Really . Yeah spreading i wasnt really asking. Im sorry. Thats it. Special report is up next. Egypt strikes back after the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians and terrorism rears its ugly head in denmark posing yet another challenge to the president s embattled foreign policy. This is special report. Good evening. Im ed henry in for bret baier. While the commander in chief spent president s day weekend playing golf far from home in southern california, Terror Forces in Northern Africa and Northern Europe staged new attacks and threatened to bring their violence to the doorsteps of the Global Christian community prompting an urgent plea from a key member of nato tonight. We have fox team coverage. It was a grisly weekend of terror. Copenhagen is touched by terror. We begin tonight with chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge with egypts response to the brutal murder of 21 christians. Good evening catherine. Thank you ed. While theres no independent confirmation tonight, libya media is reporting that more egyptians have been kidnapped in retaliation for todays air strikes. Egyptian warplanes struck Islamic State targets in libya today hours after the terror Group Released a grisly video showing terrorists cutting off the heads of nearly two dozen egyptian Coptic Christians. The strikes ordered by the egyptian president general el sisi on public tv, taking military action in neighboring libya. We need to pull our forces together and face this threat that is coming closer to home. The fiveminute video is described as a watershed because
its believed to be the largest documented mass execution by isis outside of iraq and syria. Pope francis left no doubt the egyptians working in libya to send money home to their families were singled out for their faith. Translator there only words were, jesus, help me. They were assassinated simply for the fact that they were christians. The video uses multiple effects as well as camera angles and what appears to be a crane for overhead shots. This jihadi who delivers the bulk of the message speaks with a north american accent and wears the same cam mow worn by executioners who burned the jordanian pilot to death in january. Analysts say this is significant and meant to show coordination between isis in syria and north africa. All that is telling me that this is now the work of an international organized jihadi group. Its not only about targeting
christianity but meant to draw in libyans. And tonight italys interior minister is calling on nato to intervene, references to Osama Bin Laden are designed to give isis the mantle of the global jihad. This is the beginning of a genocide perpetrated by the jihadists jihadists. Its a diabolical action by this group. Darna is home to former Guantanamo Bay detainees. These latest murders indicate isis is working with libya and has successfully set up an affiliate nearly 1,000 miles from its stronghold in syria. Catherine herridge, really
disturbing images. Copenhagen becomes the Third European capital so far this year to be touched by terror. 17 people were killed in paris last month. A week later, belgian troops fanned out along the streets of brussels. And now the first deadly terror attack in denmark in 30 years. All the details now from amy kellogg. When police shot the suspect in the copenhagen attacks dead sunday morning they thought they got the sole man responsible for the terror spree. But now theyre looking for accomplices. Two men are held in jail today. Police looking for others. They still wont name the 22yearold shooter born in denmark, although no known membership in a terror cell but hes called Omar El Hussein and say he got out of jail a few weeks ago. He may have been inspired by the paris attacks which also targeted cartoonists and jews. We have now experienced the fear that terrorism seeks to spread. But we have as a Community Also responded with better determination and resolve. People mourned the dead today and held a march in the evening. The presumed target of the first attacks on a freedom of speech event was swedish cartoonist lars vilks. Instead a danish filmmaker was shot. Also killed, dan uszan, who volunteered at the synagogue for more than ten years. And in france today, jewish graves were defaced. Israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is calling for European Jews to move. We will continue living as jews here in denmark and everywhere else in the world. Living
our lives, go back to normal life and showing the terrorist that they wont dictate our way of living. Denmarks Prime Minister said that denmarks jews belong in denmark and that the country wouldnt be the same without them. She also said that security around synagogues had been stepped up after the attacks in france. But jewish communities are saying that in denmark and across europe, something more needs to be done. Ed . Amy kellogg, thank you. Now to the president s response to yet another grisly weekend. Correspondent Doug Mckelway has fresh reaction. After three days of golfing and fundraising in california over the holiday weekend, president obama returns to washington tonight to an impending snowstorm and a storm over isis. The latest horrific video adding urgency to the congressional vote on mr. Obamas authorization for military force. But congress is divided over it and passage may be weeks away. House Speaker John Boehner telling Chris Wallace the aumf
