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After the other. and every time you give them something, they dont stop. they come back and take another person. and now this time they brought the hostages into the middle of the village and threatening to blow the village up. you cant negotiate. it seems that the presidents position is untenable, because he doesnt want to default. this is clear. but if you give in again, having as you pointed out, already given on the numbers, already given on the idea of debt and deficits. deficits are alread...

Compromise by democrats, trying to reset the calculus there. i continue to believe this is about when and how the white house, if they want to, they dont have to, if they want to give john boehner a way out here. change cpi, entitlement reform, whether its extending sequester cuts beyond that six-week window as you point out, andrea. john boehner is in a position where he needs to get something to go back to the republican house conference and say, see, here is what i got. we fought, we fought, ...

Community where i pay hoa and the bills coming in. >> just because the paycheck stopped doesnt mean the bills stopped. >> this could be the miracle drug. this could be the one that saved me that i was going to be able to walk my daughter down the aisle. >> that is just a very small sampling how the tea partys temper tantrum is having a real effect. one of those individuals is with us in virginia and we wanted to start with you. thank you for joining us. i wanted to start this conversation with y...

About what you were saying earlier about the nih. the nih funding has gone up dramatically over the years, and actually thats because of senate republicans under bill frist, leading the charge to double nih spending over the course of a decade. and in fact, it was a republican measure that would have restored those sequester cuts that was attached to the senate budget earlier this year. its not quite fair to say that republicans intended to send all these kids kicking and screaming off of the ca...

Just tired of looking at each other. and thats one of the things that i think is playing into this. i want to speak to a moment about what you were saying earlier about the nih. the nih funding has gone up dramatically over the years, and actually thats because of senate republicans under bill frist, leading the charge to double nih spending over the course of a decade. and in fact, it was a republican measure that would have restored those sequester cuts that was attached to the senate budget e...

We were set to the start the process to start hiring again this week. were not going to be able to do that. so the hiring freeze from the sequester cuts roll right into the shutdown and we dont have anybody in the pipeline to replace the 3,000 air traffic controllers eligible to retire right now out of 12,000. that is a lot of numbers. >> are there safety issues? >> every day that this continues, it starts to tear away at the margins of safety we have in place. its not just the air traffic contr...

So we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger. the government may be shutting down, but eventually members of congress will have to reach an agreement over how to fund it, an agreement thats likely to include billions of dollars in indiscriminate spending cuts known as the sequester, which by the way, republicans should see as a victory. when the sequestration cuts went into place in march, the idea was that they would be so objectionable congress would negot...

Tenten ten tenny -- steny hoyer said, discussing how we got here and how balanced the offer was on the table. what compromise are we talking about? we are taking your number. your number. and you will not take yes for an answer. how sad. what a shameful day this its in the history of the house of representatives. >> e.j., what he is talking about there -- the fact that the proposal on the table, the clean cr, funding the government still would continue those republican desired sequester cuts. >>...

Mistake the pain has been real. the sequester has meant 57,000 fewer poor children can participate in head start. in fremont, nebraska, for example, where 40 children are already on the waiting list, head start classrooms will have to cut 15 students and one teacher. the sequester has meant that up to 140,000 low-income families and individuals could lose their housing assistance, like a houston area school bus driver who can no longer afford to rent her apartment. the sequester has meant that m...

Requirement that middle class working americans have to dig into their pocket and buy insurance they dont want or their dont need. >> all youre saying is that we want you to delay what is already law and we will only fund it if you dont do it. congressman, that is blackmail. i dont care how you cut it. but at least youre going to put your check up. and im going to be watching. i promise. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you for your time tonight. and i hope ted cruz heard your admonition. id like to ...