isn t there something called a, like, a compromise committee or something when two different bill are different yes, the conference committee. they re going to bypass it and make you, sir, going to make you vote for this thing. oh, i didn t know about that. i ll check into that. i don t do well with people trying to make me do anything. let me assure you. let me ask you this. on the substance of this legislation, the cbo report is out today. the reason i think it s relevant, the noise is about evading a conference committee, so this sort of ends up in your ambit, as it were. you got the cbo saying in the report, look, the problem that people point to about the affordable care act, insurers leaving private marketplaces, nongroup marketplaces, that problem will exist and continue to exist even if this bill is passed. it doesn t seem to solve the fundamental problem that folks point to about the affordable care act. well, see, that s where we have a bit of a philosophical disagr
isn t there something called a, like, a compromise committee or something when two different bill are different yes, the conference committee. they re going to bypass it and make you, sir, going to make you vote for this thing. oh, i didn t know about that. i ll check into that. i don t do well with people trying to make me do anything. let me assure you. let me ask you this. on the substance of this legislation, the cbo report is out today. the reason i think it s relevant, the noise is about evaing a conference committee, so this sort of ends up in your ambit, as it were. you got the cbo saying in the report, look, the problem that people point to about the affordable care act, insurers leaving private marketplaces, nongroup marketplaces, that problem will exist and continue to exist even if this bill is passed. it doesn t seem to solve the fundamental problem that folks point to about the affordable care act. well, see, that s where we have a bit of a philosophical disagre
perhaps so prescient. do you welcome the deal that was done, and are you worried because of it? yes, this deal had to happen, the u.s. doesn t want to default, and what happens, we re the richest country in the world, the printing press, they could just decide to cross their arms. all we ve done is kick the can down the road. you put it up there february 7th. january 15th, the government will shut again and we ll be talking about it again. so you don t think there is a possibility for the compromise committee to reach any form of significant budget negotiations? no way. because you elected a very strong left president on the same day you elected a strong right congress, and the strong left and right, all they do is wrestle. you heard john boehner come out and say he thinks he lost, his crowd will be back, they will
new york times political reporter ashley parker. i want to start with you, you broke the news of plan d a few hours ago. that was the conference committee plan which seems to be getting the hand from harry reid. is there a plan e at this point for house republicans? i think plan e sounds like this. the house republicans for a few days will endure a shutdown and feel the political pain. there is a generational divide between members. some younger members elected in 2010 and 2012, they need to feel the pain and come back to the table. ashley, there s so many flaws and chinks in the armor with the plans abc, d and possibly erkts. one of the problems is it is a reminder of house republicans rejected the compromise committee 18 times before as hoyer pointed out. it sounds like the democrats
that s illegal. that s not exemption under the law. he s given exemption to specific restaurant and contributors. he s giving the employer an emshun. he can t do that. it would be against the law for him to write the law. as it stand today how many democrats in the senate would vote for it? if that is the case, what is your option? if you have got zero democratic senators. the idea stops in the senate. here is what would happen. the house is controlled by republicans and almost to a person we don t believe in funding obama-care. if we were to defund it in the house the senate would pass the funding with it included and you would have a compromise. when the house disagrees with the senate you go to a compromise committee. if you don t strive for what you