is too restrictive. The president is asking for Less Authority than he has today under previous authorizations. I dont think thats smart. We need a robust strategy to take on isil. Others saying its too openended. I think its very important to find a way to get the authorization but also that we not write another blank check. The white house is trying to navigate the middle course. The president has given them a roadmap to follow. They can take that or they can come up with something else. But they should not take a pass on this important issue. The difference interpretations may stem from mixed signals from the white house. The proposed aumf expires after three years. But the administrations own recently retired director of the Defense Intelligence agency said last week thats not enough time. This will take ten years, maybe an entire generation or more. Adding to what critics say is the administrations tentativeness, the white houses statement following the beheadings omitting any
reference to the victims christianity, something the pope today noted was the sole reason for their murder. As evidence of the administrations resolve in the fight against isis, defenders continue air strikes, two in syria over the last 48 hours 13 in iraq over the same period. I think the president has the right pieces in place to try to confront isis. And obviously weve made some important gains in trying to stop their effort to try to gain additional territory in iraq. Additionally, 4,000 troops from ft. Carson, colorado equipped with tanks and fighting vehicles are now headed to kuwait. Those troops will expand military options the president has at his disposal. But at the same time the president has limited how they can be used as aumf explicitly permits Ground Troops but prohibits the use for, quote, enduring ground offensive combat operations. Doug, good to see you. That ceasefire that took effect in ukraine over the weekend is already being
threatened. Artillery exchanges continue all around the town thats a key railway hub. Ukrainian troops and prorussian separatists are supposed to begin withdrawing weapons from the front lines tomorrow. Republicans about to take the heat for another Government Shutdown. But first here are what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. Derailment of a train carrying crude oil. Officials say the tanker car went into a river and is leaking right now. The Water Treatment plants in the area have been shut down to avoid oil getting into the water supply. Residents are being asked to conserve water. Surrounding towns have been evacuated. The governor there declared a state of emergency in two counties. Fox 4 in dallas as jurors in the trial of the man accused of killing american sniper chris kyle saw Eddie Ray Rouths confession today. The recording was recorded a few
hours after he fatally shot kyle and littlefield. And this is fox 7 from austin, texas, an amazing finish to the austin marathon. This woman led the womens race most of the way. But her body broke down at the finish. She had to crawl the final two blocks. She ended up in third place. Thats tonights live look outside the beltway from special report. Well be right back. Toenail fungus . Dont hide it. Tackle it with new fdaapproved Jublia Jublia is a prescription medicine proven to treat toenail fungus. Use jublia as instructed by your doctor. Once applied jublia gets to the site of infection by going under, around and through the nail. Most common side effects include ingrown toenail, applicationsite redness itching, swelling, burning or stinging, blisters, and pain. Tackle it ask your doctor now if new jublia is right for you. You know, just because your bladder is changing, it doesnt mean you have to. With tena, let yourself go. Be the one with the crazy laugh. And keep being their favorite playmate. With tenas unique super absorbent micro beads that lock in moisture and odor. Tena lets you be you. Music. The getaway vehicle for all the confidence you need. Td ameritrade. You got this. No superslowmotion footage of trucks
