WEBVTT - Republican Senator Roger Marshall Talks Iran, DHS Funding

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news.

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<v Speaker 2>Joining us now live from Capitol Hill is Republican Senator

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<v Speaker 2>Roger Marshall of Kansas. As promised, he serves on the

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<v Speaker 2>Senate Budget, Finance, and Agriculture committees. And Senator, it's great

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<v Speaker 2>to have you back with us here on Bloomberg TV

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<v Speaker 2>and radio.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like to.

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<v Speaker 2>Start with the matter of Iran, and there are a

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<v Speaker 2>few issues that we'd love to spend some time with

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<v Speaker 2>you on here. The Washington Post, as you may have heard,

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<v Speaker 2>is reporting that it could take six months to fully

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<v Speaker 2>clear the Strait of horror moves. This based on a

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<v Speaker 2>Pentagon briefing to Congress, knowing now that Iran is reportedly

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<v Speaker 2>mining or has mined the Strait. Well, we've got gasoline

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<v Speaker 2>at four dollars a gallon diesel with a five handle.

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<v Speaker 2>How long can farmers in your state put up with?

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<v Speaker 2>This is six months too much?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, look, President Trump's going to announce this week some

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<v Speaker 3>help with the fertilizer issue as well. And still today

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<v Speaker 3>diesel prices gasoline prices less than they were significant amount

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<v Speaker 3>of time under Joe Biden. But I am concerned. I

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<v Speaker 3>want the gas prices to come down. I know there's

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<v Speaker 3>a group of people out there that are hurting, and

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<v Speaker 3>we're working on the cost of housing, of healthcare, of childcare,

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<v Speaker 3>all those types of things. But look, this is hurting

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<v Speaker 3>Iran much more than it's hurting us. I mean, we're

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<v Speaker 3>basically embargoing their entire country that they can't even feed

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<v Speaker 3>themselves right now. So if they have no income, no food,

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully this war will come to a much.

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<v Speaker 1>Of an end.

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<v Speaker 3>Remember this, so if Iran had nukes, if they had

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<v Speaker 3>nuclear weapons, then the gasoline would be ten dollars a gallon,

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<v Speaker 3>and that straight would be would be blocked off for

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<v Speaker 3>years as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And not to mention just.

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<v Speaker 3>The safety of Americans going forward for generations to come.

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<v Speaker 3>Think about, you know, if North Korea had nukes along

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<v Speaker 3>with the income of Iran, what they would look like.

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<v Speaker 1>So, look, we need to stay the course here.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, when we consider staying the course, Senator and you

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<v Speaker 4>mentioned the nuclear threat from Iran as well as obviously

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<v Speaker 4>the straight of for moves, what is your degree of

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<v Speaker 4>confidence that a diplomatic resolution to this conflict is going

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<v Speaker 4>to yield a guarantee that Iran doesn't have a nuclear weapon,

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<v Speaker 4>a guarantee that they will never again reclose the Straightupore

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<v Speaker 4>News when Iran, at every opportunity frankly is countering President

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<v Speaker 4>Trump's suggestions that they will.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, look, what we know for sure is in the

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<v Speaker 3>previous Obama agreement that Iran would as sure have had

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<v Speaker 3>would for sure have had nukes by twenty thirty, maybe

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<v Speaker 3>even sooner. I think it's a year to year thing,

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<v Speaker 3>and sometimes it's whack a mole, But I think by

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<v Speaker 3>us controlling the airway, by us destroying their missiles, bus

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<v Speaker 3>destroying their navy, we can go in there and if

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<v Speaker 3>we have to come back, we will. There's no guarantees,

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<v Speaker 3>and this is why it's so hard to predict and

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<v Speaker 3>negotiate with an irrational, emotional theocracy. They're just impossible to

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<v Speaker 3>deal with. Seeing you're getting mixed messages out of Iran

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<v Speaker 3>right now because they are having a challenge. They don't

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<v Speaker 3>know who's controlling Iran right now. But we have the

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<v Speaker 3>upper hand, and I think that's what's important to remember.

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<v Speaker 3>We have our foot on their neck right now, and

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<v Speaker 3>we need to keep it right there.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, is there.

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<v Speaker 2>Navy destroyed those Senator. We keep hearing about the threat

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<v Speaker 2>from gunboats. They're laying mines. Obviously, there still seems to

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<v Speaker 2>be a threat in the Strait that we have not eliminated.

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<v Speaker 2>Why does the President keep saying that, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's a good point, that there are some

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<v Speaker 3>small gunboats out there. I think it's fair to say

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<v Speaker 3>we destroyed ninety percent of their navy, maybe more like

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<v Speaker 3>ninety five percent. This last five percent maybe more difficult,

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<v Speaker 3>but we need it. We're going to address that. But

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<v Speaker 3>remember we've embargoed them that we've we put up this

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<v Speaker 3>blockade to blockade them from getting any money as well.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think we're winning this, you know, I just

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<v Speaker 3>this analogy I've been.

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<v Speaker 1>Thinking about all day.

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<v Speaker 3>If today's national media we're covering the Gettysburg, the Ward

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<v Speaker 3>Gettysburg after day one, we would acquit that, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>is the is the price worth it or not? Sometimes

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<v Speaker 3>freedom is not free, and it is time for American

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<v Speaker 3>patriots to stand up. For forty seven years, Iran has

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<v Speaker 3>been killing Americans and threatening us, acting the bully part.

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<v Speaker 3>Right now, we have our food on their neck. It's

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<v Speaker 3>time to finish the job. For the sake of future generations.

