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>> it is about boehner. he's more concerned about saving his speakership than he is about defending the country. there's a structural problem here as well. in the house because of gerrymandering, you have a lot of folks who are more worried about being primaried from the right than they are about a general election. why did the senate act more responsibly? because you have a whole lot of republicans who have to run in 2016 many of them in blue states. republicans have to stop putting bull blank in essential bills, but i think we're going to see a real crisis here when this three-week extension fails, which it apparently is going to fail. if it does fail, they're going to have to go back to the drawing boards because they're going to be held responsible if the dhs is defunded. >> the republicans have made a living on saying, we're the folks who protect the country. let's play politics right now. is this the democratic party saying this is important, you're not going to let anything else get in the way because
>> it is about boehner. he's more concerned about saving his speakership than he is about defending the country. there's a structural problem here as well. in the house because of gerrymandering, you have a lot of folks who are more worried about being primaried from the right than they are about a general election. why did the senate act more responsibly? because you have a whole lot of republicans who have to run in 2016 many of them in blue states. republicans have to stop putting bull...
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boehner is denying there's any deal. he's fearful of how his right flank will react, if there is any deal. of course, the countdown clock to a shutdown has been reset. seven days and counting. for more on how this has unfolded and will unfold we have the senior congressional reporter for talking points memo. he was certainly there last night. thanks for taking a few minutes this morning. let me start with that question we're asking the democrats backing off this all or nothing posture they sort of had and giving votes for this one week extension last night, pelosi suggesting there is a deal is that what democrats think there is here a deal? >> this is a bit baffling to me. i'm hearing different things from both sides. as you pointed out the speaker's office disputes the idea there was a deal. an aide i spoke to last night, very senior and knowledgeable says speaker boehner did absolutely make a commitment to harry reid on the phone last night and nancy pelosi knew about it. think about this it's difficult to imagine nanc
boehner is denying there's any deal. he's fearful of how his right flank will react, if there is any deal. of course, the countdown clock to a shutdown has been reset. seven days and counting. for more on how this has unfolded and will unfold we have the senior congressional reporter for talking points memo. he was certainly there last night. thanks for taking a few minutes this morning. let me start with that question we're asking the democrats backing off this all or nothing posture they sort...
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and that john boehner cannot deliver.son he can't deliver is that his conservative flank doesn't trust him, doesn't like him, and i was interested in hearing dana talk about the question of a challenge to his leadership because if in an hour or so when this vote occurs or 15 or 20 minutes, whenever it is, if john boehner cannot make this happen, then i think questions will be raised about his leadership. you know, my only problem is, you know, if you strike at the king, you've got to kill him. i don't know who would replace john boehner in that republican caucus right now which is so disparate. but we've learned overall it's just as dysfunctional as it always was. >> gloria borger, wolf blitzer, thank you always for being with us. >>> just ahead, the latest on the other major breaking story. who's behind the killing of a russian opposition leader, boris nemtsov? was this a case of political murder? proof of less joint pain. this is my body of proof. and clearer skin. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriatic art
and that john boehner cannot deliver.son he can't deliver is that his conservative flank doesn't trust him, doesn't like him, and i was interested in hearing dana talk about the question of a challenge to his leadership because if in an hour or so when this vote occurs or 15 or 20 minutes, whenever it is, if john boehner cannot make this happen, then i think questions will be raised about his leadership. you know, my only problem is, you know, if you strike at the king, you've got to kill him....
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what boehner was doing was politically rational. getting three weeks, buying time and then see what the, you know, how hard it would be to corral his conservatives that did not want to fund homeland security. this is what he is dealing with. he had -- this was a very like i said a rational political move he made and he still could not corral these 50 plus members. goodbye tax reform and all of this stuff, none of this is getting done. >> chuck, i'm just looking at john boehner standing there with steve scalise. there was a controversy about his past in louisiana and having spoke ton a white supremacist group. but strategically, didn't they hope in republican politics in the republican leadership that steve scalise might be close enough to the rebel conservatives that he would be able to at least count them if he could not corral them. >> impactly he was the red state republican. remember before when you had mccarthy, boehner, and canter they came from blue states. that was supposed to be his role. i think on the issue of immigration
what boehner was doing was politically rational. getting three weeks, buying time and then see what the, you know, how hard it would be to corral his conservatives that did not want to fund homeland security. this is what he is dealing with. he had -- this was a very like i said a rational political move he made and he still could not corral these 50 plus members. goodbye tax reform and all of this stuff, none of this is getting done. >> chuck, i'm just looking at john boehner standing...
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if the president were to have that conversation with john boehner, could john boehner deliver that ine? >> it would take absolute belief that it would be comprehensive, that it would be a chance to people who really are americans to become officially americans and> yeah. chris -- >> republicans don't want to hear this. >> and i don't know if they can deliver, but you're theov÷ best. thank you so much. >> that's a nice thing joy reid. i think i found you. i think i went to harvard looking for you. >> i'll tell you, when i first got in this game, my goal, i got to get on two shows, lwbk'qá the press" and "hardball." i did both and i'm proud of that fact. >> and i have a book, to
if the president were to have that conversation with john boehner, could john boehner deliver that ine? >> it would take absolute belief that it would be comprehensive, that it would be a chance to people who really are americans to become officially americans and> and i don't know if they can deliver, but you're theov÷ best. thank you so much. >> that's a nice thing joy reid. i think i found you. i think i went to harvard looking for you. >> i'll tell you, when i first...
