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He said senator corker earlier today, the greatest threat to our nation is not north korea or russia or even isis. the greatest threat to our nation is our inability to get our fiscal house in order. senator corker, welcome. very good to have you with us tonight, sir. >> thank you, martha. always good to be with you. thank you. >> martha: you look at that list of people who are included in that dinner this evening, it's quite clear the president is reaching out across the aisle as he did with the debt ceiling issue. why dues that you believe our debt is a bigger issue than north carolina or is...

>> well, he said he wanted to tie it to the debt ceiling. >> so that it could happen as quickly as possible, is what his reasoning for that is. >> right. i think we need to appropriate that money regardless if we come to an agreement on the debt ceiling or not. we need to look at the debt ceiling issue on its own. i don't think we should be playing politics on this devastation regardless of where you are on the debt ceiling issue. we need to appropriate this money and we need to do it immediately. >> i know you've signed a letter asking for the fema money to be disbursed in advance rather than...

Rethinking that for now, don't put that money toward the wall when the money could go to harvey. >> there's some discussion about deferring the discussion of the wall and funding of the wall until december, so at least you get through this interim period. again, there's a debt ceiling issue where there has to be a vote at some point or there will be a government shutdown, and you need money to go to harvey. there's some realization within the white house that this might be a bit of a time buy in terms of dealing with the wall. i think we'll know more in the coming days. >> were you surprised t...

There's also public health issues. the congress has been the hurdle. it isn't just the democrats but the senate. the house has passed something but this game has been going on since 1980. president trump is a builder. he knows how to finish a project. this wall will get built. >> here's a big question. we have the big debt ceiling issue coming up the republicans will have to deal with which is another national disgrace washington has given us. the government will be funded, it's a fact. the president said you know what, i made this promise. you guys do your job or we'll shut -- and by the way,...

Social security and medicare. the payments would go forward, but the people who administer the payments could see their -- be dramatically cut. it would have very widespread negative implications around the country. and, of course, comes when we've got to deal with the debt ceiling issue. so, chris, to hear the president of the united states say that he will threaten a government shutdown, is reckless. and, of course, if he moves forward with what he said he wanted to do, he will bear the responsibility. >> well, you bring up the debt ceiling, and obviously, the markets have shown nerves about...