splashing through the mud. No cowboy hats, horses or hay bales. Just a ram 3500 that head to head can outtow fords f350 by more than one and a half tons. Get more facts at ramtrucks. Com. The faa tonight is suggesting a new round of regulations concerning the use of commercial drones. This comes amid safety fears after reports of drones flying near commercial aircraft. One even crashing on the white house lawn seen here. The rules would mandate the aircrafts size, under 55 pounds, speed, up to 100 miles per hour, and altitude, 500 feet or lower. Final regs are still thought to be two to three years away. Businesses like amazon. Com interested in using the drones want them much sooner. We could be looking at another partial Government Shutdown in the coming days not involving the entire federal structure but one important part of it. Mike emanuel reports tonight, once again republicans could be set up to take the blame. And what if the department of Homeland Security funding runs out . Senate democrats should be to blame, very simply. And youre prepared to let that happen . Certainly. The house has acted. So far, though Senate Democrats have refused to budge and the houses dhs funding bill is stuck in the senate. A spokesman for nancy pelosi accused republicans of futile antiimmigrant grandstanding and, quote, with only four legislative days left until the republican Homeland Security shutdown, Speaker Boehner made it clear that he has no plan to avoid a Government Shutdown that would threat tennessee safety of the american people. The white house chief of staff said its critical that
lawmakers fund the agency. Its very important that we not, however, take the path that theyre suggesting we do take which is Congress Continues to get paid but Law Enforcement officials associated with defending our borders protecting us against cyberattacks defending our airports and making sure that airlines and Aviation Security is upheld are forced to work without pay. Some Senate Republicans are also expressing a sense of urgency and sound hopeful there may be a lastminute deal. It needs to be funded. We do not need to leave our nation in the situation with the type of threats that we have with an agency thats not working at full steam. So it needs to be resolved and i think it will be. At this point that path is uncertain. Ive got a tough job here, so does senator mcconnell. But Senate Democrats are the ones standing in the way, theyre the ones jeopardizing funding whichlt funding. Why dont they offer their ideas and see what the senate can do . For house conservatives with safe districts this is the
fight theyve been longing to have with the president. Yet for the 24 Senate Republicans up in 2016, especially those in battleground states or even blue states like illinois, pennsylvania and new hampshire, a Government Shutdown would likely cause some heartburn. Interesting because as you note in there and ran through that, its clearly a fight over immigration that started all that. But another fight over another big domestic issue, health care for the president another delay there . Thats right. One delay granted until february 22nd for people who had trouble finishing the application process before the deadline. And also a request from three democrats who say when people realize theyre about to pay a penalty on their taxes there should be an opportunity for them to avoid the fines and buy health insurance. They say since the administrations goal is everybody having affordable coverage, a special Enrollment Period would be wise. We should expect a decision from the h. H. S. Secretary in the next couple of weeks. Republicans are seeing an opportunity tonight to get in the good graces of a traditionally democratic ally, correspondent Shannon Bream tells us why some Senate Leaders are threatening to jump ship. We should strengthen unions in this country. Unions giving nearly universal political and Financial Support to Democratic Candidates who work to support unionfriendly policies increasingly, though, there is a growing divide between unions in the public and private sectors. A movement comprised primarily of Government Employees is primarily going to want bigger and more expensive government and higher taxes. But those in the private sector is pushing back against that and cares about lower taxes and cares about things like Construction Projects that would mean jobs for their members. Projects like the keystone
pipeline, supporters including a number of Union Leaders say the pipeline could generate tens of thousands of jobs. Congress has approved it and the president had vowed to veto it. We urge the president of the United States to put our men and women back to work across the length of this pipeline as soon as possible. We urge the president to sign the bill. And as critical ports along the west coast are at the center of a major labor dispute and cargo backlog, the parties are urging the president to get directly involved with helping to resolve their grievances. Mr. Obama spent the long weekend golfing in california but directed labor secretary tom perez to help the parties find a solution. And theres still no resolution in sight for the long simmering union objection for a massive tax on socalled Cadillac Health insurance plans which are used as a recruiting tool. Unions have repeatedly called on Congressional Democrats to address the issue. As far back as 2013 writing, quote, we voted for you, we have a problem, you need to fix it. That debate ask still raging with some analysts suggesting the gop could build some goodwill with the unions. House republican frank ginta is pushing a bill aimed at repealing the tax. Thank you shannon. A Russian Security company says an International Hacking ring has stolen up to 1 billion from banks all around the world. It says the hackers have been active since 2013. Theyve now targeted more than 100 institutions in 30 countries. Hackers gained entry into the banks computers study them, use that knowledge to steal money without raising suspicions. Though methods such as atm withdrawals and transfers to fake accounts have been going through. Still ahead how a green Energy Connection may have shortcircuited the political career of oregons governor. Is it ever going to stop snowing in boston . Yet another storm headed that way. Well go there live next. Nexium® 24hr. Its the purple pill the 1 prescribed acid blocking brand available without a prescription for frequent heartburn. Get complete protection. Nexium level protection™
