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reid and john boehner, -- harry reid and john boehner, they knew they were serious. that made it harder for republicans to say they're not serious at all. it then became about the specific kind of cults, which made it a less easy political position for republicans to paints the democrats as out of touch. >> having watched a bunch of these deal-making conferences over the last 15 years, i can tell you that the dealmakers have a way of getting separated from their caucuses. even though they can come out of days of frustrating negotiations and sometimes go back and not actually be able to sell what they have wrought, ambassador that's one of the downsides of this last-minute deadlines that both sides of playing. it doesn't leave you time to miss calculate. and these kinds of judgments you make, i'll take a 3-1 turn, a 5-1 on a rider, you're really playing a very high-stakes game. so we'll see if we can get these passed. gwen: all of us were covering washington in 1995, the time of the last big government shutdown and there are similarities here. it's natural for us to i
reid and john boehner, -- harry reid and john boehner, they knew they were serious. that made it harder for republicans to say they're not serious at all. it then became about the specific kind of cults, which made it a less easy political position for republicans to paints the democrats as out of touch. >> having watched a bunch of these deal-making conferences over the last 15 years, i can tell you that the dealmakers have a way of getting separated from their caucuses. even though they...
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john boehner had a tough time. with the democratic votes -- without democratic votes -- he lost republicans, and without the democratic votes it goes down. >> it was a triumph on his part considering how the deal was demagogued and distorted in the last three days. yes, only 1% would have been appropriated in this fiscal year, which only has 5.5 months to go. but the savings are real. denial of authorization, so it cannot be spent in the future. it is real money. it is not going to happen between now and october. distortion is what led a lot of republicans on at the right to think that they were betrayed. given those facts, what they ended up with, losing only 1/3 of the freshman, was rather good. >> john boehner could not have gotten it done without the democrats. that is the harbinger of things to come. john boehner does not have full control of this conference -- >> democrats don't, either. >> well, it is not clear -- >> he is the leader -- >> this is larger, but it was controlled, as it were. i actually think w
john boehner had a tough time. with the democratic votes -- without democratic votes -- he lost republicans, and without the democratic votes it goes down. >> it was a triumph on his part considering how the deal was demagogued and distorted in the last three days. yes, only 1% would have been appropriated in this fiscal year, which only has 5.5 months to go. but the savings are real. denial of authorization, so it cannot be spent in the future. it is real money. it is not going to happen...
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nerves about john boehner and the vote over raising the debt ceiling. they're not sure he has his republican caucus under control. this is real. if he doesn't handle that well there's going to be a dump john boehner movement by the republican establishment. chris: when does that come to a head shall >> around the fourth of july. if he doesn't get the bill through and there's a crisis over the debt limit and wide repercussions for the economy, there will be a backlash. >> i'm going to talk about something bipartisan. by the end of the summer, my prediction is we're going to have free trade agreements. colombia, pan marks south korea. bipartisan vote. chris: free trade still wins? >> yep. >> the minority voters has the republican party challenged because they don't appeal to voters of color so they're going back to a tried and true technique, strict voter i.d. laws. g.o.p. legislatures ramming through laws for strict voter i.d.'s. chris: what do they want for snaer >> strict i.d.'s like driver's licenses. >> we're starting to see people concerned about gl
nerves about john boehner and the vote over raising the debt ceiling. they're not sure he has his republican caucus under control. this is real. if he doesn't handle that well there's going to be a dump john boehner movement by the republican establishment. chris: when does that come to a head shall >> around the fourth of july. if he doesn't get the bill through and there's a crisis over the debt limit and wide repercussions for the economy, there will be a backlash. >> i'm going...
