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Week. mike emanuel is on capitol hill tonight. the senate passed a bill to keep the lights on for, what, a few more months? >> shep, that's correct. they voted 73 to 26 to keep the government up and running for march 27th through the end of september. certainly not the end of the fiscal fight here in washington. avoid the government shutdown a week from today. ahead of the final vote, the senate majority leader offered this final pitch. >> i commend speaker boehner for giving this bill to us at a time where we could do some constructive work on it. the house did their work on time. and we're g...

Be prepared to offer constructive criticisms to the bill. bill: how novel. my guest former new york senator al demat demato. a fox news contributor. how novel to read the bill first. >> isn't it amazing, senator coburn and senator mccain say look, we want 72 hours to read 587 pages, it has over a trillion dollars worth of spending, and then they get attacked by the democrats for saying, why are you stalling? and if you take a quick look at some of the things they've pointed out, spending over $150 million for alternative fuel for the military, $26 a gallon. if you think $4 is high, how about 2...

A lot of talk of bipartisan ship is fun, but he wants to be the guy that proves to everyone i am on top of this plan. when republicans come out with a plan he can still say, well i had it first and my plan is better. that will be in the back of everyone's mind. you say what? >> >> that is correct. he says i am demanding a plan and this is the plan my base wants and i am putting it forward even if i am leaking it. it is also a good way to work with his lies across the aisle and it allows them to stand up and attack the president. >> yes, i agree with you. i agree. >> we have to go to wiccans be...

Reprizing his role as the transgendered misfit called hans solo. harrison is open to the idea of doing the movie and he is upbeat about it. many people are surprised to hear considering he not only still wears an earring, but he has called the hans solo character not so interesting, and he thought he should have died. what a horrible person, gavin. >> he is my son. >> gavin, yes, gavin your son. >> i love that guy. >> i should go to bill first. >> go to bill. >> you are the expert on all things "star wars." you can't have a hans solo with an earring. >> i believe he will take it out. >> i don'...

Task at hand, cutting taxes for millions of small businesses that want to expand and put americans back to work. bill: that is how part of the debate played out on the senate floor with majority leader harry reid to asking a republicans straight up-or-down vote on extending bush tax rates on but on higher wages. my next guest says that is bad idea. john thune is sits on the tax writing committee in the senate. senator, good morning to you and welcome back to our program. >> good morning, bill. bill: up and down vote. simple majority rules? what do you think of idea? >> we would love to have th...