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boehner will have pressure to do that.t votes for a clean bill in the house, they may ultimately fall back on a stop gap spending bill. that's certainly a fall back position. things are very fluid right now. they almost change hour by hour. right now, the betting is that probably there will be some resolution to avert a shutdown in the coming days. >> read part of what was in your recent article, several house republicans and top aides told politico a misstep by boehner in this skirmish could i am peril his speaker ship. is that where things are? >> boehner is certainly aware of pressure from his right flank, which is why he has really dug in said the senate has to do something. we have acted. this is a very very emotional issue within the house republican conference. people want to show want the speaker, want republican leadership to fight very hard for this position. and remember, the speaker lost 25 votes for speakership. this is the most in 100 years, you hear grumbling on the far right of the conference and boehner kn
boehner will have pressure to do that.t votes for a clean bill in the house, they may ultimately fall back on a stop gap spending bill. that's certainly a fall back position. things are very fluid right now. they almost change hour by hour. right now, the betting is that probably there will be some resolution to avert a shutdown in the coming days. >> read part of what was in your recent article, several house republicans and top aides told politico a misstep by boehner in this skirmish...
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we've seen this before boehner and mcconnell boehner tries to come up with a plan that will put pressureack on the white house in one way shape or form on an issue. conservatives revolt and he's forced to go with a less good solution than the solution he proposed and move on. that's the nature of the conference he's leading at the moment. >> and alan just finally quickly to you, the potential impact on 2016 obviously president obama won the last latino vote by a large margin. is this afight that continues to resonate into 2015? >> absolutely you talk to undocumented immigrants and they are well versed what's going on in washington and what's going on between congress and the president. hispanics around the country, this is something they are seeing every day on spanish language media. they know about this funding fight and why it's happening. so the president made the point yesterday every republican candidate for 2016 will be forced to answer these questions. there's no question there's a giant political implication to what he's trying to do and kind of force that question on the gop pr
we've seen this before boehner and mcconnell boehner tries to come up with a plan that will put pressureack on the white house in one way shape or form on an issue. conservatives revolt and he's forced to go with a less good solution than the solution he proposed and move on. that's the nature of the conference he's leading at the moment. >> and alan just finally quickly to you, the potential impact on 2016 obviously president obama won the last latino vote by a large margin. is this...
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even john boehner was commenting on this.it's kind of tiresome at this point. >> it is a perfect storm and a very troubling one for speaker john boehner. not only do you have the conservative meeting talking about immigration with the republican party is going to do on the issue of open borders and securing the borders, but again you have the homeland security initiative and also a very cantankerous conference that his polling the speaker it sounds like the speaker of the conference rather than the speaker of the house. >> i like a healthy debate. good challenges, these are very good challenges for the heart and for the soul. there's a distinct battle for the heart and soul of soul of soul of republican party and i think that there's a lot of fundamental conservatives, social security is and a lot of falls under the umbrellas of the republican party. i think many of us are looking at the same thing. and i do not want to see a repeat. >> my apologies for cutting you off. that's it for tonight, thank you. neil: this is how bad
even john boehner was commenting on this.it's kind of tiresome at this point. >> it is a perfect storm and a very troubling one for speaker john boehner. not only do you have the conservative meeting talking about immigration with the republican party is going to do on the issue of open borders and securing the borders, but again you have the homeland security initiative and also a very cantankerous conference that his polling the speaker it sounds like the speaker of the conference...
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another case of boehner being tested. they have the new republican congress with the mandate where they said they will govern and stop having the spats and here we are again having another discussion about republicans painting themselves into a corner. >> don't spend all your money on tax reform. >> the short answer. gwen: by the time we get to the west coast here this may be resolved. is there is a path forward to reshovel or anything, a plan c? it didn't sound like one when i left the hill an hour or so ago there was a plan c throughout. the most likely option of those on the plate is that house leadership will start asking members about a 7-day continuing resolution. so give them one more week to figure it all out. a lot of members still have said we don't really have the appetite for that. we don't want to vote on anything that is not going to deal with the actions on immigration which is at the core. gwen: and executive action is part of what is driving this. >> at some point, john boehner may have to could what he d
another case of boehner being tested. they have the new republican congress with the mandate where they said they will govern and stop having the spats and here we are again having another discussion about republicans painting themselves into a corner. >> don't spend all your money on tax reform. >> the short answer. gwen: by the time we get to the west coast here this may be resolved. is there is a path forward to reshovel or anything, a plan c? it didn't sound like one when i left...