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john boehner helped them get their victory. they took his original number, doubled it to 61 and came back to 39. he gave them credit all along and said you put me in the corner i want to be. i think the tea party freshmen got what they wanted but they also didn't revolt against the speaker. they got what they wanted. a lot of what they want and fell in line. those are two important things. >> it's a huge victory for the tea party. the conservative published editorial in january saying forget about this year's budget. not that much money at stake. get it done and take last year's c.r. and continue it and have the fight over the big paul ryan budget. the tea party -- john boehner said no, let's get some cuts. tea party people said let's get big cuts. they ended up with big cuts this year. i have didn't think it could be done three months ago. the evident of the pie in the sky, unrealistic type got real cut and real spending this year. >> chris: quickly, juan? >> i think they got real cuts at the point of threatening everybody and
john boehner helped them get their victory. they took his original number, doubled it to 61 and came back to 39. he gave them credit all along and said you put me in the corner i want to be. i think the tea party freshmen got what they wanted but they also didn't revolt against the speaker. they got what they wanted. a lot of what they want and fell in line. those are two important things. >> it's a huge victory for the tea party. the conservative published editorial in january saying...
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and jay carney said, oh, no, no, no, we agree with john boehner. we know when you have a deal, it's a deal for all of it. we just think that we all agree we're pretty close on the number, we're just working out the details. the white house doesn't want to throw john boehner under the bus publicly, do they? >> he's their negotiating partner. boehner has been in private in these talks from all reports pretty reasonable. he recognizes that he has a balancing act to do. he must get support from some republicans, but in the end, this deal is likely to be like the tax deal they passed during the lame duck session and like the last cr was. this is likely to be a deal that gets passed only because it gets sufficient votes from both republicans and democrats, the kind of bipartisan compromise that the president said he would put through on a range of issues as president. this is a challenge for john boehner more than anyone else, but it's clear he knows from the comments he made today, he can't deliver what the tea party wants, even if he was willing to tak
and jay carney said, oh, no, no, no, we agree with john boehner. we know when you have a deal, it's a deal for all of it. we just think that we all agree we're pretty close on the number, we're just working out the details. the white house doesn't want to throw john boehner under the bus publicly, do they? >> he's their negotiating partner. boehner has been in private in these talks from all reports pretty reasonable. he recognizes that he has a balancing act to do. he must get support...
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>> i was with john boehner three hours ago, and john boehner said he wasn't working with them on that number. i don't know where you get this $33 billion number from. >> all right, congressman. it's what they're discussing in the back rooms that apparently you're not allowed in. >> what they're discussing is how we're going to get the senate democrats to finally sit down -- >> they have sat down. they've sat down. they've been talking for over a week. they're down to 33 billion. you're at 61 billion. >> lawrence, let's see if they're serious. >> are you stuck on the 61 billion? >> let's see if they're serious. >> will you pledge right now that you will vote against the $33 billion cut package if it's proposed to you? >> i can pledge to you right now that tomorrow we are going to put the 61 billion and all of those amendments that the american people wanted us to vote on to defund obamacare and the epa, we are going to put that back in front of the senate. >> okay. >> and then i'm hoping the senate responds with something. >> and congressman, when you vote for it, no matter what eric c
>> i was with john boehner three hours ago, and john boehner said he wasn't working with them on that number. i don't know where you get this $33 billion number from. >> all right, congressman. it's what they're discussing in the back rooms that apparently you're not allowed in. >> what they're discussing is how we're going to get the senate democrats to finally sit down -- >> they have sat down. they've sat down. they've been talking for over a week. they're down to 33...
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boehner signaled this weekend that it is not going to be that simple. when the president says i want you to send me a clean bill well yes well mr president not a chance you're going to get a clean bill. i can just tell you this there will not be an increase in the debt limit without something really really big attached to it. so does this mean that republicans are willing to hold the country hostage all that what they want here to discuss with me is benji's silent aggression the reporter at talking points and you thanks so much for being here thanks for having me first starters i hate these people honestly how old noxious is that the last week everyone has to worry about a looming government shutdown there are eight hundred thousand federal workers that had to leave work on friday not knowing if they're going to come back on monday not knowing when they're going to get their next paycheck and these guys decide to just you know wait till it's down to the wire and how finally i think that it works better for everyone you know it makes it look like they th
boehner signaled this weekend that it is not going to be that simple. when the president says i want you to send me a clean bill well yes well mr president not a chance you're going to get a clean bill. i can just tell you this there will not be an increase in the debt limit without something really really big attached to it. so does this mean that republicans are willing to hold the country hostage all that what they want here to discuss with me is benji's silent aggression the reporter at...
