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Everything they could to take it down. now, look, now is a chance for republicans to quit trying to obstruct, stop trying to get in the way of infrastructure and help us make progress. we can have a republican and democratic bipartisan infrastructure investment bill. were waiting for republicans to work with us. we can create 47,000 jobs for every $1 billion investment in infrastructure. we can do it now. the republicans need to start compromising and get away from ideology. >> a great new york ...

Theyre ambitious goals but theyre achievable. were encouraging companies and others to get involved to help us make progress. we have a chance to improve the lives of not just millions but billions of people on this planet through the research thats done in this brain initiative alone, but its going to require a serious effort, a sustained effort. and its going to require us as a country to embody and embrace that spirit of discovery that is what made america america. the year before i was born ...

Bipartisan group in the houseworking on immigration reform. im told theyre make progress. im told there not as far along as the senate group. jenna. jenna: mike, thank you. jon: were joined by byron york, he is chief political correspondent for the "washington examiner" and a fox news contributor as well. byron, maybe break it down for us. we have the bipartisan group of eight senators. what does each party really want out of this legislation most? >> democrats have been in favor of immigration ...

They believe that the public opinion is generally on the presidents side, and by going out to these different locations like las vegas, where theres a large contingent in that state of hispanic voters supporting the president, that theyre going to continue to sort of make progress in keeping this issue alive and keeping pressure on congress. >> and theyre being very careful about how they talk about this. i mean, theyre getting talking points about how you approach these kinds of issues, what wo...

Only option he has. hes boxed in somewhat. he did get some things done. he does strongly believe that he avoided a depression and did make progress. but, at the same time, you cant tell people that things are wonderful now, you know, because with so many americans out of work, they just dont believe it. >> when you mentioned earlier the quote of president obama saying this is like popping a blister, what did he mean by that? how did you interpret that? >> i cant read the presidents mind, but wha...

>> well, of course there is a ways to go. but look at -- lets take a look at ohio. >> and manufacturing contracted in the last three months. >> in ohio, 80 of 82 counties in ohio actually have an auto manufacturing facility. if it were left to mitt romney they would essentially all have gone out of business because he would have left those folks twisting in the wind. the entire supply chain of 1.4 million jobs would have been gone in america and the investments we have been able to make in tryin...

>> well, of course there is a ways to go. but look at -- lets take a look at ohio. >> and manufacturing contracted in the last three months. >> in ohio, 80 of 82 counties in ohio actually have an auto manufacturing facility. if it were left to mitt romney they would essentially all have gone out of business because he would have left those folks twisting in the wind. the entire supply chain of 1.4 million jobs would have been gone in america and the investments we have been able to make in tryin...

The chance to hold meetings and make progress. for the past three years, our nations have worked together and with others, first to rescue a global economy from free fall and wrestle it back to a path of discovery and growth. progress has been tested at times by shocks like the disaster in japan, for example. today, its threatened by the serious situation in the euro zone. as all the leaders here today agreed, growth and jobs must be our top priority. a stable, growing european economy is in eve...

house speaker john boehner. im candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." mr. speaker, primeau view, great digs. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> how many days have you thought, did i actually want this job? >> a lot. >> big headaches. mr. speaker, thank you for joining us. let me start right out with the weeks story, which is the student loans. the president has issued a veto threat and said if this keeping the student loan rates low comes to me with money paid for by m...

>> eric: mitt romney facing one of the biggest tests yet on tuesday. can he take his home state of michigan? with the vote 48 hours away, he sat down with an exclusive one-on-one, with fox news sunday anchor chris wallace to lay out his plans for victory. >> i think i can show that i can fight hard and come from behind and the people, as they focus on my campaign and candidacy and my plan to get america working again, a plan that calls for dramatic changes in the way washington is structured, th...