interview trying to talk to donald trump. i think that s where his message was directed in that interview. yeah, i think that happens quite a bit. everyone stick around, many lawmakers say it s an essential safety net for sick children. can democrats afford not to pass a short term deal with a long term fix for the chip program? we ll talk to the no. 2 democrat in the house, congressman hoyer, democrat of maryland. coming up next. stay with us. next time, i want you on my bowling team. [ laughs ] rodney. bowling. classic. can i help you? it s me. jamie. i m not good with names. celeste! i trained you. we share a locker. -moose man! -yo. he gets two name your price tools. he gets two? i literally coined the phrase, we give you coverage options based on your budget. -that s me. -jamie! -yeah. -you re back from italy. [ both smooch ]
competiti competitive? listen, i think the fact that the democrat running is running as a republican, right? marine corp. veteran, touting pr progun country den redentials, work with the president, it s a republican district, he s a good guy, he wins. all right. susan i want equal tim. okay. why isn t connor lamb running as a republican? why is he a democrat? there s something going on. people are abandoning the republican brand in droves. it s a tough pickup for democrats. if they do, catastrophic. the fact they are running a neck-and-neck race right now, a young marine, prosecuted drug dealers as assistant u.s. attorney, a model democratic candidate. all right. susan, i have to ask you about
government if the republican short term government funding deal does not include provisions for the dreamers? look, this is not solely about dreamers. republicans had 120-days plus, and, in fact, every democrat voted for a 90 day-extension for time to reach an agreement on some of the important issues. the most important of which was working funding gaps so we d know how much to spend in the coming year. we asked for the same deal paul ryan made with senator murray for four years running, and we ve still not had that agreement, so we re asking for an additional time, but the republicans have not done anything in the time that was given to them to get to the issues that we need to follow. including, for instance, in this bill, there s been a major
and it did not pass the senate. paul ryan knows that he can put the chip bill on the floor this afternoon, and it will pass, probably unanimously, and certainly will get every democratic vote. paul ryan is trying to blackmail the democratic party into doing what he wants without, in fact, coming to agreements that are necessary to move this country forward. i think it s pretty disingenuous and disappointed with the speaker. democrat hoyer, thank you as always, sir. you bet. breaking news in the testimony of president trump s closest confidants in the russian investiation. that s after this quick break. stay with us.