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We did have to give up 70 spaces, which also included 12 staff who lost their jobs due to the sequestration cuts. once again, were finding that young children and families are often held hostage by budget cuts. i look at this as a lost opportunity. the kids who graduated last year are going on to kindergarten. this is 70 children who would have had the opportunity to go to a school readiness program to learn their numbers, to learn to read, to learn how to behave in a classroom. they also lost t...

Representatives has been the only one focused on trying to get a handle on our fiscal problem. >> let me bring up an appropriations bill, because this week you had to pull the transportation and housing bill because you couldnt get enough republicans to vote for it, to support it. afterwards, the house appropriations chairman, harold rogers said this, put it on the screen. "i believe that the house has made its choice. sequestration and its cuts must be brought to an end." question, are you will...

Representatives has been the only one focused on trying to get a handle on our fiscal problem. >> let me bring up an appropriations bill, because this week you had to pull the transportation and housing bill because you couldnt get enough republicans to vote for it, to support it. afterwards, the house appropriations chairman, harold rogers said this, put it on the screen. "i believe that the house has made its choice. sequestration and its cuts must be brought to an end." question, are you will...

Representatives has been the only one focused on trying to get a handle on our fiscal problem. >> let me bring up an appropriations bill, because this week you had to pull the transportation and housing bill because you couldnt get enough republicans to vote for it, to support it. afterwards, the house appropriations chairman, harold rogers said this, put it on the screen. "i believe that the house has made its choice. sequestration and its cuts must be brought to an end." question, are you will...

Rating of congress, theyre saying, dont even go back to washington, just stay home the rest of the year it even though they have nine days left till september 30th. when you talk about being on the ropes, i think its speaker boehner whos on the ropes because his hands are tied by the extreme right wing of the house republicans. who are demanding the immigration, demanding -- lets keep sequestration cuts. their appropriations chair just yesterday said it is not working politically or policywise. ...

>> the way this is breaking out, there are two groups in the middle east and its largely along religious lines, shiite and sunni. you have the asad leadership, government of syria allied with russia, and on the other hand you have the syrian rebels aligned with the gulf arab oil states but in the end of the day, what youre really watching and what this really boils down to is a fight between the asad government, which we dont like, and al qaeda. we dont like them, either. patti ann: so the house...

It is not only special interest in the military complex, but congressional attitudes to not in my back grouped and dont cut the deputies system and this aspect. until we reform and skwoez out the waste. you will get stupid sequestration cuts that we have. >> and it is outrageous and people need to be aware of it. and thank you for the work you are doing, pete. >> we are getting the 911 calls about a reality star. wait until you hear this story. and we havent heard much about the recent events in...

To live out his days there, the question is now how can he get there? >> questions remain. thank you very much for the update. tough times for some republican employees facing the consequences of automatic budget cuts that kick in next week. more than 6 fest,000 people -- 650,000 people holding jobs and the defense department will get an extra day off next week, but it comes with a price. no pay. they will be furloughed one day each week for the next three months and pentagon officials worry i...

>> tucker: budget cuts and sequestration may be affecting our nationsp wounded military members. employees from walter reed medical center will be forced into furloughs and booted from their medical duties, this to save money. what does this mean for our veterans and does this call for a checkup on the white houses use of our tax dollars. joining us now to respond is form area navy seal and massachusetts republican for canada gabriel gomez. mr. gomez, thanks a lot for joining us. theres certainl...

Booming auto industry, shrinking deficit, slowing health care costs and stronger housing market. what are the chances of congress taking on anything before the break for summer? >> not showing signs on taking action on further measures that might boost the economy. for instance, looking at sequestration cuts that are still going into effect and really that could slow that economic recovery and dampen the tepid growth that were seeing getting into the second half and near the end of the year. con...