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His hard line stance on illegal immigration. >> you know, i don't make it a habit to respond to rumors passed on by reporters. >> reporter: it wasn't a rumor. it was the president of the united states. >> you're welcome to testify and give your own views. i'm going to wait until i see specific legislative proposals to comment on them and not chase down every press room of people -- >> reporter: what about the idea of giving legal status on illegal immigrants, are you open to that? >> my idea is we need to secure the border. i don't support amnesty. >> reporter: trump is trying to deliver on a ...

Relieve debt. and sometimes if your only approach is cutting spending at a time when the economy is contracting, then the economy will contract further and that can add debt. now, the advantage we had is that the dollar is a reserve currency to the world. even in the midst of crisis, people were still buying u.s. treasury bills. we were not part of a broader arrangement like the eurozone. so it gave us some additional flexibility. but the key lesson that we've drawn from our experience, and it's true that we recovered faster and better, frankly, than most of europe. is that particularly when t...

Leave debt. and sometimes if your only approach is cutting spending at a time when the economy's contracting, then the economy will contract further and that can add debt. now the advantage we had is that the dollar is the reserve currency of the world. even in the midst of crisis people were still buying u.s. treasury bills. we were not part of a broader arrangement like the eurozone so it gave us some additional flexibility, but the key lesson that we've drawn from our experience, and it's true that we recovered faster and better, frankly, than most of europe is that particularly when the ec...

Willing to talk today. we're coming there with an idea of getting there, to deal with these economic drivers that harm the economy. the drivers that continue to add debt. so when we make an offer today for a temporary extension, we're looking for a structure that puts us on a path to get a budget, to take care of the debt and move this economy in a stronger position and have all americans win. a little common sense for the rest of the country. >> and i'll take a couple of questions. >> there you go. >> what do you need in order to reopen the full government? >> that's a conversation we're goin...

Of working together. we're coming there to find common ground. to find common ground that will deal with these economic drivers that harm the economy. the drivers that continue to add debt. so when we make an offer today for a temporary extension, we're looking for a structure that puts us on a path to get a budget, to take care of the debt, and move this economy in a stronger position and have all americans win. a little common sense for the rest of the country. >> i'll take a couple of questions. >> mr. speaker, now that you're undertaking this plan on the debt ceiling, what do you need in o...