California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff appears to have conceded that it\u2019s time to \u201creach across the aisle\u201d and work with Republicans as President-elect Donald Trump is headed back to the White House.<\/p>\n
Speaking with NBC San Diego, Schiff spoke about winning the election in November to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein\u2019s seat before beginning his full six-year term in the new year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going from 750,000 in my district to 40 million, which is very exciting,\u201d Schiff told NBC 7 earlier this month. \u201cIn order to get things done, you really have to work with people across the aisle, so there\u2019s a lot of incentive to find good partners.\u201d<\/p>\n
The California Democrat, who has spent years attacking and going after Trump, wants to reach across the political spectrum to \u201cget things done.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are times I\u2019m going to have to stand up to the president and push back,\u201d Schiff said. \u201cCalifornians are going to expect that of me. I\u2019m going to have to try to do both at the same time. I\u2019m sure that will prove to be challenging,\u201d Schiff said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause housing is more and more scarce, and we have a population that\u2019s growing, people are left homeless, or people can\u2019t afford to buy a home, or people can\u2019t afford their rent anymore. And there are things that we can do about this, and a lot of them are bipartisan,\u201d Schiff said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn healthcare, on the economy, on bringing prices down, there\u2019s ample room to get these things done if we\u2019re looking for solutions rather than just fighting each other,\u201d Schiff added.<\/p>\n
Schiff\u2019s newfound motivation to reach across the aisle comes after he lashed out at Trump after he won November\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n
In an appearance on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union,\u201d host Jake Tapper questioned Schiff regarding President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s recent cabinet picks.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were censured in the House last year for, in their view, holding positions of power during the Trump presidency as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and, according to them, \u2018abusing this trust by saying there was evidence of collusion between Trump\u2019s campaign and Russia,\u2019\u201d Tapper said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I wonder if you are feeling at all, introspective at all, about that was, according to the Mueller report and according to your Republican colleagues, an overstatement? And I wonder if you think, in any way, you helped set the table for these disruptors?\u201d Tapper asked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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