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Not only don't comply with the law, but we'll make the taxpayers pay your legal bills. it's outrageous. >> lockheed martin luther kingen and other companies were threaten to go send out letters in an effort to pressure congress and the white house to take action against drastic defense cuts. republican senator john thune, the lead sponsors of the sequestration transparency act, finds the obama action troubling. he says despite the white house's guidance over 1 million americans employed by the defense industry fear that their jobs are now on the line unless president obama, senate democrats en...

Disregarded by congress it got defeated 97-0 in the united states senate t. wasn't a serious, meaningful attempt to get at this problem. the problem worsened by the day -- >> greta: for the life of me, where is he? i mean, i realize there is a log jam on capitol hill and the senate's run by the democrats and the house by the republicans. but there is a log jam, costing all of us money, every single day. where -- why -- why do you think -- he won't come here and talk to me? why isn't he here in washington, pounding the heads of the senate and pounding the heads in the house. >> a couple of thin...

Right now on the issue of the most serious national security consequences he is awol. i'm not sure he knows what that means. >> greta: it is sort of interesting because this is such an important issue and i realize this throw the football passion on both sides and this will have an impact on a lot of americans. on augus august 7 the president signed the sequestration transparency act and within 30 days must tell you how it will be implemented which is the day he gives the acceptance speech. i don't know which is going to dwarf the other in terms of news. is he talking to anybody in congress as...

Right now on the issue of the most serious national security consequences he is awol. i'm not sure he knows what that means. >> greta: it is sort of interesting because this is such an important issue and i realize this throw the football passion on both sides and this will have an impact on a lot of americans. on augus august 7 the president signed the sequestration transparency act and within 30 days must tell you how it will be implemented which is the day he gives the acceptance speech. i don't know which is going to dwarf the other in terms of news. is he talking to anybody in congress as...

It's a fair thing to do for the american people and i think congress has a right to know. >> both the house and senate passed the sequestration transparency act which requires the administration to publicly provide a detailed plan for cuts. jay carney today said the president will sign that bill. >> bret: thank you. the republican controlled house has passed a bill to freeze major government regulations until the unemployment rate drops 6% or below. 13 democrats crossed the aisle to support that bill, two republicans opposed it. the measure has virtually no chance. in the democrat run senate. ...