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Country's belt if they simply go ahead and raise the debt ceiling. they're using this as leverage even though you probably believe john boehner agrees with you it would be a disaster for the economy, could throw the economy into another recession if the debt ceiling is not raised. >> what's so frustrating about this is that this could be fixed tomorrow. i think the votes are there in the house to raise the debt ceiling tomorrow. so it's really a matter of a choice that needs to be made by republican leaders and they have to wait and listen to the other members and who are listening to their co...

So we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger. the government may be shutting down, but eventually members of congress will have to reach an agreement over how to fund it, an agreement that's likely to include billions of dollars in indiscriminate spending cuts known as the sequester, which by the way, republicans should see as a victory. when the sequestration cuts went into place in march, the idea was that they would be so objectionable congress would negotiate a deal to replace them during the budget fight. even before republicans decided to hold the go...

I know that there's -- i'm seeing what it's doing to an awful lot of not just federal employees but other businesses and others who rely upon a functioning economy. it's hard for me to look them in the eye and say any of us are doing our job at this point. >> and speaking of not doing your job, and i'm not speaking of you personally, the sequester. that's the kind of blunt instrument which was devised specifically because it was too horrible to -- >> sequestration was supposed to be so stupid that no rational people would let it happen. you know, i think about this person who could make a lot ...

Angry at president obama and the democrats, angry at the house republicans, depending on their point of view. and, of course, there are many politicians from both major parties here. but generally speaking the anger was on the sidelines and whenever people started yelling, others said let the veterans have their moment. don't ruin this for them. and people generally respected that. >> jake tapper there in d.c. thanks, jake. we'll see more from you you at 4:00 p.m. >> notice they said vets did their jobs and they want the government, specifically congress to do theirs, as well. it is impacting ...

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...