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Overregulation, talk about higher tacks and realize the economy is not growing and it is not because the congress didnt pass the bill. >> take a listen to president obama regarding the bill. >> any senator who votes "no," should have to look you in the eye and tell you, what, exactly, they are opposed to. these are proposals that have traditionally been bipartisan proposes. >> senator, what do you oppose in the bill? >>guest: im opposed to stimulus 22, which is which this is about. in the past 3...

House run by republicans and a senate republican by democrats it is hard to move that type of bill. it is just too big. >> early in the year axelrod said it was not going to be a pick and choose situation but now that is changing and senator schumer said if it fails, and he thinks it will, pieces will be brought out and passed. does it matter? will the house pass pieces of the bill? >>guest: i think, yes, i think there can be some pieces that will move but they have to be small. in the last cong...

Overwhelmingly against the jobs bill, of course we cant get 60 votes. you know that, chuck, without republican votes. >> so what is the plan after today? the whole bill doesnt make it. doesnt get to 60 votes. then its piecemeal? piece-by-piece? >> piece-by-piece. each of the pieces has broad support among the american people. >> eric: broad support. what? >> bob: get down to what this is about. a number of democrats are up for re-election. a lot of them did not want to vote for the bill as-is. t...

Definitely a good political argument for democrats. they believe that this is something very easy, very bumper stickerable, that republicans are opposing big surtax on millionaires, on people who make over $1 million a year. >> lets go back to the whole package. howard, a lot of gamesmanship here tonight. heres a vote tuesday night. it was interesting to watch mcconnell, one of the shrewdest operators ive seen in my lifetime proposing tonight a unanimous consent agreement to let the congress, th...

Long, he advised the people of israel not to accept the king, because the king, he warned, would not be generous. it would undermine their liberties. there would be more wars, there would be more taxes. >> now, paul went on to say that back then and today, the most important governing body is not a king, but the family and he he said that in washington, we too often rely on our king. and that line got a lot of applause, jamie. >> jamie: very interesting perspective. thanks for bringing us up to ...

Share to help this country thrive. >> reporter: so you hear him mention millionaires and billionaires in that statement there, chris. now, white house officials say, look, they are open to any changes that congress wants to make to the plan as long as it pays for the american jobs act and ensures that everyone pays their fair share, but the question is will this only further alienate republicans. as you know, chris, they have staunchly said that theyre not going to support anything that increase...

Top of my head on the break i thought of that have already come out against the presidents jobs and deficit reduction plan, neon, tester, manchin, schumer for a different reason. there could be others. where do you think -- >> landrieu as well? >> yes. so you can say that about the republicans, but theyve got a big problem with their democrats in the senate. >> yeah, they have a big problem. well, a big deal, right? i didnt say it. i said fing. here is the issue. theyve spent around $3 trillion ...

were watching the breaking news on the floor of the united states senate right now. were watching and theyre close to a deal. close but not there yet. in the meantime, there are some procedural votes under way on the floor of the united states senate. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer reporting from washington. gloria borger, our chief political analyst, is here as well. we have our correspondents standing by on capitol hill...

Are beyond their control, and arguing against the scaling back of tax breaks that add billions of dollars to their profit margins. the current average for a gallon of regular gas now at $3.98 a gallon. in some spots, its over $4 a gallon. republican senator other rich hatch suggesting today that the hearing is nothing but a dog and pony show. heres what democratic senator schumer had to say about that. >> youd have an easier time convincing people that a unicorn just flew into this room they nee...

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