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AN OLD DISABLED VETERAN. I LOVE THIS COUNTRY SO MUCH. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND FOR THE LIFE OF ME WHAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO DO WITH THE BICKERING AND...
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| 00:04:52 |
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TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. JOHN, WELCOME. >> ALL OF THIS
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| 00:04:59 |
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GRIDLOCK GOING ON RIGHT NOW, WHAT IS CLEARLY EVIDENT TO ME IS THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS PURE INTERESTS IN MIND. THEY'RE WILLING TO TOUCH MEDICARE...
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| 00:05:53 |
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OF THE LAME DUCK SESSION. THE 113TH WILL GAVEL IN ON THURSDAY. REGINA, STATEN ISLAND. CALLER: I
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| 00:06:04 |
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JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AFTER WATCHING C-SPAN AND WATCHING ALL OF THESE DISCUSSIONS IN THE HOUSE, I DO NOT SEE ANY FORM OF COMPROMISE AND IT MAKES ME...
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| 00:07:15 |
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LOOK AT THE TAX INCREASES, THIS IS FROM " WASHINGTON JOURNAL." "CHANGES -- THIS IS FROM "THE WASHINGTON JOURNAL." "MANY OF THESE ARE EXPECTED TO REVERT...
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| 00:08:07 |
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THE SUNDAY SHOWS, PRESIDENT OBAMA WITH AN INTERVIEW ON "MEET THE PRESS." AND THEIR EFFORTS IN CONGRESS. HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. [VIDEO CLIP] >> I...
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| 00:08:24 |
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WILL SEE AN AGREEMENT IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. IF THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN, DEMOCRATS IN THE SENATE WILL PUT A BILL ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE AND REPUBLICANS...
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| 00:09:54 |
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TODAY'S EDITION OF "MEET THE PRESS." SPEAKER BOEHNER IN PARTICULAR SAID "THE PRESIDENT HAS NEVER CALLED FOR THE SENATE TO ACT ON THOSE BILLS, HE HAS...
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| 00:10:47 |
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CALLER: THANK YOU FOR C-SPAN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHERE THIS $250,000 NUMBER COMES FROM. I AM 70 AND HAVE NEVER BEEN ASKED TO MAKE A SACRIFICE BY ANY...
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| 00:12:36 |
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LOOKED AT HOW ANY TAX INCREASES MIGHT AFFECT YOU? HAD YOU PLANNED FOR THAT AT ALL? CALLER: I AM
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| 00:12:44 |
CALLER
COMFORTABLE ENOUGH, I AM PLANNED -- AND I PLAN TO GIVE MORE. I WOULD HOPE THAT MOST PEOPLE IN MY FINANCIAL SITUATION WOULD BE PREPARED TO DO THAT. >>...
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| 00:12:57 |
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IS NEXT, CALIFORNIA. DONNA, HELLO. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE TO
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| 00:13:02 |
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STATE -- I THINK THAT ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS IS THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS SOLD US OUT TO GROVERS INQUEST. I THINK THAT EVERYONE WHO TOOK THAT...
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| 00:14:12 |
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TO TEXAS. JOHN, WELCOME TO THE CONVERSATION. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON. >>IVORY WITH JERRY. >> JERRY SAID
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| 00:14:27 |
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THAT HE WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH HIS TAXES COMING UP. CALLER: IT SHOULD NOT
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| 00:14:34 |
CALLER
JUST BE THE 48%. IT SHOULD BE THE 51% BELOW WAR NOT PAYING ANY TAXES. IF THEY WANT TO LIVE IN AMERICA, THEY SHOULD OTHERWISE GO BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME...
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| 00:16:23 |
Unidentified Speaker
ON WHAT WILL SAVE THIS COUNTRY AND THE PRESIDENT IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE ADDICTION THAT HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS. >> I
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| 00:16:34 |
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CANNOT NOT CORRECT THE RECORD. THOSE $700 BILLION, AND ALL WENT TO OBAMA CARE. IT WAS SAVED AS PART OF A BIG SPENDING PROGRAM. HERE IN WASHINGTON PEOPLE...
