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Pressure and be much more damaging. >> would you like to see congressman, whats called a clean continuing resolution? as part of the conditions that both sides work out a -- separate from these two issues? >> i would certainly want the clean cr, the clean continuing resolution. as far as the debt ceiling, i dont want to be undercutting john boehners negotiating position. if he feels thats best. i want the first thing done first, but really what im calling for is a clean continuing resolution to ...

You cant just fund the part of the government you like. i think its amazingly tone deaf and embarrassing that the house republicans on their top list put funding the d.c. local government operations, they are not fans of d.c. and wont even let d.c. have voting rights which is incredibly controversial because its overwhelming african-american part of the country is that does have federal voting in the congress. they dont care about d.c. for that reason or its political authority, they only care a...

We owe them. we owe them too much. >> shes right. support our nations veterans. pass a clean cr. has its ups and downs. seasonal... doesnt begin to describe it. my cashflow can literally change with the weather. anything that gives me some breathing room makes a big difference. the plum card from american express gives your business flexibility. get 1.5% discount for paying early, or up to 60 days to pay without interest, or both each month.

Thats when we lose our credit standing in the world. i would say if they meet today, the president, if hes smart, will say its got to be about the debt too. im not making a short-term deal over the cr. we got to make it the big one that saves this countrys credibility. >> well, and its no accident the president met with some of these wall street executives today. theyre coming out and saying, this is serious. so hes getting -- trying to get wall street to weigh in on it, which has some influence...

Care, which is amazing for a young workforce to be healthy, good for the economy and good for women. we also have a disproportionate amount of vulnerable populations that werent able to get coverage, would be denied because of preexisting conditions or charged higher premiums which is really sexist in itself. were moving to a system that really challenges inequalities. >> you were talking about how republicans once people are on obama care and it rolls on and they are happy with it, theyll have ...

Tenten ten tenny -- steny hoyer said, discussing how we got here and how balanced the offer was on the table. what compromise are we talking about? we are taking your number. your number. and you will not take yes for an answer. how sad. what a shameful day this its in the history of the house of representatives. >> e.j., what he is talking about there -- the fact that the proposal on the table, the clean cr, funding the government still would continue those republican desired sequester cuts. >>...

>> yes. >> they work something out. >> yes. >> if he comes back to your caucus and says heres what i worked out with president obama, hes gone. >> no. >> i mean, come on. >> you guys. >> something, right? there needs to be something. it cant be a clean bill. >> thats what happened with. [ inaudible ] >> when you watch back in history, what happened about a month ago? steny hoyer first said hed vote for a clean c.r. then he shifted and said he would not. they have been building up for a shoutdown...

Dramatizing the story and ratchets up the pressure, too. >> bret: last word? >> the democrats are talking as if a clean c.r. is a kind of a sacred object. and nothing else is allowable. in fact, its a failure. its a resolution which everything is continued. the normal way that money is allocated is one department at a time. so, why not do it one department at a time right now? >> bret: gentlemen, thank you. julie from the white house, sthawnk. thats true it for the panel. stay tuned for an opera...

Who doesnt think the legislative branch matters and a president who has no real care for the people in this country who are going to be a part of this train wreck and it is a disaster. >> my heart breaks for those supporters of obama who thought this was going to be easy health care. you will have a piece of paper that says you have health insurance, good luck finding a doctor. >> all right, we dont have you guys in the front here -- >> i love where youre coming from here, why should i be so hap...

Word. you are right there has been this strong congressional leadership, ted cruz now apparently the speaker of the house -- i dont now -- >> you know, hes a tea party favorite. >> he certainly is. >> he has that following in america. >> so i think that he believes and i think that you believe hes actually speaking for a big chunk of america. >> thats what i think. >> if thats true, why doesnt boehner let there just be an up or down vote of all the members of congress to open up the government? ...