tonight, new england is dealing with the aftermath of its fourth winter storm in just a month. And forecasters say another winter blast might hit by midweek. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights as winter storm warnings were posted from oklahoma to new jersey. From illinois to the deep south as well, as a band of snow and ice threaten almost 50 million people. You heard that right, 50 million. Senior correspondent Rick Leventhal has the latest from an embattled boston. Navigating the streets of south boston has become incredibly challenging. Four major storms in 3 1 2 weeks have dumped 7 1 2 feet of snow on a city that typically gets less than half that much all season. Boston forced to make some twoway streets one way because theres no more room. And parking is nearly impossible. Some people havent bothered to clear out their cars like this and the people who do clear spaces here usually mark them with stools or cones or beach chairs and dont even think about trying to steal this spot. Across the state, roofs starting to buckle under the weight of the snow and ice. Does vnszens have collapsed. They safely evacuated all the residents. Road crews and the National Guard are helping to haul snow by the truckload creating mountains near boston harbor. And with more storms on the way, people are losing patience. I needed to get the newspaper. Did you get it . I did. I got one for a neighbor too. Have you ever experienced anything quite like this . Oh, no, no. Never. Blizzard of 78 was a piece of cake compared to this. How are you dealing with it . One day at a time. Thats all you can do. When your children are out in the snow sledding down snowbanks, you need to keep an eye on them. There have been cases where ive seen kids sledding out into the street. Its a lot of fun for them, but there are plows and frontend loaders out there. Boston isnt the only place suffering this winter. Were watching a major winter storm unfold for the mid south. We have ice storm warnings across a big portion of tennessee where were getting accumulation on the roads and the power lines, so dangerous. Freezing rain advisory here for South Carolina but all of these areas shaded in pink is where we have our winter storm warnings. And back here in boston where the feelslike temperature is 1 degree, this city is just one foot away from breaking its record for its alltime snowiest winter ever. 97 1 2 inches of snow on the ground, another 1 to 3 inches of snow expected tomorrow. But d. C. Is going to get that
storm first with the heavy stuff coming tonight. And we all know how well our Nations Capital handles snowstorms. I feel like thats a cheap shot aimed at d. C. But youre right, d. C. Is horrible with snow. But youre a tough guy from new york city. I heard you guys shut down the subway and got 2 or 3 inches a couple of weeks ago . They may have overreacted to that particular storm. It did hit long island. I grew up in the d. C. Area, ed so i know firsthand how well they do when the snow falls. The supermarkets go crazy and we get nothing. Great to see you, rick. Have a good evening. Stay safe. My pleasure. Meanwhile mom says, its okay. Mom as many barbara bush giving her blessing to son, jeb, for likely running for the white house. She said friday shes changed her mind. Meanwhile a Major Political figure likes to jump yes, on a
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dealer peeled out a new deck of cards that was supposed to be preshuffled. They won the next 41 straight hands. Last week, a judge ordered they must return 1. 5 million in wages to casino because the game broke state laws that all decks must be shuffled before play starts. And finally, a bizarre admission from a highprofile irish politician. He enjoys jumping on his trampoline naked with his dog. Thats what jerry adams said the president of Irelands Sinn Fein party. He is allowed to trampoline in peace, quaet, yeah i do it naked, i dont do it with any great expertise, its more the joy, the dog does it with me. It saves me taking him for a walk. Adams is known for posting lots of pictures of his dogs on twitter. Luckily so far at least none of those dogs are on a trampoline. Another black eye tonight for green energy. Oregons longtime governor is out. His fiancees relationship with the clean energy lobby is taking much of the heat. James rosen has that