Build Spendg News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Floor, if they put the current bill on the floor as the house passed it it will not pass and it won't just pass not because of the democrats, they don't have the republican votes to get it done. again, there's a bipartisan bill that can pass the senate. they should put -- >> simone. >> i'm just saying -- >> it's a matr of math. there's 51 -- >> wait. i can count. you've got 51 republicans but if you have -- look, if you have 51 republicans but 5 of the 51 are going to vote no on that bill -- >> you don't know that there's five no votes. >> i'm telling you there are five no votes on record sayi...

He's got to have nine democrats. up until recently eight decrats. >> more than that. now he's short on his own side. what about that? >> that's right. i want to say one of the bills that hasn't moved is homeland curt. if there's a bill where there's a case for bipartisan, why hasn't the homeland security appropriations sub committee moved their own bill. that's not mitch mcconnell's fault. that committee would move it. senator tester sounds like an earnest guy. he's in leadership on that bill. i think they should mover it. >> let's hold it right there. it's a good appetizer. we're going to get...

Chris, that what schumer will do is put a substitute amendment on the floor for a short-term cr, probably a five-year deal. i don't think the democrats are going to come on board for a one-month cr. if they want to stay in the game and drive this debate, they're going to put a short-term cr. and the reason why i think this is probably true is because a house member told me they are actually staying in town right now. they were going to vote and adjourn. sought fact the house is hanging around means there's a high probability the senate will not pass this cr in its current form but instead subs...

Then the opposite question which is are you guys being aggressive enough to get daca done. i'm coming at you both ways but there's two ways to look at it. >> there's a bipartisan agreement to get daca done. i think we ought to get daca done. it should have been done months ago. we are where we are. in that agreement had some great border security measures that need to be done and deals with a lot of other issues. >> the president says it's not adequate. >> he doesn't know what's in the deal yet. >> graham and durbin went to him before he went vulgar and started talking about norway. he said th...

Haven't done anything with the southern border, northern border. we're not addressing our military. this isn't the first time. we had patch after patch after patch. >> i voted for a of them. at some point in time we have to do our job, chris. >> i hear you. >> the job is funding the government. i have to tell you. i haven't talked to a machine or woman, democrat or republican that hasn't said what you just said. we have the patch work, we have to get i going. we have to pass a budget. you're saying the same thing but you're not getting it done. you voted yes to proceed because you want to deba...