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Now, no debate, no discussion, republicans in the house of representatives are threatening to shut down the government if they don't get a chance to repeal it. i urge my colleagues in the house, particularly my democratic colleagues whose votes are essential to moving this package forward, to withhold support from it until this risky giveaway is removed from the legislation. >> wow. we're back at the roundtable. clarence, you start on this. it looks like this is her chance, you know, the galloping horse of history is riding by. she jumps on this horse now. she fights this guy, boehner, who is ...

This is a democracy, and the american people didn't elect us to stand up for citigroup. they elected us to stand up for all the people. i urge my colleagues in the house particularly my democratic colleagues whose votes are essential to moving this package forward, to withhold support from it until this risky giveaway is removed from the legislation. we all need to stand and fight this giveaway to the most powerful banks in this country. >> senator elizabeth warren today going there. making a dramatic play to house democrats that they should not help the republicans pass this bill to keep the ...

In the massive new bill to fund the government for nine months. it is for continuing resolution and omnibus is a provision to roll back a key piece of the dodd/frank financial reform law that was designed to limit damage from risky derivatives trading. the inclusion of that measure in the spending bill prompted an apoplectic senator elizabeth warren to call on her colleagues. >> who does congress work for? does it work for the millionaires, the billionaires, the economies with their lobbyists and lawyers or does it work for all the people? i urge my colleagues in the house, particularly my dem...

The bill would essentially rewrite the current 2008 george w. bush law so that minors from central america can be treated like those from mexico and canada, meaning that they can be deported much more quickly. it appears the administration isn't totally against this bill. now, they haven't officially endorsed it, but they have been sending pretty strong signals they're open to it or at least open to something like it. the border bill is being met, though, with a bit of disdain from the president's own party. steny hoyer, he's the second ranking democrat in the house, he told reporters today, "...

Rewrite the current 2008 george w. bush law so that minors from central america can be treated like those from mexico and canada, meaning that they can be deported much more quickly. it appears the administration isn't totally against this bill. now, they haven't officially endorsed it, but they have been sending pretty strong signals they're open to it or at least open to something like it. the border bill is being met, though, with a bit of disdain from the president's own party. steny hoyer, he's the second ranking democrat in the house, he told reporters today, "to now consider it, we'll m...