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People are going to see that we are starting to make some progress. but there is going to be some pain out there. if i dont have this done in three years theres going to be a one-term proposition. megyn: has he gone the it done? >> i think hes give up everything that he inherited, the situation in europe. europe is in a recession again. 11 countries are in a a recession. the united states is not. i want to make another points. we have 3.75 million jobs open in this country right now. the preside...

new england area, the first circuit court of appeals, and they cover basically, you know, maine, vermont, new hampshire, puerto rico, believe it or not, and massachusetts. so this ruling is binding only on that area of the united states, the federal courts that cover that area of the united states. its a very, very important precedent that will be looked at by courts around the united states and there are at least seven other lawsuits pending, challenging the doma act. this is a very i...

Them in the eye, elections have consequences i won. he had 60 votes in the senate and control of house and he told them he didnt need them. what he did he rammed through obamacare. he rammed through trillion dollar stimulus on part line votes. result of it is quite frankly that he really has no major significant bipartisan achievement that he can point to in his first term in office. megyn: simon has he been a uniter? >> i think so. i mean if you look at just lets talk about what he has done as ...

President -- >> secretary solis, we still have to go back to the congress. we have a two-month extension on the payroll tax cut, and on unemployment insurance benefits. >> right. >> will we see a spirit of cooperation in the congress to extend this for a year? were hearing already today that theres some lack of cooperation despite the fact that were seeing manufacturing jobs coming about, and that people still need help as we see the economy continue toward recoveries. >> all i can tell you is i...

Have to go back to the congress. we have a two-month extension on the payroll tax cut, and on unemployment insurance benefits. >> right. >> will we see a spirit of cooperation in the congress to extend this for a year? were hearing already today that theres some lack of cooperation despite the fact that were seeing manufacturing jobs coming about, and that people still need help as we see the economy continue toward recoveries. >> all i can tell you is if we dont extension the unemployment insur...

Actually put out a proposal i believe calling for $100 million in medicare savings. unfortunately, from what you read in the paper anyway, it looks like most of what he was talking about was cost shifting that. is changing the rate of the federal governments payment for medicaid versus the state, what they call a blended rate. all that does it means the federal government will spend less but the states would make it up. there wouldnt be savings involved. we are willing to do real savings and we ...

Actually put out a proposal i believe calling for $100 million in medicare savings. unfortunately, from what you read in the paper anyway, it looks like most of what he was talking about was cost shifting that. is changing the rate of the federal governments payment for medicaid versus the state, what they call a blended rate. all that does it means the federal government will spend less but the states would make it up. there wouldnt be savings involved. we are willing to do real savings and we ...

We cant accept anything but the best in americas classrooms and thats why we launched an initiative called race to the top where we are challenging states to strengthen their commitment to excellence and hire outstanding teachers and train wonderful principles and create superior schools with higher standards and better assessments and were already seeing powerful results across the country. but we also know that in the coming decades, a high school diplomas not going to be enough. folks need a ...

What i have tried to explain to people, i said this at the national urban league this week. education is an economic issue. education is the economic issue of our time. its an economic issue when the unemployment rate for folks who have never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have gone to college. education is an economic issue when nearly eight in ten new jobs will require workforce training or a higher education by the end of this decade. education is an economic issue ...

Now theyre saying it as we work on education issues, but education is an economic issue. if not the economic issue of our time. its an economic issue when the unemployment rate for folks who have never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have gone to college. its an economic issue when eight in ten new jobs will require workforce training or a higher education by the end of this decade. its an economic issue when countries that outeducate us today are going to outcompete us...