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Does it have to happen by the end of next month? the month after. how do you get that done? and it seems to me the freedom caucus is holding members who want to work in a bipartisan way like yourself hostage. they're always threatening. when is it time for -- i don't even want to say moderate members but just responsible members to say to the freedom caucus and the leadership if necessary -- and i know you tried to do it with the discharge position but enough is enough and we will take this to where it has to go and leave them behind even though the president may be sour on what you propose. y...

Government policy is, that's another thing. >> until after the midterm, the house is expected to vote tomorrow on a compromise bill crafted by moderate republicans. you and i have been talking this for a long time. i think i have said this a few times in the last several weeks. is it likely to happen? >> it is. the vote could slide back, but paul ryan promised them that they would get a vote on the bill. if they set aside the discharge position. that's how we started with the conversation. that vote is going to happen. republicans seem like they will be wasting more time on this issue because ...

Yesterday, i'd have told you these two bills coming up looked like they were both going down to what republican leaders might have called an honorable defeat. they thought they would have this bill on the compromise among republicans bill. they were reasonably happy with the idea they were going to let their members vote on a republican only bill. they were going to kill off this effort to do this so-called discharge position. then they were all going to move on. but last night, republicans ended up hugddling up behind closed doors for two hours. and see if they could actually put enough in th...

In that direction, working with our democrat colleagues. obviously as you've seen with the discharge position, two parties working together, to not bring up a democrat bill or a liberal bill but to have a full debate on four different pieces of legislation in front of the american public. if it's a debate about ideas why would you be afraid to take that in front of the american public? so we'll see two bills today but if those fail i think there will be greater opportunity for both parties to work together and not allow the freedom caucus to hijack the agenda. >> congressman, it's willie geist...

Ing desperately to get a discharge position to get something that will move the president sends out mixed signals again. nope, i'm not going to support it. he said we have to do something to help the daca kids and he doesn't do something. at what point are we going to come in good faith? this shouldn't be democratic or republican. we need to, as americans, start to deal with some of these issues, and these young babies that are being separated from their parents, there's another article over the weekend that talks about doctors going to visit these sites, and talks about how you're not allowed...