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it puts boehner in a box. he said the house has done its job to passes bill and send it to the house. he is just buying time. he is facing pressures from all different sides. there was a meeting between boehner mcconnell. boehner will have a press conference. this is the senate's job. the decision will -- host: what do they want him to do? guest: they are telling him this is an unconstitutional move. we are congress and we have the power of the purse. the only way we can do it is on a must pass bill. we are insisting on tying these two provisions together. if you do not do it, you're going to vote against it. he is trying to adhere to the rules. this probably would not have the majority of the majority. at most early will not have the majority of the majority. he is having a tough speaker reelection vote a couple weeks ago, a couple months ago. 25 republicans voting against him. there is a conservative ill will, pressure on the right. he does not want to start this congress with a new majority. the biggest rep
it puts boehner in a box. he said the house has done its job to passes bill and send it to the house. he is just buying time. he is facing pressures from all different sides. there was a meeting between boehner mcconnell. boehner will have a press conference. this is the senate's job. the decision will -- host: what do they want him to do? guest: they are telling him this is an unconstitutional move. we are congress and we have the power of the purse. the only way we can do it is on a must pass...
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boehner saying it is the senate's fault doesn't hold water. they need six democrats to pass the bill. they are also losing republicans and this is problematic and the other thing we are looking at a different election cycle. this is not midterm. you have to wonder if the presidential contenders want to talk about this either? >> it is all the actions of the president on immigration. he said he couldn't do and he turned around and did it. and draws the republican's ire. democrats are perfectly willing to go along with it. >> i spoke to a boehner source this morning and said they will stick hard to the line that laws originate in the house chamber and john boehner is in charge of the chamber and this is boehner and the gop's reaction to an unconstitutional executive action by the administration. that is from boehner world. that is what they will message it as. will that message stick with the american people? >> i am not sure americans are ready to necessarily blame anybody in this fight. they want the government to keep up and running no matter
boehner saying it is the senate's fault doesn't hold water. they need six democrats to pass the bill. they are also losing republicans and this is problematic and the other thing we are looking at a different election cycle. this is not midterm. you have to wonder if the presidential contenders want to talk about this either? >> it is all the actions of the president on immigration. he said he couldn't do and he turned around and did it. and draws the republican's ire. democrats are...
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but, you know, this is a smart piece of politics from john boehner. they want to press the case that the administration should not be negotiating with iran. prime minister netanyahu's re-election campaign right now, is he is going to talk about iran when he shows up here. >> that's what he talked about general assembly at the u.n. too. little tiny itty-bitty country and that country saying they are going to wipe them off the map. >> boehner is putting this forward. he wants to put pressure on the administration. they are going to have as many democrats as they are going to have and as many republicans as they are going to have. democrats have a dilemma and that's what john boehner wants. >> if leader pelosi has says that the democrats are too busy for the pope because they broke protocol. what a world we live, in right? >> you know yeah, i think both -- i'm predicting that both are going to be full of all lawmakers. they are not going to have to -- normally they bring a lot of staffs to fill out the seats. they are not going to have to do that for eit
but, you know, this is a smart piece of politics from john boehner. they want to press the case that the administration should not be negotiating with iran. prime minister netanyahu's re-election campaign right now, is he is going to talk about iran when he shows up here. >> that's what he talked about general assembly at the u.n. too. little tiny itty-bitty country and that country saying they are going to wipe them off the map. >> boehner is putting this forward. he wants to put...
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problems for john boehner. 50 defections are keeping the vote open. republicans, balking against john boehner. it is back to square one. things could change. the team trying to twist arms and get some republicans to change their minds but this is a bad day for john boehner. >> day with us. we will come back to you later in the show. after the break, we will have rick santorum here in our special cpac makeshift studio. it is the new season of "house of cards," we watched a little bit of it with carly fiorina and other cpacers. ♪ >> rick santorum is our guest. even though he is wearing a suit, you can say he is the vest around. do you know what that is? welcome to you. >> well, thank you. thanks for having me here. >> foreign policy was a big deal here including dealing with isis. a lot of people said my plan to defeat isis is to crush them. you said something specific, the introduction of 10,000 american troops. where would they come from? >> we have to arm the kurds. i was up on the helicopter weeks ago. lindsey graham, talking about how we can put an
problems for john boehner. 50 defections are keeping the vote open. republicans, balking against john boehner. it is back to square one. things could change. the team trying to twist arms and get some republicans to change their minds but this is a bad day for john boehner. >> day with us. we will come back to you later in the show. after the break, we will have rick santorum here in our special cpac makeshift studio. it is the new season of "house of cards," we watched a little...
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i think boehner he's only got to pick offs 11 republicans. i think they can get a 24 or 48 hour extension nothing that goes past the weekend in a hope of working out another plan. i don't think yet that we are necessarily going to see a shutdown. i think there's going to be alas-second attempt. >> jason johnson and mike viqueria for us. he is following this story from the halls of cofng for us. congress for us. jamie mcintire is live for us. how will hoamsdz employees homeland security knowledge employees be affected? >> most dhs employees would report to work they would not collect a paycheck. the department of hoamsdz models homeland security employs employs over 230,000 people. most of the tsa agents 10% would be furloughed under this plan, most would be at work. coast guard would still be protecting the coast air marbles wouldmarblemarshals border patrol agents all would be still at work. but the department of homeland security said that doesn't mean there isn't a significant effect on the being department. about trying to be proactive th
i think boehner he's only got to pick offs 11 republicans. i think they can get a 24 or 48 hour extension nothing that goes past the weekend in a hope of working out another plan. i don't think yet that we are necessarily going to see a shutdown. i think there's going to be alas-second attempt. >> jason johnson and mike viqueria for us. he is following this story from the halls of cofng for us. congress for us. jamie mcintire is live for us. how will hoamsdz employees homeland security...
