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Seeing it yet. >> also since kelly has been on board the president picked fights even more so with jeff flake the junior senator in arizona, that has gotten under the skin of the caucus in the senate. trump has been burning his political capital. its easy and fun to watch john mccain vs. donald trump. they have been going after each other. there are a couple lines worth dwelling on, one is the senate and the congress needs to do its basic minimal work and it has not been doing that. theyre not p...

Democrats have leverage in the appropriations process, the thing to do is strengthen the leverage of republicans, not viciously attack them. and, i mean, hes weakening the hand of republicans day by day in the negotiationsment hes strength he can the hand of democrats. i mean, generally thats not how you accomplish your goals, but -- >> you are speaking almost verbatim what i think the chiefs of staff of both mitch mcconnell and paul ryan are saying too mark short over at the white house. stop s...

Republicans have a packed agenda when they return to congress on september 5th. among their essential tasks, passing a new spending bill and raising the debt ceiling by months end. but last night in phoenix, president trump threw a monkey wremp wrench into those plans. >> build that wall. now the obstructionist democrats would like us not to do it. but believe me, we have to close down our government, were building that wall. >> the president is threatening to shut down the government if congres...

Republicans have a packed agenda when they return to congress on september 5th. among their essential tasks, passing a new spending bill and raising the debt ceiling by months end. but last night in phoenix, president trump threw a monkey wrench into those plans. >> build that wall. now the obstructionist democrats would like us not to do it. but believe me, we have to close down our government, were building that wall. >> the president is threatening to shut down the government if congress does...

Republicans that voted against putting the wall money into the appropriations, all right? there was a vote to include that $1.5 million but i was getting that. the final vote was a vote for the largest pay raise for our military. it was a vote to increase funding to our va clinics. it was also a vote to fund the organization thats responsible for protecting the united states from a nuclear war. so, we have to make sure that we have the strongest military we possibly can and that was the bulk of ...

Lets come to the table with a conference of plan for goal stated purpose of shoring up the border in a variety of ways and call their bluff. its >> brian: you cant do comprehensive. all about the border. >> kat: this is the kind of thing president trump says during his rallies. people are going to get all fired up. does he really mean it? >> david: whether he means it or not, you can go back to 2006 when the appropriations, the investigation was done and it was written, given to congress. there ...

Congress to come up with something. hes saying you all had seven years, so would youry pinning that on him? we were try teague enhabits it, and the republicans have -- until they got control of both houses of congress and the white house, they have been unable to do anything since then, because even though the american public supports this measure, doesnt want to defund planned parenthood or not 20 million americans off health care. if they want to come with a bipartisan approach to enhance the ...

Steve: we should point out you are a law professor. so you know the law. why do you think that could be a demonstration of obstruction of justice. >> its a warning. said it subcommittee of propositions was she holding ap. was she holding over the police chief she is involved in the appropriations process. the wholtd thing is disappointing. you would hope that a congresswoman would want to cooperate with the police and not get in the way and demand equipment back. steve: its a crazy situation and...

Sharing reduction payments are going to be brought under the appropriations process, decree ought a stability fund. we make reforms to the employer mandate, repeal the tax and allow states to innovate with respect to the plans. it was just released a few moments ago. >> this type of bipartisan discussion is exactly what voters are looking for. in some ways what has been missing this time around and, in some ways, what has been missing all along when were talking about health care reform in the u...

We now think will work. that being said, its not as though the issue of repeal or more importantly replace has completely disappeared from the hill. theres a lot of different groups and factions trying to angle inthis vacuum here and inject their ideas for what to do next. including a bipartisan group of lawmakers who rolled out part of their plan this morning. take a look at this. >> stabilize the individual market by insuring that the cost-sharing reduction payments are going to be brought und...