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Starting to realize governor walkers method was useful and will be helping to get our budget in balance and is definitely something that we will look back and say that was a good point where we finally got government spending under control. >> jamie: what actually happened to collective bargaining rights? there are critics on the side of the unions that say they were taken away completely. >> caller: as you know, across the country, half of the public -- half of the states currently have union r...

>> are they trying to shut you down right now? is that whats going on? >> its been whats going on all day long. this is not the opportunity to have a good discussion. weve seen my democratic senate colleagues flee state. id be happy to do it as long as they want to. i can guarantee you that when they return, were going to pass this bill, get it moving forward and pass the budget with modest contributions. >> what about this proposed deal by the labor leader? hes talking about conceding the issue...

Constitutional? >> hes administration. >> are you saying the constitution aint no good in here? >> no. did i say anything like that? youre trying to get an argument out of me. >> im not trying to argue. >> its not going to work. >> im not trying to argue. >> im trying to be decent about this and come right to this. >> im ready to go back to my cell, man. >> all right. theres your stuff. hes trying to make things a constitutional issue. its not a constitutional issue. its an administrative issue....

Down right now is that whats going on? >> its been whats been going on all day long. this is not the opportunity have a good discussion. weve seen my democratic senate colleagues flee the state, not doing their job. i would be happy to stand on the debate but twhoent illinois with hopes of stopping prourg. when they return well pass this bill get it moving forward and show we can balance our budget with modest contributions from the public employees. >> what about this proposed deal by the big l...

To allow them to have a grievance process. we need to have the flexibility, unfortunately, over the course of the past 20 years, they have shown until we have got to this point, they have never been willing to have any meaningful compromise. the time is now. 19 states already do not allow public employees to bargain, and yet they still have vacation, pension, good health care. theres no doubt about it. we can do that here, but we dont necessarily use the union with every single bargaining right ...

Going on? >> its been whats going on all day long. this is not the opportunity to have a good discussion. weve seen my democratic senate colleagues flee the state, not doing their job. i would be happy to stand on the debate as long as they want to, but theyve gone to illinois with hopes of stopping the process. but i can guarantee you, when they return well pass this bill and get it moves forward and show we can balance our budget with modest contributions from the public employees. >> what abo...