congresswoman anne wagner does not think we should strike syria. she joins me now in a fox business exclusive to explain why. welcome. thank you for joining us and let's get to it. why do you think this would be a mistake. >> thanks, melissa. i don't think the president or the administration has made the case to either congress or more importantly, the american people for military action at this time. there is no clear or achievable security objective that i'm seeing from our national standpoint. melissa: is it just about the plan or do you think that syria does need to be punished? you just think that we need a clearer path to what exactly it is we're doing? are you against a reaction all together? >> well, i'm taking a wait-and-see approach here. i certainly am looking at information, briefings, talking to my colleagues. i will be back in washington on monday for some of the classified information and we'll attempt to keep an open mind but assad has been killing his people, the atrocities we've seen in syria have been going on

. >> anne wagner, missouri second district in st. louis. we are here to work. the senate has been absent for two full days. we are doing the work of the american people, our constituents. we all have families. we are here. unlock those doors i say to harry reid and come out and do your job. the senate must act. they must, must, act. we do not want to shut this government down. it is wrong and we want to work and negotiate and get the job done. where is the senate? >> basically -- i am luis gomert from texas. the senate lead by harry reid makes it clear, well, we are going to take a lazy break until monday at 2:00. the clock is running out and they are not here. it was our way or the highway is what the senate said on friday. we hear from senate democrats and the president that obamacare is the law. so just forget about it. it is not changing. i would remind the president, harry reid, senate democrats, the debt ceiling is the law as well. unless you want that shoved back in your face, then you need to be flexible and help american people. we heard from hundreds

joining me is congresswoman ann wagner from missouri. she has been against military attack. good to have you back on the show. >> nice to be with you. melissa: thank you. give me your reaction to what's going on today, the back and forth with russia and syria and the u.n. security council? i mean the location of the meeting has changed, the time, how do you feel about that? what's your take? >> it is the same ol' same ol'. we're all over the board in terms how we're handling this crisis in syria and the middle east and it is very concerning. we all hope for a diplomatic solution. the president stated he had exhausted all diplomatic solutions. i like so many of my other colleagues are very skeptical of russia leading us in some kind after diplomatic answer when they have been, melissa, in with irannd hezbollah and the russians, really have teamed up with the ass regime all along. so this is a little bit like the fox guarding the chicken coop when it comes tohe chemical weapons and how they're going to move forward. melissa: it is but what is the better of the two options you

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