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>> senator, i have to ask you a very simple question, i work in television journalism, so sometimes i ask the simple questions. how would it be the democrats fault when the republicans are in control of all the political branches of government if the government shuts down. >> exactly. but they think that they can pull the wool over the eyes of the american people and i would say that the american public is not buying it and thats why theyre just so nervous and theyre very frightened about what m...

She thinks about studying abroad if deportation ever happened. do you ever run through your options in your head, what you might do? >> yeah. im pretty set on staying here. whatever happens happens. >> these next couple days could be crucial to whether or not theres a fix to daca. >> yeah. >> do you feel like youre in limbo a little bit? >> we were never secure. we knew daca was a temporary aid. however, i think we were hopeful that wasnt going be the case. >> so do you feel like the clock is ti...

So i think ultimately the republican theres get blamed for it. i dont think it is as devastating as it was in the newt gingrich days. theyre in control of everything now. >> 2013. the ted cruz shutdown. >> your point is an example, that so much of what people remember is through the lens of the last fight and none of those fights worked out well for republicans. what makes this different particularly when youre in charge. i love to blame the democrats when the democrats are wrong. as a strategis...

Can house republicans in the meantime round up enough votes to keep the federal government from shutting down? the house speaker paul ryan was asked that question earlier today. wouldnt say if they have the votes necessary, but he blamed democrats for the threat of a shutdown. >> weve been very clear, we want to see a daca. but a daca solution has got to be a balanced solution. it has to be a solution that also not just treats the symptom, which daca is, but the root cause of the problem in the ...

Republican votes to keep this government open and running, that of course will be in part up to mark meadows, but the bigger, longer term question is daca, and the president has said repeatedly that he wants a solution on daca, but he wont put anything on the floor that the president doesnt support or wont sign. take a look at what he had to say. >> we want to see a daca solution, but a daca has got to be a balanced solution, a daca solution has to be a solution which not just treats the symptom...

Sense for democrats to try and bring us to a shutdown. >> reporter: so as you could see, playing the blame game there. saying it is democrats who want this and we still want to do it down the line but the question is whether the trust is there. as you know, trust in washington, not ata super high level right now. >> let me ask you a question that a number of people have been asking. with democrats in the control of the house and senate, what is the rational for being able to blame democrats if t...

Immigration reform battle with some republicans now urging lawmakers to stay focused on what is really important protecting the so-called dreamers and not allow themselves to be distracted by the presidents reported disparaging comments. >> what i heard i didnt like. i want to focus on what comes next. what comes next is a bipartisan proposal that will pass on a daca solution and hopefully -- [inaudible] >> i think this is a president who would like to solve the daca issue. this is a president w...

Elimination of the diversity lottery system. two things in exchange for a permanent daca solution could easily be negotiated. eric: what about chain migration. critical after one of the terrorist acts allegedly was not just diversity lottery system they said in the other suspect chain migration. >> chain migration is a misnomer right now limited to parents and children and brothers and sisters of u.s. citizens, lawful permanent residents. >> is matching? >> well, you can be limited as i said in ...

Republicans open and democrats willing to come together to figure this out. recognizes heavy lift. while as senator jeff flake said only game in town, ive had both in-house and senate over the course of the last couple of days they dont have any desire to touch this proposal whenever it comes out because they feel it moves too far away from where republicans are on that issue. that is significant problem. thats why the behind the scenes work once they have agreement they need to conduct becomes ...

Centers. funding to stabilize the health care market as well as solving this issue for daca kids. so those are the priorities of the democrat caucus. they continue to be. >> so would your party be willing to shut down the government over this issue as it is a priority? >> i cant speak for the democrat caucus. what ill tell you. >> speak for yourself as a democrat. >> exactly. what im saying is im not comfortable voting for a continuing resolution nunless w address these issues. thats what ive co...