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Not only dont comply with the law, but well make the taxpayers pay your legal bills. its outrageous. >> lockheed martin luther kingen and other companies were threaten to go send out letters in an effort to pressure congress and the white house to take action against drastic defense cuts. republican senator john thune, the lead sponsors of the sequestration transparency act, finds the obama action troubling. he says despite the white houses guidance over 1 million americans employed by the defen...

Disregarded by congress it got defeated 97-0 in the united states senate t. wasnt a serious, meaningful attempt to get at this problem. the problem worsened by the day -- >> greta: for the life of me, where is he? i mean, i realize there is a log jam on capitol hill and the senates run by the democrats and the house by the republicans. but there is a log jam, costing all of us money, every single day. where -- why -- why do you think -- he wont come here and talk to me? why isnt he here in washi...

Right now on the issue of the most serious national security consequences he is awol. im not sure he knows what that means. >> greta: it is sort of interesting because this is such an important issue and i realize this throw the football passion on both sides and this will have an impact on a lot of americans. on augus august 7 the president signed the sequestration transparency act and within 30 days must tell you how it will be implemented which is the day he gives the acceptance speech. i don...

Right now on the issue of the most serious national security consequences he is awol. im not sure he knows what that means. >> greta: it is sort of interesting because this is such an important issue and i realize this throw the football passion on both sides and this will have an impact on a lot of americans. on augus august 7 the president signed the sequestration transparency act and within 30 days must tell you how it will be implemented which is the day he gives the acceptance speech. i don...

Its a fair thing to do for the american people and i think congress has a right to know. >> both the house and senate passed the sequestration transparency act which requires the administration to publicly provide a detailed plan for cuts. jay carney today said the president will sign that bill. >> bret: thank you. the republican controlled house has passed a bill to freeze major government regulations until the unemployment rate drops 6% or below. 13 democrats crossed the aisle to support that ...

To spur growth is a tax cut. it hasnt worked for three years. it didnt work in 2001 when they were a much broader base. this is part and parcel of that. >> why not double down on a failing theory, though? >> why not. it will trickle down. >> we should note the house is expected to vote today on the sequestration transparency act of 2012. >> wow. wow. >> stay tuned for that. coming up, want some good news? dont ask ben bernanke. the fed chiefs latest gloomy forecast and that looming fiscal clif...

Disregarded by congress it got defeated 97-0 in the united states senate t. wasnt a serious, meaningful attempt to get at this problem. the problem worsened by the day -- >> greta: for the life of me, where is he? i mean, i realize there is a log jam on capitol hill and the senates run by the democrats and the house by the republicans. but there is a log jam, costing all of us money, every single day. where -- why -- why do you think -- he wont come here and talk to me? why isnt he here in washi...