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if it does not act, meaning, if the senate does not do something, h.r. 1 becomes the law of the land. that's not true. that's not constitutional. that's not fitting of this body. now, it is, however, consistent with the -- how the majority party has been governing around here. they passed rules that they've ignored. for example, on january 5 they had members of their caucus take the oath in front of a television set. on february 9 they failed to provide constitutional authority for a bill despite that it was one of their rules. on march 13 they failed to get a 3/5 majority for passag...

i apologize for missing your testimony. if these questions have been asked previously, please let me know and we'll back my time. i wonder if you are aware of what the unemployment regime looks like during these three recessions set forth on this board, specifically 1981-82, 1973-'75. do you recall? >> i do not. what would it be fair to say it was somewhere between 36 and 39 weeks? >> that sounds reasonable. i really do not know. >> is it fair to say that unemployment in 1981-82 did not extend for 99 wee nor did they in 1973-'75. the nine in nine weeks we are coming to now is unprece...

termination. we are one week away from the deadline when the current continuing resolution funding the government for this year expires. we would like to talk about the game of statesmanship behind this and the principles behind this. should lawmakers risk a government shutdown to stand for their budget principles? linesopen up our phone and get your comments about whether or not a government shutdown is worth the rest behind the principles. good friday morning and a good newmont to you, april 1 in washington, d.c. these are some of the headlines related to the budget negotiations. ...

Country, isn't it? >> no question about it. >> reporter: some call robert bob a villain, others a hero. his task, fix perhaps the nation's most broken school system. >> if the school district does not succeed, the city of detroit will not succeed of. >> good morning. >> good morning. we cannot have individuals who are stealing precious dollars in a broke school system that should go to educate children. >> reporter: in 2009, bobb was brought in by michigan's governor to overhaul a system replete with waste, fraud and abu abuse. he left his consulting job in washington, assuming the role of eme...

Automotive industry if i'm not successful. you have to gear your mindset toward higher education. >> reporter: is this system stronger because of robert bobb? >> i would say it is better because he has been bold enough to make the moves that the community, you know, never really wanted to make. >> this is a criminal up here! this is a criminal! >> reporter: but those bold moves included major academic changes, some the school board wasn't consulted on. they sued bobb for academic control and won. >> reporter: did you expect taking this job that you would be sued by the school board? >> no. for...