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This point. the senate, for the short-term basis came in with one spending level, the republicans came in with another spending level. when we say we didn't negotiate, well, technically that is true, we didn't come to the half way, we came all the way -- total, not half way, total capitulation, now they talk about the clinton years when they shut down the government because they couldn't agree on revenues and spending levels. at this point we may not be able to -- it is going to be tough to come to an agreement on the budget. the last thing we need to do is also when we come to the agreement o...

Things that they're insisting on we include in any -- in any potential deal and then, of course, not excluding, although paul ryan didn't mention it in his op-ed, not excluding the fact that they also want to repeal or delay obama care. look, we -- this is very simple. democrats in the house and the senate have voted repeatedly to just keep the government open, to adopt a clean spending resolution. thomas, remember, we've even agreed to the number, the spending level that the republicans proposed that we oppose because we know that it can't be my way or the highway. we have to be responsible. ...

The republicans' way actually as this no negotiation stance by the white house and senator reid continues. in the senate, behind the scenes, what's going on? >> well, i think the one thing that has been notable is you have seen folks like rob portman, bob corker, john mccain, some of the more deal-making inclined senators, not necessarily moderate, trying to refocus whether it's within senate features or even behind the scenes background talks with other democrats. trying to refocus the debate away from obama care and back to spending and tax reform, again, the spending level of the cr and mak...

The way i voted we wouldn't be anywhere near the debt limit we are right now. >> and thank you for your time tonight. all right, coming up. >> the best thing the senate could have done on the first cr, they could have stripped everything out and moved the spending level number higher and say that is what we're going to do. and this is our proposal, and then drop back down later and say we were here, now we're back to here. they haven't been negotiating at all. and so it is like why should we keep negotiating with ourselves? >> the republican congressman seems to think the democrats haven't don...

It is $986 billion. that, that you see, 986, that is the clean cr that democrats are asking the house republicans to accept. so we've come a long way, obviously, from the democratic preference of the obama budget or even the senate original budget. and then this, this is what that clean cr is shockingly close to, the 2014 ryan budget of $966 billion, the ryan budget. >> this year's ryan budget turns out looks like last year's ryan republican budget. i wasn't the only one that said gee whiz, not again. >> there are many reasons to oppose the ryan budget. paul ryan's budget is march madness. >> ...