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Debt problem. this was a chance to fix some part of it. we didn't do that. but at least both sides are talking right now. that is where we are. and the fact that vice president joe biden is involved tells me the president is serious about getting something done. >> when we spoke last week, you say it was more of a fight with the house than the senate and the president. you said the senate were acting like the house of lords. will that be an obstacle for you and your colleagues? >> well, i think some, for sure. but i think part of this was overdue, when i say that about the senate it is not abo...

From the house. things can work quicker because of procedures but putting that aside it's substantially the same package. it probably will pass here but i think it's unfortunate that we missed an opportunity. old sides behind closed doors we do have a debt problem and this was an opportunity to fix at least part of it to take some steps forward and we didn't do it but at least the sides are talking right now. from where we were, that is glimmer of hope. the fact that vice president biden is involved tells me the president is serious this time about getting something done. >> on piers morgan li...

>> i understand that. you say republicans won't go for it. there's another way if it happens. if house speaker boehner puts this on the floor of the house and passes, overwhelmingly with democratic votes, will he be removed? >> i don't think the speaker -- look, over the last several weeks you've seen our caucus very united, 230-some votes for all the bills i've talked about. i don't think you're going to see that happen. >> if he did it, what would happen to boehner? >> who knows? that's not even being talked about. we're focused on the principles i've described. we're focused on addressing t...

So obviously you can't issue subpoenas, but you get answers faster on all these things, why isn't the majority party in the house just issue subpoenas and force these people to come, force these people to produce documents. why the drag on just getting information, however the cards may fall? >> i think it's specific legal authority that they do not have in the house that we have in the finance committee. in the finance committee, when they found out things, we don't just hold a hearing, we ask for more. it's all going to determine on the communications that we get t real communications so tha...

Doing the things we need to do to change the fiscal trajectory of this country. this country has two problems. it has a growth problem, and it has a debt problem. there's a way of actually addressing those problems together, but it involves adopting some pro-growth policies, making hard decisions, doing things it like tax reform, which both encourages growth and can produce revenues that lower the debt. that's the stuff we should be working on. it's a lot easier to work on those things when the debt ceiling is pushed aside for a while. >> all right. democratic congressman john delaney, thank y...