going on, maybe they were working to a deal. sounds like they did not get there because they both blasted each other once they got to the lectern. the president took a lot of the heat. mitch mcconnell has said they re going to vote again. whether he literally means tonight, he could relaunch that vote, procedurally he preserves the right to do that. let s listen in, maybe he will explain. so there were five courageous democrats on the other side who stood up to this ridiculous argument that made sense, somehow to shut down the government over an imlegal immigration issue illegal immigration issue that the vast majority of this body would like to do something about anyway. i want to particularly commend the five democrats who had the courage to stand up to this ridiculous strategy. they put their whole party in
i don t think it makes the institution look very responsible. american people should expect better from us than this. shannon: you have been listening to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. we thought, as bret and i were talking about the groups that were having conversations and negotiating looked like maybe they were coming to something. we thought when he came to the lectern there, that maybe oh, let s listen in, we have minority leader chuck schumer speaking. continuing resolution that he knew lacked the votes long before this hour. it s not just democrats who oppose this c.r., several republicans did as well. all of today, mr. president, we have endeavored to reach an agreement with president trump and the republicans that would
understand let s listen in, phil. the nays are 49. the tax cuts and jobs act, as amended, is passed. [ applause ] all right, phil, we just heard it. republican senators still clapping. 51 yeas, 49 nays. there were no surprises. yeah. again, i just want to underscore, this is a momentous occasion for the republican party. this is a momentous occasion for people that have tried to change the tax code for three decades. both parties have tried since that 1986 tax reform plan. nobody has succeeded.
proud to work with him and proud of the work he s doing and we will continue these regular meetings so that we can work together in these very difficult and challenging times. i am proud to know him. reporter: secretary mattis, would you say it s a matter of thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you. reporter: secretary mattis, a matter of hours or days or months? garrett, trying to get another question in there. let me tell you what you were listening to. let s listen in, garrett s still there. reporter: and this [ inaudible ]. all right. trying to see if we could get secretary mattis response there. so we ve lost garrett from this conversation. he s trying to figure what s going on there. senator mccain called secretary mattis to the senate. secretary mattis said when he gets calls from congress he goes, answers questions. he was asked whether or not the president had anything to do with ordering the mission that was underway in niger, and the
longer a white ford focus ran into police check point on a diagonal street there. that whoever was in that vehicle got out of the vehicle, began firing at police. then escaped on foot. we know that there was a manhunt for that person or those persons. now, separately, maybe, there has been a shootout and during that shootout, a person being described by authorities as a terrorist has died. let s listen in first of all, let s go to rich edson at the state department. secretary tillerson spoke on this matter, recidivism. hmatter, rich. he did, shep. u.s. consulate in barcelona issued an emergency message to inform u.s. citizens of the attack. u.s. citizens should have security awareness, monitor media and local information sources. the u.s. stands in solidarity with spain according to this. and crimes like this cowardly attack only reinforce our shared resolve to stop these senseless attacks that target the innocent. this comes just a short while after the secretary of state, aft