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| 00:17:33 |
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PROGRAM " STATE OF THE UNION, CLOSE WITH THIS MORNING. A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE ARE POINT TO TRY TO MAKE THEIR WAY BACK FOR VOTES THIS EVENING...
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| 00:18:22 |
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FISCAL CLIFF, HOWEVER. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT. THE SENATE GAVELING OUT SHORTLY FOR THAT CAUCUS MEETING IN PARTICULAR. TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR TWITTER...
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| 00:18:51 |
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THIS TWITTER MESSAGE FROM ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO -- >> HELEN
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| 00:19:01 |
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IS IN NORTHPORT. YOU ARE ON THE AIR.
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| 00:19:08 |
CALLER
CALLER: GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM GLAD I LIVED IN A COUNTRY THAT ALLOWS ME TO MAKE THIS PHONE CALL AND SPEAK MY MIND. I ADHERED TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. REP....
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| 00:20:44 |
CALLER
UNEMPLOYED, BUT I DO? TAXES. I STOPPED GETTING IT IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH ISSUES. >> UNEMPLOYMENT
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| 00:20:57 |
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IS GOING TO END, THAT IS ONE OF THE EXPIRING PROVISIONS. NEW CASTLE, PA.. DEMOCRATIC LINE, JEANNE. >> MY MAIN COMMENTS,
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| 00:21:09 |
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I THINK THAT THE PROBLEMS, ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS IS THE GROVER NORQUIST PLEDGE THAT THE OFFICIALS, MAINLY REPUBLICANS, HAVE TAKEN. IT SHOULD BE DEEMED...
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| 00:22:03 |
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WAS MENTIONING THE BILL THAT THE SPEAKER HAD TO PULL BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE THE VOTES, THE ONE THAT WOULD RAISE INCOME OVER THOSE MAKING OVER $1 MILLION...
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| 00:23:43 |
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FOR THEM ARE EVERYDAY TRIALS AND WHATNOT. THERE WAS A MAN WHO WAS LAID OFF WHERE I WORK THAT. >> WHAT KIND OF WORK?
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| 00:23:58 |
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CALLER: MAINTENANCE WORK. IT WAS A SITUATION WHERE I WAS TELLING LIKE -- I WAS PREPARED FOR THE FISCAL CLIFF. I HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR THE LAST THREE...
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| 00:24:53 |
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KIND OF WORK -- >> WHAT KIND OF WORK DID YOU DO BEFORE YOU WERE LAID OFF? CALLER: I
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| 00:24:59 |
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NEVER GOT LAID OFF. I AM STILL WITH THE COMPANY. TALKING ABOUT CO-WORKERS AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE. >>
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| 00:25:09 |
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THE MINORITY APPEARED TO VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IN LOOKING AT A DEAL. HERE IS WHAT MITCH MCCONNELL HAD TO SAY ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE. [VIDEO...
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| 00:25:32 |
Unidentified Speaker
WE OFFERED TO WORK THROUGH THE NIGHT TO FIND COMMON GROUND. STAFF INFORMED US THAT THEY WOULD BE GETTING BACK TO US THIS MORNING AT 10:00 A.M., DESPITE...
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| 00:27:32 |
Unidentified Speaker
BEEN NEGOTIATING NOW FOR 36 HOURS, OR THEREABOUTS. WE DID HAVE CONVERSATIONS LAST NIGHT BETWEEN STAFFS. WE TRIED TO COME UP WITH A COUNTER OFFER TO MY...
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| 00:28:40 |
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FROM THE MAJORITY LEADER, HARRY REID, BEFORE THAT, THE MINORITY LEADER, MITCH MCCONNELL. FROM JUST 45 MINUTES AGO. A FEW MOMENTS AGO THEY SAID THAT THEY...
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| 00:29:13 |
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COMMENT IS REALLY INDEPENDENT, EVEN -- MY COMMENT IS REALLY INDEPENDENT, EVEN THOUGH I AM REGISTERED AS A DEMOCRAT. I HAVE BEEN IN A LANDSCAPING BUSINESS...
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| 00:30:55 |
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YOU FOR THE COMMENTS. LET'S GO TO SARASOTA NEXT.
