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Using extraordinary measures for the last motto make sure that we dont default on our debt obligations. those are going to run out in the next few weeks. a little after the time that this current cr actually expires. so thats not even being discussed at all. thats much more worrisome because if they dont get their act together, that could spark a worldwide financial crisis if we default. how much certainty if there isnt a deal before february 8th, we know whats going to happen afterward and to...

Leverage they had. because theyre in the minority. did they fix the tax bill for the middle class workers? did they argue that if you want this cr you have to put in a provision that corporations need to use a portion to hire folks? no. did they get a commitment for the dreamers? no. at the root of this all from both sides and by the president is a lack of trust. it brings this song its a matter of trust by billy joel. in sharp focus. i have lived long enough to have learned the closer you get t...

Youve got have both the republican leaders and senate leaders agreeing to that. otherwise youre going to leave it open. thats not the way to negotiate. its the path moving forward, but its not the way i would negotiate this one. >> thats what pelosi would have been doing. do you think she would have made the same deal? >> i was the one that suggested that what we ought to do is do it that way. ive been saying this for a while. you get the c.r. and you take the vote before. in fact, i told kevin ...

Anything. he said were going to hold them accountable. im going to throw something out. senate democrats did house democrats a big favor by agreeing to this. allowing house republicans to pass this bill, this cr, this continuing resolution for a couple more weeks. it allows the house democrats, all of them who are up for re-election to take a stand and vote against it. >> thats interesting. i guess its long term, short term strategy when it comes to the midterm. let me ask you, the president. i ...

>> i think democrats realize that the position that they have taken was indefensible and they had to focus on first funding our military, protecting border patrol agent, funding vulnerable children through the chip program. these were things that they didnt disagree with. they agreed with everything in the cr. >> she brings up funding vulnerable children. doesnt she have a point? >> our three-day resolution, continuing resolution also had the chip in it. weve been fighting since last august to g...

Issue. the republicans were wrong for trying to shut it down over health care in 2013 and this time its the d.r.e.a.m.ers, which im very passionate about. terrorists dont shut down the government but congress has a way to do it every time. >> if you care about the dreamers, what did the democrats get in exchange for your votes yesterday that makes the dreamers better off? >> first of all, ive voted yes on friday. >> right, right, right, youre in the house, we get it. but yesterday was about the ...

Interesting to cover. are you happy with the deal the democrats made, this deal to make a deal on the basis of a promise of good intentions by mitch mcconnell? >> well, i voted no, chris. even if we solved the dreamer issue, and we must solve that, there is still i think this bigger issue which is we are running the government three weeks at a time. i have student councils in my district that have better budgets than what we have seen. the military leaders have told us one of the greatest -- >> ...

Peoples lives. >> but what did they get? >> what they got was the ire of their base. they got -- >> they got the ire of their base. they wouldnt have made the deal. >> the ire of their base. i said everything that weve all been saying all weekend came true. i was on cnn. i was on your network two nights ago standing right here with erin burnett, and i talked about the people who are auditioning for 2020 are shutting down the government, how theyre trying to mollify the base. and what happened is...

Several important days. keep in mind, even though we have the next cr, the continued resolution expires, ink theyll be in town six or seven of those days. >> thats when the president should be pulling these strings and making these guys meet and meeting in the white house and it worked once and he backed off and he could be doing that. you said the president is interested in daca and what is his position on d.r.e.a.m.ers? >> the president has already done every one of those things that you just ...

Appropriation bill. the d.r.e.a.m. act is one issue. weve still got to get the top line numbers. weve still got to get how we divide the numbers. we still need that appropriations, otherwise were going to continue to stay with the cr, and we have to get those numbers. the numbers and the appropriations is what the topline numbers are that are important and thats the leverage. >> look. i hear that from a lot of people in the house. maybe thats why in the end it was the democratic conclusion to se...