in february the department of homeland security which is charged with enforce our immigration laws including the president s recent program will run out of funding. so our hope is when we get back next year we ll unroll a plan to attach a spending limitation to any spending bill we pass for that department that would restrict the president from his ability to engage in this unslawsm executive order. bill: ted cruz says he wants to see what the new leadership will do on this. what do you think mitch mcconnell is prepared to do and the speaker of the house john boehner. i don t know. i make it a point never to speak for my colleagues and certainly the senate majority leadered.
senate floor where lawmakers must pass at least a temporary funding bill in the next few hours. then a procedural vote on the trillion-dollar-plus bill at about 1:00 a.m. and likely final passage on monday unless there s a deal. the house passed a short-term measure through next wednesday to give the senate a little more time. it looked like the senate was heading for a weekend off until some key conservatives objected hoping to stop president obama s action on immigration. i certainly don t see any reason why we should agree to move forward then and not have any assurance that we would at least have an opportunity to vote on an amendment that would impose a spending limitation on the president s ability to implement his executive amnesty action. now, some gop colleagues are expressing their frustrations saying they want to fight the president on funding his immigration executive action, but they think it would be smarter to do so in the new year
specifically objected to the unanimous consent that harry reid was asking for so they could adjourn this weekend and vote on monday. here are lee and cruz last night trying to make a stand on immigration. before the united states senate is a bill that does nothing, absolutely nothing to stop president obama s illegal and unconstitutional amnesty. that s why i rise to speak here today. i certainly don t see any reason why we should agree to move forward then and not have any assurance that we would at least have an opportunity to vote on an amendment that would impose a spending limitation on the president s ability to implement his executive amnesty action. reporter: now, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell told reporters earlier today
center in the presidential election and all the debates and various in various and specific ways. martha: he s also backed the simpson-bowles plan. is there any concerted effort on the hill to get simpson-bowles back on the front burner? well, the hougs has laid out a plan the house has laid out a plan that hasn t allowed the simpson-bowles plan in it. the house is significant, toomy, paul, all offered plans that have those components to it, but i think president clinton is correct. budget is more than just a spending limitation. it does reflect the financial vision that a party or a president has for the future. and it s stunning that the president has no plans, as he seeks to be reelected, about how he plants wants to spend the american
liu, it puts in place spending limitation has would force us to cut social security and medicare more deeply. social security and medicare are going bankrupt. the balanced budget amendment limits government spending to 18% of gdp. over the last 40 years it s been 18%. i m willing to negotiate a different number, but i m not willing to pass on the current system without change. no rational person could ever believe that this congress, republican or democrat is ever going to balance our budget until you have some discipline in the system that is missing today. jenna: word is you don t have the votes though, for a balanced budget amendment in the house or senate. we have the people behind us, 72% of the american people want a balanced budget to the constitution. republicans, democrats and independents have come to conclude that their politicians will never balance the budget unless somebody makes them and the constitution is the way to do it. any plan that goes through the congress th