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For these important programs with democratic ideas. >> majority whip durbin responded that in addition to blaming democrats, everything senator bunning did tonight he was given the chance to do last week. if bunning's amendment passes, durbin says the bill could still be delayed for weeks. >> he knows and i know that if we don't pass this bill as it passed the house of representatives -- if we make a change in it, we're destined to send it over to the house, to at a minimum wait several days or even longer for a conference committee to resolve his amendment. >> time now to call in msnbc politi...

If a measure is outside the jurisdiction of the committee that's reported the reconciliation instruction that's subject to 60 votes. if the change in budget scoring is only incidental to the policy change, that's subject to 60 votes. if a matter is reported and it's not germane -- an amendment is not germane to the underlying proposal, that is subject to a 60-vote waiver, as i indicated there are at least ten areas that are subject to 60 vote waivers. the notion that this is just some slam dunk deal, you get 51 votes and it's over, that's just not right. >> before we go, i want to talk to you ...

Wall with senator bunning's name on it. senator bunning should certainly meet a guest who will join us soon. what you're seeing now on our screen is the bunning amendment just defeated in the united states senate as it now moves forward toward voting on this final passage of the emergency extension of unemployment benefits. the bunning amendment just defeated, now the senate will move forward. joining us now is sue mason, a mechanical engineering designer in pensville, new jersey who has been unemployed since january 2009. sue, i know this is your first time on tv, i am sure you wanted your fi...

Just was defeated in the united states senate as it now moves forward toward voting on this final passage of the emergency extension of unemployment benefits. the bunning amendment just defeated. now the senate will move forward. joining us now is sue mason, a mechanical engineering designer in pennsville, new jersey, who has been unemployed since january of 2009. now, sue mason, i know this is your first time on tv and i'm sure you wanted your first time on tv to be on "dancing with the stars." but i'm sorry, this is where it is. you've been unemployed for a while. we talk about this legislat...