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But i dont think that just arming people in the classroom is going to be the answer. >> so ashley, the president doubled down at cpac. he really wants this. the former secretary of state reflects a different position. is there going to be a consensus position emerge on this? >> so far the consensus position seems to be that this proposal is wildly unpopular. the president himself of course likes it. but first of all, lets just remember when this idea was first seriously floated about five or six...

It seems like a lot of republicans, theres not a ton of dissent about releasing this memo. most republicans are on board with this with the exception of a few. whats your sense from over there? >> reporter: yeah, hallie, its striking. when this retreat breaks up in the next hour or so, republicans will leave without a consensus position on immigration, without a consensus position on how theyll pay for the presidents infrastructure plan, and without a consensus position on how theyre going to fu...

American peoples agenda. >> from what youre hearing is, the latest thinking on capitol hill that you will find in the next 16 days a way for legalizing the d.r.e.a.m.ers who are here permanently? >> think we will and if we dont, that means what the leader said is hes going to put a bill on the floor. if the bill goes on the floor of the united states senate obviously and theres an amendment process and what likely happens is whatever can get 60 votes passes the senate, but again, you dont have a...

Some owners by surprise because they have publicly stated their support for their players. the owners obviously have to get together to try to come up with a consensus position. from their point of view the players seem to be more unified that the i plaers are standing as one. there was a letter by the chargers saying we need to respond collectively to this issue. >> the nba season gets underway tonight. its my understanding that that league has a rule requiring players to stand during the natio...

That the border wall titself wa not going to kill the deal? >> yeah, that was my takeaway. >> i was there. i think the president very clearly renewed his commitment, reaffirmed his comme eed commit wall. he said its time to get things done for the american people. hes looking to make a deal to advance the cause. if the dreamers and border security goes with it think thats a natural place. its a natural forum for us to have the dialogue and get that legislative deal put together as a consensus po...

The mushy middle the moderates whose views are in between democratic and republican platforms. thats not how the country exists. most voters dont have could her rent ideologies. they are conservative on some issue, liberal on other issues. the consensus positions on individual issues are often not at all at the center. for example there was this 2014 study by uc berkeley that found, they surveyed voters on a variety of issues giving several different options from conservative to extremely libera...

Patient-freedom act of 2017, you say your plan is th one that everyone is getting behind. what do you say? >> the problem with the other republican plan is that it keeps the obamacare facts, i dont know of any republicans, i have traveled the country to meet a grassroot republican who said lets keep obama carry taxes, and said if you like obamacare you can keep it, if the big blue states with large population like california, and new york want to keep obamacare, they would ask texas and alabama ...

About half the bills are his. there are consensus on at least ten, 15 different bills in congress. i think consensus is there. the bills have been written. lets put them together and have a vote on replacement. with regard to the president, all i can say is he called and said he agreed with me. we ought to vote on replacement the same day we vote on repeal. >> its because a lot of the republicans they want to vote to repeal it on day one. they dont want to wait at all. they say, you know, well h...

If he says it, you can take it to the bank. hes about the least partisan and most straight shooter ive seen in washington. so, to dispute and blow off what he said, i guess if you blow off what jim clapper is telling you, you do at your peril. >> the same agency told america that there were weapons of mass destruction before the invasion of 2003 turned out to be wrong. why should they believe him now? >> well, there is a difference. and what were talking about here is not the agency. there is a ...

Not have supported it. it was also because he didnt have to take a vote on it. he was not at that time in a position where he would have taken a vote on it. his position was one that in many ways was a consensus position in hyde park in chicago, and so actually in certain ways, having been an establishment person that mrs. clinton was meant that she was on record for things that voters changed their minds about. >> right now i think its important to think about the fact that the mainstreaming of...