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Running. this sets up a direct challenge to the presidents unilateral actions on immigration when we have new majorities in both chambers of congress. >> the 1.$1.014 trillion $packa would only fund the government through february 27th. some rank and file conservativings say they want that fight now. >> i feel like the leadership is asking us to punt on first down without any effort to get a first down or to score a touchdown, by that, i mean that there is no sincere effort to defund the preside...

Members of congress are getting ready to take up a massive government funding bill that nixes the threat of another government shutdown. negotiators have released their bill that funds the government through september the 30th. it puts $521 billion into defense, $492 billion in other programs. theres no new funding for obamacare, but some sequester easing. theres even a ban on new light bulb standards, a 1% pay raise for federal workers. it also bars officials from ending saturday mail delivery....

Fisker automotive is the company. they are backed by u.s. taxpayers to the tune of $521 billion. weve been down this road before, right? it is latest in green energy investments made by the obama administration and this one is also struggling to stay afloat. meanwhile china holds $1.2 trillion in u.s. debt total, right? were already on the hook for that amount in china. joined by rich lowery, editor of "national review" and fox news contributor. good morning, rich. >> hi, martha. martha: we aske...

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ now lets take a look at what has changed and what hasnt after the headlines come and go. we call it "then and now." eight years ago today the record deficit was the top story. heres an except of david gregorys report from "nbc nightly news" in 2004 on code red warning from then federal reserve chairman alan greenspan. >> the fed chief warned today that the bush administrations projected $521 billion deficit for this year now threatens to short change social security. this is th...