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To replace the sequester or sit down with us to negotiate a balanced plan. >> you know, mr. herndon, i remember barbara bush was on the head start program. its not a left wing program. its very cherished it because it takes kids who would normally have a hard time in first grade from catching up. this gives them an equal chance. >> thats true. and probably one of the saddest parts of the cuts is 70,000 children will not be able to participate in the head start but there really thousands of nutri...

Reduction. if you do what happened with the faa, youre only dealing with the symptoms of the problem. not the underlying problem. youre doing it like that, as one problem comes up, you try to hit that. the underlying problem remains. in this case, you had a very sort of powerful constituency. a strong lobby. a lot of people are flying around the country. those are not the people who will be most hurt from the job losses and the other disruptions caused by the sequester. people in the head start ...

Guys brilliant. anyway, jon stewart. back to "hardball," hard to beat that line by stewart and the clip showing how shameless self centeredness runs in congress these days, but when it comes to sequester cuts, you see it clearly. as soon as they are inconvenienced, they acts, but when it comes to the poor and the old who really depend on these government programs, thats not so urgent. in addition to meals on wheels, the partially subsidized program that delivers meals to the elderly, right now, ...

These government programs, thats not so urgent. in addition to meals on wheels, the subsidized service, the following programs were also hit. right now, funding for public housing assistance, special education, head start program, kids at risk, it helps preschoolers. its all in trouble right now. vincent is the chairman of the board and directors of meals and wheels and david corn is an msnbc analyst. this guy actually does something. >> he does something. >> ive always liked meals on wheels bec...

Vociferous nature of people clamoring. when you hear reports of pilots coming on over the loudspeakers and saying its because of the sequester, folks, thats bad pr. >> i heard a few lawmakers saying that there were people -- pilots were encouraging passengers to go and sign petitions, you know, to tell them to do this. so you know, certainly part of it is because theyre frequent flyers, but they also understood that this was a potentially a security issue and a business issue. >> yeah. >> becaus...

But what about those children? you know, in indiana, martin, theyre having a lottery to figure out which children are going to be kicked out of the head start program? >> yes, i read that. >> yeah. its also -- >> you know, maam, its hardly surprising that the american people would rather contract gonorrhea or the ebola virus rather than show any respect for congress when its perfectly obvious that members will only take action when it affects them. i mean, this is the most shameless self-serving...

There are children who have had to enter a lottery to determine which of them get to stay in their headstart program with their friends. there are seniors who depend on programs like meals on wheels that they can live independently but who are seeing their services cut. thats what the so-called sequester means. some people may not have been impacted, but there are a lot of folks who are being increasingly impacted throughout this country. and thats why my budget replaces these cuts with smarter ...

Hurting middle class families, there are children who have had to enter a lottery to determine which of them get to stay in their head start program with their friends, there are seniors who depend on programs like meals on wheels so that they can live independently but are seeing their programs cut. thats what the so-called sequester means, it may not have impacted a lot of folks, but some are being -- eliminating actual waste and programs we dont need anymore. so building new roads and bridges...

Your party doesnt want to go after the people and say, lets mess with medicare. is sequestration the smart move for obama? is it the smart move? >> i agree, there are no off ramps to this. i think this is much more politically about posturing for the end game now, which is the debt ceiling increase and the last possibility for our grand bargain. so i think, you know, local stories like this, and these will get much more attention. >> does this help obama, this stuff? >> i think it helps position...

Mess with medicare. is sequestration the smart move for obama? is it the smart move? >> i agree, there are no off ramps to this. i think this is much more politically about posturing for the end game now, which is the debt ceiling increase and the last possibility for our grand bargain. so i think, you know, local stories like this, and these will get much more attention. >> does this help obama, this stuff? >> i think it helps position him for an end game where we decide cutting aid to students...