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Three people to the national labor relations board today while the senate was in pro forma session. the u.s. chamber of commerce may launch a legal challenge and senate republicans charge the moves are unconstitutiona unconstitutional. because president can't make recession appointments where the senate is not actually in recess. in fact, democratic leader harry reid previously used pro forma sessions to block such appointments by then president bush. >> nevertheless, constitutional scholar who served in the bush administration said mr. obama has the power. >> they're not -- [ inaudible ] i wo...

But let's also remember what it was for. it was for the person that is going to head the consumer protection whatever it is going to be called now. >> bob: consumer watchdog. >> dana: political thing. talk where he made the announcement. this white house sent president obama to ohio to a high school. in front of high school students makes unprecedented decision. and tells the high school students that the republicans want to ruin the country by taking away all the safety regulations. >> bob: that -- >> dana: at a high school. >> bob: he happens to protecting them against the guys on wall stree...

The senate was in pro forma session to pass the tax cut. >> bret: thank you. now a story that could effect the pocketbook of people all over the country. chief washington correspondent jim angle examines a huge dilemma involving your money. >> governors and their taxpayers have a big problem on their hands. two to $3 trillion in promised pension and benefit to state and local workers they cannot pay for. >> this is a huge mess. odds are strong that taxpayers will see taxes go up very, very high. to the pay pension promises made long ago. >> it's either that or cut benefits. take rhode island m...

Chairman howard dean. i just want to go to what jay carney said about this today because there is a little bit of a technical problem in this one. and that is that the republicans are saying, wait main, the senate wasn't really in recess is they had it in pro forma session. so jay carney's response to that is n. an overt attempt to prevent the president from exercising his authority during this period is a gimmick called pro forma sessions which are sessions during which no senate business is conducted but that does not overright the president's constitutional authority to make appointment ts ...

While the senate was in pro forma session. the u.s. chamber of commerce may launch a legal challenge and senate republicans charge the moves are unconstitutiona unconstitutional. because president can't make recession appointments where the senate is not actually in recess. in fact, democratic leader harry reid previously used pro forma sessions to block such appointments by then president bush. >> nevertheless, constitutional scholar who served in the bush administration said mr. obama has the power. >> they're not -- [ inaudible ] i would like to see made. on the law, a tough, a difficult qu...