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Strike. there is clearly some war fatigue on capitol hill and throughout the country and bottom line, the house armed services chair says he knows this vote is going to be difficult. >> it will be one of their toughest votes in congress because theyre going to be pulled in all different directions. i have no idea how the vote will come out. i have no idea how the debate will go. but there will be pressures from all different sides to do this or do that and at the end of the day, some of those pe...

Program here and abroad. i am thinking through as far as deciding it. i kept an open mind. this battle is never about the president being a democrat or whether they are about a democrat appointment. to me its about the principals that might be overturned by the nominee. >> thank you. i know you have a lot of work to do and i appreciate you coming on. we will see you on the floor voting. thank you very much. back to you. >> i tip my hat to you for grabbing rand paul, the man of the last 24 hours....

Say this about governor romney, and you said it during a conference call during the week. what you have with governor romney is somebody not somebody you can trust on the issue of big government. yet you casts votes that conservatives would clearly see as big government. >> well, i would just say this about the programs that you put forward. all of those programs were certainly the earmarks in the context of spending on appropriation bills where i never ever voted for an increase in spending on ...

Spending, and you supported no child left behind, and yet you say this about governor romney, and you said it during a conference call during the week. what you have with governor romney is somebody not somebody you can trust on the issue of big government. yet you casts votes that conservatives would clearly see as big government. >> well, i would just say this about the programs that you put forward. all of those programs were certainly the earmarks in the context of spending on appropriation ...

Sector. >> i do work in the -- >> im not asking you a question yet. when you think about it a moment, you made a comment about me is why im really pissed right now. you, in fact, said i wasnt here. i was over in the floor voting. >> i know you were. >> then dont mention my name. >> why do you think he was so upset? whats wrong with this guy? >> honestly, ed, hes not right in the head. what can i tell you. beyond that, he just never shows up. there i was giving testimony. he wasnt there. and then...

Hearing. here is more. >> i made a mistake when i said mr. rice, because i heard rice university and that can get in my mind. like i say, when were here, were the ones that ask the questions. you answer the questions. you may not work in the private sector. >> i do work in the -- >> im not asking you a question yet. when you think about it a moment, you made a comment about me is why im really pissed right now. you, in fact, said i wasnt here. i was over in the floor voting. >> i know you were. ...

Sector. >> i do work in the -- >> im not asking you a question yet. when you think about it a moment, you made a comment about me is why im really pissed right now. you, in fact, said i wasnt here. i was over in the floor voting. >> i know you were. >> then dont mention my name. >> why do you think he was so upset? whats wrong with this guy? >> honestly, ed, hes not right in the head. what can i tell you. beyond that, he just never shows up. there i was giving testimony. he wasnt there. and then...

Congressman paul ryan. welcome, thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> sean: before we get into -- for a lot of americans is confusing, but important. nancy pelosi, from my standpoint if she thought she had the votes she would be on the house floor voting now, correct? >> thats right. and they are not. >> sean: have you didnt a whip count do you know how many democrats are going against it? >> we think were around 10 down. meaning they are around 10 down. weve seen counts and we t...

A lot were learning at this hour. lets go to phil mattingly at the capitol. >> at the top of this closed door republican meeting, that meeting is over, members are on the floor voting to set up what they expect will be a vote on the final bill tomorrow. heres how this happened. over the course of the last couple of hours leaders both white house officials and gop leadership has been meeting with the house freedom caucus. the people they havent gotten on board, and they decided over the course of...

Handing the president a major victory on the economy, to take with him as he heads up towards chucks e territory for the g-8 and g-20 summit of the leaders of the worlds leading economies. the president is now speaking on the south lawn, and through a series of tubes we call radio, i was able to hear a little bit of what he said about this agreement. he says, we are poised to pass the toughest financial reform bill since the great depression. he claims that 90% of what he first proposed is in th...