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Context of divided government where we have been able to govern. and its largely been because the president could go to use the bully pulpit, go to the population, get the backing of the public then pressure congress. why is this congress so insulated from public opinion? >> i think they produced a level of caucus discipline, that is essentially unprecedented in modern times, and i think political scientists, such as yourself, have shown that. have done the analysis to show the level of party-li...

I think the support will bump up. this is a good moment for president obama. hes getting a lot of positive press here, andrea. they need to turn this around as they get closer to the mid-terms. and that work starts today. >> and that work starts today, but he also has to -- he has to change the conversation to make it more of an economic argument. because he is subject to some concerns within the white house, that they have not addressed the overriding concerns of the american people. >> and you...

Health care bill. we seem to have hit almost every type of holiday. it was supposed to be done in august. then halloween. then thanksgiving. then christmas. then st. patricks day. now, its easter. lets hope its now finally over. i think thats what democrats and most of a lot of republicans would want. theyre pretty much exhausted up here. >> and the reporters, too, i should suspect. thank you very much. meanwhile, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu remains defiant on what he calls israels...

Going to be for harry reid with all these challenges? the amendment attempts and par lamentry challenges? >> first of all, he wants to be sure he knows where he is and i know hes been working to do that. secondly, hes going to need a lot of good, caucus discipline. as they go through the votes, theyre going to have to do that. third, hes going to have to play the schedule against the recess. hell want to be sure by saturday, weve played this out, so that people can keep their schedules and move ...

Obama administration, which is extremely unpopular. the danger for republicans, the balance to have to walk, is to look as if theyre being responsible at the same time they say theyre not going to cooperate. how you can legislate and refuse to cooperate is a tricky balance. >> and they, of course, have the 13 attorneys general, 13 states like virginia where youve got very conservative lawyers arguing that this is an individual mandate that is unconstitutional. so youre going to see these lawsuit...

Its our capital. >> ahead of his meeting later today, about 5:30 this afternoon with president obama. chuck todd is nbcs correspondent. weve seen netanyahu on the hill where he has a lot of support, but so far, hillary clinton and he met yesterday in private. they canceled the photo opportunity. he met earlier today, as i say, with boehner and pelosi on the hill, but when he seeing the president for a second time in a row, hes going to be without cameras. this indicates this breach has not been ...

People were thrilled because we know weve been trying to do this for decade after decade. being there with people like john dingle, who has been in the house for over 40 years trying to move these issues forward. being there with the kennedy family. so many people trying so hard. it was a moment of exuberance and excitement for all. >> i can understand that. its that old open mike syndrome. congratulations to you. i know youve got a lot of hard work. its been a very big day. thanks. as we poin...

Whether there will be new announcements of tenders for building, whether there will be new building activity in arab suburbs of jerusalem or demolitions. what will count will be what happens on the ground. i think that netanyahu understands very clearly and i would assume youll hear it from the president tonight, that if he takes both kinds of actions that produced this current crisis, hell have another crisis in u.s.-israeli relations and i think all of his ministers understand that, too. thats...

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