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Budget on time is it time to hold them accountable and -- budget no pay I love it let's bring in Lou Dobbs.
Probably idea that we can hold them accountable they can't.
You have these folks from barely -- their own shoes it seems like -- and I mean both parties.
Paul Ryan budget buster that I loved the drama that surrounds him is that he's become something of a -- He's got a he's got a budget plan that doesn't even think about a balanced budget until 2040.
In this instance.
Instance it well.
Try and I don't you know we don't have.
You know I was trying for slot on the ticket let's face it Wisconsin's Wednesday.
You know not to divert the -- -- -- I'm I'm interested in this idea of public services system effort Madden who had a question.
I dare I got there I know there -- -- -- OK the idea that.
We're also talking about what is seventeen to nineteen billion dollars difference between a cap at a minimum.
In the Democrats look at is a minimum and a deal.
And they are Republicans -- -- a cap and you have something to which to retreat from.
You know this is so this -- even 11000.
Of the problem.
Right you've got more political rhetoric being exchange over this then.
That the substance which is four consecutive years trillion dollar deficits.
Anybody care five trillion dollars this president has run up and the national debt in the course.
Of the past three and a half years to.
Fact is congress is so dysfunctional do you foresee a time when we will get something done agree heavily on the budget or other matters for there are people of good intentions.
Iran and good and elect who actually mean to get something done I think in time it will occur.
But it's not going to happen with this congress it's not going to happen with the Republican Party as it is now -- -- It is not going to happen -- this president -- the Democratic Party as it is now organized.
We're watching massive fraud on -- -- every day in Washington DC and we have a complicit national media.
And the fact is that wouldn't -- both of you focus on this issue to show the American people.
That this is an argument about a grain of sand on and on the beach of Payne.
If you know it's it's a public service.
But it doesn't.
It is -- -- bombing and frustrating as you look at it you say how can we ever make them accountable like is there anything that we could possibly do.
To make them come and -- the accounts they have their -- with health.
They should there's as you know I think a proposition before them to to do just that no budget no pay that means Harry Reid -- been paid for the last 1087.
Days.
And it means that a bunch of them who should be paid for any reason.
Wouldn't be paid but there are lots of other reasons to take them off the -- Yes we I don't you see it also assumes that that's their main source of income when you see so many people leave rich from Washington after -- you know hundreds of -- thousand dollars a year.
You know I mean if obviously not their main source bank absolutely accurate paychecks aren't.
Good to say that they demonstrate certain entrepreneurial instincts.
That seemed to be out there was trying to -- of the American people and and their own parties often.
But the idea that this this continuing resolution will kind of go on.
Is really the -- be horrible embarrassment to the Democrats in the senate because that it it it it's it's actually despicable.
The congresses not doing its job that the president is permitting.
This to go forward the American people to tolerate this -- are -- are being am -- just foolish.
-- if you did this on the home front there's and we have deadlines to pay the mortgage to pay the phone bill for that matter so -- again why -- so easy on our lawmakers.
-- -- we in part because through the watchdog the fourth estate in the national news media has become a pink Poodle lap dog instead of a watchdog.
With any intent to on doing its job.
-- right Lou Dobbs -- have a catch later tonight.
He has Republican congressman Randy Forbes of Virginia on the Secret Service scandal tonight investor -- get.
Seven at 10 PM eastern right here on Fox Business think we'll be watching thank you --
