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Crazy saying is this people locked in that their jobs will have personal choice. julie was there hearing all of this. how worried about people in your building about the cbo report and also about other reports coming out, one of which we cited to senator cardin that indicate that companies faced with a growing cost of obamacare will either layoff workers or cut their hours? >> i think if you just look at the very swift way that the white house came out and responded to this cbo report, you can c...

The white house spined like crazy saying is this people locked in that their jobs will have personal choice. julie was there hearing all of this. how worried about people in your building about the cbo report and also about other reports coming out, one of which we cited to senator cardin that indicate that companies faced with a growing cost of obamacare will either layoff workers or cut their hours? >> i think if you just look at the very swift way that the white house came out and responded t...

This country. we know that the average american supports it. apparently a majority of the house and senate, bipartisan support there y. is has this not happened yet? when is it going to happen? >> yeah, it should happen. its very popular around the country. again, its one of those issues where if you put it to a vote, its going to pass. you know, some of the strong business interests are lobbying against and they have a disproportionate say when it comes to the house leadership so we may not get...

But up next -- all i want is a refund. >> refund? refund? refund? are you crazy? refund? refund? refund? >> bailout! its too late for a refund. you dont get a stinking refund, but dont say we didnt warn you. what gm did with our $50 billion taxpayer money still could have done on its own in bankruptcy. layoff workers and jump money-losing models, only it did so on our dime without a guarantee any of us would see it.

People who bought treasury bills, that we really wont be in default because those interest payments will be made and to them what i have to remind them is, we have a lot of other obligations, not just people who pay treasury bills. we have senior citizens counting on their social security arriving on time. we have veterans who are disabled who are counting on their benefits. we have companies who are doing business for our government and for our military that have payrolls that they have to meet...

Bill: fresh news on the economy this morning. now caterpillar is making plans for the peach state. it just announced it will build two new plants in georgia to employ 1400 people. they are expected to create 1,000 other indirect jobs. you might remember president obamas 2009 visit to a caterpillar plant, pe -- peoria, illinois, fight over stimulus at that time caterpillars ceo promised to hire back all the layoff workers if the stimulus passed. as we noted the stimulus turned three years old tod...

>> they know that going in. >> they do. the interesting thing will -- will be what is going to happen to brandon davies. obviously hes suspended and not able to play with the team. he is a key player for them. they are number three in the nation. you know because you love ncaa basketball. >> this is -- >> they lost their last game because of this. >> they wont be a number one seed without him. >> one saving grace is davies handled this like a pro. he told his team what he did and has come to the...

More active on the border than any president over the last 12 years. if you want to talk about putting your money where your mouth is. >> thats because governors including -- including the governor of texas -- rob, its the governors who have stood up and said, our budgets are in crisis, we are having to layoff workers, having to layoff teachers, and we cant afford to spend this money taking care of illegal immigrants in our state. they have forced the hand ever federal government to get rid of s...

Getting layoff announcements. most of them have an option to be rehired to a shorter workweek. whats going on? jim goldman joins us from san francisco where they are trying just about anything and everything to make it work. whats been the reaction. >> reporter: hey, tamron, yeah. they are calling this pink slip friday. forget about being unemployed, its about being underemployed here in san francisco. lots of deal making in city hall right behind me. gavin newsom issued 15,000 layoff workers to...