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Debt ceiling for a short period of time? >> i think the short period of time is the problem. it will only encourage spending. weve been raising the debt ceiling for quite a few years. i was concerned about too much spending back in the 07s, so you know what im concerned about now. i thought in the 70s this would continue and end up in a financial crisis, and we are in the middle of that. to continue the process is driving yourself to a cliff -- bill: do you have any information that would sugges...

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Prices, gas prices nearing $4 a gallon and its interesting because so many americans swept up in get the government out of my life, are also saying, hey, wait, what can we do about rising gas prices? is there much that congress or that this president can really do about gas prices and how do you communicate that to your constituents? >> there is. as weve been debating the cr and the budgets and the many things we talk about here in washington, what we havent been doing really is addressing the h...

This isnt courage this deal they made this is capitulation. she said it is time for people to, the gop to stand up and fight. well have your back if you do it. learn to fight. she went as far as to say learn to fight like a girl. i gotta tell you something dana, i cant tell you how many people are e-mailing me they fear the republicans do not have the stomach for this battle on the 2011 budget, debt ceiling and 2012 budget. >> i think what happened on the cr has one, bruised boehner a little but...

They made, this is capitulation. she said its time for people to -- for the g.o.p. to stand up and fight. we will have your back if you do it. learn to fight. and she went so far as to say learn to fight like a girl. i have to tell you something, i cant tell you how many people are e mailing me that they fear the republicans do not have the stomach for this battle on the 2011 budget, the debt ceiling and the 2012 budget. >> i actually think what happened on the c. r. has, one, its bruised boehne...

Trap, ill attack you from now until election day. >> if you vote down the debt limit, it doesnt mean default. it can ultimately but it means you cant borrow anymore. the white house has a lot of money. we learned in the second, the final c.r., third one there was $6 billion of census money sitting around. thaw can see billions of it. you could carry on for many months in the fall. if you vote down increasing the debt limit it means you cant borrow. it doesnt mean you cant do other things. >> wai...

One of the striking things about the first couple of years of this administration and the hill is that they were talking past each other. mitch mcconnell said he met one on one with president obama in the first 18 months. have they begun to develop the kind of connections, the personal connects that is going to make it possible. >> not enough. there was some progress made in the lame duck session on the tax deal, some progress around the cr. the house republicans said to steny hoyer and the demo...

This debate and yes, we had to cut the deficit. we had stimulus spending and now we need to address the deficit. theres two ways to do it and now this is being framed as the way paul ryan does it and the way president obama does it. my money is on president obamas approach politically. >> very quickly, kevin. if the republicans dont come to the table with the president, dont look like theyre meeting halfway, do they pay a price here that theyre looking too political on this issue? >> i think the...

This was if you walk in my trap, ill attack you from now until election day. >> if you vote down the debt limit, it doesnt mean default. it can ultimately but it means you cant borrow anymore. the white house has a lot of money. we learned in the second, the final c.r., third one there was $6 billion of census money sitting around. thaw can see billions of it. you could carry on for many months in the fall. if you vote down increasing the debt limit it means you cant borrow. it doesnt mean you c...

His long-term plan to cut the deficit directly to taxpayers with a series of town hall events this week. union leaders say he hasnt had enough to balance spending cuts and sources for new revenue. richard trumka is president of the afl-cio and joins me now right here. there are reports, rich there was quite a tough meeting between the afl-cio and the leadership on the hill last week after the presidents big speech and after these deals cut on the cr. what is your version of that? >> first, a sma...