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They started that vote at 10:00 p.m. on this looming government shutdown. they voted, but theyre still holding -- it appears everyone has voted, and they are holding the vote open until who knows, and for what reasons were not exactly sure. it has been said they want to keep it open because mitch mcconnell is trying to figure out what to bring up next. others have said theyre trying to keep it open so they can work out a deal or bring up a deal. theres reporting theres not enough time to do it. ...

Out the way forward. one would expect theyre talking to administration officials, mark short, the white house legislative liaison, has been on the hill. they can be having direct talks with him. and/or being on the phone with the president, chief of staff kelly, and others. theyre simply putting together what happens next. and clearly, if they knew what was next, they would simply say, okay, the vote is over, limited move on to the next thing. but instead, they dont know what theyre doing next. ...

Wyoming who intended to hold to floor at all costs. >> does the senator yield? >> i think this is under my time. >> if i can respectfully ask the chairman, since weve only had this bill for an hour. we have as you can see, a number of sators who want to spk and i woulrespectful ask if thereany time we will have between now and the vote to make any comments, since we have just had the bill for a very short amount of time? it will obviously impact millions of americans. >> i think the answer that ...

>> does the senator yield? >> i think this is under my time. >> if i can respectfully ask the chairman, since weve only had this bill for an hour. we have as you can see, a number of senators who want to speak and i would respectfully ask if theres any time we will have between now and the vote to make any comments, since we have just had the bill for a very short amount of time? it will obviously impact millions of americans. >> i think the answer that i gave was perhaps your time might be bett...

>> does the senator yield? >> i think this is under my time. >> if i can respectfully ask the chairman, since weve only had this bill for an hour. we have as you can see, a number of senators who want to speak and i would respectfully ask if theres any time we will have between now and the vote to make any comments, since we have just had the bill for a very short amount of time? it will obviously impact millions of americans. >> i think the answer that i gave was perhaps your time might be bett...

Millions of americans. >> i think the answer that i gave was perhaps your time might be better spent taking a look at the bill. >> as the clock ticked toward midnight, mike pence got to the hill. the first vote began at 20 minutes after midnight. the last lever democrats could pull which was a request to send the bill to committee for debate. that bill on certainly fail and did it. even with that first vote, they kept the first vote open. it was becoming clear, he was stalling. nearby, john mcca...

I applaud your interest in bringing democrats to the table. but you also know the reality thats not going to that. there wasnt much interest for the democrats cooperating with republicans anyway. and doing it through reconciliation essentially tells the democrats were going to try o get this through with 51 votes in the united states senate. so two questions, is this bill today, the bill you discussed tonight, is it better than a bill of a week ago. from your perspective? meaning has the preside...

Subject as it unfolds on capitol hill. >> a busy week. as far as gamesmanship goes, if im a republican, do i not have the fear that president trump is already saying im moving on to the next thing. is there an argument to be made, pass this through, then at least its still in play? something is going to happen. the argument from the president saying you are going to vote with me today or live with obamacare forever. >> is that a question? what you just said, actually is the point being made and ...

Enough came around and they passed it. 218. thats the bare minimum. 2003. republicans, the medicare prescription drug vote. george bushs presidency. this bill seemed like it failed on the floor. 218 no votes. what did republican leaders do in the house? they held the vote open. supposed to be 15 minutes. three hours. held it open in the middle of the night for three hours. cut deals, twisted arms. turned 218 no votes into 220 yes votes and passed it when it looked like they had lost. there are e...

Face and postpone the vote for a week. i dont think they have the votes right now. look, medicare prescription, they kept the vote open for two or three hours. ive been on the floor during budget votes. they kp it open to try to twist as many arms as they can and put the spotlight on you to sure they get there. i think its the wrong tactic. this was not a mandate election, it was a change election. they need to be careful with their message. theyve got the wrong product right now to put on the f...