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The senate. so we have three fairly difficult pathways here. and not a lot of time. it is important that representatives of both parties here default is not an option. and that we pursue a responsible deal. i think the path forward is through our appropriations process, and passing a clean debt ceiling. >> that small group, who has bidens ear is referencing about fourth -- they dont want negotiations taking place. certainly mccarthy is listening to them because he needs their votes. he definitel...

Republican party behind him. lets hope that those negotiations yield some results. >> bill: josh, kevin mccarthy told maria two things that stuck out to me. he said there must be caps on spending. he is not giving in on that. and then he said a clean debt ceiling will never pass. that suggests that republicans are still united. >> absolutely. that much, bill, has been clear since january. that is the thing i dont understand. it took the president 104 days to begin wrapping his mind around the fa...

Mr. higher loyalty james comey and yet they get off scot free? why do i believe if any conservative was involved in and effort to alter an election of this country and tip the scales of balance in an election and desperate out right russian lies like this that there would be consequences, especially members of the fbi that have been politicizeed. >> no, its the double standard, youre right. if conservatives were involved in anything like this they would be going after them nonstop but the other ...

The worst-case scenario is terrifying. it looks like a 2008-like scenario again. these are the type of projections that could really scare people. theres an appropriate time and place for a budget fight, and thats the appropriations process. thats how the system works. if republicans feel like they need to shut down government in order to get their point across about less spending, thats great. do that through the proportions process. >> the white house position has become, there is no plan "b" ...

It is a responsible thing to do. what we do now is we need a bipartisan response, or responsible were sponsor, patriotic response, instead of trying to hold their government hostage to the demands for raising the debt ceiling, which would be massive cuts to veterans, education, law enforcement, to childcare, thats not the way to govern responsibly. we have a way to do it, we should keep the debt salient separate from the appropriations process. that is what weve done in the past. >> congresswoma...

Simply bury it in the appropriations process. i dont think they can get away with that this time. paul: kim, it seems to me that the administration could do something like cut a deal with mccarthy, you know, take two or three of his reforms and then they agree and then mccarthy has to sell it back to his members. so put the onus back on him to have to deliver his members. but give him something he can go back and sell. >> well, that would be the smart political move, or paul, not just from the p...

Clear from the get go. he put out a wholesome budget in mid-march and mccarthy said that was his first agenda item when he came into power was to put out a budget and they just did pass their vision for how to deal with the debt ceiling, but the president really wants to separate the two issues and its money thats appropriated and been spent in paying the bills that federal government has. the president says we are not a deadbeat nation. we need to pay the bills that weve incurred and the right ...

Jobs, theyre not going to be able to get their social security payments, small businesses are not going to be able to get loans, childcare is not going to be available, because childcare workers are not going to get paid. so my constituents are saying to me, whats wrong with these republicans, because this is going to affect their own constituents. and like you said in your opening simone, its important that people understand. this is not the time to negotiate a budget. we have a time to negotia...

Reputation is on the line. the world economy is at stake. we have to pay our bills. that is what we do here in congress, and what republicans are trying to do is putting forward a plan that is cruel, extreme and unworkable that would hold the american people hostage. it would create millions of lost jobs it would create, you know, millions of dollars of lost pensions. it would cut some of the basic safety net services that americans depend on. and so i think, um, we have to just be clear. that i...

Congress is set to blow past its April 15 target date for a joint budget resolution, which has been the rule rather than the exception.