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Tamp it down. i mean, g.e. was able to tamp this whole thing down. and as i said, most americans don't even know what's going on over there. so, it's hard for me to basically get outraged about it. is it important in the long run because all -- not all companies but many, many american corporations do these kind of things. >> when i think it's a hugely important story here because g.e. basically cut deals subsidiaries cut deals with the iraqi regime which helped keep saddam hussein in power. one of the most brutal regimes of our times. a regime which killed hundreds of thousands of iraqi peopl...

Tamp it down. i mean, g.e. was able to tamp this whole thing down. and as i said, most americans don't even know what's going on over there. so, it's hard for me to basically get outraged about it. is it important in the long run because all -- not all companies but many, many american corporations do these kind of things. >> when i think it's a hugely important story here because g.e. basically cut deals subsidiaries cut deals with the iraqi regime which helped keep saddam hussein in power. one of the most brutal regimes of our times. a regime which killed hundreds of thousands of iraqi peopl...

Tamp it down. i mean, g.e. was able to tamp this whole thing down. and as i said, most americans don't even know what's going on over there. so, it's hard for me to basically get outraged about it. is it important in the long run because all -- not all companies but many, many american corporations do these kind of things. >> when i think it's a hugely important story here because g.e. basically cut deals subsidiaries cut deals with the iraqi regime which helped keep saddam hussein in power. one of the most brutal regimes of our times. a regime which killed hundreds of thousands of iraqi peopl...

Parents to provide more. and cuts may be more serious. cuts to police and fire departments could potentially put lives at risk. we may be seeing some of that already. people in philadelphia are asking if this 12-year-old little boy had to die. he was trapped in a burning home but the nearest fire station had been closed because of cut backs. and this suspected serial killer was on the loose for months. most of his crimes took place in flint, michigan. christopher hany is director. are these isolated incidents? >> across the country, local governments are cutting about 500,000 jobs. many of the...

People like you, do to pressure other democrat who is are in leadership to actually march down that path? >> dylan, i am doing my best. i'm doing my best by speaking out among my -- i'm the longest serving tin depend in u.s. congressional history. but i'm working with my democratic colleagues. we have to invest in america. we have to make fundament changes in the trade policy. we have to deal with the deficit that was caused by our republican friends, war on iraq, and in a progressive way, not raise the social security retirement age to 70. not cut food stamps. >> i have a slogan for that. you...