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nancy pelosi reiterated that she backs a long-term extension of the $14.30 trillion debt limit putting her in line with the demands of president obama and senate majority leader harry reid. we want to get your comments and thoughts about that. the numbers are on your screen. you can send us an e-mail at journal@c-span.org. here to talk to us by telephone and a little bit more about this two-tiered debt approach is russell berman who is a congressional reporter for "the hill." tell us what is this two-tiered approach? guest: it looks like they would increase the debt limit and put in ...

why is it such a mystery? in florida another tea party backed republican marco rubio just finished a town hall meeting. it follows last night's heated debate in the senate race between rubio, governor charlie crist, running as an independent and democrat kendrick meek. >> i think it's always nice to listen to the governor attack myself for positions he himself held six months ago when he was trying to be the biggest conservative in the world. >> you haven't been drinking the kool-aid, you've been drinking too much tea. >> you don't know where charlie crist is. >> kelly o'donnell jo...

>> sch they are recognized for 30 seconds. >> as a physician and chair of house for the congressional black caucus, someone who has worked long to bring quality health care and for other territories, i thank our president and house leadership for the consideration --. >> shep: the reason we went to this. they were yelling about the abortion legislation and the words that were going to be used. ben, you were saying they were basically leaving that out now? >> it couldn't fit in the reconciliation bill and that is why they had to deal with it separately. bart stupak asked for a separate vote. na...

About hundred people who are holding signs in support of the heath care legislation. one side says, change takes courage. >> shep: it's a beautiful day to be outside even if it is outside the capitol. lee will keep us updated. with the senate reform bill expected to pass in the house, the focus is turning to the reconciliation bill because that is the next step. it aims to fix what the house lawmakers dislike and make them the same. what is in the bill? ben pershing, good to see you. it's like that, 175 pages, if can read through the thing. i just wonder now, that the washington post and sta...

dreong on from two sides, townhall meetings and tea parties, the united states house of representatives is on the cusp on the vote of health care insurance reform, but do democrats have the necessary 216 votes to pass the plan? the party leadership says yes or seems to think so. republicans seem to be skeptical and they are vowing to fight on no matter what the vote. today on fox news sunday on local fox station, the length hour battle continues over whether the bill will raise taxes on all americans. >> the bill we're voting on today does makes the largest tax breaks to small busine...