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Changes to the filibuster, it would pierce the filibuster, at least create a carve-out for the purposes of the thing, the debt ceiling, it came down to a situation where the two hold-out democrats who support the fill bester, senator joe manchin and senator kyrsten sinema could be put in a situation of either save the economy and save the filibuster and mcconnell decided, according to numerous senators i spoke to he did not want to put them in that position. this is just a band-aid. this problem...

>> what do you think of at least rand paul was an old-fashioned real fist filibuster, real talk on the senate floor. what did you think of the way they blocked by phil buster, in effect chuck hagel? >> those are the threats. you knew they werent going to do it, and even john mccain voted to, you know, to -- in the final package voted yes, but voted to let it go to the floor, and knowing he needed the 60 votes to break the fill bester, so people dont know about filibuster. they think its insane. ...

Democrats will definitely need to break a fill bester. and number three, the war funding, the house passed their o own. they saw other things that were stuck in there things like education. less than the senate wants. talking with the white house about certain types of cuts within over 800 million dollars to take a walk on the wonky side. that being said this is the senates problem more than the house. chris? >> luke, thanks so much. >> yep. >> six months after the earth cake in haiti, the situa...

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The big tax deal is just hit the 60-vote threshold. the magic number to hit a fill bester and head toward victory. can the democrats and republicans in that body deliver the 218 votes needed for that big package of cuts and income taxes, payroll taxes added to a 13-month extension of jobless benefits? part of that story is that show stopping appearance of president obama with bill clinton. in the presidential briefing room. how much bang will the scene of the big two have on fellow democrats? th...