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Or say how about the exception for congress and the president? they seem to be the ones coughing up. i'm wondering if they're getting nervous, the president senses that and he is going to senses he's going to get more obstin e obstinate. >> the republicans are going out there saying, let's do this, let's do that. because obama's exempting a whole range. the republicans are saying, since you're already doing it, let's work together. and obama says no. he will change the law when he wants to. when the republicans propose something, he will not do it. what the republicans are doing cleverly now, ...

Hours away from a shutdown and our country expects more than that. they deserve better than that. come back today and let's work together. let's keep the american government open and run -- running. thanks. >> i'm bill johnson from the ohio 6 congressional district. you know, the american people have made it very clear that they asked us to do two things. they ask us to address the health care law because it is hurting middle class americans. they also ask us to keep the federal government funded. we have tried now twice to do that with the senate. they expect leadership. the american people e...

To sit down with us, harry reid to sit down with us, and let's solve the problem. this plan of more debt and no reform is absolutely unacceptable. it's unacceptable to us, and it's unacceptable to the american people that we represent. >> it's kind of interesting, you read the stories of different things that different people do. america realizes we're in a big crisis. i read a head line that the speaker gets a phone call from the president. i first think that's a very positive thing that's going to happen. we're going to see movement. the president didn't call to say let's work together. he j...

By his request. will this make his own supporters in any way, will it galvanize them? >> it will certainly make them feel better. he took control of the situation. the more republicans go after him, the more that they politicize this. it has an effect on main stream opinion. what the president did was go out there. in this statement say, let's work together. in addition to all the other steps we're taking. to make sure this can't happen again. if congressman cleaver is right and the response he gets from people in the house is, republicans in the house, no, we don't want to work with you. we j...

When mark warner said let's work with republicans on off-shore drilling, he said, stop it. >> sean: obamacare is the law of the lan, if he is going to repeal -- can't they de-fund it? >> yes, they can. >> sean: why can't they do that? why are the republicans caving -- >> they are letting him do it. he has a lot of power. another thing he state the, he -- the big movement behind this, is because he wants to make senate a more meaningful place-- that's not how it was designed. >> no, it's not! we shouldn't let him get away with this! >> the voters wanted folks to work together. the speaker sai...