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Closer to what he wanted. the bills introduced were closer to what he wanted, and it was part of the negotiation on the hill where we lost important things. at the end of the day that bill was 95% of what he campaigned on. >> i was trained in it. i believe in it. i still believe the government has to make up for a lack of demand when consumption goes down. the government has to step in or the economy dies like it did under hoover. i'm going to ask eric first. how would you rate his success or failure with stimulating the economy? >> it was a terrific bill. a lot of good things are going to com...

Ahead? thean try and try and try to get one or two republicans. the republicans play games with them. in the end they don't support it, and yet the bill reflects what the republicans wanted. >> eric, you were there. i was there. neera was there. they needed the two senators from maine. was there another way around it besides just blast iing senate rules and seeing what pieces were left? what was the alternative? >> you mean with the stimulus? >> yeah, they couldn't get the votes without specter and snowe. >> you were in tip o'neil's office in 1980? >> yeah, six years. >> didn't ronald reagan c...

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