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WHY DO WE HAVE THIS CHANNEL AND WHEN NOTHING HAPPENS EXCEPT AN OCCASIONAL MENTION OF A SENATOR'S NAME DURING A QUORUM CALL? 382 FILIBUSTERS ON THE REPUBLICAN...
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CONGRESSIONAL GRIDLOCK. GOOD MORNING, IT'S FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. HOUSE CONVENES IN TWO HOURS IN WHAT'S LIKELY TO BE THE FINAL DAY FOR LAWMAKERS BEFORE...
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FAILURE TO LEAD. WE HAVE A $16 TRILLION DEBT, MILLIONS OUT OF WORK, THE BIGGEST TAX HIKE IN HISTORY LOOMING, AND OUR MILITARY FACES CRIPPLING ACROSS-THE-BOARD...
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| 00:04:09 |
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LET'S GET TO YOUR CALLS AND COMMENTS. JOHN HAS THIS -- VANESSA'S ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE FROM ARIZONA. CALLER: I WASA JUST WATCHING -- I WAS JUST WATCHING...
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CONGRESS HAS NOT BEEN DOING ANY PROGRESSION OR PROGRESS, BECAUSE NO ONE CAN SEEM TO AGREE ON ANYTHING. HOST: WE WILL SHARE WHAT HARRY REID SAID THAT AFFECTED...
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NEXT IS DARNELL JOINING US FROM KANSAS. CALLER: IT IS A DO NOTHING CONGRESS BECAUSE OF THE REPUBLICANS' UNWILLINGNESS
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TO COMPROMISE ON MATTERS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO AMERICA. THEY ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO DO THE WORK OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I CANNOT BELIEVE MR. MCCONNELL...
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. THIS IS A SYSTEM THE FOUNDERS GAVE US. THE HOUSE SEEMS
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TO PASS A LOT OF THINGS THAT DIE IN THE SENATE. THE SENATE CANNOT PASS ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE FILIBUSTER RULE. PARTISANSHIP IS WHAT HOLDS THINGS UP....
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CALLER: I WAS JUST CALLING TO SAY I AGREE WITH THE LAST CALLER THAT WE DO HAVE QUITE A
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BIT OF STANDSTILL BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE MOSTLY FOCUSED ON THE POLITICS OF JUST POLARIZING THE DIFFERENT PARTIES THAN ACTUALLY AGREEING TO COMPROMISE. HOWEVER,...
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| 00:08:16 |
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IF YOU ARE LISTENING ON C-SPAN RADIO, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CONGRESS, EXPECTED TO WRAP UP BUSINESS TODAY, RECESSING FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS AND THEN...
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INTERESTED IN WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE JOBS AND GROW THE ECONOMY AND STRENGTHEN THE MIDDLE-CLASS. BETWEEN AUGUST 3 WHEN WE ADJOURNED AND NOVEMBER 13...
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BILL HAS THIS -- MICHAEL IS ON THE PHONE FROM CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER: WHAT NANCY PELOSI SAID ITS THE TRUTH. THE REPUBLICANS
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HAVEWON THE HOUSE TALKING ABOUT JOBS. THEY HAVE NOT PASSED A SINGLE JOBS BILL. ON THE SENATE SIDE, YOU HAVE MITCH MCCONNELL, WHO IS THE MINORITY LEADER,...
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| 00:11:32 |
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GOOD MORNING. WE ARE IN OUR MID 60'S. WE BELIEVE AND TRUST IN OUR COUNTRY AND THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE BY THE
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PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE. ALL THE THINGS HAVE BECOME SO POLITICAL, PARTISAN SITUATION WHERE THE JOB DOES NOT GET DONE, WE ELECT A CONGRESSMAN AND THE...
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| 00:13:39 |
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LATER THIS MORNING ON THE C- SPAN NETWORKS AND ON C-SPAN RADIO, THE HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO CLEAR CHARGES AGAINST REPRESENTATIVE MAXINE...
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OF SEEING ALL THE ILLUSION THAT IS IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT POLITICS OF OUR COUNTRY. ANYONE THAT EVER DOES ANY REAL RESEARCH AS FAR AS CONSPIRACY THEORY...
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SENATOR TOM COBURN, AS THE REPUBLICANS BLAMED DEMOCRATS FOR INACTION IN WASHINGTON, YESTERDAY. [VIDEO CLIP] >> WHAT WE HAVE HAD, I WOULD REMIND MY COLLEAGUES,...
