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I also think that you know, we show the picture of susan collins and joe manchin, both of whom i have great respect for, sort of toasting in that "new york times" article, toasting a three-week resolution, a three-week continuing resolution to get to the next resolution on february 8th. im not sure how much back-patting there should be going on. im glad the government is open for people who need the government to be open. but lets not get too excited about it. i think this deal was predicated on...

Senator jeff flake explained how an equivocating president has endangered daca negotiations. >> what has been difficult is dealing with the white house and not knowing where the president is. and that was what was holding us back and holing mitch mcconnell from his commitment. >> how has that changed? >>, no it hasnt. thats what im saying. i dont think it will pale chan -- change. ultimately the president is going have to get on board. its going to be very difficult to pass anything through the ...

But whether they do or not, whether there are enough democrats, gloria, to join republicans and vote to reopen the government, it is hard to imagine a unified democratic caucus on this issue, right? >> right. there is a split and we saw it publicly because dianne feinstein put out a release. shes up for re-election. liberal state of california, which she says you have to allow a vote on the dream act as an amendment to much must pass legislation which means the budget, the continuing resolution....

View of the leadership. the question that i also ask cornyn was whether or not he believes they would get 60 votes to overcome a filibuster preventing a three-week continuing resolution to keep the government open until february 8th, whether they get 60 votes. he didnt know yet because of a lot has to do with whether or not democrats are on board with this emerging deal that maybe taking shape. we dont know if theres a deal yet. we know there had been one for hours as mcconnell and chuck schumer...

Allows us to get a defense winner and a non-defense winner. he rejected the notion of doing the three-week continuing resolution, so he has come a long way in putting faith in mcconnell that they could get some sort of agreement. in large part it has to do with pressure from the middle of his caucus to cut this deal. schumer has backed off those demands. >> he didnt get cement on any of them. he doesnt get a firm commitment, i dont think, on any of the things you just mentioned. >> i think ilean...

Next move? >> yeah, good evening, anna, so im with ron on this, picture if youre a member of the democratic -- a democratic member of congress and youre looking at what senator mcconnell just laid out there, youve been through 2006 where there was an agreement on comprehensive immigration reform that fell through. youve been through 2013 where the gang of eight bill was passed in the senate and house leadership would not bring it up for a vote even though the votes were there to pass it in the h...

Senior white house official a few hours ago telling cnn that they were confident in this idea of passing a three-week continuing resolution and including some kind of pledge that they would address immigration. but oddly enough, all we have heard from the president is the tweet about shifting nuclear option and going from 60-vote requirement to pass any kind of budget to simple 51-vote majority. something that senator mcconnell and thune likely said wouldnt be necessary. it is telling we havent ...

Midnight, around 1:00 in the morning to break the filibuster and approve later on an interim three-week continuing resolution, stopgap bill to reopen the government through february 8th. chuck schumer objected to that. so what has happened is the majority leader, chuck schumer has set up a procedural vote at noon certain on monday to try to break the filibuster. what that means is that the government will remain closed and the bulk of the federal workforce will continue to be furloughed when the...

To sell this i want us to have a daca deal. i think he called it a bill of love. he put out a menu and said we need a bipartisan solution and i will take the heat and you come back here on thursday present me with a solution. six senators, and democrat came back on thursday presented a solution and he blew it up in an expletive exchange senators. at the end of the day. the challenge here is negotiating with present struggles to hear yes. i hear senator schumer put a lot on the table and the pres...

But they are bringing in a third argument thats not part of a spending bill into this and thats whats wrong. its an important issue, dont get me wrong, solving immigration, daca done. thats going on a separate track and they are hijacking the spending bill for that issue and thats why they are putting amnesty above us and thats wrong. carley: some people are pointing out that even though government is shutdown, lawmakers are getting paid but youre donating your salary, is that right? >> thats ri...