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Boehner rule, which requires any bill to have cuts equal to the rise of the debt ceiling. republicans are making up for this by saying congress will get paid -- will not get paid unless the senate passes a budget. even republican congressman darryl issa knows it's a violation of the 27th amendment not to pay congress. when told about the plan, issa said that's unconstitutional. he wants a paycheck. now republicans are claiming the plan will just withhold pay for congress. so all of them will get paid, no matter what. what is it? it's just a big sham. it's just a big game. nancy pelosi rejected...

Are put in place to protect our government. my constituents, they want to know that the individuals that are in those places are making the decisions that are going to protect america and american citizens. >> we will leave it there. the republican from tennessee, thanks for coming in. next, down to the wire on the hill as we told you. congress has less than a week to act before the student loan rates double. everybody is on the same page, wanting the same out come, but betting on the vetting. a peek into mitt romney's search for a vice president. first today's trivia question, the 27th amendm...

Under those circumstances, it's clear one party is stuck in the mud and will not move no matter what the consequences. >> i wonder if perhaps to solve that problem, and to get one or the other party out of the mud, might be a consequence many government workers would have to endure if there was a government shutdown. do you think you and other members of congress should get paid? obviously there is a standard that will be paid if there is a government shutdown. perhaps would it make a difference if you all wouldn't receive your salaries? >> i think as a practical matter we shouldn't receive ou...

Change the compensation of a congressperson without an intervening election. it's plain simple english in the 27th amendment. google it. >> you did not vote for eric kantor's unconstitutional proposal that he called the prevention of the government shutdown act which wouldn't prevent it, and had the stunningly crazy, unconstitutional notion in it are that if the house of representatives simply voted for it and passed it a bill could become law just by passing the house of representatives? >> i voted present on that, and i took a little bit of heat from it. it was clearly unconstitutional. i to...

Until the combination of three good probiotics in phillips' colon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. the last time our political leaders voted to change our country's constitution, the last time they passed an amendment to one of our founding documents was almost 20 years ago. in 1992. it was the 27th amendment. and it prevents congress from giving itself a raise. salary changes can not go into