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Things like tax reform and health care and for whatever reason that hasnt worked, is it worth not resetting priorities, but sitting there and coming up with a bunch of little things that you can get done as opposed to this, they got a supreme court nominee, that was obvious. you know what can be achieved in 2018? >> i think part of the story here ali is the complete and total collapse of rigger in the policy-making process on the republican side. how astounding is it on the health care vote for ...

Houses that they could do big things like tax reform and health care and for whatever reason that hasnt worked, is it worth not resetting priorities, but sitting there and coming up with a bunch of little things that you can get done as opposed to this, they got a supreme court nominee, that was obvious. you know what can be achieved in 2018? >> i think part of the story here ali is the complete and total collapse of rigger in the policy-making process on the republican side. how astounding is i...

Bill clinton came many and he immediately wanted some sort of health care, didnt work and it looked crippling to his administration. in the end believed with control of both houses that they could do big things like tax reform and health care and for whatever reason that hasnt worked. is it worth not resetting priorities but sitting there and coming up with a bunch of little things that you can get done as opposed to this theyve got a supreme court nominee, that was obvious, you know, setting up...

The president still wants to access his smartphone, twitter feed and news reports. a white house reporter who wrote the story, nancy, is general kellys new system a way to get the president to conform to tradition or the staff to conform to tradition, or both? >> really, its both. this idea of having a clear policy-making process is not new. it really dates back to both democratic and republican administrations. the thing is, its just taken the trump administration seven months to get to this po...

And reports before they get to the president. the president still wants to access his smartphone, twitter feed and news reports. a white house reporter who wrote the story, nancy, is general kellys new system a way to get the president to conform to tradition or the staff to conform to tradition, or both? >> really, its both. this idea of having a clear policy-making process is not new. it really dates back to both democratic and republican administrations. the thing is, its just taken the trump...

Im told when took over, he was astonished to see the kind of people at different levels. pretty serious levels of the national security council and donald trump didnt even know him when he took the job and waited and chief of staff and i feel much better about the country but john kelly there and hr mcmaster but trump himself has an inclination to say the least, people in his family do and close to him, steve bannon is still there. its not as if the fight for what, i think i would regard as a re...

Its hard for me to understand. you know u.s. senators are pretty substantial figures and pretty full of themselves. theyre not used to being talked to that way by anybody. and certainly not by a president who wants and needs them to pass this legislation. >> steve, on that question, there are real people in this country waiting for things. for deliverables, waiting for what we depend on our lawmakers to give us. and provide for us. where is all that going to come from? >> i dont think youre goin...

The policy-making process is completely broken. shattered. now what im optimistic about when you watch is you see both sides coming together institutionally to defend the institution. i think the concept of a coequal branch of government, the separation of powers that people are rejecting this journey down the road to banana republicanism. were a constitutional republic, the rule of law. these things are bringing men and women together in the united states senate. its promising because maybe if ...

And certainly not by a president who wants and needs them to pass this legislation. >> steve, on that question, there are real people in this country waiting for things. for deliverables, waiting for what we depend on our lawmakers to give us. and provide for us. where is all that going to come from? >> i dont think youre going to see it. you look at the health care bill. have a bill -- a sixth of the economy is driven by health care. no one had any idea how much it cost, how many people it affe...

Im sure there is extensive psychological profile on trump how to play him. also put isnt sure to come experts told me in reporting today he is come with a specific agenda, a to do list he has a mission he wants to accomplish and the concern is trump is going in there -- there is empty devgs at the state department, the policy making process in this administration is not functioning. there is not a clear russia policy. to put it bluntly trump is going and wing see how it guess. putin will come wi...