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70,000 people have been massacred in syria while we sit and watch, and the middle east is a tinderbox. thats what we should be discussing and debating, not the impossible scenario. and by the way, i want more congressional oversight. i want the whole drone program switched over to the department of defense so we can have the kind of oversight it needs. we need to have debates in congress. >> shepard: what about after the attacks of 9/11, congress gave then-president president bush the authority ...

Senator lee had come and you know, theyre young and full of energy. they were all of a sudden debating back and forth the white paper and my eyes were bleary by then and i was energized by their support and others on the floor. >> greta: senator, nice to talk to you. >> thank you. >> greta: here is a poll question he just for you at home. what do you think about attorney general holders letter today to senator rand paul? was it genuine and responsive or was it snarky? go to gretawire.com and vot...

>> i dont see any policies except around the fringes that are being debated. it seems to me completely status quo. and in a way, what you talked about at the top of the show about the dysfunction in washington, its such a sideshow, not only is it dysfunctional, incompetent and beside the point. everyone is punching themselves in the face, but its almost like a circus to distract people from actually discussing and debating policies that really neither party wants to put on the table because esse...

See the u.s. government as having policies within its reach that could make a significant difference? >> i dont see any policies except around the fringes that are being debated. it seems to me completely status quo. and in a way, what you talked about at the top of the show about the dysfunction in washington, its such a sideshow, not only is it dysfunctional, incompetent and beside the point. everyone is punching themselves in the face, but its almost like a circus to distract people from actu...

The states are debating. what is the costs of doing drug tests and who gets busted and having the rights taken away. your proposal is an interesting one. i dont know if it would work. it is it a tough one. this debate goes round and round. >> it is it a sensitive debate. what about the wayne. >>? guy is on drugs and the fact that he is taking welfare, what doesdifference does it make. buying drugs on the street. you are against the law and that has nothing to do with whether or not you are on we...

Year if congress does not act. the seriousness of these cuts was the subject and context of my spirited exchange with sean hannity on tuesday night. americans deserves journalists who provide objective and responsible reporting instead sean hannity is bringing up my religion and making personal attacks, this is sad, can we get back to whats best for the american people now. just like the other night, congressman ellison refused to answer our question. i wasnt asking about his religion, i was ask...

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Responsible for growing our massachusetts faster than growth rate, coming out of recession faster than other states. its a winning formula for the nation. we cant slow that down. >> one thing for the record, i think the white house stipulates it was the presidents idea sequester, 174 agreeing to it. let me move on to a couple of other areas. big issues states are debating, of course, washington is debating. i want to start on the issue of obama care. governor jindal, you seem to be bucking the t...

Number one agenda is to slow down the recovery of our economy. that needs to be called out. it is a fact that sequester is going to have an impact, particularly on education in our state and i think also in louisiana. its going to have an impact on innovation investments. its going to have an impact on infrastructure investments. those three things have been formula for our growing in massachusetts faster than growth rate, coming out of recession faster than other states. its a winning formula f...

Address that concern without really coming up with a big budget deal. now, the truth is we have $2.5 trillion of cuts already. >> through the budget control act already. >> through the budget control act and through revenue. and what everyone is debating is that we should actually have a more balanced approach going forward. i agree with you, we are in a recession. we should not have these. but the difference is, just to be clear, is people -- when they talk about a balanced approach, theyre tal...