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| 00:31:02 |
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CALLER: GOOD AFTERNOON. THE WAY THAT I LOOK AT IT, AS A 74-YEAR-OLD PROFESSIONAL PHARMACIST WITH A MINOR IN ECONOMICS, THE REASON I AM INDEPENDENT IS...
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| 00:32:02 |
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OREGON, REPUBLICAN LINE. YOU ARE ON THE AIR.
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| 00:32:04 |
CALLER
CALLER: GOOD MORNING. AS A COLLEGE STUDENT, AND I HAVE LISTENED TO EVERY SINGLE CALLER, THIS IS AN EMBARRASSING DAY FOR OUR COUNTRY. I AM A FIRST-TIME...
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| 00:33:04 |
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CALLER: [INDISCERNIBLE] IT IS EMBARRASSING. IT WAS A GOOD CONVERSATION AND I SAID -- IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU COULDN'T SPEAK ON THE FLOOR TO THIS ISSUE?...
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| 00:33:34 |
Unidentified Speaker
THE ISSUE ON THE FLOOR? CALLER: NOT THAT I AM AWARE OF. >> FLORIDA, HELLO. CALLER: I AM
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| 00:33:54 |
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GOING TO READ A QUOTE FROM THE SPEECH, THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. THE OBAMA STATEMENT WAS -- MANY OF MY PLANS WILL COST MONEY. HE WILL PAY...
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| 00:34:42 |
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WOULD YOU RATE THE COMPLETION RECORD ON THAT?
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| 00:34:47 |
CALLER
CALLER: I AM NOT A REAL POLITICAL PERSON. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING BEING DONE. THERE IS JUST SO MUCH WASTE IN THE GOVERNMENT, AND THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLE...
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| 00:35:15 |
Unidentified Speaker
LOOK AT YOUR TWITTER MESSAGES IN A MOMENT. WHAT IS AHEAD FOR THE FISCAL CLIFF? SOME SCARY FISCAL FORCES COMING TOGETHER -- >> A COUPLE OF
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| 00:35:56 |
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QUICK LOOK AT TWITTER MESSAGES. >> ANOTHER TWITTER MESSAGE FROM BARBARA LEE, TEXAS. >> SOME LEVITY TO
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| 00:36:24 |
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THE SITUATION FROM SUSAN, WHO SAYS -- >> YOU CAN SEE ALL
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| 00:36:45 |
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THE LATEST TWITTER MESSAGES ON C-SPAN. -- C-SPAN.ORG. LISA, WHAT IS THE LATEST BETWEEN THE MAJORITY LEADER AND MITCH MCCONNELL? >> THERE IS A FLURRY
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| 00:37:07 |
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OF ACTIVITY AS CONGRESS CONVENES FOR THIS RARE SUNDAY SESSION AND TRY TO AVERT THE STANDOFF OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF. " WE SAW WAS SENATOR REID ON THE FLOOR....
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| 00:39:14 |
Unidentified Speaker
LEGISLATION IN THE SENATE COULD ALSO BE TAKEN UP BY THE HOUSE. WHAT IS THE TIMETABLE FOR GETTING THESE THINGS DONE? >> THERE'S ALWAYS A
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| 00:39:27 |
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LOOK AT THE TIME TABLE. THE HOUSE HAS A RULE THAT REQUIRES LEGISLATION TO BE POSTED WITHIN THREE DAYS. THAT SAID, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR AMERICANS TO THINK...
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| 00:40:24 |
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IN ON THE WEEKEND AND COVERING SOMETHING LIKE THIS? HOW DIFFICULT IS THIS TO FOLLOW? >> A LONG WALK THROUGH
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| 00:40:34 |
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THE CAPITAL. THIS IS THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND THERE ARE DECORATIONS UP AROUND THE CAPITAL. THERE WAS SNOW DUSTING THE CAPITOL YESTERDAY. THERE DEFINITELY...
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| 00:41:15 |
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YOU FOR THE UPDATE. HERE ON C-SPAN, WE WILL TAKE YOU BACK LIVE TO THE HOUSE WHEN THE GAVEL BACK IN, LIKELY TO BE IN ABOUT ONE-AND-A-HALF HOURS. LAHORE...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.