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president hopes now to influence that so-called congressional super committee, charged with drafting a big deficit reduction plan. fellow democrats for months on this issue and others have complained the president is too quick to compromise with republicans. well, today that same president delivered this warning. >> i will not support -- i will not support any plan that puts all the burden for closing our deficit on ordinary americans. and i will veto any bill that changes benefits for...

For many of them this is a troubling vote. and many of them come from so-called red congressional districts, where either john mccain won a year-and-a-half ago, for president, or almost two years ago now, or, where there is a conservative constituency, as democrats often have a difficult time getting elected, and swing districts, really, and, the president acknowledged for many of them its a political and a policy calculation that leaves that your futures in doubt. listen to some of this. >> pre...

Down? they skipped their last meeting with trump because they didnt like the tweets right before. they look like they will go to this one but they have proven that they do not want to negotiate with donald trump. i am not sure politically its a bad move for them. may be bad for the country but politically, if you look at all of the special elections we have had in the last year, democrats have done very well because there is a lot of anger about president trump and some of what he has done and i...

Director of voter latino, maria kumar. within the last hour kevin madden was on, the criticism -- the change this is a political calculation versus a policy calculation, already theres been criticism from senator lamar as well, who says that the administration is justifying allowing illegal immigrants to work in the united states when millions of americas are unemployed -- im sorry that was congressman lamar out of texas. whats your reaction? >> i think lamar smith should take a closer look. the...