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That -- many of the demands the president put on the table and yet the white house pulled it back. that didnt clear things up for me at all. i think it made them, if possible, a little bit more muddy. >> what do you think, chris? >> no commitment on a pathway to citizenship as it relates to daca. republicans believe they won here. i dont think donald trump did a lot, candidly. maybe it was a strategy. im skeptical to give strategy credit when he often just does things. he was not heavily involve...

Dealing with daca. the process will be neutral and fair to all sides. >> you heard chuck schumer use the word "commitment." democrats trying to hold mitch mcconnells feet to the fire saying hes made promises in front of the world on this big stage. we hope he holds firm to that. you have a lot of, of course, politics at play behind the scenes here. just talked to richard shelby. he thinks democrats over played their hand and this is the off ramp, that they didnt get much out of the deal. senator...

Around for a population larger than just those with daca? >> we are open to having a debate on a level playing field on this issue and negotiating that with congress and making sure we get the deal that meets the criteria we have clearly laid out. blake? >> one clarification. the president is still planning to go to davos? >> if all things go as expected this afternoon with the re-opening of the government which we expect they will the presidents delegation leaves tomorrow and the president will...

The c.h.i.p. six-year expansion was there. he said on saturday he wouldnt accept a three-week c.r. li thats what this is. you are putting a lot -- a lot if you are chuck schumer and the other democrats who voted for this on mitch mcconnells word and intention. thats the word he used sunday night and this morning. my intention is to proceed to daca. it will be a level playing field process. even if he holds to that and he may well before february 8. there is the other chamber that republicans con...

Equal parts in this process. thats why we laid out what we called our four priorities and listed that as one of them. >> so a daca fix is on the same level playing field as the wall? >> we know it will be part of the negotiation. thats something the president has committed to do. we dont want to do that without the other three components. its like having a stool with two legs that doesnt work well. we want to make sure we are addressing this more fully and in a responsible way so we are not just...

Mitch mcconnell is saying it is my intention to do these things and it is not the same. the way he gets long-term gain, speaking of schumer, is they get some sort of daca/border security funding deal that looks overwhelmingly favorable to democrats. you know, if you see $8 billion allocated to a border wall and some daca protections, i dont know that -- that happens on february 6th. i dont know that chuck schumer has a victory here. i cant imagine a clean daca vote. just daca. just the extension...

Piece. there is also omb and legal reviews that have to take place before it actually finally hits the presidents desk. a little bit of that is a timing and formality issue. >> will we see him today regardless of what the house does or doesnt do? >> well let you know. maggie? >> just going back to the nafta discussions does the president still have faith in wilbur ross? >> absolutely. i spoke with the president directly this morning. he has 100% confidence in secretary ross. he loves wilbur, thi...

Pathway to citizenship for d.r.e.a.m.ers? >> we have said we would support a permanent solution for those in the daca program. i think that would address that. >> to be clear you must have some position on this. the president clearly has conviction on the issue. does he support this divisive issue -- a pathway to citizenship for these individuals? >> the number of people in the program, we hope to find a permanent solution to address that. >> legal status versus pathway to citizenship or doesnt ...

In the daca program. what about beyond that? there was a story last week that said an internal white house memo estimated that what the democrats want would potentially legalize 3 million d.r.e.a.m.ers. where did they get the number and what is the limit the president has on how big the population of d.r.e.a.m.ers is? i think the d.r.e.a.m. act would legalize 1.7 million. where do you draw the line? >> im not going to negotiate any more with you than i would with major. this is something to work...

Proportion bigger than those in just daca. >> were open to negotiating that and making sure we get the criteria we clearly laid out. >> is the president planning on going to davos? >> if things go as expected with the reopening of the government, which we expect that they will, the presidents delegation will leave tomorrow and the president will continue on his trip later in the week. >> the priorities of a daca fix, where exactly does that rank. when you talk about what needs to happen for a de...