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Instant cash in the pockets of working people. and immediate imput. and it rewards people who are working and that is important to send that signal, to. they have a couple of hundred and they will save and invest. >> sorry for the interruption. and raising the minimum wage is how we know they will have a few extra dollars and i am not saying jump to 10.10 an hour. but we have 20 new states that increased the minimum wage and we can use them as a test case. but the economy is better than in 2009 ...

Fear laughing at our leaders. >> can not allow dictators or fundamentalists tell us what media we consume and how we want to express ourselves. >> reporter: again this is a big test case for sony and for the industry in general. the movie itself of course deals with the assassination of the north korean leader but it is a test case because it wasnt planned to be released this way. it kind of gives maybe hollywood an idea, at least industry insiders believe where the whole streaming sits. a lot o...

Tea party was screaming loudly, but it lost. is this just about the bill or proof of whats going to happen in the new washington as we go forward? >> i think thats exactly right. i think this is proof of whats going to happen in the new washington and certainly was a great test case of what power congressional republicans now have and what divisions theyre under in the democratic party. i spoke with maxine waters congresswoman. we asked her about the calls from jamie dimon and i think thats kind...

>> senator mcconnell said that president obama has butt-kicked in the election. that was the lead-in for the meeting. which may have made things a little bit awkward. >> both of the politicians are sort of professionals and they have a sort of wink-and-nod quality about them, they get the game. probably did try to find some areas where they could get stuff done. its in both of their interests to get stuff done. >> if they can just even create a better line of communication down the road. when th...

Democrats just had a weak hand there. it also just appears that the public seems to be behind that republican position. >> but isnt that the important point for members of congress who are elected by the public? i mean, its true that, you know, a lot of democrats were not in favor of bringing the gitmo detainees here to u.s. soil, so it that why they never presented the bill? >> thats only part of it. the specific change were talking about, it was very narrow. you could call it a test case to se...

And i had to remind him, im getting sued right now by mr. boehner apparently for going ahead and acting instead of going through congress. well, heres a good test case. >> sounds like a bit of a catch-22. joining me from washington, d.c., is democratic congressman henry cuellar of texas. thank you for taking the time out to speak with us. >> thank you. >> youve been quite an outspoken critic of president obama, even though you are a democrat and you have said you support him. i have this one que...

Political theater and thats what hes doing with governor good hair. >> im getting the sense that paul doesnt like rick perry. >> im getting the sense they have issues. >> we go way back. >> youve been sitting and behaving yourself quietly. >> trying. >> rick perry was pressing the president to take action. >> yes. >> but the president has pointed out that taking action on his own over the last couple of years has created problems of his own. let listen to what the president said about this. >> g...

>> as i indicated to governor perry, he suggested maybe you just need to go ahead and act and that might convince republicans that they should go ahead and pass the supplemental. i had to remind him, im getting sued right now by mr. boehner apparently for acting instead of going through congress. heres a good test case. this is something you say is important, as i do. this is an area that you have prioritized, as i have. no way for me to take executive actions when you have the capacity right no...

Congress. well here answer a good test case. >> will, can republicans really slam president obama for being an imperial president and then turn around and go why arent you doing something about this? >> no, but this is the problem with inconsistency, brianna, this is the problem with selective enforcement, it creates an environment where everybody says if the law doesnt matter anymore, ill plead to you to act when its in my policy interest or when its something i believe in. this is why we have ...

Act, and that might convince republicans that they should go ahead and pass the supplemental. and i had to remind him, im getting sued right now by mr. boehner right now for going ahead and acting instead of going through congress. well, here is a good test case. >> well, you know where else you see that same divide? out of all places on daytime tv where battle lines are being drawn over at "the view." will rosie odonnell return? liberal. will sarah palin get a seat at the table? conservative. a...