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Constitutionally signed authority. we feel very comfortable that the constitution -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: republican front runner mitt romney sharply criticized nlrb appoint in the a new ad. the national labor relations board stands with the stooges selected by the president says to free enterprise like boeing you cant build a factory in south carolina. because south carolina is a right to work state. that is simply un-american. >> reporter: with romney opposing installation of codray, the...

The senate was in pro forma session to pass the tax cut. >> bret: thank you. now a story that could effect the pocketbook of people all over the country. chief washington correspondent jim angle examines a huge dilemma involving your money. >> governors and their taxpayers have a big problem on their hands. two to $3 trillion in promised pension and benefit to state and local workers they cannot pay for. >> this is a huge mess. odds are strong that taxpayers will see taxes go up very, very high....

Opposed to. >> this is a gimmick versus a constitutionally signed authority. we feel very comfortable that the constitution -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: republican front runner mitt romney sharply criticized nlrb appoint in the a new ad. the national labor relations board stands with the stooges selected by the president says to free enterprise like boeing you cant build a factory in south carolina. because south carolina is a right to work state. that is simply un-american. >> reporter: with r...

Congress is in session, and if i could digress for a minute, i think all of you should run up to capitol hill, check out the house and senate and see if you can find a single member of congress and then tell me on this working day for most americans whether or not congress is in session. >> reporter: so their position is congress is in recess right now, so the president can use his constitutional authority for recess appointments, but what thai leaving out is the senate has also been in what the...

Position. bob corker, someone close to leadership in, a republican from tennessee said the house can stop this fight, its not worth it. so the optics are looking very bad. saw right there, stenny-hour, on the house floor, the proper forma session, was trying to push forward the senate bill without house consent. in a pro forma session, he was trying to put forward the senate bill and literally the gop cut his mike and cut the process down. so the democrats could not have had a better video. >> t...