story tonight. Announcing his resignation last week democratic governor John Kitzhaber of oregon cited his work on green energy as one of his areas of accomplishment. We have also found ways to support our Rural Communities and to create jobs in our Natural Resource industries while enhancing the environment. Yet it was kitzhabers engagement to sylvia hayes that undid him. While serving as an unpaid adviser to the governor on energy issues, hayes reportedly earned over 200,000 from outside green groups including the Clean Economy Development center whose taxexempt status the irs eventually revoked and the energy foundation, a nonprofit funded in part by liberal billionaire tom stier. Clean Energy Companies depend on government subsidies. Federal figures show green
energy accounted for 3. 5 million jobs in 2011 about 2. 5 of all jobs. In 2012 alone, the Obama Administration reportedly steered 12 billion through taxpayerfunded loans, grants and tax breaks. Among them a Loan Guarantee to the now bankrupt solyndra. And yet solar electric Power Generation has generated only 500 private sector jobs nationwide. Thenamored of green energy. But the magical systems they put together are extremely expensive and cannot operate absent government intervention. Green Energy Advocates say governor kitzhabers fall from power will hardly deal a setback to their cause as the incoming
governor of oregon receives high marks from the league of conservation voters and will pursue possible similar to those of her predecessor. What happened to president obamas claim that the threat was type hyped . Well talk about it when we come back. The lightest or nothing. The smartest or nothing. The quietest or nothing. The sleekest. Sexiest. Baddest. Safest,. Tightest,. Quickest. Harshest. Or nothing. At mercedesbenz, we do things one way or we dont do them at all. The 2015 cclass. See your authorized Mercedes Benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedesbenz financial services. We have now experienced the fear that terrorism seeks to spread. But we have as a Community Also responded with better determination and resolve. Sunday morning the presumed perpetrator lost his life in the shooting with danish police. The danish Prime Minister there not giving in to terror. Lets bring in our panel, george will, charles lane and charles
krauthammer. George how could the white house put out a statement over the weekend specifically on the other big terror issue with isis on the beaches of libya 21 christians murdered, beheaded and not mention that the victims were christian and not mention the perpetrators were muslims . Yes. What they said is they were egyptian citizens. Wouldnt you love to be a fly on the wall in the room where the white house semanticists meet every morning and see how they could probably make this announcement without offending those who committed it. At this point it is beyond burlesque, their inability and unwillingness to accurately describe things. The secret of decent, strong communication is specificity. Man got into the car and drove around the corner. The man got into a light gray
buick and drove around the corner tells you more. Why cant they say what specifically happened . A threeday summit starts tomorrow on violent extremism. Is this an opportunity well hear from the Vice President , joe biden, tomorrow. Is this an opportunity for the administration to reset and finally call it what it is . Well, i guess it is. Im not sure theyll view it that way or would take that opportunity. I just want to say that what were seeing in denmark fits into a wider pattern, obviously, thats there are been in france, belgium, a bunch of other countries. In libya, theyre proclaiming its aimed at rome. And then you have putin pressuring from the east and you have the potential economic problem about to strike greece. The big picture, which i hope will be focused on by the
administration, not in separate issues, is europe is in a deep squeeze among these three forces. Putins aggression and the corrosion of their own Civil Society by this hanging threat of islamic terrorism is a big strategic challenge for the United States. And i think it has to be looked at that way. George, you want to jump in. Chuck used a phrase the administration wont use, putins aggression. Its an ongoing incursion. Shape up. It defines the conflict. Churchill saved england in civilization because in 1940 he was able to enlist the english language and he put it to work on behalf of civilization. What this administration is doing is precisely the opposite. Its sort of deconstructing any resistance with its refusal to acknowledge the obvious. And the obvious is this. Its not just islamic radicalism
anymore or islamic terrorism, which is only a tactic. This is islamist supremacy. And in that sense, it is akin to naziism. That was a racial supremeacist. Anybody who is not islamic in their understanding is to be either enslaved or eradicated. This is a genocidal movement. You kill christians you kill jews yazidis but you may in certain circumstances enslave them. Thats what were up against. And we have an administration that will not admit that theres a religious basis underlying whats going on. You mentioned naziism. I want to play a bite from early today. Walid farris said this on that point. This is genocide l in nature. They are threatening to kill
