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MECHANISM FOR THE TWO-MONTH EXTENSION IS HIGHER FEES ON FANNIE AND FREDDIE OVER 10 YEARS. HOW COMFORTABLE ARE YOU, JUST AS A GENERAL PROPOSITION, OF...
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| 00:06:57 |
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DEALING WITH APPROPRIATIONS CAPS, THOSE SOMETIMES BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE IF FY. PEOPLE WILL BE AFTER ALL -- PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO MONITOR...
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| 00:07:16 |
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TALK ABOUT THIS WITHOUT TALKING -- WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT THIS WEEK WITHOUT TALKING DID POLITICS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE HOUSE -- WITHOUT TALKING...
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| 00:07:34 |
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OF POLITICAL ANALYSIS. I WILL SAY THAT I THINK IT IS PART OF A POLITICAL PATTERN THAT WE HAVE SEEN ALL YEAR LONG. WE HAVE ISSUES WHERE THERE ARE IMPORTANT...
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| 00:08:57 |
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SPEAKER BOEHNER, STRONGER OR WEAKER AFTER THIS LAST WEEK? >> THAT IS
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| 00:09:03 |
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GOING TO BE THE QUESTION FOR HIS CAUCUS. >>
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| 00:09:06 |
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BUT DEMOCRATS AND WHITE HOUSE WAY THAT ALL THE TIME -- WEIGH THAT ALL THE TIME. YOU HAVE A VERY STRONG FEEL FOR THESE SORTS OF THINGS. STRONGER OR WEAKER?...
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| 00:09:19 |
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IN THE COMING MONTHS AMONG THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS. THE SPEAKER APPEARED TO, HAVING THOUGHT ABOUT THE PROPOSAL PUT FORWARD IN THE SENATE -- HE THOUGHT...
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| 00:10:16 |
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HAS HISTORICALLY LOW APPROVAL -- WHY DO YOU THINK CONGRESS HAS AN HISTORICAL LOW APPROVAL RATING RIGHT NOW? >> IT TAKES GREAT EFFORT
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| 00:10:27 |
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TO RESOLVE WHAT SHOULD BE RELATIVELY EASY. SEEMED TO BE A NO-BRAINER IN THE SENATE. YOU HAD A BIPARTISAN GROUP, 89 OUT OF 100 SENATORS. YOU KNOW HOW...
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| 00:11:28 |
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IF YOU LOOK AT THE POLL NUMBERS, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, INDEPENDENTS -- THEY GIVE 9%, 10%, 11% APPROVAL RATINGS. DO THEY SAY, IT IS REPUBLICANS? OR DO...
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| 00:11:52 |
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ON BOTH THEIR HOUSES. NONE OF THEM CAN GET TOGETHER. THE BEST WE CAN HOPE FOR IS TO URGE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO CLOSELY FOLLOW WHAT IS GOING ON, TO FOLLOW...
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| 00:12:55 |
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THIS LAST DEBATE PLAYED OUT THE WAY IT HAS IS A WATERSHED MOMENT FOR YOUR PARTY IN ITS ATTEMPT TO WIN BACK THE HOUSE, IN THAT OCCUR FIVE OR DEBUT TRACTION...
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| 00:13:18 |
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A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION. WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOMENT, PEOPLE SAY IT WILL BE A WATERSHED MOMENT. I DO AND THINK THE CONCLUSION IS THE BEST...
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| 00:15:01 |
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I THINK THE MAIN THING FOR THE COUNTRY IS THE ECONOMY AND JOBS. AND THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON. >> I THINK
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| 00:15:23 |
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THE OVERRIDING FACTOR WILL BE HOW'S THE ECONOMY PERFORMING AND WHAT IS THE VISION OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE ECONOMY'S FUTURE >> I WOULD LIKE TO
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| 00:20:29 |
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SEE AN EVEN LONGER FIX. AS YOU POINT OUT, HOW MUCH WE CAN PAY FOR AND, WITH THE COMPROMISE AGREEMENT -- AND COME UP WITH A COMPROMISE AGREEMENT ON --...
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| 00:21:03 |
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ALONG WITH SENATOR KYL, TO RETIRE, -- SON TO RETIREON TO RETIRE, AND MAX BAUCUS, HAVE COME UP WITH THE SAME FIX. HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED,...
