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Up but to get agreement. i dont know why they decided not to show up for these negotiations. when you negotiate legislation, congress passes a bill, the president signs it. and thats why congress and the presidents negotiate legislation. i did it when obama was president. donald trump is our president. people should show up. >> so what are the next steps? >> im getting there. when they decide to not negotiate, theyre not in a good place to make demand. but well have to have a short-term cr. the ...

Done, i was shaking my head up and down meaning were going to go to conference. this is such an important piece of legislation, generational defining and you dont skip the legislative process. you go through the regular legislative process and that means we will be going to a conference committee. >> any chance you make the tax reform legislation if you get it retroactive to this tax year? >> im not going to get into the finer details of the end game in the conference. like i answered andy. so y...

Shooed this notion to go through a normal process. >> and a lot more leverage in year-end votes on the budget bill. how do you plan on using that leverage? whats the best thing to fight for as democrats? what do you want to shut down the government for? >> there is a plethora of issues to be dealt with before the end of the year. i guess our biggest worry right now is that people are just talking about doing this tax bill and then doing a cr until next february. whats most important right now, b...

A republican majority, have passed all 12 appropriation bills ahead of the fiscal year deadline but as you know the senate can filibuster those things. so, we will pass a short-term cr that is necessary to keep the government open to keep talks going, hopefully people will decide to participate in the talks, and at the senate democrats choose to filibuster that they will have chosen to shut the government down, something we do not want to see happen. >> senator collins claims she has an agreemen...

You dont skip the legislative process. you go through the regular legislative process. well go to a conference committee. [inaudible question] >> im not going to get into the finer details of the endgame in conference like i answered andy. you had one back there? [inaudible question] >> i dont think it will be in time for this current cr were doing only because they have eight hearings this week on it. lets just say there was a level of dissatisfaction with these delegations with the omb submiss...

Necessary to not just keep the government open but to get a cap agreement. i dont know why they decided not to show up for these negotiations. when you negotiate legislation, congress passes a bill, the president signs it, and thats why congress and the presidents negotiate legislation. i did it when bush was president. i did when obama was president. donald trump is our president. people should show up for negotiations. so im getting there. so when they go -- when they decide not to participate...

Not to show up for these negotiations. when you negotiate legislation, congress passes a bill, the president signs it, and thats why congress and the president negotiate legislation. i did it when bush and obama were president. donald trump is our president. people should show up for negotiations. so im getting there. when they go and decide not to participate in negotiations theyre not in a good place to make any kind of demand. well have to have a short-term cr. the duration of that we are in ...

Legislation. its generational defining. and you dont skip the legislative process. you go through the regular legislative process. that means we will be going to a conference meeting. >> any chance you make for legislation you get it retroactive? >> im not going to get into the finer details just like i asked. >> the third disaster aid bill is still being formed. it sounds many want that in december. can you give an update -- >> i dont think it will be in time for this current cr were doing. onl...

Repeal to use that to go after the people who are disadvantaged, which include a lot of trump supporters in parts of the country. >> how does that continue into the continuing resolution? do you think they can cut a deal on time and money? none of them benefits from a shutdown at this point. what about daca, temporary residency program affecting the haitians, do you think those get folded in? >> i think that that is -- its going to be a lift for some of those, right? especially because you have ...

And replacing the daca program as well. what confidence do you have that this legislative body will get to any, certainly not all of that, over the next couple of days? >> less than 10%. i think the only thing that congress will get to, because legally they have to, and that is some kind of legislation. the question becomes whether or not leader mcconnell and leader ryan will have enough legislative data to get that done. theres no doubt about it that they want to get a tax bill done. i get that...