To you. That deal has now been nixed. Republican leadership in the house appear to have no idea what to do next and there is no good reason to believe anyone knows what will happen next. The house measure that was to have been voted on would have funded the government through december 15, extended the debt limit to february 7 and ended employer contributions to Health Insurance for members of congress and its staff, the white house and its staff as well as cabinet members. In this case government contributions since the government is the employer. As that made its way to the house rules committee, heritage activists urged them to vote no. And shortly after a vote was killed. Just 24 hours after we thought we had a deal coming from the senate. Reporter here is another layer of gamesmanship to the drama playing out in washington. Senator ted cruz in texas convened in a secret meeting last knight. Cruz summoned 15 to 20 House Republicans to the basement of this mexican restaurant. They we
Republican leadership in the house appear to have no idea what to do next and there is no good reason to believe anyone knows what will happen next. The house measure that was to have been voted on would have funded the government through december 15, extended the debt limit to february 7 and ended employer contributions to Health Insurance for members of congress and its staff, the white house and its staff as well as cabinet members. In this case government contributions since the government is the employer. As that made its way to the house rules committee, heritage activists urged them to vote no. And shortly after a vote was killed. Just 24 hours after we thought we had a deal coming from the senate. Reporter here is another layer of gamesmanship to the drama playing out in washington. Senator ted cruz in texas convened in a secret meeting last knight. Cruz summoned 15 to 20 House Republicans to the basement of this mexican restaurant. They were reportedly discussing how to respon
0 republican leadership in the house appear to have no idea what to do next and there is no good reason to believe anyone knows what will happen next. the house measure that was to have been voted on would have funded the government through december 15, extended the debt limit to february 7 and ended employer contributions to health insurance for members of congress and its staff, the white house and its staff as well as cabinet members. in this case government contributions since the government is the employer. as that made its way to the house rules committee, heritage activists urged them to vote no. and shortly after a vote was killed. just 24 hours after we thought we had a deal coming from the senate. reporter: here is another layer of gamesmanship to the drama playing out in washington. democrats who fashioned the compromise were furious. as nancy pelosi pointed out, the speaker didn t even have the votes. they don t have the votes for what they have today. they have their
0 cruz summoned 15 to 20 house republicans to the basement of this mexican restaurant. they were reportedly discussing how to respond to a potential budget deal in the senate. the 15 for 20 minutes are certainly members who don t look like they will support any measure like this. senator ted cruz gathered his deputies where monday night is enchilada night. i hope this is known as the tortilla coast accords. the secret talks centered on how to present an agreement that s palatable to the senate. republican congressman tim holtz camp who was with ted cruz for enchilada night. said anybody who would vote for that would garn fee a clandestine meeting in the basement of for tiera coast, met democrats who fashioned the compromise were furious. as nancy pelosi pointed out, the speaker didn t even have the votes. they don t have the votes for what they have today. they have their own internal combustion. what looked yesterday like a solution today has been sabotaged by the ho