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Relationship with trump. Did this break Campaign Finance laws . Lets go outfront. Good evening. Outfront tonight, shutdown victory. President trump taking a victory lap as more than 30 Democratic Senators join all republicans in a vote to end the threeday shutdown. The house voting moments ago to end the impasse. The deal was done in congress and it was done by senators. Thats who made the deal. The president was silent. Today President Trump only issued a Brief Statement which said in part, quo...

But our preferred pathway, we couldnt put it on the floor because mitch mcconnell locked up the amendment box where we would place our amendments to be considered. so we couldnt put either anything we wanted or anything that had been worked out in a bipartisan fashion. it limits the leverage, limits the optionoptions, so listen, w all focused now on the 2013 model where we got the two-thirds of the majority bipartisan to say, heres an immigration bill that will work. lets do that now. lets seize...

Kamala harris told reports she does not believe mcconnell made any real commitment to deal with immigration. do you think she could be right or you truly do trust mcconnell? >> i do not trust him at all. he has promised lindsey graham and susan collins, jeff flake. made promises, commitments that he has not honored. however, realize republicans control the presidency. republicans control the senate. the mcconnell has decided to put the amendment box where we put amendments so they can be brought...

If we dont come to a solution by february 8. is that enough for you? >> no. its sure not. there has to be a path way that is nailed down much better. because mcconnells version of regular order simply means he controls the place and does what he wants. and he is preached about regular order and previously that meant he wouldnt lock up the amendment box to people would have a chance to do amendments. apart from reconciliation which is a different beast. we had no amendments throughout 2017 from t...

From under them by president trump. >> you heard what senator mcconnell is suggesting. hes saying, i will put it, basically, on regular order here if we do not come to a solution by the february 8th, the end of the c.r., is that enough for you? >> no. no. its sure not. there has to be a pathway that is nailed down much better, because mcconnells version of regular order simply means he controls the place and he does what he wants. and he has preached about regular order and previously that meant...

Pursue fairness and justice for our community members who had their legal status ripped out from under them by president trump. >> you heard what senator mcconnell is suggesting. s saying, i will put it, basically, on regular order here if we do not come to a solution by the february 8th, the end of the c.r., is that enough for you? >> no. no. its sure not. there has to be a pathway that is nailed down much better, because mcconnells version of regular order simply means he controls the place an...

And your local, your local, i guess, committee man or the guy in your neighborhood, clark county commissioner, he actually raised the stakes by saying if these guys, these ranchers that want to come out from utah and support you in solidarity, he called them quote inbreds, why would a county commissioner ever say that? >> well, i guess we elected him. we have to put up with him. >> yeah, and -- >> that is a shame, though. that is -- >> yeah. >> that is a shame, there is no doubt about it. >> and...

Set up only one area where people are allowed free speech? i thought that was a constitutionally protected right. am i wrong there, aman? >> absolutely. you and i both know thats protected. let me just give you a little background. there was rules to that amendment box, too. there was about a 200 x 200 square box. they said this is your first amendment right. they had rules on it you could only have 25 people in it at a time. they actually set up two of them and you were only allowed to -- the p...