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THEN WE HEARD THEY ALSO WANT TO
SET THE MEDIA TALKS TO RE -- AND
REPEAL THAT MEDICAL DEVICE TAX,
A COUPLE OTHER THINGS.
ARE DEMOCRATS GOING TO LEARN HOW
TO SAY YES AT SOME POINT?
>> I HOPE THEY DO, BUT LISTEN, A
SIX-WEEK DELAY IS LIKE KISSING
YOUR SISTER.
THE MARKETS ARE NOT GOING TO BE
HAPPY WITH THIS.
THE MARKETS ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO SAY, MY GOD, HOW ARE
THE POLITICIANS GOING TO SCREW
IT UP SIX WEEKS FROM NOW?
IT'S THE FULL CREDIT AND FAITH.
PEOPLE CAN SAY IT DOESN'T
MATTER, FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.
YOU WANT THEM TO SAY NO?
>> I WANT THEM TO SAY LET'S NOT
USE IT AS A CHIP.
I'VE GOT IDEAS ON HOW TO MAKE
THE GOVERNMENT SMALLER.
I HAVEN'T HEARD A LOT OF
CONGRESSMEN WITH IDEAS ON HOW TO
MAKE THE GOVERNMENT SMALLER.
YOU CAN'T START RIGHT NOW, SAY
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE VACANCY
SAVINGS.
WHEN SOMEBODY RETIRES, WE WON'T
REPLACE THEM.
DO 5% OR 10% OF THEM.
IF YOU INCREMENTALLY DID THESE
THINGS, YOU WOULDN'T HURT THE
PROGRAMS, BUT MAKE GOVERNMENT
MORE EFFICIENT.
>> OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
LISTENING TO MANY OF US ON THE
HOUSE REPUBLICAN SIDE.
FOR MANY OF US, WE'VE BEEN
LAYING OUT REPEATEDLY, AND FOR
PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF.
>> THINK ABOUT HOW -- WE HAVE
A -- FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS, SAYING
I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU GUYS.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS YOU
LOOK AT THE SUCCESS OF THE '90s
WITH DIVIDED GOVERNMENT.
THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH A
SHUTDOWN DANCE AND LEARN HOW TO
COMMUNICATE.
MAYBE, MAYBE THAT'S WHAT'S ABOUT
TO HAPPEN, IS THE ADULTS ARE
COMING INTO THE ROOM AND
REALIZING THAT A DIVIDED
GOVERNMENT, THERE ARE IDEAS OUT
THERE ON BOTH SIDES --
>> WE HAVE TO TALK.
>> LET'S COMMUNICATE.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ADULTS
IN THE ROOM.
THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE CLEAR,
AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED THAT
HE'S NOT GOING TO NEGOTIATE.
>> NOR SHOULD HE.
>> RIGHT.
SO HE'S NOT GOOD TO DO THAT.
HE ALSO WILL NOT NEGOTIATE ON
ANYTHING UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT
REOPENS.
THAT STILL REMAINS THE POSITION.
HOWEVER, IN THE DISCUSSIONS -- I
WAS NOT IN THE ROOM TODAY, S.E.
WASN'T IN THE ROOM.
WE'RE JUST READING WHAT'S OUT
THERE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU GUYS
HAVE COMPLETELY FOLDED ON OBAMA
CARE.
WE'RE NOT DELAYS, WE'RE NOT
DEFUNDING.
>> LET'S WALK THROUGH SOMETHING
HERE.
OUR FOURTH OFFER THAT WAS ALSO
JUST TABLED BY OUR BELUND
MAJORITY LEADER IN THE SENATE
BASICALLY WAS NOTHING BUT AN
ARGUMENT FOR FAIRNESS.
INDIVIDUALS EARN THE -- AND, BY
THE WAY, THOSE OFS IN CONGRESS
SHOULD ALSO -- AND IT WAS
STUNNING, WE DIDN'T EVEN GET A
COUNTEROFFER BACK ON THAT.
>> AND YOU KNOW WHY.
YOU KNOW WHY, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT
YOU CREATED, BECAUSE YOU
FOLLOWED TED CRUZ OFF THAT PLANK
INTO SHUTTING DOWN THE
GOVERNMENT.
WHY SHOULD DEMOCRATS NEGOTIATE,
REOPENING THE GOVERNMENT WITH
YOU WHEN THEY'VE ALREADY AGREED
TO SIGNIFICANT BUDGET CUTS, A
BUDGET THAT YOU WANTED, AND THIS
REALLY WAS JUST A POLITICAL PLOY
OVER OBAMA CARE.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NOW KNOW
THAT.
>> A FINE TALKING POINT, BUT IT
LOSES A LOT OF SUBSTANCE IN THE
MATH.
THE REALITY IS FOR MANY OF US,
WHEN YOU'RE MOVING INTO ANOTHER
MULTITRILLION DOLLAR ENTITLEMENT
AT THE SAME TIME WHERE WE ALL