said: kevin mccarthy spoke outside the white house, and the bbc�*s nomia iqbal was watching. he said the meeting was productive. he said the tone was good. he appeared in an upbeat mood and he said there was still a way to go before they...
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house speaker kevin mccarthy will need to convince members of his republican party to back the bill. he spoke to fox news on sunday. 95% of all those at the conference were very excited but think about this. we finally were able to cut spending. we are the first congress to vote for cutting spending year after year. we were able to do this after the president said he was not even going to talk to us. this is really a step in the right direction. it's puts us at a trajectory that is different. we put a statutory cap on only spending 1% for the next six years so we let government grow, but at a slower rate. now, crucially, this deal still needs to be approved by both parts of a divided congress. 0verall, there are 435 votes in the house of represantitives. in order to advance a bill to the us senate, it will need the support of the majority — 218 members. currently, house republicans control the lower chamber of congress with 222 votes. members of the more conservative freedom caucus in the house have opposed raising the debt ceiling, and currently they have 45 votes in the house. no
house speaker kevin mccarthy will need to convince members of his republican party to back the bill. he spoke to fox news on sunday. 95% of all those at the conference were very excited but think about this. we finally were able to cut spending. we are the first congress to vote for cutting spending year after year. we were able to do this after the president said he was not even going to talk to us. this is really a step in the right direction. it's puts us at a trajectory that is different....
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presidentjoe biden and speaker kevin mccarthy say they have come to a deal, in an agreement to raise
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in the past hour president biden spoke by phone to republican speaker kevin mccarthy. there is no news of what was discussed in that call but there are reporters that republican leaders in the house will brief members on the talks at 21:30 eastern time — so that's in about an hours time. any more news on those talks we will bring them to you. now to some other news in the uk: holly willoughby, co—host of this morning, has reacted to phillip schofield's admission about a relationship with a younger employee, saying she is hurt. on friday, mr schofield resigned from itv saying he had lied to cover up the relationship, which he described as "unwise, but not illegal". itv has said it investigated rumours of the relationship but both men repeatedly denied it. detectives investigating the attempted murder of dci john caldwell have tonight charged seven men with attempted murder. those charged are aged between 28 and 72. two of the men who have also been charged with being members of a terrorist group, namely the ira. three of them have also been charged with preparation
in the past hour president biden spoke by phone to republican speaker kevin mccarthy. there is no news of what was discussed in that call but there are reporters that republican leaders in the house will brief members on the talks at 21:30 eastern time — so that's in about an hours time. any more news on those talks we will bring them to you. now to some other news in the uk: holly willoughby, co—host of this morning, has reacted to phillip schofield's admission about a relationship with a...
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house speaker kevin mccarthy will need to convince members of his republican party to back the bill. he spoke to fox news on sunday. 95% of all those at the conference were very excited but think about this. we finally were able to cut spending. we are the first congress to vote for cutting spending year after year. we were able to do this after the president said he was not even going to talk to us. this is really a step in the right direction. it's puts us at a trajectory that is different. we put a statutory cap on only spending i% for the next six years so we let government grow, but at a slower rate. and our north america correspondentjessica parker sent this update from washington. ina way, in a way, we don't know what would happen, because this would happen, because this would be new territory and the consequences would depend to some extent on how long the default went on. federal agency workers could not get paid nor would those in receipt of social security benefits. those payments would be delayed. that would lead to serious personal hardship, and there would also be warni
house speaker kevin mccarthy will need to convince members of his republican party to back the bill. he spoke to fox news on sunday. 95% of all those at the conference were very excited but think about this. we finally were able to cut spending. we are the first congress to vote for cutting spending year after year. we were able to do this after the president said he was not even going to talk to us. this is really a step in the right direction. it's puts us at a trajectory that is different....
