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routine business, passed through the senate. neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now both parties should put an end to it. for starters, i asked the senate to pass a simple rule that all judicial and public service nominations receive a simple up or down vote within 90 days. [ applause ] the executive branch also needs to change. too often its inefficient, outdated, and remote. thats why ive asked this congress to grant me the authority to consolidate the federal bureauc...

Pay more because thats only fair. hell leave out of the equation that roughly half of all american households pay no income tax at all. so that, i guess, by definition is a fairness issue we will not see addressed tonight. jenna: well be watching. well have geek glasses on too, neil. not saying that your glasses are geeky -- >> trust me, i embrace who i am. jenna: thank you very much. i know youve got a couple big shows later today, 4 p.m. eastern time, of course, your world today. neils going t...

Bob strum and mark hal prin are joining us. lets focus on the fairness issue. we know bob and mark that we face a deficit for years to come. we have a debt problem which grows in towers. the question is, who is going to close the gap in our deficit over time so we can deal with the debt burden over time fairly? obviously, our system is based on the ability to pay. heres a guy who is fully able to work, but doesnt have to work because hes wealthy with cash. he makes money off of money. he makes a...

America right now. thats where this could have resonance. >> somewhat leery of corporate america, particularly on some of the bailouts that have been offered. >> a fairness issue. >> i think it is. im on the house budget committee were talking about fairness in the tax code. i think we need to prove to an area where you eliminate a lot of the deductions and loopholes, make it fair for everybody. one company, has to pate same amount and treated the same as another escort. if we can prosper in tha...

Up/down issue. this is a fairness issue. this is a criminal issue, this is not a political issue. i want to read an excerpt, though, from matt. he wrote, "what nobody is comfortable with is a movement in which virtually the entire spectrum of the middle class and poor americans is on the same page, railing against the incestuous political and financial corruption on wall street and in washington." that really sums it up. >> well, right. i mean, look, the left and the right have different ideas a...

Civil unions i think its a fairness issue. i believe in traditional marriage, but i think we probably can do a better job when it comes to fairness and equality. now in the big picture, this is not really john huntsman climbing out on a limb. not with the latest gal gallup poll with americans favoring gay marriage. in the iowa republican caucuses, what he just said is pretty much out on a limb. saying yeah, civil unions in the iowa republican caucuses that might as well make him dennis kucinich ...

Legally. so its a fairness issue, too. >> reporter: yeah, and this issue, clearly, is hot in arizona, because were seeing it being tweeted and its being retweeted. were waiting for comments now again from the governors office, we sent e-mails to her, terry goddard esm mailed us back, so in the next few minutes we should get more comments about the possibility of this executive end run around congress. when we get them in, well bring it to you. its a hot topic in arizona. megyn: its quite somethi...

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