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MOTION IS THEREFORE ON THE TABLE. HOST:
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Casey, Libby - Host
LAST NIGHT THE U.S. HOUSE PASSED A DEAL TO AVERT THE SO CALLED "FISCAL CLIFF". GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO "WASHINGTON JOURNAL" THIS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY...
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Kasperowicz, Peter - Correspondent
GUEST: HI. HOST: THEY TALK
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Casey, Libby - Host
ABOUT THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS BALKED AT FIRST. WHAT WAS THE STICKING POINT? GUEST: YOU USED TO JUST
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Kasperowicz, Peter - Correspondent
HAVE TO KEEP TAXES LOW. BUT WITH THE DEBT CREEPING UP MORE AND MORE, IT IS INCREASINGLY COMING TO PLAY IN OUR REPUBLICANS THINK. WHEN THEY FIRST LOOK...
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Casey, Libby - Host
IN THE HILL -- WE SEE A PICTURE OF SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER THERE ON THE FRONT PAGE. HOW DID HE FACTOR INTO THIS AND WHAT WAS HIS MESSAGE TO MEMBERS? GUEST:...
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Kasperowicz, Peter - Correspondent
IT TOUGH BECAUSE HE'S THE ONE WHO WILL EVENTUALLY NEED TO SAY HE GOT SOMETHING DONE. NO ONE WANTS TO BE ON A BOOK FOR THE TAX INCREASE. THEY CALLED IT...
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Casey, Libby - Host
TWEET -- WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE POWER DYNAMIC AMONG REPUBLICANS? GUEST: I AM ONE OF
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Kasperowicz, Peter - Correspondent
THOSE PEOPLE WHO ALWAYS SAYS PEOPLE GET ACCUSED OF PLAYING CHESS ALL THE TIME, BUT SOMETIMES THEY'RE JUST PLAYING CHECKERS. ERIC CANTOR IS MUCH MORE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
THE BLOG THAT SAYS HOUSE MEMBERS HAVE A MESSAGE TO SPEAKER BANNEROEHNER -- WHAT IS THE LATEST ON THAT? GUEST: I THINK THAT IS ALL
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Kasperowicz, Peter - Correspondent
WE WILL SEE TODAY. THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE BACK IN TODAY. THE SENATE BACK INTO THINKING THEY MIGHT GET A SANDY RELIEF BILL. WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY...
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Casey, Libby - Host
OF THE JOURNALISTS THAT HAS BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK ON THIS HOLIDAY. THANKS FOR JOINING US. WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE DEAL...
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WOULD UNTIL THE LAST-MINUTE EVERY TIME TO VOTE. THE ONES WHO VOTED FOR THE DEAL ARE LOOKING TO BE REELECTED. THEY KNOW THE PUBLIC ARE GETTING SICK AND...
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Casey, Libby - Host
FROM DEBBIE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, A REPUBLICAN. GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER: HI. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE WHERE THEY HELD OUR MIDDLE CLASS HOSTAGE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DEMOCRATS DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT NOT SPENDING ANY...
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Casey, Libby - Host
FROM JEFF, AN INDEPENDENT TEXAS CALLER. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. I LOOK AT THIS WHOLE FISCAL CLIFF DEBACLE BY THE REPUBLICANS. I THINK THAT THE TERM FISCAL CLIFF WAS USED BY THE MEDIA TO MAKE IT MORE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
FROM THIS, THE TERM FISCAL CLIFF ORIGINALLY CAME FROM BEN BERNANKE. LET'S HEAR WHAT PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID LAST NIGHT BEFORE HEADING BACK TO HIS VACATION...
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OF AMERICANS AND 97% OF SMALL BUSINESSES UNDER THIS LAW WILL NOT SEE THEIR INCOME TAX RISE. MILLIONS OF FAMILIES WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE TAX BREAKS...
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Casey, Libby - Host
PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKING REMARKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE LAST NIGHT. HERE'S WHAT HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER SAID IN A STATEMENT -- WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT...
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. THESE PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING THE PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT HE GOT BACK IN OFFICE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MAD ABOUT THAT AND...
