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Want to move forward, put this kind of battle behind them, and the white house thinks that area at least is going to hold more promise than say the house at least at this point, migel. >> but this failure of the senate to get cloture, for a clean cr, that vote doesnt price anyone i take it, but we dont seem farther along. the ball seems to be in the same place as earlier in the week, no? >> reporter: it does, but i think what youre seeing is the house republican proposal which is very much kind ...

Where we were. i thought it was important that we, like i said, use the facts. the false narrative thats out there that both sides are to blame. thats just bunk. so, starting with the fact that democrats, daniella already compromised and people forget that the senate cr is already a huge compromise where potus -- the president worked with the congress on the budget control act of 2011. >> yeah. thats exactly right and a point i have been making a lot this week sometimes. rather angrily on twitte...

Shutdown, just as the country was waiting to see if the house could pass a clean bill to fund the government, boehner and house leadership made a small but hugely consequential range to the rules. under normal circumstances if the house and senate are gridlocked any motion from any member to end that gridlock should be allowed to proceed. for example, i dont know, a vote on the senate cr. got that? any member of congress is allowed to bring a vote to the floor when theres an impasse. but instead...

Of opening the government. what was accomplished in the house this morning, dave? >> reporter: not much because it was immediately undone by the senate. democrats in the senate brought up the clean long-term debt limit increase and were unable to get the votes they needed to break a filibuster of it. the idea this could be passed in the house always rested on the idea that the senate was ready to move it. keep in mind, they werent talking about quite the same thing. the real negotiation is proba...

Reid held them together and deliver and now boehner has flaked. the only way out of this is for boehner to unflake. capitulate. we should not be making people suffer through the shutdown. >> ralph, do you agree there are enough votes to pass a so-called clean c.r.? >> there may or may not be. but even if there are, youd be asking john boehner to circumvent his own conference and put his own speakership at risk. >> for the country, who cares about -- shouldnt he not care about his own speakership...

Staffed to take care of astronauts that are on or bit. if there was a problem, obviously, they could call them back immediately and do what we always do at nasa, houston, we have a problem and take care of it. >> washington, we have a problem. dale huls, good to speak you, you speak in a rational and sensible manner, which i appreciate, thank you. >> thank you very much. i want to bring in two people that disagree on the shut down. on the right connie mac the former congresswoman. connie mac, ...

>> i love my job. i get to talk to people like you all day. so its very cool. >> so you are in the 30%. >> good numbers there. thanks, regina lewis. >> sure. chris matthews spurring with bill maher. just how many shutdowns happened during the reagan era. >> dont go there. dont go there. let me explain to you. these questions -- it will save you a lot of of time. >> so whats the answer? >> are you ready? remember something called an appropriations bill. back in the reagan era they passed the ap...

If there was a problem, obviously, they could call them back immediately and do what we always do at nasa, houston, we have a problem and take care of it. >> washington, we have a problem. dale huls, good to speak you, you speak in a rational and sensible manner, which i appreciate, thank you. >> thank you very much. i want to bring in two people that disagree on the shut down. on the right connie mac the former congresswoman. connie mac, you can take any view you like but in the end 11 days i...

Other tonight. >> so the conditions for dealing with the cr would be part of the six-week debt bill is that what you are saying? >> well -- let me stay away from those things at the moment. >> but is the resolution trying to resolve both of these, use in some fashion? >> both issues. >> the shutdown and the debt ceiling? >> yeah. >> would this be a short term solution or are you guys talking about a long term solution? >> i found if there is a way to quickly settle the -- the cr questions. so th...

Some point next week, youre going to have republicans vote to extend the debt limit, you know, six weeks, and reopen the government. >> so you are saying right now, your prediction is just a complete -- is basically a complete declaration, declaring complete, total, abject defeat and just passing a cr and debt ceiling hike and then just saying, okay, lets talk about the budget. >> i think thats exactly whats going to happen. so then theyll have their budget negotiations, which arent going to go ...