Reached in agreement to fund the military, programs for the daca, andss, address take care of disaster. Over the last several months, democrats sent over democrats bent over backwards to negotiate with the white house. Unfortunately, the president and Republican Leaders are the congressional leaders still need to negotiate with President Trump. President trump tells me to figure it out with Republican Leaders. Bit aboutk a little what transpired in the negotiations. First, a little history. Last year, when President Trump ended the daca program, we immediately began working on a solution both sides could agree to. Their policy and i went to dinner with the president. Pelosi and i went to dinner with the president. But thatdent agreed, night and the next morning, the hard right came after him. Breitbart calls him amnesty trump. Floorright bart called him amney trunk. Laura ingraham even insisted he be a peach he be impeached. By the weekend, he backed off. Then Congress Went to work. Minna bipartisan way, senator dick durbin engram and therefore compatriots worked hard to deliver a bipartisan deal. Two weeks ago, the president had a meeting on National Television for the world to see. He said he wanted for things protected dreamers, secure the border, and what he called chain migration and and the diversity visa lottery. And then he said he was signed what congress came up with. The bipartisan gang of six delivered and when the president heard about the contours of the deal on the phone with senator durbin, he was thrilled. He invited senator dick durbin and grand to the white house, but the hard right attacked again. Immediately could of in a is soisan handshake devolved into one of the most infamous meetings of his presidency. Work l, room back to we went back to work. To strike a deal with the president. Yesterday, i talked to the president in the morning. We were not far apart on the issues. Andal to Fund Military critical programs for the middle class can be struck. We agreed to the contours of that deal. Withingration deal was reach. We could address Childrens Health insurance, other health issues, disaster aid. We went to the meeting and had a long and productive discussion. I told the president we democrats were willing to fund the military at the highest levels in history. Far above even his budget request. I reluctantly put his wall request for the southern border on the table. It was his request. We left the meeting having agreed to try for a shortterm cr that would keep everyone at the negotiating table for a few more days. The president suggested lets do it by tuesday night. We said great. Several hours later, he called back. He said i hear we have a threeweek deal. I said no, mr. President. No one is even talking about a threeweek deal. I heard thats the deal. I said no one has talked to me. I called leader pelosi and nona talk to her. A few hours later he called back again. Well, we are going to need this, this in addition. It was general kelly. Things they knew that were far far right and off the table. Now, the lunch that seemed so promising was quickly overtaken by hard right forces in the administration, even though we bent over backwards to me the president s demands. The president s demands. Negotiating with this white house is like negotiating with jello. Its next to impossible. As soon as you take one step forward, the hard right forces the president three steps back. I want to say, i dont have the personal animus that a lot of my colleagues have towards the president. We are both blunt and direct. I agree with him vehemently on just about every issue, but it least at least we can talk to each other. Striket to impossible to a deal with the president , because he cant stick to the terms. Out, leader this mcconnell has found this out, speaker ryan has found this out. , on the First Anniversary of the president s inauguration, mired in the trunk shut down. Shutdown. Mp it doesnt have to be this way. We can get big things done. We can fund the military at the highest level other. Ever. We can commit impressive resources to the fight against opioids and our veterans, to Pension Plans that are drying up. We can protect our southern border and Young Americans who were brought here as children. We can pass Childrens Health insurance. Ive never seen something so simple as republicans pitting groups of sinful as her public and spitting groups of children against each other. Hold otherp chip to children, this time the doctor kids, hostage. Thats a disgrace. Thats not what america wants. , which pass disaster aid texas, california, florida, and puerto rico want. , but the big things president needs to step up and lead. The republicans control the presidency, the senate, the house. They know who was responsible. Thatmerican people know the republicans control the presidency, the senate, and the house, and they know who was responsible. Trumpan knows this is the shut down. Only the president can end it. We democrats are at the table. We are ready to negotiate. The president needs to pull up a chair to end the shut down. Im ready for your questions. Can you define by what you mean when you put the wall on the table . Schumer im not going to get into the specific numbers, but i will tell you what was the president who suggested the number and i said let it on the table. You are in a naming rights contest with the president. Senator schumer on twitter, hes leading 10 to one. We expected this kind of thing. Do you feel after what you said, do you feel you can believe what he says . . Is the third of fourth time he has made some sort of commitment and backed off, because hes afraid of the right wing. Whether general kelly doesnt steer him in the right direction and just let that happen, i dont know. But its getting very difficult. My hope has always been that senator mcconnell and leader ryan would see, knowing what they know about the president , but they would step up to the play themselves, but they are afraid or reluctant to. Leader mcconnell has said publicly that he doesnt know what the president thinks and has told me repeatedly i should negotiate with trump. You said you reached agreements senator schumer we did not reach agreement. We came close to the parameters of an agreement. It seems to be settled in the new here from general kelly. Senator schumer the first call came from the president about three weeks, which was news to me. Is the president running the white house right now . Senator schumer you have to ask people who know the white house better than me. I just know its next to impossible to negotiate when the position to negotiate when the position keeps changing and changing and changing. Due to the sense that President Trump is just changing his mind, or do you get the sense that he is tentatively agreeing to things and then getting strong pressure from individuals senator schumer second. This is the second or third time ive done this, you can see he really wants to do this. But then a few hours later, because of the rightwing pressure, he backs off. And what i like to know is who a the white house is moderating force who says this is a good thing for you and the country and your party, go for it. Dont let these people back you off. I dont see anyone in the white house doing that. Support for dreamers is broadly popular. By injecting that issue into a shutdown, do you run the risk of losing a Popular Support in the process . Senator schumer dreamers, like on other issues unlike other issues, has huge bipartisan support. Its not like 2013, where ted cruz had his own view that it was partisan and not popular. This is the first time weve had oneparty control all three parts of the government and the American People know that its their responsibility to reach out in compromise, to get things done. As a lot of feeling in the country that the white house is incapable of really leaving the country. And when Something Like this happens, it exacerbates that view. Is negotiating with the president is negotiating with jello, how are you going to get it done, and are you willing to go back to the white house . Senator schumer i suggested last night on the floor and this morning on the floor that the president called the four of us back today and try to get something done. It is still very, very hard given the past history and what i said, but you always have to be willing to try, and i am. Last one. Cnn back there. Yelling isnt going to get called on. Can you talk about the endgame . Do you think democrats have the stomach for it shut down the week, two weeks, months, and if republicans can hold on long enough to say we will take the gang of six deal and pass it . Senator schumer there are various copper mice is being bandied about with far more serious today than they were yesterday. By the republican side. Im always willing to listen to compromises on how to get this done. Very, this point, we feel very strongly about the issues, not just rumors, but opioids, pensions, not funding the military on a cr basis. And we feel the American People are on our side. Thank you, everybody. The democratic leader february 16. Heres where we stand on the house side of things. We expect the houston in session of 3 00 this afternoon, debate and a likely vote this afternoon on allowing the house to take up any legislation that may come up today, the same day it would be considered. The house the net 3 00 and we will have live coverage and we are bringing you briefings as we are able live throughout the afternoon. Getting your reaction, you can give us a call with your thoughts on the government shutdown. As we have been doing this morning on washington journal, we are opening up a line for federal employees. How are you affected by this. This tweet from Sarah Sanders come i received this from a young infantrymen serving in afghanistan, said of the men women who sacrificed so much at a private even the most basic connection to home because the democrats are playing political games. Thats a sign of the Armed Forces Network which says due to the government shutdown, af and services are not available. Your reaction to the shutdown and what you are saying on capitol hill, lets go to pat in philadelphia on the democrats line. Caller the only thing i can say about
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