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Discussion, the immigration discussion as long as government is still in operation. he made that very clear. we've got a continuing resolution that goes to the eighth. that means that the democrats have got to agree that they will give us an additional extension until we can get omnibus completed and get the top line dollars in. so we can get year and a half omnibus bill to do not just six months but full year and a half in a final product for the appropriations process. i think he did the right thing i think he's got us in a good position to negotiate. >> secretary mattis said with the milita...

The chip, the funding for children's health care program, is critical. and that expired on friday night. let's not fret. and now that the government is shutdown, if a child who relies upon that insurance needs a surgery on monday morning and the government is still shut down, dave and schumer don't think that's a priority. we do. we want to keep the government open. today's point, cnn released a poll saying yes, of course people like daca. but 60% compared to 30% think that we should first open up the government and then have a daca discussion. >> so dave, this question to you. as the presiden...

Obamacare repeal -- what they're saying is maybe we have lost the presidential election. maybe we have lost seats in the senate and the house. this is sanders talking in 2013. doesn't matter. we cannot bring the government to a shutdown, throw 800,000 hard-working americans on the street, just to get our way no matter what. this is what they accused the republicans of in 2013. there is no reason to have to insert a daca discussion/immigration discussion to the funding bill today. >> the reality is it is there. how long should people expect? >> yes? >> can you expand upon that? >> sure. couple ...

Border security for me and it wasn't -- didn't satisfy the president's demands. the daca discussion has really hijacked everything else, including the negotiation over budget caps, funding the military, children's health insurance, and other important programs. >> reporter: so to that degree, john cornyn is right, the daca discussion has become the driving factor here. democrats don't want to continue to kick the can until they feel like they could get a deal and get something they could work with. that puts pressure on the two separate groups trying to negotiate some kind of bipartisan deal h...