what s in my mind? i think there s a good chance that we would have to do that. neil: certainly thinking about it. the president saying national emergency might be the only thing to do that conference committee that s gathered up made of republicans and democrats can t cobble together something by the 15th, the emergency route that would avoid that but also invite a lot of legal challenges, republican senator of north dakota, budget committee member, kevin kramer, always good to have you, thanks for coming back. my pleasure, thanks for having me. neil: if they can t cobble something, he will would have to do something, that s state of the emergency on the border, mitch mcconnell we are told, senator, is very adverse to that and that it could set a dangerous precedent, how do you feel? well, national emergencies have been declared lots of times by presidents. the difference is it doesn t have bipartisan support like previous ones have and i m sure
to call them, as much as we re willing to look at these things and shake our head and say, my gosh, it s like dealing with our kids. the fact of the matter is good things can happen afterwardsment i m trying to look at the half full glass for you right here. in keeping with that theme and the fact that people aren t talking or trying to make some progress behind the scenes, we re getting indications of it. mitch mcconnell, the senate leader has spoken to the president, trying to iron out a game plan about where they go from here. they re going to sort of work behind the scenes on a deal that they really can t cobble together this weekend. and vote on this weekend. more likely monday, that would call for an extension of anywhere from a few days, maybe to a few weeks. way, way too early to start handicapping that. congressman mark meadows joins us right now. he s a crucial player in this, the chair of the freedom caucus, and women strong, largely conservative, largely concerned about gov
happens friday. they can t cobble together a deal. they can t cobble together a short term continuing resolution. then what? well, let s just hope that doesn t happen. i mean, no one wins in a government shut down. i think that has bipartisan agreement. really what is going to happen afterwards is you ll see a lot of blame shifting like you re seeing now. you have the republicans saying this is going to be in the hands of the democrats if the government shut down. the democrats saying the same thing. the fact of the matter is, democrats are asking for amnesty not just for the 800,000 people covered by daca, but also two million illegal immigrants. that s not going to happen. that s why i think it is democrats fault if the government shuts down. that would help republicans in the mid-terms. we ll see what happens. neil: i don t know about that. my view is it s going to hurt on both parties if it gets to that brink.
he can t vote because he is in the hospital. we have two other votes coming and we will have them. stick with the president was referring to mississippi senator thad cochran who had been in the hospital but is home recuperating. president trump says he can t cobble together enough votes by the reconciliation deadline of friday but he will try again in the new year. we are going to do it in january or february. as you know, we have the votes but we can t go longer than friday. stick with the president revealed he will likely sign an executive order next week to allow insurance companies sell health care policies across state lines. that would fulfill a major campaign promise and something republicans have pledged for years. the president s health secretary may never see the changes implemented. tom price is on thin ice after it was revealed he spent more than $400,000 on private planes. president trump today said he s not happy about it and he let price know it. as for price s job.
he can t vote because he is in the hospital. we have two other votes coming and we will have them. stick with the president was referring to mississippi senator thad cochran who had been in the hospital but is home recuperating. president trump says he can t cobble together enough votes by the reconciliation deadline of friday but he will try again in the new year. we are going to do it in january or february. as you know, we have the votes but we can t go longer than friday. stick with the president revealed he will likely sign an executive order next week to allow insurance companies sell health care policies across state lines. that would fulfill a major campaign promise and something republicans have pledged for years. the president s health secretary may never see the changes implemented. tom price is on thin ice after it was revealed he spent more than $400,000 on private planes. president trump today said he s not happy about it and he let price know it. as for price s job.