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So instead the cowardly but perfectly in character action of speaker paul ryan on his way out the door was to use the rules committee to stick a rule -- attach it to the farm bill, a rule to strip out any debate and consideration of the war powers resolution which would have given lawmakers the opportunity to call for the end of the u.s. support of the saudi war in yemen. that rule passed narrowly. 206-203 with 18 republicans voting against the bogus rule. republican thomas massie of kentucky calling speaker ryan's tactic despicable. five democrats provided the majority voting for the rule, ag...

Administration was using to help the secret donors. you're going to see more of that. even the republicans in the senate, who did okay in this last election, know that they've got to chart a little different path if they want to survive in 2020. >> you mentioned that campaign finance vote that has to do with an irs rule, dark money groups going back to a status quo before, before the irs can peer into that donor list. there's another campaign finance story in the news, the president's lawyer is going to go to prison for violating the l law. how significant is that? >> listen, mueller is starti...

This resolution. >> what do you make of the maneuver in the house today to essentially cut off the senate at the knees through a rules committee vote, and then a rule vote, and putting that to the farm bill to essentially neuter whatever comes out of your efforts? >> well, all it does is postpone the inevitable. it's one final parting gift from paul ryan to donald trump. but the democratic congress is going to change that rule back. they are going to take this resolution up early in 2019, and because we got 60 votes, even though we lose a couple of democrats, we'll have enough votes in the sen...

Our government is supporting the saudi war in yemen, the bombardment, the killing, and the starvation of children because -- why exactly? what is the argument in favor of doing what we're doing? we haven't heard that argument in the house of representatives. in fact, you won't be hearing an argument for that in the house of representatives, and that's because speaker ryan today was too cowardly to have a debate and vote on this matter, too cowardly to let lawmakers stand up and say, yes, i think we should keep starving these children because it's important we support the same government that j...

Whatever comes out of your efforts? >> well, all it does is postpone the inevitable. it's one final parting gift from paul ryan to donald trump. but the democratic congress is going to change that rule back. they are going to take this resolution up early in 2019, and because we got 60 votes, even though we lose a couple of democrats, we'll have enough votes in the senate to pass it again, as well. so early in 2019, this resolution is going to be on president trump's desk. there's no way for paul ryan to stop that from happening. what is i find striking about this particular conflict, aside fr...