washington. so i really think the publish is on the presidents. it is the president to blame. you know what, i really can t add anything to that. adam, at this point, chuck schumer has not been somebody who has been as prominent on this national stage in this discussion. obviously politico know him. people who follow politics know him well. he has really by the republicans been thrust into the center of this conversation. does he have harry reid s touch. does he have what it takes to keep his caucus, his conference in line because a few of them did break with him on this vote. does he have what it takes to take this over the finish line and get the deal that the democrats need on daca. yes, i think he does. senator schumer has enormous faith and trust of democratic
negotiate. that s going to be the choice for democratic lawmakers. tonight, as you pointed out, let s count iv republicans who voted against this measure because mitch mcconnell did it purely for procedure reason. if this is good enough for lindsey graham, it s probably good enough for jeff flake. those two would likely vote yes to change the date. mike lee and rand paul don t vote for continuing resolutions. they re going to stay no. the question is this good enough for democrats. we ll know and get a better idea as they start to trickle off the floor tonight. i don t think we re going to get a final vote on any of this tonight. that s not the plan of the majority leader. looks like what is going to happen is when people wake up tomorrow morning, they ll open the newspaper and turn on the investigation and see the government is closed. the finger pointing will continue over who is to blame. then we re going to start to see what is good enough and what the level of trust is in leadersh
is there objection. reserving the right to object. we pass similar legislation during the government shutdown in 2013. my hope is that we can restore funding for the entire government before this becomes necessary. i m going to object for tonight, but we ll discuss again tomorrow. therefore, i object. objection is heard. senate from florida. let me give you context. claire, a democrat from missouri, considered a more vulnerable democrat coming up for re-election in 2018 did break with the party and voted a with republicans in favor of the continuing resolution. back in 2013 when the government shutdown, the senate did vote to continue issuing checks to military members and the spouses of military members who had been killed. that is because while active members of the military will continue to be paid regardless of a shutdown, the actual checks won t get cut. they can go to federal credit
the senate vote ended. still voting on a procedure motion to move towards a vote on a spending bill that will keep the government functioning or at least give the government money until february 8. after the first vote failed, senator mitch mcconnell spoke and not surprisingly blamed the shutdown on democrats. what we have just witnessed on the floor was to shove aside millions of americans for irresponsible political gains. we ll vote again so the american people knows who stands for them. when our friends across the aisle remember who it is they actually represent, we ll be ready to come together in a bipartisan discussion that will be necessary to clean up all of this mess. senator chuck schumer also spoke. this is what he said. republican leadership can t get to yes because president trump refuses to.
making trump the most unpopular president in modern history with a lower approval rating than bush, clinton or obama after a year in office. a lot lower. ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, democrats lead six points on a generic ballot 49% of americans say they prefer a democratic congress. when voters head to the poll to cast vote, 38% will vote to send a signal of opposition to president trump. the president and ceo of vote of latino. and msnbc contributor. maria, let me ask you first about you take on what has happened tonight. in the context of these dreamers who have succeeded in having