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Pass a critically important bill that invests in roads and himps, because evidently the highways didn't yield far enough to the right. and because they didn't have those votes and they injected ideology, they can't pass a highway bill. what does that mean? highway workers don't get paid, they don't get jobs. they couldn't stop the furloughs. we're going home for six weeks and we have defense workers going home -- >> no, no, mr. israel, that's the affordable care act increasing part-time workers. that's nothing to do with that bill. >> well, look, they can repeal the affordable care act 40 time...

Me are going to say no. it's not that i hate detroit, i don't, but we're broke at the federal level, we're laying off defense workers, we're restraightening the number of military personnel because of sequestration, nine fighter squadrons are grounded. >> so you're a no? >> i'm supposed to bail out detroit when you have nine squadrons? hell, no. this is not the right thing to do. detroit needs to fix detroit, lindsey graham needs to fix washington and washington is broken, and we have enough problems of our own to solve right now. so no, no, no. >> senator, thank you, sir. coming up, republi...

Me are going to say no. it's not that i hate detroit, i don't, but we're broke at the federal level, we're laying off defense workers, we're restraightening the number of military personnel because of sequestration, nine fighter squadrons are grounded. >> so you're a no? >> i'm supposed to bail out detroit when you have nine squadrons? hell, no. this is not the right thing to do. detroit needs to fix detroit, lindsey graham needs to fix washington and washington is broken, and we have enough problems of our own to solve right now. so no, no, no. >> senator, thank you, sir. coming up, republi...

Nantucket sunday before being airlifted to massachusetts general hospital. secretary kerry's spokesperson says the family is asking for privacy at this time. cuba's president raul castro is reportedly supporting three south american countries willing to grant asylum to nsa leaker edward snowden. snowden is believed to be holed up in the transit area of moscow airport. venezuela, bolivia, and nicaragua have all indicated they would grant him asylum if asked. meanwhile, a washington based privacy rights group is asking to file a petition with the supreme court asking it to shut down the domest...

Nantucket. defense workers start feeling the pinch of the sequester. three paquarters of a million wl be forced to take a day off. they handle support tasks like repairs. cutting some workers salaries by 20%, it's expected to save $2 billion. p pentagon has to cut $40 billion from the budget. it will slow their ablility to respond around the world. stand down on the phone spying program. new york times reporting the electronic privacy information center will file a petition asking the high court to stop getting data. cuba's president, castro says latin american countries have every right...