Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20181228:14:10:00
They both think they have the advantage. there's nothing going on on capitol hill. you would think the government is shut down, you would think this would be a huge crisis, there would be press conferences, burning the midnight oil to come up with compromise. the halls are empty. there was a stack of newspapers outside mcconnell's door that hadn't been collected. they're still all on their breaks in christmas. to the republican control of congress here, eight years, this is the end of paul ryan's speakership, the end of the tea party congress and they're just going out with a whimper here. >> ...