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they're not happy that kevin mccarthy negotiated or compromised with president biden. that is how the progressives feel in the democratic party. they are angry about some elements, particularly when it comes to the way new energy projects will now be approved. they're not happy about the additional work requirements for dependence -- sorry, adults without dependents who are on things like food stamps. so they are angry as well that president biden it did a u-turn and negotiated with kevin mccarthy in the first place. remember, he said he is happy to talk about spending cuts but he will not tie it to the debt ceiling. many of the democratic progressive members think -- to answer your question when it comes to those extreme sides they think the bill favors the other. >> a vote in the house tonight then if and when it lands in the senate, can you walk us through what the procedure will be for the bill and the voting then? >> the fight is not over. if they pass it in the house it will go to the senate. it is a numbers game. democrats have 51 senators which means they will
they're not happy that kevin mccarthy negotiated or compromised with president biden. that is how the progressives feel in the democratic party. they are angry about some elements, particularly when it comes to the way new energy projects will now be approved. they're not happy about the additional work requirements for dependence -- sorry, adults without dependents who are on things like food stamps. so they are angry as well that president biden it did a u-turn and negotiated with kevin...
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that is something kevin mccarthy says he will not waive then they have to vote on it inoth chambers of the house and the senate. all of this needs to get done by the first of june. so there is very little tim left on the calendar. some people are saying that a vote needs to happen by tuesday to sort of avoid a default. and that is why there is this increasing pressure and at the moment it sounds like there is a sense of optimism which we have not seen before that is beginning to creep into these talks. you've got president biden in the clip you just played and mccarthy saying they're not thinking about default right now. >> the clock continues to take. michelle following the story in new york, thank you very much. the head of the spanish football league has said racism can never be 100% eliminated. javier spoke to the bbc after real madrid forward was the target of abuse at valencia on sunday. they said they believed racist insults could be mostly driven out of the country's stadiums within months if the league had greater powers. >> we are convinced that if we had those powers within
that is something kevin mccarthy says he will not waive then they have to vote on it inoth chambers of the house and the senate. all of this needs to get done by the first of june. so there is very little tim left on the calendar. some people are saying that a vote needs to happen by tuesday to sort of avoid a default. and that is why there is this increasing pressure and at the moment it sounds like there is a sense of optimism which we have not seen before that is beginning to creep into...
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a committee of the us house of representatives votes in favour of president biden and kevin mccarthy's debt ceiling deal. next up the full house. the chips are up — as nvidia briefly enters the trillion dollar club. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm monica miller. a committee of the us house of representatives votes in favour of president
a committee of the us house of representatives votes in favour of president biden and kevin mccarthy's debt ceiling deal. next up the full house. the chips are up — as nvidia briefly enters the trillion dollar club. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm monica miller. a committee of the us house of representatives votes in favour of president
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the deal, struck by president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy over the weekend, suspends the debt ceiling until the beginning of 2025 and avoids a potential global economic crisis. the house is expected to vote on the bill wednesday before sending it to the senate for a vote. which would then go to the president to become law. treasury secretary janet yellen says the us will not be able to pay its bills if this doesn't pass byjune 5th. we will be watching that house vote on wednesday very closely on bbc news. north korea has carried out a failed attempt to launch a military spy satellite. it prompted neighbours south korea and japan to briefly issue, then rescind, alerts to millions of residents. state media in pyongyang said the projectile had come down in the sea because of serious defects. south korea correspondentjean mckenzie has more from seoul. there was panic and confusion in seoul this morning as we awoke to the sound of this air raid siren which is extremely rare. and messages from loudspeakers telling people to prepare for an infatuation, only to be told 20 minutes later it was
the deal, struck by president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy over the weekend, suspends the debt ceiling until the beginning of 2025 and avoids a potential global economic crisis. the house is expected to vote on the bill wednesday before sending it to the senate for a vote. which would then go to the president to become law. treasury secretary janet yellen says the us will not be able to pay its bills if this doesn't pass byjune 5th. we will be watching that house vote on wednesday very...