Sen. Joe Manchin, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Rep. Tony Gonzales, Rep. French Hill

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

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🗓️ 22 December 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week on Face the Nation, Congress narrowly avoids a government shutdown ahead of the holidays – but what does the brinkmanship and chaos signal for the next two years?

We’ll check in with two House members – Arkansas Congressman French Hill, who voted for the spending bill, and Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales, who voted against it.

Then our exit interview with Homeland Security Chief Alejandro Mayorkas. He was the face of the Biden border policy, taking the brunt of Republican criticism. He offers his advice for the incoming administration.

And we’ll hear from outgoing West Virginia Independent Senator Joe Manchin – on his assessment of the Democratic Party he left behind, and his relationship with the president-elect.

Finally, after the coup in Syria earlier this month, we’ll have an inside look at the effort to locate and return the missing Americans once held hostage by the fallen Assad regime.

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1:04.6	on the latest episodes without the ads. I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington. And this week on Face the Nation, a potential government shutdown is averted in the 11th hour.
1:15.9	But President-elect Trump and first pal Elon Musk show they will disrupt the way Washington works.
1:23.7	Nudging Congress to do their work is technically still President Biden's job,
1:28.8	but it was Trump and Musk calling the shots by social media last week.
1:33.3	They didn't get all of what they wanted, but will the drama prove to be a preview of what's to come within the GOP in 2025?
1:42.3	We'll talk with two House Republicans, Arkansas French Hill and Texan, Tony Gonzalez.
1:49.2	Then outgoing Homeland Security Chief Alejandro Mayorkas weighs in on extremism and the immigration crisis.
1:56.8	And West Virginia independent Joe Manchin reflects on his 14 years in the Senate as he leaves office, with advice for both parties going forward.
2:07.1	Finally, an update on the new efforts to locate journalist Austin Tice, who's been missing in Syria for 12 years.
2:16.0	It's all just ahead on Face the Nation.
2:19.0	Good morning and welcome to Face the Nation. We are just three days away from Christmas and the start of Hanukkah. Congress has gone home, but is last week's chaos on Capitol Hill an omen of what is ahead in 2025. Texas Republican Congressman Tony Gonzalez is here in studio to answer that.
2:53.6	Good morning to you.
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