their investigation. meantime, congress has an awful lot of work to do and the calendar is so cruel this december. senators mcconnell and schumer are doing everything they can to make sure the united states doesn t default on its debt december 15. any chance they make this work? there is certainly a lot of pressure right now to make it work among senate leaders. and what s been really interesting is to watch that coordination between senate majority leader chuck schumer and senator mcconnell, the minority leader. they did come and provide the votes that were needed in october when we went through the standoff before. mcconnell said that was the last time that he would do so, but you re seeing a different tone coming from mcconnell now. both sides say the talks between the two leaders are productive. they are confident, at least mcconnell is, that the country will not default according to comments he gave recently. but at the same time, the leaders have yet to kind of
plan for tax cuts and reform was ahead of schedule. but so far we haven t seen a bill. congress also has to pass a bill to avoid a government shut down in the month of september, raise the debt ceiling so the united states doesn t default for the first time ever. mike emanuel with the news and lots of it on capitol hill. shep, good afternoon. a packed agenda. with the fourth of july holiday and the holiday recess, there s little time to get things done. john cornyn a member of the gop leadership told a texas radio station that the senate will pass a plan to repeal and replace obamacare by the end of july at the latest. richard burr of north carolina told a local tv station there, i think it s unlikely we ll get a healthcare deal. i don t see a comprehensive healthcare plan this year. the house colleagues are saying it s time for senators to step up. the healthcare bill has passed the house. it s in the senate.