![]() Meanwhile, folks, Democrats insisting that it's all going to be paid for, but Indiana Republican Senator Mike Braun telling Neil on "Cavuto Live" that all of this massive spending is nothing more than an inflation bomb. I might start identifying as a tree with those kind of numbers. And the White House says that the president is going to try to meet with Democrats tonight - Charles. It is going to be meeting tonight and tomorrow. HASNIE: And, Charles, the pressure is on the House Democratic Caucus. I think she's on the edge now of kneecapping people, but she's getting them inch by inch to go where she wants them to go. She's moved from twisting arms to breaking them. NEWT GINGRICH (R-GA): What I'm watching, I think, is the transition from the donkey to the lemming. It's not looking great.īut Speaker Pelosi thinks that she can make progress this week, as critics weigh in.įMR. And progressives really want something ironclad on this spending bill before they're ready to move forward. On top of that, today's deadline for a vote on infrastructure has been delayed. It's not going to go over well with moderates, as you just heard Chad talk about. We're looking at the likelihood that this whole thing will exceed that $3.5 trillion price tag. Things like Medicaid and Medicare, those are big ticket items likely to cost about $300 billion each. A lot of this bill hasn't been priced out yet. This is how they're going to pay for the entire thing, $12 billion for electric cars for federal employees, three billion for what they call tree equity, $4 billion for distance learning in schools, $74 million for resources for minorities and people with gender identity issues, and $25 million, Charles, for bias training. So let's take a look at these items together, first and foremost, $79 billion - yes, that's with a B - it goes to the IRS and it goes to strengthen tax enforcement. ![]() Right now, based on the parts that have been revealed, we know that it's chock full of progressive wish lists, items that they really want to see come into fruition. Now to Aishah Hasnie on what's actually in the bill.ĪISHAH HASNIE, FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Well, Charles, there's never really been a bill quite like this in the history of this country.Īnd we still don't really know all of the parts of it. That vote likely fails because the GOP plans a filibuster - Charles. PERGRAM: There's a test vote in the Senate at 5:30 Eastern time to avert a government shutdown and suspend the debt ceiling. To say that it is paid for, it's paid for by putting a debt onto the next generation of Americans. KEVIN MCCARTHY (R-CA): Speaker Pelosi, though, didn't want to talk about the numbers. Those talks continue with President Biden. PERGRAM: There's one estimate that the social spending bill may cost $5 trillion, but the price tag could shrink to court the votes of moderate Democrats like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. JOSH GOTTHEIMER (D-NJ): All that this bill does in a bipartisan way, I just don't believe that anyone in any faction of the Democratic Party is going to vote against the president's key legislative priority that's great for the country. Some liberals are also threatening to vote no, but FOX is told at least 10 Republicans will vote in favor of infrastructure. Democrats Scott Peters voted against the social spending bill in committee over the weekend. That said, this is one of the most difficult situations she's probably ever been in. ![]() Pelosi can only lose three votes on her side.ĭANNY WEISS, FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF TO NANCY PELOSI: You cannot underestimate how difficult that makes your maneuvering ability in leadership. ![]() Plus, Thursday is the deadline to avoid a government shutdown. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expects a vote on both the infrastructure bill and the social spending bill. Thursday will be a colossal day on Capitol Hill. I'm Charles Payne, in for Neil Cavuto, and this is "Your World."Īnd we have got FOX team coverage, Chad Pergram on Capitol Hill on where things stand right now, and Aishah Hasnie on what's actually in that bill.ĬHAD PERGRAM, FOX NEWS CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good afternoon, Charles. That's when lawmakers are set to address a much larger social spending bill that could top $5 trillion over the next nine years, this as the clock is ticking. CHARLES PAYNE, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: The House set to begin debate tonight on that $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, but the vote won't come until later in the week. ![]()
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