Amy Walter: ‘Drama’ and ‘Noise’ Are Par for the Course in Reconciliation Bills

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BAIER So ░░░░░░░░ negotiations Capitol Hill in ░░░░░░░░ midst of figuring out ░░░░░░░░ budget resolution House Republicans ░░░░░░░░ through one Take a ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts ROY We ░░░░░░░░ the budget through the ░░░░░░░░ committee last night We ░░░░░░░░ had Upward ratchet so ░░░░░░░░ number on the tax ░░░░░░░░ can go higher FALLON ░░░░░░░░ need to reduce the ░░░░░░░░ to GDP ratio This ░░░░░░░░ would be one step ░░░░░░░░ our goal but certainly ░░░░░░░░ are still far away ░░░░░░░░ it THUNE We are ░░░░░░░░ to Link up with ░░░░░░░░ house and get something ░░░░░░░░ the president that he ░░░░░░░░ eventually sign into law ░░░░░░░░ They want to try ░░░░░░░░ jam this budget down ░░░░░░░░ throats of the American ░░░░░░░░ in a partisan way ░░░░░░░░ s not something that ░░░░░░░░ of course would ever ░░░░░░░░ expected to support Clip ░░░░░░░░ BAIER It seems like ░░░░░░░░ are a long way ░░░░░░░░ figuring how this is ░░░░░░░░ to go As we ░░░░░░░░ another budget cliff Amy ░░░░░░░░ Yeah This is the ░░░░░░░░ these reconciliation bills usually ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ drama There s a ░░░░░░░░ of noise And then ░░░░░░░░ know it drags out ░░░░░░░░ little bit and at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ typically even with narrow ░░░░░░░░ obviously this is the ░░░░░░░░ margin we have seen ░░░░░░░░ our lifetime Even a ░░░░░░░░ with very narrow margins ░░░░░░░░ a way to get ░░░░░░░░ over the finish line ░░░░░░░░ think if you are ░░░░░░░░ member of the House ░░░░░░░░ Senate right now you ░░░░░░░░ a Republican you know ░░░░░░░░ is your only real ░░░░░░░░ this year to get ░░░░░░░░ meaningful legislation done So ░░░░░░░░ those deals whatever they ░░░░░░░░ be is going to ░░░░░░░░ critically important.”