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Anti-fraud provision to verify income. let s bring in wolf blitzer. have we ever been at such a point before? i m sure we have. but let s off the top of my head, i don t remember. but it s a very serious situation. it looks like they re going to resolve it today. they re going to punt, as you point out, to january and february and move the ball down the road. it looks like when all is said and done, except for the relatively modest tweak to obama care, it s going to be a clean bill in the senate and house of representatives so this was all for nothing? a lot of republicans are saying that as well. if you listen to, you know, congressman peter king, he s a republican from new york, he s been pointing it out from day one. they started off and wanted to defund obama care. that wasn t going to go anywhere. certainly didn t have the votes in the senate. ....
as things stand now this is a senate deal that will likely go to the house of representatives for a vote because the house of representatives can t come up with its own bill as you know jim this is not the way it s supposed to work. i know that. we know that. hasn t anybody watched schoolhouse rock? you sure got to climb a lot of steps to get to the capitol building here in washington. i wonder who that scrap of paper is. i m just a bill, yes i m only a bill and i m sitting here on capitol hill well, it s a long, long journey to the capitol city it s a long, long wait while i m sitting in committee but i know i ll be a law someday at least i hope and pray that i will but today i am still just a bill but sadly, jim, in the house of representatives it s not even a bill yet. ....
It kind of takes you back to your civics class, doesn t it. we thought we would help you understand the way out of this mess, abc s schoolhouse rock. boy, you sure got to climb a lot of steps to get to this capitol building in washington. i wonder who that sad paper is? i m just a bill, i m only a bill. i m sitting here on capitol hill. well, it s a long, long journey to the capitol city. it s a long, long wait while i m sitting in committee. but i know i ll be a law some day, at least i i hope and pray that i will, but today, i am still just a bill gee, bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courage. well, i got this far. when ier started i wasn t even a bill. i was just an idea. ....
I hope they report on my favorably. otherwise i may die. die? yeah in committee. now i go to the house of representatives and they vote on me. and then i go to the senate and the whole thing starts all over again. oh, no. oh, yes. snoechlt i m just a bill and if they vote for me on capitol hill. then i m off to the white house where i waited in line, with a lot of other bills for the president to sign. and if he signs me, then i ll be a law. snoechlt how i hope and pray that he will, but today i am still just a bill snoechlt. you mean even if the whole congress says you should be a law, the president can still say no? yes. that s calmed a veto. if he vetoes me, i have to go by to congress and by that time it s unlikely that you ll become a law. it s not easy to become a law, is it? no. snoechlt but how i hope and pray ....
Well i know i ll be a law some day, as least i hope and pray that i will, but today, i am still just a bill. a little musical refresher course in civics. after a break. great. this is the last thing i need.) seriously? let s take this puppy over to midas and get you some of the good ol midas touch. hey you know what? i ll drive! i really didn t think this through. brakes, tires, oil, everything. (whistling) ....