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| 00:21:49 |
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LOOK AT SAVINGS THAT ARE REAL. -- IT IS APPROPRIATE TO LOOK AT SAVINGS THAT ARE REAL. IF YOU LOOK TO THAT, AT THE SPENDING IN THE DEFENSE ACCOUNTS AND...
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| 00:22:41 |
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SHOULD LIVE WITHIN THEIR BUDGET. THOSE FUNDS ARE MULTIYEAR SLUSH FUNDS. IF YOU DO NOT KILL THOSE BACK, THE REALITY IS THAT THOSE ARE AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE...
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| 00:23:10 |
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HAVE TIME FOR A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. >>
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| 00:23:12 |
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I WANT A FAST FORWARD. DECEMBER 31, 2012, TWO THINGS ABOUT THE TERRY SIGNIFICANT WILL HAPPEN. THE BUSH TAX CUTS ARE SET TO EXPIRE. THE AUTOMATIC CUTS...
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| 00:23:51 |
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HAVE PROPOSED TOTALLY ELIMINATING THE SEQUESTER, NOT SUBSTITUTING ANOTHER PLAN, THE $1.20 TRILLION. IF YOU JUST AUTOMATICALLY SEQUESTER, THE DEFICIT WILL...
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| 00:26:05 |
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OBAMA LOSES, DOES IT MAKE IT LIKELY THAT THE BUSH TAX CUTS WILL BE EXTENDED? >> THE QUESTION
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| 00:26:13 |
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IS ALSO ABOUT THE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSE. >> I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT SAY
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| 00:26:17 |
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THAT. >> IF YOU LOOK
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| 00:26:20 |
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AT THE SWINGS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS, THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE RANGE OF 25-PLUS. ESPECIALLY IF THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES THE WAY...
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| 00:27:01 |
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VAN HOLLEN, THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR "NEWSMAKERS." -- "NEWSMAKER." WHERE IS THEIR COMMON GROUND AS THEY HEAD INTO THESE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE PAYROLL TAX...
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| 00:27:32 |
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BILLION FOR 10 MONTHS ON THESE THREE OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS. IT GETS YOU MAY BE A COMPARATIVELY SMALL CHANGE. ON THIS CHRISTMAS DAY, I WOULD SAY WE ARE...
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| 00:28:02 |
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DO WE END UP? WHERE WE ARE NOW? >> I THINK IT IS
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| 00:28:06 |
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PROBABLE THAT THEY WILL GET SOMETHING DONE. I ALSO THINK THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE WILL BE A LAME DUCK. IT IS NOT AN FORESEEABLE TO ME THAT THEY...
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| 00:28:54 |
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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR SPEAKER BOEHNER. THE NEXT 60 DAYS WILL TELL US A COUPLE THINGS. ONE IS THAT SPEAKER BOEHNER WAS WILLING TO TAKE IT TWO-MONTH...
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| 00:29:47 |
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THINK THERE WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED BY HOUSE GOP RANK AND FILE? >> I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS
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| 00:29:54 |
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GOOD THAT THEY HAVE A MONTH AWAY TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK. I DO NOT THINK IT WAS ANY QUESTION THAT IT WAS BAD FOR THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN'S...
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| 00:30:07 |
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THAT. >> JOHN BOEHNER
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| 00:30:10 |
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TOLD HIS CONFERENCE LAST SATURDAY TO DO WHAT THEY ULTIMATELY ENDED UP DOING, TAKE THE EXTENSION AND LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY. HE CANNOT BE CRITICIZED...
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| 00:30:42 |
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WHETHER HE IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THEM TO FOLLOW HIM INTO THE NEXT DEBATE IS ONE THAT I AM NOT SURE WE KNOW THE ANSWER TO YET. >> ONE OF
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| 00:30:51 |
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THE LESSONS THAT JOHN BOEHNER MIGHT HAVE LEARNED, AND I SAY THIS TONGUE-IN-CHEEK, IS TO HAVE A CONFERENCE CALL WHERE ONLY HE CAN SPEAK. THAT IS WHAT HE...
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| 00:31:08 |
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HIS SPEAKERSHIP? IS IT IN JEOPARDY? >> NOT IN ANY
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| 00:31:15 |
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REAL SENSE. THERE IS NO ONE WHO IS RALLYING OR PLOTTING AGAINST HIM. JOHN BOEHNER HAS A VERY RESPECTFUL, INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIP AGAINST HARRY REID....
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| 00:32:12 |
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BOTH. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE] [CAPTIONS
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