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I called senator leach up and said, hey, let's work together. let's get together working on a people issue, let's get this done and get this message out there. this is way, way too important. >> how far did you get. how far did you get? >> we got it through the senate 43-7. i had 20 other republicans to vote with me. so it was -- it was a good victory. and now we're set and we're poised we're introducing this senate bill 3. and we're ready to go. and the advocates, the mama bears, they have been awesome. and they're the reasons why we're gotten as far as we've gotten. >> yeah. back to you. how...

Reach out to members of congress, reach out to republicans and say, let's work together. i'd rather do it with you. >> he laid ute an agenda that the -- laid out an agenda that they the market is watching and consumers, talk about tax reform, infrastructure spending, trade deals, various moves he thinks will boost the economy and he thinks will win significant republican support on capitol hill with the new power dynamic. but when you talk to folks like bob cusack of the hill, they say when the president suggests he is moving forward on executive action, not a going to sit well with the republ...

This argument that if it weren't for the executive actions, they would have been more productive. there's no evidence of that. so i intend to continue to do what i've been doing, which is where i see a big problem and the opportunity to help the american people, and it is within my lawful authority to do it. and i will side by side reach out to members of congress, reach out to republicans and say, let's work together. i'd rather do it with you. immigration's the classic example. i was really happy when the senate passed a bipartisan comprehensive immigration bill. and i did everything i could...

Alive. >> the president go it alone as opposed to president let's work together, we might actually is -- >> we had a president who worked together, we had a senate that worked together. everybody worked together. the only people that are preventing any bipartisan legislation from passing were the republican head led house of representatives. >> that's not true. >> of course it is. >> hundreds of bills never introduce -- >> on immigration? on immigration? >> a ton of -- >> on immigration? >> immigrants have to learn english, no the getting drivers a licenses. >> that is your comprehensive immig...

Opinion both of these sovereign governments have to stand on their own feed. >> i heard today there was a phone call between nouri al-maliki and putin of russia. what's up with that? >> very interesting. eyebrows being raised. the readout from the kremlin was that vladimir putin was reaching out, wanted to make clear he is supportive of iraqi efforts to get extremeis out of there. he might be concerned about his ally in syria, al-assad, very close to vladimir putin, business dealings, arms sales, et cetera. at the state department they side they'll welcome any help from vladimir putin if he wa...