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Casey, Libby - Host
THIS. CALLER: >> BUT LOOK HOW LONG
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IT TOOK FOR THEM TO PASS IT. THERE WERE BUSY FIGHTING HIM. HOST: WHAT DO
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Casey, Libby - Host
YOU THINK ABOUT THE DETAILS OF IT? CALLER: IT'S FINE,
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BUT THEY NEED TO KEEP FIGHTING HIM. THAT'S CRAZY. HOST: LET'S LOOK
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Casey, Libby - Host
AT SOME DETAILS OF THE FISCAL CLIFF BILL. IT PERMANENTLY EXTENDS THE BUSH- ERA TAX CUTS FOR PEOPLE MAKING UP TO $400,000 OR COUPLES MAKING UP TO -- PEERS...
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HELLO. BEFORE THE ALSO CALLED TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH -- THAT IS WHAT YOU GUYS AND THE MEDIA CALLED IT FOR YEARS AND YEARS -- NOW WE FIND OUT IT IS A BIG...
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Casey, Libby - Host
THAT WAY. WE REMAIN UNBIASED AND C-SPAN. WE WELCOME ALL PERSPECTIVES AND WE HAVE A RANGE OF PERSONALITIES AND PERSPECTIVES AMONG OUR HOSTS. BILLY, WE...
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MORNING. WHILE EVERYBODY JUST HATES EVERYBODY, DON'T THEY? I AM THINKING, IF THIS COUNTRY OF OURS IS SO GREAT, IF WE ARE SO SMART, IF THERE'S A PROBLEM...
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Casey, Libby - Host
SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE PROCESS. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE BILL THE HOUSE HAS PASSED? CALLER: WHAT YOU
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BROUGHT UP HERE NOW IS ALL PEANUTS TO ME. WE -- THE VERY PRINCIPLES THAT WE HAVE HERE THAT WE BASED THE UNITED STATES ON, WE HAVE BEEN TOSSING THEM...
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Casey, Libby - Host
LET'S LOOK AT WHAT THE FISCAL CLIFF DEAL MEANS FOR THOSE MAKING OVER $400,000. PATTY WAS UPSET ABOUT WHAT THIS LAW MEANS FOR THE HIGHER INCOME BRACKETS....
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CALLER: HI. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. REPUBLICANS ARE SIMPLY ANGRY BECAUSE OBAMA WON REELECTION. ME BEING A CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRAT, AS REPUBLICANS, WHAT...
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Casey, Libby - Host
YOU HAVE VOTED FOR THE FISCAL CLIFF? CALLER:
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YES, I WOULD. WE NEED TO GET THE PEOPLE'S MONEY GOING. WE NEED TO KEEP THE COUNTRY GOING. IF REPUBLICANS DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, THEY ARE GOING TO FACE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
HAVE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, ONE OF THEM ON A LITTLE END OF THE SPECTRUM, A DEMOCRAT FROM OREGON, CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER. THEN LATER, A CONSERVATIVE,...
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AGREE WITH WHAT HE WAS JUST SAYING, BUT IT'S NOT REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS. IT IS THE CONGRESS ITSELF THAT IS PLAYING WITH OUR MONEY. IT IS PRESIDENT'S...
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Casey, Libby - Host
SHOWS THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT PASSED CONGRESS ON JANUARY 1. THE HEADLINE -- JULIA IN BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA, INDEPENDENT. CALLER: THANKS FOR HAVING
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ME ON. THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. WE NEED CHANGE, NO MATTER WHAT. SOME OF THE HOUSE MEMBERS, A FEW DEMOCRATS, AND A TON OF REPUBLICANS. I FOLLOWED...
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Casey, Libby - Host
IT SAYS -- TONY JOINS US FROM MICHIGAN ON OUR DEMOCRATIC LINE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING CALLERWHAT PART OF MICHIGAN ARE YOU CALLING FROM? CALLER:
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CORONA. I'M A DEMOCRAT AND I FEEL THE DEMOCRATS LOOK OUT FOR THE WORKING CLASS PEOPLE MORE, BUT WE NEED TO GET RID OF THIS REPUBLICAN VERSUS DEMOCRAT...
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Casey, Libby - Host
WHAT IS IN THE BILL THAT YOU APPROVE OF? CALLER: I'M GLAD IT
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DID NOT RAISE THE TAXES ON MIDDLE-CLASS HARDWORKING PEOPLE. MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS COUNTRY. THAT LADY FROM MINNESOTA...
