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Full continuing resolution that would be the full year? >> well, for one thing they have been very successful at driving this idea that our problem with deficits and debts are entirely a spending issue. most of us realize that when you have dramatic reduction revenues because we give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires, that causes a problem. theyve been successful in saying, pay no attention to the fact that weve funded wars in afghanistan and iraq without paying for them. only when we sl...

Away. on a scale of one to ten, ten being a shutdown, how likely do you think it is that the government will shut down tonight? >> well, i just have to go in the middle. i do think that four hours is enough time to come to a deal. what i understand is that the dollar figure has been agreed to, but you know one thing that i would ask my republican colleagues. why dont you empower your speaker? why dont you let your speaker go to the white house, make a deal, and understand that whatever deal he c...

Its hard to see either side allowing the government to shut down and that they really are getting closer. having said that you do hear democrats in a pretty remarkable way staying on message, talking about the fact that this is just a womans health issue and republicans saying, no, its he a spending issue. much of that is a public posturing to get the best political footing as we head into the last hours. >> all right. and we are hearing back and forth, certainly you were watching on capitol hil...

Serious about it. can you tell us who is doing the talking? are boehner and reid in contact today or are their staffers essentially locked down in a room trying to work things out? >> both. theyve spoken by phone. the staffers have spoken by phone. president obama has spoke to both the house speaker and the senate majority leader. at this point, its kind of hard to imagine that when you listen to what is going on in public, i can tell you, lets take an example of womens health, the social issue....

Thats $317 million. what were told is on the table now is to send that money -- send it back to the states to let governors decide what to do with it. well democrats say, no, because they believe that thats still dismantling what they consider a very important program to deal with womens health issues. now politically you might question weve been talking about the issue of abortion for a few days, why does this factor in to it. planned parenthood says they dont use any of this money for their ab...

The american people. we in the house all it. we faced the vote. we came through the other side. they dont understand this is a serious matter, spending in general this is one of a bunch of thin. >> greta: is this a political vendetta or spending issue? >> thisto me is a spending issue. >> how come yoare going to your constituents -- [ unintelligle ] >> ioted against the continuing resolutn. there are three weeks, -- >> gta: in is the sixth time you have done this. -- >> you think wn you come bac...

The american people. we in the house all it. we faced the voters. we came through the other side. they dont understand this is a serious matter, spending in general this is one of a bunch of things. >> greta: is this a political vendetta or spending issue? >> this to me is a spending issue. >> how come you are going to your constituents -- [ unintelligible ] >> i voted against the continuing resolution. there are three weeks, -- >> greta: in is the sixth time you have done this. -- >> you think ...

That they stand for themselves. >> congressman doug lambboard is the boards chief sponsor and a safe bet he will vote to cut off npr. welcome to both of you. thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> thank you. >> congressman, is this about money and politics? is it about the tape? what motivate you to sponsor this bill? >> i introduced a bill in the last congress to do this way before any of this even happened with juan williams or anyone else. i view this as a spending issue. our deficit th...

And people who make $50,000 or $30,000 a year ought to pay more. and thats exactly what they just did to the public employees and the teachers and the secretaries who work for the state of wisconsin. >> have the democrats made a mistake in the current budget negotiations in washington such as they are by agreeing to approach this as nothing but a spending issue, lets look at discretionary spending in only a few categories and lets see how much we can cut versus how much you can cut. once theyve ...

$30,000 a year ought to pay more. and thats exactly what they just did to the public employees and the teachers and the secretaries who work for the state of wisconsin. >> have the democrats made a mistake in the current budget negotiations in washington such as they are by agreeing to approach this as nothing but a spending issue, lets look at discretionary spending in only a few categories and lets see how much we can cut versus how much you can cut. once theyve agreed to limiting the debate t...