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The vote today it probably wouldnt pass. but that doesnt mean it cant pass in a week or two and three weeks. it is really up to the people who care about this to organize and make something happen. and it is possible. is it likely to pass at this point? i dont know. but you hear reports it is dead on arrival, not going to happen. that feels a little premature to me. >> and when we had the assault weapons ban in the 90s it was not an incredibly effective piece of legislation. it was by wide conse...

The house and the senate. >> we have been viciously attacked from the left and the right and when you know you have a good deal is when the left and the right are pounding the snot out of you. >> well, their efforts got them a total of 38 votes including themselves. joining me now are the two congressman who introduced the simpson-bowles based budget. j 38 votes. 38 votes. congressman cooper, how frustrating was that moment? i remember when you introduced it. i thought for sure there would be 80...

Sees toward compromise, that isnt simply the house adopting the senate bill? is there another comprise that exists here, given the political stakes, the policy stakes, the financial stakes for people starting the new year? chris, of course theres a way forward. and of course, this president, the united states senate, everybody wants a year extension. i mean the president has been fighting for it for months, it was part of the american jobs achlkt unfortunately, the house didnt move on it when th...

Form. after the republicans attached a 1, 700 oil pipeline from canada to the gulf of mexico to the bill, the white house issued a formal veto threat letter to the house of representatives. "if the president were presented with hr 3630, he would veto the bill." that made the vote tonight an academic exercise, especially since the bill didnt come close to getting a veto-proof two-thirds majority in the house. joining me now is congressman steny hoyer of maryland, the house democratic whip. congre...

1, 700 oil pipeline from canada to the gulf of mexico to the bill, the white house issued a formal veto threat letter to the house of representatives. "if the president were presented with hr 3630, he would veto the bill." that made the vote tonight an academic exercise, especially since the bill didnt come close to getting a veto-proof two-thirds majority in the house. joining me now is congressman steny hoyer of maryland, the house democratic whip. congressman hoyer, why did the democrats vote...

Keep government operating over the next seven days with a very simple agreement. we call it a clean cr in the jargon which means were going to keep things going as theyre going now while were negotiating and trying to reach a deal. shutting down the government will have a very negative effect on the economy. millions of people throughout the country as well as our federal employees and the services they perform. so its not a good thing to do. unfortunately, weve seen this scenario played out bef...

To dissemble a bit and play down disasters when they occur, but i think, you know, the record of the japanese government has been particularly egregious on this front. there was a very serious accident in 1995 at the monju fast breeder reactor, and it was later found that the semi-governmental utility that ran that had actually falsified the video of the event to play down the severity of it. and this has been, you know, an ongoing issue, and it does play into these questions about cultural diff...

Accident in 1995 at the monju fast breeder reactor, and it was later found that the semi-governmental utility that ran that had actually falsified the video of the event to play down the severity of it. and this has been, you know, an ongoing issue, and it does play into these questions about cultural differences. you have in japan, despite, you know, nominal democracy there, much more of a hierarchical approach where the government plays a paternal role and decides what and what not to transmit...

Down the severity of it. and this has been, you know, an ongoing issue, and it does play into these questions about cultural differences. you have in japan, despite, you know, nominal democracy there, much more of a hierarchical approach where the government plays a paternal role and decides what and what not to transmit to its citizens. >> thats a great question for you, david. being at the "times" and reporting on all these stories over the years, is this a case where our form of government, i...

Position, are you prepared to stay away for month? >> thats up to the governor. i would hope he would listen to what the people of the state are talking about, you know. there is -- whether the people agree or disagree with the unions, good unions or bad, i can tell you that overwhelmingly in the state of wisconsin the majority of the people do support workers rights, they do. and there tr some sen tkwrat republicans who are very uncomfortable with the fact that governor walker wants to eliminat...