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speaker boehner was not happy with this measure., from the other side of the aisle, nancy pelosi lauded the deal. let's listen to that. >> i'm very proud of our members, the meeting that we had showed the commitment to full funding within the next seven days. hopefully five. that we will have a bill that takes us to the end of the year. >> when you look at it politically, who won? >> there's no question that the democrats won if only because the republicans lost so badly. speaker boehner had been pushing his senate colleagues to try to force them to somewhat get the democrats, which were filibustering this bill which would have stripped president obama's immigration actions. he was pushing hard. but by the end of the day what they tried to do is pass the three-week measure to give more time to rile up the base that he thought would make a difference. but his own conservative flank turned i'm. that bill failed. they put forward this week-long measure. it was fair remarkable by the standards of congress always being a mess. this was a
speaker boehner was not happy with this measure., from the other side of the aisle, nancy pelosi lauded the deal. let's listen to that. >> i'm very proud of our members, the meeting that we had showed the commitment to full funding within the next seven days. hopefully five. that we will have a bill that takes us to the end of the year. >> when you look at it politically, who won? >> there's no question that the democrats won if only because the republicans lost so badly....
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do they hate john boehner, what are they do? >> theresy word in yiddish about you are so long you don't know how lost you are. you heard nancy pelosi and you heard from luke that steny hoyer is think being that and they want -- federal workers going to work and not getting paid it is against what they believe. and the idea they were going to bring down the bill is hard to take. most republicans put up 50 or 60 votes. this was a case of a threat from the democratic leaders' office that had nothing behind it. >> and i'll continue the yiddish theme, it looked like boehner had some [ inaudible ] shiddish behind this. >> oh, what does that mean. >> you could have figure out from the context. jonathan knew what i was talking about. and so he has to do acrobats and stumps to placate the far right of the caucus and the conventional wisdom suggests if he doesn't do these things his job as speaker will be in peril. but is it true? is there any far right republican caucus that they have a leader in waiting that they can replace him or is t
do they hate john boehner, what are they do? >> theresy word in yiddish about you are so long you don't know how lost you are. you heard nancy pelosi and you heard from luke that steny hoyer is think being that and they want -- federal workers going to work and not getting paid it is against what they believe. and the idea they were going to bring down the bill is hard to take. most republicans put up 50 or 60 votes. this was a case of a threat from the democratic leaders' office that had...
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speaker bain ser boehner it standing tall tall. a lot of americans seem to be saying the hell with it, it's a done deal. >> we're in the middle of a constitutional crisis. have you congress attempting to do something. you have people in court including myself, representing 10 i.c.e. agency, have you states trying to fight back. lou: nothing is happening. >> i think we'll come to a decision point soon. talking -- lou: we're talking about sovereignty power of state and will of people, and this administration is -- has told all citizens to go to hell, and most of the invested large money interests in politics, saying, you know, you nice people in middle class working men and women actual believe in the constitution. and heritage of this great nation just be quiet and sit in the corner, and most people are doing that. >> red let me ask, there are two solutions to this problem one is states like kansas, and arizona, and georgia and alabama, we can require documentry proof of system citizen ship but the obama administration is fightingou
speaker bain ser boehner it standing tall tall. a lot of americans seem to be saying the hell with it, it's a done deal. >> we're in the middle of a constitutional crisis. have you congress attempting to do something. you have people in court including myself, representing 10 i.c.e. agency, have you states trying to fight back. lou: nothing is happening. >> i think we'll come to a decision point soon. talking -- lou: we're talking about sovereignty power of state and will of people,...
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>> speaker john boehner, only on fox news sunday. plus, president obama asked congress to authorize his war against isis. but is he doubling down on a losing strategy? >> our coalition is on the offensive. issel is on the defensive and isil is going to lose. >> our sunday group weighs in. then, the fight in alabama over same-sex marriage turns into a legal battle between the state and federal court. we'll talk with alabama chief justice roy moore, who ordered local judges not to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples. and our power player of the week. oscar nominated filmmaker rory kennedy on the last days in vietnam. all right now on fox news sunday. >>> hello again from fox news in washington. our exclusive interview with house speaker john boehner in a moment. but we begin with breaking news. police in denmark have shot and killed a suspected gunman in two terror attacks there. the first was at a free speech event in copenhagen. the second at a local synagogue. senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg joins us now fro
>> speaker john boehner, only on fox news sunday. plus, president obama asked congress to authorize his war against isis. but is he doubling down on a losing strategy? >> our coalition is on the offensive. issel is on the defensive and isil is going to lose. >> our sunday group weighs in. then, the fight in alabama over same-sex marriage turns into a legal battle between the state and federal court. we'll talk with alabama chief justice roy moore, who ordered local judges not...
