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On a regular and consistent basis every 30 days and wednesday of this past week should have been another payment from bp. what happened? >> well, they got checks on june 7th, a lot of them did, 400. and 400 of them were set to get checks on july 7th just like clock work. on wednesday morning, they told me they were going to stop the july payments and they gave me no, mra nation, they said the system was going to change. they haven't told us how it's going to change so all the people expecting july checks this weekend from me, none of them got them. as 150 clients who got no checks at all were ...

To go out there and new can't go out there. we spoke to a fisher woman along with the attorney representing 500 fishermen down there who are not getting paid and the checks tried up. take a listen. >> they got checks on june 7th, a lot of them did, 400 and 400 of them are to get checks on july 7th just like clock work. on wednesday morning, they told me they were going to stop the july payments, and they gave me no explanation, they said the system was going to change, they haven't told us how it's going to change, so all of those people expecting july checks this weekend for me, none of them ...

To filibuster it, the american people are going to see that they're filibustering this issue. >> all night votes. you know what that means, roll in the cots, we're going to stay all night. and then sure enough, just like clock work, just like magic, the cot threat worked again. just by threatening to roll out the cots, republicans caved. they lifted their filibuster on wall street reform. this time without even a vote. after filibustering for three straight days, republicans tonight allowed wall street reform to go forward. mission accomplished, yet again. so bye-bye, cot. i'm sure we'll be we...

And do this work. wall street reform is that important. so we're going to stay here. and if the republicans are going to filibuster it, the american people are going to see that they're filibustering this issue. >> all night votes. you know what that means, roll in the cots, we're going to stay all night. and then sure enough, just like clock work, just like magic, the cot threat worked again. just by threatening to roll out the cots, republicans caved. they lifted their filibuster on wall street reform. this time without even a vote. after filibustering for three straight days, republicans to...

Well, the first thing everyone throws up in defense, police, firemen, teachers that kind of stuff. here is the real reality of it. these jobs are costing a smaller pool of taxpayers more money at a time when they can't even afford it and the interesting thing is these taxpayers make less money than the counterparts in the government. it's unsustainable and it's going to come to a head at some point. >> neil: lee gallagher, does this stuff worry you, this trend. >> i have to say it doesn't because the numbers that came out this week, i don't know if we're looking at the same number. private sec...