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Most part think its bad. so that is sort of at the heart of the differences between netanyahu and the white house and also between most democrats and republicans. >> and now weve also got to talk about the funding. temporary extension runs out in a couple of days, right? >> thats right. at the end of the week. i was at the capitol until the wee hours on friday night reporting on this stunning defeat of a bid just to keep the department running for three weeks. conservatives defeated it because t...

>> when this seems like such a no-brainer when we look at the problems plaguing this country, innovation, progress, education, why is this an issue? >> because i think its a classic and i like this sort of this as a democrat. classic case of where should government be involved and not. a lot of republican colleagues dont think the government should help middle-class families put their kids through college. willing to put loans out there only if the government makes money or breaks even. we feel ...

>> no doubt about it. >> and its going to test the resolve -- >> and weve got to stand up -- >> and its going to test the resolve of the democrats. >> and weve got to stand up and be democrats. the people have said to us, please, stop the bickering, go out there and stand up for the middle class. thats what all the polling shows. thats what the election showed. and im hoping that mr. boehner, speaker boehner will join us and say to the tea partyers, look, you know, weve got to move on. the count...

Standing in one place. cant do it. >> well, congressman, what about moving on with the likelihood of a kick the can down the road type of deal, where there would be some kind of temporary extension. do you think democrats would fall prey to that? >> i hope not. i want us to get a deal done. but i can tell you that a bad deal is -- id rather have no deal than a bad deal. and so, i dont know exactly how -- i mean, if the republicans keep playing these games, we may very well go into 2013. but im h...

Probably doesnt know an unemployed person. >> its shocking to me that that kind of rhetoric is coming out, even now. i want to bring in luke russert, who covers capitol hill for nbc news. luke, thank you for joining us, as always. >> reporter: sure. >> we have many questions for you. >> reporter: okay. >> but i guess one of the first ones is , can you update to the situation regarding the payroll tax cut and the extension of the unemployment insurance? >> reporter: the story has developed quite ...

Today to resume negotiations over this years budget. the latest temporary extension expires on april 8th at which point the government would shut down without a deal. and the opening bell is about to ring on wall street after a solid week of gains and good news predicted for employment numbers. question is whether the markets will continue their upward trend. dow futures are up slightly with seconds to go until that opening bell rings. truck bomb in eastern africa killed 20 and injured more ...

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Growth down to 1% because of the payroll tax. breaking news tonight out of washington, a deal has been reached in congress to keep funding the federal government. to stop unemployment benefits and the payroll tax cut from expiring. were also told, were also told in terms of the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits thing, it is only a very short, temporary extension. it is not a full year. it is not even half a year. in fact, it is only two months. further, because republicans in congress ha...

Process he gives us temporary extension, which it looks like hes going to do, it looks like the tea party members are the best negotiators in town, harold? >> theyve been the most determined negotiators in town. >> what does it say about the president. >> not disagreeing. i said unfortunately, you guys are right. >> youre missing my point. my point is that the president of the united states, im sorry, would -- i would stare down my opposition. but, okay, you want to take us over the cliff, guess...