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>> we have a very full field. i made my decision and im comfortable with that. im busy in the senate. >> greta: that is absolute no? >> that is im very busy in the senate and hoping that we can do something about cut, cap and balance this week. >> greta: and come august 3, what do you foresee looking in the crystal ball? >> my assumption again is that something is going to happen between now and august 3. but i open -- i sincerely hope for the american people and for the good of this country tha...

Thank you. >> great to see you. here with me now democratic congressman from new york, steve israel, also the chairman of the dccc, the democratic congressional campaign committee. good morning to you. how did you sleep last night? >> you know what, now that the government is back open and we stood our ground on so many profound and fundamental principles, i slept pretty well. >> in fact, you voted for this one-week extension. the long-term bill next week, do you plan to support that, and are ...

Have is kind of like a mortgage or college loan. thats a new spin. sadly americans are still divided on the spending issue. most of us understand cut backs have to be made. polls show we dont want them directly affecting us. the union workers in wisconsin, theyre mostly good people. they just dont want to take the hit. thats an area thats being played out all over the usa. but big cuts are coming. there is no question about it. thats a memo. top story tonight, takes a lot of guts to be very spec...

Have is kind of like a mortgage or college loan. thats a new spin. sadly americans are still divided on the spending issue. most of us understand cut backs have to be made. polls show we dont want them directly affecting us. the union workers in wisconsin, theyre mostly good people. they just dont want to take the hit. thats an area thats being played out all over the usa. but big cuts are coming. there is no question about it. thats a memo. top story tonight, takes a lot of guts to be very spec...

Or college loan. thats a new spin. sadly americans are still divided on the spending issue. most of us understand cut backs have to be made. polls show we dont want them directly affecting us. the union workers in wisconsin, theyre mostly good people. they just dont want to take the hit. thats an area thats being played out all over the usa. but big cuts are coming. there is no question about it. thats a memo. top story tonight, takes a lot of guts to be very specific about spending cuts because...

Of the spot hes in, but my sense is that the governor himself is going to stick to his guns here and is going to try to pursue this any way he can. and i really think from talking to lots of republicans in a lot of places, they want to be ahead on the spending issue. they want to be known as the budget balancing and spending cutting party. but this issue over collective bargaining is getting in the way of it, because even though union membership is now relatively small, industrial unions minuscu...