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. >> i think at the end of the day congress will rise to the occasion. this is national security issue. this isnt about barack obama vs. the congress. this isnt about republicans versus democrats. this has a very important worldwide reach in this decision. i think that congress will rise to its article 1 constitutional responsibilities to provide for general defense of the united states but it will take that healthy debate to get there. >> that was republican congressman mike rogers, chair of th...

Anywhere. this is a tweet you sent out today. 200 in congress demand constitution article 1, section 8. barack obama risking impeachment. you really think the presidents risking impeachment by moving without congressional approval against syria? >> yes because there is no threat to the united states of america. if there was, then people expect the president to defend us, but in this case, the president is going on his own. in a previous clip, he said, i said, i meant what i said. i have not made...

Anywhere. this is a tweet you sent out today. 200 in congress demand constitution article 1, section 8. barack obama risking impeachment. you really think the presidents risking impeachment by moving without congressional approval against syria? >> yes because there is no threat to the united states of america. if there was, then people expect the president to defend us, but in this case, the president is going on his own. in a previous clip, he said, i said, i meant what i said. i have not made...

But congress, and the 1 1th clause of that section says "the congress shall have the power to declare war." everyone will try to say that the kind of military action be against syria right now is technically not war, just looks that way. its the kind of limited temporary military action that presidents have been taking on their own recognizance for decades now. if you want to argue precedence, thats how weve dealt with issues like this in the past. if you want to argue the constitution, frankly ...

Themselves, without, duh, dispersing chemical weapons or at least leaving them vulnerable to be taken by anybody, what if the government weve decided to bomb responds to us bombing them by turning to more chemical weapons attacks on their own civilians? this is a hard decision. this is a hard decision for any president. this is a hard decision particularly for a president like the one weve got right now who professes a belief and who has demonstrated such a belief in multilateral action and to t...

That are given in our country to congress, to congress specifically, not the president, but congress, and the 1 1th clause of that section says "the congress shall have the power to declare war." everyone will try to say that the kind of military action being considered against syria right now is technically not war, just looks that way. its the kind of limited temporary military action that presidents have been taking on their own recognizance for decades now. if you want to argue precedence, t...

Chemical weapons facilities, themselves, without, duh, dispersing chemical weapons or at least leaving them vulnerable to be taken by anybody, what if the government weve decided to bomb responds to us bombing them by turning to more chemical weapons attacks on their own civilians? this is a hard decision. this is a hard decision for any president. this is a hard decision particularly for a president like the one weve got right now who professes a belief and who has demonstrated such a belief in...

Ones who have failed. so what we see in this expansion of food stamps, for example, is these low wage jobs at places like walmart, mcdonalds and others. >> which caused the workers this week. >> thats right. so the workers have to take food stamps have, to take section 8, have to take government assistance to fill the gap. so were not so much subsidizing poor households. we are subsidizing multimillion-dollar corporations. they are paying their workers as little as possible. the government is co...

We took that and we decided to move out thinking that my section 8 will come through after id been on the waiting list for ten years. my son knows. hes 9, but he knows. its nothing like for your child to sit and say, you know, mom, you can have my food. you know, but people have to realize its hard to feed your families, period, but in the summertime the kids are home all day. >> particularly. >> so your eating costs and your eating bills go up. >> yeah. >> you know, theyre running around, theyr...

Was from section 8 housing. there is a big class element to this. not just about -- >> opening statements set to get under way on monday. should be interesting. i have to stop it here. thank you. a group of mayors want to ban the use of food stamps to buy sodas and other sugary drinks. thats a good question for you. should taxpayers pay for sugary drinks for poor americans? well talk about that, next. [ male announcer ] oh, dan, checking out of the doubletree isnt the end.