1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: Richard Arnold stateside, mourning. 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 2: Good morning, Might I got there? Yeah, no surprise. Trump 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,239 Speaker 2: muscled through his megabill with a razor sin margin. But 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 2: a win's a win, right. Two Republicans voted against this thing. 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 2: That was expected. They could lose only three, so it 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 2: was pretty close, as you said a short time ago, 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 2: two hundred and eighteen to two hundred and fourteen votes, 8 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 2: mostly party line. As soon as this was announced, there 9 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: was raucous cheering from the Republican. 10 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: Side without objection. The motion to reconsider is laid on 11 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: the team, a. 12 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 2: Bit like a football game. I guess. There was lots 13 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 2: of drama throughout the entire process, but ultimately Trump bullied 14 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 2: the vast majority of House Republicans into signing on to 15 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,919 Speaker 2: what he calls his Big Beautiful Bill and Democrats call 16 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 2: his big ugly Bill. It all climates with a record 17 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 2: breaking speech by the Democratic leader in the House of King, 18 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 2: jeffrees who spoke for eight hours, forty four minutes and 19 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: count them twenty five seconds, so longer than anyone in 20 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: any house speed which ever, still it only delayed the vote, 21 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 2: didn't derail it. As soon as the big speech was done, 22 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 2: Republicans called for the final Italian Speaker Mike Johnson was 23 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 2: sure he had the numbers. Late last night, though fine 24 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 2: Republicans suggested they would kill the bill and not even 25 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 2: allow a vote to happen. Then Trump was wheeled in. 26 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: This was the middle of the night. There was a 27 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 2: flurry of phone calls with Trump. He got them all 28 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 2: in tow Here's what some of the Republican critics of 29 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 2: the bill said until Trump jumped in. 30 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: It is unconsgable. I'll vote against it here and I'll 31 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 1: vote against it on the floor until we get it right. 32 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 3: I'll tell you the last minute changes in the Senate, 33 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 3: like literally the very last amendment probably added another one 34 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 3: hundred billion dollars to that deficit by adding in some 35 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 3: of the green new scam subsidies. The bottom line is 36 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 3: this is not ready for prime time. 37 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,839 Speaker 1: And we believe it falls short. 38 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 3: We believe that it will create too much spending and 39 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 3: that is too much in the way of deficits. 40 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, these are Republicans talk talk talk when it came 41 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 2: to making actual votes on adding five point four to 42 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: five trillion to the dead or knocking maybe twelve point 43 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: eight million people of health care for the poor meankicking 44 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: many of food money. All three of those individuals cave 45 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 2: to report today from Morgan Stanley says, with its debt spiking, 46 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 2: the US dollar is on track for the worst year 47 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 2: in its modern history. Probably can Speaker Mike Johnson then 48 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 2: move for the final vote while praising the president. 49 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: Our bold, visionary, fearless President Donald J. 50 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,399 Speaker 2: Trump, Rah rah, while his Democratic counterpart quoted the late 51 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 2: civil rights leader doctor Martin Luther King on the need 52 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: to quote unquote press on to fight. 53 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 4: Press on for working class Americans, press on for the 54 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 4: middle class, press on for all who aspire to be 55 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 4: part of the middle class. Press on for the poor, 56 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 4: press on for the sick, press on for the afflictive, 57 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 4: press on for the lease, press on for the loss, 58 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 4: press on for the left behind, press on for the 59 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 4: rule of law, press on for the American way of life, 60 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 4: for democracy. We're going to press on until victory is wide. 61 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 2: So yeah, this is an eight hours, forty four minutes 62 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: plus into the thing. Speaker Johnson ridiculed all of that, 63 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 2: celaborately putting down a folder of notes when he's spoken 64 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 2: what we've seen as mocking his counterpart. Now, I guess 65 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 2: it's sound a messaging and the lead up to the 66 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: mid terms. Twenty twenty six, Trump gets his fourth of 67 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: July victory lap. The bill does include two hundred and 68 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: eighty seven billion New zealand more for immigration enforcement. There's 69 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 2: word today that Los Angeles has called off some of 70 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 2: their Independence Day celebrations bid deportation fears. Since Trump's ice, 71 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 2: immigration agents have boosted their round us with sixteen hundred 72 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: and eighteen arrest so far in La alone. Parts of 73 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: the city are almost a ghost town. Many people are 74 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 2: staying home and the Fourth of July block party that 75 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 2: usually happens in the city's Grand Park Council. 76 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: All right, mate, you have a good July fourth, Richard 77 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: Arnold state side. And speaking of which, by the way, 78 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: the barbecue cost of a barbecue a cookout as they 79 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: call it, from a congressional report, the cost of a 80 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: typical grocery trip for a cookout this year's is up 81 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: by twelve point seven percent. Six packs of Miller Lite 82 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: and Cores up thirteen percent. That's beer, of course, they 83 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: looked at Walmart Popular products track their prices between April 84 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: and June. Imported beers up ten and a half percent. 85 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: The Coleman foldable camping chairs increase forty seven point seven percent, 86 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: of twenty five piece griddle accessories kits up seventeen point 87 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: seven percent. Of banana boat sunscreen that's a point one 88 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: Reynolds wrap aluminium foil six point nine. The Weber propane 89 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: gas grill that's up five percent, the multi pack of 90 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: disposable plates and utensils three point three percent. It's expensive 91 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: to barbecue. 92 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 2: For more from The mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 93 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,119 Speaker 2: News Talk Set B from six am weekdays, or follow 94 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio