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Susan collins had a six-point plan that you thought had some bipartisan support and it still kind of does but harry reid through it out. >> what was in it? >> it talked about how we would get the government reopened. >> fund the government for, what, six more months? >> yeah. increase the federal debt limit through january and the spending level was going up $967 billion for next year. harry reid said that was too low. >> two year delay on obama care, device tax but as mentioned senator harry re...

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I hope that happens when gets back from israel. >> chris: before you deal with the budget you have to pass a continuing resolution before march 27 and going on recess at the end of this week, to keep the government running otherwise it shuts down. the question, senator durbin, is will the senate pass a cr, a continuing resolution that keeps spending at $984 billion which is what the spending level is of the house cr including the sequester cuts? >> chris, when i left, washington, on thursday we ...

Problem. i hope that happens when gets back from israel. >> chris: before you deal with the budget you have to pass a continuing resolution before march 27 and going on recess at the end of this week, to keep the government running otherwise it shuts down. the question, senator durbin, is will the senate pass a cr, a continuing resolution that keeps spending at $984 billion which is what the spending level is of the house cr including the sequester cuts? >> chris, when i left, washington, on thu...

>> brenda: well, now, this does hit lower and middle class americans harder because there is a limit to the amount of income that is taxed. but toby, do you think the higher income americans can make up the spending? >> well, yes. and the fact is, whether this sounds fair or not fair, here are the facts that the top 20% earners in the united states, not the 50% who dont pay any taxes, by the way. but top 20% we look at and measure for discretionary spending because thats the margin, the spending...

Welcome back to "hardball," bill clinton made three fundraiser appearances this weekend as a defender of the president and his policies. he made the best case we have heard yet against mitt romney, but he has given fauder to republicans on their part to use. what is the cost benefit analysis as having bill as a major surrogate out there. we have joan walsh, an msnbc political analyst. lets look at whats coming in today, lets look at the interview he had the other day, the former president. >> i ...

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