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Right now we have a suicide crisis with our veterans, 21 of our veterans taken their lives every single day. 15% of our veterans are homeless. the programs to do something about that were decimated in the ryan budget. why are suddenly now republicans concerned about honoring or vet advance when they weren't as concerned before? >> the republicans have always been the party of national security, so it's absolutely not true that it -- >> it is true. >> i will say i completely agree that ptsd is an enormous problem and needs to be dealt with. >> let me -- don't you think it's hypothetical critica...

This being a clean cr. meaning the funding levels that have been agreed to by the senate without these provisions that would try to destroy obamacare or screw over congressional staff. here is the 2014 discretionary funding ask in president obama's original budget. $1.2 trillion. the ask for that am of money in the ryan budget is $967 billion. and what you will see is that the current level of funding in the clean cr that democrats are voting for and calling for as a solution is much, much, much, much closer to the 2014 ryan budget that was of course the bet for more democrats and progressives...

Most important thing in a funding bill. we are coming in seven or eight points below the senate budget. right in line with the ryan budget. that concession has already been made to the point where nobody is even talking about it. and then we're told that we're going to mutilate the american economy and government unless they get to win the battle that they lost on the floor of the house in 2010. that's an extreme bargaining position. it's not consistent with americans who want us to get along, compromise and keep things efficient. >> let me ask you, congressman, i think it's a good debate. we ...

Things have positive things in terms of future growth. but, look, we haven't said this is take it or leave it. we said, here's a whole range of things that we're willing to talk about it. >> but you have to take it or leave it -- >> it's the president who said, i'm not willing to negotiate. you have to take it or leave it. and that's simply unacceptable. >> is it acceptable to not raise the debt ceiling? >> i actually think the debt ceiling needs to be raised. if you voted for the ryan budget -- >> wait a second -- >> -- you voted for a debt ceiling increase. let me finish my thought. but the ...

We want to use whatever legislative vehicle we can to stop it, repeal it, defund it, delay it. whatever it takes. i'm in their -- >> congressman sherman, your view? your reaction to that. >> no one doubts republicans hate obama care. the question is are they willing to destroy the american economy and run up huge costs in the american government just to show us what we already know which is that they don't like obama care. the fact is obama care is the law. it's going to remain in force. already democrats have made a huge concession. this is a funding bill. we've agreed to the republican fundi...