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john boehner says he's got a tough job to chris wallace. yes, he's got a tough job. at some point he's got to say this is who i am this is what i stand for and republicans know how to make government work. >> i cannot let this week pass without getting you guys to comment on the video that barack obama -- here it is did for buzzfeed to get millennials to sign up for obamacare. here is a clip. >> deadline for signing up for health insurance is february -- february -- that's not right. man, february 15th. february 15th. >> it's a different world. i got to ask you, julie, i know that the effort is this is buzzfeed, it got millions of hits. you go where the voters are and you want to get young people to sign up. one, the question of dignity two, the question of timing. this is done on the day -- the death of kayla mueller, the american hostage, the death of her killing by isis was confirmed. any second thoughts in the white house about this? >> definitely no second thoughts among the white house of fushls i've talked to. they say they get millions of hits for these video
john boehner says he's got a tough job to chris wallace. yes, he's got a tough job. at some point he's got to say this is who i am this is what i stand for and republicans know how to make government work. >> i cannot let this week pass without getting you guys to comment on the video that barack obama -- here it is did for buzzfeed to get millennials to sign up for obamacare. here is a clip. >> deadline for signing up for health insurance is february -- february -- that's not...
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house speaker john boehner is out too. let's talk about this with the political editor for the "washington times." one of the sponsor of cpac. what reception do you think mitch mcconnell would get if he did decide to attend cpac? >> given what dana was talking about, he would get a poor reception. it's possible he would get booed. you have this giant hotel ballroom with thousands of conservative activists who want to hear red meat speeches and right now the conservatives, even mitch mcconnell is caving on the fight that republicans promised conservative base for the last four months they would have this fight. mcconnell would get a cool reception. it's the first year in the last five years he hasn't been here. his office says of course part of the reason he's not going is because he has to be here on capitol hill dealing with this homeland security situation, which is absolutely true. there's some truth to that. it's notable, it's not just mcconnell. mcconnell is not there. house speaker john boehner is not there. none of
house speaker john boehner is out too. let's talk about this with the political editor for the "washington times." one of the sponsor of cpac. what reception do you think mitch mcconnell would get if he did decide to attend cpac? >> given what dana was talking about, he would get a poor reception. it's possible he would get booed. you have this giant hotel ballroom with thousands of conservative activists who want to hear red meat speeches and right now the conservatives, even...
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how does speaker boehner feel about it?y, not too bad. >> what if the department of homeland security funding runs out? >> senate democrats should be to blame. the house is active. we have done our job. >> joining me now is hunter walker and dana millbank. thank you gentlemen for spending your presidents' day with us. hunter what is boehner's end game here? it isn't like the gop is blocking funding for counterterrorism operations. he doesn't think he'll get the blame? >> to be clear on one thing, essential employees at dhs would not be affected by a shutdown. we're not necessarily talking about something catastrophic, but i don't think we're talking about a real shutdown. i think we're watching political theater here. congress is not even coming to work next week. i think he's really making a move to appease his base as we know boehner and some of the other moderates have been challenged by the tea party right. i think he's throwing some red meat to them saying, hey, i fought. >> isn't the irony here that a shutdown of the
how does speaker boehner feel about it?y, not too bad. >> what if the department of homeland security funding runs out? >> senate democrats should be to blame. the house is active. we have done our job. >> joining me now is hunter walker and dana millbank. thank you gentlemen for spending your presidents' day with us. hunter what is boehner's end game here? it isn't like the gop is blocking funding for counterterrorism operations. he doesn't think he'll get the blame? >>...
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well, boehner swallowed that embarrassment.oday he refused to show his hand when facing questions from the reporters. >> and to stop the president's overreach on immigration. and we're waiting for the senate to do their job. we're in a wait and see mode. i'm waiting for the senate to pass their vote. i'm waiting for the senate to pass a bill. i don't know what the senate is capable of passing. >> is congress going to avoid a shutdown of dhs? >> it's time for the senate to do their job. >> well, it's mickey mouse time, obviously. peter king said he told reporters we can't allow dhs not to be funded. people think we're crazy. there are terrorist attacks all over the world and we're talking about closing down homeland security. this is like living in the world of the crazy people. with me, danny vargas, chairman of the republican national hispanic assembly, jennice fuentes, chief of staff to democrat congressman and a reporter with "the huffington post." they seem to be against illegal immigration. once they've made that point, ho
well, boehner swallowed that embarrassment.oday he refused to show his hand when facing questions from the reporters. >> and to stop the president's overreach on immigration. and we're waiting for the senate to do their job. we're in a wait and see mode. i'm waiting for the senate to pass their vote. i'm waiting for the senate to pass a bill. i don't know what the senate is capable of passing. >> is congress going to avoid a shutdown of dhs? >> it's time for the senate to do...
