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Direct their criticism, direct retention, direct their cannon fire at House Republicans and at those standing with the American People. Yet at the same time, mr. President , to the millions of americans who rose up in the last couple of months, i want to give a word of encouragement, a word of encouragement about the path forward. A couple of months ago, the washington establishment scoffed at the notion that the American People might rise up. That was viewed as silly, parochial, couldnt happen....

House republicans. Imagine that being different from what we saw. Imagine, after seeing House Republicans standing together with the American People, if all 46 Senate Republicans had stood together and said they were reunited against the train wreck that is the Affordable Care act and we are united with the American People. If president obama is going to give an exemption for big business, the American People deserve that same exemption. I want you to imagine it Senate Republicans had stood toge...

Lets just make it easier for democrats. With theirtable inability to cut spending. I am 96 years old. I am a political junkie. These things will change. We all have our up finance. Opinions. I have to thank cspan. Up to stay up this late at my age, it is a to talk on ce span. I have done wanting to talk for a long time. We are glad to hear from you. I waited a long time for you to answer my call. We werent ignoring you. God watch all the time, and was america. God bless america. I want to end by...

Yes we do have time for questions. I think the unifying theme that you hear from this Diverse Group is, people want our leaders to govern and we want them to lead. It is time for them to doppler urging from one crisis to another and focus on some of the longerterm issues. I will quote Erskine Bowles here who regularly says we have made all of the easy choices. We have made all of the stupid choices and now it is time for this country to start making some of the real choices. We hear a lot of the...

Jennifer tonight were going to go straight to the state of michigan where more than 10,000 protestors descended on lansing, the capitol to raise their voices against harsh new antilabor laws. Right to work has got to go he wants to turn us around make 10 an hour, what are we going to do for our families . Jennifer preach it, sir. Despite the uproar outside the capitol, inside it, the Republicanled Legislature still passed righttowork legislation today. That legislation would muzzle the union voi...

Jennifer tonight were going to go straight to the state of michigan where more than 10,000 protestors descended on lansing, the capitol to raise their voices against harsh new antilabor laws. Right to work has got to go he wants to turn us around make 10 an hour, what are we going to do for our families . Jennifer preach it, sir. Despite the uproar outside the capitol, inside it, the Republicanled Legislature still passed righttowork legislation today. That legislation would muzzle the union voi...

The will of the people. It never was the will of the people. Its a product of hook and crook and legislative shenanigan, its done against the will of the people. Furthermore, Thomas Jefferson, whom both parties revere, once said large initiatives should not be advanced on slender majorities. Large initiatives need to be bipartisan initiatives not completely 100 partisan initiatives which obamacare is. And the slender majority that Thomas Jefferson was talking about was the slender majority that ...

Seated while the Vice President leaves. On behalf of brookings, and myself, thank you so much for coming by. Thank you. Congratulations. [applause] president , house and senate leadership, and remarks about funding the government passed september 30. First, president obama speaks to reporters in the Briefing Room followed by remarks from Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell and majority leader harry reid. Then, members comment to send the senate will funding the Government Back to the house. F...

Obama care until i am no longer able to stand. Where does his fight go from here . Plus, our political roundtable, joining me msnbcs Chris Matthews, former governor, john huntsman, and democratic strategist, dee dee meyers, is the Nuclear Disarmament deal now possible . Im david gregory, for meet the press, on sunday, september 29th. From nbc news in washington, this worlds longest running television program, this is meet the press. And good morning, the fastmoving developments, last night the h...

I am ali velshi. This show marks the beginning of al jazeera americas yearlong conversation about americas middle class rebuilding the dream. Nine out of 10 americans identify themselves as already being in or aspiring to be in the middle class. And most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rises costs and stagnant wages. Over the next hour, i will introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives, peopl...