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It to the american people, it was to break the cost curve. now the democrats are not making the case, the white house is not making the case that it reduces costs because its not credible. if you add tens of millions to the insurance rolls, its going to cost taxpayers more money. so now the case is about get health care to the uninsured. its an important issue but its a bait and switch. >> lisa, any surprise that senator lieberman is announcing his retirement. >> some democrats are surprised, ce...

Remember, in this situation, mcmahon, who ran against blumenthal has made some noise about getting in and spending a lot of money. former secretary of state in the state of connecticut, representative murphy, he was going to have a challenge. and he is not in great favor with democrats despite the fact that he championed dont ask, dont tell. >> lisa, ari, appreciate your time. thank you. up next, duff goldman takes us inside his cake shot in baltimore. see how business owners could be helped i...

It to the american people, it was to break the cost curve. now the democrats are not making the case, the white house is not making the case that it reduces costs because its not credible. people know if you add tens of millions to the insurance rolls and put them on a government program, its going to cost taxpayers more money, which is what is happening. so now the case is about get health care to the uninsured. its an important issue but its a bait and switch from what the bill was sold on. >>...

The drug cartels free access to the southern half of our state. >> change the subject. okay. okay. heres the problem. youre not serious. thank you, congressman, for joining us. congressman grijalva, thanks for joining us. youre serious, and mr. murphy is not. up next, the ruling today is a big win for opponents of the arizona law but it could prove to be bad for the democrats politically, especially this november. when we return lets find out how the politics of this changes now. my life is of...

Lot of anxiety, and i agree. congress should have moved on the issue of immigration reform a long time ago, but were running out of excuses. heres the deal. if were going to talk about an enforcement process, lets do that and lets do enforcement. but beyond enforcement is part of the solution to the immigration, broken immigration system. some people want to keep it broken so they can take advantage of it politically. >> thats what i think. thats what i think. im agreeing with you. i think peopl...

>> yeah. i think there has to be -- >> the president wants one. >> verifiable foolproof identification so an employer, which we will need tough employer sanctions when we reform this law will be secure in who they are hiring and will not bring sanctions upon them. i thought you outlined it well. there has to be employer sanctions. has to be a registration where people we know who they are and we know that they are law-abiding and then there has to be enforcement. >> okay. >> the problem is there...

I handled it pretty well and deftly with mr. murphy, the state rep who pushed this thing. i got down to this and pat and i disagree. i dont know where eugene stands. lets get into the politics. what are they going to do about this? they cant sit there and say we won because nobody is happy with the immigration law right now. >> right. >> except for farmers who like the cheap labor or the guys who are hiring these guys. the first day in nobody works harder than the guy who first got here. he work...

Main magnet for people coming to this country? >> yeah. i think there has to be -- >> the president wants one. >> verifiable foolproof identification so an employer, which we will need tough employer sanctions when we reform this law will be secure in who they are hiring and will not bring sanctions upon them. i thought you outline it had well. there has to be employer sanctions there. has to be a registration where people we know who they are and we know that they are law-abiding and then there...

Supports -- everyone that supports -- not everyone that supports this law is a racist or a bigot. theres a lot of frustration, a lot of anxiety, and i agree. congress should have moved on the issue of immigration reform a long time ago, but were running out of excuses. heres the deal. if were going to talk about an enforcement process, lets do that and lets do enforcement. but beyond enforcement is part of the solution to the immigration, broken immigration system. some people want to keep it br...

Lot of anxiety, and i agree. congress should have moved on the issue of immigration reform a long time ago, but were running out of excuses. heres the deal. if were going to talk about an enforcement process, lets do that and lets do enforcement. but beyond enforcement is part of the solution to the immigration, broken immigration system. some people want to keep it broken so they can take advantage of it politically. >> thats what i think. thats what i think. im agreeing with you. i think peopl...