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It might be the halfway point between last years midterms and this falls off-year election, but theres certainly been no let-up in the frenetic bustle of political activity, nationally and

It might be the halfway point between last years midterms and this falls off-year election, but theres certainly been no let-up in the frenetic bustle of political activity, nationally and

House Democrats criticized their Republican counterparts for passing the Parents' Rights School Bill, which would grant parents greater influence over school policies.

Am working hard. i will recover and will return and we will work together again. then the house will vote on a bill that giffords cowrote designed to strengthen penaltieses for drug smugglers who use airports from mexico. she was greeted by cheers when she arrived last night, just her second appearance since being shot in the head last january. the president greeted her with a long hug. she stayed for several minutes afterwards to speak with friends and colleagues. it was quite moving to watch l...

And she expect her to hand deliver it to speaker boehner. gabby giffords will not speak we are told on the house floor today, chuck, and this really is the end of a year-long saga that has tapped into seemingly every element thats on this spectrum of human emotion. we started last year in january with despair and anguish that possibly gabby giffords could be killed. thats sort of bloomed into this feeling of hope thats radiated throughout the capital amongst her colleagues. no one will say anyth...

America undocumented, and how to deal with that problem. so it will be interesting to see exactly what specifics he lays out here in the next hour or so. >> it was. i tell you, it was amazing, during our debate when newt gingrich said he wouldnt veto, and mitt romney said me too, me too, i have the same thing. they know theyre in florida now. ron, thanks. well, as president obama takes his state of the union message on the road, were going to check in on how the speech resonated in the chamber...

Put a proposal on the table. lets have this discussion. then lets move forward with legislation hand put forward positive policy instead of spitting and shouting at each other. >> tom price, head of the policy committee on the house side, congressman, thanks for coming on this morning. >> thanks so much, chuck. appreciate it. were watching live pictures on capitol hill. the house is debating the final bill, designed to strengthen pents for drug smugglers who use airplanes from mexico. were exp...

Before they heed up. we have a bipartisan bill. i think we can get that done to help rebuild or transportation system. on energy, i think theres bipartisan agreement to use every available way to become energy dependent, and then helping or veterans, he mentioned it again, we could do more in that regard. some of the tax provisions that need to be extended, including the payroll tax, i think we can get that do don, but what the president wants to do with sort of evening out the tax code, if you ...

Giffords, is a done deal. they wouldnt want her final deal to actually go down. >> good morning. its very much a done deal. its a bill thats got a lot of bipartisan support. it strengthens the penalties for those who use light airplanes to smuggle drugs across the border. its something shes worked on in her time in congress. shes had a very good bipartisan relationship with a lot of members in that region of the country on border security issues. its a great issue for her to go out on. what exac...

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