joined now by the co-chairs of the bipartisan problem solvers caucus, pennsylvania republican brian fitzpatrick represents the district that was narrowly carried by kamala harris, and new york democrat tom suozzi represents the district that went for president trump. so, you all have to find the middle. and that brings you together and brings you here today. it is good to see you in a bipartisan fashion and this conversation take place. i want to start with you, congressman fitzpatrick. there is this potential government shutdown looming march 14th. speaker johnson says there is going to be a vote on tuesday. will republicans be able to pass this on party lines or do you need democratic votes? >> well, that remains to be seen. the text was released yesterday compliant with the 72 hours before a vote. we're digging through it like most bills. there is good in there and some not so good in there and we have to make an accurate decision. tom and i are friends, we came in together, we co-chair this bipartisan group together, and we do lament the fact of any single party bill. the construct in this

hear from the co-chairs of the congressional problem solvers caucus, pennsylvania republican brian fitzpatrick and new york democrat tom suozzi. finally, russia expert fiona hill who served as a top national security council official during the first trump administration joins us to discuss trump's diplomatic pivot on ukraine. it's all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ ♪ >>> good morning and welcome to "face the nation." we begin this morning with the secretary of homeland security, kristi noem. madam secretary, good to have you in person. thank you for joining us. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> i want to dive right into this trade war, the justification president trump invoked these tariffs under had to do with fentanyl. mexico's president said thursday that customs and border protection figures show seizures of fentanyl on the border plummeted, she said 75% in the past six months. doesn't that show the existing system is working? >> we have seen incredible progress as far as what we have been able to stop at the southern border since president trump has taken office and i thin

and brian fitzpatrick is undecided. >> i think we're going to be learning over the next 24 hours what's in it and what's not in it. >> reporter: it would also require democratic votes in the senate. and many in that party are accusing republicans of recklessly cutting things like healthcare and nutritional assistance. >> i would argue we're already in a partial government shutdown, and that's because of what elon musk and his doge frat bros are doing. >> reporter: and among increased economic uncertainty about cuts and a possible shutdown, president trump saying this. >> i hate to predict things like that. there is a period of transition. because what we're doing is very big. >> our thanks to yamiche for that report. >>> thgovernment faces a deadline tonight to pay foreign assistant contractors and aid organizers say they're owed about $670 million for work already completed. the administration has said it could take up to ten days to pay. meanwhile health and human services employees were offered a buyout of $25,000 to resign, according to a person who received the e-mail and an admini

thomas massie is a no, and brian fitzpatrick is undecided. >> i think we're really going to be learninge next 24 hours what's in it and what's not in it. >> reporter: the bill would also require democratic votes in the senate, and many in that party are accusing republicans of recklessly cutting things like health care and nutritional assistance. >> i would argue we're already in a partial government shutdown, and that's because of what elon musk and his doge frat bros are doing. >> reporter: amid increased economic uncertainty about federal cuts and a possible shutdown, president trump saying this. when asked about whether he is expecting a recession this year. >> i hate to predict things like that. there is a period of transition, because what we're doing is very big. >> yamiche is traveling with the president in florida tonight. and yamiche, the house is expected to vote on this new bill early this week? >> that's right. house speaker mike johnson says he plans to bring the bill to a vote as early as tuesday. it's a crucial test for the new republican majority in washington as both p

to try and actually get stuff done. >> and you would not vote for that. >> no. >> tom suozzi, brian fitzpatrick, great to have you both here. a republican and a democrat. thank you both. up next, there was a call between trump and the canadian prime minister that trump said ended somewhat friendly, apparently not friendly enough to stave off that trade war. we're going to speak with a top canadian official right after this still have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease symptoms after taking a medication like humira or remicade, put them in check with rinvoq, a once daily pill. >> when symptoms try. >> to take control. >> i got. >> rapid relief with rinvoq. >> check when. >> flares try to. >> slow me down. i got lasting remission with rinvoq check and many were in remission even at nearly two years. >> and rinvoq helped visibly reduce damage of the intestinal lining. >> check rapid symptom relief, lasting remission. >> and visibly reduced damage. check. >> rinvoq can lower ability to fight infections before treatment. test for tb and do blood work. serious infections, blood

