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GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THAT WILL BE
VERY PAINFUL.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
YOU'RE A SMART GUY.
YOU KNOW THE MATH IN THE SENATE
AND THE HOUSE.
GIVE ME AN IDEA OF HOW TO AVOID
THE PAIN --
>> I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE
A SHUTDOWN.
I THINK HARRY REID WOULD STOP
REFUSING TO NEGOTIATE.
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT?
GIVE US A REALISTIC PROPOSAL
THAT COULD HAVE A CHANCE OF
SUCCESS.
>> WHAT I WANT IS TO KEEP THE
GOVERNMENT RUNNING.
AT THE SAME TIME TO DEAL WITH
THE HARMS, THE MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS LOSING THEIR HEALTH
CARE, AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR
HEALTH CARE, I WANT THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE TO BE TREATED THE SAME AS
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS TREATING BIG
CORPORATIONS AND MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS.
>> NOW AT MIDNIGHT, THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO RESOLVE IT.
>> GIVE ME ANOTHER STRATEGY THAT
OUGHT TO HAPPEN.
WE SAW TODAY A CONTINUING
RESOLUTION FUNDING THE MILITARY
PASSED BOTH HOUSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THE PRESIDENT LISTED ALL THESE
TERRIBLE THINGS THAT WOULD
HAPPEN.
I THINK WE ALL TO START PASSING
CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS NARROWLY
FOCU
FOCUSED.
LET'S PASS A CONTINUING
RESOLUTION THAT FUNDS BORDER
PATROL AGENTS.
HE SAYS HE PLANS TO CLOSE EVERY
NATIONAL PARK, LET'S FUND THE
INTERIOR, KEEPING THE PARKS
OPEN.
ONE AT A TIME LET'S DEMONSTRATE
THE SAME BIPARTISAN COOPERATION
WE SAW TODAY WITH THE MILITARY
AND ADDRESS ALL OF THESE PEOPLE
THAT HE'S HOLDING OUT AS WILL
SUFFER.
IF THE PRESIDENT IS ACTUALLY
WILLING TO ROLL UP HIS SLEEVES
AND WORK, WE CAN DEAL WITH MUCH
OF THE DOWN SIDE CONSEQUENCES.
>> HOW MANY OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN PASS
BETWEEN NOW AND MIDNIGHT?
>> LOOK, THERE'S NO RULE THAT A
CONTINUING RESOLUTION HAS TO
FUND -- WE SHOULD PICK THE
CRITICAL PRIORITIES, THE AREAS
WHERE, IF THE DEMOCRATS FORCE A
SHUTDOWN, THE AREAS WHERE THERE
WILL BE THE MOST PAIN AND LET'S
ADDRESS THAT.
LET'S TAKE THEM OFF THE TAPE.
I THINK THE HOUSE TONIGHT OUGHT
TO PASS SEVERAL CONTINUING
RESOLUTIONS.
I WAS GLAD THE PRESIDENT MADE
CLEAR EVEN IF THEY FORCE A
SHUTDOWN, SOCIAL SECURITY WILL
CONTINUE, THE MILITARY WILL
CONTINUE, MEDICARE WILL
CONTINUE, BUT WE OUGHT TO