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Too. >> there are are host of my colleagues that are not just going to sit around and mope and cry because this president overreaches. were going to respond and we are going to respond in the appropriations process. >> congressman, i have to tell you that quote from that democratic congressman xavier ba serra, he says something about, you know, if obamas actions were truly against the constitution, someone would have sued him by now. well, how does that hit you? he hab sued and he is going to lo...

We can do, uma, number one, there are three clowns up for ambassadorships in the senate, so it would be nice if our senate colleagues would say -- advice and consent clause of the constitution to the executive branch. the house is getting ready to go through the appropriations process. if you think the executive branch is overreaching, then you need to cut the money. thats not complicated. thats not deep constitutional law. thats practical. if you think the executive branch is overreaching, whic...

>> old on. >> well talk about beating up a reporter. alex, people dont know that when i jump in, its because we have to go to break. >> the reason that the tone from both speeches, the republican response and obamas were important is there wasnt any of the nonsense we seen in. so speeches in the past because both sides think there is a chance can you get small pieces of immigration reform done, you can have the appropriations process start to work again and at least in the context of dysfunction...

So, i dont think, you know, people are sort of patting themselves on the back for the deal. not sure that is -- >> debt ceiling thing is interesting. there was a point after the government shutdown. they placate the tea party members of the caucus. others were upset. and so consistently. republican leadership in both chambers of congress keep saying, the next fight. where we really get them. the next fight where we can really get obama care, repealed from the books. so there is always this promi...

Go right to the idea of there is a bipartisan governing coalition in the house that for example, could pass immigration reform in short order? is there any hope that we will see john boehner sort of redefine his speakership and just forget about the tea partyiers and people that are never going to come along and partner with nancy pelosi to have a productive term? >> thats a good question. i think were quite aways around that type of rereality -- >> that was what i was afraid you were going to s...

We have been very successful the last three years to stop that agenda. we have a divided government. i understand theres a frustration in divided government. but it amazes me that people continue to argue that only what the democrats want to do is what should be done in washington, d.c., when the american people elected us in the house to also have our say. >> i mean, i find that just incredible. you want to pick and choose whatever it is that you want to get done. >> isnt that what the appropri...

Through. so we did have those philosophical battles. but they went on regular order. the problem with the fiscal side today, if you dont have your budget done by the 15th of march and reconcile by the 15th of april and then take the months of june and july to do the appropriations process, then in september fine-tune it. and by the first of october, you have your budget done. you dont want to jam it up to the end, because you jam it up to the end, you get in a box and you dont know where the hol...

Who can imagine? weve been through 16 months, not one earmark. its made my job more difficult in terms of how to pass important legislation because theres no grease. i got no grease. so earmarks. >> no earmarks, no grease. guess what? no power. this is a suggestion that it might not matter whos there, that boehner is trying to govern without the thing that used to make government run. >> the funny thing is boehner has never taken earmark in the 23 years in congress. he was against earmarks befor...

Was passed unanimously on the direction and finally okay, this floor of the house. the senate did take it up, did is enough blood. this is how we can get there. pass it, it was signed by the i know over that line, its not president. today we passed the pay for furloughed federal employees. that passed unanimously in the a thing you put your finger on floor of the house. but know when youre there. i expect the senate will do that >> it deals with the footage of on a voice vote perhaps this the as...

The budget in a vacuum, a piecemeal way. >> thats the appropriations process. >> its the budget process. talking about something like the social security, by the way, the president has already come quite a long way in terms of compromising and making compromises when it comes to entitlement programs an i think the concern that people is that, you know, were talking about something that is a matter of settled law. people like yourself i think, you know, my question to you would be, would you be w...