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he wants to be strong on the border and work with brian fitzpatrick.et a continuing resolution passed but need compromise. you need 60 votes in the senate. talking about how they need to work together. i think guys like that can. bill maher brought this up other the weekend. is he listening to jazmine crocket who came out and said hey man dude this blank is whack. can you imagine barack obama saying something like that? the best advertisement for republicans, donald trump he knows it. is jazz manipulate crocket. is the whole left win the squad so way out to the left. loudest and gain the most attention is the democratic party unless they are going to stand up outside fetterman and put them not only put themselves up but put them -- cast them aside. >> lawrence: well, it looks like they're throwing a temper tantrum every single day. there has been no response to the open border crisis that was under joe biden and donald trump fix. they are standing with the criminal migrants that the president is deporting. they are still saying that grown men should be

and brian fitzpatrick is undecided. it remains to be seen whether the votes are there or not. but i think we're really going to be learning over the next 24 hours what's in it and what's not in it. the bill would also require democratic votes in the senate, which many democrats with many democrats accusing republicans of recklessly cutting things like health care and nutritional assistance. tesla dealerships continue to draw protesters unhappy with tesla ceo elon musk's role in government. several dozen people demonstrated outside the dealership in san francisco today. organizers are calling for people to sell their teslas, dump their stock in the company, and join the picket lines to protest how musk is leading the department of government efficiency. one protester says he has attended a string of demonstrations outside tesla dealerships, hoping to send a message to the trump administration. people are tired. people are fed up. people want the government to actually represent the people, not the corporations, not the billionaires. everybody is being left behind as the billion

we saw congressman brian fitzpatrick say, hey, everyone's emotions are understandable. let's please come back to the negotiating table. but you cannot overlook the role that american opinion has in all of this. um, two thirds of americans have a favorable opinion of ukraine, but we saw just before the end of the year public opinion flip with now slightly more americans say they want they want the the war to end quickly. um, and i don't know what that means. end quickly and give everything to russia or end quickly and somehow everything will be okay. but that flip in public opinion was driven by republicans saying, we don't support this anymore. and that's what you see reflected here. >> yeah. i mean, this is all taking place just a few days now ahead of the state of the union. um, the the president, you know, republicans seem to be in lockstep, uh, with him. but of course, there's a lot of consternation from, as you mentioned, at least a couple of gop members who are saying, wait a minute. you know, we're still backing, by the way, we're looking at live pictures right n

we also heard similar, similar account from brian fitzpatrick, a republican from pennsylvania, who also serves in the house. somebody like john curtis, republican from utah, he's a senator. he also expressed regret about what happened on friday, expressing support for ukraine and noting that russia is the aggressor in the situation. so there are certainly voices within the republican party. despite a growing trump year and more america first over the years, there are still those reaganite conservatives who prefer a muscular foreign policy are supportive of allies overseas. it's just a question of how loudly are they going to want to use their voice again in this atmosphere that is so dominated by the america first philosophy. >> and we'll see how much that is influenced by whatever comes out of the summit in europe today. let's talk about the democrats response here. their fundraising off this, and politicians and parties, fundraisers off almost anything. but how fertile do they think this is for them? >> look, i think that that's going to be the question with everything going forward,

republican congressman brian fitzpatrick wrote today that he had spoken with zelenskyy's top aide, and that the train will. he said 100% get back on the tracks and that the deal will be signed in short order. trump today teased an official update could potentially come exactly 24 hours from now during his address to congress tomorrow night. my first source to start us off tonight on this breaking news is maggie haberman, the new york times senior political correspondent and a cnn political analyst. and, maggie, it's great to have you. what have you learned about how trump and his national security officials came to this decision? they've been talking about it, but but it wasn't until later this afternoon because trump said today that that he had not personally been involved in this. and now this decision has been made. >> my understanding is this was a pretty quick decision. this is where they were headed over the weekend. you know, we all saw what happened. you were there on friday. there has been lots of blame being issued by the >> has dwindled since this first began in 2022. at the

brian. fitzpatrick of pennsylvania, describing the oval office exchange as heartbreaking to witness. quote, a strong sovereign ukraine is essential for global stability in the face of putin's ongoing aggression. at the same time, gop senator james lankford of oklahoma defended president zelenskyy during an interview yesterday on meet the press. >> no. >> we're not turning our back. >> on ukraine, nor. >> should we. putin is a murderous kgb thug that murders his political enemies and is a dictator there. and so we've seen that. we've seen his aggression. countries around him have seen that. what i hear president trump saying. >> over and over. >> again is we need to get to a stop in fighting, find some resolution. i understand zelensky is rightfully concerned that putin has violated every single agreement he's ever signed, and that he can't be trusted. i think they understand each other and that obviously there are differences where zelensky wants more in the way of some kind of security guarantees. the united states is not willing to be able to put troops on the ground. >> joining us