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We are not his subordinates. we don't answer to him, we answer to the american people. >> i agree with with john mccain. this speaks to what sarah is talking about. there's been a broad, dysfunctioning congress for a long time. it's not one party of the other. it's a slow, steady deterioration of congress to get things done. especially when it's not what the white house wants to get done. when we talk complicated trade over immigration policies, the with reality is congress is broken and the legislative process is not functioning. this imperils the legislative branches ability to not only do i...

Lack of accomplishments, the president is pushing republicans to dump the filibuster rule and only require a simple majority of 51 votes to pass a bill, instead of 60. >> if we don't, the republicans will never get anything passed. you are wasting your time. >> reporter: not majority leader, mitch mcconnell says, that is not a starter. >> there are not enough votes as i said to the president and all of you, to change the rules of the senate. >> reporter: trump's frayed relationship with mcconnell and attacks on gop allies like with tennessee governor bob corker led to whether the white house i...

My mouth feels so clean. i'll only use an oral-b! the #1 brand used by dentists worldwide. oral-b. brush like a pro. time to get back to work. congress returns on tuesday. >> when they do, oh, what a pack they have. we have a look at what tops the list. >> reporter: lawmakers return to capitol hill tuesday with a long to-do list weekend fierce legislative battles looming. first on the agenda -- >> the basket is clear on the roof. >> reporter: hurricane harvey funding. >> there will be needs for additional funding in the future as the numbers become more clear in the recovery phase. we'll be ...

Asking congress to raise the debt ceiling before september 29th to avoid the government defaulting on loans. >> we pay our bills. i'm not worried that's not going to get done. it will get done. >> reporter: the debt ceiling hike, they need to jump another hurdle by the end of the month, passing a new bill to fund the government. in september, the president then wants congress to take up tax reform. >> this is a once in a generation opportunity to deliver tax reform for every day, hard working americans. i am fully committed to working with congress to get this job done. i don't want to be disa...

City with money. we found africa tree that, there was tens of billions of dollars wasted. we don't know what happened. we don't want to repeat that again. >> you are not suggesting the red cross and charities should come up with tens of billions of dollars to rebuild? >> no. the more that can be done with private sector and charitable relief, the better. as i said, with katrina, to this day, we don't know what happened with billions and billions of dollars. by the way, when congress passed that bill you are talking about, victor, a lot of money didn't going to new orleans. it was a pork barrel...