so they're not completely unyielding. gwen: participate of the discussion that developed after this was everyone was disgusted with democrats and republicans. but somebody sent them there. is this what voters sent to washington? the question of whether it was dysfunction or divided government? >> sometimes american voters seed -- seem to be their own worst enemies. they'll say they want bipartisan and for congress to work this out. by -- but they vote in ways that almost assure that will not happen and a big reason is because of gerrymandering and because of low participation in primaries that liberals dominate the democratic primaries, conservatives dominate the republican primaries, by the time people realize there's a general election in november, the ballgame is over. gwen: let's try to make sense of it all. deals get cut, market go up and down and the net results appears to be this -- americans are losing confidence in almost everything. the latest "new york times"-cbs poll offers this gloomy picture. on president ob

now feel they need to mirror the tea party's tactics because they worked and they are becoming unyielding on any cuts to entitlement programs like medicare. republicans emboldened by the success of their bullying have closed ranks more solidly around a no-tax agenda, which is great. but the only solution to america's debt dilemma needs to involve both cuts to entitlement programs and higher tax revenues. congress is more polarized than ever before. that polarization has resulted in paralysis. more than two years into the obama administration, hundreds of key positions in government remain vacant for lack of senate confirmation. the treasury department, for example, had to handle the global financial crisis, recession, bank stress tests, the automaker bailouts as well as usual duties with about a dozen of its senior positions, almost the entire top management vacant, nobody in there. senate rules have been used, abused and twisted to allow constant delay and blockage. the filibuster, which was historically employed about once a decade is now a routine procedure that allows the minority to

>> reporter: you may recognize him from his unsmiling, unyielding, on-message appearances before thefew days. >> playing with fire here. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell of kentucky is the republican leader in the senate. >> what a lovely suite of offices. >> reporter: nothing gets through the senate without bipartisan support. in order to get the debt ceilingcc1: plan or any other bill to the president's desk, it's got to get through this man who has quite a reputation. >> so the media portrait of mitch mcconnell is the guy says no a lot, stays on message, he keeps his politics pretty close to his vest, and he doesn't waste a word if he doesn't have to. do we have you pretty accurately? >> sounds pretty accurate to me. >> all right then. ♪ but pursuing an agreement in this vast complex isn't just politically tough. it's physically punishing. >> there are also more marble steps in this city than seemingly anywhere else on earth. >> reporter: the building favors natural climbers and house majority leader eric cantor may be one of them. >> reporter: on a normal day he makes his way up and

we will honor the fallen by showing the world our unyielding determination to press ahead. to move forward with the hard work that must be done to protect our country. as heavy a loss as this was, it would even be more tragic if we allowed it to derail this country from our efforts to defeat al qaeda and deny them a safe haven in afghanistan. instead, we will send a strong message of american resolve from this tragedy we draw even greater inspiration to carry on the fight. to continue to hunt down those who would do us harm. we will never stop. we will fight on. until we have achieved the final goal of victory over terrorism. this is a reminder. it's a reminder to the american people that we remain a nation still at war. one that has seen itsz share of triumph and tragedy. special op raters have been at the heart of many of those triumphs. the entire world saw the precision and skill of our military in the operation that brought down bin laden. but we know that these successes are driven by the willingness of these brave warriors to shoulder heavy burdens, to take on great

will suffer if democrats and republicans don't compromise on budget issues but says republicans' unyieldingke that highly unlikely. >> another political message from the leader of the national hispanic leadership conference, this a christian evangelical group both democrats and republicans, sam rodriguez says both parties need to address immigration reform or risk losing the hispanic vote. his organization has started a voter sign updrive encouraging hispanics to vote. >> mike huckabee has involved in unsolicited advice. the president should replace tim geithner with donald trump, huckabee says the move would be a political game changer for the president. >> for latest political news, you know where to go, cnn politics.com. ♪ let me do a few tricks ♪ some old and then some new tricks ♪ ♪ i'm very versatile ♪ so let me entertain you ♪ and we'll have a real good time ♪ [ male announcer ] the new hp touchpad. get it now for $100 off, starting at $399.99. ♪ >>> jobs, compact cars and talk of a new stimulus program, we're talking new business news from wall street to main street. first to alison

because people see this kind of unyielding, unbending partisanship, unbend iing ideological kind of teaty craziness, and so let them go home and marinate a while in what their neighbors have to say and then come back. i think you'll find a different mood potentially once they have to face their constituents. >> i'll be a little surprised. simply these days when you go home to have the town hall meetings and you're a member of congress, it ends up being all ideological. either it's the angriest activists on the left and right. >> i don't think it's the town hall meetings. it's the interactions as the groatry stor rgrocery store, th pool. had 14% approve of what congress is doing, you don't have to walk far to see what's going on in washington. people are desperate for action. the president has a program. the president also has a comprehensive approach, a fair balanced approach to how to deal with the debt ceiling, and what we ran into was an unwillingness to compromise, an unwillingness to put party aside for the good of country. i think people are eager to see congress move. >> it's cle

unfortunately, the unyielding and complex authorization bills of the recent past generation lacking in direction and full of earmarks put this committee at a public relations disadvantage before you even began working two years ago on this. that's why it's worth emphasizing, again, how delighted we are that this is a big ford bill that sets a new core, focused on reform. we are thrilled that despite the current devicive political environment, map 21 is being negotiated to receive the support from some of the most progressive and some of the most conservative members of the u.s. senate. bipartisan cooperation on the surface transportation is a tradition worth keeping. we strongly support passage of this bill and the house bill, so the congress committee can be convened quickly and complete your work. the worst possible outcome would be if congress fails to make progress and we end up with an extension bill that cuts funding and fails to reform the program. the federal highway is much more value than simply being a jobs bill. mobility and safety investments create broad economic growth,

members of the armed forces about countless challenges that they face because of our ridged and unyielding immigration system. . i commend my colleagues, lamar smith, elton gallegly, and john conyers for joining the -- joining me in this bill. this bill may be small but it is important for the few dozen soldiers it will help each year. i urge my colleagues to support the bill. unless the chairman has additional speakers, i'm prepared to yield back. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: i yield back the balance of my time as well. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 398? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: i ask for the yeas and nays on that bill. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursu

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