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American people care about the most. try to highlight the chicanery and insanity, because this is the group that is going to represent the republican party and demonstrate to the republican -- the american people, excuse me. for the next 15 months, what the republican vision is like. and its worked out well for the last two democratic presidents that have played off of new republican congresses. they both went on to be reelected. >> it sounds like you think the chicanery, such as it is, is so we...

Is like. and its worked out well for the past two democratic presidents that have played off of new republican congresses. they both went on to be reelected. >>, wild sounds like you think they should cannery, such as it is. as well articulated shall we say that there is not really the republicans can only muddy the water so. much i wonder if you think that extends to the debt ceiling? heres an example of republicans trying to lead the country off of a cliff into financial catastrophe. but you c...

Vision is like. and its worked out well for the last two democratic presidents that have played off of new republican congresses. they both went onto be re-elected. >> well, it sounds like you think the chicanery such that it is, it is so well-articulated shall we say the republicans can only muddy the water so much. but i wonder if you think that extends to the debt ceiling, right? here is an example of republicans trying to lead the country off a cliff into financial catastrophe, but you can a...

Single member of congress has a responsibility to how they carry themselves. let me finish. it is responsible upon us to let them know what that is. what is the due process in a bipartisan way that we can deal with it? im going to put a group of democrats that hakeem will select and republicans and we will work to clarify the rules and pass something for not only this congress but future congresses as well. >> theres acrimony in congress. we have seen it play out in many committee hearings where...

>> but as you know the debt ceiling relates to budgets already passed by congresses including with republican votes. what are the positions because a negotiation as you know if you want to call it that involves two sides presenting their positions. can you name a single program that republicans would be willing to cut money from to make a deal? >> see, i think thats ridiculously unfair and here is why, the credit card pill comes to our family, we have maxed out our credit cards. of course, liste...

Town, let us discuss areas we might get along and possibly how to raise but the white house is not changing at the position. an congresses responsibility, might make their paying cursory attention. people say the ll find paying cursory attention. people say theyll find it — paying cursory attention. people say theyll find it in — paying cursory attention. people say theyll find it in agreement, - paying cursory attention. people say theyll find it in agreement, they - theyll find it in agree...

Not have, you know, been tied so closely to russia or allowed russia to interview, interfere in the election as they did in 2016 or that the former president shouldnt have been able to leverage 300 million u.s. taxpayer dollars to put dirt on his opponent. those are the two investigations that define those two last congresses that he alluding to. its clear this is political vengeance. mr. schiff and i were the two people in the beach in those investigations. >> the irony is somehow making the co...

The house can reject nominees. is there any recourse in this situation? >> yeah. when the house, in 2024, when kevin mccarthy is going to regret giving me more time to make sure that happens -- >> so, effectively, its flipped the house back to democratic control? but, as far as you and congressman schiff having seats on the house intel committee -- it sounds like that is not going to happen for the 118th congress. >> yeah. alex, that is right. the letter says misuse in the last two congresses. w...

116 from 117th congress severely undermined its primary national security and oversight missions, ultimately leading leaving our nation less safe. joining us now is congressman eric swalwell, democrat of california, a man who may or may not have a chair when he goes to the intelligence committee. congressman, what can be done here? we know that the intelligence committee is a select committee. so, basically, the speaker of the house can reject nominees. is there any recourse in this situation? >...

A response saying, sure, mr. jordan, come on over and bring your friends and lets start looking under merrick garlands rug, short of that, youre going to get that kind of tweet from jim jordan and the republicans on the committee because thats just part of the political process playing out. this isnt really remarkable. >> other congresses have held attorney general barr in contempt, holder in contempt of congress for not cooperating with committees. can you put this refusal from garland doj into...