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Hurry that the public doesn't get to weigh in and make their recommendations. >> the house version of the aca bill was introduced by nancy pelosi in mid-july 2009. it got voted on the floor in november. it was six months. does six months seem like an adequate or more proper framework to go through hearings? have public airing of this? >> well, that seems like a plenty long time when we look back on that. i didn't realize it was six months before we go to that november 7 vote. i remember that exact date. >> that's right. >> so -- but you know if we had four or five things to work this through, ...

We've never had a president come into office in their first gallup poll and have less than majority approval. it is highly likely that he will have less than majority approval. his will almost certainly be in the mid-40s. does that matter? probably not very much. where they agree with him being they will move forward. but certainly in the areas where he needs eight democrats in the senate to get over those 60 vote threshold for the filibuster, they will not feel a lot of incentive to work with him because i can guarantee you that his disapproval rating among voters in the opposite party will b...

I mean, this thing works. >> you're a mayor of a city, you deal with gun violence. is this persuasive to you, i imagine it is. >> universal checks are absolutely necessary, and i think that the american public is behind it. so, to me, it's illogical that the people we have as representatives would create this argument. >> but they are behind it, this gets to the way congress works. they are behind it if you call them up on their cell phones on a polling agency and say do you support universal background checks for criminals, people say, yeah, obviously, click. then they go about their day. the...

They had a warrant for a violent felony out for them. i mean, this thing works. >> you're a mayor of a city, you deal with gun violence. is this persuasive to you, i imagine it is. >> universal checks are absolutely necessary, and i think that the american public is behind it. so, to me, it's illogical that the people we have as representatives would create this argument. >> but they are behind it, this gets to the way congress works. they are behind it if you call them up on their cell phones on a polling agency and say do you support universal background checks for criminals, people say, yea...

First, that the federal budget will be balanced or that the federal government will go bankrupt and be unable to pay its debt. remarkably, or maybe not, it depends on how you look at it the majority of people say the federal government will go bankrupt and be unable to pay its debt. i want to combine that with another one of your polls though, scott. the president's tracking poll shows that he still has the majority approval when it comes to whether or not you totally approve or totally disapprove of the president. how do those two things seem into tere sect. obviously negative thoughts on the...