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Just 18 days away. during that time, the goal is to figure out what will stay and what will go from the bill. and now, whether a long term debt limit increase is part of the process. then the votes, the floor debates, et cetera, to get any framework to become a done deal. and here on your screen are three emerging portraits of the dilemma on the senate side. senator bernie sanders putting expanded medicare coverage in the must-have list. and climate provisions are complicating things with joe manchin, and prescription drug pricing reform complicating things for kyrsten sinema. joining me, cong...

The program is still in the early stages. fanl finally, the democrat-controlle" minnesota state senate, speakers are not allowed to make eye contact with fellow members during floor debates. one republican says the rules are antiquated while supporters say it keeps debates shorter and less personal. water is also not allowed on the floor of the state senate, not even for pregnant or mursing mothers. farmers in california are fighting back against the notion that they are using too much water in the drought-ravaged state. our correspondent has the story tonight from los angeles. >> reporter: ...

Competitive, the most immediate ways to revitalize our economy is by passing immigration reform. leadership, congress and mccarthy, leadership is what americans want on this issue. and as the newly elected house majority leader, you are the second most senior official in the house and are uniquely positioned to help make that happen versus your previous job as majority whip where you specifically served to communicate the majority opinion and create consensus. but now you develop the calendar as the chief scheduler for the floor and decide when to bring which bills to a vote. you serve as the ...

We love about it is we're all allowed to televise it. we are not allowed to televise real governing. this is what we get to show. there are things you will derive from it. you'll absolutely get in many cases a much better understanding of a candidate's position. that's very, very helpful and predictive as to how they will make those decisions when they're making governing decisions. rachel, i was just talk to one of the members of the debate commission about the rules and the reasons why they change the rules into this free-form discussion. many of the members of the debate commission have wat...

>> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> 23 past the hour. >> beautiful. >> manchester, new hampshire, representative from maryland and ranking member of the house budget committee, congressman chris van hollen. good to have you on the show. >> good morning. great to be with you. >> let's not be predictable. obviously you could criticize paul ryan and his plan and everything for the entire segment but if you had to, tell us about what would be really great about paul ryan as the vice presidential nominee? >> that's going to be a tough question to answer. >> what do you think? i mean w...