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Conservative talk show hosts and he has engaged people who have been critical. that is the key element whether there is successful. >>chris: do you think particularly the house of representatives republican majority would go along with something like this? >> there are principles if there that folks in the house of representatives majority would agree with and they do recognize this is part of a larger economic argument and only a step in dealing with the political problems we have. >>chris: is ...

Chance at success on the issue than any time previously. one thing that has happened is you do have a sea change among republicans who believe there is an important political ramification. we put that aside and we will not win hispanic voters with one bill. what is very different about this time around when we have had the immigration debate, folks like rubio accept the resolution reservations of folks like senator vitter and understand folks have strong concerns about how we go about endorsemen...

Are already 9,000 federal gun laws on the books. the problem is the government doesnt enforce them. >> yeah, i agree with mr. lapierre on that point. there are a lot of gun law rs on the books that arent enforced specifically with regards to background checks. there have been 1.7 million people that failed the criminal background check since 19 1999d not enough are are prosecuted. they should be prosecuted and there should be stiff penalties. at the same time, we cant give those people a second ...

There is overlapping. democrats want to it from the policy but placate part of our base and the republicans need do this for self preservation. they cannot have a conversation with the single most rapidly growing part of the american electorate unless they address this. the business community believes strongly that resolving this issue is important to growing the economy. this is some reason to believe a consensus can be formed. it may be narrow. the main issue is, what is the administration and...

Enforcement, sure, i dont think many democrats or all democrats --. >>chris: do you do that of but move at all? >>guest: the question is the timings the metrix, yes, but not something that says never to the people. there is no practical hope of having some dined of prime minister status. >>chris: you saw the gang of eight and that is only four republican senators, let alone the gulf republican caucus in the senate let alone the house republican majority, what are the chances that republicans wou...

Senate republicans? should they filibuster haiged and we should point out we cant find any history of a top presidential cabinet appointment ever being filibustered by either party. should they try to filibuster him or say hey, you want him, you got him. >> i expect talking to folks up on capitol hill there is not a very big appetite for filibuster. i think they are more inclined to use this as a vehicle to again argue where they disagree with president obamas national security policy and where ...

Periods of time. it is a tough deal for them. >> the difficulty for the republican party at this point, chris is you have a disconnect between primary and general election politics and what marco rubio understands it doesnt do you any good to win a nomination if you rendered yourself unelectable in the fall. >> chris: and to go back to you, laura, in about 15 seconds do you think republicans will go along with something along these lines? >> i dont. unless there is real enforcement and it is ver...

For 12 years, have you ever seen a nominee for a top cabinet post have a worst confirmation hearing? >>guest: he did not bring the a game, probably chuck, first and foremost but it will not matter, he will be confirmed and there is a strong presumption the president gets to choose his own cabinet absent something disqualifying from a personal standpoint, there is nothing like that here. many republicans will vote know, the republicans gets the cabinet. the key question does someone like a senato...

>> you do that before you move at all. >> the devil is in the details. what is the timing and metrics you you use. yes, some enforcement but not something that says forever to these people there is no practical hope of ever having some kind of permanent stat tutankhamun. thstatus. >> that is only four republicans. let alone the house republican majority, what are the chances that republicans would go for something close to what the gang of eight came up with? because one of the key things we sho...

You have served in the senate for are 12 years. have you ever seen a nominee for a top cabinet post have a worst confirmation hearing? >> well, chuck didnt bring his a game first. i think everybody can see that. probably chuck first and foremost among them. at the end of the day it is not going matter. elbe confirmed as secretary of defense and because there is a strong presumption that the president gets to choose his own cabinet absent disqualifying from a personal standpoint. nothing like tha...