Well, our view is that we will sit down anytime, any place with anyone here at the Capitol or back at the White House, including with the president, in order to reopen the government, find a bipartisan path forward to enacting a spending agreement that actually meets the needs of the American people and improves their quality of life as opposed to hurting everyday Americans. And of course, anything that we do has to decisively address the Republican healthc care crisis that is real. It's not fake. It's not ...

>> Chuck Schumer is saying this is getting better for us every day. That's not somebody who wants to see this get resolved. And they are pandering to the left wing special interest groups out there who have demanded this and demanded this showdown with the president of the United States.And so we've got a bill, as I've said, that's passed the House, that's sitting at the desk in the Senate that we could pass today, put it on the president's desk. He would sign it into law. And this shutdown hole fiasco ends ...

I want to just get start with whether you feel confident that you can complete some sort of agreement in the next few days. Do you have a timeframe as these discussions do continue. Well, good morning.Great to be with you. You know, as Democrats, we've repeatedly made clear we will sit down any time, any place with anyone either here at Capitol Hill or back at the White House in order to reopen the government, to enact a spending bill that actually meets the needs of the American people as opposed to hurtin ...

When Chuck Schumer is saying, "This is getting better for us every day," that's not somebody who wants to see this get resolved. And they are pandering to the the left-wing special interest groups out there who have demanded this and demanded this showdown with the president of the United States. And so, we've got a bill, as I've said, that's passed the House, that's sitting at the desk in the Senate, that we could pass today, put it on the president's desk, he would sign it into law, and this shutdown whol ...

For Georgia Congresswoman Marjgerie Taylor Green, the conflict behind the government shutdown is personal. Typically a MAGA loyalist, she's broken with the GOP over concerns that her children's health care premiums will double next year. Two out of the three have aged out of being on my insurance.And so you're seeing me being a mom who's frankly really pissed off at a lot of the failures that I think come from decades of both parties. She's getting at the core point Democrats have been making. ACA marketpla ...

Do you see any interest by uh John Thun and Senate Republicans to pay the troops or any any from the House that when that bill comes that way they'll take it up. Uh I don't I mean here's the thing. What's at stake now is the Affordable Care Act tax subsidies that help folks afford insurance.Whether a family in Vermont voted for Trump or they voted against Trump or for Harris, they both are going to get hammered with a minimum of a 100% increase in their premiums. In some families, like a family of four wher ...

My own family suffers from this situation, my friends and my neighbors. >> For Georgia Congresswoman Marjgerie Taylor Green, the conflict behind the government shutdown is personal. Typically a MAGA loyalist, she's broken with the GOP over concerns that her children's health care premiums will double next year.>> Two out of the three have aged out of being on my insurance. And so you're seeing me being a mom who's frankly really pissed off at a lot of the failures that I think come from decades of both part ...

If it's Wednesday, President Trump says Illinois Governor JB Pritsker and the mayor of Chicago, two high-profile Democrats, should be in jail. And a defiant Governor Pritsker responds, saying, quote, "Come and get me. " as tensions escalate over the deployment of troops in the Windy City. Plus, former FBI Director James Comey is arraigned in federal court, pleading not guilty to allegations he lied to Congress as he fights the charges and argues it's a case of vindictive political prosecution. And we'll hea ...

[Music] Welcome back and joining me now is Wisconsin Democratic Congressman Mark Pokean. Thank you for joining me, Congressman. Really appreciate it.>> Oh, glad to be here. Thank you, Kristen. >> So, let's talk about the state of play.Here we are 8 days into this shutdown. We're starting to see some of the effects mount, including missed paychecks. I just talked about the fact that TSA workers are starting to call out.How long are you and your fellow Democrats prepared to dig in and hold this position. >> W ...

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