. >> joining us now is democratic congressman joe crowley of new york.. >> great to be with you, martin, once again. >> mr. crowley, if that's what mr. mccarthy calls a bipartisan vote, do you think he also believes that the "national enquirer" has just taken a photograph of elvis landing on the moon? >> well, i could tell you something, martin. i've seen bipartisanship here in washington in the past. this is no example of bipartisanship. you can't say that two people joining in on a republican bill is representative of bipartisanship whatsoever. what we're looking for, martin, is solutions to the problems of this country. and the bill that they passed today is not a solution. it, once again, gives the opportunity for the american people to see just what the republican party stands for. they are about taking away health care from americans. they are about really attacking s.n.a.p. program. >> well, sir, as you're saying that, en route to today's volt, as you know, which is en ti ich tended to deny better health care to americans, republicans also decided

joe crowley. >> thank you. here we are again on the fiscal cliff. the american people once again put on edge artificially. there's enough calamity, both man-made and naturally occurring out there in the world today. we have seen it with the flooding in mexico, the floods in colorado. we have unrest in the middle east and syria. we have had 13 individuals last week killed less than a mile from here. the response of the republican congress is not to find a solution and let americans know that everything is ok with their government, that government will go on. instead, it's to create an artificial crisis. the american people do not want more crises and they certainly don't want artificial crises. they want the republican congress to get its act together. that is now the full responsibility of the speaker, to get his caucus together and come up with solutions. the american people want solutions to the problems we are facing. no more man-made crises. we are here, prepared to work throughout the weekend to ensure that government does not shut down. our qu