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And we should be reforming other programs. clarclaire mccaskill has agreed to work on some of these issues when some of her colleagues hasnt because she realizes that we are going to make the cuts, chris, sooner or later. we can say they are extraordinary. we will either make them or be told to make them by the people that own our bonds. >> chris: what we are talking about here is a measure that would extend the continuing resolution which funds the government which runs out on march 4th. lets t...

Has some spending cuts, but im going to side with the house when it comes to getting back to 2008 spending levels. thats what they campaigned on. theyre just doing what they promised the american people. getting back to 2008 levels is a good start, and weve got to do a lot more than that. >> a cr is a continuing resolution, which is a way to fund the government. senator durbin, where do you see room for compromise? you as leaders on the democratic side and the senate are going to have to move a ...

>> do you think were headed for a government shutdown? >> the only way well have a government shutdown is if our democratic colleagues insist on keeping the federal government large and unsustainable. from 2008 to 2010 the federal government in nondefense discretionary spending grew by 24%. very few people had that increase in their budgets. if you count the stimulus, over 80% increase in spending. what i hope will happen is we find a way to resolve this by reducing spending. the house members d...

>> the federal reserve is the largest holder of u.s. debt. that is a related party transaction, that is self-dealing. you can temporarily delay market forces, you cannot permanent delay them. let me tell you what needs to happen. the president of the united states is the chief executive officer of the united states. the entity that hes in charge of has a deteriorating financial condition. his own people say its on an unprudent and unsustainable path. he needs to understand the difference between...

Thanks for being up on a saturday morning. >> the dogs are starting to arrive in the capital to protest the insurance bill, led by buddy the dog here. >> all dogs are not covered. >> dave: that dog is not covered, its okay. >> its a question of solidity among the dog community. its the bill is going nowhere, down, dead, out of here. >> clayton: overnight 61 billion dollars john boehner says the peoples house was able to work neared the vote at 4:30 this morning. it looks like it could be headed ...

Things and paul ryan and his road map addressed them. remember, the $100 million in cuts that occurred this week is historic. i think kristen is right, this is a problem for the entire country. >> gregg: weve run out of time on march 4, which is around the corner, dont we? >> yes, that is for the cr. thats why the house passed this bill this week, which has $100 billion in cuts over what president obama asked for. great first start. >> gregg: the budget bill that was passed last night faces toug...

Talking about his angle here. lets listen. >> i am not going to move any kind of short-term cr at current levels. when we say were going to cut spending, read my lips. were going to cut spending. >> i dont know why he went back to george sr. there, but george sr. red my lips, not one of the greatest comments. read my lips, it cost him his job. this guy doesnt have the same stuff as newt gingrich. im no fan of gingrich on many levels but gingrich was ice cold. this guy doesnt look ice cold. >> we...

Example, this, this keeps the administration and keeps the courts from any mountain top mining in west virginia and the policy changes embedded in the cr and better to give the senate a bigger, more robust bill than a smaller bill. >> right, is there any chance, democrats in the senate are going to pass some of the cuts? a cut for-- >> sure they will. >> dave: cutting funding, federal funding to planned parenthood? theres no chance they have any prayer in the senate, right? >> you picked out a c...

Spending. but im not going to move any short-term cr at current levels. when we say were going to cut spending, read my lips. were going to cut spending. >> were terribly disappointed that speaker boehner cant control the votes in his caucus to prevent a shutdown of government. and now hes resorting to threats to do just that without any negotiations. >> well, looks like we are back to reading lips. current short-term funding plan set to entire march 4th. joining us from washington ranking membe...

Have nobody teaching their classes right now, big question about whether or not that is a violation of these teachers contracts, but some lawmakers claim the move is needed for a state that is facing a $3.7 billion budget shortfall. coming up in the next hour, were going to speak to the republican state assembly speaker jeff fitzgerald who has a lot to say and he will give us the very latest about whats going on in the state assembly in wisconsin, as far as he knows. bill: in the meantime a stan...