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It's not clear if it could survive a challenge in the supreme court. what wall street would do in the interim also. the court's conservative majority is critical of what they would perceive as a presidential power grab. if all of that is set up, joining me now is one of the senators leading calls for the 14th amendment option. the senator is on the appropriations, budget and rules committees among others. he is clearly a power broker. it's good to talk to you. >> good to be here with you. >> thank you. it's a political gamble because you don't know what the courts are going to say. the preside...

Americans that people receiving a check and don't have dependents should have some sort of work requirement. the president has been involved in this in the past. he just conveniently forgetting that this is the way its done. it will be done, there will have to be give and take. and the republicans have come up with our plan. it's now time for the democrats to make a counter offer and we'll get there. there's no point in this brinksmanship. >> neil: it's still in the nasty phase. >> you might say there. we won't default. we do need to make the budget savings. >> neil: thanks, senator. we'll see...

Push through the 14th amendment to 14 criminal action. is that the likeliest scenario? the smartest one going forward? >> see, it is hard to see that being merrick garland's calculation. i don't think that is the kind of thing he would probably consider his view of his job is that he is there to enforce the law. not to act on a political calculation. and having congress vote the 14th amendment would be a political calculation to some extent. obviously, it's not going to have. and we have a republican house coming. up the idea that republican house would vote to disqualify donald trump from run...

Public pr the controversy. they've always felt that he's given away way too much. and nancy pelosi, she had a great line. she said i wish he'd never gaven away the 14th amendment option. you can see where house democrats minds are on this. and i think moving forward, they're going to be emboldened by their stance here. it's the most unified they've been. the republicans are left holding the hot potato and no one knows what's going to happen next. >> thank you all for your time tonight. >> reporter: good morning. have a good morning. >> coming up, despite all the insan its and heart break, the ...

Timing. there's not enough time to have the discussions like in 2011. interestingly enough, you are starting to see this narrative, which is crafted by folks on the left and folks within the speaker's realm. the idea that boehner is allowing his conference to let out their hot air on this issue so it makes raising the debt limit that much easier by showing the public pr catastrophe the house republicans could obtain from having the government shutdown. who knows if that ends up being correct. what i will say is house democrats are elated that president obama has not negotiated on this. they ha...