joining us is jon tester of montana. thanks for being with us.'s nice to have you here. >> it's great to be with you, rachel. >> should we have expected all of these individual line items in the bill that passed tonight or was this a surprise? >> it's a surprise. i mean, i think that this stuff was put in with all the best of intentions. but it's one of the reasons -- it's one of the reasons our popularity ratings are so low is because of surprises. we've seen a lot of surprises the last three weeks and i wish that we could have kept it clean. and, look, there's things i like to get in and amendments i like to put on bills that go through too, but the bottom line is that you need to have time to be able to analyze what's in a bill and there wasn't a lot of time. this bill came out at 6:00. i found out about the provisions before i voted but just before i voted. >> and there's no time to -- not enough time to read it because there's not enough time to let it slide another day because we are sliding into disaster territory. >> that's exactly right.

joining us is jon tester of montana. thanks for being with us.'s nice to have you here. >> it's great to be with you, rachel. >> should we have expected all of these individual line items in the bill that passed tonight or was this a surprise? >> it's a surprise. i mean, i think that this stuff was put in with all the best of intentions. but it's one of the reasons -- it's one of the reasons our popularity ratings are so low is because of surprises. we've seen a lot of surprises the last three weeks and i wish that we could have kept it clean. and, look, there's things i like to get in and amendments i like to put on bills that go through too, but the bottom line is that you need to have time to be able to analyze what's in a bill and there wasn't a lot of time. this bill came out at 6:00. i found out about the provisions before i voted but just before i voted. >> and there's no time to -- not enough time to read it because there's not enough time to let it slide another day because we are sliding into disaster territory. >> that's exactly right.

. >>> joining me right now is democratic senator from montana, jon tester. sir, it's good to have you here. the senate reconvenes in just a couple hours from now. this morning's "washington post" is suggesting that the troubled relationship between harry reid and mitch mcconnell could be the thing holding up this deal. we know senator harry reid wants to weed this sequester into this deal. you've warned that this is like playing with fire. are democrats in danger of overplaying their hand because of the polls showing republicans are taking the bulk of the blame? >> well, i think ultimately what needs to happen at this point in time, and it's unfortunate what we've gotten to this point, is that we need to get a plan that's going to work for the country and give some predictability to the economy moving forward. look, both harry and mitch are adults here. they understand the impacts of fooling around with this debt ceiling. i am hopeful and somewhat confident that they're going to come up with an agreement that will put this country on sound economic grounds.

senator jon tester of montana.. >> do you think that harry reid and mitch mcconnell can come up with a deal? >> i really do. i feel more hopeful now than i have since the first of ooctobe. i this i that harry and mitch are talking. i think it is going to result in something good. the clinker is going to be, what does the house do? is there -- is the speaker willing to put something on the floor that probably has enough votes to pass but may not be the most popular thing in the world? the bottom line is, and you guys know this, you have watched the markets and how business has reacted over the past couple of weeks. we are playing with fire with the government shutdown and we are really playing with fire with the debt limit talk domestically and internationally. >> can you just clarify what the demand is from your side on the s sequester. it is very difficult for mitch mcconnell to agree to that sips that's a deal he did a while back in return for high taxes on the rich. >> by almost anybody's assessment, the sequest

. >> jon tester. >> we're just moments away, in the meantime, of hearing from capitol hill police.in, bill, the last time that we heard from them they said 4:15 or thereabouts they'd give us more information. that's coming up. we're going to take a short break. as soon as we come back we'll get to it. keep it here on the "closing bell." mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. bny mellon combines investment management & investment giving us unique insights which help us attract the industry's brightest minds who create powerful strategies for a country's investments which are used to build new schools to build more bright minds. invested in the world. bny mellon. at a ford dealer with a little q and a

we held a hearing to consider the nomination, senator jon tester held it. at her confirmation hearing ms. archuleta committed to taking steps to identify some of monday's greatest challenges, tonight copting to implement the multistate plan under the affordable care act, ensuring retirees receive their pension benefits without delays, many retirees see today in -- and recruiting the next generation of federal employees. we have a nominee who is qualified, we have a nominee who has been vetted, we have a nominee who is ready to go to work. it's our responsibility to give her a swift vote, a thoughtful vote but a swift vote on the senate floor i hope this week so she can take the reins at monday with oversight from us, with oversight -- at o.m.p. with oversight from us. when you were governor of west virginia and i was governor of my state, the tradition of delaware is the governor nominated, under the cabinet secretaries. the tradition is the legislature, the senate to which the nominees were sent would hold hearings and vote up or down without delay on thos