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i didn't find many saying that john boehner really screwed up here. they were saying it's a tough situation, as good as he could get but i don't like it. gwen: what you have is a lot of fiscal conservatives. they're fairly ideological about this. it's not personal necessarily. but they came to washington to cut this budget. is that setting the stage for the kind of fights we're going to see in the future? >> if you look at that vote, the 59 was sort of the high watermark so far. within that you have about two dozen that would most likely be considered the tea party republicans, this wave elected last november that are going to be a thorn in john boehner's side for the next year and a half. the republican party is never going to go as far to the right as they believe they came here to push the party. you raise an interesting point about leverage the democrats have. in the debate over the c.s.r. i think the democrats felt they had no leverage. but when it came to the floor -- the bill that averted the shutdown. when it came to that vote they did knee so
i didn't find many saying that john boehner really screwed up here. they were saying it's a tough situation, as good as he could get but i don't like it. gwen: what you have is a lot of fiscal conservatives. they're fairly ideological about this. it's not personal necessarily. but they came to washington to cut this budget. is that setting the stage for the kind of fights we're going to see in the future? >> if you look at that vote, the 59 was sort of the high watermark so far. within...
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peter right now i don't think it's really about john boehner i think it's about america and i think sometimes you make what leadership is about is making tough decisions and deciding what's best for this country and whether or not i learned early and also again about america and their six trillion dollar deficit we have a fourteen trillion dollar debt that none of the democrats have addressed surely you know real but actually it was an address did he give us a friggin surplus that was nineteen and i before he got it i was. two thousand rockets i'm also commissioned the federal deficit commission i mean like they're it's not as if democrats are walking away from this and saying that oh we're not going to play ball here but it they're dealing with playing ball and that ends up a very lopsided thing when you've got john boehner i mean coming in phang ok you know we don't want to shut down the government but then saying to his caucus we're going to start second over the plans basically while the bridge is only going up to fifty thousand machine for a vote why didn't win dana comes on he
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but from what i know, it sounds like john boehner got a good deal. probably not good enough for me to support it but a good deal nonetheless. well, look this country's in trouble. i mean we've got -- we were asking for a 2% cut in the budget, and that ended up being too much of a cut for this administration and for liberals in congress. >> but you say you won't support it yet speaker boehner did a good job. what happened? do you think he folded too early? >> look, i cannot bring myself to be critical of a basketball player that gets two on one all night. i can't bring myself to be critical of john boehner who was squared off against a white house and liberals in congress who couldn't accept a 2% budget cut and who dug in and were willing to shut down the government to continue to send a million dollars a day to the largest abortion provider in america. >> we're going to get to that in a second. let me ask you if congressman pence is not going to vote for this, are you going to vote for it? do you think it will pass on your side? >> well, christiane,
but from what i know, it sounds like john boehner got a good deal. probably not good enough for me to support it but a good deal nonetheless. well, look this country's in trouble. i mean we've got -- we were asking for a 2% cut in the budget, and that ended up being too much of a cut for this administration and for liberals in congress. >> but you say you won't support it yet speaker boehner did a good job. what happened? do you think he folded too early? >> look, i cannot bring...