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<v Speaker 3>We cannot have an Iran with nuclear weapons.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you have an estimated price tag as to what

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<v Speaker 4>exactly finishing the job will cost. Senators. Obviously, there is

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<v Speaker 4>still not a supplemental budget request that has been made

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<v Speaker 4>to your colleagues on top of the one and a

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<v Speaker 4>half trillion dollar defense budget that the President has already

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<v Speaker 4>asked for. How high is this tally going to go

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<v Speaker 4>for American taxpayers?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I don't have a number for that, But what

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<v Speaker 3>I do know is if Iran to get nukup, if

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<v Speaker 3>we allow an Iran to get nuclear weapons, though, ghastly

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<v Speaker 3>is going to go up to ten.

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<v Speaker 1>Dollars a gallon.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's all. It's all a guesstimate. Is this

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<v Speaker 3>war going to last a day? Is going to last

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<v Speaker 3>a week? You'll all make it seem so simplistic. Again,

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<v Speaker 3>look who we're dealing with right now. These folks, they

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<v Speaker 3>have no respect for life at all. They treat children

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<v Speaker 3>and women like animals.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very difficult to tell.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure it's going to be fifty billion dollars, one

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<v Speaker 3>hundred billion dollars. It's a lot of money, But I

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<v Speaker 3>still think at the end of the day, keeping I

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<v Speaker 3>Ran from having nuclear weapons is our top priority here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we're actually interested in the complexities of this whole standoff.

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<v Speaker 2>To be honest with you, Senator, it was the President

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<v Speaker 2>who said two to three days, then four to six weeks,

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<v Speaker 2>and now it appears to be indefinite. I know that

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<v Speaker 2>you're still waiting for a supplemental budget request on that,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'd love to speak with you when we get there,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'd like to ask you about some other matters

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<v Speaker 2>as well, because it appears that potentially even by the

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<v Speaker 2>end of this day, if not tomorrow, the Administration is

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<v Speaker 2>going to reclassify our reschedule cannabis. Now, of course we'd

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<v Speaker 2>only call you senator, we call you doctor Marshall. And

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<v Speaker 2>I know that that's something that you have great issues with.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you tried to counsel the President against making this move?

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<v Speaker 1>Not personally, and I'm not sure.

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<v Speaker 3>I've sent some messages to the White House and had

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<v Speaker 3>some discussions with folks there, but I'll be disappointed and

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<v Speaker 3>concerned about it as well. I think cannabis is a

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<v Speaker 3>gateway drug. It does lead to mental health issues as well.

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<v Speaker 3>It leads to just lots of challenges for folks. It

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<v Speaker 3>decreases their purpose in light. They seem to lose any

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<v Speaker 3>type of drive as well. So I'm very concerned about it,

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<v Speaker 3>and it'll be disappointed.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of.

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<v Speaker 4>Things of your concern right now, especially this evening Senator,

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<v Speaker 4>when it comes to the budget reconciliation effort moving forward. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 4>there has been some concern from your colleagues, the likes of,

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<v Speaker 4>for example, John Kennedy, about this potentially being kind of

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<v Speaker 4>the last train to leave the station before the midterms

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<v Speaker 4>and Republicans needing to seize on other opportunity besides just

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<v Speaker 4>funding ICE and CBP. When all is said and done,

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<v Speaker 4>is this going to be the narrow skinny bill that

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<v Speaker 4>the Majority leader initially promised, not just when it leaves

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<v Speaker 4>the Senate, but once the House is through with this.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm afraid it has to be that way.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, I've been calling since we passed our Working Family

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<v Speaker 3>tax cuts bill, which by the way, is leading to

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<v Speaker 3>a record of in Americans getting a nice large tax

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<v Speaker 3>refund this year. But I've been calling for this bigger

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<v Speaker 3>bill since then. But right now, time is of the

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<v Speaker 3>essence that we're going to run out of money to

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<v Speaker 3>fund DHS and we've got to get this passed sooner

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<v Speaker 3>than later. And I'm going to be out there pushing

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<v Speaker 3>and fighting for a bigger reconciliation bill. Whether we can

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<v Speaker 3>get that done before the November election, time will tell,

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<v Speaker 3>But I think there's a lot we can do to

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<v Speaker 3>work on to bring down the cost of health care,

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<v Speaker 3>the cost of childcare, housing, There are lots of things

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<v Speaker 3>that I do want to work on in the same token.

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<v Speaker 3>We have bipartisan opportunities our transparency, our price tax bill

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<v Speaker 3>forcing every health care provider to show you the price

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<v Speaker 3>of something before you have health care done, we'll bring

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<v Speaker 3>down the price of healthcare more than anything setting out

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<v Speaker 3>there that should be done on a bipartisan basis. So

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<v Speaker 3>I think there's bipart as an opportunity. But if that,

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<v Speaker 3>if the Democrats refuse to do anything on a bipartisan basis,

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<v Speaker 3>then let's do this third reconciliation bill as well well.

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<v Speaker 2>With reconciliation at hand here, Senator, do you expect a

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<v Speaker 2>vote rama tomorrow night? What can you tell us about

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<v Speaker 2>the process of just about out a time?

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<v Speaker 1>But it's tomorrow and all nighter. Yeah, yeah, maybe even tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>I hear that folks are interested in starting it tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>So whatever whatever it takes to get this reconciliation budget

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<v Speaker 3>across the finish line. The sooner we can start paying

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<v Speaker 3>everybody at DHS and then move on to other matters

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<v Speaker 3>like fixing the bringing down the cost of healthcare, the

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<v Speaker 3>cost of housing, and in the cost of childcare. So what,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe tonight we'll get some coffee brewing here soon