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Karen, there are a couple of issues here whether you agree with presidents price tag or whether he is doing the right thing, but he may have a bigger fight with democrats than republicans in making this bill into law. >> that is right. it has taken -- one of the problems here are the tensions within the democratic party. specifically, the tensions between the house and the senate. you know, there is an old joke among house democrats that the republicans may be the adversary, but the senate is th...

As you may also know we have been trying to come up with a new name for the filibuster problem. since saying the republicans are abusing a role that used to be used infrequently to now require a 60 vote supermajority for everything in the united states senator, it is a little sleepy and tiring and boring. we have enjoyed reading through the thousands of suggestions you have made at our website for renaming the filibuster problem. but now it is friday. and it is time to unveil the finalists, and ...

>> thats -- sort of cant believe we did that. that was so awesome. ladies and gentlemen, that was the news verse of jerry adler and a big thanks to the shows official bongo boy. kent jones. wow! we have been trying to come up for a new name for the filibuster problem. makes people sleepy. we have enjoyed reading through the suggestions you have made at our website, but now, it is friday and it is time to unveil the finalists and tell you who we picked. here are our honorable mentions. you made t...

A criticism of any kind of director quentin tarantino. thats why it is the tarantino, hash tag the tarantino. and i will tell you, the filibuster problem was very, very, very nearly christened the uma thurman instead. but we think the tarantino is really it. the winner of our mug and sweatshirt for having submitted the tarantino is alan a. waldman. congratulations, alan. a mug and a sweatshirt and the thanks of a grateful nation are on their way to you. well be right back. [ robin ] my name is r...

Stop it anyway because of the tarantino. the real question is whether climate change legislation could pass now even if there werent a tarantino. its the haren teen no tarantino as if i need to say this. i even need to say this. this is meant as an homage. and i will tell you, the filibuster problem is very, very, very nearly the uma thurman instead. we think the tarantino is it. the mug and sweatshirt goes to alan a. waldman. congratulations. the mug and a sweatshirt and the thanks of a gratefu...

Oklahoma. his former republican senator from oklahoma, tom coburn, and republican senator, johnny is c isaacson of georgia. we also have a late add. alaska senator mark begich just kaked our producers to say he supports filibuster reform, specifically, tom udalls filibuster reform effort. we have calls out to all senators to clarify their exact position on filibuster reform. we have a handful of responses. some people still deliberating their exact position. well keep you posted. in our ongoing ...

Features. i mean, weve got to give people a way to afford coverage and also make sure that companies cant write their own rules. and thats whats happening all over the country. >> health and human services secretary, kathleen sebelius, im really thankful for your time. public option! still ahead, my great adventure that was my own personal trip to the conservative confab. have i told you yet that i shook liz cheneys hand today? yes! and its the next to last day of our "rename the filibuster pr...

On their way out the door, who democrats weighed in on the vital issues of how our government works or doesnt work, the filibuster problem, a huge spike in how often the republicans have used the filibuster since writtening the senate in 2006, forcing more than in u.s. history. senator dodd says he doesnt want to change the rob. >> im totally against the filibuster rule. at the end of the day, if the chemistry isnt there -- >> the chemistry? senator dodd, the filibuster problem comes down to che...

Andrea mitchell this afternoon what he thinks about the filibuster problem. this was an eye opener. check this out. >> there are a number of reforms that i think we need to institute in congress, we need to look at the filibuster and resolve that? >> could that be changed now while youre still in the senate? >> i think it can happen. i go back to my fathers time. you recall the great civil rights debates, the filibuster was being used to frustrate some basic fundamental equities in this country....

On the other side of that movement, senator dodd as you just heard, and republican senator orrin hatch of utah who says he doesnt want to change it either. we have calls out to all senators to clarify their exact position on filibuster reform. we have a handful of responses, well let you know when we have a bunch. we know you watch, we know you watch all the time. its not a trap, just call us back, were seeking information. if our rename the filibuster problem contest, todays featured entries in...