Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130725:00:30:00
The united states. joining me now is david seroda, salon.com contributor. my first question to you, david. as a house staffer for quite some time, how did this thing happen? it was unlike anything we've seen come out of this house. you had a floor debate. people standing up, and i couldn't predict when they stood up which side they were going to be on. and then the thing got a vote, and it almost passed. how did this happen? >> there's two reasons it happened. the first reason is, traditionally on appropriations bill, that is the annual spending bills there are narrow amendments that are allow...
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