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Over spending. but now theres word that democrats and republicans are close to a compromise that could keep the u.s. government in business for a while. democrats would agree to some immediate cuts from president obamas proposed 2012 budget. and to cut earmarks right now. in return, republicans would support a spending extension that would keep the government operating for another two weeks. negotiations over a longer term deal would continue. now lets talk about the stalemate over wisconsins ...

Is pushing congress to pass a short term budget compromise to avoid a government shutdown. senate democrats tentatively approved a republican plan to cut $4 billion in federal spending. the proposal would keep the government running for two weeks past the march 4th deadline. and tensions in wisconsin are running high. protesters are gathering at the capitol right now against a plan to strip most state workers of their collective bargaining rights. the state assembly has approved the legislatio...

Preventing the quorum. theyve got a lot of support for those 14 senators and you still hear the chanting going on, tell the truth, you hear the different things, this is what democracy looks like. these people are out here trying to put as much pressure as they can on governor walker and the wisconsin republicans while governor walker and the wisconsin republicans are trying to put as much pressure as they can on those 14 missing senators. >> arthel: speaking of governor walker, were any support...

Opposed say nay. ayes have it. >> 36 seconds later the assembly was adjourned. only 13 assembly democrats cast their vote. outcome would have been the samed that hay all voted. still democrats jeered assembly republicans. [ chanting ] and hinting at a court challenge. >> this is going toward it, but they are so eager to trample on the rights of workers -- it does you a disservice to democracy. >> language in the bill, limited collective bargaining remains unchanged. all that keeps it from the go...

Those people in the orange t-shirts may not look like it, but are democratic members of the assembly, wearing those shirts in solidarity with the protesters. the bill now goes to the senate where 14 democratic senators are still in hiding and depriving republicans of a quorum. with two new polls showing wisconsin voters favoring the benefit cuts the state workers have already agreed to, but opposing taking away their collective bargaining rights, the governor went on a statewide campaign, travel...

State of wisconsin, hes using them like poker chips. to me, thats a total lack of compassion. i heard 1500 layoff notices, 5,000 or 6,000 notices. and he doesnt need to do it. he has the money needed to balance the budget. >> one last question and it is a question i asked you before, but it is still important every day. that we all know in order for senate republicans to get a quorum to pass this union stripping bill, they only need to peel off one democrat. if only one of the 14 democratic stat...

Wisconsins govern scott walker is, the bill is now in the hands of the state senate since that assembly passed it yesterday. but the senate cant vote because its democrats fled the state and theres no quorum. one of those state senators joins me now by phone. senator, thank you for the time. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> are you willing to tell us where you are right now? >> im in chicago. >> where in chicago? >> just chicago. you are not willing to disclose where you are? >> i just did, ch...

Biggest argument. so the governor came with collective bargaining and they said that was a nonstarter and they came back and said if you take that off the table we are willing to concede the pension benefits and health care benefits. wasnt that a compromise? did they come back with that? >>governor huckabee: keep in mind they cannot do anything until the democratic senators get back in their desk so there is nothing to negotiate as long as you dont have a quorum in the senate. and the governor, ...

Only because the 14 senators who left the state is all of this going on, because otherwise the legislation would have moved right through both houses. its already moved through the house. its on its way to the senate, but it cant go through the senate because of those 14 senators. once again, theyre chanting about fox news, which as we all know is a diversion from whats going on here. what you want to see is something you cant see. the numbers of people who have shown up today to put pressure on...

Deciding that was like putting your fighter in his first probout against the world championship titleholder. welcome to the pros. walker and the republicans are not punching at some glass opponent here, they are punching at wisconsin, and wisconsin is winning. republicans made the wrong move as picking this as the first fight in a fight they wanted to go national, which may be now why things are getting desperate for them. joining us now, jon erpenbach. one of the 14 state senators that remain o...