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Casey, Libby - Host
TWEETS -- THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN MENTIONED JUST NOW, HERE'S A PIECE IN THE PAPER -- SOME OTHER STORIES IN THE NEWS, HILLARY CLINTON, SECRETARY...
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AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. BASICALLY, THE WAY THIS IS IMPACTING THE PERSONALLY IS THE INCOME TAX INCREASE FOR THE WEALTHY, THAT DOES NOT AFFECT ME. THE UNEMPLOYMENT...
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Casey, Libby - Host
YOUR TYPING ON MEDICARE. THIS IS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, IT SAYS -- PEGGY IS UP NEXT FROM ARKANSAS ON OUR INDEPENDENT LINE. GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I'M IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ARKANSAS. I'M VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING A LONG TIME. I DON'T IF YOU ARE RED,...
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Casey, Libby - Host
HOST: YOU MENTIONED THE WORKING- CLASS, THE FISCAL CLIFF BILL EXTENDS THE BUSH-ERA TAX RATES FOR EVERYONE MAKING UNDER $400,000. DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?...
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BECAUSE MY TAXES ARE GOING UP ANYWAY. I AM 60 YEARS OLD AND SINGLE. I RUN A FIRM BY MYSELF. I CANNOT FIND ANY HELP, BECAUSE EVERYBODY GETS FOOD STAMPS...
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Casey, Libby - Host
GOING UP? CALLER: OBAMACARE, TAXES
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ON GAS, TAXES ON GROCERIES. IF YOU SIT DOWN AND FIGURE OUT ALL THE TAXES THAT WERE DONE, WE ARE TAXED 15 DIFFERENT WAYS ON ONE THING. HOST: LET'S GO TO...
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Casey, Libby - Host
IN NEW YORK CITY ON OUR DEMOCRAT LINE. GOOD MORNING. HI, SABRINA. WE LOST HER. LET'S MOVE ON TO DAVID IN CRAWFORDVILLE, INDIANA, ON OUR REPUBLICAN LINE....
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DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THIS OF POLITICIANS TELL YOU NOWADAYS. THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT FLOWN BACK TO HAWAII TO FINISH HIS VACATION. WHY DON'T THEY PUT THEIR...
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Casey, Libby - Host
TWEET -- JOHN IN MASSACHUSETTS, A DEMOCRAT, GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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THIS HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR YEARS, BASICALLY. WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS THEY ARE BANKRUPTING, TRYING TO BANKRUPT THE MIDDLE-CLASS. THE RICH ARE GETTING AWAY...
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Casey, Libby - Host
HERE'S THE FRONT PAGE OF THE WASHINGTON POST -- OF THE NEW YORK POST -- WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT A COUPLE OTHER HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE NATION, COURTESY...
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GOOD MORNING. YOUR QUESTION TODAY SHOULD BE "THE HOUSE PASSES THE SENATE BILL THAT THE SENATE FINALLY SENT TO THE HOUSE." AND PRESIDENT OBAMA GOING OUT...
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Casey, Libby - Host
EDITORIALS AND OUR BEDS IN THE PAGES OF THE NEWSPAPERS. IN THE WASHINGTON POST -- AND ANOTHER OPINION PIECE THAT SAYS -- AND ANOTHER PIECE, THIS WITH...
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CALLER: HOW ARE YOU? I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF AND THE HIGH TAXES. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. I HAVE -- THIS IS MY OPINION. YOU CANNOT...
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Casey, Libby - Host
YOU THINK ABOUT THE RESOLUTION ON THIS FISCAL CLIFF DEAL? DO YOU APPRECIATE THE PRESIDENT'S ROLE OR THE ROLE REPUBLICANS PLAYED? CALLER:
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SORT OF. I'VE GOT A -- I'M KIND OF AT A STANDSTILL ABOUT IT. I JUST THINK WE ARE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DEBT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. HOST: WE WILL BE
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Casey, Libby - Host
HEARING FROM MEMBERS OF CONGRESS COMING UP NEXT ON "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." CALLERS WILL BE ABLE TO GET SOME MORE PERSPECTIVE. COMING NEXT, A DEMOCRATIC...
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