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can get passed without passing the house. the republican house, and if something is passed by the republican house, the senate could not pass it or the president could veto it. this is what our constitutional government is all about. rather than the republicans worrying about who is responsible or who gets credit, what they need to do is worry about coming up with proposals that move this country forward and repealing health care is doa. that's just a political ploy. that's just something they're going to throw up against the wall so they look politically active. they got to do something about the deficit, about spending, about all these things. come up with proposals and just as we saw in the lame duck session, president obama has reached out across the aisle and they accomplished some things in the lame duck session they couldn't in the previous two years. i would say to the republican, take responsibility. take ownership and let's get this country moving forward. >> heather: matt, how do you feel about that? is this really passing the buck? are they not really maybe stating the obvious fact or is