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Lets mix it up. the gop trying to block the democrats if passing the health care bill using what they call the slaughter solution. its called deem and pass, call it what you want. theres a whole bunch of procedural things going on down here in washington, d.c. and ultimately, it is an effort to try to get the legislation to proceed as far as i can tell. without having to have a ton of accountability along the way as to who exactly did what. at least thats my perspective on it. javier ortiz, repu...

Approved. if it was okay for republicans to do it over and over, why isnt it okay for democrats to do it now. >> good morning, david. well, listen, they have never passed any bill with that gimmick of legislation of such substantial implications and the kind of dollar value that is attached to it. if democrats -- and republicans, they need courage of where they stand on the legislation. they should be an up and down vote. they should not have the speaker of the house protect them against being s...

Security or medicare did something for the american people. >> bret: senator mitch mcconnell the minority leader in the senate says you will be history if you vote for this bill, charles. >> i was just smiling. i wasnt laughing outloud. i was being polite. the guy will have to be remembered because he wont be around. look, the reason that pelosi sounded relatively uncertain is because there are two problems. do you have enough votes in the house to pass the senate bill as is? and i think she may...

Security or medicare did something for the american people. >> bret: senator mitch mcconnell the minority leader in the senate says you will be history if you vote for this bill, charles. >> i was just smiling. i wasnt laughing outloud. i was being polite. the guy will have to be remembered because he wont be around. look, the reason that pelosi sounded relatively uncertain is because there are two problems. do you have enough votes in the house to pass the senate bill as is? and i think she may...

That with a shaker of salt. >> lets do a little look at the sunday shows. here it is monday. this was the revelry for this week. this happening. what a week its going to be. heres the administration line on health care reform on the sunday shows. lets listen. >> i believe it is going to happen this week. i think we are going to have a vote. the american people are entitled to an up or down vote. >> whoever sits here this time next week, you will be talking about health care reform not as a presi...

Democrats and swing districts. people that voted no in november or when the bill came up or voted yes and are now wavering. those members are getting targeted with mail, with phones, and every single way they could possibly bombard those districts and they are getting targeted to turn the heat on against those members. >> these guys are already dead as far as you are concerned. once you voted for health care, you guys can kill them on that issue. how can you kill them twice? >> we think that -- ...

Enough to get the message. when a party wins and election it ought to be able to do what it promised to do in the election. when ronald reagan won back in 1980 beating jimmy carter he came to washington and pushed through a 25% cut in federal income taxes. and a big change in where the government spent money, more on defense, less on social programs. the democrats didnt throw up road blocks in re s in reagans. he enacted a historic change in this countrys economic policy. you didnt hear months a...

Heeby geebys about it, and i wasnt buying it hook, link and sinker. it wasnt trying to be indifferent but i felt we needed more research. thank you. good having you. >> my pleasure. >> neil: can house democrats avoid direct vote on healthcare? called the slaughter solution. mark levin says if they use it, it could put the nation on the brink. hes here. yep, the great one after this. woman down from nasal allergy attack.

>> ads are cut. >> they will be run and voting the no the second time makes you an unprincipled flip-flopper. you are talking a little bit ago about courage. thats what this comes down to. these are people that vote in congress to send young men to go to war to die for their country. >> when was i talking about courage? >> you were talking about -- president obama today was talking about he needs courage to do the right thing. these are people who vote to -- >> i wasnt -- >> frankly, some of the...

Th what a week it will be. administration line on health care reform on the sunday shows. lets listen. >> i believe it is going to happen this week. i think we are going to have a vote. the american people are entitled to an up or down vote. whoever sits here this time next week, you will be talking about health care reform not as a presidential proposal but something that will be the law of the land. >> you mo what? i thought axelrod was better than the president. now i will get him in trouble....