Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20131218:18:11:00
>> well, i think we did have an alternative. i really respect senator mccain, and i respect his military service. but i think he was presenting a false choice. it wasn't a choice between shutting down the government. we have until the middle of january to work this out. and we could do it if, as we've been assured by the leadership, this is something that really needs to be fixed and we're all agreed on. so it's a false choice. we could have fixed it. whether we win today or not, and it looks like we will not prevail today, we're going to carry this issue forward and make sure that we don't ta...