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netanyahu was using boehner to help his own electoral situation two weeks away, and boehner is usingyahu to make obama look bad, except now what happened is they look pretty awful themselves, and that's what you see from john boehner and benjamin netanyahu right now. and they can't be well regarded in their own countries. that's the most fascinating part for me. >> i have to disagree, lawrence, whatever missteps netanyahu is making, this isn't one of them. israeli politics is very clear. netanyahu can only gain by putting a finger in the eye of the obama administration. so the israeli politics are very clear. he's playing to that, and that's his problem. as an israeli leader, he's supremely tactical, he's thinking about his short term politics and he doesn't mind that in fact he's corroding this bipartisan support that's been in existence for decades in washington for the state of israel. >> i would slightly disagree. i do think -- it may be the hard liners in netanyahu's base would like a finger in the eye of obama. i think most israelis are a little more mature politically. i think
netanyahu was using boehner to help his own electoral situation two weeks away, and boehner is usingyahu to make obama look bad, except now what happened is they look pretty awful themselves, and that's what you see from john boehner and benjamin netanyahu right now. and they can't be well regarded in their own countries. that's the most fascinating part for me. >> i have to disagree, lawrence, whatever missteps netanyahu is making, this isn't one of them. israeli politics is very clear....
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we begin with breaking news tonight in the biggest test of john boehner's leadership. since election the republicans have failed to pass funding for the homeland defense. it failed tonight by have vote of 224 to 203. while spearer boehner has failed to lead this was, quote, a stunning and humiliating set back. that blow came from 52 republicans that voted against him. the democrats held firm on their determination to only hasz a long-term bill. so it expires tonight and creates a partial government shut down. let's get right to it with kelly o'donnell who has been all over this story. quite an evening on capitol hill, what is the latest? >> we expect there is a conversation happening now about potential options. can you tweak the bill? can you change the length of time? can you do something to attract enough votes to get this across the finish line and avoid a shut down. we know the president has convened in the oval office he is trying to encourage democrats to not let a shut down happen. that could play into the democrat strategy in the house. nancy pelosi has been a
we begin with breaking news tonight in the biggest test of john boehner's leadership. since election the republicans have failed to pass funding for the homeland defense. it failed tonight by have vote of 224 to 203. while spearer boehner has failed to lead this was, quote, a stunning and humiliating set back. that blow came from 52 republicans that voted against him. the democrats held firm on their determination to only hasz a long-term bill. so it expires tonight and creates a partial...
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i think there's a lot of pressure upon john boehner but i think john boehner is a slick operator andnk he knows how to maneuver his caucus so let's see what happens in the next couple of days. >> of course some might say the most disturbing thing about this is what seems to be a growing rift in the republican party. is it growing? is it -- because we all thought that was kind of going away. >> i hope it's not, and i go back to telling you i think john boehner and mitch mcconnell have known each other and worked together and like each other. i think they're very different people. they're very different personalities. all you have to do is go have a drink with one or the other and you can tell that right away. but i think they've worked together for a long time and as i said i think they understand that a lot of people voted for a republican senate and a republican house in hopes that the dysfunction we have seen with a democrat senate and a republican house would be over and that we would see more coordinated action and actual bills pass from a republican-led congress. i think they un
i think there's a lot of pressure upon john boehner but i think john boehner is a slick operator andnk he knows how to maneuver his caucus so let's see what happens in the next couple of days. >> of course some might say the most disturbing thing about this is what seems to be a growing rift in the republican party. is it growing? is it -- because we all thought that was kind of going away. >> i hope it's not, and i go back to telling you i think john boehner and mitch mcconnell...
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speaker john boehner says his chamber has done the work, passing the bill. and the senator is unable to pass a bill that will fund the agency and pass in his senate. john fury is with me, as is brad miller 5-term congressman in carolina, john, didn't it look like the cavalry coming in when the federal district court judge in the broader district of texas said sorry, stop this in its tracks. can't do it. couldn't congress have said this is in the court, let's fund homeland security. seems like a nice exit ramp, that we can drive off and get away from the traffic jam. congress is a big ship. it takes a long time for it to move from its forward momentum, which is to go towards the crisis, which was almost inevitable given what happened last year, where there was a big, big legislation and all the preparation bills, and except for the dhs part, there was a lot of animosity chords the leadership then. you almost had to have a come to jesus moment, where they almost had to get to a situation where they had the crisis to get everyone to express their anger. the oth
speaker john boehner says his chamber has done the work, passing the bill. and the senator is unable to pass a bill that will fund the agency and pass in his senate. john fury is with me, as is brad miller 5-term congressman in carolina, john, didn't it look like the cavalry coming in when the federal district court judge in the broader district of texas said sorry, stop this in its tracks. can't do it. couldn't congress have said this is in the court, let's fund homeland security. seems like a...
