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In a statement to factcheck.org, the mcconnell campaign said, "theres just no way to speculate if mcconnell would have voted for final passage without having debated the amendments." heres the thing. the ryan budget was clearly going down the senate, and at the time, everyone watching understood that test vote, that procedural vote as an opportunity for senate republicans to go on the record with their support for the ryan budget. its not just me saying so. mcconnell, himself, expressed his supp...

Increases crop insurance and scales back some subsidies that farmers thought that were unfair and president obama making the argument on friday that this is also going to be a boost to the economy. here is a little bit more of what he had to say. take a listen. >> despite its name, the farm bill is not just about helping farmers. secreta it is like a swiss army knife. >> the question is will this piece of bipartisan legislation the democrats and republicans will be able to work together on other...

The senate whether republicans object to it in principle or whether they want it paid for. do you understand what your colleagues are demanding and why theyre actually obstructing it? because it remains unclear to me. >> you hear it both ways. some of them are just basically of the belief that a person who doesnt have a job is just lazy. and the only way to get that person up and moving is to stop giving them a helping hand. whether its food stamps, which they dont like, either, or unemployment ...

They suffer from dem mentia. in 15 minutes, real life implications on the senate floor. lawmakers will hold a key test vote on extended the unemployment benefits that expired last month. 60 votes are needed to avoid a republican filibuster. democrats are shy of that number with four republicans joining 55 democrats in voting yes. dana bash live on capitol hill. what is this -- i guess it is a procedural vote, which is very complicated. whats the likelihood of harry reid getting one more republ...

On this. because of this, they decided to go ahead and postpone that vote until later on this morning, 10 cln 30 this morning. thats when they were making the case that this extension is only for another three months. the republicans are saying, wait a minute this is going to cost $3.6 billion. the president saying hes only going to take a part of these benefits. late yesterday, our vote counters over in the cnn unit over on capitol hill said that senate democrats may be one vote shy of the 60 v...

The president believes we should pass this right away with no strings attached. >> the first senate test vote to gain senate support is scheduled for 10:30 this morning. it was supposed to meet last night. but 17 senators could make it back to dc. they were delayed because of the cold. president obama is giving a speech supporting the extension of the benefits at the white house. >> a lot of planes canceled. peter doocy thank you very much. charles krauthammer sounding off on what he calls the r...

The senate is just starting to vote. the first test vote on unemployment insurance in the next 15 minutes. they said they would start and were seeing they are just about to get under way. joining me now, senator tammy baldwin, democrat from wisconsin, senator, good morning. >> good morning. >> do you democrats have the votes? >> well, we are awfully close. as of my last reporting, maybe one shy, and we hope that will develop shortly, but well have good news to proceed to the full debate on exten...

You have any pictures, send us, tweet us, and get on the website, wnnfans.com and let us know how youre getting through this nasty cold. airline delays caused by the weather forced postponement of the key vote on unemployment on capitol hill. a test vote on restoring unemployment benefits was put off until today because a handful of lawmakers couldnt make their flights to washington. more than a million americans lost those benefits last month. the federal reserve will be led by a woman for ...

Convicted child molester jerry sandusky wants to get paid. our legal panel debates whether the former college football coach should get thousands of dollars a month from his pension while in prison. jon: fox news alert. we are keeping an eye on the white house as we await the presidents remarks on extending unemployment benefits for more than a million long-term jobless americans. his comments come just as the senate passed a first test vote on the white house-backed bill. democrats getting enou...

The 50s. back to you. jon: at least its going to be brief. maria moline that -- >> reporter: yes, very brief. jon: thank you. jenna: right now is a dangerous time to lose power with temperatures hitting record lows, but energy companies in several states are reporting thats exactly whats happening to tens of thousands of customers. there are some things you can do to prepare, and its good to have a reminder these days about that. stock plenty of fuel and to do in case your power does go out, fin...