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Census and thats a good thing but it 1.375 billion, which is what i president threatened to -- im really unhappy that this gay does not who lost 35 days worth of wajs and lft and -- >> to your credit, frrmt ands that a lost piece of the shutdown that all these people are not getting their money. >> youre talking about contract workers will no get paid. it is really devastating to see. we should all rightbecause the president of the united states decided he was going to shut down the government f...

President could reject this deal if back pay is included, because the administration believes this really could become a very expensive and logistical mess. they tonight even know exactly how many contract workers were impacted by that 35-day shutdown. but david, were talking about people like security guards and janitors, people who really help keep this government running, david. >> cecilia vega on this again tonight. next this evening, a new storm pummeling the west at this hour. you saw th...

Bill very narrowly focused on the actual dhs appropriations part of it. it didnt have nearly as many -- i wont say none -- of the usual additions, goodies, riders, things that members like to tack on to big bills like this because they know its a must-pass sort of thing. that stayed out of this bill. democrats have said theyre going to try to find other avenues to make those people whole in the future. >> kelly, we heard that was a sticking point. im still not clear for whom it was a sticking po...

I dont flknow where we are. >> the president stepped on his own victor. he couldnt do it. there are 800,000 reasons why plus the contract workers, why he should sign it. >> i think it is fair to say we have never seen before a white house staff and a congress so unsure of what a president is going to do about a government spending bill. >> yeah. i mean seriously learned not to box herself into a position. i think this is the deal. it stands for something. going forward where do you think republi...

Americans were struggling. people like diana presley wrote legislation saying the federal contract workers werent guaranteed back pay, they should receive restitution. this is a congresswoman from a liberal city in boston, but that stuff plays in other parts of the country like iowa. so i think for democrats to come away being the face of this restoration is not necessarily a good thing. >> thats the part thats wrestling with this president. does he listen to the hard line immigration which is m...

Situation. it is completely unacceptable after the last one. you know, it was for the third or fourth. >> in terms of making their case to the president based on your experience and folks youre talking with there in washington how much is the human president being looked at? the contract workers were also impacted by the shutdown. that is at the forefront for a lot of americans when they look at whats happening there in washington. a lot of americans are political pawns in all of this. does that...

Bipartisan effort to make that happen >> theres been some discussion of legislation to permanently end government shutdowns do you think thats realistic >> thats one of the issues this we went to put in to the discussion here. we think we should pass legislation so president trump can no longer hold the american people hostage as a tool to get what he wants. so we are hopeful that well get some support the republicans have also joined us in this effort to stop any further opportunities for the p...

Small businesses, many no longer in business, service contract workers have not yet been made whole and may never be made whole. no, dont shut down the government as far as border security, lets talk about whats reasonable to protect our southern border. democrats and republicans are willing to work with the president and the experts on border security to do whats necessary. >> lets turn now to russia sanctions. theres news tonight that the trump administration has succeeded in lifting the sanct...

Rates again. the economic activity from furloughed workers and contract employees is a huge loss that slow down in spending will have longer-term ripple effects that cant be caught up or recovered even during the temporary reopening of the government it is very important to note that furloughed contract workers are not going to get any back pay. >> yeah. >> financially speaking, theyre not going to get back on their feet any time soon so for the workers who were impacted, some may see their cred...

Will you give me? he said not a penny. its up to pelosi to say ill meet you somewhere. if her answer is no money for wall i dont care how much you give us, which is what she told the president, then i think we are going to be either back with another shut down or more likely an emergency declaration. >> if the president started all of this in the first place we wouldnt be here if we hadnt done this. the speaker showed herself more than capable of president trump. it is not just about that. it sh...