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Blackmailed to vote for an aploep rations bill. this is a ransom. this is blackmail. you dont get a bill unless wall street gets its taxpayer cough rang. >> the president himself started making phone calls to try to persuade lawmakers to vote for the bill. then, just hours ago, democrats held a caucus meeting. theyve been joined by white house chief of staff. with time running out to o vert the shutdown, congress has to pass a short term continuing resolution tonight to give lawmakers more time ...

>> it just seems like if he really needed to, he could marshal the votes himself, right? >> its very difficult for speaker boehner. hes trying to any sense. and hes trying to go to the appropriations committee saying im still with you. but theres just not a lot of conservative am hit to put in an appropriations bilge forward. so boehner keeps losing votes 20 try to get this past. hes in a difficult spot. >> so thaetlets say theres a term continuing lever e resolution. if we kick it back,with ere...