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Is that they give us what's called a clean continuing resolution, just leave things as they are today, let us fund the government through the weekend and into next week so that we can reach some kind of resolution. if we don't reach a resolution by the end of next week, their plan is to take two weeks off for what's called easter recess, and that would probably mean at least a three-week shutdown. so what we ask today, we lost on the vote, was that we keep the government functions for a few days and resolve it. eric is talking about soldiers' pay. obviously, soldiers should not go one day with...

Certain genetic factors and some medicines, such as prilosec, may affect how plavix works. tell your doctor all the medicines you take, including aspirin, especially if you've had a stroke. if fever, unexplained weakness or confusion develops, tell your doctor promptly. these may be signs of ttp, a rare but potentially life-threatening condition, reported sometimes less than 2 weeks after starting plavix. other rare but serious side effects may occur. christine romans is here "minding your business" this morning. >> the jobless check can keep coming for people planning to file for extension....

November elections. lawmakers have cleared out of the capital. they are gone. it's the first time they have been home since they pitched this bill. what is the state of play. >> reporter: the easter recess is two weeks long. this time around they are getting an earful from their voters. the state of play based on the healthcare vote and the overall political dynamic is tough. democrats in the senate 57 seats, republicans 41. basically the 57 seats turns into 59 because there is a pair of independents. the magic number for republicans is they have to pick up 10. they are looking in the neighbor...

Burning up the campaign trail. of course they are. and who else would we have covering other than kral cameron, on the ground in washington for a change. campaign carl, what are we looking at? >> what we're looking at is an easter recess where lawmakers are around the country, hoping to turn the gears again and hope to go prevent the fallout. let's take a look at the balance of power now. first in the house, we've got house democrats are the majority, obviously, and in the senate, they have the majority, obviously, in the senate, they have 57 seats, republicans have 41 seats. there are two ind...

Panels are not convening, and democrats have learned that passing stuff is one way to make politics work well for you. today president obama, democrats and republicans all began day one of their new post health reform political lives. republicans started in the u.s. senate by preventing the passage of benefits for americans who are out of work. republican senator tom coburn of oklahoma, turning himself into a one-man roadblock, a one-man objection to the senate's attempt to pass an extension of unemployment benefits before the start of the easter recess. >> is there an objection? >> reserving ...