'This Week' Transcript: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Ted Cruz, and Jeb Bush

Nancy Pelosi, Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush on "This Week."

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October 18, 2013, 12:34 PM
Representative Donna Edwards (D) Maryland, Representative Adam Kinzinger (R) Illinois, New York Times White House Correspondent Peter Baker, ABC News Political Analyst and Special Correspondent Matthew Dowd on 'This Week'
Representative Donna Edwards (D) Maryland, Representative Adam Kinzinger (R) Illinois, New York Times White House Correspondent Peter Baker, ABC News Political Analyst and Special Correspondent Matthew Dowd on 'This Week'
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Washington, DC, Oct. 20, 2013— -- A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday morning, October 20, 2013 on ABC News is below.

MARTHA RADDATZ, HOST: Good morning. Welcome to This Week.

Now what?

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BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: How business is done in this town has to change.

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RADDATZ: After two weeks of complete chaos, Washington finally gets its act together, ending the shutdown crisis. But with new deadlines looming, what's to keep it from happening again? Is Washington broken beyond repair? This morning, tough questions for all sides. Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi, Tea Party hero Ted Cruz, and GOP star Jeb Bush.

Plus...

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HILLARY CLINTON, FRM. U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: Recently in Washington unfortunately we have seen examples of the wrong kind of leadership.

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RADDATZ: Hillary back on the campaign trail, the powerhouse round table looks ahead to 2016 and takes on a stunning week in politics. It's all right here this Sunday morning.

ANNOUNCER: From ABC News, This Week with George Stephanopoulos starts now.

Hello again, I'm Martha Raddatz. George is off today. Great to have you with us. I'm here with ABC's Jon Karl and Jeff Zeleny.

And let's show that moment again. There it was yesterday, Hillary Clinton taking the stage, talking about leadership and the state of politics, her first explicitly political event in more than four years.

When you see that moment, Jon Karl, how can you think anything but that she's running?

JON KARL, ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT: You really can't. And I'll tell you she may not have told anybody yet that she's running, but those that have supported her, worked for her in the past are 100 percent convinced she's going to do it again.

RADDATZ: It sure looks like it. We have lots more to cover this morning including what's next now that the government shutdown is over.

But first to news breaking overnight, those two convicted murderers in Florida who incredibly forged their way out of jail, now back behind bars after being captured last night in Panama City.

Our own Steve Osunsami is there. Good morning, Steve.

STEVE OSUNSAMI, ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Martha.

It was like a scene out of a movie, police racing to this motel in Panama City, finally catching up to those convicted killers who according to authorities had been here since Wednesday. Police say they surrendered without incident, came out with their hands up.

It has been a long journey for these two. First, forging their way out of a prison here with fake documents, including a forged judge's signature ordering their release early. They were serving life sentences without parole and somehow they were released.

This has been a shame for the law enforcement officials and the legal system in Florida in general. And there have been calls for changes to the system in terms of how those orders are processed.

This morning these two men are in a county jail here and are expected to be handed over to corrections officials and could be back in prison as soon as today -- Martha.

RADDATZ: Thanks, Steve. Incredible story.

And before we get to Leader Pelosi, Senator Cruz, Governor Bush, let's bring back our chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl and our senior Washington correspondent Jeff Zeleny.