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john boehner, ever since the vice-president camel and so we're working towards this number, john boehner has denied there is been any kind of agreement on the number. there is this funny dance going on. there are these private negotiations going on among the appropriations committee. they also have all of these unrelated policy riders that are even more controversial and harder to spot the difference on the numbers themselves. epa policy and so forth. there are two steps of negotiations going on. it is this alice in wonderland thing or the democrats say we have a deal on the number and republicans did they do not. this will golan on this 2-track public-private money policy in for a week. hopefully, there will not be shut down at the end of the week. i have to say -- i can usually see an event how things are going to go. i am not sure anymore twists and turns this is going to take. >> can i ask you to talk about the republican divisions? budget strategy for different parts of the congress? >> thank you for having me here. i am sorry that norm is not here. i would rather be in the audience
john boehner, ever since the vice-president camel and so we're working towards this number, john boehner has denied there is been any kind of agreement on the number. there is this funny dance going on. there are these private negotiations going on among the appropriations committee. they also have all of these unrelated policy riders that are even more controversial and harder to spot the difference on the numbers themselves. epa policy and so forth. there are two steps of negotiations going...
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like john boehner. john boehner has spoken consistently both publicly and privately about how he wanted to avoid a government shut down, to avoid where he is right now. but the new freshman class, and some of the other real fire breaker conservatives in the house conference were not here. the memory is not quite as vivid for them. the memory by the way, charlie, is also very vivid for the leaders in the democrat caucus in the senate. durbin was here in the house, shoeman was here, harry reid was here. they saw what happened the last time around there was a government shut down. and they saw how it was blamed on republicans and how craftily you said bill clinton used it to his advantage. frankly they've been, you know, in some ways angling for that, at least preparing for the fact if there is a government shut down, this is something that will show the republicans to be in their view who they really are. out there on the extreme. but you know, for a lot of the rank and file, these new fire brand conserva
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he and john boehner spoke several times on friday. everything that we have seen indicated that the white house wanted to portray, whether or not they wanted to or not, in the end they played a big role in hashing out this field. the stories in "the washington post" this weekend, many of them talked about the moments that the president called for, saying that these were some of the most consequential figures in the u.s. government. a big deal. indicating that he was not on the sidelines. that he was involved in this fight. pushing back the narrative that republicans have been trying to spin. host: some of the stories suggest that the president went through. copies of these writers from late in the day. getting involved in the details. who, specifically, is around him? guest: we have seen the three people that were doing the most negotiating. harry reid and his chief of staff, david grow, john boehner, and that the head of legislative affairs in the white house. if need be, obama, owner, and harry reid got in a room to hash out the rest
he and john boehner spoke several times on friday. everything that we have seen indicated that the white house wanted to portray, whether or not they wanted to or not, in the end they played a big role in hashing out this field. the stories in "the washington post" this weekend, many of them talked about the moments that the president called for, saying that these were some of the most consequential figures in the u.s. government. a big deal. indicating that he was not on the...
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john boehner, ever since the vice-president camel and so we're working towards this number, john boehner has denied there is been any kind of agreement on the number. there is this funny dance going on. there are these private negotiations going on among the appropriations committee. they also have all of these unrelated policy riders that are even more controversial and harder to spot the difference on the numbers themselves. epa policy and so forth. there are two steps of negotiations going on. it is this alice in wonderland thing or the democrats say we have a deal on the number and republicans did they do not. this will golan on this 2-track public-private money policy in for a week. hopefully, there will not be shut down at the end of the week. i have to say -- i can usually see an event how things are going to go. i am not sure anymore twists and turns this is going to take. >> can i ask you to talk about the republican divisions? budget strategy for different parts of the congress? >> thank you for having me here. i am sorry that norm is not here. i would rather be in the audience
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john boehner versus john gingrich -- john boehner versus newt gingrich. what has he learned to make him the speaker he is not? >> the gang of seven? is that the group? >> one of the things that distinguishes john boehner -- he was a committee chairman. that is important training. it is different from many people who move up the leadership ladder and not through the committee process. john boehner accomplish something remarkable. he was knocked off of the leadership ladder and did what many people who get knocked off of the leadership ladder do. he went into the committee and decided to become a serious legislator. he came back into the process having been a successful committee chairman. that is not a choice assignment, usually. he did a good job. that affects the way he performs as speaker in a fairly significant way. we will see that play out as we go forward. the other thing i would say about speaker an air, newt gingrich -- about speaker boehner, there was no question in newt gingrich's mind that he was the leader of the republican party. john boehner
john boehner versus john gingrich -- john boehner versus newt gingrich. what has he learned to make him the speaker he is not? >> the gang of seven? is that the group? >> one of the things that distinguishes john boehner -- he was a committee chairman. that is important training. it is different from many people who move up the leadership ladder and not through the committee process. john boehner accomplish something remarkable. he was knocked off of the leadership ladder and did...
