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Congressman, she says they will continue to update congress as more information becomes available. she also says it's highly likely that the treasury will no longer be able to pay all government obligations by early june without the debt ceiling height. it is impossible she says to predict the exact date when the treasury will not be able to pay the bills. she would say it would result in a constitutional crisis if the 14th amendment is invoked. do you still think that's a good idea? >> i have a lot of respect for secretary yellen. she is an economist, not a constitutional lawyer. i've faith i...

Redgate republicans think democrats should do it especially since they hope to pile on more debt with a $3.5 trillion spending package. >> republicans are united in opposition to raising the debt ceiling. they have the ability, and the responsibility to ensure that the federal government not default paretsky treasury secretary asked mcconnell for help. democrats need at least ten republicans to break a filibuster to pass such a debt ceiling height. >> mcconnell is playing dangerous political games by no stepping up to the plate is he has asked us en trump was presi republican suspended three t...

The cbo says the senate plan would make lower income americans were soft mainly because they would get less government assistance for health care. >> tax breaks for the wealthiest people in america and the biggest corporations. meanwhile the tax breaks for working families, half of them will see a tax increase, half a tax break. tax breaks for the wealthiest people are permanent. >> orrin hatch couldn't contain his irritation. >> i hope they will get off their duffs and start working rather than floating in a block -- voting in a block. >> government funding package do a week from friday and d...

Welcome back. neil gorsuch confirmation hearing is set to start monday. it's fired up the democratic party. chuck schumer is prepared to answer calls to oppose the president's pick, but is becoming the party of opposition. the party of no at all costs, a gamble democrats can afford or is that smart politics? republicans are stuck on defense, their health care effort is struggling. some would say unraveling. president trump's travel ban has been blocked in the courts. his budget hits some of his biggest supporters. his travel ban obviously it's had trouble and he's facing personal credibility i...

Themselves there is some brave dissidents, those slightly more connected to reality are tempted to tell them no, you're really not. he wrote the right is committing suicide. today, brought new evidence to back that up. a gallup poll showing that the gop favorability rating is fallen to 22%, the result since the question back in 1922. joining me, and msnbc contributor, robert, i'm going to ask you about the gallup poll and the senate meeting behind closed doors, continues to have a re-telling in its wake. first i want to start with the latest, this is what i'm hearing, the house gop working on ...