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a string of delays the house narrowly passed speaker john boehners version of a debt reduction bill. >> i stuck my neck out a mile to try this. to get an agreement with the president of the united states. i stuck my neck out a mile. and i put revenues on the table. in order to try this. to come to an agreement to avert us being where we are. a lot of people in this town can never say yes. a lot of people can never say yes. this house has acted. and it is time for the administration and...

has finally pass the debt reduction plan. as you saw a moment ago, the senate now in the process of killing it by effectively tabling it, because democrats are in charge over there. you heard harry reid speak moments ago, a big thumbs down over there, and then -- then -- we will move on. but the number of votes on either side really doesnt matter so much as this number. the number of days and hours now left until the money runs out. this is what weve been warning about for weeks and we...

anything that can go wrong, would. we are working with toilet paper and a pie plate and broom and egg. >> great. its 9:00 a.m. on the east coast and 6:00 a.m. on the west coast. im don lemon. in washington, lots of talk but no action on a deal to avoid a debt crisis with only about a week and a half before the deadline. the white house is shooting down reports that negotiations are getting close to an agreement. for millions of americans in the eastern united states, the ferocious he...

>> second base won last night. >> he can swing the bat. >> his father was throwing the pitches, the father who formerly pitched for the houston astros. >> he wasnt throwing to ortiz. he didnt get nearly as many. >> what is this? >> they have a -- >> exactly. >> but the splitter. >> is it outside. >> unbelievable. >> throwing at him, actually, for the past couple of weeks now. >> okay. >> so the president comes in and i love -- i love that quote where he said weve got to talk about entitlements, ...

Discussions, actually running numbers. look, the president has to posture to his base. many are on the republican side. we freed need to explain were tough because its the survival -- >> and posturing to your base. in fairness. >> hopefully im sitting here admitting it. welcome to part of the political theater, but something i tried to do and am hoping theres more like you and i who are willing to actually start having honest conversations that we -- some of these things get thrown out if we tax...

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I think a lot of people are saying this will be longer than that. look, i think it is critically important that we get a plan in place to get this debt under control. i will vote for short-term extensions. i think it would be catastrophic to renege on our debt, but we have to have a long-term plan to deal with this. >> senator coburn, if you look at the polling on this, americans, if you ask them, do not support raising the debt limit at this particular time. do you think, are you confident that...

Control. i will vote for short-term extensions. i think it would be catastrophic to renege on our debt, but we have to have a long-term plan to deal with this. >> senator coburn, if you look at the polling on this, americans, if you ask them, do not support raising the debt limit at this particular time. do you think, are you confident that there will be any linkage between spending cuts and a vote to increase the debt ceiling? >> well, the only way we solve our very real problems is to start ge...

Have been very clear for the last ten increases in the debt. i will not support any long-term extension of the debt without a plan or proposal or process in place to deal with the debt. and so, ive voted for short-term extensions, but i wont vote for a long-term extension. i wont do it now unless we have a plan to deal with this debt, because at the end of the day, this represents a fundamental threat to the economic security of the united states. >> well, youre a democrat saying that. so, unles...

Vote. but to hear secretary geithner say thats catastrophic, thats playing chicken with americas economy. >> well, what ive done is i have been very clear for the last ten increases in the debt. i will not support any long-term extension of the debt without a plan or proposal or process in place to deal with the debt. and so, ive voted for short-term extensions, but i wont vote for a long-term extension. i wont do it now unless we have a plan to deal with this debt, because at the end of the day...