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Running. this sets up a direct challenge to the president's unilateral actions on immigration when we have new majorities in both chambers of congress. >> the 1.$1.014 trillion $packa would only fund the government through february 27th. some rank and file conservativings say they want that fight now. >> i feel like the leadership is asking us to punt on first down without any effort to get a first down or to score a touchdown, by that, i mean that there is no sincere effort to defund the president's unlawful, illegal amnesty. >> the measure also includes $521 billion for the military and $64 ...

Members of congress are getting ready to take up a massive government funding bill that nixes the threat of another government shutdown. negotiators have released their bill that funds the government through september the 30th. it puts $521 billion into defense, $492 billion in other programs. there's no new funding for obamacare, but some sequester easing. there's even a ban on new light bulb standards, a 1% pay raise for federal workers. it also bars officials from ending saturday mail delivery. both sides putting their spin on the compromise. >> it is a step forward. it's not the number tha...

Fisker automotive is the company. they are backed by u.s. taxpayers to the tune of $521 billion. we've been down this road before, right? it is latest in green energy investments made by the obama administration and this one is also struggling to stay afloat. meanwhile china holds $1.2 trillion in u.s. debt total, right? we're already on the hook for that amount in china. joined by rich lowery, editor of "national review" and fox news contributor. good morning, rich. >> hi, martha. martha: we asked to get a list of companies that have gone under or that have had to be sold because they were no...

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ now let's take a look at what has changed and what hasn't after the headlines come and go. we call it "then and now." eight years ago today the record deficit was the top story. here's an except of david gregory's report from "nbc nightly news" in 2004 on code red warning from then federal reserve chairman alan greenspan. >> the fed chief warned today that the bush administration's projected $521 billion deficit for this year now threatens to short change social security. this is the baby boomer generation. >> the change is certain to place enormous demands on the nation's re...