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Under those circumstances, we ought to have a new election for the general election. >> this move comes after north carolina dissolved its elections board on friday and harris denied any wrongdoing. in just four days, democrats will take overcontrol of the house. with so many items to tackle on their agenda, the question now is what will top their list. joining me is joel and joe watkins. lets start with you. there is immigration, gun control, health care, climate change. what item do you think ...

>> you only have 51 votes in the senate. you have to have democrat support to keep the government to fund the government. thats the answer to your question. >> it seems like the whole process was blown up by the presidents comments. >> when republicans tried to ada discussion about obamacare to the funding process in 2013 we were accused by nancy pelosi and chuck schumer of inserting a non-financial issue into the spending process to shut the government down. how is that not exactly what is happ...

Gop leaders want -- he is taking swings at his own party. the tom cotton approach has no viability here. >> the difference between lindsey graham and steve king is that steve king can actually win an election. >> it mushroomed after the presidents racially offensive language last week dashed hopes for a fix to the daca program. >> the president he asked congress to come up with a solution for the d.r.e.a.m.ers. congress members were in the room. it seemed to be a fairly productive meeting and ...

>> republicans tried to -- when republicans tried to add a discussion about obama care to the funding process in 2013, we are accused by nancy pelosi and chuck schumer of inserting a nonfiscal -- nonfinancial issue into the spending process in order to shut the governent down. how is that not exactly what is happening today? there is no reason to have to deal with daca this week. no reason to deal with daca before the end of february. the middle of february. daca doesnt expire until march 5th. t...

>> when republicans tried to add a discussion about obamacare in the funding process in 2013 we were accused by nancy pelosi of chuck schumer of inserting a non-financial issue into the spending process in order to shut the government down. how is that not exactly whats happening today? no reason you have to deal with daca this week or before the end of february -- the middle of february. daca doesnt expire until march 5. this is purely an attempt by the senate democrats led by mr. schumer why w...

The presidents comments. >> when republicans tried to add a discussion about obamacare to the funding process in 2013, we were accused by nancy pelosi and chuck schumer of inserting a non-fiscal, non-financial issue into the spending process in order to shut the government down. how is that not exactly what is happening today? there is no reason you have to deal with daca this week. no reason you have to deal with daca before the middle of february. daca doesnt expire until march 5th. this is pu...

That tells out of the generosity of people in time of need. >> thats a beautiful story indeed. hopefully those senior citizens are okay right now thanks to those students over at the university. some of your comments of a political question. i want to ask you because money is involved and billions of billions of dollars. some of your colleagues and congress, theyre upset of the funding, for example. the funding process for fema and management agency which seems to be used at times of a bargainin...

Accountable is to do what we have done which is eliminating positions so that theyre no longer on the books and cutting the budget actually going through the funding process, which is what weve done with the irs. say their budgets about $11 billion, we think begin to cut them and make them be held accountable for the spending. it gives them less for hiring people, it gives them less for retaining people. >> i only wish that i had any expectation that that would work. im going to take the last wo...

And he wants to tell his members that he is not part of that strategy. this is a senate strategy. theyre doing things on their own. when the senate acts theyll decide what to do. it seems to me boehner is essentially going to let himself get jammed by the senate and say by friday they have no other choice but to pass a senate clean dhs bill. indications are that the senate would eventually approve a clean bill in the next couple days as long as republicans get a separate vote targeting the presi...

Where we contactically be smarter in the long run and actually do everything that we can to push back on the president. its wait. its being strategic. but its the smarter move. >> many conservatives are saying they are ending this year frustrated at their own partys leaders who they feel cut them out of the funding process. what do you say about this? if thats true, isnt that counterproductive, leaving them out? >> look, party leadership has to be very careful right now. and if members are feeli...