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Trying to provide the protections that these kids need so that they wont lose their status in the united states. >> so whats your advice to president trump right now as time clearly is running out? >> i would say, mr. president, let congress do its work. if we are able to fund the chip program, the health care program for kids, if we are able to provide disaster assistance, if we are able to fund the government and provide defense money as we should, then we certainly ought to be able to pass th...

The president doesnt want a resolution that calls for a cr. he would rather have a two year budget deal if not. democrats get six years and i dont say democrats, children in america who need the chip program for healthcare get six years for that why not go along with that what is the sticking point poor crowley and others. >> increasing funding for chip is really important. we have been calling on that for months. the republicans control the white house, the senate, and the house. they can bring...

Government over immigration issues that are not necessary you for the core funding of the government. and republicans in the house are offering a very good deal with the extension of the chip program i think it would be wise for democrats to take that deal and keep the government open and keep negotiating with the white house over daca and immigration reform. >> harris: they have 30 more days to do it. february 16th would get them there. i can see the point though i have to say historically neit...

Youve seen obviously immigration activists have been focused on this for a long time. progressive activists as well. senate offerses are hearing from those people, if you vote to just keep this going, youre making a big mistake as far as our priorities are concerned. that is directly at odds with the incentives for claire mccaskill, joe manchin, john tester. democrats from red states facing re-election in 2018. so far, chuck schumer has walked right up to that line, but he has not gone over it. ...

Executive order, he said to congress, you guys have got to fix it. we need legislation, well, there have been some serious people, democrats and republicans who have been working on a variety of ideas to fix it. and we cannot keep kicking this issue down the can. trump started this crisis, we have got to resolve it and we have got to stand with the dreamers of this country. and by the way, thats not bernie sanders, that is the vast majority of the american people in poll after poll after poll. p...

December. it was extended now to january. now theyre looking at extending it to february 19th. itd extend the chip program for six years. this is something we talk about a lot. it suspends obamas medical device tax, can cadillac tax, and the health insurance tax. >> it does not include a solution to the expiring daca program, which democrats are demanding as part of the spending bill. vermont senator patrick leahy joins us now. senator, good morning and welcome. theres so much talk of a governme...

They need to be swept out but thats another story. while they control everything, whatever happens is their fault. so democrats should ask unanimous consent to bring up that compromise, that i think it is a terrific compromise on daca that my former colleagues have come up and just force that vote, force it. go through the night. >> right. >> and while they are at it, they ought to look at the c.h.i.p. program. we have millions of children, babies waiting to get their insurance. weve got busines...

Laid out, then its clearly the presidents responsibility then he couldnt hear yes when a strong bipartisan set of senators made tough compromises and delivered the deal that he was looking for. >> all right, senator chris coons thank you very much. nick. >> the current plan for the republicans right now is to put out a bill that has both some money for the c.h.i.p. program, childs health insurance and possibly a bill that has nothing for the d.r.e.a.m.e.r.s. how many democrats can support or opp...

Is funded by cr after cr after cr after cr after cr, then what do you think democrats should do? should they basically filibuster it? >> i think democrats should use their bully pulpit even though this is a one-party rule, we control nothing, they can try to blame everything on us. but they control everything. they need to be swept out but thats another story. while they control everything, whatever happens is their fault. so democrats should ask unanimous consent to bring up that compromise, th...

This. ainsley: congresswoman martha mcsale was on fox yesterday. she announced she will run for the senator jeff flakes seat. she deals with border security all the time. she says democrats are not going to get a clean daca bill. listen to this. >> there is no such thing as doing a clean dream act. the democrats need to get over it its not happening. we in our bill have come up with the presidents priority, the american peoples priorities, and that should be a starting place for these negotiatio...