donovan from new york, leonard lance of new jersey, chris smith from new jersey and ileana ros-lehtinen from florida. one thing that all those members of congress have in common, they are all republicans. so this is something that has bipartisan support. it is something that is consistent with common sense, and for the sake of our national security smh in pairs of little over a week ago. before congress goes home for the holidays they should pass legislation to close the no fly know by loophole. and with that question. darlene, would you like to start? [inaudible] likely have to pass a short-term cr. i know them so back and forth about this in the briefing yesterday. could you be more clear about whether the president would sign legislation like that, give them another day to work through the weekend? >> we have been clear that its members of congress get an extra day or two in order to pass legislation, that the president

host: we are with congressman leonard lance represents the seventh the district. alked with debbie dingell and both parties had your separate caucus meetings. what were you told by the speaker about this $1.1 trillion spending bill? cogressman lance: that the bill have been finalized and there had been an agreement reached between the leadership in the house and the senate as well and the bill would be introduced last night over the three-day rules of the earliest we can vote on the bill is thursday. we will have another conference this morning at 9:00 a.m. i think that is true with their democratic colleagues as well. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] host: what do you want to hear from your leadership this morning about what's in this bill? i think mostance: of us are undecided because we have not seen what is in the bill. we want to examine the bill thoroughly. i want to make sure it is fiscally responsible. this is more than $1 trillion. this is not the way to proceed and move forward. i hope we can proceed in regular order. we want to ma

. >> we're back with congressman leonard lance republican of new jersey represents the 7th district. last had night as we werela talking with congresswoman debbie, both parties had your separate t caucus meetings with your rank and file. what are you told by the speaker about this 1.1 trillion spending bill? been hadhe bill has finalizes od. that there had been an agreement reached tweej tweenl the leadership in the house and senate as well. bill would be introduced last night and three day bill so the earliest is thursday. and we have another conference at 9:00 an i think that's true with our democratic colleaguesat as well. >> whatei had do you want to her from your leadership this morning about what's in this bill and mawk sure is not in this bill?wh >> i think most of us are undecided because we haven't seen what is in the built, bill, and we want to examine it thoroughly and make sure it is fiscally responsible. this is more thanfi a trillion dollars. and this is really not the way moving forward i hope that we can proceed in what is known as regular order. but we want to make s

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