to get the bill through the house which i think it will. they will get the votes. the problem with this pipeline project is that i don t think there is anybody who knows anything about the environment who doesn t think that being careful and judicious about the matter is the right way to go. they are proposing 60 days to make a decision on a pipeline that goes from one country all wait through another. does the environmental issue not even arise with regard to mr. boehner? it does when it gets into the politics of not in my back yard. exactly. the state of nebraska which is a very red state, republicans have had a problemรง with this pipeline because it goes through one of the main aqua fires that provides dranking water to thousands and they asked for a thorough review. all that being said if you put republicans in a room i would say the vast majority would be supportive because they viewed
nobody in the world has any idea how i feel. i m just so happy. it was a tough time. it was a tough five months. martha: wow! what a story. his captors released his mother two months ago. and he was still there. then his cousin snuck out and escaped shortly ter that. so he was only one left and made a run for it and made it home. unbelievable. gregg: it is an incredible story. all right. it is not every day that republican mitch mcconnell sides with the teamsters or the afl-cio but the senate minority leader, majority leader claims many democrats and their union-based support a payroll tax cut that includes a controversial pipeline project. that is the majority leader. minority leader, excuse me. and it is president obama who is the real roadblock to a deal. take a listenen to this. what are the chance that is a deal will be worked out before more than 150 million americans get a payroll tax
republicans say they will support the tax cut extension if it s tied to a oil pipeline from canada. republicans must be encouraged by the fact that some democrats, senator joe manchin talked to us last hour, among them, in favor of the pipeline project moving forward. the politics are fascinating. you ve got a key constituency of president obama, the unions in favor of the pipeline, feeling like it would be instant jobs, so you see democrats, along the expected pipeline route, saying this is a good thing, congressman dan born in oklahoma saying this, at a time when many are without work it s time to come together in a bipartisan way to pass this legislation which will create tens of thousands of new jobs. i commend the speaker for including the construction of the pipeline that is supported by business and labor, and so bottom line, a democrat coming forward saying he s in favor of this provision. question is exactly how many votes there will be when it comes up for a vote, when it s
extract politically from me, in order to get this done, but they need to focus on what is good for the economy, what is good for jobs and the american people. a key house ally for mr. obama called the energy pipeline a nonstarter. don t put something that has absolutely nothing like the keystone pipeline on to a bill and say that it s for middle income people. another back by the democrats found support. focus on the house plan where many believe pipeline is key. people say we can swallow this. but going down to the senate won t go along with the keystone provision or the other paid for or offsets, all bets are off. record in favor of moving forward with the pipeline project. as are at least six senate democrats. that doesn t get to 60 votes in the senate. with time running out on the payroll tax holiday, it sets up a showdown next week.
call now! time now for hits and misses of the week, dorothy. all right. and the department of the interior has let it be known that franklin roosevelt s iconic s peec and our prayer is not welcome on memorial of d-day. and this is extraordinary burrcrat gets rid of any effort any of our institution ises one of the most memorable of reasons and one of the most defensive. corps think, thank you, bret? this is a hit for me a few weeks ago on this show. i predicted president obama would not allow the pipeline project to come forward. a million barrels a day from canada into the united states and make us more independent for middle eastern oil and