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Deprives on full appointments that would affect them to come. mr. schumer should turn up the pressure to return or resign, setting assign the general tillity that can hobble. is the senator prepared to that that? >> no, theyre standing behind her. they tried to- ore off the committee, that didnt work. i think, a, it wouldnt be a big issue if they didnt have slim margins and if she didnt sit on the judicial committee. the other element is there is a transparency issue. people can be understanding...

Shaded. and if you dont know what their demands are think its very difficult to come to some sort of compromise. >> i would disagree. i think republicans in the house have been pretty clear on just across the board cut. we just reauthorized the debt limit a few years ago, last year, whatever the case may be. and whats interesting to me is that you have -- its like groundhog day. ive worked in d.c. for over 30 years and you have in 2017, you had schumer, and you had pelosi, saying we need to sit ...

The use of a so-called “discharge petition” is cumbersome, time-consuming and rarely successful. But Democrats are getting the ball rolling.

Mechanicville man sues family, including Saratoga County Republican official Justin Baker, for damages in alleged assault.

Separately, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said his chamber would hold hearings on the debt-limit bill passed last week by the GOP-led House.

On this. obviously, this is now in negotiating period, but where are the markets? where is wall street? how will they pressure republicans to act? what are senate republicans starting at the top, mitch mcconnell, prepared to do, and is there appetite for a short-term extension or do we have 12 to 14 days parties in ty to deal? >> a short-term extension may be possible. schumer and mcconnell may step in and kick the can town the road. our friends at cnbc say itll change if the deadline gets close...

Some Democrats responded with pessimism to the idea of talks at the White House, arguing that Biden should continue to refuse to negotiate.

Of talk from the president of the united states. negotiating with the other side is hostage taking part on their side. thats his job. he represents an entire nation. even the people who didnt vote for him. somebody tell him. hours later he invited the top four leaders in congress for a white house sit-down on may 9th. speaker mccarthy says he has accepted. republicans have laid out their plan, as i mentioned, and pass the house bill to rein in rampant federal spending and lift the debt limit. sc...

Here in terms of fighting for a clean bill and the partnership with mr. schumer is the smart strategy. i think ultimately, this week was a win for mr. mccarthy, but it was a loss for america, because we have maybe a month or so left before we hit the debt ceiling, and theres no progress. but i think ultimately, the american public will see that the president is being responsible by saying, lets just have a clear debt limit raised, and then we could move on later, and have a conversation about th...

Threatened to the veto the bill saying any spending cut attached to a debt ceiling raise is a non-starter. >> im happy to meet with mccarthy but not on whether or not the debt limit gets extended. thats not negotiable. >> i tellth president we can sit down, no parameters, the only thing i would tell him is no clean debt ceilings going to pass the house. maria: the national department is currently at $31.7 trillion with interest alone at over $500 billion. both numbers simply not sustainable. joi...