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Expedited timeline, basically filing their appellate briefs within two weeks not four and asking that the doj the federal government file their briefs in two weeks not four. the earliest that will will be heard if it is accepted by the 9th circuit will be one month from now. also they believe -- they've got to go line-by-line and answer the judge's ruling so to speak. they say, true it is normally deaf repbgs alto a trial judge, but here is two reasons why they believe maybe they will take the case, number one, about 1% of the cases in the 9th circuit actually deal with constitutional issues. ...

The american people. we began by combining, by going through the budget, line by line, and proposing 20 billion worth of cuts each year by targeting programs that are wasteful, duplicative or, in some cases, just plain ridiculous like the $35 million we're spending for a radio navigation system for ships since we now have this thing called gps. we don't need it. or the $3 million that was spent on consultants to create seals and logos for the department of homeland security. their logos and seals are fine. or the billions of dollars slated to be spent on a fancy new presidential helicopter fle...

District in new york sews it's frustrating to me. you know, when you go line by line, i've heard you say the same thing, you can probably understand and rationalize and justify the decisions that the administration has made and even some that the emergency response guys have made, but in the aggregate, it drives you nuts. you want to throw your shoe at the tv when you see the animals getting soiled. when you see governors saying help us out. i wish we can do more. i don't know who is to blame here, but one thing that i know is that this has taken much longer than i think american thought it sh...

Lobbyists go over the legislation as it's being crafted line by line, and to jake -- come on, jake, we just want a little transparency for the american people. tell us who you're working if and dorothy, come on the program and talk us to -- >> she'd be happy to come. >> oh, listen. she'd be happy to come on. she'd be happy to come on. she was very happy because she works for the national association of manufacturers. i'm sure if she's listening she'll probably call right now. he has something called attorney-client privilege or confidentiality which, you know, you understand. he doesn't work f...

Have so many billions at stake with financial reform, that that sector has spent over $455 million and counting on lobbyists who are scrambling to protect them. >> reporter: who's waiting in this long line to get into a key senate committee meeting on financial reform? a lot of lobbyists. the reason for the line is inside this room, senators are working on details of legislation that was for the first time established oversight on the financial derivatives market. we're talking about hundreds of trillions of dollars in deals. the kind that led to the panic that helped cause the near collapse o...