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On his party and put it on the floor, and say you want to vote against it? vote against it, thats fine. this is 75%, this is an 80/20 issue, and if you have a problem in your district going with it, then vote against it. thats fine. but we need an up or down vote. maybe thats not what paul ryans base wants. thats what america wants. putting country above party, and when you have a legislative process that chokes off the will of 80% of the american people, then you have a problem, and youre part ...

Of the united states back in 2012 said repeatedly this is a temporary fix. this is why congress needs to act. i didnt realize that until i saw jonathan carl tweeting out the exact quotes yesterday, so barack obama in 2012, just going to be fair, if everybodys running around calling the president a sociopath, a nazi and fascist for doing this, it seems to be fair to say barack obama never suggested this be a long-term fix. he said congress needed to act because this was a stop gap measure. were f...

You again? you can resist and criticize but you need to work together. what is your job? >> were absolutely willing to do that. >> how? >> the country is going through difficult times and if you take this issue of immigration for example we ex-tended a hand back in 2013-2014 in what was a comprehensive bill as you all mentioned got 68 votes in the u.s. senate and because of the hastert rule here in the house the speaker didnt put it up for a vote so we feel like on big issues we have come forwar...

Pretends as if hes got no power. how many times can you be insulted if youre mch knl. ive are just stay out of our way, weve got the votes, well get it done with all dupris expect, they cant do on their own. >> you dont think they have the votes? >> nothing. >> on daca, you dont think theyve got 51 votes? >> in the house theyd have to get a lot of democratic votes. >> theyre going to get every democratic vote. >> democrats are going to ask for something in return. >> then you know what you do? >...

We got a dozen other issues in the senate. this -- and for all of us to be communicating in a measured and thoughtful way, we need our allies. this prn ill remind you that president trumps budget prop e proposed a more than 30% cut to our state department. well have a vote on whether or not the senate will cut that deep, to the very department thats responsible for helping us bridge digits to senator, another issue, daca. yesterday there was a pro tebs on here is today and was

Specifically? >> three thicngs. hears the reality. the democrats didnt control the senate. so even if he had gotten a hearing, even if you had gotten a committee vote, there was no guarantee because the republicans controlled the senate back then and still control it now. judge gorsuch didnt lose any ground. he didnt fumble but he wasnt very forthcoming. he didnt really answer questions. so he did lose an opportunity to gain some support on the democrat side. the final wrinkle that i am looking ...

Thats different than the heart wrenching stories of people who made decisions to -- to made the decision to give up her healthcare, to keep her house. a gamble that she has lost. >> the up or down vote, speaker pelosi stead i like the scenario because people dont have to vote on the senate bill. >> i would ask one of her capable folks people on what she had to say. >> but would you agree there seems to be on inconsistency between what you said and an up or down vote. do you -- would you agree it...

One place or one state rather than something that can be -- that can affect a broader group of people. >> does the president support keeping that in in montana? you stand by it now? >> what constitutes an up or down vote? >> i think that you are going to ask people how they stand on healthcare. you are not going to ask them how they stand and deem and pass. you will have a vote count that constructs where you are on healthcare. >> since you exposed the virtues of an up or down vote, you would be...

Mutual concern like the global economic recovery. >> president still believe as he said in the campaign that china does manipulate its currency? >> i refer you to what the president said a few days ago. >> just want to push a little bit on the up down vote. just the president said, yesterday, look, ohio, i believe congress owes the american people final up-or-down vote. he didnt say a final up-or-down vote, using a demon-passed procedure. promised american people repeatedly last couple weeks, in...