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>> bill, obviously some democrats think ted cruz is a gift to the democratic party but he's digging in his heels on the issue of the health care law and not ruling out a second government shutdown. >> right. it's crazy. ted cruz represents kind of repulsive brand of politics because he's willing to do anything, even harm the country. that shutdown cost $24 billion. these politics have cost some 900,000 jobs according to a report out for the center for american progress and it's not advancing the argument. it's helping him politically within his party but not helping our country. >> shameless p...

Sophisticated. brian, thank you very much. the tea party may have lost the government shutdown battle and the latest fight to de fund obamacare, but with new budgets and debt deadlines weeks away, another political showdown is pretty much certain. let's talk about it with two members from across the aisle, one who voted for the fiscal year and one who voted no. republican congressman john fleming is here and congressman david sisslini. >> i will start with you. you voted yes. a lot of folks says it kicks the can down the road further and we will have the battle again in january and february....

The more than 944,000 texas women, infants and children who participate in the wic program in july alone? how about the fact that railroad over 4 million texans in the food stamp program each month or the fact of 5.7 million texans without health insurance it's the worst in the country. but who needs health care, right? speaking of health care, cruz made quite a claim this morning to the texas medical association. >> my top priority in office is focused on one thing. and that is economic growth. restoring economic growth because jobs and economic growth, economic growth is ant sedent to solvin...

President obama had to say about that. >> i want to thank the leadership for coming together and getting this done. hopefully, next time it won't be in the 11th hour. one of the things i said throughout the process is we have to get out of habit of governing by crisis. >> well, how much did the partial government shutdown cost the u.s. economy? it depends on what they're making for the estimate. the global company ihs says the numbers are about a billion in lost government services, meanwhile, the financial rating agency, standard and poors, says the shutdown cost the u.s. economy about $24 bi...

Opportunity to focus on a sensible budget that is responsible, that is fair and that helps hard working people all across this country. >> reporter: the congressional budget office says the so-called sequester is holding back economic growth. standard & poor's says the government's shutdown cost the economy about $24 billion. the president will have comments within the hour. heather? heather: wendell, how are republicans looking at the coming budget talks? >> reporter: well, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says holding spending at the level of the sequester is a priority for him, can on...