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To december every year. frankly both parties have been guilty of that as long as i've been here. you know, i think it was good news last night, though very rarely do you work in a job where just keeping the business, the gamestop, open becomes a win, but considering the state of our politics, i think we're on a path to get a defense bill done fairly quickly. it will include a series of other amendments. you know, the build back better piece, there's both the issue of negotiation, but also there is the process requirements. i know you understand, hallie, but most viewers' eyes would glaze over....

Funding deadline. back to you. >> neil: we'll watch it closely. thanks, chad. let's get the read on this from ro khanna, california congressman. what do you think? you talk to members all the time. is it your sense that as it happened dozens of times over the many decades that something is cobbled together at the last second and we avoid this or push it back to a future month? >> i'm optimistic especially when you have senator cornyn and senator mcconnell saying they don't want to shut down government. many on the other side say they don't want to shut it down. two or two senators shouldn't ge...

Needle here? >> i think you and gary are talking about two different things, right? gary's talking about the concern of the long-term debt accumulation in the country, a concern i very much share with gary, and you're referring to the short-term concerns about are they going to get through the debt ceiling issue. i honestly believe, neil, that's a concern only for the media and for the politicos that get away with making extreme statements. nobody in america really believes they're going to default on the debt -- neil: by the way, nobody in america, to your point, maybe this is a reflection of...

Every disagreement is a crisis. when you take a step back and look at what's happening, we're actually making real progress. >> reporter: the president speaking broadly there, not just about his build back better agenda but also other deadlines coming up such as the debt ceiling, all of these will make for a really, really challenging and complicated next few weeks for this white house, lindsey and kendis. >> lauren egan, thank you so much for setting us up there, we'll bring in pennsylvania congressman matt cartwright, co-chair of the policy and communications committee, a member of the progr...

Conversation of the politics, the gamesmanship going on particularly around this debt ceiling issue. and the fact that we've come together seven times, the last seven times to adjust this is, it is very clear that the gamesmanship and politicking is what is holding us up right now. and i'm not -- i'm not a fan of that. i don't want it to happen. regardless of which party is doing it. >> congresswoman sherese davids, democrat of kansas, thank you so much. >> thanks. steve bannon is defying the january 6 select committee and informing them he will not cooperate with their subpoena. the committ...