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Whatever reason i'm not sure why this is the progressive view is we want everything in there but sun set at keep the price at $2 trillion. the mods are more in the, no issue let's be more refined about the policies, get them right and do them at the typical ten-year window so we don't create these fiscal cliffs. >> do you think this all can happen by october 31st? they have a knack for these self-imposed deadlines they miss. here's the latest one, october 31st. >> you are always putting me on the spot making predictions. >> always bet against congress. that's my solution. >> here's what i woul...

(vo) call 844-4-brightstar for your free home care planning guide. mcconnell is headed home to kentucky even though federal workers missed their first paycheck today. it is the same guy that said he is the person that gets the united states out of shutdowns. phil is on capitol hill. it is almost as if from the outside it seems he is going out at his way to stay out of the fight. >> yes. it is amazing considering he was central to so many deals on fiscal cliffs, on shutdowns during the obama administration.

But when you combine these fiscal cliffs, this kind of -- it's almost loony tunes, bugs bunny, road runner meets -- hard to believe it's been 22 years since that happened. but that was a real question. the newly empowered majored took the issue to the country. so speaker gingrich and the revolutionaries of that era said, okay, if you really don't want it, let's see if you can live without it. and the best blintd. >> they wasn't but they will --

Leadership, i think we're o for 2. and i think that's one of the reasons you will see public confidence numbers, if possible, going down in terms of their faith and the institutions of government. >> well, john, you also live in america and out in america, isn't this what people hate about washington? >> bingo, that's exactly right. and it doesn't matter who has 51 and who has 49 seats? that's exactly right. the other irony here is this is the reason an unconventional candidate like donald trump became president. it was the sense that washington couldn't get its act together. there was one shu...

And i think that's one of the reasons you're going to see public confidence numbers, if possible, going down in terms of their faith in the ins lugtitut of government. >> well, john, you also live in america and out in america, isn't this what people hate about washington? >> bingo. that's exactly right. and it doesn't matter who has 51 and who has 49 seats. that's exactly right. the other irony here is this is the reason an unconventional candidate like donald trump became president. it was the sense that washington couldn't get its act together. there was one shutdown under president obama. ...