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Their own perks. thats the atmosphere that we have here. that i today had a chance to talk to grover norquist, who is outside the capitol with some members of congress from the republican side who were talking about that piece of the legislation thats expected to be voted on tonight. and he said senate democrats are not thinking about what its going to look like in the tv ads run against them when they are held to public account by the votes that they take. by turning done things he says reasona...

On this. we have found out today that harry reid definitely has a spine. that he has drawn his line in the sand. and this has really put john boehners back up against the wall. he has to pick a side. is it going to be the minority of the tea partiers in his caucus or will it be the american people? and make no mistake. that if this shutdown takes place, boehner is going to be under immense pressure after the shutdown to hold his ground from the tea party crowd, and from the zealots over on the r...

Country for a shutdown and explaining it doesnt have to happen. is this the reaction you expected from the president? >> i thought it was important, ed, he spoke about how this would have real impact on real people. i thought it was very interesting that he spoke of how the republicans are essentially trying to repeal the 2012 election by trying to repeal through sabotage his signature landmark piece of legislation. and i think in saying that he is ready to compromise, you expose, ed, what too m...

Tough hour for john boehner right now. he has to turn to his caucus and say, look, weve tried everything. it didnt work. were going to go with the president. were going to fund this government. and lets put it up for a vote. if john boehner tonight puts it up for a vote, on the house floor, it will pass. what the senate has done. and he knows it will pass. but its also going to cost -- him and it will cost also some people in the house. >> i have no doubt about it. ed schultz, an hour is not lon...

You. thats a big ask for a lot of people oh. not just in this community. but all over the country. this -- these are the conversations that are being had at military installations like this one, all over america today. >> absolutely. craig melvin. craig in new jersey, thanks so much, craig. and im delighted to say that were joined by ed schultz, who, of course, picks up with "the ed show" at 5:00. waiting for the president to speak there in the white house in the briefing room. ed, representativ...

Very clear what with the american people. i think the profound comments that bill clinton made yesterday -- i think play right into where the american people are. and i come to you, martin, from the middle of the country. i can guarantee, i talked to a lot of people this weekend and a number of different locations in minnesota and in north dakota, and i can tell you that theyre not hanging on what the next amendment is going to be. thats not where the american people are right now. the american ...

Whats the latest now in this shutdown. what can we expect the republicans to do? >> reporter: well, i think it will be an eventful night, ed. there will be votes expected, but it will not be in the form the president just said is so critical to prevent a government shutdown. what the house wants to do is to provide for keeping the government open, but with those conditions of delaying the individual mandate and then also a move that hasnt gotten as much attention, but is a critical part of the p...

Education and the environment. i think the democratic party needs to do more than just be more responsible stuard of dismantling government. it needs to step forward and say we are for jobs, for our justice, for homes. for housing. and i think to do that well -- so i think its the fight is on. but one thing that is striking to me, i think underlying so much of this, ed, is not just a personal attack on the president, but a fear that obamacare, as its woven into the fabric of peoples lives, as it...

Senator cruz over there in the senate doing this false filibuster, what hes doing is really playing with peoples lives unfortunately, and i wish he would go down to texas where youve got one out of every four persons with no insurance, and tell them that. because see, this is a real life story of somebody whose life is saved because of this. >> and congressman. let me ask you this, directly. from the story that fox had on, does obamacare discriminate against people with canister and make it hard...

Together they level with the american people apologize for the damage they have caused. >> well, lets level with the american people. lets bring in our "real talk" panel tonight, james peterson, joan walsh, and dr. kory aber, professor at lsus health sciences center. this is absolutely amazing. the white house is truly on the offensive right now with the facts. in fact, the white house tweeted out earlier today, fact, thanks to obamacare, working families making $50,000 can get health insurance ...