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>> and if we were to put obama care into the senate, we were risking shutting down the government. that is not our goal. >> in march, house speaker john boehner was making it clear shutting down the government to de-fund the presidents health care law was not on his agenda. >> do you want to risk the full faith and credit of the united states government over obama care? that is a very tough argument to make. >> six months later, the speaker has reversed course. >> this week, the house will pass ...

Sequester savings in and de-funds obama care. >> the question is, how did that conversion happen? after all, todays huge announcement follows months of dire warnings from a whos who of the republican party elite. >> it gives the president at the bully pulpit and a gigantic stick on which to beat it. >> i hope enough of them will realize. >> i hope my colleagues in the house who believe we need to shut down the government will understand that that is not -- they hate government but they dont want...

>> this week, the house will pass the c.r. that locks the sequester savings in and de-funds obama care. >> the question is, how did that conversion happen? after all, todays huge announcement follows months of dire warnings from a whos who of the republican party elite. >> it gives the president at the bully pulpit and a gigantic stick on which to beat it. >> i hope enough of them will realize. >> i hope my colleagues in the house who believe we need to shut down the government will understand t...

Ayvani perez who was kidnapped from her home tuesday in this atlanta sburve ellenwood. its a neighborhood outside of atlanta. we expect to hear from the clayton county police chief, also the fbi agent in charge of this investigation. well have live coverage as soon as they show up. stand by for that. in the meantime, other important news. with negotiations seemingly going nowhere right now, we may be headed for a government shutdown. right now, agencies are actually being told to prepare for t...

House speaker, the republican john boehner, is now talking about the proposed budget and obamacare. lets listen. >> for legislation to cut spending and even president obama worked with us two years ago in the debt limit negotiations to put controls on spending. this year is not going to be any different. were going to continue to do everything we can to repeal the presidents failed health care law. this week the house will pass a cr that locks the sequester savings in and defunds obamacare. the ...

And how many insurance company have dropped out of it? by the way, im saying the government loves this because the more people fend on the government, its the only game in town. its like going to pennsylvania. you have to buy your booze at the abc stores because nobody sells booze anywhere else. you go into an abc store, its really depressing. >> they changed that in virginia. >> good for virginia. >> i want to get to something. a little bit of boehner and obama. obamacare. >> were going to cont...

Futility. we know that even if it passes the house, it will be dead on arrival in the is that the. the president is not going to sign a bill that in any way, shape or form dismantles his piece of legislature from the first term. why? why do we do this? why do we play this silly game? do this dance? is it purely pandering or is there something more to it? >> i think from boehners perspective, there is more to it. one statement he said in that clip, which is mostly overlooked by a lot of people is...

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