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Three-month raise to the debt ceiling was unworkable. then almost moments later at the meeting at the white house the president does just the opposite, because as you were noting, the president believes it's smart to clear brush,an roadblocks, and get on to taxes andd other issues he wants in te agenda. speaker ryan before the dinner was trying to downplay the tension in an interview with martha mccallum. watch. >> the word was that you were furious. >> no, i wasn't furious. i have a belief on debt issues that we should, for the credit markets, have longevity on these things, but i completely ...

Out from under him saying the democratic idea on a three-month praise for the debt ceiling was just unworkable. and then almost later, this meeting at the white house, the president does just the opposite because as you were noting, the president believes it's smart to clear some brush and roadblocks and try to get onto taxes and other issues he wants the agenda and in fact, speaker ryan was trying to downplay any tension in interview with our own martha maccallum. watch. >> the word was that you were furious. >> no i wasn't serious. i have a belief on debt issues. longevity on these things. i...

Out from under him saying the democratic idea on a three-month praise for the debt ceiling was just unworkable. and then almost later, this meeting at the white house, the president does just the opposite because as you were noting, the president believes it's smart to clear some brush and roadblocks and try to get onto taxes and other issues he wants the agenda and in fact, speaker ryan was trying to downplay any tension in interview with our own martha maccallum. watch. >> the word was that you were furious. >> no i wasn't serious. i have a belief on debt issues. longevity on these things. i...

Speaking to republican leadership, he was saying it was a signal to you guys. what do you say to that? >> what he is trying to do is clear the decks so we can get focused on our big things like tax reform. i've spoken to the president, spoke to him this morning, he wants to clear the decks we can get our job done and poke some big issues like tax reform, border security. the second thing is, we are getting hit with two hurricanes. we're still dealing with harvey in texas and louisiana. we are just now getting hit with irma, and he wanted to make this a bipartisan moment where we weren't fighti...

Own caucus let alone members of the republican caucus. joe biden, we worked with debt issues, government shut downs, tax extenders. that is why i am surprised he didn't run. he has respect from members of congress. harris: he has this new book out, ray lahood, as you drill down he felt like he was not invited into the president's inner circle. melissa: makes the same description that the president's inner circle is insular, surrounded by people that agree with him and don't reach out. a lot of people at top are accused of that. ceo's are a accused that. i got great business advice starting out...