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Get the power of the purse exercise, we can fund the military, fund things like basic health care, fund things like opioids. refusing to do that over unrelated issues. thats why we are where we are. andy? >> you are aware that senator mcconnell has not attempted to bring up an appropriations bill and that the senate appropriations committee has not drafted -- >> i am aware. they know they dont have 60 votes to proceed on this thing. i wish they didnt have to get 60 votes, but it is because of th...

Childrens health program for six years. thats c.h.i.p., which i should be a major draw for democrats. but thats not exactly so fast on that one. well get into that in a second. also just in, official traveling with the president on board air force one reaffirms the white house does not expect a government shutdown and that the president is prepared to speak with lawmakers on both sides to see what theyre calling a, quote, clean cr. to capitol hill we go. tell me more, when we hear clean cr from ...

President as much as the message has been consistent is lets go ahead and make sure we keep the government open, make sure that we do what is best for the military men and women, and, ultimately, make sure we secure the border, and so, you know, it was not a contentious phone call. i can say that. obviously, the president wants to make sure that congress does his job, and the american people, quite frankly, want to make sure we do our job as well. >> so are you on the same page, i -- i believe h...

Congress also has to remember that theyre a co-equal branch of government. you hear lindsey graham saying there in those comments is, look, we, in congress, could probably come to a, you know, a great consensus. there has been folks that have signed on to the graham/durbin bill, folks negotiated this good faith bill in the senate and democrats and republicans, i believe, in the house want to and can come to a consensus. the only person here that -- the only entity that has not been able to in go...

Military. but what is worse for the military is a government shutdown. what is even worse for the military is a government shutdown followed by a sequester, which would happen if we dont pass a cr. we also passed what we call anomalies. we passed things in the crs that give the military the flexibility they need during the time of the cr to do what they need to do, but clearly less than ideal. i gave a speech this morning at csis about this. what we know for a fact, you can ask secretary mattis ...

Hour ago. i didnt see what he wrote but ive spoken with the president. he fully supports passing what were bringing before him. >> as i said to you, this is like giving you a bowl of doggy doo, put a cherry on top and call it a chocolate sundae. this is nothing. the c.h.i.p. -- this c.h.i.p. should have been done in september. >> reporter: some colorful language there from minority leader nancy pelosi, but certainly republican leadership in the house knows they cannot rely on democrats to get th...

Meeting about daca where there were senators from both sides of the aisle, i have no reason to believe there isnt communication going on. >> here is the thing though, right, the speaker supports this plan being put forward for the temporary funding and continuing resolution that involves a six-year extension of the childrens health insurance program, correct, which is something that some democrats might like, might actually be inclined to vote yes just to get the extension. im sure you support t...

If people sat down around the table, we could resolve all of these issues. >> were not trying to shut things down. for 44 years we have not fixed this mess. its been three years since i got here. it hasnt been fixed yet. i want to be part of a solution not an ongoing problem. >> understood. it is not easy for me to test you guys on the idea of, well, you should do it anyway because it doesnt matter if its in efficient. at least its something. i accept your position. the idea of immigration for a...

Held accountable. >> quickly because i need to get charles in, youre saying you think theyre going to pass a cr. do you think its going to be clean or it has to include some component of the wall? >> i dont know the answer. its not friday yet. so were going to have to wait and see how far it gets. >> listen, president trump wouldnt say what specific words he used in reuters. he told reuters this. he says im not going to get into what i said, but i will tell you it was a tough meeting. so you thi...

And the worst thing is for our military. we dont want that to happen. im here to support our military. >> moments ago, chatting with the white house that the president does not expect a government shutdown and the president is prepared to speak with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to see a clean cr. continuing resolution or short-term spending bill. there is officially this one bill that could prevent this government shutdown. plant by house republicans would, among other things, extend fun...