>> shannon: i have to ask you about cecil bell pushing the texas sovereignty act. a state measure there that would allow texas to ignore federal laws and rulings from federal courts. do you think it goes anywhere? >> i've been in the legislature for 12 years and seen a lot of interesting legislation. i would just tell you my job is to defend the constitution and i've been doing that the last 2 1/2 years and defend whatever constitutional authority i have i will stand on that. >> shannon: other states are trying to do similar things. let us know how it plays out. >> bill: 9:30 in washington busy day on the hill. congress getting ready to vote on a budget extension to keep the government running for another week. dave brat will talk about that next. >> shannon: why former president obama is catching criticism for an appearance in new york this week. some of it is coming from his own party. >> bill: they were protesting at uc berkeley last night even