Morning Joe’s Jonathan Lemire and Mike Barnicle dig into the latest news that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) have struck a long-awaited deal on legislation that aims to reform the tax code, fight climate change and cut health-care costs, which has caused House Republican leadership to urge members of its conference to vote against a bill to bolster the domestic chip manufacturing industry and fund scientific research, a reversal from its earlier position that came hours after the two Senate Democrats struck the deal on a multibillion-dollar reconciliation package. Viewers at home: “You’ve got to be thinking, what is going on with government that they can’t do something that’s good for America because they’re angry about the politics of it. It’s a crazy, crazy city, Washington D.C.,” says Barnicle. Watch the discussion here.
Jul 28, 2022
