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Recognized. >> mr. president, i want to thank the two leaders for what they have done today, and what they have done, even though i know some people tuning in may not understand what just happened, but the understanding that has been reached, i want to thank senator flake and senator johnson and others, is that were not voting on anything else in this chamber relative to this issue until a global agreement has been reached between the president and these two leaders and the leader of the house. ...

Recognized. >> i want to think that two leaders for what they have done today and what they have done to me even though simple made tuning in may not understand what happened, the understanding that senator flake, senator johnson made is that we are not voting on anything else in this chamber relative to this issue until a global agreement has been reached between the president and these two leaders, and the leader of the house. there wont be test votes. not going to be a tabling vote. and the v...

Recognized. >> i want to thank the two leaders for what they have done today and what they have done even though i know some people tuning in my not understand what just happened. the understanding that has been reached and i want to thank senator flake and johnson and others is, were not voting on anything else in this chamber relative to this issue until a global agreement has been reached between the president and these two leaders and the leader of house. there wont be test votes. not going ...

If it were to not pass, if -- and were going to see, i think, unfolding on the house floor, again, i want to underscore, this is still all very fluid. the plan is kind of in motion and could change, but were expecting in the house, you have to pass, before you vote on a bill, something called a rule that basically sets up the parameters for the vote. those often serve as very key test votes. so sometimes, a vote on a rule is actually the screaming headline or the banner on the screen, right? tha...

Course, they passed once before in 2015. they are taking it up again. theres also talk now of a new option, a skinny repeal. try that one on for size. this comes after republicans came to agreement to move forward with t forward. are you following me? lets get over to phil mattingly who is very good at following all of it for us. where are we right now? is it two steps forward or is it three steps back? >> i know when you left these marble hallways a few years ago, you were hoping second degree ...

Pitching in and, in order to stop labor. the liberal democart leader. conservatives in the seat will hoet,000 fo for him and preserved, needed by them. as a coalition partner again. >> whats stunning the usp, at the front of the political conversations in election. the liberal democrats have suffered as a result of being part of the cost coalition and breaking a promise on student fees. >> we live in disillusion. politics, the class. used to be outsiders. they were there for protest votes. once ...

Want to shut down the government. that is very visible. i think the house is going to move very quickly in the next week or two to make sure that the government doesnt shut down. lit actually be up to the senate democrats to decide whether they want to play with the republicans and just keep the government going or if they want to play hardball and perhaps let the government shut down. >> you talk about the senate, merediths latest article, i want to ask you about it, because you write about the...

And which political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com chris cillizza joins us. with 7 out of 10 americans according to usa today poll concerned, hurt by rising gas prices, the senate is going to have battling votes tomorrow, both ends of the polls on offshore drilling and tax breaks. >> exactly. look, any time gas is $4 or over a gallon, politicians are going to try to show the american people theyre doing something about i...

Bottom of the hour. quick look at whats starting the day. >> weve learned that at 10:50 this morning president obama will announce hes. naming gary locke as the new ambassador to china. then hell meet with members of the national security team to talk about u.s. intervention in libya. that meeting comes a day ahead of the key gathering in brussels of nato defense ministers and secretary of defense robert gates will attend that meeting as well. holds secretary janet napolitano is on capitol hill ...

Fight for? >> reporter: manchin is saying what folks have been hinting at off the record, for there to be a substantive budget to carry out the country for fiscal year 2011, can be agreed on by democrats and republicans that contain cuts that can apiece republicans, president obama is the only democrat who can get involved that can essentially work that through. manchin is saying what folks will tell you privately, these things on the senate floor today or possibly tomorrow are worthless and not...