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American Sugarbeet Growers Association executive vice president Luther Markwart explains how Washington dysfunction continues to hurt real needs, like passing a farm bill with an adequate safety net.
That's not a surprise. that the american people are completely fed up with washington. >> you know, van, the way the president always sniffs at washington dysfunction, you'd think he'd been living in duluth for the last six years. like he left for the weekend and came home and the kids had trashed the apartment. i mean, it really is sort of mind boggling. mr. president, this is your town. this is your congress. this is your mess! >> well, listen. no matter what this president does, you guys are going to knock him. when he doesn't go on television and tries to stay out of the way you tell him h...
Like me. i'm a 30 year federal veteran out of work. >> the reason you are -- >> no, it's because the government won't do its job and pass a budget. >> that was randy newbauer, a republican from texas. they rush out to the memorial to embrace the veterans. >> there's sort of an institutional cultural media bias here. pox on both house, washington dysfunction. why can't congress do its job, why can't washington function. really we know it's because of 30 or 40 republicans. not even in the senate. kamikaze ash lot of metaphor for the caucus. i think until the president, the democrats can make tha...
Democrats have seen their slip. this is another case of washington dysfunction, the public is angry at aware dysfunction and find somebody willing to come to a deal. this is what we've called had dinner with a dozen republican senators and next day had ryan for lunch. >> heather: allegedly the dinner with the republicans aren't his own dime. coming from the white house, the president has made concessions including spending cuts and perhaps really sincerely interested in a grand bargain with republicans on entitlement. do you think that is true, though? have those recent meetings with republica...