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Hundreds of thousands of federal employees got furloughed, more than a million people had to work without knowing if or when they would get paid. it lasted for 16 days in the fall of 2013. it was really dumb. it was a huge hit to the u.s. economy. it had no political consequences, no politically purpose whatsoever. nothing changed in terms of policy because of it. although nothing was irrelevant rev cably lost, it did just meaninglessly throw sand in the machine, throw grit and everything, grit everything up. it made normal ongoing functions have to pointlessly stop and start up again or made ...

Donald trump. doesn't make any sense. so this is just sort of a story that this cut out for the russian government is trying to push to throw off people here in the united states, throw sand in the american people's eyes. it's probably not going to be very effective. >> shepard: you say it's a cut out for the russian government. if that's what wikileaks is, why hasn't the government gone further to explain this to the people? what is happening with wikileaks is a products of the russians? >> the intelligence community the last several months has been trying to talk about what it means for thes...

Against obama care. >> it all adds up to just one thing. a law in trouble. a law that needs to be repealed. that's the goal of every member of the republican conference here in the senate. we are united on the need to repeal obama care. >> senator mcconnell emphasizing unitty. many republicans wanted to vote yesterday to give the house of representatives maximum time for countering the aufrt to the senate. mike lee and ted cruz said they wanted to wait until today and before the vote leading democrats took aim at them. >> these extremist are more interested in putting on a show as one republic...

They know what we agreed to and that we know what they agreed to. and then we will need to indicate that, to indicate that we're ready to go forward. so i think we can get this done. >> reporter: we saw something develop today that you rarely see in the senate. maybe once a decade or less. public attacks on the senate par la men tarian, allen fruman. what you make of that? >> i find it very perplexing, because this was a parliamentarian appointed by the republicans when trent lott was in the majority. and they said that he was being appointed because he was fair, that he adhered to the senate ...

They know what we agreed to and that we know what they agreed to. and then we will need to indicate that, to indicate that we're ready to go forward. so i think we can get this done. >> we saw something develop today that you rarely see in the senate. maybe once a decade or less. a attacks -- public attacks on the senate parliamentarian, alan fruman. what you make of that? >> well, i find it very per flexing, lawrence, because this was a parliamentarian appointed by the republicans when trent lott was in the majority. and they said that he was being appointed because he was fair, that he adher...