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George h. W. Bush. And he was the only republican. He was the only republican. Who came that day. And i always thought it spoke so well of both of them. It did. It spoke well of both of them. Folks, we have to stay on the clock. One thing i learned in television, i know how to get off on time. Thank you very much. You have a great day coming up here. [ applause ]. On our next washington journal, Gretchen Morgenson joins us. Looking at some of the shortcomings of the home loan modification program, which was set up to help homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments. Then Susan Carlso...

He knew each and every member. He knew what they needed. He knew what they didnt want anybody to know. The part that i find just wonder russ is how in a day could he do what he did and how did he come to know so much about each and every member . You nailed it. He had this encyclopedic knowledge of not only the legislative process, but of the people around it. Hue better humphrey described lbj as a psychiatrist. He could read you. He knew it moerveated you. He knew what might motivate bob was different from what motivate linda or larry. He got that. And he used it. He exploited it. Theres an e...

Well break down the hard choices facing the white house and have reaction from influential voices on capitol hill, senator ted cruz and congressman joaquin castro. Plus, after the flood. Pretty insane. As the waters recede, in texas, the recovery begins. We have a long way to go. But the water is disappearing. But with hundreds of thousands of homes damaged or destroyed and tens of thousands living in shelters, how will the survivors pick up the pieces . Are they getting the help they need . We need to understand. This is going to take a long time. Were here in texas. In the air. On the ground...

Pelosi and Chuck Schumer so, things are getting interesting. First to blake burman at the white house, whats going on, blake . The president met with the three Democratic Senators for dinner, the outreach continues on this day from President Trump as he will meet with the two top leaders currently in the Democratic Party. Chuck schumer on the senate side, nancy pelosi on the house side. They were invited by the president and issues theyll likely be talking about, the d. R. E. A. M. Act, obamacare and the fall spending guidelines. Dinner tonight. Before that, later this afternoon, the president...

Host we are talking now with leo shane, Capitol Hill Bureau chief of the military times. Thend us first about what senate is up to now. Is their big policy measure that sets the priorities and focus of the budget next year. We have a wide range of things in here. We have military pay raise, bonuses, troop levels, a wide ange of issues for the defense on capitol hill. Host how different is the senate bill . Almost 700 billion. We saw the house version is slightly less. All of these have a base Defense Budget well over 650 billion, which is what sequestration caps on us at. One of the things tha...