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Foundation. these are going to be tough races, if you look at the september, you are talking about red states, held in some cases by democrats, where even mitt romney won. i think those are challenges. but the republicans have found ways to lose whether they should have won again and again. so i think i am more optimistic than history would suggest. i think it will be tough. but there is a path for towses keep the seats we have, which would be a victory. >> eric: on policy, what does he have to ...

Up like recent fiscal battles this was relatively trauma-free almost week ahead of the deadline. the public fight was over the budget. >> the stanford economy looked at the budget and said 500,000 jobs right away. this plan will protect and strengthen medicare. it begips, yes, by repealing obama care. >> the resolution passed 221 221-207. with ten republicans an all democrats voting against it. >> this is an uncompromising ideological approach to our budget issues. this also fails the test of ta...

Joining us is chris van hollen, democrat of maryland and ranking member of the house budget committee. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon, martin. are you able to explain how republicans spend their time repeatedly voting through mr. ryans budgets that dont add up, that strip 40 million people of their health care, yet they are virtually silent on the issue of gun violence, they expend all their energy on something that will never become law ever, yet do absolutely nothing even after 20 ba...

An effort to be transparent. as the president does have numerous organizations that support his policy agenda, or the political agenda of the democratic party, which is not the goal of this specific organization he will meet periodically with ofa. >> reporter: jay carney will be briefing report tphers a few moments. behind me one question hes likely to get is something that came up on monday, when a lot of this was being talked about, was the question of the president this week outreach to repub...

Democrat in the primary. he went on to beat francisco canseco in a tough general election, focusing on his roots during the campaign. heres a clip. >> as a young latino, he wasnt even allowed to start school until he was 10 years old, but he graduated from college and he won a small business and he pushed his family into the middle class. his sacrifices made sure that my life would be better than his. >> well, joining me now is texas democratic congressman, pete guy y gallego from the only swing...

Senate democrats will unveil their budget this week, too, and cnn is told it will include tax increases. its the first senate budget in four years. it has become gop sport to demonstrate that. >> ten shuttle missions. >> ipads didnt exist the last time the senate passed a budget. >> it is easy to talk past each other when not talking at all. ryan lunched with the president last week, said it was the first time they spoke for more than two minutes. democrat chris van hollen was there. >> the fact...

Ways we might begin to bridge some of the difference that is we face especially on budget issues. a little less fuzzy, the growing rift over the filibuster over the drone program. >> the country needs more senators who care about liberty, but if mr. paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts that fire up impressionable libertarian kids in their college dorms. he needs to know what hes talking about. >> senators john mccain and lindsey grahams scathing resp...

Now, why did the president invite the republicans to dinner and what did they talk about? senator ron johnson was there. >> how are you doing. >> greta: very well. speaker boehner and minority leader mitch mcconnell were not at the dinner. >> right. >> greta: how close were you to the president at the table. >> about as far as away from you, as i am from you, so, it was pretty intimate gathering. there were 12 senators present and staff members, it was open, honest sincere general discussion of ...

Now, why did the president invite the republicans to dinner and what did they talk about? senator ron johnson was there. >> how are you doing. >> greta: very well. speaker boehner and minority leader mitch mcconnell were not at the dinner. >> right. >> greta: how close were you to the president at the table. >> about as far as away from you, as i am from you, so, it was pretty intimate gathering. there were 12 senators present and staff members, it was open, honest sincere general discussion of ...

Quickly. joining me is eugene robinson and jonathan alter. both are msnbc political analysts. jonathan, whats doable from that list? >> well, i think a lot of it is doable. you know, hes throwing a lot of things against the wall to see what sticks. its important to remember though that were not going to move to that agenda right away because, you know, not to get too down in the weeds, but what they call the continuing resolution, which is basically the budget to keep the government open, is goi...