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>> amen to that. and this hour, the tan man doesnt have the votes to get the bill through the house and the president has threatened to veto boehners plan, if it ever reaches his desk. tonight, boehners plan is on the cutting room floor, after the cbo scored it and showed it cut just $50 billion less than advertised. once again, they cant add and subtract. the debate is showing americans just who john boehner really is. you see, dude, he aint real deep. in fact, hes got a short fuse, he doesnt l...

Then, which means you wont add to the decifit? >> well, thats the idea is to pay for it with unspent stimulus money, there is money there, thats the way we should extend unemployment benefits. bill: okay. well, that is a real good look at the issue anmonday morning. well see whether or not this thing can get done this week. many are doubtful, but you know, miracles have happened, right, like down on 34th street around christmastime! >> ho ho mho. the american people need to have this resolved be...

And approve decisions made by banks. >> neil: they say -- by the way, its the unemployment extension theyre voting on. this has been approved. bottom line, both unemployment and with this spending initiative for financial reform, they say it wont add to the deficit. >> it will increase the cost of credit, it raises taxes and its a huge, huge increase in the deficit. and it allows the government to bail out more, instead of stopping the bailouts. if a financial institution like aig gets in troubl...

African-americans of the same age are out of work. >> unemployment should not be a racial issue but thats what its become. >> reporter: washington, d.c.s congressional delegate eleanor holmes norton along with other members of the congressional black caucus fought to get a billion dollars for youth employment programs approved by the house of representatives. but its a cost that would add to the deficit and in the senate a few fiscally conservative democrats, along with republicans, could strip ...

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