Trump is set to outline his policy agenda in a speech to Congress tomorrow night.

It comes just over a month into his second term, which has brought an onslaught of cuts to federal spending efforts to overhaul agencies and the ouster of swaths of the federal workforce.

His administration says it's trying to make government more efficient.

But opponents called a clear abuse of executive power.

Joining us via zoom, our Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Ramirez, whose district includes East Humboldt Park and Logan Square and Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi whose district includes suburbs like Schaumburg and Elgin.

We should mention we did invite Republican members of the Illinois congressional delegation as well, but they either declined or have not Representatives, thanks to you both for joining us.

Congressman Krishnamoorthi first off with you.

What are you going to be watching for from the president's address tomorrow?

>> I think that based on his past addresses, he's had a flair for showmanship.

But we need substance right now.

We need guidance.

We need stability.

We need to muster some immunity.

His voice continues to be a divisive force in this country.

And so my residence and my constituents are very concerned about that.

light of all the challenges that we have, they feel that we should be pulling together to deal with them, at least on a bipartisan basis.

And that's not happening right now.

>> Congresswoman Ramirez, freshman senator from Michigan.

Elissa Slotkin is expected to deliver the Democratic response tomorrow.

So what the president is doing does have general widespread support.

Where do you think the Democratic Party is in terms of messaging right now?

>> I think that critic party is reminding people of what people frustrated about staff, that they can't afford their housing costs continue to increase.

And you have a president that even operation talked about a Golden age.

But Golden Age isn't Fort working people.

been for Elon Musk and so I think this will focusing that he talks about unity is creating division and we have to get back to the actual policies that make life better for everyday people.

And that's what we're focusing on.

>> The president has signed 76 executive orders since he took office.

That is the most in a president's first 100 days in over 40 years.

A congressman, back to you.

Do you think the president has been overstepping his role?

>> Absolutely.

What he's done in terms of just take the federal funding freeze, for instance, it's patently illegal.

And I think because so many people Rose ups spoke out against it along with taking court action both inside and outside of Congress.

We have a temporary pause on that federal funding freeze.

In addition, he has also put forward just flat out unconstitutional executive orders that most notable being the one banning birthright citizenship.

And so these types of actions just create fear and anxiety.

And unfortunately, there hasn't been a single executive order with regard bird flu or dealing with the avian flu, which unfortunately is driving up the price of groceries or eggs.

So he's both dealing with subject matter that divides us.

That makes people scared and not dealing with things that are, you know, kitchen table topics such as high food prices.

>> Congresswoman Ramirez, do you think the reason that that the president has been using so many executive orders is just to go around Congress and should Congress be doing more to push back?

>> Look, he absolutely doesn't see us has an equal branch of government.

What he's doing this at Constitution.

I Eagle.

I mean, the idea he thinks he can issue hundreds of executive orders, most of the against the law demonstrate to us that he doesn't respect the congressional authority.

We create these budgets week of authority agencies to provide resources to the American people and what he's doing.

And that second of orders or Republicans, perhaps into the funding things like Medicaid.

It's disgusting.

And so for us Democrats, we have to use every single tool in our 40 the stop seeing are some of minority party.

But the party is going to oppose obstruction.

Be obstructive joy, this country's democracy and taking away from the working class.

>> We'll be talking about Medicaid more in the program as But I want to move to Friday.

President Trump had a heated exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky where they argued over plans to end the war.

And here's a little bit of that.

>> You don't have the cards right now with us.

You start having all kinds high right now.

You what I It's a nice red.

you're gambling with lives millions of people seeing you gambling with World War 3.

When you a gambling with World War, 3 what doing is very disrupt, disrespectful to the country.

This that too far more than a lot of people said where they should have.

>> Difficult to watch.

Representative Ramirez, what's your reaction to that exchange?

It's despicable.

>> You see a wannabe early are rating the president of Ukraine when in fact, you should be doing everything he can us get us to a place of peace is working to stand with Ukraine, making sure that we are moving towards peace and the only one that is moving any closer to World 3 is Donald Trump attacking Southern border partners, northern Border partners and the entire world as a bogey.

And I want keep your suspect couple.

>> President Trump has promised that 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are set to go into effect tomorrow.

Many are expecting that that will actually drive prices up or drive up costs for Consumers.

Representative Kristen could this affect trade relations with our North American allies?

Of course, Canada and Mexico, but I think 20% tariffs are expected to go into effect for China.

What about that relationship as well?

>> Yes, the answer is yes, yes, and yes, absolutely not only affects our country's ties with our neighbors Illinois.

Because remember one of Illinois's biggest trade partners is Canada, for instance.

And so you're already seeing, for instance, property developers and other businesses complain about rising prices.

And you're going to see this with residents too, as they pay more for everything that they are buying on a daily basis.

And in addition to that, you're going to subject our producers, our manufacturers to retaliatory tariffs from the Canadians and the Mexicans and others.

Now, do we sometimes need terrace to level the playing field?

Absolutely.

Especially when another country uses economic aggression.

France's dumping of their products to drive out their competition in the United States.

However, take Canada, France Canada has not engaged in this type of aggression.

And yet we are levying these tariffs so basically amounts to a tax hike on working families and then retaliates retaliation against our producers.

Our farmers and our industries.

>> And we're just about out of time team on the representative.

Kristen.

Dorothy, of course, here a member of the House Oversight Committee, which is expected to hear from Mayor Brandon Johnson and other mayors tomorrow about their sanctuary city status.

Not tomorrow.

Excuse me.

On Wednesday, I know you're Limited on what you can say there.

But what if anything, can can voters and the American people expect out of that hearing?

>> tuned.

I hope everybody watches.

Look, I think we're going to be provide providing oversight with regard to a number of topics that will come up in that.

And that hearing I'm looking forward to seeing are Chicago mayor there as well as others and engaging with them on the topics of the day.

>> Okay.

We will all definitely stay tuned to that.

I know that the 2 of you both have a lot of work to get