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Maybe i'll ask david to say a few words. >> sure. thank you mr. president, mr. vice president. the people in this room are some of the most dedicated, passionate people advocating for our veterans. they are our partners in this quest to transform v.a. we are really so grateful that they're here with us stands as partners. i also wanted to thank you, mr. president, for the budget. i think that you've honored your commitment showing that this country cares about the veterans and you've given us the ability to make sure that we are able to care for them. i also wanted to tell you that yesterday t...

And senator mccaskill in introducing legislation. that is why mr. bruni and others with whom i have talked but who are not co-sponsors at this point in time are carefully considering this action. it's not partisan. every american, every republican, every democrat, is concerned about russia and what they have been doing to violate international law, not to mention the criminal behavior they may be pursuing and are pursuing, i believe, in syria. it's a serious matter of national security which is why both democrats and republicans are putting this bill forward. i want to thank all of the co-spon...

At. >> that sounds like yes you votes. >> i feel very good where i'm at. >> you've committed to no government shutdowns. similarly committed to no defaulting on the debt? how do you deal with house republicans who want showdown, who want to shut down the government? >> what people want to have is a change of washington. too many people in washington care about power institutions, not caring about changing the live of everyday americans some what you want to have is, you don't want to have a cliff. you want to make that argument ahead of time, make your case, put your ideas and bill forward. >>...

They like your idea. the president could do it today? >> we're going to come up with some -- >> maybe you call him. >> i think you both should call him. >> i want to say something. i know there are members of your caucus, there's republicans that would like to see an immigration bill come forward. and i would really like to see that before the year is out. i believe that representative diaz-balart had wanted to put a bill forward. maybe that's something that could be put back on the table as we go back in and decide what we're going to do. >> you can't do it during a crisis like this, i'm not ...

Did this. he decided two years ago that he wasn't going to enforce the law with the illegal aliens here today. he has obviously not secured the border, or we wouldn't have 50,000 across the border. >> will the speaker bring this to a vote in first off, you all control the house. >> not this bill. we're going to bring a bill forward. one is we'll clean up his met. the second thing is we'll make sure it doesn't happen again. >> yeah, well, it's actually 57,000 is the latest figure of unaccompanied minors. congresswoman, i want to get you in here. bringing the president back to this. yesterday he...