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john boehner has one of the most conservative voting records in the history of congress. for democrats to say and now portray speaker boehner as the voice of reasonableness against the tea party, when the divisions with john boehner and the tea party were miniscule in the end, anyway, i think puts republicans at least for now in a stronger position than they were. and the assumption that they would be divided and unable to govern are less true than they were two months ago. >> they've come up with a couple of negotiating tactics that really work for them when they only control one third of the government. first, they ask for the whole enchilada. the 40 or 50 riders on all these sensitive social issues they were able to hand those in one by one on planned parenthood and the epa, and get another billion in cuts each time. so that really worked for them. they showed they were willing to go right up to the brink on a government shutdown to get their way, and that's something they may repeat when it comes to funding the government with the debt ceiling. >> one other quick poin
john boehner has one of the most conservative voting records in the history of congress. for democrats to say and now portray speaker boehner as the voice of reasonableness against the tea party, when the divisions with john boehner and the tea party were miniscule in the end, anyway, i think puts republicans at least for now in a stronger position than they were. and the assumption that they would be divided and unable to govern are less true than they were two months ago. >> they've...
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john boehner, speaker of the house. we have a government shutdown scheduled for a week from tomorrow. here's what he said. >> here's the bottom line. democrats are rooting for a government shutdown. we are listening to the people who sent us here to cut spending so we can grow our economy. as i said from the beginning our goal is to cut stepping, not shutdown the government. you've heard a lot of talk over the last 24 hours. there's no agreement on numbers. nothing will be agreed to until everything is agreed to. we control one half of 1/3 of the government here. we are going to continue to fight for the largest spending cuts that we can get, keep the government open and fun it through the balance of this fiscal year. >> sean: what scared me and a lot of conservatives, we only control one half of 1/3 of the government we'll continue fight for the largest spending cuts. they promised and made a specific promise, 61 billion dollars that they passed to their credit, it seeps like there's wiggle room. >> of course. >> sean:
john boehner, speaker of the house. we have a government shutdown scheduled for a week from tomorrow. here's what he said. >> here's the bottom line. democrats are rooting for a government shutdown. we are listening to the people who sent us here to cut spending so we can grow our economy. as i said from the beginning our goal is to cut stepping, not shutdown the government. you've heard a lot of talk over the last 24 hours. there's no agreement on numbers. nothing will be agreed to until...
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john boehner is not somebody who thrives in public. it is not something he seeks out. he doesn't need that kind of a fix. the fix he's in politically is this: as he said today, he said closing down the federal government will actually cost more than it would save. he said, and that was directed at his own caucus, judy and to the people that michael talked about, the tea party. >> woodruff: some who are prepared to do it. >> who think that's the real litmus test of their commitment to the government. and the, what bayne certificate saying is look, this is the first fight. it's not the most important fight. it's not the biggest fight. and for months now we've heard that there's going to be a major revelation, next week, a production, a written, directed and starring paul ryan. the, you know, the latest and the greatest in the party of lincoln. and the worst thing that could happen is paul ryan is unveiling the 2012 budget with its bold and dramatic initiatives s that the government is being shut down. i mean that would be a internal, terrible step. >> it would step all o
john boehner is not somebody who thrives in public. it is not something he seeks out. he doesn't need that kind of a fix. the fix he's in politically is this: as he said today, he said closing down the federal government will actually cost more than it would save. he said, and that was directed at his own caucus, judy and to the people that michael talked about, the tea party. >> woodruff: some who are prepared to do it. >> who think that's the real litmus test of their commitment...
