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Because youve got to caucus with one party or the other or you dont get a committee assignment, he will lose. because democrats will stick with the democrats and most republicans will go with rubio. how does he win in that situation? once they know hes going to be a republican when he get theres? >> i spoke to some democrats today, and theyre pretty happy about this news. up until now they didnt think kendrick meek had much of a chance against crist or rubio, maybe more of one. if theres a three...

And caucus with them, because you have to caucus with one part of the other or you dont get a committee assignment. he will lose. the democrats will stick with the democrats and most republicans will go with rubio. how does he win in that situation? once they know hes going to be a republican when he gets there? >> i spoke to some democrats today. theyre pretty happy about this news. up until now they didnt think meek had much of a chance against crist and not much, even one against marco rubio....

Campaign in your district come november. maybe you can get a committee assignment. things of that nature. kucinich, another interesting guy. he got a ride on air force one yesterday. here is the question i have about kucinich, would he be the one democrat when it got to 215, would he be the one democrat to kill health care? they think not. it really will be 216, nothing to spare. >> is this where pelosi will have a couple in her back pocket if she really needs them to vote aye shell ask them to ...

With the chantix and with the support system, it worked. it worked for me. (announcer) talk to your doctor to find out if prescription chantix is right for you. i have this morning sent a letter to speaker pelosi asking her to grant me a leave of absence until such time as the ethics committee completes its work. >> breaking news -- charlie rangel, the powerful democratic chairman of the house ways and means committee is giving up his committee assignment after a string of ethics violations. i...

Your conference. i dont know where someone would get their committee assignment from the speaker and expect to have a conference as well. >> hes not making threats. hell likely be subpoena as well. will we hear from him testifying for this commission? >> we should. he was very much in contact with the president that day. number two, some of his colleagues were involved in the planning of the insurrection as members of congress. lastly, you know he says i dont know any members of history that get...

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Stepchild merger of the boehner/reid plan. >> thats the problem. >> you will get a merger, only way to get a deal. they wont take any of this. by the way, the one person to take this bill down for boehner, this will be people down in the well, ive watched it before, the whips, that will say, heres a checkbook. you had no money for your campaign. youre going to be off your committee assignment. well put you on the d.c. committee. >> thats true. >> theyll get the votes. >> the votes are in the bag...

My way out." >>guest: all lawmakers serve on committees and he was on energy and commerce committee, a power post on capitol hill and last night house minority leader pelosi was saying, we will have a meeting tomorrow to maybe consider stripping him of his committee pest. when that happens you are like a man without a country, a man on an island by yourself, here, awash in 435 other colleagues and thats an untenable position, you cannot be effective and this is what happened with former congress...

Against leadership, against the obama agenda, against nancy pelosi and you need a little favor, a committee assignment, a plum piece of legislation maybe you dont get your call returned as quickly. >> greta: unless you her blessing. >> thats right. >> greta: this is the only way i can get elected is if i run from health care -- >> she knows the democratic majority was built on electricking democrats from republican leaning districts in 2006 and 2008 along with rahm emanuel. she knows the politic...