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and whether the treasury's august 2nd d date is, in fact, set in stone or will it be moved once again. we here have called it a paper tiger. house speaker boehner calls it artificial. president obama says the deadline is not a joke. >> august 2nd is a very important date. and there's no reason why we can't get this done now. we've identified what spending cuts are possible. we've identified what defense cuts are possible. we've identified what health care cuts are possible. we've identified what loopholes in the tax code can be closed that would also raise revenue. we've identified w...

weiner, they are charged with a radical agenda to devastate the middle class and working poor. house gop just passed a spending bill that gives aid for women and kids. cripples efforts to stop oil spectators and blocks creating health year school lunches. the gop is actually pushing an agenda that is pro hunger, pro obesity, who pro oil and pro e.coli. i want to ask the democrats one important question. are you going to let them get way it? the republicans are fighting to dismantle the very essence of our social contract. paul ryan wants to end medicare as we know it. the wall street...

>> but i have a message for eric captor. >> the gentleman will sit! the gentleman is correct in sitting! >> look. was what weeper did creepy? yes, of course we all agree to that it was illegal? in my opinion, no if he wound up using you public resources for the could have jury that might change the equation and of course we will have to see about that. but does any of this have anything to do with the congressman's views on taxes or the budget or any other issue? no. remember, he was a principal congressman that led the charge to get health care for our 9/11 responders when the repub...

"washington examiner." sam cedar, host of the "the majority report" and jonathan altar, author of "the promise." welcome, gentlemen. i don't know why i'm out here and you're there. it's a fluke of geography that we'll have to cope with. topic one today, gas prices which continue to rise. we've got the current gas prices. we've got a card to put up, the average was about $3.77 at the pump, a month ago it was $3.55. that's up from a year ago when it was $2.86. jonathan, let me start with you. are we at a point where both parties are going to have to react and this is going to become a political ...

>> we're just not going to do the typical washington thing, roll over, increase the debt limit without addressing the underlying problem. privately i've encouraged the president. mr. president, lock arms with me. let's jump out of the boat together. we have to deal with this. >> and this weekend, a sign the white house may be worried it's on the wrong side of this fight. the president's political man sent out to four separate sunday morning shows with the latest white house mantra. >> the president's commitment to spending cuts and deficit reduction is absolutely firm. >> in the fisc...