partisan stalemate. >> leader mcconnell and senate republicans insisted they wanted a solution to the debt ceiling, but said democrats must raise it alone by going through a drawnout, convoluted and risky reconciliation process. that was simply unacceptable to my caucus. and yesterday senate republicans finally realized that their obstruction was not going to work. >> west virginia democrat joe manchin seen -- there he is, sitting behind schumer during the speech. didn't apparently love the lines. his face in his hands. republican senator mike rounds who actually was one of those 11 republicans who voted with democrats called the remarks classless. lauren fox joins us now from capitol hill. so, republicans are now vowing next time they won't help raise the debt limit. do democrats need that? you do have the reconciliation path. the question now is what happens next? do they have enough time to get