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we have reporting extensively on the fact that one of the last big holdups was the fact that republicans wanted to cut what s known as title ten funding, funding for women s health benefits like planned parenthood. we re told that is not in this bill. this is not in the spending bill. however, what senate democrats did agree to was to assess separate vote on that issue at some point, probably next week, to at least allow that to be heard. but it is not in this funding bill to cut money for planned parenthood. the other one of the other so-called policy riders that republicans were pushing was, of course, the idea of cutting funding for the president s health care law. that was always a non-starter for democrats but they are allowing that to be voted on as well in the senate next week along with this big spending measure. we re told we have about two minutes until the president s speech and harry reid will be speaking after that. we re going to bring all that live. d ....
support public safety is not a democratic or republican issue. we are all in this together. this is our first responsibil y responsibility. these amendments passed with large majorities. bipartisan have a agreement on the importance of these programs in our communiti communities. real homeland security starts on our streets and public safety professionals are the first and last lines of defense. i urge a yes on the amendment. please consider that and i yield to mrs. schwartz of pennsylvania. i thank you for your advocacy on behalf of fire companies and firefighters and companies and police officers as well. been honored as numerous occasions to do that. as he pointed out this was offered in a similar amendment on the floor and passed. so there was bipartisan and i hope continues to be bipartisan support for a very important public safety initiative. it my own home district it has helped the police department in the city of philadelphia to put cops on the streets, poli ....
$39 billion. house speaker john boehner spoke just about five minutes ago. we have come to an agreement that will cut spending and keep the government focused. i will expect the house will vote yet tonight on a short-term continuing resolution into next week to allow for time for this agreement to be put together in legislative form and brought to the floor of the house and senate for about. i would expect the final vote on this to occur next week but i believe we will have what we will call a bridge continuing resolution passed tonight to ensure that government is open. all of this has been a lot of discussion and a long fight. that we fought to keep the government spending down because it will affect and help create more jobs in our country. that was john boehner a short time ago. dana bash is with us, john king and david gergen. president obama spoke to speak momentarily. you are learning details now about what is in the steel. that is right. we are told it is $3 ....
in. house speaker john boehner spoke just about five months ago. good evening, everyone. i am pleased that we and the white house have been able to come to an agreement that will impact cut spending and keep our government focused. i expect that the house will vote yet tonight on a short-term continuing resolution into next week that will allow for time for this agreement to be put together in legislative form and brought to the floor of the house and senate for a god. the final vote on this to occur next week but i believe we will have what we will call a bridge continuing resolution passed tonight to ensure that the government is open. as you know, this has been a lot of discussion and a long fight. that we fought to keep the government spending down because it really will affect a better environment for job creators and our country. that was john boehner a short time ago. john king and david gergen, president obama supposed to speak momentarily. you are learning ....
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