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And i think that rose to take the lead today. so with that, well answer a few questions. were going to have to run. >> let me make one comment on the c.h.i.p. program. im particularly happy the childrens health insurance program which i remember sponsoring as a freshman senator when orrin hatch and ted kennedy approached me about their bill, and its a six-year reauthorization that expired on midnight on friday night. so it was absolutely urgent that it be extended in order to not jeopardize heal...

This agreement. if he does not, of course, and i expect he will, he will have breached the trust of the democratic senators and members of his own party. >> reporter: you look at what the deal will do. it funds the government through february 8th. it extends the c.h.i.p. program for six years and delays taxes that are unpopular. on some level there are wins for everybody. politically, democrats felt like they needed an out. that is why a bipartisan group of senators, 25 in all by the time it was...

Most senate watchers have never seened. it probably seemed like a violation of rules even for people who have been watching it for a long time. senator clare mckas skill, who voted in support to keep the government running until february 16th and reauthorize the c.h.i.p. program for six years rose to speak after the vote was over. she didnt have any real competition on the floor seeking the right to speak at that moment, thats not the time most people want to bother to speak. its the kind of mom...

Democrats said lets put the daca here and not pass anything. ainsley: right. its politics 101. people are sick of it. it looks like they are putting amnesty and the chip program ahead of government employees or ahead of our military. get -- they need to come up with an agreement. get something done. this is ridiculous. they had a bipartisan meeting yesterday. nothing happened. they are having a bipartisan meeting today. many of the democrats are saying we dont trust republicans. republicans are ...

Seen everything in north hampton, told me this was the largest one they have seen there. this one that happened this weekend. theres an incredible amount of them out there. >> those of us who are old enough to remember antiwar protests never thought wed see anything bigger. >> thanks, my friend. >> so the government is going to stay open now, at least until february 8th. the president has just signed -- just tonight signed the bill passed by the house and senate to continue government funding un...

Daylight between where we are and where the democrats are. we want to negotiate and get to a place. we are hopeful we can do it over the next couple of weeks. >> senator schumer claimed the deal that was on the table for mitch mcconnell was much different from the one last week. how did the ball move forward if it did at all between friday night and this morning? >> look, i think democrats realized that the position they had taken frankly was indefensible and that they had to focus first on fund...

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>> childrens health insurance is expected to appeal to both democrats and republicans. a short time ago the house democratic leader criticized the bill. >> having nothing to do with protecting our dreamers or anything else, we will be opposing this continued resolution. because while they put the chip program and there, they do not put the accompanying provisions that make chip work. >> if the continuing resolution to keep the lights on in our federal government happens tonight, the next stop wi...

Didnt have the majority needed to pass the cr, all the more reason isnt this on republicans in the white house and control of the house in the senate? >> interesting word there, majority, they got the majority, this sheds light on -- chris: could be because of democrats. >> you got a majority, you didnt get the 60 points. chris: you dont have your own house in order. only 46 republicans. >> where are the democrats, chris, who say back home that they want to work in bipartisan fashion, they want ...