more and more of these in libya and possibly inside egyptian. Were seeing a kind of jihadi genocidal action like weve never seen before. Charles is right and that gentleman is quite right. Ronald reagan thought the ethos of the 1970s involvement semantic disarmament. That we were no longer able to talk crisply about what was going on. So he remoralized the cold war by saying it was an evil empire and the focus of evil in the modern world. People were horrified but he did it deliberately in order to say clarity matters here. Charles, what about you talked about the stakes for europe. Obviously stakes for the middle east are enormous the entire world. Think about libya four years ago, the arab spring and then the u. S. Leading the coalition, working with the coalition at least to dig out gadhafi. And now you see this terror spreading to the beaches of
libya. Isis is expanding beyond iraq and syria. Speaking of language, we have to stop using the phrase arab spring because spring is a hopeful, nice thing that happens. Its pretty clear it hasnt played out that way. If there is a hopeful message or moment in whats going on, i would argue it is the response of certain arab nations to the most outrageous attacks. We had jordan responding with its own warplanes and potentially Ground Troops to the burning of its pilot and now egypt is striking against the isis people in libya. Thats American Hardware thats being put to good use. Were talking about genocide, talking about muslims versus everyone else. Lets not forget these regimes or these governments striking back are also muslim governments and in fact let us not forget that isis is killing a lot of muslims, too, including shiites who to them are apostates. So it gets a little more complicated in that regard. But if theres anything hopeful to look at in this it would be potentially the response of people their genocide of course includes islamic apostates like the leaders of jordan like the leaders of egypt. But in the end its not going to be egypt or jordan who carry the day. In the end its going to be the leadership of the United States exactly as it was in the cold war. We have an administration that is truly pathological in its inability to actually state whats going on. In the video that was released that showed the savage beheading, it was addressed to the nations of the cross. It pledged itself to the conquest of rome. When the pope who is not exactly a christian militant, who isnt exactly a revancist on behalf of a christ, says these people were killed because they were christian and the Administration Says the ones who were killed were egyptian citizens, youve got a serious problem and its
in this administration and it is with the president. George, speaking of the pope i remember president Obama Holding up the pope and his role in cuba policy and that that was critical. Now the pope says this and youre not hearing the same from the white house. Well pretty soon everyone in the world is going to be speaking in one way and this administration is going to be speaking in another. And it just is going to become untenable. People will be watching and laughing and making bets as to when the first time they will actually identify an orange is an orange. Talking about the president being on defense over national security. Next up are republicans about to go on defense and take the fall for another Government Shutdown . Performance can mean lower returns and fewer choices in retirement. Know that proper allocation could help increase returns so you can enjoy that second home sooner. Know the right Financial Planning can help you save for college and retirement. Know where you stand with pnc total insight. A new investing and Banking Experience with personalized guidance and online tools. Visit a branch, call or go online today. Test test. Test test. Test test. Test test. Test test. Test test. Fr sh
whats that thing . I moved our old Security System out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. Why dont you switch to xfinity home . I get live video monitoring and 24 7 professional monitoring that i can arm and disarm from anywhere. Hear ye the awkward teenage one has arrived dont be old fashioned. Xfinity customers add xfinity home for 29. 95 a month for 12 months. Plus for a limited time, get a Free Security camera call 1800 xfinity or visit comcast. Com xfinityhome. The house has done its job under the constitution. Its time for the senate to do their job. Listen, ive got a tough job here. So does senator mcconnell. But Senate Democrats are the ones standing in the way. Ris wallace on Fox News Sunday yesterday. A Quick Response from the spokesman from House Democratic leader nancy pelosi says he has no plan to avoid a government shut down that would safety of american people. Speakers point on finger pointing was the sad reflection of the way the tea Party Continues to hold the gavel as they insist on futile immigrant grandstanding. We just spent 7 or 8 minutes talking about the threat from terror. How could republicans be put in a position now where they may be shutting down the part of government that deals with terror threats. Because some members of the house enjoy the politics
