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Do a lot of changes in the national team and we know about secretary of state and secretary of defense. possibly a new cia director, possibly they keep the acting one. folks here at the white house, the president has great respect for mike morell, current acting director. may strip him of the acting title. but they now realize he has to get off the dime when it comes to state. get it done sooner. don't let all of this, all of this end up like planes on the runway at laguardia and have them all clogged up. you have to space out the confirmation fights and i think that you're going to see moveme...

In as a u.s. senator. governor patrick has certified the the election. for more on this, let's go to luke on capitol hill. do we know what brown's big priority is coming to capitol hill? >> reporter: well, he was supposed to be here up on february 11th. that was the original confirmation date. republicans try to move that earlier to today. the main reason they want scott brown's 41st vote, specifically for confirmation fights. the one they're talking about right now is craig becker. he's the general counselor for the sciu and aflcio. he's appointed by president obama to the national labor rela...

One thing republicans are surprised about now is the administration with other things on its plate, is choosing to kind of charge headlong into what are going to be a couple of -- at least a couple of tricky confirmation fights. and they're thinking, look, we have tax reform in the rear-view mirror. we're not going to do a whole lot legislatively now that the omnibus has passed. we are looking to november trying to sell economic momentum to the american people. do we really want to get sidetrack said by more of these circuses on the hill. that's what we are going to have either way, regardless...

The pre-existing conditions. no detailed replacement plan yet. advocate s worry. president obama will spend the next few weeks to frame his legacy. touting job growth and access to health care and fewer troops overseas. president obama concluded that tweet storm by writing it has been the privilege of my life to serve as your president. i look forward to standing with you as a citizen. happy new year. with the inauguration fast approaching, battle lines drawn in congress before the session begins. in the senate, confirmation fights are shaping up. democrats complaining the nominees have no...

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