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As laid out and what might -- whether the senate can move at that speed? >> the two biggest issues we're moving forward with in the first half of the year obviously are repealing and replacing obamacare and tax reform. both of those we anticipate having little or no democratic cooperation. we're working with the house to make sure these measures are reconcilable and the speaker understands the challenges of getting things through the senate. that's been true for 240 years, but we're aware of those challenges, and we think we can move forward. in addition, obviously, we have all this other resp...

As laid out and what might -- whether the senate can move at that speed? >> the two biggest issues we're moving forward with in the first half of the year obviously are repeal and replacing o bam pbam and tax reform. we anticipate little or no democratic cooperation. we're working with the house to make sure the mesh ir you ares are rec con i'llable, that's been true for 240 years, but we're aware of those challenges and we think we can move forward. in addition, we have all of this other responsibility the house doesn't have, 1200 presidential appointments subject to senate confirmation, we'r...

[inaudible question] >> would you address the agendas laid out and whether the senate can move at that speed. >> the two biggest issues we're moving forward with in the first half of the year are repeal and replacing obamacare and tax reform. both of those we accept having little or no democratic cooperation. we're working with the house to make sure these measures are reconcilable and the speaker understands the challenges of getting things through the senate. that has been true for 240 years. but we're aware of those challenges and we think we can move forward. in addition, we have all this ...

Federal, than at any time since the 1920s. so i believe the president is talking about the outgoing obama administration. you have to have a president who will sign bills that you pass. and the only way to change the country was to get a president who would sign the bills that will be passed by the republican congress that the american people continued in last november's election. chris: i discussed the trump agenda with reince priebus. have you decided in what order you're going to take things up in the senate? and given how extraordinarily broad and ambitious this agenda is, are you worried ...

You saw that reflected in the quotes you put forward, is sort of an orphan. you go to a house which is fractious and there's no strong leadership coming and i feel like games of thrones here. the house of boehner. it can destroy things but it cannot build. and that's what we're going to see as the house turns to immigration. i don't see boehner being able to sort of put together anything that's comprehensive, that brings, you know, two sides, let alone, a side and a half, together. >> i want to read a quick quote from "new york" magazine. he writes there's a way around the house immigration pr...