Morning everyone. Honored to be joined today by Whip Katherine Clark and caucus chair Pete Aguilar as we prepare to depart for the August district work period. The Trump administration and House Republicans have been a complete and total failure.These MAGA extremists promised that they were going to lower costs in the United States of America. In fact, they promised the American people that costs would go down on day one. But costs haven't gone down.They are on the way up. Inflation is up. It's the quality ...

It is 165 days. Yes, it's day 165 of the second Trump administration. And President Donald Trump has gotten his wish. After plenty of infighting, Republicans in Congress passed his gargantuan budget bill full of tax breaks, spending that will supercharge the debt, and cuts that will kick millions of Americans off of their health insurance. My colleague Ryan Nobles gets us started tonight. Tonight, a major victory for the Donald Trump agenda. The motion is adopted. The House passing his multi-trillion dollar ...

Joining us now is Congresswoman Katherryn Clark of Massachusetts. You just heard from her. She is the number two Democrat in the House serving as the Democratic whip.Welcome, Congresswoman. It's great to have you back at the table. So, I want to have a little fun with you uh at the beginning.U so so this great headline on NBC News um uh this morning talking about House Democratic leaders vowed to do everything they can can do to stop the GOP bill from passing. And the first thought I had was what. You mean ...

It is time now for money power politics and this evening we are talking about our financial responsibility as a country. I want to level set here. This has been a problem for the United States for many years.Our debt has exploded over the last two decades under the leadership of both parties. But that makes it even more important to take a hard look at what this Republican bill would do to make an already bad situation even worse. As the New York Times puts it, this is one of the most expensive pieces of le ...

Fiscal Policy & Economic Impact - The bill aims to continue tax breaks from Trump's first term and add provisions from his second term promises [3] - The bill is expected to positively impact the economy [4] - The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the Senate version of the bill will increase the national debt by 33% trillion over the next 10 years [6] Healthcare Implications - The CBO estimates that the bill will lead to approximately 12 million people (118%) losing health insurance by 2030 [7] - The bill includes provisions that may cause individuals who are eligible to work but choose not to, to lose healthcare benefits [9] National Security & Defense - The bill includes increased spending on defense, including provisions for missile defense [8] - Focus on evolving threats from China and Russia [8] Iran Nuclear Program - Iran could resume enriching uranium in a matter of months [14][15] - The president discussed specific enrichment facilities that were destroyed [16] - Iran has other sites and capabilities to restart their nuclear program [17] - Iran is considered a terrorist state with nuclear aspirations [19][20] Intelligence Sharing - The White House plans to limit intelligence sharing with lawmakers [21] - Congress will continue to have access to intelligence [23] - Addressing leaks that can impact national security is important [23]