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Saying no to everything. i think he is going to really focus on the appropriations process. he wants to pass keystone. evidence doesnt want a legacy that some may attribute to harry reid where nothing really got done. so i think because of mcconnell, is he is going to have a real job there pushing his conference to really do things. and thats going to be one of the major stories i think we are all going to be following in the upcoming zero there definitely is some power struggles within the g.o....

Marco rubio, spoke out very passionately in opposition of this yesterday likely will be chairman of a subcommittee on western hemispheric affairs. everything regarding the presidents new policy will go before him. and jose any attempts to possibly fund a new embassy, expand diplomatic relations on the ground in cuba, the question of funding will come before big critics. rubio said it would be nearly impossible for the president to get a hearing and vote on new ambassador. when it comes to the ap...

Is a history of tucking in these little goodies in any omnibus spending bill. the republicans or democrats. but its got to stop. last time i checked we dont have the money. >> yeah. well, i mean, this is actually the nature of the appropriations process. and the republican chairman hal rogers has been working on this in the house for months and months and months. this is not something thats new. thats why its such an enormous piece of legislation. they just didnt bring it out overnight. >> but s...

>> the house is back to work at this hour. the package bill debate is expected to fund almost all the government through next september but would only pay for homeland security through february. a top democrat says hes worried about other policy riders that could be included. >> i share that concern. we need to fund government. that is the basic responsibility of the congress. and i think we can pass an omnibus fairly easily with we didnt put riders in, language in, legislative language in, that...

Some point, may not happen soon, but at some point the business community is going to look at the republican party and say, you guys, we cant do business with you. whether its on climate change. whether its on tax reform, debt crisis and immigration reform, youre just a joke. they are going to have trouble there too as well with the obvious demographic constituencies. >> luke, let me ask you, in terms of the border crisis, some fair share of the presidents remarks were talking about what hes goi...

But does it change anything? i dont know if this changes anything. ill have to wait and see, dana. >> okay. anybody want to comment? >> its hard to be against it. on the other hand, i would much rather see them defund an agency. >> thats action. >> exactly. which one? >> i dont know. next time the epa regulates coal plants out of existence, defund a portion of the epa. >> it goes way too far. it will get shot down. the boehner lawsuit. youre right, the appropriations process is where you ought t...

Tea saucer that would cool down the teacup. but that really raises the question of whether george washington could have envisioned a tea party with this hot of a teacup. walk us through the report you did here on the climate stuff. >> right. so ari, whats happening now is theres a lot of enthusiasm on the republican side for doing whatever they can to block the presidents climate regulation that places standards on coal fired plants and reduce carbon emissions by 30%. republicans realized they h...

Candidates dont say im not a scientist but call into question the whole thing. thats a very unpopular opinion. if it is coupled with another sort of big republican presidential loss, then i think they can come to terms with it. the only way i can imagine that happening is if -- this is just brewing now, is the republicans in congress are going to try to repeal the authority for these rules during the appropriations process. if they get really dug in, and start another government shutdown fight o...

90 minutes after he had a private meeting with the president at the white house today. both sides characterized the meeting as, quote, constructive. they met for about an hour according to the speakers office. they discussed several hours worth of material, including manufacturing, trade promotion authority, flood insurance, immigration, the presidents health care law, afghanistan, the appropriations process, california drought relief, wildfire suppression, and the highway bill. not on the list ...

For two out of three small businesses in our country. another sucker punch to our economy. another broken promise to hardworking americans. >> that was john boehner about 90 minutes after he had a private meeting with the president at the white house today. both sides characterized the meeting as, quote, constructive. they met for about an hour according to the speakers office. they discussed several hours worth of material, including manufacturing, trade promotion authority, flood insurance, im...