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Saying that, yeah, i think that we need to have an overhaul. we had an overhaul with the large immigration bill we did in 2013. i'd like to see that piece of legislation taken up and voted on again. the house never would vote on it. >> let me ask you this about this report that you pondered not running for re-election and you were -- and i'm just curious. did your threat of not running for re-election convince chuck schumer to back down on the government shutdown? >> i don't think so, no. chuck, i've said this. this whole bantering back. that's new yorkers talking to each other. i don't unders...

I understand the issue. >> right. >> and also the urgency of this. i'm comfortable working with any type of proposal they put in either a large package or a scaled down package, chuck, but saying that, yeah, i think that we need to have an overhaul. we had an overhaul with the large immigration bill we did in 2013. i'd like to see that piece of legislation taken up and voted on again. the house never would vote on it. >> let me ask you this about this report that you pondered not running for re-election and you were -- and i'm just curious. did your threat of not running for re-election convin...