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let's give you a quick look at the comments of john maynard -- john boehner as the house republican conference wrapped up. here is what he said about 20 minutes ago. >> it will in fact cut spending and keep our government opened. i expect that the house will vote tonight on a short-term continuing resolution into next week to allow for time for this agreement to be put together in legislative form and brought to the floor of the house and senate for a vote. i would expect a final vote on this to occur mid next week, but i believe what we will call a bridge resolution will pass tonight to make sure that government is still open. this has been a lot of discussion and a long fight, and we fought to keep government spending down because it really will in fact help create a better environment for job creators in this country. thank you. let's go this way. host: john boehner a short while " after the house republican conference and details of by the "washington post." the details will include $39 million -- $39 billion in spending cuts and drop language with regard to planned parenthood. there will
let's give you a quick look at the comments of john maynard -- john boehner as the house republican conference wrapped up. here is what he said about 20 minutes ago. >> it will in fact cut spending and keep our government opened. i expect that the house will vote tonight on a short-term continuing resolution into next week to allow for time for this agreement to be put together in legislative form and brought to the floor of the house and senate for a vote. i would expect a final vote on...
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with john boehner and harry reid. >> tom: susie, that's because there's been no sign today that republicans and democrats making compromises on their differences and no consensus over how many billions of dollars to cut from the 2011 budget. >> susie: president obama and other white house officials warned today about the impact of a government shutdown and how cutbacks in services could impact the nation. darren gersh reports. >> it is the peak tourist season in washington, a time when the nation's capitol puts on a show. but there will be no national cherry blossom festival parade if the government shuts down. and there will be more disruptions, according to senior government officials. roughly 800,000 federal employees will be furloughed. the i.r.s. will stop processing paper returns, which could delay tax refunds for one in three taxpayers. e-filers will be okay. the federal housing administration will stop issuing loans, and that could have a big impact. the f.h.a. now issues one out of every three mortgages. small business administration loans? those will be put on hold too. and while
with john boehner and harry reid. >> tom: susie, that's because there's been no sign today that republicans and democrats making compromises on their differences and no consensus over how many billions of dollars to cut from the 2011 budget. >> susie: president obama and other white house officials warned today about the impact of a government shutdown and how cutbacks in services could impact the nation. darren gersh reports. >> it is the peak tourist season in washington, a...
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he and john boehner spoke several times on friday. everything that we have seen indicated that the white house wanted to portray, whether or not they wanted to or not, in the end they played a big role in hashing out this field. the stories in "thwashington post" this weekend, many of them talked about the moments that the president called for, saying that these were some of the most consequential figures in the u.s. government. a big deal. indicating that he was not on the sidelines. that he was involved in this fight. pushing back the narrative that republicans have been trying to spin. host: some of the stories suggest that the president went through. copies of these writers from late in the day. getting involved in the details. who, specifically, is around him? guest: we have seen the three people that were doing the most negotiating. harry reid and hishief of staff, david grow, john boehner, and that the head of legislative affairs in the white house. if need be, obama, owner, and harry reid got in a room to hash out the rest of
he and john boehner spoke several times on friday. everything that we have seen indicated that the white house wanted to portray, whether or not they wanted to or not, in the end they played a big role in hashing out this field. the stories in "thwashington post" this weekend, many of them talked about the moments that the president called for, saying that these were some of the most consequential figures in the u.s. government. a big deal. indicating that he was not on the sidelines....
