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Istan scbul taking a day trip to munich -- >> and amsterdam. >> those are not day trips. that's all. that's what i thought odd. >> there were questions, she had been in communication with her family during this nearly three weeks she was gone, with one family member or another or her husband, every single day. and so, they were aware of, you know, her whereabouts. they also knew what she was up to. she stayed in close contact with them and then this mysterious disappearance right before she was supposed to come home. the husband is heart broken and he is in turkey. i spoke to the state departm...

I am concerned until we get it done. that being said, i am -- some of my republican colleagues like michael grim and peter king who have stood up and fought on behalf. >> and the constituents are directly affected. >> congressman meeks, great to have you here. good luck when you get back to washington. we only have about a minute left. let me ask you, ryan, this afternoon is the deadline for submitting amendments to that bill, are we going to see another big battle? >> we're going to see a huge battle. this is the way -- that the house floor is going to play out for next two years. it's going ...

Had an agreement so that the bill should have passed last tuesday. democrats, republicans working together, you know, i've been working very closely with michael grim and peter king. >> right. >> and governor cuomo, been working with governor christie. we thought we had a deal. and then on tuesday after the fiscal cliff vote, for no reason that was told to ums at any rate, not even to the republican members, they pulled the bill. >> why? why did it happen? i mean, i know you haven't been given a reason, but can you speculate? i have talked just to people here in the newsroom, why didn't john b...

Island asking for a handout. this is staten island asking for its money back. the state of new york and new york city sends way more money into the federal treasury through the income tax than it ever gets back in federal spending. >> yeah, absolutely, new york and new jersey are both donor states. >> yes, and chris christie made this point very well today. >> it was one of the most effective parts of the presentation, he walked through disasters, louisiana, florida, he talked about them giving more in taxes than they ever get back, they're just asking for some of this money back when they're ...

>> and you're from staten island. i don't think everybody understands that the new york delegation normally sends exactly one republican to the house of representatives, that is your congressman, michael grim, who you just reelected. he had a serious problem with what went on here. >> yes, as did all the elected officials, what happened in congress was a disgrace. lawrence, you have been in staten island, and in new york with all the devastation. we're not asking for a handout. this is devastation, other parts of the country got relief. and that is what we're asking for is relief from our gove...