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Lost if we dont do something. these are all so, so important for all of us and i think that rose to really take the lead today. with that well answer a few questions if you want. >> let me just make one comment on the chip program. im particularly happy that the childrens health insurance program, which every member sponsoring as a freshman senator. when orrin hatch and ted kennedy approached me about their bill, its a six-year reauthorization. it expired at midnight on friday night, so it was a...

Said if the government shuts down, people will die. how is she going to vote? she said she hasnt decided yet. people are going to die. i dont know how im going to vote on this. so here we are. i think the reality is that this is not about policy, its about politics, as mick said. were not familiar with anything in this c rrkr the democrats ar opposing. in fact, they champion and support the chip program. this will reauthorize it for six years. i believe a new study says there are 9 million child...

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Congress, the new year feels a lot like the old one because we are right back in the middle of trying to figure out how how solve a crisis around government funding, spending, that big battle that they essentially just set aside at the end of their last -- at the end of last year. so they have to pass a budget now by january 19th or at least pass another spending bill of some kind to avoid a government shutdown. remember there is still all of those kids on the chip program, funding for that got ...

2018? >> reporter: a couple things, chris. we are still waiting on final word that republicans can get this short-term government funding across the finish line. democrats are digging in and insisting its totally on republicans to deal with it and make sure the government is funded. they need 218 votes. when you see them call a vote on this resolution today, perhaps tomorrow if things dont go well, that will signal to you that they are ready to move forward. then of course it would head over to ...

Let me finish! take this election, take this election, where the people of alabama said we want to get something done, we want you to find common ground, we want you to talk. take this opportunity in light of this election and go ahead and fund that c.h.i.p. program before i get up there. [ cheers and applause ] put it aside. lets do it for those million kids and 150,000 here in birmingham, alabama. i am not going to talk too much longer, its been a long night, its been a long campaign. let me j...

800,000 young people, d.r.e.a.m.ers, people who were raised in the united states, who are now in school, who are now working, who are now in the united states military are on the verge of losing their legal status and will be subjected to deportation. a poll came out yesterday, i believe, quinnipiac poll, 77% of the american people, democrats, republicans, independents, understand that the right thing to do is to maintain the legal status of these young people and, in fact, move them toward citi...

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