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. >> i think what barack obama knows and what john boehner knows, actually too, is that this really is not very big stuff. it's not very big and a budgetary sense. and this is really the little skirmish, i call it small ball on your show before, it's not even spring training. it's really little stuff and big battles lie ahead starting with increasing the debt ceiling, probably in six to eight weeks. that's when the battles really are going to be joined. and paul ryan laid out a budget this week, that's the stuff of which the 2012 election will be fought over. >> we continue this evening with a conversation with shimon peres, the president of israel. >> this is not-- it is a matter of a very dedicated balance. it's very complicated issues. and somebody is under the impression that it can make face, theyannot make face, cannot make face without-- the security problems, the economic situation and without having-- what is taking on in the whole middle east. >> rose: a program note we intended to show you this evening the two stars of acadia, that interview will be seen at another day, toni
. >> i think what barack obama knows and what john boehner knows, actually too, is that this really is not very big stuff. it's not very big and a budgetary sense. and this is really the little skirmish, i call it small ball on your show before, it's not even spring training. it's really little stuff and big battles lie ahead starting with increasing the debt ceiling, probably in six to eight weeks. that's when the battles really are going to be joined. and paul ryan laid out a budget...
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see this you know spiraling to the left a bit before you started seeing john boehner of course blaming democrats for this today he said you know we only run half of one third of the government so we can't impose our will on another body but that is so funny because i could have sworn that when republicans weren't even in the majority they kind of shoved you know tax extensions for the wealthiest americans down our throats republicans are very good because you know we've been going to democrats most of the time they drew up a very hard bargain and now they're coming to terms with the fact that i can get a hundred percent of what they wanted but really i mean they got a they got much more out of the democrats than i think the democrats are perspective if you had said a year ago that the democrats were going to vote to pass as much spending cuts as paul ryan the budget chairman in the house would have wanted people called you crazy but that's that looks like is going to happen and now they're being forced to do it so let's say that a government shutdown it does occur although it seems lik
see this you know spiraling to the left a bit before you started seeing john boehner of course blaming democrats for this today he said you know we only run half of one third of the government so we can't impose our will on another body but that is so funny because i could have sworn that when republicans weren't even in the majority they kind of shoved you know tax extensions for the wealthiest americans down our throats republicans are very good because you know we've been going to democrats...
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john boehner does not have a mandate from the women across the country. the war is out of country our country's values. we are here today and every day to make sure that john boehner here is as loud and clear. let's make some allies. -- some noise. if you wrote a book to get here -- rose eight -- run a bus to get here, and make some noise. if you are under 30 years old, and make some always. -- make some noise. but this is the first day you are mad as hell, make some of noise. if you are part of his pro- choice nation, make some noise. many of them could not be with us today. each of you hold the power to persuade these elected officials to stand with us. and activist from march massachusetts could not be here. she said you have to tell them your story. you represent at least 100 voices that cannot be with us today. i stand on your shoulders. if you are pro-choice america. together we fight, today, tomorrow, every day until we and this war on women. [shares] cheers] >> please welcome chuck schumer. [cheers] >> hello. i am a graduate student at syracuse un
john boehner does not have a mandate from the women across the country. the war is out of country our country's values. we are here today and every day to make sure that john boehner here is as loud and clear. let's make some allies. -- some noise. if you wrote a book to get here -- rose eight -- run a bus to get here, and make some noise. if you are under 30 years old, and make some always. -- make some noise. but this is the first day you are mad as hell, make some of noise. if you are part...
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president obama, senate democrats, and john boehner. they are letting this small group of radical people set a policy for america. a handful of fox news loving americans have got more power than what? than 100,000 people who are fighting for their rights in madison, wisconsin? the president of course arguably never went to bat for these middle class folks because it would have politicized the whole thing and i said in previous commentaries i'm sick of that garbage. it is about politics. and right now they're out politicking us. that's how i feel as a liberal. look, senate democrats have to realize one thing. you can't pin this on president obama. you guys got elected, too. you have the majority. the senate democrats need to stand up and say, you know what? you gave us a record number of filibusters. you've said no to absolutely everything. we gave you the bush tax cuts. we're not going to take these draconian cuts. shut down the government. go ahead and do whatever you guys got to do. we're ready to do this. but for some reason the sena
president obama, senate democrats, and john boehner. they are letting this small group of radical people set a policy for america. a handful of fox news loving americans have got more power than what? than 100,000 people who are fighting for their rights in madison, wisconsin? the president of course arguably never went to bat for these middle class folks because it would have politicized the whole thing and i said in previous commentaries i'm sick of that garbage. it is about politics. and...
