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House, as he actually is beginning a meeting with key republican house committee chairman. you saw congressman brady there as well as congressman walden, two of the key people that are architects of the bill the house republican leadership is trying to push through. with us to share their reporting an insights, ryan of "the new yorker," lee and reporter from the "washington post" and "new york times". what did you think of that? >> first, the president who ran mocking his opponent for reading fr...

And trying to confirm that and the identities of the people involved. we also know that the al qaeda linked group based out of somalia has tweeted essentially taking responsibility for this attack saying that it is in retaliation for kenyan military activity in somalia but we want to be clear that the state department has not confirmed that. they do, however, believe that this attack shows all of the signs of a terrorist incident so they continue to monitor the evolving and devastating situation...

And they plray and on thursday they moved to take food from the hungry people. >> thank you, congress wam barbara lee and congressman luke messer. next, is it the republican party or the tea party? whatever it is, its got even bill oreilly mad. thats coming up. >> what youre trying to do, the tea party is trying to do, is impossible. so do you not know that? the senate is not going to go along. even if the house were to vote to defund obama care which it will not. copd makes it hard to breathe...

>> the president and harry reid are saying no, you do what we want or nothing. under our constitution, the dually elected members of the house have a legitimate right to have a say on the continuing resolution and on the debt ceiling. >> you talked negotiations and we hear the president talk about what was it specifically, some democrats and reasonable republicans in congress. you have this push to repeal, defund obama care. we know the democrats think thats nonsense, but there are republicans w...

Theyre not focused on you. so there are two deadlines coming up that congress has to meet. and i want folks to pay attention to this. congress has to meet two deadlines and theyre coming up pretty quickly. the first deadline, the most basic constitutional duty congress has is to pass a budget. thats congress 101. if they dont pass a budget by september 30th, whats the date today? the 20th. all right, so if congress doesnt pass a budget in ten days, a week from monday, the government will shut do...

Background checks. its not that the nra members dont support what were saying, its not that the nation doesnt support what we were saying, myself and nate pendleton and other parents in chicago and across the nation were in washington on capitol hill just earlier this week demanding that congress take action, action they promised after newtown. we want to see the results. >> nate, let me bring you in. while people wont know xbroe p joy sons name on a national platform and were happy her voice is...

This is not just my opinion. this is everybodys opinion. all right. now, why havent we already gotten it done if its such a simple thing? thats -- everybody is nodding, like, yeah, why didnt we already get this done? democrats and some reasonable republicans in congress are willing to raise the debt ceiling and pass a sensible budget. and i want to work with democrats and republicans to do just that, claire mccaskill is ready to do it. congressman cleave, hes ready to do it. and we just pass the...

Its important that we get it right in washington because even though our success as a country will ultimately depend on great businesses like ford and hard workers like you, the government has to do some things. congress has to pass a budget to make sure our education system works and prepares our kids and our workers for the global economy. if were going to rebuild our roads and bridges and airports and ports, government has got to be involved in that. if were going to be scientific research an...

For a secure life. so you can raise your kids. and have confidence that theyre going to do better than you did. thats what im focused on. thats what youre focused on. thats what congress should be focused on. [ cheers and applause ] which brings me to the current situation. let me talk about whats going on back in washington. right now, congress is in the middle of a budget debate. now, theres nothing new about that. you know, every year, congress has to pass a budget. and its always a contentio...

Plant, punching in as part of the next generation of american workers and a great iconic american company. our economy is coming back because of workers like jordan and her family. every day all over this country there are men and women just like jordan, just like her brother. they wake up and maybe pack a lunch for kids, kiss them good-bye, go to work, live up to the responsibilities, do their jobs, pay their bills. should you expect the same thing from people in washington? [ applause ] should...