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To avoid a rail strike. first they will vote on the deal struck in september but has since been rejected, that includes a 24% pay increase and better health benefits. and then the house is going to hold a separate second vote on adding paid sick leave. thats something that unions have been pushing for and the reason why progressives were critical of the deal as-is. all of that will then head to the senate, it is unclear if the senate will take up the paid sick leave portion, but both republican ...

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Only they can decide that, and for as long as they want to go on fighting, we are morally bound to give them everything we possibly can to help them go on fighting. its very important to us that putin should be clearly seen to have lost and seen by his own people. but its no good us saying, "we will fight to the last ukrainian," its not our blood, its theirs. i hope he does not give away because putin will feel that he could take crimea or take the donbas or take more and more places each time a...

Only they can decide that and for as long as they want to go on fighting, we are morally bound to give them everything we possibly can to help them go on fighting. its very important to us that putin should be clearly seen to have lost and seen by his own people. but its no good us saying, "we will fight to the last ukrainian," its not our blood, its theirs. i hope he does not give way because putin will feel that he could take crimea or take donbas or take more and more places each time encroac...

That he could take crimea or take the donbas or take more and more places each time and coax a bit more. as...is to be have watched how putin now controls - all of the media in russia i and so to say he needs to be seen by his own people . as having lost that will be very difficult to get i that message through even if thats the case l because of the leverage he has now. picking up what you said about how we need to give ukraine everything we can to help them. he has complained most recently in ...

Or theres less money being put into it by the federal government. so which is it? >> so we give people the average amount that medicare gives you today, but with a couple of changes. number one if youre wealthy he we dont give you nearly as much. if youre poor you get additional subsidy. >> or stay in medicare as-is. >> you get a finite amount of money to go into medicare and so we adjust it based on sickness, based on wealth, means test, more for the poor, less for the wealthy and saves money, ...

Things out or explaining, but we have to have a way of discussing real-life issues. it is reported he cuts medicare by -- medicaid by one-third. thats a fact in their budget. two-thirds of medicaid goes to people with disabilities or people who have somebody with, at nursing homes or people with families with disabilities. you cant cut a program by a third and not hurt people. the math just doesnt add up. >> agreement there, but lets talk about medicare again. it your -- >> let me talk about it....

Overwhelmingly against the jobs bill, of course we cant get 60 votes. you know that, chuck, without republican votes. >> so what is the plan after today? the whole bill doesnt make it. doesnt get to 60 votes. then its piecemeal? piece-by-piece? >> piece-by-piece. each of the pieces has broad support among the american people. >> eric: broad support. what? >> bob: get down to what this is about. a number of democrats are up for re-election. a lot of them did not want to vote for the bill as-is. t...

Overwhelmingly against the jobs bill, of course we cant get 60 votes. you know that, chuck, without republican votes. >> so what is the plan after today? the whole bill doesnt make it. doesnt get to 60 votes. then its piecemeal? piece-by-piece? >> piece-by-piece. each of the pieces has broad support among the american people. >> eric: broad support. what? >> bob: get down to what this is about. a number of democrats are up for re-election. a lot of them did not want to vote for the bill as-is. t...

All in new york. how much is the presidents jobs bill -- how much of it can get through the united states senate as-is, and how much is going to get modified? >> i think the overwhelming majority of what the president has proposed will not only survive, but be supported by the democratic side. of course well have variations on his theme, different approaches we think may be worthwhile. for example, going after china currency manipulation thats cost us so many jobs, something that all of us belie...