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Call it out. i will say this to you with full confidence. if this is proven to be true theres going to be a response from congress, its going to be nearly unanimous and swift. that could include arm sales but could include a bunch of other things as well. >> the president doesnt look like hes ready to commit as far as you just went. >> well, at some point, like i said, when all the evidence is in, well see. i saw an interview after he said the things with the arm sales where he said if this turn...

Angry by whats happened on immigration, they are really afraid of the government right now and registration and voting is being part of the government. telling people where you live. the other thing is millennials may nobt t be as energized and excited. where is the gun debate, these other issues animating young people after parkland? it seems, it does feel the republicans are regaining on the senate side. >> peter, when you look at this from 30,000 feet, which you are asked to do a lot in your ...

Good sunday morning. tip oneill famously said "all politics is local." he was right then. boy, is he wrong now. in the age of trump, all politics is national. republicans, mostly in senate race, want to remind voters how much they love president trump. democrats mostly in suburb house races want to remind voters how much they dislike president trump. and mr. trump wants to remind everyone how much he wants to be at the center of it all, flooding the zone. weve never seen one party take over a ch...

Demand answers. andrea mitchell, what did you hear? >> i heard congress is going to take action when they prove this. they will prove it, whether they claim it was an accident, a misguided kidnapping attempt. kidnapping rendition is also violence, taking someone. if we had intelligence, its unclear from my reporting when we had intelligence. it may have been realtime or afterwards or after the fact. but there probably should have been a warning if we had anyway of stopping it. in any case, ther...

In control, when it was a split congress and now republicans are in control. im particularly disappointed in the republican congress. we gave them the majority in both houses. i worked real hard to try to get folks elected to the united states senate and yet no tax reform has gone to the presidents desk. no repeal and replacement of obamacare. no defunding of planned parenthood. the republican agenda is not being put on the presidents desk. if he wants to veto it, let him veto it but then the am...

Congress and now republicans are in control. im particularly disappointed in the republican congress. we gave them the majority in both houses. i worked real hard to try to get folks elected to the united states senate and yet no tax reform has gone to the presidents desk. no repeal and replacement of obamacare. no defunding of planned parenthood. the republican agenda is not being put on the presidents desk. if he wants to veto it, let him veto it but then the american people would go where we ...

How they ask it. io iowans are a little more laid back and folks in new hampshire are a little more aggressive and out there. its a difference in style but in both places theyre talking about jobs, about national security, terrorism and student debt. those are the four things i hear about the most. >> this may be sort of a gimme because youre a governor. we have senators running, governors running and business people and a doctor. do any of those experiences make anyone better qualified. >> bein...

Most incompetent dictator, or the weakest bully that weve ever seen in the presidency. i dont think the republicans can decide one way or another. thats going to be the really challenge heading forward. if theyre going to resurrect congress, if theyre going to do anything to get our government working, its going to be cpr. its going to be cruz, paul, rubio. those guys who are running for president in 2016, wrestling the rest of congress saying, weve got to get something done with this president....

Who supported this bill through law makes everyone realize exactly what they supported. >> this effort in the house, this upton bill, its similar to what the president a saying, right, if you can keep your plan. the white house is saying were going to veto this if this ends up on his desk. harry reid has no intention of taking up these bills in the senate. what did that say when the white house -- does it just reek of politics? >> this is like the 39 bills the house republicans have passed that ...

Law makes everyone realize exactly ha they supported.tl andy take for it. >> this upton bill, its similar to what the president is saying, right, if you can keep your.t, i the white house is saying, were going to veto this if this ends up on his desk. harry reid has no intention ofuo taking up these bills in the senate. what does that say when the whiten house -- does it just reask politics when theyre$]emk at the house veto it if you try and do it?o >> that happens when you have a split congres...