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Hour. sources explain wisconsin requires a three-fifth quorum or 20 senators to proceed to votes on bills that are fiscal in nature. we talked about this on the panel. suchs those that impose taxes or appropriate funds. there are currently 19 republicans in the senate. one short of that quorum needed for a vote so the sources are telling fbn the two houses will conduct a conference committee beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern in the senate parlor to remove the fiscal portion of the bill, doing so le...

Of wisconsin, are basically shirking their duties, and instead of staying in the fight, staying on the floor, pushing through and making the argument and galvanizing people around the argument, there on the home court, they went across the state. if we get in trouble, rachel, i guess the place to go is illinois. >> but you cant say that the democrats in wisconsin state senate havent galvanized people around the position. everybody in the state lined up behind them. >> but theyre not there. they ...

It looks like theyre doing it. >> it looks as if it was a solution sitting out there. because under wisconsin law, and the constitution and precedence, there has been other cases in the past where definition of the word "face cat" was in question in wisconsin its extremely narrow. thats the part. fiscal issue where you have to have a quorum and democrat. where everything stops if democrats are hiding in illinois. if you strip out the fiscal issue, that is the present amount that members of the u...

They represent the good people of wisconsin, are basically shirking their duties, and instead of staying in the fight, staying on the floor, pushing through and making the argument and galvanizing people around the argument, there on the home court, they went across the state. if we get in trouble, rachel, i guess the place to go is illinois. >> but you cant say that the democrats in wisconsin state senate havent galvanized people around the position. everybody in the state lined up behind them....

Shirking their duties, and instead of staying in the fight, staying on the floor, pushing through and making the argument and galvanizing people around the argument, there on the home court, they went across the state. if we get in trouble, rachel, i guess the place to go is illinois. >> but you cant say that the democrats in wisconsin state senate havent galvanized people around the position. everybody in the state lined up behind them. >> but theyre not there. they are not heros, theyre wimps....

That the standoff over the republican union stripping plan was coming to an end, it doesnt seem like it is, and the longer this goes on, longer it becomes clear the liberal side is winning. i am telling you, the more people will be called communists. its a rule. and the more guys like the koch brothers will have to spend to make up for the devastating political costs the republicans have incurred by picking and losing this fight in the american midwest. state senator jon erpenbach joins us, he i...

That the standoff over the republican union stripping plan was coming to an end, it doesnt seem like it is, and the longer this goes on, longer it becomes clear the liberal side is winning. i am telling you, the more people will be called communists. its a rule. and the more guys like the koch brothers will have to spend to make up for the devastating political costs the republicans have incurred by picking and losing this fight in the american midwest. state senator jon erpenbach joins us, he i...

>> fortunately, the threat for severe weather for that area has passed. budget woes are spreading, and lawmakers may pay the price. fines of $250 a day begin for democratic lawmakers in hiding. more than 35 democrats boycotting the indiana statehouse to deny the necessary quorum for lawmakers so a vote cant be held on legislation that democrats say would harm workers rights. sound familiar? this is similar to what is going on in wisconsin, where lawmakers approved a $100 a day fine for absent ...

Tomorrow for indianas democratic lawmakers in hiding. more than 35 democrats have been boycotting the indiana state house to deny the necessary quorum for lawmakers. thats so a vote cannot be held on legislation the democrats say would harm workers rights much sound familiar? that is similar to what is going on in neighboring wisconsin, where lawmakers approved $100 a day fine for absent democrats there. filmmaker and activist michael moore is urging budget protesters in washington to keep fig...

Dozens are in illinois protesting a labor bill and denying republican counterparts the necessary fine for a quorum. in madrid, the search on for a missing exchange student. 21-year-old austin bice of san diego state university last seen leaving a madrid nightclub on february 26th. yesterday, friends joined the search for the business major and his father has flown in from san diego to help. and havana, cuba, were awaiting a trial of an american contractor who is accused of giving illegal sat...