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0 rise of the debt ceiling. republicans are making up for this by saying congress will get paid -- will not get paid unless the senate passes a budget. even republican congressman darryl issa knows it's a violation of the 27th amendment not to pay congress. when told about the plan, issa said that's unconstitutional. he wants a paycheck. now republicans are claiming the plan will just withhold pay for congress. so all of them will get paid, no matter what. what is it? it's just a big sham. it's just a big game. nancy pelosi rejected the plan as a gimmick. she's correct. this gimmick is the onl...

0 plus the american people are getting ripped off by a congress that just isn't working. congressman rick nolan, there 30 years ago. he is back now and he can't believe the difference. he is wondering, are we getting paid for this? is it really an admission of guilt if you don't show any remorse? >> it did not even feel wrong? >> no. it's scary. >> did you feel bad about it? >> no. even scarier. >> psychologist dr. jeffrey gardere on lance armstrong's bizarre performance last night. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. republicans surrendered today in one of his b...

worth and by comparison to what was before in 2007 under george bush, $126,400. if you just look at those two numbers, this looks huge. it looks obviously like things were much better here than here. but the key is you have to go beyond that and you have to look at what's happening beyond it which is the question of this. what were we losing money on? the simple truth is we lost money on our jobs because a lot of people weren't making the money they expected to make. we lost money on our savings because people weren't expecting that either. but the big loser is over here in the quest...

so absurd. people are having hard times in this country. the president needs to go out and talk to people. not just do fundraisers. go out and talk to people in the country and find out what's happening. >> mitt romney seems to be placing the blame on president obama. there's no doubt that that 40% drop in median net worth in three years is terrible. but what's lost in the comments is the fact the three years we're talking about, the three years the federal reserve study looked at are from 2007 to 2010. president obama didn't take office until 2009. so president obama and his support...

he knows he's in congress' cross hairs. but what happened was a political food fight. most republicans were tough on the attorney general, but nothing compared to this. >> there has been zero accountability at the department of justice. you won't appoint a special prosecutor in the face of a potential conflict of interest, you won't tell the truth about what you know and when you knew it on fast and furious. you won't cooperate with the legitimate congressional investigation. jon cornyn long been one of his top critics, but this five-minute litany of accusations against holder was re...