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>> alisyn, we need more than $600 billion in infrastructure. this has been infrastructure week in washington for a decade. its broadly popular across the entire american public and trying to say youre going to fix a four plus trillion dollar infrastructure debt, and thats just roads and bridges and hard infrastructure, with $600 or $800 billion, thats not near enough. what youre seeing play out, as your guest already articulated, is the fact that republicans cannot, they cannot give joe biden a ...

Should have part circl two, andy unless they do what newt gingrich did. what do you think? >> joe cunningham says he will vote for the inquiry, heres what i i would tell congressman cunningham. you aretell voting for an inquiy that allows the intelligence committee to do witness interviews behind closed doors and the presidents counsel is not allowed to attend for the basic premise of due process is to confront your witnesses -- accusers against you -- and call witnesses on your behalf. neither ...

Them. but a lot of republicans cannot. >> its a great point as well for those republican senators up in 2020 that have to win in more states. next up, the kremlin has a related wish list to all of this. it wants his calls with the white house kept secret.

Cathartic moment in progress, but remember, we waited for them with a republican congress and a republican senate. we outmaneuvered them, we o outlawed guns in places across the country. >> youre obviously partisan, but is that the answer, that simply republicans cannot hold power if you want change on guns? >> no, there is just no question about it. that goes with other big issues, too, including climate change. the republicans are stuck in their ways. their stuck in 1980 and the early 90s and ...

Here, peter. whats behind the standoff? whats driving it, which will apparently carry into the new year. you have the democrats here, nancy pelosi and mulvaney saying this is all about democrats protecting them. whats driving it for the democrats? >> for the democrats, its originally accepting trumps declaration that he would take full credit for shutting down the government. as he often does, he lied. now its a principle stand for the democrats. but thats quickly going to give way to the politi...

Kavanaugh and that unblemished record. not closing the door to saying, hey, if she says something and makes a credible showing, that would be interesting, which is an interesting comment. >> this is the position republicans are on. they cant move forward without hearing her. jeff flake divided 11 republicans, ten democrats. clear the republicans cannot move forward without hearing her out. they are going to allow her to speak. they are not going to ask brett kavanaugh comment and have a cross-ex...

Experience matters. >> molly, i totally agree. that would be my next point. i think its fine for democrats to call for new leadership. what does it look like? im biased because im from south carolina. i think if for whatever reason ms. pelosi is not the leader after the mid-term elections im a big fan for giving a promotion to congressman jim clyburn who is a stalwart in the democratic party and a real gem for many democrats across the country. what republicans cannot do is use congressman clybu...

Senator ted cruz launched his re-election campaign yesterday, matt. this comes on a day when orourke from el paso, a democrat running against ted cruz, announced that he raised $6.7 million in the first quarter. ted cruz said this. thats a whole lot roff money, theres no doubt about that. it has been clear for some time that the hard left is energized and mobilized andngry at the president. we are seeing the far left giving millions of dollars to liberal democrats running for office and it under...

Seeing some of this more fiery rhetoric, the immigration hard line principles. but this is also when youre feuding with your party, this is how you get things. and granted, with edont visit right in this moment. but trump flirting with the democrats. this is someone who wants to deal. >> he flirted but he didnt date even. a metaphorist. ill make a deal with you on daca. all we want is a little more enforcement of the border. now its back to i want the whole wall again which is a deal breaker. sc...

Democrats get their judges and republicans cannot. trump won the election. he made an outstanding choice in neil gorsuch. if we have to change the rules we will and i blame my democratic colleagues for creating the mess to begin with. >> the senate judiciary voted 11-9 to advance the nomination of neil gorsuch. it was a party line vote and the democrats are furious judge merrick garland was never confirmed and some senators are hoping for a last-minute deal. >> given how much disagreement and ho...