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Operating. they're seen as essential services. believe it or not, congress is seen as an essential service. they'll still get their pay. but if you come to the post office and apply for a new passport or want to renew a passport, that application may be delayed a bit. federal courts will be open. they are seen as essential. for the first ten days, ten business days or so, they have enough money to pay jurors. after that, though, jury trials will continue to go on. if you get a jury summons, you still have to show up, but your jury pay may be delayed. >> john yang with just a little slice of wh...

Are motivated the best profit they can. they will cut costs in order to do that. >> do you think the police do a good job? >> the police do a good job, fire department does a great job. >> army does a good job. >> this is essential service. [ talking over each other ] >> what is the argument that an essential service just because it's government, they might happen to be in the union --. >> you got the last word on this? >> the argument is simple. we just want the best people whether it's from the unions or not. the issue is using the political side of it going after one guy who we already call...

Sane to a certain extent with whistleblowers. but i do have a problem of farm this essential stuff out to contractors. i think we don't farm out the police department. we don't farm out the fire department. why should we be farming out surveillance? there is a degree. >> federal workers we could all sleep at night? >> i'm not saying there is more control in the house, more control in the police department more control of the fire department because it's in-house and this essential service and we should probably keep it in-house. >> i could not agree more with charlie gasparino. the idea they h...

Association of america, 19 million meals will be lost as a result. now, i can imagine what you'll say, mr. speaker. you'll say what you always say, which is number one, the sequester isn't that harmful and, number two, it's the president's fault anyway. but before you offer your te tedious talking points i do wonder if you ever think about what these meals mean to seniors like 98-year-old frances haskell from tennessee. it's bad enough your philosophy of cutting spending as the economy recovers isn't working anywhere in the world, but what about the fact that frances haskell depends on that pr...

Be? the model would be fannie and freddie. >> they have a monopoly they enjoy. >> not a great monopoly. >> if they deliver to a town with two people. i say-- >> until congress unshackles the postmaster general and those trying to run it, money will be spent propping this up. >> you made the case it should. the bottom line it's uneconomical to go to the middle of nowhere and guarantee mail delivery. it doesn't pay for itself. >> but i don't have a problem-- >> the virtues of unions because they're ingrained in our-- >> fine. >> and in this segment. >> i'm saying, you know, if this is an essenti...