the clock as the fourth of july recess begins tomorrow and set to head back to the districts. what is going to happen right now because it s kind of the definition of crunch time. democratic senator ben cardin of maryland is with me now. thank you for being here. kate, it s good to be with you, thanks. thank you. i hear almost everyone saying we re not leaving town until this gets done but also looks like democratic led house, republican led senate aren t budging. what s going to happen with this emergency funding? first, it s important that we get it done now. and the issues are critical, funding is needing. it s not the reason why we have our crisis, but make sure that the agency has funds necessary to take care of these families. so we ve got to get it done. the bill to pass the senate is a good bill. the house has some suggestions that could improve the bill. i understand that speaker pelosi has a few changes that she would like to make in the senate bill.
even on nights and weekends. today s xfinity service. simple. easy. awesome. i d rather not. harris: democrat led house will vote next week on whether to hold attorney general william barr and former white house counsel don mcgahn in contempt of congress. the men failed to cooperate with subpoenas related to the mueller report. democrats also setting their sights on barr and commerce secretary wilbur ross for another reason the house oversight committee is threatening to hold them in contempt for their refusal to turn over documents on the trump administration s controversial decision to add a u.s. citizenship question to the 2020 census. joining me now, florida
sign biggest pothole and brought to you by democrats, i think the white house is going to start to play hardball and eventually democrats will say, okay, fine arthel: you re pointing to this gridlock between beyond the president and the speaker if the republican-led senate and the house-led democratic led house can t seem to work past bipartisanship nothing will get done, right? the white house is the third card in the deck and i think the president will push forward, remember mcconnell married to transportation secretary, this will play a role in the infrastructure bill. you look at what happened in the last week with war of words, both sides think they won, they read their own basis and think they won arthel: do you hear what you re saying? it s not both sides, it s the american people. let s move on. funding the government should not be a problem as another government shutdown on president trump s watch would not be good for his reelection, so the
you ve already requested it? this does feel like a deposition. it would be more than reasonable and for him to come testify before congress. i m sorry but it felt like a depo. the bottom line is the full context. not just us. for the first time he s confirming it. chairman schiff was very clear with the fact they re taking steps. i want to dig in a couple of things. what he knew at the time he wrote it. even looking back to the change when it was a republican led house and now democratic led house. i want to turn to another issue of never compare anything.
new, physical barrier, or wall, to secure the vast areas between our ports of entry. in the past, most of the people in this room voted for a wall. with the proper wall never got billed. i will get it built. ed: joining me now with reaction, house freedom caucus member, cumbersome and come appreciate you coming in. grabbed to be with you. ed: what did you think about the president going into the lion s dad, as i said at the top, the democratic led house, and saying, you voted for this before, put up or shut up. i thought he did an outstanding job. he really did go in the lion s den, he went in with courage, he went in with conviction, but at the same time, his demeanor was very kind. and very inviting. he basically laid out the alternatives that we can continue down a path of gridlock