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Barbs going back and forth? >> i think we are at the point now where im becoming concerned, because the institution of the wisconsin state senate is being trashed. this is not part of our senate rule book that you deny quorum. as that continues it is going to make it much more difficult to patch this together and pull the institution back together with what these 14 state senators have done to us. >> greta: tomorrow, as i understand it is a drop dead date in terms of refinancing bonds. if those ...

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It did in the streets of cairo but here in wisconsin the -- the next question, when does the bill come out? it has been reported out of committee, ready to be voted on by the senate and until the democrats come back, because they are one short, the republicans, of a quorum and they will not be able to get the votes to get the legislation to the floor. (inaudible) >> who ordered the loathers -- the legislators to appear and are they guilty of law violations for not appearing? >>reporter: they are...

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>> it started on tuesday as more than 10,000 teachers, state employees and their supporters jammed the capitol grounds to protest the states budget repair bill. ♪ were not going to take it ♪ no we aint going to take it ♪ were not going to take it anymore ♪ >> the bill not only cuts health and pension benefits for state employees it takes away the collective bargaining rights. >> today that controversial bill scheduled to come to a vote. but then, 14 democratic senators -- listen to this ...

Set to that would limit their collective bargaining rights. because of those bolting state senators leaves the final decision of the senate in the air. to the man in the dead center of this mess, the states republican senate majority leader scott fitzgerald. senator, very good to have you. >> good to be here. >> neil: i guess we are not too far away from a vote in the assembly. thats fairly perfunctory. i think your party has the votes to go ahead and pass through this sort of tough budget law t...

I dont think he even mentioned what was going on in wisconsin or the deficit at all in this. it was all about busting the unions. if you listen to the whole audio, it really speaks for itself. it tells you exactly what theyre trying to do. >> talk about how this plays out. his plan was to trick you to come into the state, pretend to negotiate, then not negotiate. then say ha ha, now i have quorum, how do you respond? does that mean youre going to stay out longer? >> ewith werent going to be. co-...

Opportunity for you to make embarrassing mistakes. exhibit a, falling for quite literally the oldest trick in the book, the oldest trick in the book since there have been phones. the prank phone call, really? scott walker heard here laying out his secret plan to trick democrats into returning to the state to talk to him. laying out his secret plan to some guy somebody told him is a billionaire. laying out how he is going to trick democrats into coming back to the state so he can allow republican...