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How many more are going to vote yes today, are going to feel, as chris said, they have those assurances on daca. these are the ones were keeping a close eye on. coons in delaware. heitkamp from north dakota. she was there voting yes on friday. you have tim kaine from virginia. tester from montana. hes up for re-election in a red state. were going to see how many can the republicans peel off to vote for that. also, the other question was there were four republicans on friday noo igt who voted to ...

Along with, the people in the very progressive side are going to say, no way, im not going to vote for this because i want a guarantee of daca, and if theyre not trekkeprotected, ig to say i told you so. >> let me bring in andy card, former chief of staff under president bush. thank you for joining us. the politics of the republican party become very important here in terms of daca and the house, specifically the house. we saw this a few years ago on this idea of comprehensive immigration reform...

Dreamers. there are craven and well-intentioned political passions driving the decision making, but it does result in a dysfunction that is at now normal levels for washington, d.c. whats epic about it is that one party controls the white house and the senate and the house. republicans will say, oh, thats the dnc talking point. no, thats the reality. and the reason we got to this point is because it took mcconnell a beat to figure out where the white house stood. so when you go around and you go...

Finger pointing tstridency. it is something the majority could have avoided entirely, a concern the president could have obviated if he were only willing to take yes for an answer. while this procedure will not satisfy everyone on both sides, its a way forward. im confident we can get the 60 votes in the senate for a daca bill. and now there is a real pathway to get a bill on the floor and through the senate. it is a good solution, and i will vote for it. im incredibly grateful to the bipartisan...

Coming out of the senate with ted kennedy, lindsey graham behind it, all kinds of people. lamar alexander behind it. and it didnt get to the house because the house refused to vote. it could happen the same way later in february. >> yeah, i mean, and look, the scope of this when youre talking about daca versus that comprehensive program five years ago, it is a narrower scope. again, you saw the patrolling on th -- polling on this the other day. 84% of the public -- this cuts across all political...

Republicans. youre going to need a fair number of republicans along with democrats. then you start getting into, okay, one of the philosophical differences between the parties when you start looking at this is a lot of -- there are republicans who have an issue with daca in general, but a lot of republicans say, look, at the end of the day we should do daca. but they view it as a concession. they view it as a significant concession, and they want something for it. i think the default democratic ...

When youll actually have a chance to get the dreamer act passed isnt the senate. without the presidents help, its agreed there will be no action in the house, which still operates under the hastert rule. you dont get anything to the floor unless a majority of the republican members in the house support it, which to me has nothing to do with the constitution, but it is how part of the republican leadership in the congress has behaved for years. so you really have a question here, is the senate co...

The budget. and health care and disaster aid and things like opioids and veterans and pensions and on immigration. my recent offer to the president was a generous one. i put his signature campaign issue on the table in exchange for daca, and still he turned away. president trumps unwillingness to compromise caused the trump shutdown and brought us to this moment. the facts are well known. now i wish to update the senate on where things stand after this weekend. since our meeting in the oval offi...

Sides. the democrats are going to stick to this fight. theyre going to try to get a commitment from mcconnell, the republican leader. they give them a vote in the next couple weeks on daca. they want to get a commitment from him. can they trust him? can chuck schumer trust him? can enough democrats trust him that there will be a vote that they can move on with the government. i think thats the key question tonight. steve, will they get a commitment from mcconnell thats enough for them to stop th...

Some recognition among the democrats that they cannot afford to keep the government shut down. im glad theyre going that. i hope theyll do it in the vote in the next few minutes and get it done. then the channllenge will be to work on daca legislation. there is no bill. theyve got to work on a bill. that is something that has to be done. it should take time. its an important issue that i think leader mcconnell is appropriate in saying were going to give you time to get a bill. well give you a co...