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Repair bill that contains all of the limits to collective bargaining passes with the language, unchanged, from the beginning of this process. as the republicans streamed out of the chamber, democrats chanted shame and coward at them. it all comes down to now the quorum in the senate. for that quorum to be completed in the senality -rblgts just one of these awol senators has to come back to wisconsin, greggful gregg: maybe one of them will want to get their paycheck, locked in the desk of the flo...

Here is growing by the day as the stalemate continues, brooke. >> and ted, so we know, there were shouts of shame, shame. i read drinks thrown. it was quite a scene, but what happens now? mean, those 14 state senators, those democrats, they are still mia, are they not? >> reporter: yeah, and what happened to the assembly was basically a foregone conclusion. the way it went down made some people upset, but everybody knew that was going to happen. the other side of the coin here is the senate, and...

Democrats thought they were still arguing the bill and in fact 28 democrats didnt get to vote at all. so a lot of drama there. you see the democrats chanting at the republicans as they left the chambers. meanwhile, the governor did leave madison for a bit for a town near milwaukee and he did hold another one of those press conferences. heres what he said. >> im not asking people to agree with me on every single part of this budget repair bill. but what i am asking for is for 14 state senators to...

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 governors desk is a quorum in the senate. wisconsin repub...

To start happening. >> one quick point, what daniels will do is keep calling the special sessions over and over. he says he will keep the legislature in special session until they come back, even at christmastime. they have to come back some time. >> bret: charles? >> i think in wisconsin, first they should use the absence of the rogue democrats to pass everything on the agenda and get it -- everything. obviously, he cant pass fiscal matters. this is the reason that the democrats are hiding out ...

Health care, and the only collective bargaining rights that would have would be on wages but if they have a pay inkress morning the rate of inflation, that would have to go to the voters for approval, so this changes their rights in a big, big way. the fight far from over. you still have 14 state senators who have gone off to illinois to prevent a quorum. this will rage on. second item about donald trump. you mentioned he is flirting with the potential idea to run for president and now one of th...

Battle."ç walker sees himself as a leader. the national republican party clearly is trying to make him into a national republican leader here. but are you still leading if theres nobody behind you? not only is this fight not catching on nationwide, but the strategy in the state of wisconsin is failing. when the governor got pranked with that fake phone call, he gave away the strategy he was going to use to try to trick state democrats into coming back into the state so that they could get a qu...

Considering a plan to get this union bill through even if they never return. and it is simple. strip the collective bargaining aspect out of the budget bill, vote on that separately. and wisconsin republican state senator says it can be done and, senator, the question is, will it be done? is that the plan now? >>guest: most would like to pass the budget in its entirely and that is still the plan. and we believe some time in the very near future the democrats will come back. first of all --. >>ne...

They join mitch daniels, michigan governor rick snider, florida governor rick scott, and pennsylvania governor tom corbett in shying from that battle." walker sees himself as a leader. the national republican party clearly is tryingç to make him into a national republican leader here. but are you still leading if theres nobody behind you? not only is this fight not catching on nationwide, but the strategy in the state of wisconsin is failing. when the governor got pranked with that fake phone ...

>> thank you indeed. >> we got big news at 1:00 in the morning, chairman in, the assembly of wisconsin, they have two houses like at the congress, assembly and the senate. the assembly has passed this budget repair bill. the problem is the senators, the democrats are all gone and they need to act on it. just one needs to show up for a quorum but because theyre hiding, nothing happens now. >> well, yeah, theyre hiding out at the clock tower inn or some hotel in illinois. they need to come become ...