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But he cant harm americans and then try to use that as negotiating leverage. >> before i let you go, i want to get your take on the harvey weinstein scandal as well. your district includes malibu, a places a lot of hollywood stars call home. did you ever receive donations from him? >> i did not. >> what do you think should be done about this culture of people in positions of power taking advantage of that power? >> the conduct that harvey weinstein allegedly engaged in is unacceptable whether in...

Preparing to pass a bill for harvey, as you know, we had a meeting at the white house yesterday. preparation for the meeting, we met with our members and decided we were not going to be agreeable to an 18-month lifting of the debt ceiling. it was just -- just destroyed any negotiating leverage that we would have. we talked about it. we talked to our colleagues about it, the leadership colleagues about it. then, yesterday morning, the republicans put out they were going to insist on 18 months, so...

Not sure this we still have her audio. >> made it clear we would not do any longer debt ceiling than we had of the continuing -- >> she and chuck schumer did not want to see a longer term debt deal as was made clear by the presidents decision to accept terms of a three-month deal instead. before we get to the hurricane update at the top of the hour which we have to get to, very quick last thoughts. you sat up when she talked about negotiating leverage for democrats. >> it is amazing republicans ...

Bill for harvey, as you know, we had a meeting at the white house yesterday. preparation for the meeting we went met with our members and decided that we were not going to be agreeable to an 18-month lifting of the debt ceiling. just destroyed any negotiating leverage that we would have. we talked about it and talked with our colleagues about it. some of the leadership colleagues about it and then yesterday morning the republicans put out that they were going to insist on this 18-month so we put...

And thought he might launch a trade war and now i see and when i look at his administration and how the goldman sachs wing is as important or maybe more important than the bannon wing. hes scoring points with the base and using this once again as negotiating leverage. the key to understanding trump is that he says stuff for negotiating leverage. david: well, there are points to be made here, e-mack. one is hiring americans. the h1b visas that go to highly trained foreign workers. 80% of the immi...

Presidents position. right? specifically citing nato, more countries paying their fair share, for example, nato increasing its fight against terror, something president trump said on the campaign trail he said he wanted to see. okay. that could be seen as an evolution toward maybe the presidents position. you talk about china as a currency manipulator as well, the president is saying his logic for that shift is because china is no longer manipulatie i ing its currency and wants negotiating lever...

I think they will end up dominating, partly not because of the nuclear deal but because of the embargo and ballistic missiles and conventional weapons. so i think its a major defeat in my mind in terms of the opposition in the region. >> but secretary of state kerry says if the u.s. backs out now, that our european allies in the u.n. will lift their sanctions and will be all alone. heres a clip. >> it is clear that if we reject this plan, the multi-lateral sanctions regime will start to unravel....

Iranians. i think they will end up dominating, partly not because of the nuclear deal but because of the embargo and ballistic missiles and conventional weapons. so i think its a major defeat in my mind in terms of the opposition in the region. >> but secretary of state kerry says if the u.s. backs out now, that our european allies in the u.n. will lift their sanctions and will be all alone. heres a clip. >> it is clear that if we reject this plan, the multi-lateral sanctions regime will start t...

Not because of the ago deal but because of the lifting of the embargo and ballistic missiles. it is a big deal and major, major defeat in my behind in terms of our position in the region. >> the is the state kerry said if the united states backs out now our european allies in the u.n. will lit their sanctions and we will be all alone. shear a clip. >> it and clear that if we reject this plan the multi-lateral sanctions regime will start to unravel and the pressure on iran will lessen and our neg...

Have to have deadlines even though you potentially move the goalpost. mark you say the iranians have worn down the u.s. negotiating position. do you think this extension of the deadline is more proof of that? >> brooke i think for the iranians theres no deadline. their happen to continue negotiations and pocket more and more concessions. in fact for iranians and supreme leader of iran why agree to a deal today and give up on few you are concessions? they rode u.s. negotiating leverage and pocket...