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>> i dont -- because of the life we need to live. there is no work, no work. >> reporter: the iran-iraq war left her a widow and she lost her son to insurgent violence. the army is the only way she can support the rest of her family. it used to be my son and three daughters, she says, and now also my mother whos elderly and needs support too. but then my son died in the bombings, so its just my three daughters and mother i look after. now u.s. troops are leaving, extremists have stepped up their...

Asked me where she could get her lobbyist in washington, d.c. what are we going to do differently, what are you going to do differently, what do we need to do differently as democrats and republicans to fix this institution so that our democracy can actually withstand the tests that were facing right now? >> let me just make a couple of observations. having served in the senate and now seeing it from the perspective of the white house. first of all, whenever people ask me why isnt washington wor...

That are unprecedented. you may have looked at these statistics. you had to cast more votes to break fill busters last year than in the entire 1950s and 60s combined. thats 20 years of obstruction packed into just one. but you didnt let it stop you. as harry mentioned, though, our mission is far from accomplished, because while the worst of the storm has passed, far too many americans are still hurting in its wake. i know youve seen it back home in the shuttered businesses, the foreclosed homes....

Illustrated that washington simply doesnt work anymore. the president said that the debate actually improved the health care bill, but he blames republicans for the failure, if you will. heres a bit of what he had to say. >> in order -- republicans sthai they can insure every american for free, what is -- which is what was claimed the other day, at no cost, i want to know, because i told them, i said why would i want to get a bunch of lumps on my head doing the hard thing if youve got the easy t...

Like health care. so many of us campaigned on the idea that we were going to change this health care system. so many of us looked people in the eye who had been denied because of a pre-existing condition or just didnt have health insurance at all or small business owners in our communities who told us that their premiums had gone up 25% or 30% and we said we were going to change it. well, here we are with a chance to change it. and all of you put extraordinary work last year into making serious ...

80%. which, by the way, indicates the degree to which there is still huge demand among small businesses. some of the banks are saying, well, were not lending because theres not as much demand out there. there are a lot of small businesses that are hungry for loans out there right now. weve made progress but theyre still struggling, so ive proposed additional ideas to help small businesses start up and hire, to raise wages and expand and get the credit they need to stay afloat. youve made some of...

Great depression. they broke the back of a severe recession. the economy that was shrinking by 6% a year ago is now growing at nearly 6% one year later. thats because of the work that you did. harry listed some of the work that you did on behalf of the american people, even under these difficult circumstances. extending health insurance to four million children, protecting consumers from getting ripped off by their credit card companies and kids being targeted by big tobacco. some things that we...

Bogged down. but when youre talking to the folks in arkansas, you also have to remind them what works is not just going back and doing the same things that we were doing before. and, yes, theres going to be some transition time. if we have a serious financial regulatory reform package, will the banks squawk? yes. will they say this is the reason were not lending? yes. the problem is, we know right now theyre not lending. and paying out big bonuses. and we know that the existing regulatory system...

Well do it another, but we are going to do it. watch this from the "state of the union," just what was it, last week? >> thats why ive called for bipartisan fiscal commission. yesterday, senate blocked a bill that would have created this commission. so ill issue an executive order that will allow to us go forward, because i refuse to pass this problem on to another generation of americans. >> glenn: do it we will. finally there is pelosi on this case. the american people made it clear we dont wa...

Pay big dividends down the road and the timing of it is perfect because our job last year was to make sure the economy was growing. the economy is now growing. whats happening is businesses either because they cant find financing or because theyre still just dipping their toe in the water have been hesitant to hire full-time workers. and for us to start giving them some serious incentives, giving them additional access to financing could accelerate a process that otherwise could take a much long...