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We don't know behind the scenes of that. clearly rex tillerson and his state department is less powerful than we've seen in state departments of past and they are cutting back. and it is not a great scenario when the bureaucracy sees cuts and efforts to make it smaller. but that is part of his job. i don't know if it means that he is leaving any time soon. >> sandra: rich lowry, a national review editor had this to say about it in politico yesterday. he said the former exxonmobile chief might see himself indisposable as a minder of the president but trump is surrounded by generals who are resp...

>> bill: these stories just go on and on and on. give the people there our best, senator. thank you for coming on today. dean heller, senator from nevada, with us live from the strip. good luck. thanks. >> sandra: thank you. the issue of gun control dominating washington as republicans try to take on a jam-packed agenda. tax reform, obamacare repeal two of the biggest issues they promised americans they would take on. can the gop get this done? we'll ask congresswoman kathy mcmorris rodgers, first house majority whip steve scalise. >> we still have time to achieve more big things. if it starts...

Those folks who are victim in the timing sense, i think you'll see the timing on this administratively and congressionally be something unusual based on that. >> bill: if this came to a vote on this accessory would you vote to ban it or not? >> well, it's like everything else, bill. show me the bill and i'll tell you. i've looked at david's bill that is great in terms of saying we think this ought to be illegal and that ought to be illegal. then there are five lines right after this in the bill that go through a broad description could mean anything from grips and magazines or whatever. >> bil...

Qatar, north korea and that is not a bad thing to have debate about different policy issues. >> sandra: the president took to twitter on multiple occasions and using it as an opportunity to hit the media. he tweeted this, rex tillerson never threatened to resign. fake news put out by @ nbc news. low news and reporting standards. no verification if me. however, critics have responded and said there is mixed messages coming out of this white house when it comes to the state department and president trump's words on foreign policy as you suggested. are they reining that in? >> i don't know. is th...

Better understanding it but they want to get to yes. so we're moving forward with the committee, will we pass a budget? we will pass the budget today and moving forward with ways and means committee taking the action in committee. our goal is to get it to the house floor within weeks so it can get over to the senate and on to the president's desk by the end of the year. >> sandra: the daca deadline. thousands of dreamers could lose their protection. where do things stand? >> the president has given us a deadline. sometimes congress functions better on a deadline. so i'm pleased that we have --...