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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130222:16:05:00

Virtually absent from legislative process and making no discernible effort to replace mishiss sequester. he went on to say mr. president we agree your sequester is bad policy. what spending are you willing to cut to replace it? he then linked to his website talking about some of the coverage that s happened this week. as we look at the potential cuts here, congressman, meat inspectors furloughed, 4 million fewer meals to seniors homes, 30% cut to court security, we re going to feel this right away. why don t you think that congress is getting this? the american people are getting clued in but you guys know this already. why aren t you working together? we absolutely do. well, i voted against the budget control act so i voted against the sequester from the beginning. i don t think right now is the time to make cuts. i think we ought to fight back and say no. this economic recovery is still too fragile. we can t afford $85 billion worth of disappearing from the economy over the next s ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130222:16:36:00

Just yet or do we have to wait until we get to thursday? i think this time we may actually avert freakout mode. the vibe on capitol hill is that the sequester may indeed happen on march 1st but that its effects at least for those who are on capitol hill will not be as serious as you re hearing now on all the tv stations, the gloom and doom about long lines at the airports and people not getting their benefits checks. i think it s been really exaggerated. this is only going to represent a little more than 1% of spending for this year and everyone is going to get their budget. they just have to over the course of the year reduce it by 8%. i don t think you ll see drastic cuts immediately and it will give congress time to work out a deal later. because there won t be government shutdowns and things like that happening right away we may actually this time avert real freakout mode. and i think there s a sense on capitol hill that everyone is kind of getting used to these sort of cliff han ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130222:16:48:00

Back to jonathan s question, we re looking at everything. we re not just looking at furlough days. we re looking at every contract, our lawyers are looking at every contract, to see what impact it has for us to try and find some savings in those areas. why is the alarm being raised now? why not three, four months ago? why now? because we re in 30 days of sequester. sequester really begins march 1st but we have a 30-day window here to prepare people. and we ve been working with our college here at the white house and omb for a number of months on what impact this is going to have. now is the time to do it. jim, yesterday at the airlines for america, it was said there would be no effect. they suspected there would be no significant impact on the air travel system. where is the disconnect between ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130222:16:46:00

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130222:16:37:00

Going to happen and there is also a much greater partisan divide over the tax versus spending issue. those things combined i think make it more likely the sequester will be a real thing on march 1st. meanwhile you think we ll avert the full on freakout mode however crossroads gps is out today trying to pin the blame squarely on the president. take a look. these cuts here in washington known as sequestration are a bad idea. you want to see a bunch of first responders lose their jobs, teachers laid off, air traffic controllers, and airport security, hardship on a whole lot of people. that is there just an example of the new crossroads gps ad. i ve just been told jay carney s press briefing is starting in a few moments as we see there to the left of your screen transportation outgoing secretary ray lahood is standing by. we ll keep our eye on that. i want your take though on watching that crossroads the new ad out today one thing we do note the rnc has been criticized ....

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