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on john boehner's invite after his own election.ut he's doing it before the election because it makes good publicity and makes him look in a stronger light. >> it just so happens that the deadline for this deal is around the same time as the israeli election. that was not benjamin netanyahu's choice. that is the way the negotiations have gone. so that's what the timing is about with that. but also then why is the obama administration proclaiming their support for israel and actively sending people over there to campaign for netanyahu's opposition for the person running against him? because they don't want netanyahu in there because they don't feel as though iran presents the same threat to israel. and it's quite obvious. why else would we be continuing to cap it late? they should -- why do we ease off on sanctions on iran? we had them on their knees economically and gave them a pass. you know who's being played here united states of america is being played. iran is sitting back laughing at us at the weakness of the president of the
on john boehner's invite after his own election.ut he's doing it before the election because it makes good publicity and makes him look in a stronger light. >> it just so happens that the deadline for this deal is around the same time as the israeli election. that was not benjamin netanyahu's choice. that is the way the negotiations have gone. so that's what the timing is about with that. but also then why is the obama administration proclaiming their support for israel and actively...
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will boehner get the 218 votes he needs?> reporter: well kristen, about an hour and a half ago the house moved to a vote on the rule and for the nonwonky washingtonians out there, it was a parliamentary procedural vote to move forward on overall final passage of this tree three-week funding of the department of homeland security. there is an expectation it may be tough but they were able to get 230 republican votes. so there's 246 house republicans and it seems from where we stand right now, that they should be okay for final passage. there's going to be some conservatives that are upset about this three-week funding because there's no language about immigration within it. but they should have the votes. i've spoken to a few democrats that said if this got close to let's say 218 but got to around 210, 212, it would help the gop out the last second because they do not want to see homeland security funding evaporate and there are no other solutions right now that john boehner has put forward. they should have the votes, but no
will boehner get the 218 votes he needs?> reporter: well kristen, about an hour and a half ago the house moved to a vote on the rule and for the nonwonky washingtonians out there, it was a parliamentary procedural vote to move forward on overall final passage of this tree three-week funding of the department of homeland security. there is an expectation it may be tough but they were able to get 230 republican votes. so there's 246 house republicans and it seems from where we stand right now,...
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>> they're meeting in boehner's office right now. they've been in there for over an hour up to two hours. you've seen members walking in and out of there mostly from the whip team. but there's not very much that they have to offer to conservatives. they have a hard line here. they want to be able to -- >> the little bags of peanuts aren't going to do it for the elephants. >> right. for the conservatives they don't see this as a inwithwinning strategy. they didn't see the cromnibus as a winning strategy. they see that as temporarily funding president obama's actions. >> this will look bonehead for the republicans tonight. too bad for boehner he can't control his own team. >>> the much respected first secretary of homeland security under president bush. he wrote an op ed protecting our nation is not a sport. the gop can't right president obama's wrong on the back of homeland security patriots. governor ridge, thanks for joining us on this strange friday night. the republican party seems to have walked out too far on the ice on this one
>> they're meeting in boehner's office right now. they've been in there for over an hour up to two hours. you've seen members walking in and out of there mostly from the whip team. but there's not very much that they have to offer to conservatives. they have a hard line here. they want to be able to -- >> the little bags of peanuts aren't going to do it for the elephants. >> right. for the conservatives they don't see this as a inwithwinning strategy. they didn't see the...
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there's no word on how house speaker john boehner will proceed now. the tea party republicans are making life pretty difficult for boehner right now. they want to see the president fail on immigration. this is a crowd that is bound and determined to stop the president on immigration on all fronts. earlier today, boehner was blaming the senate. >> i'm waiting for the senate to act. the house has done its job to fund the department of homeland security and to stop the president's overreach on immigration. and we're waiting for the senate to do their job. senate democrats have stood in the way now for three weeks over a bill that should have been debated and passed. until the senate does something, we're in a wait and see mode. >> it is up to the house republicans to prevent a homeland security shutdown. meanwhile, there is movement on immigration on the legal front. this week the justice department asked for an emergency court ruling that would allow president obama's immigration action to move forward. the department of justice asked for a stay on the
there's no word on how house speaker john boehner will proceed now. the tea party republicans are making life pretty difficult for boehner right now. they want to see the president fail on immigration. this is a crowd that is bound and determined to stop the president on immigration on all fronts. earlier today, boehner was blaming the senate. >> i'm waiting for the senate to act. the house has done its job to fund the department of homeland security and to stop the president's overreach...
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i think john boehner has three options. number one he can go forward with the mcconnell plan butt a clean department of homeland security bill on the house floor. i was told by two house members who are good at counting the votes they would get about 65 to 75 republican votes. all the democratic votes. it goes forward, they're fine. if he does that it angers the conservatives. that's his other option. hold the line fight right here go against president obama on his immigration executive actions, and on this stage right now conservative media will love it. the house conservative fractions within the conference will love it. and they will totally be behind him. but at the risk of doing that aside from a shutdown is it makes president obama look better, and that's what the polling has indicated. number three and i think this is where we're going to end up do some sort of stop-gap measure, which weather it be weeks or months that allows the department of homeland security to be funded and perhaps tie that funding to what happen
i think john boehner has three options. number one he can go forward with the mcconnell plan butt a clean department of homeland security bill on the house floor. i was told by two house members who are good at counting the votes they would get about 65 to 75 republican votes. all the democratic votes. it goes forward, they're fine. if he does that it angers the conservatives. that's his other option. hold the line fight right here go against president obama on his immigration executive...