of sterile gestures which is to say send to the senate a bill that, you know, a will not be passed by the senate and, b were if passed by some miracle, and miracles are thin on the ground these days, it would be vetoed by the president. Worse, this is about defunding department of Homeland Security or a portion therefore. In 2013 during the Government Shutdown. 200,000 of 235,000 dhs employees were deemed essential and came to work. If you wanted to target the particular citizenship and Immigration Service tmtion called that deals with the immigration proposals that these people, that the conservatives rightly dont like well, thats funded by fees. Its not funded by appropriations, there on. I dont think what they are accomplishing. Speaker boehner says its all the Senate Democrats part they are filibustering. Is it going to cover water at all. There is a pucks fault. Thats the way the story will play this time as well. Given that dhs a an issue that the republicans used in the 2000, what was it 2002 elections, right to destroy a lot of Democratic Candidates. And, yes now its turning into the vein of their existence. Only one thing i would say in response to george is maybe the only saving grace for the republicans is so many people are deemed essential dhs that even if you, quote, unquote, shut it down no one would notice. Its not exactly like the whole government. That might give the republicans some political respite to get their act together. Cobble something together. You hear Senate Republicans like corker, mccain and others addressing the house and addressing their own leadership. Lets work something out and one presumes that will get done eventually, charles . No, lets not work something out o on this one im going radical. On this one i think its time for the republicans to do what harry reid did in october, 2013, in which he
partially abolished the filibuster d. C. Circuit to get three liberals on it i would go the rest of the way, abolish the filibuster over this. Pass it with republican votes, and have obama have to veto or accept a bill which strikes out the funding for the Immigration Service and his illegal unconstitutional actions. We have a sound bite. Lets hear it from a republican, john mccain who yesterday said this is a dumb idea, listen. We cannot cut the funding of the Homeland Security. We need to sit down and work this out. There are ways we can address what the president did was unconstitutional. Its not through shutting down the department of Homeland Security. Its too serious. One thing i know you dont want to shut down the department of Homeland Security. Would you even, under your plan get the 51 republicans. Would you get republicans
like john mccain supporting some of the push back . If you have a bill that said that we Fund Everything in dhs, as the house has passed except the part that would be implementing the unconstitutional action of the president it would pass the senate the way it passed the house. Then the president would have a choice. If he vetoes well then everybody will understand unlike the narrative that you now have in the media, that is the republicans who are shutting it down, you would understand that the president vetoed a bill to fund the department in order to preserve an illegal executive action on immigration. And thats the way the story ought to read. I repeat, the bill that would be passed by changing the fundamental nature of the senate would be get to the president s desk and be vetoed. If he signed it wouldnt make a particle of difference because the Relevant Agency is self funding. George, you have been making that point. I wonder, im not defending shutting down any part of the government, but i hear from conservatives who say they won the last election. And they want to stop the president s executive actions on immigration. And this is they believe the only way to do it. And, because you think its a bad political tactic. Its not a bad political tactic. Its constitutionally impossible. Thats the problem. The separation of powers is there. And if they want to solve the power theyre up against win a president ial election. That solves a lot of problems. The real problem here for the republicans is that senator mcconnell declared emphatically when he took over. No more shutdowns. And he is boxed in by. That so we can argue all we want he himself set the narrative. Let the president be the one to trigger the shutdown if immigration is selffunding, then he will sign the bill. Thats it for the panel. Stay tuned for a celebration of snow. You cant predict the market. But at t. Rowe price weve helped guide our clients through good times and bad. Our experienced investment
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