>> i want to bring in republican
congressman michael grimm
joining us on capitol hill.
congressman, thanks for being
with us late at night.
do you see a glimmer of hope
here in what the president said
today?
>> michael's a new yorker.
he's used to late nights.
>> you're absolutely right about
that.
i am used to late nights.
i think there is a glimmer of
hope here.
but it is going to take
leadership from every side.
listen.
all of this has been coming to a
head for awhile.
this i three years in the
making.
it's a lot of things.
i actually think that the fight
isn't with republicans and the
president on this one.
i know a lot of people might
disagree.
but i think it's a lot about the
fight is between the house and
the senate.
a lot of us feel that they're
act, like the house of lords,
that they have the upper chamber
and they can dictator ignore us.
and we've seen this with four
years of no budgets and so
forth, we can go on and on.
i think this is about the house
standing up and saying...