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You need more machines. >> and democrats did push for that amendment recognizing that local governments do need more money because of republicans. the funding to local governments have been cut. but we should not disenfranchise people in the process. so republicans rejected a reasonable public policy recommendation by democrats to study it. and our democracy is the greatest equalizer. we cannot sit back idly by and allow this to happen. we should be expanding and protecting the vote. but that is...

Circumstances should we support the farm bill, unless republicans agree to use the savings from it to extend unemployment insurance. now were getting down to the nitty-gritty. this is how youve got to play ball with the republicans. heres the lay of the land. a lot of senators are unsure about this budget bill. the latest whip count shows, as of late this afternoon, only 35 yes votes are available in the senate for this budget bill. most of the yes votes are democrats. but 60 votes are needed to...

Democrats and republicans have agreed to, for a good cause. to extend unemployment insurance. and you know, ed, we tried during the budget negotiations to use the savings from the farm bill to help replace a part of sequester. republicans said they didnt want to do it then. we looked at other things for that purpose. but now we should definitely be using them, because as you said, otherwise youre going to have 1.3 million americans who have worked hard, who are continuing to look every day for w...

Allow the american people, even the benefit of a vote. we said, you know, mr. speaker, house republicans, if you want to vote no, if you want to vote against unemployment insurance for the american people, for goodness sakes, have the decency to do it in a transparent way, do it in the light of day. they refused to do it. in the senate, harry reid tried to bring this up by unanimous consent. republicans shot it down. >> so if we did this with the farm bill at $15 billion, and since were going to...

House rules committee, to ask for a vote on a very simple proposal. we wanted to extend unemployment insurance for at least three months. and we actually had a way to pay for it. and the way we paid for it was by using some of these excessive crop subsidies, which, by the way, the republicans claim they want to get rid of as well. so we said, well, lets use some of those savings to help these folks who are going to be out in the cold throw days after christmas. and republicans were so concerned ...

Whats going to happen, the land landlord going to kick them out, the car repossessed, be able to feed their family. yet despite all the foreign aid we give all over the world, despite all the things we do when it comes to corporate tax loopholes, despite all the places we could go to find this revenue to help these people in the holiday season, we just cant get it done. amazing. the attitude that this guy has is ive got mine. congress and paul ryans bipartisan budget is headed for a senate vote ...

A large number of voters. the bill also reduces the minimum number of election machines counties are required to have. fewer machines. good idea? its headed to the desk and heres the key to the whole story. its headed to the desk of the republican governor john kasich. and he is expected to sign it. make no mistake, the republican assault on voting rights is in full force in ohio. i think thats why my next guest who are running for secretary of state in ohio is one of the most important guests w...