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Problem. i hope that happens when gets back from israel. >> chris: before you deal with the budget you have to pass a continuing resolution before march 27 and going on recess at the end of this week, to keep the government running otherwise it shuts down. the question, senator durbin, is will the senate pass a cr, a continuing resolution that keeps spending at $984 billion which is what the spending level is of the house cr including the sequester cuts? >> chris, when i left, washington, on thu...

Which is the house level that includes the sequester cuts? >> listen we have put together a cr that is acceptable in its dollar terms to the house of representatives and i think we can agree on with them. >> chris: gentlemen, running out of time. i want to ask you each about a question that you are involved in. senator durbin you are part of the bipartisan senate group working on immigration reform. are you you going to be able to come up with a plan that creates a pathway to citizenship for the...

Theyre addressing the problems with infrastructure. theyre encouraging innovation. theyre changing the way government regulations are written and encouraging investment and helping the economy along. of course the failure is still holding the country back. theres a lot that will help the economy. and it provides a model. should washington ever get its act together, there are lots of great ideas out there for how to revive the economy. >> one of the things the report mentions that is happening at...

Problem. i hope that happens when gets back from israel. >> chris: before you deal with the budget you have to pass a continuing resolution before march 27 and going on recess at the end of this week, to keep the government running otherwise it shuts down. the question, senator durbin, is will the senate pass a cr, a continuing resolution that keeps spending at $984 billion which is what the spending level is of the house cr including the sequester cuts? >> chris, when i left, washington, on thu...

Doesnt that violate whistle blower statute? is that a criminal offense? >> i am sure it has to be a criminal offense but it is morale wrong. that is not how we treat people. if this is about political gain that is more unconscionable. as i said not going this cannot be the new normal we try to hide the truth from the american people going back to susan rice on said this was the result of a video. this was a terrorist attack. the individuals that survived the terrorist attack in benghazi we shoul...

Will have their wages cut or who will lose their jobs. >> it will curtail our ability to respond to crimes and other threats and investigate wrong doing. >> there are teachers now who are giving pink slips and notices that cant come back this far. >> the big airports, some of them had long lines this week d weekend. >> the sequester cuts will mean enough reduction it it will be the e kwi lent of 5,000 border patrol agent. >> senior adviser to president obama, dan, thanks for taking the time. so ...

Going through happily on the white house tours. so he can make choices. he didnt. now he puts out story "a," second story is out there. then he leaves it up to jay carney to do gymnastics and work it out. >> bret: here is what carney said today, chuck. >> he has asked the white house to consult with the secret service to see if there is any way to provide limited tours to school groups or others. that is being reviewed. but i should be clear that the choices here, there is not an option here to ...

>> reporter: so it appears that the senate will take up the continuing resolution in some way, shape or form. there is a lot of time pressure involved here. the easter recess is coming up. if they dont reconcile the bill with the house version of it by march 27th, the government technically runs out of money. neither side wants to take credit for a government shutdown, jenna. jenna: no 13-hour filibuster, a la rand paul to look forward to. well take that, well take that for what it is and see wh...

Situations in the past, bill. bill: thanks, mike tobin, on the ground, steubenville, ohio. martha: the obama administration canceling tours of the white house as you probably have heard by now. they say it is necessary because they had to do some budget cuts that affected secret service and that overflowed into having some difficulty keeping the tours going as we head into the big spring season. but a quick search finds that the same government says that it can pay for the peoples house to stay ...

We have a budget proposal? looks like we might. dueling budgets revealed. congressman paul ryan says hes not going to spend more. he wants to simplify taxes and get more tax revenue because more people under his plan ostensibly will have jobs. and that will bring in the increased revenue. >>brian: to balance the budget within ten years, hes going to do it by killing obama care. medicare will go for years. hes going to simplify the tax code to 25% and 10%, cut corporate taxes. for the most parbt ...