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Program. republicans have been pushing for that. democrats say that is an attack on the poor. republicans i spoke to including garrett graves, one of the chief negotiators, insisted that would be part of the final deal. >> if you're really going to fall on the sword for that versus actually negotiating something that changes the trajectory of the country for spending, it's crazy we're even having this debate. >> are you willing to drop that work requirement? >> hell no. hell no. not a chance. >> there are tough things that remain. >> so a deal is still not within reach at this point? >> the de...

Saying that food stamps are a red line. >> are you willing to drop that work requirement? >> not a chance. >> so far the white house is not giving. it has no final deal yet, still, hard right republicans are threatening to revolt because of rudy -- like keeping current spending levels instead of slashing it. one saying, quote, this is totally unacceptable and is not what we agreed to. which brings us to mccarthy's weekend. remember, a single far-right member can force a vote on removing him. some might refused back mccarthy's deal, and up democratic akeem jeffries say that -- they're not looki...

Achievements of this administration, which was the 2023 budget, which saw unprecedented and vitally important increases in social service spending. nonetheless in a divided government this will be compromises. there is a reason why the work requirements are the last thing agreed upon because both sides care very passionately about this issue. it is personally shocking to me the republicans have even successfully inserted this into the dialogue because it is not a fiscal issue. this may be an ideological issue and one people are passionate about but the economic implications are slim compared t...

I don't know an employer that's not hiring. we're enabling them to stay home so the work requirement is simple. griff: democrats by the way, are saying they do not want president biden to bow on work requirements and president biden most recent sound bite saying he will not bow. is this going to possibly be a hurdle that they're going to have a longer time than we expect to get over? >> you know, i don't-- i'm not involved in the conversations, but i will say that speaker mccarthy is very optimistic about this. the messaging is on our side. that you can't argue with the fact that you want able...

Alicia: on the other side we'rm problem solvers caucus, congressman davis, thank you for being here. you heard your colleagues from the other side of the aisle, congressman mullen,mullin talk about the work requirement. can you talk about that? wondering why there shouldn't be a work requirement to receive funds? >> alicia, so good to be here today. when we think about work requirements, i would simply say there are already work requirements in play in many cases that's already taken effect. so, in situations as well, we're talking about expanding these work requirements and i would simply say...