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Package for our lawmakers and were happy to see that there is some progress. there is no progress without struggle and weve been struggling and we continue to do that until we discuss the other two issues and they get their day before our lawmakers. >> poll released yesterday said 53% support the stand your ground laws and 43% oppose. what is the strategy going forward if the effort to change this law fails? >> well, first, weve got to get to a substantive debate. so, were looking forward to hav...

The poor are or how poor people live and the fact like i said before, the majority of the poor work. they have jobs. >> and i want to switch, we have just a little time left. i want to talk about that. one of the other places where we see great inequities is with regard to health care. the gop wants to defund obamacare. they voted a 40th time just yesterday. i was interested in what you have done at spellman college, recognizing the needs of your students and trying to figure out what you can do...

Most vulnerable members of our society, thats what republicans announced theyre planning to do when they come back from vacation. but the last thing they did before they left? voting to repeal obama care. for the 40th time. house republicans today, in their parting shot before skipping town, voted once again to turn back the clock on the reforms of health insurance industry that despite their efforts remain the law of the land. republicans have spent the better part of the last month trying to f...

Electronically have the ability to be able to check for this verification of income, now do it. jamie: what about the nominee for the irs? obviously, the irs will be tasked with enforcement and implementation to a great degree. whats your thoughts on our, the nominee thats been presented? >> well, i dont really know a lot about him. i will start to read, but i know hes got a big job. i hope hes ready for that job, because theres some real cleaning out to be done in the irs. people were already s...

Premiums that dont have, we are subsidizing those people. in terms of states, the states have done exchanges like maryland and new york are actually lowering premiums. those states that actually followed the law, the premiums are lower than they were. >> if it was so good, why wouldnt congress take this deal? >> you have a bunch of republicans in congress. >> the democrats voted this through, they should be the ones setting the example of all people. >> i agree. fine with me. >> its terrible. th...

The unemployment rate dropping to 7.4% for the month of july. now, that is a .2 percentage drop from last month, and its the lowest rate since december 2008. the labor department says 162,000 jobs were added to the economy, but 240,000 americans stopped looking for work, and that led in large part to the drop in the unemployment rate. it is the smallest increase since march, talking about the increase in the number of jobs. this all comes a day after the dow and s&p 500 closed at record levels. ...

Nilly to facebook and social media david sanger, thank you. the republican led house has just voted to repeal obama care for the 40th time. happy anniversary, house of rets. latest bill prevents the irs from implementing or enfonsing the affordable care act, which the supreme court court has ruled law of the land. we will have more on this after the break. you know throughout history,

A. meaningless vote. it was the 40th time. it was congress last vote before the five-week vacation. they get the entire month of august off, plus labor day week. this is nothing new. congress spent less time on capitol hill than any of the previous five years. they average less than three days per week in washington and passed 561 bills, the lowest in american history while being paid $174,000 a year. to work less than three days a week. what do they do when they dont work for snus they work for...

Obama care. if youre scoring this at home, its the 40th time the republican-led house voted to of repeal is, defund or cripple the law. it is government by tantrum meaningless. meaningless measures, meaningless roll calls, meaningless speeches as they say down in texas, its all hat and no cattle. republicans are united against obama care when it comes to votes like this one, but a warring faction of tea party republicans led by ted cruz of texas are making it very real threat to shut down the u....

>> that was the head of the irs. the agency thats going to be charged with enforcing obamacare saying hed rather not get his own health insurance system from the company charged with the overhaul one day before house republican voted for the 40th time to derail obamacare and pass a bill cushing the irss role implementing the overhaul. a republican strategist and blogger, alan colmes, we know him and love him, host of the al alan colmes show. we know you and also love you. the head of the irs enf...