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Thousands in america because of budget cuts. the sequester has cost america somewhere around 190,000 jobs. our infrastructure is crumbling. it's kind of dollars and cents kinds of arguments. they contrast that with the fact that just one of those cruise missile cost about $1.6 million. you can count on about 100 to 150 of them being launched. it costs about $100 million a day to keep the navy where they should be over there. it's kind of common sense kind of arguments. they're angry. not buying into it this time. i can tell you that. >> bill press what, are you hearing? >> i'm hearing about 95...

In this town in 25 years this is one of the first times i've seen federal government falling. the reason you're seeing decline in federal government spending precisely because of spending caps and that sequester. a lot of liberal groups in this town don't like the sequester. they want the government to spend and spend and borrow and borrow. my point this is the first time in over 50 years, jenna, that we have seen a decline in government spending two years in a row. the reason that is happening because of the sequester. so i made the point, sequester is working. jenna: you don't think that the...

Not comforting to me. i like bryce harper's spunk. my wife loves -- my wife is very pro-bryce harper and his twitter feed, but we got to win games. >> well, it was -- when i heard about it and looked at the video this morning which is clearly something that we're not allowed to use, i guess. it's their video. but man, they were at each other. let's talk about camp pendleton. the president is going to stop, meet with the marines, talk about the defense sequester. that's a big issue that's not gotten enough attention at all in washington. the defense budget really is being hammered. >> you know,...

Of that. andrew johnson joins us, nice to talk to you. >> thanks for having me. happy to be here, greta. >> what is the secretary doing to preserve the promotion within the hhs for obama care? >> basically, what she's doing is because the department is going to be undergoing a $15.5 billion cut because of the sequester, she's decided that her top priority is going to be promoting and outreach for obama care. it's placing funds elsewhere nords to pay for traveling which she most notably said was one of the main priorities. >> within the department of hhs is center for disease control, are they ...

Standpoint, it is world youth day, the youth turning out for the pope, it was amazing. >> dana has told me before the segment she was taking a -- going for a w-a-l-k. don't have to spell when the dog isn't around. bad phrase. how you say i don't want to do something. i have mixed feelings about this presentation. try that at home when you tell your wife, i have mixed feelings about seeing your mother. doesn't work. >> i have 20 seconds. here goes. the sequester, remember how bad they said it would be? if you were flying back to the united states from another country earlier this week and exper...