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Negotiations. that is the way to get out of this debt ceiling. i think its the presidents job to knock heads. republicans wont get much, but theyll get something. theyll give up a lot. but the democrats cant be in a we wont negotiate harry reid kind of way. >> but they passed the health and credit act to ensure that if we go over the debt limits, the debts would be paid, and the democrats uniformly oppose that because they want to make everything as frightening and painful as possible. they comp...

It matters. ♪ time now to clear the air. and for a man who doesnt know if hes leading his caucus or being led by ted cruz, its easy to see why the house speaker is now all over the place when it comes to his public pronouncements. one minute, he says he wont allow the nation to default because he knows that it would be catastrophic for the economy. the next minute, he says this. >> every president in modern history has negotiated over a debt limit. debt limits have been used to force big pol...

In the debt limits, instead of racing it for one year as most democrats prefer. >> im simply saying we have never stated and are not saying today that a debt ceiling ought to be or can be any particular length of time. im not ruling out the specific duration, and i want to make that clear. >> reporter: republicans complain its the president whos risking default, pointing to this comment made by white house economic adviser gene sperling. >> the president strongly believes that if he were to sanc...

Night duty. call it what you want in washington. >> up next, what happens to the military and those on active duty? what about veterans as well that depend on the government? well have more about it ahead. and well talk to americans who live overseas about how the government shutdown is playing out around the world. >> if i ran my house the way the government is running the country, i would be bankrupt. >> youve made your point. lets get on with the business of running the country and pass the...

Government is running the country, i would be in bankrupt. >> you made your point. lets get on with the business of running the country and pass the budget, pass the debt limits and let us keep improving the economy, but dont play games any more, please. >> our economy, our country, our business, the government is not running right now. also at midnight tonight, just as the government may be shutting down, a new by to buy health insurance will be starting up. a key part of obamacare, the insur...

Sort of an agreement. there was anger that our men and women in uniform as we were just talking about especially them they would get paid only with an iou. >> there is going to be bills that are going to be due. you cant just tell the electric department, hey, i got an iou. >> if i ran my house the way the government was running the country, i would be in bankrupt. >> you made your point. lets get on with the business of running the country and pass the budget, pass the debt limits and let us ke...

>> at my house, the way the government is running the country, i would be bankrupt. >> you made your point. lets get on with the business of running the country and pass the budget, pass the debt limits, and let us keep improving the economy. dont play games anymore, please. >> all, quote, essential people like members of congress, will keep getting paid, but military families, on the other hand, are told theyll get ious, told they will get paid eventually. barbara starr has mor. >> vivians husb...

187 vote against it, in the senate, you have twice as many republicans voting against it as for it. weve seen this before. what -- how many votes are they going to -- how many yay votes can they get out of this republican caucus. >> not too many. boehner has made a conscious vote. boehner and cantor will not be whipping the syria vote in the house. its going to be a free for all. its going to be a circus on the republican side. the hawks are going to try to for an an aye vote, it doesnt mean its...

187 vote against it, in the senate, you have twice as many republicans voting against it as for it. weve seen this before. what -- how many votes are they going to -- how many yay votes can they get out of this republican caucus. >> not too many. boehner has made a conscious vote. boehner and cantor will not be whipping the syria vote in the house. its going to be a free for all. its going to be a circus on the republican side. the hawks are going to try to for an aye vote, it doesnt mean its ne...

Baby in half. the one who said lets cut the baby in half is not the mother. your right wing party is willing to cut this baby in half. bring the government down to make your point. the political faction that is willing to destroy the credibility of the american dollar and our credibility to pay our debts is willing to kill the baby, arent you? you call it leverage. >> let me ask you. if every republican vote no against the limit, would every democrat vote yes on extending it if it was clean? i b...