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Left with is this kind of symbolic -- you know, hes playing to potentially republican primary voters. >> a lot of liberals, kristen, have complained this bill that theyre threatening filibuster is watered down and not really that strong to begin with. >> rand paul and the other two who are planning to join him in this will always take an opportunity to make a stand on the floor. i mean, these are guys who are about making their point whether its in line with the polling, whether its in line with...

Closing the gun hole loophole or making background checks genuinely comprehensive, mandating they be used in citizen to citizen point of sale. >> right. >> that is going to be in the legislation thats sort of the base body and then other stuff in amendments, but the assault weapons ban and magazine clips are not in that base bill. i want to play you this clip and get your response congresswoman from a very thoughtful sort of conservative although interesting ideologically person we have on the s...

The main argument against this from gun rights supporters is, well, if you do this its a slippery slope to creating some federal registry. federally licensed companies, like dicks sporting good they do a background check and keep a piece of paper and put that paper in a binder and keep it. its not part of a database so there is no registry now. how do you go from there to the fear if you try to close this loophole where 40% of purchases are made without any record at all or background check, tha...

Tonight for gun control advocates if this reporting is true that they will have background checks in the base bill. >> im still making the push, because they have to vote for the bill even if its in the bill. let me ask you about the reporting here. does this mean that the senate majority leader harry reid from nevada does believe he can get 60 votes for a bill which includes tougher, broader background check program? >> reporter: thats exactly what it means, the whole idea was to put some base ...

Supporting today, and im very proud of it. i think this shows the american people with can manage our country wisely. before you go to the floor, i wanted to quickly ask about the assault weapon ban. harry reid has decided not to put it in the gun legislation. dianne feinstein is angry, deeply disappointed, still wants a shot at it. what do you think about the decision by the leadership to not perform a vote on the assault weapon ban? >> i personally have supported a ban on it, i support the s...

Happen again? whats happened? >> reporter: well, you know, harry reid was faced with a very fundamental question, martin. he could put on what is essentially an unpopular measure, dianne feinstein notwithstanding, and thats a renewal of the assault weapons ban. he could put it on that base bill and have it bring down the entire bill. under that circumstances, by harry reids estimation, it has fewer, martin, fewer than 40 votes in support in the united states senate. you cant blame it all on ted ...

The last week or so which brought us to victory in passing the base bill, the senate bill. essential to its passage was a passage of a second bill which would make significant improvements on the senate bill. megyn: as the president prepared for the final bill signing, new concerns over what congress put in that 2,700 page document. and how the changes we are seeing to the healthcare system will impact businesses and workers. james rosen has more on this. how can companies tell if they are going...

Am i frustrated thats not part of this base bill? absolutely. we must have it and actually congresswoman slaughter is talking about that being her first bill. >> do you think this stuff happens, these amendments actually go through? >> i think that these amendments will be pieces of legislation. i think that they will have hearings. i believe they will be taken very seriously. every single member that i have mentioned that im going to reintroduce the robust public option has said sign me on. >> ...

If you like ron wyden and paul ryan and you like freedom and choice and you like a free market. congressman, thank you. >> i want the doctor to be in charge of the patient. >> i wouldnt mind that myself as a patient. thank you so much. i do want to welcome the democrat from california. co-chair of the progressive caucus. in terms of distance this bill goes, before we get into how you would amend it to improve, what is your view of the events as they stand this afternoon? >> big step forward, dyl...

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