Its a privilege to work with this extraordinary team. I thank them for their constant work and love of craft. I thank you for the privilege of your time. That wraps up the hour. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. Right now on Andrea Mitchell reports, Robert Menendez and his wife appeared for their arraign money and pleaded not guilty in manhattan on federal Bribery Charges. The senators grip on his seat slips with a growing majority of his democratic colleagues calling for his resignation. Its debate night at the Reagan Library. Seven republican primary candidates try to break away from the pack. The heavy favorite, former president trump, skipping the debate but heading to an event for striking auto workers in michigan. The house and senate remain far apart on a way to avert a Government Shutdown three days from now. Breaking news overseas. Travis king, the american soldier who crossed into north korea in july, is back in u. S. Custody. Officials say happy to be back.
Reopen the government but how to get towards a pathway of resolving our most dysfunctional aspects of the senate. How to get an appropriations process moving again. How to get a negotiation that could actually hold out hope of funding our domestic needs, addressing disaster relief, opioids, addressing Community Health centers. We have many things that are not resolved. Reporter do you trust leader mcconnell to move forward . Senator coons we cant move forward if we dont trust each other. I will trust both that leader mcconnell will keep his commitment of a date certain and we now have a window of opportunity where this group has to show we can Work Together and build a bipartisan consensus that produces a product worthy of time on the floor. Reporter take leader mcconnell at your word here . Senator coons i trust a lot of the folks i have been listening to, not just the last two days but seven years i have been here. If you have a Bipartisan Group that trusts each other that are commit
Fully funding our defense and domestic needs, addressing disaster relief, opioids, Community Health centers. Do trust Mitch Mcconnell to follow through . He made a clear public commitment on the floor of the senate. I am going to trust that he will keep his commitment and that we now have a window of opportunity where this group has to show that it can build a bipartisan consensus. You are basically having to take leader mcconnell at his word . I trust a lot of the people that i have been working with. The more that you have a Bipartisan Group that trust each other, that are committed to a tocess, the easier it is trust that the leader of that caucus is going to carry through on commitments. You had promised that commitments to dreamers would be part of any deal. We dont have a spending deal, do we . What changed to make you believe Mitch Mcconnell more . I have greater confidence in than ever to members of the Republican Caucus who are committed to making progress on this. We have got
Community health centers. Do you trust Mitch Mcconnell to follow through . He made a clear public commitment on the floor of the senate. I am going to trust that he will keep his commitment and that we now have a window of opportunity where this group has to show that it can build a bipartisan consensus. You are basically having to take leader mcconnell at his word . I trust a lot of the people that i have been working with. The more that you have a Bipartisan Group that trust each other, that are committed to a process, the easier it is to trust that the leader of that caucus is going to carry through on commitments. You had promised that commitments to dreamers would be part of any deal. We dont have a spending deal, do we . What changed to make you believe Mitch Mcconnell more . I have greater confidence in than ever to members of the Republican Caucus who are committed to making progress on this. We have got a window of opportunity and i want to contribute to it in a constructive w
People. But they are here illegally. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Now live to the floor of the house. Expected to vote shortly on the senates shortterm government funding bill. Pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2h of rule 2 of the rules of the u. S. Of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on january 22, 2018, at 5 06 p. M. That the senate agreed to the amendment of the house of representatives to the senate wan amendment. H. R. 195. That the senate agreed to Senate Concurrent Resolution 33. Signed sincerely, karen l. Haas. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Sessions mr. Speaker, i ask that it be in order at any time to take