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Hillary clinton? >> i think what youre seeing, ed, these are the first shots being fired in the 2016 campaign. and i think a lot of republicans thought this was their opportunity to publicly take down hillary clinton ahead of a run that she hasnt even announced. and i think the idea is that hillary clinton is a politically potentially potent force coming from the democratic party. and this was an opportunity, frankly, for a lot of back benchers whose names are not known like ron johnson, people ...

Your thoughts on it. >> well, listen, the republicans have had chance after chance to do the right thing here. the irony is just as thick as the walls of the united states congress, when you think that they stripped $300 million out of the secretarys security requests before benghazi. but it gets even worse, ed. after benghazi, the president and the secretary of state said listen, weve got to do better. so they put before congress a request to just move $1.3 billion of unallocated funds for iraq...

Have the majority, over 50 votes we have 55 votes, we still cant do what the american people want us to do. >> well, ive quoted you often, senator sanders. another quote from tom harkin today on my radio show. he said hes tired of the senate being held hostage by the dead hand of the past. there are just some senators in the democratic caucus that simply dont want to change this rule. and the dead hand of the past was rules set up by previous senate chambers. how frustrating is this going to be?...

By almost a third. paul ryans new budget plan will have to be leaner and meaner than the last one. but ryan claims the numbers will eventually add up. >> this isnt a republican or a democratic thing. this is a math thing. >> a math thing. lets turn to congressman chris van hollen, who is the ranking democratic member on the house budget committee. congressman, good to have you with us tonight. >> ed, its good to be with you. your analysis is spot-on. >> although i do not have the swampland, i wa...

They cut the infrastructure funding to defend our consulates and our embassies overseas by $300 million. i think accountability and having investigations is absolutely needed as you said, ed, to get to transparency and find out the facts so it doesnt happen again. but this shouldnt be about partisanship. >> admiral, what about this constantly going back to susan rice, constantly not being satisfied with the first answers that came out, and constantly harping on talking points which the cia said ...

Do what the american people want us to do. >> well, ive quoted you often, senator sanders. another quote from tom harkin today on my radio show. he said hes tired of the senate being held hostage by the dead hand of the past. there are just some senators in the democratic caucus that simply dont want to change this rule. and the dead hand of the past was rules set up by previous senate chambers. how frustrating is this going to be? doesnt the country deserve to move forward on legislation? becau...

If she doesnt run for president, i cant think why. after today i cant think of a reason out there. if she performs in the campaign anything like she did today, shell win and win big. if she performs as well as she did today, look out. thats "hardball." thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right thought. >> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. any time republicans try to beat up on a clinton, its always great tv, especially when they get w...

They throw 60 vote, 60 votes, 60 votes. if we dont have the talking filibuster, having 41 votes to maintain the filibuster, then were simply not going to be able to address the serious problems facing the american people. >> so does this mean in your opinion that the 113th could be a lot like the 112th if the minority party decides to act like that? >> it wont be as bad. i think this will be some improvements in the ability to move things along in an expeditious manner. we have two more votes. b...

I think accountability and having investigations is absolutely needed as you said, ed, to get to transparency and find out the facts so it doesnt happen again. but this shouldnt be about partisanship. >> admiral, what about this constantly going back to susan rice, constantly not being satisfied with the first answers that came out, and constantly harping on talking points which the cia said that they provided. you were in intel. how does this unfold? >> well, when i worked at the white house, a...

Warming, trying to deal with income inequality. they throw 60 vote, 60 votes, 60 votes. if we dont have the talking filibuster, having 41 votes to maintain the filibuster, then were simply not going to be able to address the serious problems facing the american people. >> so does this mean in your opinion that the 113th could be a lot like the 112th if the minority party decides to act like that? >> it wont be as bad. i think this will be some improvements in the ability to move things along in ...