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Republican, to be a john heinz republican. you know, my congress represents america. i have bernie sanders who, who he was first elected, was a socialist. hes an independent. i have barbara boxer, one of the most progressive members in the entire senate. but on the other side, i have mark prior from arkansas, a very moderate man. i have claire mccaskill from missouri. i have ben nelson from nebraska. so my caucus has these extremes on both sides, but it has also the mixture that gets us to where...

Art of compromise, consensus building. nothing wrong with that. and republicans throughout the country also believe that. but they dont have republican leaders that are leading them down the path that we used to have to bring about good things in our country. >> harry reid, thank you very much. >> you bet. still to come, my evening with ann. it is impossible to prepare for a debate with ann coulter, as i discovered last night here in washington. there is just no way of knowing what shes going ...

What are the obligations to the country and to the people we represent? its the coming up with effective solutions, to sitting down and working with the issues and sitting around table and sorting through the differences, you cannot solve a problem without talking. the senate is based on consensus building. that was the vision of the founding fathers, if we abandon that approach, we do it at the expense of the country and the issues that we need to address to put us back on track. >> you have be...

Yesterday, moderate republican olympia snowe announced she was leaving the senate, crippling gops hopes of winning a majority in november. snowe says shes retiring because of the hyperpolarized atmosphere of, quote, my way or the highway. this afternoon, she told andrea mitchell the country is at risk. >> its very, very difficult to resolve major issues. its dysfunctional and the political paralysis has overtaken the environment to the detriment of the good of this country. the united states sen...

Save the jobs. those are a few things we have to do. i hope this congress has had a very good learning experience, especially those newer to this body. everything we do around here does not have to wind up in a fight. that isnt the way things need to be. people wonder why the approval rating of congress is so low. i dont wonder. it seems that everything we have done this last year has been a knock down, drag-out fight. there is no reason to do that. and if there were not, if there were message r...

Last thing we have been through, i would hope, especially, i repeat the new members of the house, will understand that legislation is the art of compromise. consensus building. not trying to push their way through on issues that you dont have the support of the american people. i repeat what i said earlier. this institution relies on trust and goodwill to get work done. american people need this institution to work effectively. we have enormous challenges facing our great country. i indicated ea...

kyra? but in the next half an hour, we should see the senate come into session and this deal could pass within maybe one or two minutes. it could be that short as both the senate and the house are expected to pass this legislation. this payroll tax extension deal using a procedural move that basically allows them to pass legislation without having to call all of the members back into town. so, according to both democratic and republican leadership aides on the senate side, they do expe...

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getting the mage? weve got new polling that says all of that. and this is important. recent polling may also explain why we havent got an deal yet. well tell you what were talking about. in any case, americans are speaking out today. >> good morning, speaker boehners office. how may i help you? >> a summer avalanche of phone calls hitting the capitol. president obama asked for it in his address to the nation last night. here it is. house switchboard today getting nearly double the volu...

getting the mage? weve got new polling that says all of that. and this is important. recent polling may also explain why we havent got an deal yet. well tell you what were talking about. in any case, americans are speaking out today. >> good morning, speaker boehners office. how may i help you? >> a summer avalanche of phone calls hitting the capitol. president obama asked for it in his address to the nation last night. here it is. house switchboard today getting nearly double the volu...