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Colleagues and how concerned are you about what it means going forward, especially with the loss of john boehner and incoming kevin mccarthy? >> fair enough question. a lot of the national organizations that support life would -- are telling members of congress like me we dont think the battleground is shutting down the government and locking at polling, most citizens, pro life or pro choice are going to say they dont think that this is the right way to do it and i personally dont think its the ...

Planned parenthood at least for the short term. we asked people on twitter to write in, and one of them writes in, how far will he go to defund planned parenthood? >> you know what? they should not be getting taxpayer money. youre going to see an enrollment correction, but more importantly, youre going to see a select committee. when people in this country ask why hillarys numbers have dropped because people dont trust her. why dont they trust her? because of what the select committee in benghaz...

Says the only thing possible is a cr. >> all right. well, congressman, we all love a good pie, but i think wed all agree there are much more pressing issues going on the hill. well watch this race. it should be very interesting as it plays out. we wish you the best in your efforts. thank you, sir. >> thanks for having me on. thanks, shannon. >> well be right back on "the kelly file." looks like some folks have had it with their airline credit card miles. sometimes those seats cost a ridiculous n...

Debate moves forward with the cr and further spending and the debt limit, do you have any hope that any of those things will be accomplished? >> well, listen, clearly the system is broken, which is whats led us to this point today. i think the great news is that while all those things are on the table or at least some are still in some fashion, that this is a conversation about the leadership of this august body and this operation where the american people can get engaged. the longer it goes, th...

Planned parenthood at least for the short term. we asked people on twitter to write in, and one of them writes in, how far will he go to defund planned parenthood? >> you know what? they should not be getting taxpayer money. youre going to see an enrollment correction, but more importantly, youre going to see a select committee. when people in this country ask why hillarys numbers have dropped because people dont trust her. why dont they trust her? because of what the select committee in benghaz...

Parenthood. 90% comes from medicare, and the rest are from grants. theres nothing to do for this year. so, its just not true. >> and let me pick up on this with you, because there is some speculation now that with boehner on his way out, hes going to be speaker for a month more. and now, the argument is, not only will he cut a deal to extend the c.r., but hell also do other things like raise the debt limit, expand the import/export ban. is he going to do something like that? >> it spedepends on ...

Is that youre going to pass a continuing resolution without defunding planned parenthood, and kick the can down the road to december. is that the way its going to come down? >> i think thats been the plan from the beginning. one of the reasons i think we fared so poorly two years ago, our leadership never believed it. we used to go to the conference, and the message is that the senate shut down, not us. and then john is blaming republicans for doing it. we dont believe it, and my guess is that w...

Is that youre going to pass a continuing resolution without defunding planned parenthood, and kick the can down the road to december. is that the way its going to come down? >> i think thats been the plan from the beginning. one of the reasons i think we fared so poorly two years ago, our leadership never believed it. we used to go to the conference, and the message is that the senate shut down, not us. and then john is blaming republicans for doing it. we dont believe it, and my guess is that w...

Compromise. he would be a great compromiser. but whats coming now is he knows he has to compromise to keep the government open. that means cut iting a deal wit nancy pelosi, who is tough as nails. she will exact something in terms of domestic spending and even a military spending to get that short-term extension of the cr. >> chris, youre exactly right to invoke bob michael of illinois, who was for many years the living counterpoint in a much more gentle era to tip oneil as the democratic speake...

Funding bill for the government, and that makes our job very difficult as well. >> congressman, is next weeks vote on a clean cr, in other words, funding everything, kind of a test vote for speaker or being a part of the leadership? >> i dont think it is. i think people are going to make up their own minds and just as before when weve had these difficult votes, youll see a swrort come forward that doesnt believe shutting down the government is a good way to go. we got to reform spunneding, cut s...