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Hold the brief sessions. now that the republicans are doing the same to president obama, president obama has decided that hes simply not going to abide by pro forma sessions and pretend theyre in recess anyway. >> and they said that the sessions are not really sessions. >> they are, but they just passed his tax holiday in december during the pro forma session. when youve got the floor of the house or senate open for business, things can happen. people can raise motion, you may have to call peopl...

Hold the brief sessions. now that the republicans are doing the same to president obama, president obama has decided that hes simply not going to abide by pro forma sessions and pretend theyre in recess anyway. >> and they said that the sessions are not really sessions. >> they are, but they just passed his tax holiday in december during the pro forma session. when youve got the floor of the house or senate open for business, things can happen. people can raise motion, you may have to call peopl...

See an improvement in the numbers throughout the year and if that doesnt come true, come election time voters are likely to take out their anger on the president. don? >> so is it work pointing out that the presidents appointment of cordray was a kind of in your face move to congress? why did he go to this so-called recess appointment? >> why did he go there? and he didnt just recess appoint. he did it in a way that would get the most notice and enrage the republicans the most by doing it while ...

Officer without senate confirmation when the senates in recess. the problem is technically senate is not in recess. if you look in the senate chambers youll see nothing but empty seats. the republican senators have refused to officially recess precisely because they want to deny president obama the ability to appoint cordray and others. so theyve been careful not to adjourn for more than three consecutive days, therefore, no recess according to the constitutions appointments clause. you get it. ...

People. -- the president shall have pour to fill up the vacancies -- also keeping them honest, president obama has exercised this power fewer times than other recent presidents at similar points in their presidencies and the white house complains theyve been facing more delays. >> president obama has a total of 181 nominees pending before the senate. those have been pending for an average of 165 days. the fact of the matter is weve had an unprecedented level of obstruction when it comes to the c...

Deliberative body. jon: right. in fact, harry reid and nancy pelosi, too, on the house side, but harry reid in the senate was praising the presidents recess appointments which leapfrogged over the head of the body that hes in charge of. >> are well, and when they were still in recess. supposed to have recess appointments in the constitution only when the congress, the senate is in recess. it isnt. it was in pro forma session, and harry reid tried a similar strategy when george bush was president...

Protection whatever it is going to be called now. >> bob: consumer watchdog. >> dana: political thing. talk where he made the announcement. this white house sent president obama to ohio to a high school. in front of high school students makes unprecedented decision. and tells the high school students that the republicans want to ruin the country by taking away all the safety regulations. >> bob: that -- >> dana: at a high school. >> bob: he happens to protecting them against the guys on wall str...

More the republicans gripe about this, about how the president took some executive action, which other presidents in both parties, by the way, have taken before, they think thats just highlights the fact that the president took the bull by the horns here to stand up for consumers, stand up for the middle class and that plays right into their narrative for 2012. >> shep: analysts from both sides of the political fence looked at this and said that pretty much they believe this is fine for the pres...

>> when you talk to some advisors to the president, though, they believe that the more the republicans gripe about this, about how the president took some executive action, which other presidents in both parties, by the way, have taken before, they think thats just highlights the fact that the president took the bull by the horns here to stand up for consumers, stand up for the middle class and that plays right into their narrative for 2012. >> shep: analysts from both sides of the political fen...

The president can make appointments. but he did not mention that 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. odd...