Mark Warner: “The president would rather go to Asia and have meetings with…”

“And what I guess frustrates me, and I joked about this, but the fact that the speaker has kept the house members out for now, three weeks on end. And the president would rather, may be changing this now, but The president would rather go to Asia and have meetings with world leaders than sit down with the Democrats and resolve health care. It just didn't seem fair. And you're right, Jen, a lot of Virginians are hurting on this. You know, folks are going without potentially their second paycheck.” (02:41–02:48)

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.