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Governor romney was clear he would veto the dream act. clear not just for the hispanic community but for the american people at large. >> chris: the president gave an economic speech in ohio in which he called for targeted investments in energy and education and state workers, first responders and teachers and tax hikes for the wealthy but there was forgive me nothing new. is that the presidents agenda for the next four years, pass the jobs plan that i have been pushing for over the last 12 mont...

His first day in office, mitch daniels eliminated the collective bargaining rights for state workers and he has done a series of things since then and as he talked about it i said are you saying you dont think there should be public worker unions and he said that is exactly what im saying and, his basic point is that you get the public workers and their unions and they help elect people, who then are beholden to the unions and are negotiating with them for their benefits and that is why he said ...

Most effective state. we have a lower turnover, maybe that says something. we think we have the best health care plan anywhere. it is one which is leading to much lower increases in costs -- by the way, 93% of indiana state workers have a health savings account. they are accumulating tens of millions of dollars that they control in those accounts. they are renewing at a very high rate, satisfaction rate every year. we are not really believes that we have done anything but improve the lot of indi...

Most effective state. we have a lower turnover, maybe that says something. we think we have the best health care plan anywhere. it is one which is leading to much lower increases in costs -- by the way, 93% of indiana state workers have a health savings account. they are accumulating tens of millions of dollars that they control in those accounts. they are renewing at a very high rate, satisfaction rate every year. we are not really believes that we have done anything but improve the lot of indi...

Between the president and mitt romney about jobs. and one of the points that has been made here is when you look at the trajectory of jobs, one of the low-hanging fruit is that weve lost 600,000 jobs in the public sector in the last few years. those were people that were laid off largely not because they were doing a bad job rkts right? not because people thought we need less firefighters in this town in california. but because all the states have to balance their budgets. and when theres a rece...

Effort in the first place. you remember the folks climbing in the windows at the statehouse in wisconsin. that is where all of this was born. and fox news exit polls showed a majority of voters, 52%, sided with the governor on limiting collective bargaining rights for public unions. but wisconsin is hardly the only place where public unions won big last night. stuart varney joins me now. the anchor of "varney & company" on fox business network. good to have you here, stuart. good morning. >> goo...

President obama has done the opposite in washington. we need leader whose are willing to think about the next generation, not just the next election. i think its a great night in wisconsin and for america. >> greta: you know, governor, this margin, if it holds, 15 points or so, that is actually -- thats hugely significant because that means in the state because there is a huge get-out-the-vote drive among democrats and republicans, that means probably that a lot of democrats were peeled off and ...

Reform went through. in wisconsin, voters were clearly objecting to the lavish pay, benefits and pensions going to retired state workers. retired workers or workers in the for the state, they get 22% better pay, the double the value of health care. put that on the screen, please. their pensions are 4 1/2 times more valuable than in the private sector. so money was very much at the heart of the elections yesterday. the unions took it on the chin, going down to defeat where their pensions, pay and...

>> reporter: this vote caps a contentious 17 months in office for walker. last year, the republican governor fired up teachers and state workers when he successfully stripped away their bargaining rights in order to balance the state budget. that led to the fierce battle to remove him from office. but walker can point to results. last years $3.6 billion budget deficit, a state record, has turned into a slight budget surplus. and thats all from cuts. no tax increases. it was a costly fight. $60 m...

Morning programs influence the presidential election? well take a hard look at that. >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> bill: hi, im bill oreilly. thanks for watching us tonight. vicious battle between the left and right unfolding in wisconsin and that is the subject of this evenings talking points memo. first the set-up. in march of last year, governor scott walker signed a law eliminating most collective bargaining for wisconsin state employees...