there's a reason i'm a democrat. there's a reason that republicans republicans. the problem with washington is that we agree on the 25% of the balance. if we could just pass that 25%, america is 100% better off. what the president just said is farm bill, budget agreement, immigration reform may not be 100%, but it will make us a much better country. so instead of fighting over our differences, let's just get it done. >> why your hearing that these wonderful timered lunches that you had, that was a few years ago. and what a difference a few years can make. because we've been careening from crisis to crisis for the last few years and i don't think anybody is in the mood to have that kind of lunch today. what i'm asking you is on the eve -- we're not even 12 hours since the president signed this bill. no one may be gloating over it, but this is a huge thumping for the republicans. how are you expecting to get the republicans on board? there is gop support in the center right for many of those things on the president's