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Funds unspent. i would do a federal hiring freeze and pay freeze for the rest of the year. i would cut discretionary spending back to 08 levels and freeze the spending going forward. you can and i can get into a debate about keynesian economics, whether it worked or didnt. i dont think it did. we increased discretionary by 84%. i dont think we should continue to build that kind of a base. lets cut discretionary spending back to 08 levels. rescind stimulus, rescind t.a.r.p. and do a federal hirin...

Lost work. >> they want 07, 08 and 09 tax returns. and i dont have them. so, you know, they just got me on a file. >> reporter: faced with similar complaints, bp has eased its requirements. the company no longer is requiring tax returns. people unable to pursue their regular work simply have to show some proof of income. >> if you dont have a tax return, well take a w 2. if you dont have a w2, just show us a paycheck stub. if you dont have a government slip and youre a shrimper or a fisherman, w...

Frustration still high over the national housing crisis, bought boston-based nonprofit is bringing home owners and lenders face-to-face to work out solutions. >> reporter: lined up, camping out, trying to save their homes. thousands of home owners from across the nation are looking for relief at this housing fair in washington. >> that would be $508 that you are working on. >> this woman from maryland is one of them. >> we have been struggling, juggling bills around because we know that the mort...

The president can be used to save senate races where he is a real drag is on the swing house districts because most of those house districts are in places he didnt win in 2008. so i think thats where we sort of had two different dynamics here. he is the guy you bring in to save senate races. murray and boxer, feingold, florida, we throw -- >> ranked. >> but youre not going to bring him to jason altmyers district. >> you can bring bubba into some of these districts. >> that may be the influence h...

Where we sort of had two different dynamics. patty murray, barbara boxer, russ fine gold, florida. thats -- we throw that away. >> so strange. >> but you dont -- you wont bring him to jasonali altmeijer district. >> bill clinton is the guy you send to the parts of pennsylvania where you dont want to send barack obama. but chuck brings a really salient point in that the democrats won a lot of house seats the last two elections that, you know, generally would be thought of as republican seats. or ...

I think what is driving a lot of folks overall which is this concern about the economy and independents have been these folks that have already left the political parties weve been watching this the last 20 years, right? they have been moving away from identifying with either the republicans or the democrats and they are sort of driven, i think, by events of the day so independents, for instance, lost by republicans over competency and management of the war and also of katrina and right now demo...

Moving away from identifying with the republicans or the democrats and theyre sort of driven, i think, by events of the day. so, independents, for instance, lost by the republicans over competency and management of the war and of katrina. and right now, democrats are suffering and the president over management of the economy and concern about the economy. an enso, these are the -- this is a group of folks and the real question i think all of us in midterm is how many show up? which way do they v...

The house. there was going to be a realignment regardless -- if unemployment were at 4. >> they werent going to build on 06 and 08. >> right. >> in 2010. >> but as we look at influencers, is there any concept out there -- i look at the tea party -- that really could influence this next election cycle to an extent where you see a mark? >> unions. >> tea party has brought passion. >> sure. >> they have brought a new sort of passion. i think its brought some new people into the political process an...

T.a.r.p. funds nothing being spent. i would do a federal hiring freeze and pay freeze for the rest of the year. i would cut discretionary spending back to 08 levels and freeze the spending going forward. you can and i can get into a debate. we increased discretionary by 84%. i dont think we shoild continue to build that kind of a base. lets go back and cut it to 08 levels. resend stimulus. resend t.a.r.p. and do a federal hiring and pay freeze. those are a few ideas that add up to $1.3 trillion ...

Stimulus funds. i would reskend all the t.a.r.p. funds nothing being spent. i would do a federal hiring freeze and pay freeze for the rest of the year. i would cut discretionary spending back to 08 levels and freeze the spending going forward. you can and i can get into a debate. whether it worked or it didnt. i dont think it did. we increased discretionary by 84%. i dont think we should continue to build that kind of a base. lets go back and cut it to 08 levels. rescind stimulus, rescind t.a.r....