Scot Bertram, Former Vice President Pence will announce his 2024 presidential campaign next week

Live—from the campus of Hillsdale College in beautiful Hillsdale Michigan— this is Scot Bertram in for Steve on the Steve Gruber Show for

 

–Thursday, June 1st 2023—

 

—Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One — The House has passed a bipartisan bill that would suspend the nation's debt ceiling for two years.  Lawmakers voted 314-117 on the 99-page measure Wednesday as the deadline to avoid a potential default is just days away.  It still needs to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate before heading to President Biden's desk.

Two— Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says the city's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level in history. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in April, which was down from 5.8 percent in March. Duggan says this is the lowest rate recorded since monthly unemployment began tracking in 1990. 

 

 

 

Three -- Former Vice President Pence will announce his 2024 presidential campaign next week. The Hill reports his team is wrapping up plans to launch his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination on June 7th. He'll join a growing field of candidates including his former President Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.