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INFORMATIVE. >> SHUT UP! >> IT
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WAS A THOUGHT. I AM TOM MANN, A SENIOR FELLOW AT BROOKINGS. I AM DELIGHTED TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR SESSION ON, IS CONGRESS STILL THE BROKEN
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BRANCH. TO MY RIGHT IS MY BROOKINGS COLLEAGUE, SARAH
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BINDER. A PROFESSOR AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. AUTHOR OF MANY BOOKS, INCLUDING "STEALMATE" PUBLISHED BY BROOKINGS, ON GRIDLOCK. AND TO MY RIGHT....
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| 00:21:07 |
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FAIL. AND SECOND, ARE THERE BROADER LESSONS WE SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY WITH RELIANCE ON THE 60-VOTE RULE. ON CLOTTEYURE MOTIONS, INDULGE ME IN 45 SECONDS...
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| 00:33:19 |
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JOINED HIM,
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| 00:33:21 |
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BIPARTISAN. I WOULD ADD ONE NOTE ON THE FILIBUSTER SIDE AS WELL. SARAH SAID, WHEN YOU HAVE A CLOTURE MOTION, IT PASSES, YOU MOVE ON AND VOTE. IT SHOULD...
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| 00:49:26 |
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ONE OVER HERE. >> NORMAN. >> IDENTIFY YOURSELF. JOHN FORTITH, AI. THE SUBSTANCE THAT MAY COME OUT OF THIS, AND THE POTENTIAL GOOD OR BAD THAT WILL IT...
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AN MANAGER, AND I THINK MOST OF THE REPUBLICANS AND CONGRESS, WHO BASICALLY
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| 00:49:55 |
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SAID, WE SET A BOTTOM LINE HERE. WE WANT EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD BEFORE. NO COMPROMISES, NO CHANGES, AND THE PRESIDENT WILL EITHER VETO OR THE REPUBLICANS...
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OTHERWISE. WHAT WE MIGHT SEE IS A CONTINUING PROCESS, WHERE YOU PUSH THIS MONTH BY MONTH. PASS SOMETHING TO LET IT GO FOR A MONTH, AND COME TO ANOTHER...
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WE COULD WELL HAVE A BILL PASSING AND A PRESIDENTIAL HAVE THEO -- VETO WITH FAILURE TO OVERRIDE. >> SUSAN FREEDMAN. CAN YOU ADDRESS HEALTHCARE REFORM...
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| 00:52:19 |
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ONE HAVING TO DO WITH THE ESTRAPROGRAM. THE HOUSE WILL TRY TO OVERRIDE OR IT APPEARS THEY WILL VOTE ON THIS, AND THE ODDS ARE, THEY WILL FAIL.
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| 00:52:33 |
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THEY MIGHT THEN SEEK ONCE AGAIN TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH REPUBLICANS TO SEE IF IT ISN'T POSSIBLE TO REACH AGREEMENT ON BOTH COVERAGE AND...
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| 00:54:40 |
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THE PRESIDENT OPPOSES. YOU WILL FIND MANY MORE REPUBLICANS NOT WANTING TO GO INTO AN ELECTION YEAR WHERE PEOPLE'S HOMES ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM,...
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| 00:57:19 |
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SAY, I AM GOING TO EXECUTE THEM, TO MY INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSTITUTION. THAT RUBS DEMOCRATS AND SOME REPUBLICANS IN
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| 00:57:30 |
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THE WRONG WAY. THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE FOR DEMOCRATS? TO SOME DEGREE, IT IS OVERSIGHT, WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN DOING AGGRESSIVELY. WHICH...
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| 00:59:07 |
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PRESIDENT AT ALL. SECONDLY, THEY COULD TRY TO TAKE SOME MATTERS TO COURT AND CHALLENGE THE ADMINISTRATION THERE. ONCE AGAIN, THE ODDS OF THAT PRODUCING...
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| 01:00:57 |
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SIS SOME GREATER SENSITIVITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. IT WILL BE AN INTERESTING EXERCISE, FIRST OF ALL, TO SEE HOW MUCH THAT
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WORKS. IN EXPLOITING THE WINDOW IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS AFTER THE ELECTION WHICH IS ABOUT ALL WE WILL HAVE. ALL THE CANDIDATES TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY...
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| 01:04:45 |
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OBAMA, BODES WELL ON EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS, THAT IS, I THINK EACH OF THEM WOULD ACCEPT THE LEGITIMACY OF CONGRESS, AND ACT ACCORD WILL. IT...
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| 01:08:53 |
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HOUSE. WITH ALMOST SECRET COALITION, AT LEAST AS A REPORTER, I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT WHO WAS REALLY INVOLVED AND IT WAS WITH BUSH AND KENNEDY, BASICALLY....
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| 01:10:07 |
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NOT STRICTLY A DEMOCRATS VERSUS REPUBLICANS, IT IS SEEMING MORE AND MORE LIKE THAT, WHEN THE ISSUES GET TO BORDER SECURITY, THERE IS ENOUGH DIMENTIONED...
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| 01:12:25 |
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THE SENATE AND THE TWO PARTIES CAME TO AN AGREEMENT. YOU HAVE TO GET VOTEOS FLOOR TO SHIFT THE MAJORITY, AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SHIFT THOSE...
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| 01:14:30 |
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REPUBLICANS. >> YES? JEAN SHEMNICK, INSIDE ENERGY. I WAS WONDERING WITH THE GLOBAL WARMING, WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE A VOTE IN THE SENATE, WHAT ARE THE...
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| 01:14:59 |
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THAT PROCESS? >> MY SENSE IS THAT SPEAKER PELOSI INDICATED SHE INTENDS TO RETURN TO THOSE ISSUES THIS YEAR. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY DOUBT THAT SHE WILL....
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| 01:15:22 |
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OR IF THEY DO THEREFORE, BECOME LAW. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE AND SEE WHERE THE INITIAL VOTE ON THE WARNER/McCAIN GLOBAL WARMING PACKAGE SIMPLE...
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| 01:16:36 |
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BACK, WHAT CAUSED THE DEMISE OF THE RENEWABLE INITIATE INITIATIVE WAS THE UNWILLINGNESS OF THE PRESIDENT AND MOST REPUBLICANS TO ACCEPT ANY TAX COMING...
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| 01:18:05 |
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WOULD HAVE A LARGE IMPACT. THE DIFFERENT PRESIDENTIAL APPROACH AND STRATEGY, AND A NEW SET OF PROBLEMS THAT EMERGE THAT LEAD THE PUBLIC TO HAVE EVEN...
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| 01:19:09 |
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UNDER -- IT DOESN'T SERVE YOUR INTERESTS, IT TAKES STRONG LEADERSHIP TO GET MEMBERS TO SEE THE LONG-TERM BENEFITS AND ACT ON THEM. I THINK THAT RAISES...
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| 01:19:58 |
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ED PROMISED THINKING BACK TO 1993-94, WHERE THEY DEALT WITH THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL IN A TIMELY FASHION. IT WAS THEIR LAST IN THE MAJORITY, IMAGINE...
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| 01:20:49 |
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AND FOCUS ON SPENDING ELEMENTS IN THE BILL. YOU HAVE MORE LEVERAGE IF THIS GETS LUMPED INTO A CONTINUING RESOLUTION, WHERE IT DOES BECOME A DIFFERENT...
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| 01:22:46 |
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PAGES, ONE SENSES THE PRESIDENT'S POSITION. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE DEMOCRATS THEREON POLICY INTEREST. THE REPEATED VOTES ON IRAQ, CUTS FUNDS AND SO...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.