From Washington: Senate Returns From Summer Recess

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 8 September 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The Senate is back in session, returning to the Capitol Building after its summer recess. However, many were concerned for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after he froze again during his regular news conference. The Senator vowed to finish his term amid ongoing speculation about the status of his health following two recent episodes. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram asked Senator McConnell directly about his health earlier this week and shares reactions from Capitol Hill. Later, he discusses what's ahead for Congress as they work to prevent a government shutdown. The federal budget deficit totaled $2.3 trillion dollars, almost twice the amount from last year, a projection coming from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The Committee's Senior Vice President and Policy Director Marc Goldwein points out why people should care about the national debt, explains what it means for money in Americans' wallets, and details what kind of legislation Congress should pass to relieve some of our country's debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.2	Saturday, September 9th, 2023, I'm Jared Halperd.
0:39.2	It was the first week back for the Senate after a summer recess and health concerns for the Republican leader.
0:46.2	He said, no, I'm going to finish my term as leader.
0:48.8	And I'm going to finish my term in the Senate with runs until January of 2027.
0:52.8	And the federal deficit is on pace to double this year without any solutions to bring it down.
0:58.8	Politicians have passed tax cut after tax cut and spend increase after spending increase.
1:03.8	And very rarely have they asked themselves, can we afford this?
1:07.8	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington.
1:11.8	If you want to see how eager Capitol Hill correspondents were to cover Congress again after the long recess,
1:27.8	take a look at photos or video this week of the regular weekly news conference by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
1:33.8	It was absolutely packed with scores of reporters curious about the 81-year-old Kentucky Senators' health.
1:41.8	Following an other freeze-up a couple of weeks ago.
1:44.8	Well, I think, come on ahead, cover.
1:47.8	We'd like to hear from you.
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