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Mr. barr? >> i think that he saw a world of experience, and that it's very important to the president at this time. and in some ways he is trying to stabilize certain areas. and the doj has not been necessarily cooperative with congress in the oversight and he's looking for somebody who understands the relationship and has a long-term experience to be able to qualify that relationship and meet congress halfway. >> harris: you know, barr has criticized part of that investigation, and i just want to get to your quick thoughts, because it looked like earlier that may be the mueller investigation ...

To use their own money, and the president issued a vetoed threat saying he wouldn't do it. both sides can be unreasonable at times. obviously the president has to meet the congress halfway. where we can and should agree, like letting the district of columbia spend their own money, some of which is, by the way, picking up trash on government property -- then the president need -- hopefully the president is not playing games with the district and not playing games with republicans intending on holding him to had is promise that we'll make real entitlement reform, and drive down the budget bush s...

I'm thomas roberts, two huge fights ahead to tackle. our deficit and the battle lines are already being drawn. president obama and congressional leaders cleared the shutdown hurdle but shift from billions to possibly trillions and republicans want the white house to know they are expecting change. >> just can't waltz in and say we're going to have a debt crisis if you don't raise the debt limit, congress. we're not going to have any changes and i'm not going to support any changes. he's going to have to meet congress halfway. >> richard wolffe joins us now from the white house. richard, the wh...

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That has to be raised every once in a while. it's something the speaker of the house john boehner said if we didn't raise it, would bring a financial disaster both in this country and around the world. it could be a catastrophic failure form united states economy if we didn't raise sglit senator jeff sessions, the top ranking republican on the budget committee said he'll take up the issue of the debt ceiling to seek further cuts to spending. >> the president just can't waltz in and say we're going to have a debt crisis if you don't raise the debt limit, congress, and we're not going to have an...