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Something -- >> neil: supported richard? >> supporting republicans right now. >> neil: who? >> brian fitzgerald in pennsylvania, republicans in new jersey, were supporting republicans in ohio. here is the problem, neil. there are precious few republicans that support workers. when they support workers, we support them. when they dont -- >> neil: i understand. if unemployment goes down among workers, if prospects improve over the last couple years, whether you want to pin to donald trump or not, ...

People who are suicidal will never pose any danger to society. but in cases like this we can find people who are suffering and get them the help they need. and we know that this simple thing can be so potent. these particular questions, the the columbia suicide severity rates scale have been rolled out across the nation. you know what happens when the marines put it in evens hands, what that means is support workers, legal assistants, financial aid conscious hrors, there was a 22 percent down in...

Position, are you prepared to stay away for month? >> thats up to the governor. i would hope he would listen to what the people of the state are talking about, you know. there is -- whether the people agree or disagree with the unions, good unions or bad, i can tell you that overwhelmingly in the state of wisconsin the majority of the people do support workers rights, they do. and there tr some sen tkwrat republicans who are very uncomfortable with the fact that governor walker wants to eliminat...

Numbers among union households about the democrats or president obamas handling of the economy. do you have your work cut out for you among your own members? >> we do. the president has done a great job. the democratic majority in the house and senate did a good job against a determined republican leadership who voted no on everything but two things. yes, they could give tax cuts to the rich and cut social security. our job is to educate the voters. come election time theyll be in the high 70s o...

Deep hole, and we understand for the good of all of america, health care is very important, financial reform is very important. do we still want a fair process for worker toss decide if they join unions? of course we do. we think of the greater good, of the greater society. so we support president obama in these initiatives and well continue to support democrats and support workers. if it wasnt for a broken system in the senate, we would have 400 more bills that would have helped working america...

That company can not survive holding on to guys like me. they cant. >> we did get some good news. we spoke to ken feinberg, the bhan who is now in charge of this whole claims process that president obama appointed. we asked him point-blank. what about the support, guys? we know that the fishermen are covered. what about all the support workers. and now he says they are also going to fall under his jurisdiction. so those workers, you know, like anthony thibodeax we just saw, can file a claim to g...

Has not formed yet. thats why the track is still uncertain. >> people following that very closely. see a change and let us know. as we are watching that storm, it has been a different storm. storm of political kind ahead brewing along the gulf and comes to the moratorium. judges refusal now to keep a temporary drilling ban, deepwater drilling ban in place. should be some good news for thousands of the support workers. but nobody is hiring and some companies are just laying people off. cnns chris...

>> reporter: but again, this is not just the actual rig workers. theyre covered by the $100 million fund bp set up for them. these are the thousands of support workers affected. at the same time, environmental groups say this commission thats looking at whether it is safe to drill again shouldnt have a gun to its head thinking that, hey, every week that we take to decide this matter, thousands of people are going to be out of work. tough decisions all around. >> no easy answers, chris. chris law...

Delegation to the obama administration pleading with them to cut short this moratorium, not so much for the oil rig workers themselves, but the other people involved. because for every man on that rig, there could be ten or more support workers whose jobs are in jeopardy. theres one boat left for this oil field cleaning company. one last bit of oil and drilling mud to scrub. >> once this job is finished this boat will no longer have a job because of the moratorium. >> reporter: thats how the dom...

They are restoring, rebuilding, the crumbling brick and mortar of this historic site. more than $7 million in stimulus money is making it possible. its grueling, but for dennis wood, a mason from massachusetts, its work hes glad to have. >> things are slow today though, got a job offer down there so we took it. >> reporter: if it wasnt for you working -- >> probably be laid off right now. >> reporter: the seven masons and eight support workers were unemployed before the job. others benefited too...