CNN Erin Burnett OutFront October 1, 2013 03:24:00
Back in april. the speaker said no. he refused to appoint anybody to negotiate on the budget. we had votes calling upon the house. calling upon the speaker to appoint budget negotiators. they voted no. they voted to deny the house an opportunity to appoint budget conferees. what happened in the senate? i believe at least 15 times -- 18 times. the majority leader harry reid and the budget chairman, patty murray asked to appoint conferees to work out the budget issues. and 18 times, republicans, led by people like senator lee said no. they blocked it. i would point out senator mccain at the time...