cutting unnecessary spending in washington. and to put something else out there is absolutely wrong. that sounds ridiculous. it s because it is ridiculous. good evening from new york. the clock continues to tick down to a shutdown of the federal government exactly four hours from now. all day, house speaker john boehner has been about the defensive since democratic senator leader harry reid revealed funding for planned parenthood and family health clinics is the only issue still to be resolved. the debate has nothing to do with the number and everything to do with women s health. only issue that was left undone when we left the white house last night. republicans can say whatever they want but those of us in that meeting, a small group of people and some folks you will know in the freedom of information act and the truth will be the only thing left undone when we left the white house last night was women s
health. but boehner knew how bad it would sound if he admitted that there was just that one issue separating the parties. we re close to a resolution on the policy issues. most of the policy issues have been dealt with. almost all of the policy issues have been dealt with. almost all of the policy rhode islanders have been dealt with. john boehner you re watching a house speaker who knows his party is pushing him in a disastrous direction politically. he told republicans privately they will be blamed for a shutdown, should it occur, to which too many members of his party have told him then shut it down! what they are willing to shut the government down over is the much-talked about provision that would defund planned parenthood and other family health clinics. which is exactly $317 million. which is less than 1% of what the federal government will spend in this fiscal year. how muchรง less than 1%?