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This political gamesmanship that has gone on way too long with our military. >> harris: i want to talk more about that. what you are talking about is the fact that our readiness is actually even effected under this continuing resolution. it only goes seven days. who can plan anything in that time? >> you are exactly right. this is what weve been operating under since october, the series of stopgap measures, nobody can plan but in addition under this sort of funding youve got to do exactly what y...

Either, and the result is that any of these stopgap measures push the conflict down the road. eventually, members are going to have to deal with this issue, this question of immigration. an extraordinarily portant question extraordinarily divisive, especially within the republican party, and imagine at some point the government will be open again, but its tough to have a sense of what it might take for that to happen. >> gosh, i hope the government is going to open again. >> this is the 19th shu...

Members of congress. thats in the 27th amendment. which i think we should change. but that just goes to a larger problem, which is we have these continuing resolutions because congress wont do its main job, which is to pass a judgment. a budget is a blueprint for the government to work. and its been months since the house kicked over something to the senate. thats why i supported with the organization no labels a measure called no budget no pay, which pass a budget they dont get - paid. and i th...

Personnel dont get paid. but you know who does get paid? members of congress. thats in the 27th amendment. which i think we should change. but that just goes to a larger problem, which is we have these continuing resolutions because congress wont do its main job, which is to pass a judgment. a budget is a blueprint for the government to work. and its been months since the house kicked over something to the senate. thats why i supported with the organization no labels a measure called no budget n...

The fight against islamic state cross the globe will continue. the general rule of thumb here is if you are wearing a uniform and there is a government shutdown. you still have to show up for work. it is a little complicated is with civil y-- civilian contrac. are they deemed personnel. and paychecks stop going out to sailors and airmen and soldiers and to the family members of those receiving grievance pay, if a family member died in a combat zone, those payments dont go out but operations cont...

Other political issues. and thats the reason im frustrated and thats the reasonable the people you just mentioned in that meeting are concerned. whether we can actually implement a strategy that we come up with. >> sandra: would you support another stopgap funding bill? >> im going to meet with my committee later today and well discuss it. every day under these stopgap measures does damage to the military. remember, theyve got to spend exactly the same amount of money on the same things that the...

Position on afghanistan after trump at times that said we should leave afghanistan. >> bret: that did happen. >> when he gave the speech, it was one of the more significant moments in his public rhetoric at least worries that looks different from behind the desk. i thought kelly was significant, trying to signal the sense of flexibility. i do think republicans are in a bind. they control the house, senate and the white house and although weve heard republicans saying we are going to pin it on de...

Business. same to be said for haiti. same to be said for these countries. theyre not the u.s., no, but theyre very different from the way the president characterized them. >> were getting some response from the white house, i want to go back to jim acosta over at the white house. i take it they have a statement, reacting to the washington post story. >> reporter: they have, wolf, they put out a statement reacting to the washington post story, this is from raj shaw, the principle press secretary ...

Words. a statement, lengthy statement from the white house said certain washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries but president trump will always fight for the american people. the president will only accept an immigration deal that adequately addresses the visa lottery system and chain migration. two programs that hurt our economy and allows terrorists into our country that others who have merit-based immigration, president trump is fighting for permanent solution that make o...

And what was also interesting you saw omb director mic muk mulvan mulvaney. hard line conservative before he joined the trump administration. saying theres a bunch of crazy right wringers who want to shutdown the government. this is not the way a government funding scheme should work. you should not have all of these stopgap measures, temporary funding solutions. that does not, you know, provide a good way to fund the government long-term. >> i feel like were in this cycle every couple of months...