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President to get some progress going here now, he talks about job creation. we in the house, we passed a bill that speaks to the fact that there are unemployed workers because they don't have the right skills necessary. the president could pick up the phone and tell harry reid to bring that bill right up. we've passed a number of energy bills in the house that go toward trying to relieve the consumers out there in the middle of the summer driving season at the increasing price at the pump. is the president joining us, encouraging the senator to bring it up. >> i raised exactly the same issues ...

This is the party and it's going to cause real problems moving forward i think for mr. cruz and the republican party. >> don't you hear that, too, about other members of the house. a lot of people in the house in the republican party thinking there was going to be progress on immigration reform and takes one person like steve king to come out and talk about [ inaudible ] all this work we did theto this point has been set back. >> we're starting to hear conservatives speak out against the nutty statements that didn't happen in the 2012 primary presidential primary campaign. and republicans paid...

Programs, and unfunded liability, that they are leaving on this generation and the next. >> so are you saying you're willing to -- if you could get a compromise on entitlements -- then you would give up on the sequestration? >> what we have always said in the house as republicans, leadership and members alike, is that we want to fix the real problem. the real problem is entitlements. we've always said, sequester is not the best way to go about spending reductions. it was, as you know, a default mechanism, because congress couldn't do the job it was supposed to a couple years ago. we've always ...

Saying all of us know you got to do something about the entitlement. the biggest growing entitlement before has has to do with healthcare. we can do something. the president has already given on obamacare, conceded that it's flawed, and the employer mandate shouldn't be put into effect. let's do the same for individuals. let's say it's only fair not to burden them with the taxes and mandate. >> less than a minute left. immigration. congressman paul ryan said the house will vote this bill, as early as october, on a bill to provide 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country with legal...

Like -- by a lot of people on talk radio and the conservative blogosphere, it's the moderate republicans against ted cruz and trying to shut down the government. i talked to a member this week and sort of understated, 95% conservative rating. this person i talked to this weekend that said that ted cruz's approach is destructive and is causing anger among house republicans, conservatives, has a 100% christian coalition rating, 100% concerned women for america rating, 100% eagle rating, and 100% club for growth rating. this guy is the conservative of conservatives. and he's saying, ted cruz is t...