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Taxes when they didnt cut? theres never been entitlement reform. its a one-way street all the time. >> nancy pelosi said this, that revenue needs to be on the table in relation to discussions to soften the sequester cuts. >> of course. >> so the democrats are trying to soften those automatic spending cuts, and at the same time raise taxes. they dont cut spending as much and raise taxes. its crazy. >> the last time we had a serious consideration of entitlement reform was simpson-bowles. and presi...

Because it got so close to the edge. and i think what i heard from them was that they have confidence in our economy, much as the business people i talked to have confidence in our economy. i think what we need to do here in washington is to go from the coming together on wednesday night where we saw a strong bipartisan majority do the right thing and make progress from there, show that we can work together. >> so one more economic question. a lot of republicans are calling about the fact that w...

Because it got so close to the edge. and i think what i heard from them was that they have confidence in our economy, much as the business people i talked to have confidence in our economy. i think what we need to do here in washington is to go from the coming together on wednesday night where we saw a strong bipartisan majority do the right thing and make progress from there, show that we can work together. >> so one more economic question. a lot of republicans are calling about the fact that w...

We know that from the shutdown there was a loss of economic activity. i cant give you a number today of what it is. i know the direction. the direction is it took an economy that is fighting hard to get good economic growth going to create jobs for the american people, and it took it in the wrong direction. our job in washington is to move things in the right direction. this one was a little bit scary because it got so close to the edge. and i think what i heard from them was that they have conf...

>> reporter: the president will launch action august with a series of speeches, two tomorrow, one the day after. he says his goal is for middle class families to feel secure and for those who are willing to strife to get into the middle last to have more ladders of opportunity. the patti ann? >> republicans are not waiting for the presidents speech. they have a prebuttal. what are they saying. >> speaker boehner said welcome to the conversation, mr. president. weve been focusing on jobs all alon...

And spec at a timers. leading the parade, edith windsor who challenged doma. they struck down a key provision of doma, saying it is a violation of the fifth amendment. that decision means federal benefits can no longer be denied same sex couples that get married in states that allow gay marriage. a heat wave out west as weve been telling you is deadly now. we will give you an update on dangerous temperatures and when theyre expected to peak. we peeked into death valley, not the end of the day,...

And spec at a timers. leading the parade, edith windsor who challenged doma. they struck down a key provision of doma, saying it is a violation of the fifth amendment. that decision means federal benefits can no longer be denied same sex couples that get married in states that allow gay marriage. a heat wave out west as weve been telling you is deadly now. we will give you an update on dangerous temperatures and when theyre expected to peak. we peeked into death valley, not the end of the day,...

Coming up here. well get you the statement for the president. in the meantime how about only taking home 25 cents on every dollar that you make? it is happening. it is a super tax and in place and well tell you where in a moment. martha: new reaction from the white house suggestion that is the administration may have exaggerated impact of automatic spending cuts. >> youre editorializing enormously in that. >> how so? february 25th, she said, if you have 5,000 fewer border patrol hours or agents ...

More than 35 years took place at the lincoln memorial. 6,000 gathered for a interdenominational sunrise service and at the vatican pope francis delivered a plea for world peace. it was his first easter mass since becoming pontiff. now back to the best of "up" with chris hayes. youre watching the best of "up." last week we sat dawn with paul krugman about the continued economic recovery and heres what happened. this week ahead of the presidents state of the union address on tuesday the white ho...

Customs enforcement removed nearly 400,000 illegal immigrants, the highest number in agency history. jon: staying in washington, it is a big job on capitol hill with the senate expected to approve a plan to keep the government running, and were getting word funding for some critical programs hit hard by automatic spending cuts might also be restored. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill with that. seems like the biggest fight is not the short-term funding, but the ...