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>> boehner has taken a lot of flak. the majority of americans think he is wrong and i wonder if that will factor in at all. >> the white house begin a three-day summit to address violent extremism. that is weird because the president himself will not even mention the term islamic extremism. at least, that is what i heard over at fox news. >> at this point it is pathological. their inability and unwillingness to actively describe this. it is not just islamic radicalism anymore or islamic terrorism. this is really islamic supremacy. that is what we're up against. we have a president that will not even at it there is a religious basis underlying. >> this is some way a tougher fight than the cold war. we agreed this line of attack is ridiculous because president bush had the same posture but will it blend? is this an effective line of attack against president obama and his war against terror? >> it is not just ridiculous. george said burlesque. it is not that george w. bush had the same posture. they had the same reasoning.
>> boehner has taken a lot of flak. the majority of americans think he is wrong and i wonder if that will factor in at all. >> the white house begin a three-day summit to address violent extremism. that is weird because the president himself will not even mention the term islamic extremism. at least, that is what i heard over at fox news. >> at this point it is pathological. their inability and unwillingness to actively describe this. it is not just islamic radicalism anymore...
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this is a huge embarrassment for the speaker, john boehner, he couldn't get this three week temporary extension of the funding for the department of homeland security through i assume when he allowed roll call to take place, had 218 votes necessary, didn't have 218 votes. 224 members voted against what he was proposing. now there's only a few hours left. you hear there are some options. you just heard congressman steve israel say if in fact they could have a longer term extension, he'd be willing to go with seven days. earlier. the white house said would sign the three-week extension into law if it was necessary to keep the department of homeland security funded past midnight tonight. i wasn't exactly sure if steve israel say meant for this fiscal year but that's the end of september. the new physicianfiscal year is october 1st or something longer in mind. if there's little goodwill on both sides over the next few hours, they can still work out a deal to at least keep it funded temporarily and then deal with the longer term funding in the days ahead. >> i think he meant october 1st wh
this is a huge embarrassment for the speaker, john boehner, he couldn't get this three week temporary extension of the funding for the department of homeland security through i assume when he allowed roll call to take place, had 218 votes necessary, didn't have 218 votes. 224 members voted against what he was proposing. now there's only a few hours left. you hear there are some options. you just heard congressman steve israel say if in fact they could have a longer term extension, he'd be...
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mcconnell and boehner.>>> closing arguments in the trial of the man accused of murdering the american sniper chris kyle, and that vegas road rage shooting it turns out there's a lot more to it. attorneys lis wiehl and [ male announcer ] whether it takes 200,000 parts ♪ ♪ 800,000 hours of supercomputing time 3 million lines of code, 40,000 sets of eyes, or a million sleepless nights. whether it's building the world's most advanced satellite, the space station, or the next leap in...
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when john boehner reached out he left out the obama administration. nevertheless netanyahu is sticking to his plan. he wants to make sure bad deal. the rest of the p-5 plus 1 over the offer that has been made to iran. >> 12 years in the making, an agreement that would limit iran's nuclear capabilities is said to be close. iran and the six countries involved must reach some kind of framework by march 24th. that's why netanyahu is seeking the support of those in the u.s. congress who are similarly wary of iran. republicans and some democrats want to impose some more sanctions while the negotiations are ongoing. >> so that's why i have little hope in this deal athat that's why prime minister netanyahu is so concerned about the deal. see doesn't have the luxury of living an illusion, he doesn't have the luxury that somehow we can work this out that we're somehow dealing with luxembourg or belgium. he knows their true intentions. >> i don't want to be coy. the prime minister and i have real differences around iran sanctions. david cameron and angela agree
when john boehner reached out he left out the obama administration. nevertheless netanyahu is sticking to his plan. he wants to make sure bad deal. the rest of the p-5 plus 1 over the offer that has been made to iran. >> 12 years in the making, an agreement that would limit iran's nuclear capabilities is said to be close. iran and the six countries involved must reach some kind of framework by march 24th. that's why netanyahu is seeking the support of those in the u.s. congress who are...
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kelly, is there any scenario in which boehner would allow a vote on this clean funding bill? >> not that he'll acknowledge publicly at this point he is holding his cards close to his vest and said over and over and over that he wants to see what the senate will do first and mitch mcconnell the republican leader has made it pretty clear his road map. he wants to bring forward a clean bill which would mean funding the department of homeland security for the rest of this fiscal year. and at the same time taking out what the house put in and worked so hard to get passed on their side, which are restrictions to the president's immigration policy. so if it comes back to the house that way, we just don't know yet what house speaker john boehner would do. he could conceivably bring it forward and have democrats carry it over the line but right now he does not want to reveal his ultimate end game strategy in part because there's still time left, even though it is just over a day until this runs out because outside forces like the conservative voices within his conference as well as th
kelly, is there any scenario in which boehner would allow a vote on this clean funding bill? >> not that he'll acknowledge publicly at this point he is holding his cards close to his vest and said over and over and over that he wants to see what the senate will do first and mitch mcconnell the republican leader has made it pretty clear his road map. he wants to bring forward a clean bill which would mean funding the department of homeland security for the rest of this fiscal year. and at...