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Was she saying something in public that contradicted what she was doing in private? yes, over and over again. sam stein was able to dig up 16 separate occasions where michele bachmann was publicly denouncing the futility, even the job-killing nature of the stimulus act while privately telling the obama administration that stimulus programs would create jobs and please, could chef some of that good none for her district. again, this is not a personal thing, this is not the kind of personal hypocrisy of denouncing medicaid as a program, like michele bachmann has done, it's not the same thing as ...

Was she saying something in public that contradicted what she was doing in private? yes, over and over again. sam stein was able to dig up 16 separate occasions where michele bachmann was publicly denouncing the futility, even the job-killing nature of the stimulus act while privately telling the obama administration that stimulus programs would create jobs and please, could she have some of that good none for her district. again, this is not a personal thing, this is not the kind of personal hypocrisy of denouncing medicaid as a program, like michele bachmann has done, it's not the same thing...

Larry summers warned failure to pass the agreement in the next couple of weeks would "materially increase the risk the economy would stall out and we'd have a double-dip erecession." but some democratic critics continue to insist mr. obama caved to republicans. >> my criticism is he didn't do more to fight for this. >> republicans are complaining less suggests they feel they got the better bargain. white house officials say the 13-month extension of jobless benefit is longer than most predicted and the payroll tax holiday and renewal of the tax credits from the stimulus act provide more than l...

Ascended the signing and each claim they got the better deal. republicans pointing to two more years of bush administration tax rates for all americans. and lower estate tax. democrats to another year of extended jobless benefit and help for the middle class with the payroll tax cut and extended tax credit from the stimulus act. incoming house speaker john boehner suggested it was just the start of the people's agenda he plans when republicans take control of the house. >> it's a good first step, but let's be clear. if we actually want to help our economy get back on track, and begin creating ...

Extracted every day by those wars. joining us now from capitol hill, new jersey congressman bill pascarel, a democrat on the homeland security committee. and deputy public safety secretary for new york state. representative pascarel, how fragile at this point is the fight on philosophy relative to the funding we're getting here? >> well, i believe that -- dylan, good afternoon. i believe that the administration is doing the best that it can. and the money is there, there's no question about it. because of the recovery money, which was a one-shot deal last february, that, those dollars should h...