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THE LEADERSHIP OF SENATOR HARRY REID, THE SENATE HAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO DO HARD THINGS. IT HAS ATTEMPTED TO ABANDON THE TASK THAT SHOULD BE IN FRONT OF...
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PEACEIECE -- WE ARE ASKING YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SENTIMENT THAT THIS WAS THE LEAST PRODUCTIVE CONGRESS IN A GENERATION. WITH YOUR PHONE CALLS OR ON...
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FILIBUSTER'S THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICAL HIGH. THE FILIBUSTER IS SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL THROUGH HISTORY. BUT IT HAS NEVER BEEN USED AS MANY TIMES AS IT...
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| 00:19:30 |
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RANDY IS ON THE PHONE FROM GEORGIA, ON OUR REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALL. IT LOOKS
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VERY POSITIVE THAT THE REPUBLICANS WILL TAKE OVER THE SENATE BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF SEATS UP FOR ELECTION. IF THE REPUBLICANS TAKE OVER THE HOUSE,...
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| 00:21:04 |
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THIS -- LEWIS IS ON THE PHONE FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK. CALLER: MY VOTE FOR PRESIDENT WILL NOT COUNT BECAUSE I AM IN NEW YORK. THAT BECAUSE OF THE ELECTORAL...
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MY VOTE IS AUTOMATICALLY DEMOCRATIC. I VOTE INDEPENDENT AND I WILL BE VOTING FOR THE THIRD PARTY AGAIN FOR PRESIDENT. MY VOTE DOES COUNT DOWN-BALLOT....
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| 00:22:09 |
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JOIN US ONLINE ON FACEBOOK OR SEND US AN E-MAIL. FRAN IS ON THE PHONE FROM JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE POLITICIANS THAT...
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AGO ON THE TELEVISION. THAT KEYWORD, HARD THINGS, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT AFFECT REGULAR AMERICAN PEOPLE. THOSE HARD THINGS DON'T AFFECT THOSE PEOPLE...
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| 00:24:04 |
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UNDECIDED OR LEANING TOWARDS MITT ROMNEY OR BARACK OBAMA VOTERS, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, ONE OF THE KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES. THAT'S AVAILABLE...
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CONSERVATIVE AND REPUBLICAN, YOU BELIEVE IN A SMALLER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, MEANING LESS LEGISLATION, THAT WOULD MEAN IT WOULD BE MORE SUCCESSFUL. WHATEVER...
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| 00:27:42 |
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NEW YORK SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER YESTERDAY -- [VIDEO CLIP] >> WE IN THE SENATE SAID LET'S FOCUS ON AREAS OF COMMON AGREEMENT AND TO GUARANTEE NO MIDDLE-CLASS...
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FACE A TAX CUT ON JANUARY 1. WE SUCCEEDED IN PASSING. A MIDDLE-CLASS TAX PASSING ONCE AGAIN, SPEAKER BOEHNER WILL NOT WORK WITH US. THOSE ARE TWO EXAMPLES...
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| 00:28:46 |
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THE NATIONAL JOURNAL POSTED THIS PIECE THIS MORNING ON TAXES -- ENTHUSIASM FOR THE PAYROLL TAX CUT HAS WANED ON CAPITOL HILL, IT SAYS, AS LAWMAKERS START...
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ABOUT THE LEGISLATION, THE MORE OF IT THAT IS PASSED, THE BIGGER THE GOVERNMENT. THAT IS ASTOUNDING BUT SOMEONE WOULD THINK THAT. AND IT IS ASTOUNDING,...
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AND -- RANDY IS ON THE PHONE FROM MICHIGAN. WELCOME TO THE CONVERSATION. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR C-SPAN AND ALLOWING US TO SPEAK AND PUT...
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I AM REALLY GLAD THAT WE HAVE THE DO NOTHING CONGRESS, IN A WAY. I WANT TO THANK THE DEMOCRATS FOR TRYING TO SAVE AMERICA. I DO BELIEVE SOME OF THEIR...
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| 00:32:27 |
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AND FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL -- YESTERDAY, SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON, WHO TRAVELED TO CAPITOL HILL FOR TWO SESSIONS WITH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS,...
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RAISE TAXES AND NOW WE FIND OUT IT WILL RAISE TAXES FOR EVERYONE. IT IS DISGRACEFUL
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.