Weve consulted with some of our partners in it the region about these reports. But that is why we are calling for this u. N. Investigation to be conducted. There is an Investigation Team thats on the ground in syria right now. We are hopeful that the assad regime will follow through on what they have claimed previously, that they are interested in a credible investigation. For the rest of this week, however, the president turns his focus squarely on the economy, with a bus tour and series of campaignstyle stump speeches. Tomorrow hes in upstate new york. Hell wrap up alongside Vice President joe biden friday afternoon in scranton. Now, im told Michael Scott will not be there, but organizers are hoping for an appearance by dwight schrute. Jonathan allen, those are references to the hit nbc show the office. I want to make sure youre in on ive watched once or twice. Youve seen it . Well, nbc humor, its big around here. Lets start with whats going on in congress. You have all this discussi
0 saying there isn t a spigot, that it doesn t just go off and on. if you watch these press briefings, they re impossible to follow. nobody can understand what the white house s position is. i think the reason is, it s hard to articulate. jonathan, let s transition to the budget battles. obviously, as you know, the gop divide over the budget, it s entertaining to watch play out, but in all seriousness, this could be quite problematic and dangerous come the fall. you have republicans that reject the idea of a government shutdown outright. senator john mccain has said over and over this is a nonstarter. you also have conservative senators like mike lee and ted cruz who won t back down. let s take a listen to what senator ted cruz had to say. what happens next is president obama and harry reid are going to scream and yell those mean, nasty republicans are threatening to shut down the comfortable staking themselves on that, particularly if it s framed in the context of obama care, of s