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Funding, disaster relief, daca and Border Security and other important matters, that weve been negotiating, and that i would like to bring to the floor, then they will stop their filibuster and this shutdown and let the negotiators get back to work. The congressional leaders tell me to negotiate with President Trump. President trump tells me to figure it out with the congressional leaders. This political catch 22 never seen before has driven our government to dysfunction. Rick weve got Fox Team ...

>> we are hearing this from a number of lawmakers in both parties. it is largely focused on members of the presidents staff. chuck schumer continues to say the president is unreliable negotiating partner. he claims he and the president reached a deal on friday to address daca and avoid a government shutdown but the president later backed out of that deal after meeting with his staff. this afternoon press secretary sanders pushed back on that saying in a statement senator schumers memory is hazy ...

Responding? >> the criticism is largely focused at members of the presidents staff. chuck schumer continues to accused the president of being an unlee reliable negotiating partner. he says he and the president reached a deal and the president later backed out of that deal after meeting with his staff. press secretary sarah sanders pushed back on that. she said humanners memory is hazy. well not negotiate on the status of unlawful immigrants while schumer and the democrats hold the government for...

These are critical for national security. in essence, democrats have decided to hold our national security hostage. >>julie: republicans are resolute. no talk on daca until democrats give them the votes. democrats say if they have to answer on daca to proceed, as white house legislative director marc short put it earlier today, how can democrats hold troops hostage and law-abiding americans than to deny our border agents when daca can be negotiated later. >> i think its clear that the president ...

These are critical for national security. in essence, democrats have decided to hold our national security hostage. >>julie: republicans are resolute. no talk on daca until democrats give them the votes. democrats say if they have to answer on daca to proceed, as white house legislative director marc short put it earlier today, how can democrats hold troops hostage and law-abiding americans than to deny our border agents when daca can be negotiated later. >> i think its clear that the president ...

>> all right, the white house disputes that account and released this statement. quote, senator schumers memory is hazy because his account of fridays meeting is false. and the presidents position is clear we will not negotiate on the status of unlawful immigrants while senator schumer and the democrats hold the government for millions of americans and our troops hostage. lindsey graham agreece, the white house is at least partly responsible for the lack of an agreement. >> their staff is able t...

Response. >> i question senate democrats are united. there were five senate democrats that voted to keep the government open. we commend them and we think there are more today and hopefully theyll continue to see it is not wise to hope our troops hostage. >> will the president reach out to those who didnt vote for the c.r. >> the president has spoken to plenty of members in the party and met with schumer and continued to be -- >> and will he speak to members of the own party that didnt voe the c...

>> the reality is that toeopen the government they need to get support from theocra dem so when is the president really start to try to make a deal? yesterday things completely fell apart so whats the presidents idea? >> well i question senate democrats are really united in this keep in mind there are five senate democrats who voted to keep the government open and we commend them for that decision and we think there will be more today and hopefully that they will continue to see that its not wis...

So i think chuck schumer also has a base yesterday worry about. his base is just as concerned about the daca kids and their future as the republicans are about the wall and border security. democrats gave a little on border security and were willing to give the president some of what he wanted. but the republicans dont seem willing to give an inch.this is how i think this issue will be framed. >>julie: if you give an inch, they take a mile. it has to be resolved and it is a weekend so things are...

We had a majority vote in the house. we had a majority vote in the senate to keep the government open. not many people know it but there is a super majority rule in the senate and thats why government is closed. listen, daca is important. i want to see a solution for the young people who came over here. but i also want to make sure that other young people arent put in jeopardy. but the bottom line is, four years ago, chuck schumer said, you know, this is holding the government hostage. thats wha...