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We are not his subordinates. we dont answer to him, we answer to the american people. >> i agree with with john mccain. this speaks to what sarah is talking about. theres been a broad, dysfunctioning congress for a long time. its not one party of the other. its a slow, steady deterioration of congress to get things done. especially when its not what the white house wants to get done. when we talk complicated trade over immigration policies, the with reality is congress is broken and the legislat...

Lack of accomplishments, the president is pushing republicans to dump the filibuster rule and only require a simple majority of 51 votes to pass a bill, instead of 60. >> if we dont, the republicans will never get anything passed. you are wasting your time. >> reporter: not majority leader, mitch mcconnell says, that is not a starter. >> there are not enough votes as i said to the president and all of you, to change the rules of the senate. >> reporter: trumps frayed relationship with mcconnell ...

My mouth feels so clean. ill only use an oral-b! the #1 brand used by dentists worldwide. oral-b. brush like a pro. time to get back to work. congress returns on tuesday. >> when they do, oh, what a pack they have. we have a look at what tops the list. >> reporter: lawmakers return to capitol hill tuesday with a long to-do list weekend fierce legislative battles looming. first on the agenda -- >> the basket is clear on the roof. >> reporter: hurricane harvey funding. >> there will be needs for...

Asking congress to raise the debt ceiling before september 29th to avoid the government defaulting on loans. >> we pay our bills. im not worried thats not going to get done. it will get done. >> reporter: the debt ceiling hike, they need to jump another hurdle by the end of the month, passing a new bill to fund the government. in september, the president then wants congress to take up tax reform. >> this is a once in a generation opportunity to deliver tax reform for every day, hard working amer...

City with money. we found africa tree that, there was tens of billions of dollars wasted. we dont know what happened. we dont want to repeat that again. >> you are not suggesting the red cross and charities should come up with tens of billions of dollars to rebuild? >> no. the more that can be done with private sector and charitable relief, the better. as i said, with katrina, to this day, we dont know what happened with billions and billions of dollars. by the way, when congress passed that bil...

We are hearing the white house, the trump administration wants to use it as a bargaining thing to use for funding for border wall, enforcement of e-verify and money for detention centers, things democrats might not vote for unless they were forced to because protections for dreamers were on the line. its the approach the white house wants to take. its clear the president recognizes leaving dreamers vulnerable is untenable and i think thats why you will see he will pressure congress to take actio...

Or not the president is going to pursue hard line policies that are in line with his campaign promises to be tough on immigration or adjust and modify and respond to the realities, not just the political situation in the white house but the actual vulnerable status of 800,000 people. >> sarah, speaker ryan said let congress handle this. what are the implications for the president. there are a lot of people, even republican who is say, lets leave daca. >> the best way is not to scrap the program ...

Harvey. hes pushing congress for nearly $8 billion in the first round of recovery funding. there is a mandatory evacuation order of texas. the water is still rising. these areas in imminent danger of losing their sewer services. so far, 50 people have died after harvey tore through this part of the state. 72,000 people have been rescued. >> lets talk about the floodwaters. yes, they are receding, but health officials warn there are major health threats that will linger for weeks, if not months. ...

Unusual and so brash, in a way, congress needs to step up. i dont think thats going to happen, but john mccain is right on the edge of it. >> sarah, josh, thank you so much for being here. appreciate you. >> thank you. i have a list of some of the things in this water in houston. it is putrid. im not going to go through all the things. we are going to have an expert in infectious diseases to explain the health risk of the water left behind. experience unparalleled luxury at the lexus golden op...

The presidents taxes. there is some meat to these questions about obstruction and russian interference. that is problematic for the white house. >> i need to switch gears here to get everything in. we have been talking about daca. sarah huckabee sanders says this is really weighing on president trump. i want to say what orin hatch said. i have urged the president not to rescind dava. tougher enforcement of immigration laws, but a solution for those who entered the country unlawfully as children....