We Dont Make Progress News Today

You have a slim majority, so the grip isnt too tight on the house and the senate, but if you cant deliver on policies that are popular and youve got all the power here, youve got the majorities, whats the case to democrats to say give us another chance next november? >> look, i have kconfidence theyre going to get it done. im used to this conversation because its part of the process. we get confused in the moment, who is up, who is down. at the end of the day i care about one thing and thats res...

Demonstrable progress. >> i believe california has more federal and state employees than any state in the country. we know if there is a government shutdown, those workers will not be paid. was it a mistake to pair funding the government with the debt ceiling waiver or increase which republicans have said they will not support? >> well, if we dont make progress, it will have been a mistake. right now its right to hold up to the bright light of scrutiny the absolute absurdity, hypocrisy, the rank...

World. our kids are watching and we cant even address the debt ceiling. >> senator, democrats made the call to pair it knowing that republicans have said theyre not going to vote for the debt ceiling. was it the mistake to put the salaries of those 1,050 federal workers in california knowing they could have gotten the debt ceiling funded and separate it from that race? >> im glad that rank hypocrisy has been reinforced, but youre assuming a scenario im not assuming. meaning, it will be a mistake...

Mediation effort was needed and why it seems to be futile that it doesnt break through the basic cycles here. i collected last week a half dozen statements by kerry each of them saying if we dont make progress, we are going to end up in another war. and there wasnt progress. the peace talks broke down and we are in another war. >> eugene robinson, jump in. >> david, what -- as this unfold, what are we hearing from the palestinian authority from abbas? the more modern voice of the palestinian peo...