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My members of my committee, im very proud of them, theyve come here seeking the truth. we really do -- and ive said this many times, it is very important for us to make sure that government operates properly and operates effectively and efficiently, and all of our members are determined to make that happen. >> whats your take, congresswoman, on what happened here? >> first of all, i think the chairman showed a great deal of immaturity. its like a toddler in a sand lot throwing sand at others bec...

Telling college kids with iphones in their hands that the conversation was off the record. really? luntz, you need to get updated with how kids use technology. they have no loyalty, but only to the information. this is what theyre saying behind closed doors. its a good thing for liberals in america. for more on all of this, lets bring in talk radio consultant holland cooke. holland, its great to have you with us. holy smokes, they are throwing sand in the sand box. whats going on here? >> of all...

>> hello everyone, it is 1:00 on the east coast. lets get straight to the news. your paycheck and benefits may be cut and your taxes may go up all because congress cant agree on another very important issue, that is payroll tax cuts. congress is in a political standoff right now. the senate passed a two-month extension a moment ago. house republicans rejected that in a procedural vote and are pushing a one year extension. keep in mind payroll tax cuts and extended unemployment benefi...

But other nations are throwing sand into the engine of the free market, like china, like india, and they are aggressively competing for those jobs. so, the question is, whats the candidate thats going to be able to respond to how we can aggressively create jobs in america? >> but theres also this question of optimism. we do a feature in the middle of the week on our website called "press pass," and its something that our viewers can see a presspas presspass.msnbc.com for the whole conversation. ...

Certain segment, is that he is talking about issues that many people care about, separate from this birthers craziness. hes talking about china and is talking about the economy. back to mr. greenspans point, is that he is looking at what americas role is, a global economy. how can america compete with other nations when other nations are not just standing back, which is, with all due respect what a lot of the tea party would have us do -- hands off, free market, trickle down. but other nations a...

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