Senator Joe Manchin
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You just got to push, push, push.
I was asked a question the other day, Shamath, about what would you do, Joe, if you were still there?
If I was king for a day and I had the ability to use the Roosevelt room in the White House, I'd bring him over.
I'd put him in the room.
I'd put Schumer and put John Thune and put their teams together and say, guys, you're not getting out until you come to a deal.
This is not that hard.
Here's what we're not, everybody's wanting to blame.
Whose fault is it?
Let's look at whose responsibility it is.
Not fault.
Whose responsibility?
My friends in the Republican Party have the trifecta.
President's Republican, House's Republican, Senate's Republican.
You have the mantle.
You have the gavel.
You've got to keep the train running.
You've got to keep this place open.
And I've said this.
I know that the president has the ability to do that.
But you can't always have politics driving the end result to do your job.