Defaulting on the debt would lead to a self-inflicted wound that takes our economy over a cliff and risk jobs and retirement savings.

Social Security benefits, salaries for service members, benefits for veterans.

As soon as this week, your savings and your pocketbook could be directly impacted by this Republican stunt.

President Biden calling on Republicans to get out of the way and let Democrats move ahead with

raising the nation's debt ceiling. With a vote scheduled tomorrow, the question is, how will this

play out on Capitol Hill? Plus, in the fight over

infrastructure, President Biden tells progressives the cost of a $3.5 trillion reconciliation

package needs to come down. The question is, will Democrats find a price tag that works for everyone?

And Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp back online after a global outage that lasted

for hours. It comes on the heels of a separate crisis. A whistleblower is set to appear on Capitol

Hill today after accusing the company of valuing profits over safety. The question is,

will we see Congress regulate Facebook?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early.

The show that has a baseball game to watch tonight and is already very nervous.

I'm Jonathan Lemire on this Tuesday, October 5th. Let's start with the news.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has set up a vote tomorrow on a House-pass bill that

would raise the debt ceiling.

It comes amid a high-stakes standoff between Democrats and Republicans over raising the nation's borrowing limits.

The bill will need 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.

Ten Republicans would need to break ranks, something that's looking increasingly unlikely.

If passed, the bill would suspend the debt ceiling through December 2022, after, importantly,

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