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to explain everything, our north america correspondent anthony zurcherjoins us now from washington. was this a horrible shock to democrats, senator sinema saying she is going to be an independent? i think it did come to a surprise to democrats. they knew as you mentioned that pearson cinema had an independent streak, and if you look backin independent streak, and if you look back in her history, she started supporting ralph nader's independent presidential bid in 2000, she was a member of the green party for several years and she was sort of an independent when she made it to the senate, but they were not inspecting this, although i do not think it is going to change the dynamic because kyrsten sinema is going to continue to work with the democrats, she is going to hold her set of committee seats with the democrats. that will give the democrats still that operating majority in the us senate committee committee power that goes along with it and the other prerogatives they go along with it. anthony, does it tell us something about the state of us politics or more about the state of the senator and her own politicalfuture? i
to explain everything, our north america correspondent anthony zurcherjoins us now from washington. was this a horrible shock to democrats, senator sinema saying she is going to be an independent? i think it did come to a surprise to democrats. they knew as you mentioned that pearson cinema had an independent streak, and if you look backin independent streak, and if you look back in her history, she started supporting ralph nader's independent presidential bid in 2000, she was a member of the green party for several years and she was sort of an independent when she made it to the senate, but they were not inspecting this, although i do not think it is going to change the dynamic because kyrsten sinema is going to continue to work with the democrats, she is going to hold her set of committee seats with the democrats. that will give the democrats still that operating majority in the us senate committee committee power that goes along with it and the other prerogatives they go along with it. anthony, does it tell us something about the state of us politics or more about the state of the senator
starters on tax reform. >> that's right. this is not someone the president can cast aside. we saw that he was short republican votes for health care. >> yeah. they have an operating majority. >> they do. they control the senate. yet this president has not been able, in conjunction with the majority leader, to marshal members of his own party. attacking the former general seems to consider that going forward. this is a white house often tripped up by the president's tweets. there is great frustration there. there has not been more done on tax reforms. the hill is frustrated why the white house keeps getting their way on this. we have at least two significant foreign policy crises right now. the president is tweeting with the secretary of state in light of the nuclear threat posed by north korea as well as the imminent decision looming in iran over the nuclear pact
care. >> yeah. they have an operating majority. >> they do. they control the senate. yet this president has not been able, in conjunction with the majority leader, to marshal members of his own party to get his agenda passed. attacking yet again a sitting senator seems to endanger that going forward. this is a white house often tripped up by the president's tweets. there is great frustration there. there has not been more done on tax reforms. the hill is frustrated why the white house keeps getting their way on this. we have at least two significant foreign policy crises right now. the president is feuding with the secretary of state in light of the nuclear threat posed by north korea as well as the imminent decision looming in iran over the nuclear pact there. this is a white house, that because of the president's
we saw that he was short republican votes for health care. >> yeah. they have an operating majority. >> they do. they control the senate. yet this president has not been able, in conjunction with the majority leader, to marshal members of his own party. attacking the former general seems to consider that going forward. this is a white house often tripped up by the president's tweets. there is great frustration there. there has not been more done on tax reforms. the hill is frustrated why the white house keeps getting their way on this. we have at least two significant foreign policy crises right now. the president is tweeting with the secretary of state in light of the nuclear threat posed by north korea as well as the imminent decision looming in iran over the nuclear pact there. this is a white house, that because of the president's inability to perceive, is not able to complete the promises he
>> their argument is there is a filibuster problem and you need republican votes. what do you say to that? >> when we got the majority if you were with me and i had gone to the new majority, you know what they told me? get me 50 republican votes. i hear the echo of the democrats. bernie is an independent, but he sounds like a democrat in the house or the senate leadership. if you would only get me the votes. this is about fighting. >> the fighting -- i hear that, but the fighting, there has to be some strategy. >> okay. 70 republicans didn't vote for the debt ceiling. didn't vote for the continuing resolution and didn't vote for relief for the texas hurricane relief in harvey. please tell me the last time we approved a budget without overwhelming democratic support. i can't remember. they have an operating majority of 155. >> they do not give them the
what do you say to that? >> when we got the majority if you were with me and i had gone to the new majority, you know what they told me? get me 50 republican votes. i hear the echo of the democrats. bernie is an independent, but he sounds like a democrat in the house or the senate leadership. if you would only get me the votes. this is about fighting. >> the fighting -- i hear that, but the fighting, there has to be some strategy. >> okay. 70 republicans didn't vote for the debt ceiling. didn't vote for the continuing resolution and didn't vote for relief for the texas hurricane relief in harvey. please tell me the last time we approved a budget without overwhelming democratic support. i can't remember. they have an operating majority of 155. >> they do not give them the votes in the house? >> here's what i'm saying. i don't want to close the
out here and out here that won't agree with that. but i think you'll have an operating majority to do something. i believe that will happen. still ahead, we're joined by actor and director ben affleck and the emmy-winning star of "veep," julia louis-dreyfus. first, caroline kennedy with her new book on her father's presidency. we'll hear audio from jfk himself inside the oval office. irping ]hon
out of the trade issues. it's something to work on with republicans. the problem for republicans, they have freshman coming in not on bloc free traders. >> congressman boehner mentioned that as a compromise with the president. >> i think the house would pass it. the republicans have a operating majority in the senate particularly on this issue and the president would be happy if it came to him. he would not veto it. it would pass and be good for the country. >> log on to our home page at foxnews.com/special report. foxnews.com/special report. up next, the friday lightning exchange traded funds. some firms offer them "commission free." problem is they limit the choice of etfs to what makes financial sense to them. td ameritrade doesn't limit you to one brand of etfs... they offer more than 100... each selected by investment experts at morningstar associates. only at the etf market center at td ameritrade.
done? neither party has a functional majority. if the deficit problem will be solved they both have to come together and n and negotiate. the president appointed a commission and wants to do it. call his bluff and take him up on it. >> if neither side has operating majority, nothing of importance will get done. the only issue there will be is on the bush tax cuts. it's very easy to see a compromise in which you get the republicans and the democrats to agree, to extend indefinitely the cuts for 98% and for say a couple of years for those in the upper bracket. that will happen. i think for obama it's important. he will have to win a reelection and have a strong economy. if the cut expire and have a huge increase in taxes, dividend and capital gains and everything else, the economy will be stopped in his tracks