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Felt really good not just for congress, what we have been fighting for as democrats. but really when we do something this positive it is really very important to american families and businesses. and as i said on the floor for this nation and economic growth for the future. and i think we should feel pretty good about it. >> all right, you're feeling good about it right now, representative allison schwartz's close to getting the senate bill tossed over wide bipartisan support going straight to the house floor now. i shouldn't say straight. it took a different route. mike viqueira you're still ...

Difference or come to some middle ground? and we did it here thanks to senator mcconnell, who i rarely thank, and vp joe biden, and so his credit, speaker boehner who said i'm going to pass on to boehner rule and i will put it on the floor, because this is best for the american people. again, i think this is potentially a formula for ongoing progress for the congress and for the american people. >> so he has courage now, again? >> he was -- had courage today, i think he again has it now. >> and i allude to the conversation we had with john yarmuth, and then the deal where you said he was not c...

Your taxes go up. and some will see that with the payroll tax cut expiring. with rates going higher for many of the wealthy. and so some credits will be gone. so it is a real big development in the sense that all -- almost 20 years of republican party orthodoxy, the no new taxes by any means, going away tonight. and the optics well we're going over the cliff, taxes going up on everybody. this is about to affect everybody. either way it is very very big news on capitol hill. >> all right, nbc news correspondent luke russert, thank you. >> thank you, take care. >> i know it is a day of football ...

Do you expect bills to be brought to the floor as we are seeing today without following the majority the majority rule? >> no, i don't. there is a very contentious atmosphere here in congress. and frankly it reflects the fact that there are two polar different positions on how we should address our debt. and i think this is a reflection today that this will pass of what president obama had on the campaign. people supported his position he ran on raising taxes on the top 2%. the romney supporters actually agreed with president obama on that position, the polls show. they know that that is part ...

Know those tax cuts continue. and that is pretty important. and a lot of tax provisions for helping students go to college. i mean we have fought for these things for a long time. but really americans deserve for us to do the things we did tonight tonight. and looks like we're doing it. which is to find enough common ground to move this legislation to the president and to really deal with the major issue of taxpayers in this country. decisions that will meet next congress but a much better mood for next congress. >> can you tell me about a conversation you just had on the floor that defines wh...