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Relationship with trump. Did this break Campaign Finance laws . Lets go outfront. Good evening. Outfront tonight, shutdown victory. President trump taking a victory lap as more than 30 Democratic Senators join all republicans in a vote to end the threeday shutdown. The house voting moments ago to end the impasse. The deal was done in congress and it was done by senators. Thats who made the deal. The president was silent. Today President Trump only issued a Brief Statement which said in part, quote, i am pleased the democrats in congress have come to their senses and now willing to fund our gre...

But our preferred pathway, we couldn't put it on the floor because mitch mcconnell locked up the amendment box where we would place our amendments to be considered. so we couldn't put either anything we wanted or anything that had been worked out in a bipartisan fashion. it limits the leverage, limits the optionoptions, so listen, w all focused now on the 2013 model where we got the two-thirds of the majority bipartisan to say, here's an immigration bill that will work. let's do that now. let's seize that opportunity. >> in 2013 you passed it overwhelmingly in the senate, didn't even come up f...

Kamala harris told reports she does not believe mcconnell made any real commitment to deal with immigration. do you think she could be right or you truly do trust mcconnell? >> i do not trust him at all. he has promised lindsey graham and susan collins, jeff flake. made promises, commitments that he has not honored. however, realize republicans control the presidency. republicans control the senate. the mcconnell has decided to put the amendment box where we put amendments so they can be brought up on floor. he's decided to put his amendments in and lock the box so no democratic amendment can ...

If we don't come to a solution by february 8. is that enough for you? >> no. it's sure not. there has to be a path way that is nailed down much better. because mcconnell's version of regular order simply means he controls the place and does what he wants. and he is preached about regular order and previously that meant he wouldn't lock up the amendment box to people would have a chance to do amendments. apart from reconciliation which is a different beast. we had no amendments throughout 2017 from the democrats. he's proceeded to just for example, shut down or ability to have a vote a bipartis...

From under them by president trump. >> you heard what senator mcconnell is suggesting. he's saying, i will put it, basically, on regular order here if we do not come to a solution by the february 8th, the end of the c.r., is that enough for you? >> no. no. it's sure not. there has to be a pathway that is nailed down much better, because mcconnell's version of regular order simply means he controls the place and he does what he wants. and he has preached about regular order and previously that meant he wouldn't lockup the amendment box so people would have a chance to do amendments, apart from ...