From Washington: The Odds Of A September Government Shutdown

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🗓️ 27 August 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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As summer winds down and America's children head back to school, Congress has a major assignment awaiting them when they return from their August recess. Washington lawmakers will have to race to pass various appropriation bills in order to avoid a government shutdown. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram joins to discuss the hurdles that face Congress upon their return, why House Speaker Kevin McCarthy may be reluctant to work with Democrats on the legislation, and how a potential impeachment inquiry into President Biden factors into the negotiation process. As the United States continues to suffer from drug shortages, many Americans are struggling to fill prescriptions for antibiotics and even some cancer treatments. The reason we’re experiencing this is because many of our country's pharmaceuticals or their active ingredients are produced overseas. There is a growing effort by some Washington lawmakers to bring production back home and help America become less reliant on countries like China. Eric Edwards, cofounder and CEO of Phlow, a pharmaceutical company based in Richmond, Virginia, joins to discuss the importance of manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients domestically and why Congress should push harder for reform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sunday, August 27, 2023, I'm Jared Halpern. Congress is facing a pressing government-spending
0:11.9	deadline with the right and left flanks drawing lines in the sand.
0:16.6	We almost, you know, tipped the scales with the debt ceiling earlier this summer. You
0:21.0	know, I was, you know, thought that that was about 50-50. There are actual members, Republican
0:26.3	members of the House who think it would be a good idea to shut down the government.
0:29.5	I'm Jessica Rosenthal. There was a big congressional effort to get some eye-conductor
0:33.4	chips made in America, but what about our medicine? Will there be a similar effort to make
0:37.9	our drugs here at home?
0:39.4	I think what we need to see from Congress is putting some of this legislation into action
0:44.4	to create a resilient future. A lot of people don't even realize that the drugs that are
0:48.4	coming into our country are coming from facilities that have not been inspected in three years.
0:54.6	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington.
1:00.5	The days are getting shorter. The kids are heading back to school. Summer is slowly making
1:13.6	that transition to fall. It can only mean one thing. Appropriation season in DC. I know
1:20.2	the mere mention of it can cause eyes to glaze over, but the spending fights we expect in
1:24.7	Congress early next month could have big implications for how candidates and the parties at large
1:29.7	position themselves during the 2024 campaign. It could also have global consequences as support
1:37.1	appears to be eroding on the however long it takes approach to Ukraine military aid.
1:44.1	Any spending plan long term or short will need bipartisan buy-in with support from not
1:48.7	just ranking file Republicans and Democrats, but top leaders like Senate majority leader
1:53.5	Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy already house conservatives and the freedom
1:59.4	caucus are outlining clear conditions for their support, including substantial border
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