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the the big winner was speaker john boehner of the house. this was his first big test as speaker, and he did two big things. he got democrats to agree to a whole bunch of spending cuts btwo-third of what house republicans wanted, and he was also able to keep those tea party members largely in line. for the president, the reviews are a little bit more mixed. democrats are angry that he gave up on the spending cuts, that he gave away so many. they also think he should have engaged publicly a little more in this fight, and they think those spending cuts my actually hurt the economy. the white house says if there had been a shutdown that would have really hurt the president, he's always the one who gets blamed, and the posture he took at the end, the man in the middle who got the two sides together and got an agreement is the posture he wants to get to the independent voters. >> mitchell: could this fall apart before the extension deadline? >> house sources on the republican side say it's not going to fall apart. they'll lose some republicans bu
the the big winner was speaker john boehner of the house. this was his first big test as speaker, and he did two big things. he got democrats to agree to a whole bunch of spending cuts btwo-third of what house republicans wanted, and he was also able to keep those tea party members largely in line. for the president, the reviews are a little bit more mixed. democrats are angry that he gave up on the spending cuts, that he gave away so many. they also think he should have engaged publicly a...
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house speaker john boehner -- is cia top spot? -- is he in a tough spot? >> he is, but less so on friday, because of the tea party rally getting 200 people. the muscle that they promise to deliver and the threats that they delivered john boehner is seen a lot more hollow that they did last year. he has got a tough job. the republicans want to unveil the 2012 budget next week. they cannot do it as the government is closing down. paul ryan is their star. they have touted him as if he is the second coming. they have to have the stage is set for him, and it cannot include the curtain coming down on the government and social security checks held up in the mail. >> he is right, but i want to correct your introduction saying that the tea party wanted big, big cuts. the big the cuts are $30 billion in addition to what democrats want. the budget for this year's 307 at -- 750,000 -- the point is, it is minuscule. isn't saying that we will shut down the government when we have a $1.60 trillion deficit -- as in say that we will shut down the government when we have a
house speaker john boehner -- is cia top spot? -- is he in a tough spot? >> he is, but less so on friday, because of the tea party rally getting 200 people. the muscle that they promise to deliver and the threats that they delivered john boehner is seen a lot more hollow that they did last year. he has got a tough job. the republicans want to unveil the 2012 budget next week. they cannot do it as the government is closing down. paul ryan is their star. they have touted him as if he is the...
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john boehner doesn't want to reflect that there's a deal. i think there are reasons why we're hearing different perspectives from different sides. there are a couple of stages to this thing. but party leaders have to reach an agreement and then that has to be sold to the rank and file. we'll see what happens. gwen: the other day on the floor of the house. people were getting quite exercised about this idea. they were having a spending debate but also a debate about the constitution and a debate about the money and who gets to vote and the senate is the bad guy. what was that about? >> every once in a while the house has a debate that's completely theater and this was one of those. house republicans have been getting incredibly frustrated that the senate hasn't passed anything regarding spending cuts this year. it always happens. members of the house get frustrated at the senate, a ponderous slow-moving body. today house republicans proposed a bill that says if the senate does not pass anything, our bills go into effect. the republicans want
john boehner doesn't want to reflect that there's a deal. i think there are reasons why we're hearing different perspectives from different sides. there are a couple of stages to this thing. but party leaders have to reach an agreement and then that has to be sold to the rank and file. we'll see what happens. gwen: the other day on the floor of the house. people were getting quite exercised about this idea. they were having a spending debate but also a debate about the constitution and a debate...