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>> i think they dont go anywhere. at this point, the process has stalled. there are no talks there are no back channel productions. this are no progress in reaching a resolution and were really only eight days away. democrats cannot cave and give republicans everything they want, even though i think theyre facing some pressure from the political establishment to try and do that in order to work something out. i think at this point all evidence suggests theyre going to push into march. that the s...

Taking $113 million out of the local economy and costing almost 4,000 jobs. our congressional panel tonight, lets turn to it. were bringing people in who are going to feel the pain of sequestration on a local level. im joined tonight by congressman peter welch of vermont. and also with us is jerry nadler of new york. gentlemen, good to have you with here. >> good to be here. >> good to be here. >> congressman welch, in your area, this is going an immediate affect to families on your assistance p...

>> its interesting, karl rove, who, tom, writes in his op-ed today, doesnt have to do with the other project hes working on. he said house republicans should pass a resolution next week that funds the balance for the fiscal year, at the lower level dictated by the sequester but with language that grants the executive branch to move funds to more parents ones. here you go, these are the spending levels. give the president all the power to decide how to move the money around. >> i think thats unde...

Business leaders and economists, they have already said that these cuts known here in washington as sequestration are a bad idea. >> if the looming sequester strikes, 70,000 young children would be kicked off headstart. 10,000 teacher jobs will be at risk. >> let me make clear i dont like the sequester. >> i think we should in bipartisan fashion stop sequestration before in the words of the secretary of defense destroys the pentagon. >> everybody hates this thing. but in addition to hating this ...

Boehners lackeys in congress are happy to repeat the speakers talking points. >> the day that the devastating sequestration cuts, the presidents sequestration cuts take effect, and we have yet to hear a plan from the president. >> well, thats two. first boehner and now his lackey. well, the water carriers over at fox news, theyre happy to push the same propaganda. >> all right. the cuts are not smart. theyre not fair. theyre going to hurt the economy. but what the president didnt mention, that t...

Not just for the unemployed, but for local and state economies. and, of course, mccrory promised fiscal restraint. this is what fiscal restraint looks like for governor mccrory. $13,200 pay hikes for his cabinet secretaries. his cabinet makes a combined number of $1.1 million. an 8% increase from his democratic predecessor. this is what you voted for, north carolina, next book conservative economics. instead of us affecting military readiness and a whole range of other things that are really i...

Bridges. the american society of civil engineers says we have a $2.2 trillion, $2.2 trillion backlog of just getting our roads and highways and bridges and water systems up to a safe, reasonable level. and this kind of cutback that were doing now, this sequester, besides being stupid because its across the board and nondiscriminating, and besides being unnecessary is absolutely harmful for all the reasons were speak about. but also it will take so much demand out of the economy that the estimate...

Tax loophole? are you willing to have teachers laid off or kids not have access to headstart? or deeper cuts in student loan programs, just because you want to protect a special tax interest loophole that the vast majority of americans dont benefit from. thats the choice. thats the question. >> joining us now is ezra klein, columnist for the "washington post" and bloomberg news, and our msnbc policy analyst. ezra, its great to have you here. thanks for being here. >> good evening. >> if everybod...

>> you know, the further evidence is that here i am in south florida, and as much as i love being home with my constituents and my family, if the speaker and the republicans in the house are really serious about reaching a compromise with the president, why arent we in session? why did they all vote to adjourn last week when democrats said we needed to stay in washington and hammer out a compromise? weve got eight days left, ed. the clock is kicking. and at the end of that eight days youre going...

North carolina, next book conservative economics. instead of us affecting military readiness and a whole range of other things that are really important to our security and our prosperity, we should be focused on programs that we know dont work. >> the president continues to press republicans to stop the sequester. the big congressional panel tells house cuts will hit their districts next. plus, the pizza man tells us what is wrong with america. >> we have a severe ignorance problem. >> weve...