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YOU READY? WE JUST FINISHED A STANDING ROOM ONLY THREE-HOUR LONG CAUCUS MEETING IN WHICH THE VICE PRESIDENT NOT ONLY ROUSED THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP BUT...
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| 00:01:48 |
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THIS MORNING, THE UNITED STATES SENATE VOTED IN A VERY STRONG, BIPARTISAN WAY WITH 89 VOTES IN FAVOR OF A COMPROMISE LEGISLATION. THAT WAS HISTORIC. THAT...
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46 HOURS LEFT TO GO. THIS CONGRESS, UNFORTUNATELY, HAS BEEN MOST KNOWN FOR THE UNWILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE. THE UNWILLINGNESS TO COME TOGETHER AND ACT...
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THE INCOMING VICE CHAIR. >> I WILL
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BE BRIEF. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DIVIDED GOVERNMENT THAN DYSFUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT IS THE WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE. WE SAW THAT IN THE SENATE AS LEADER...
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WE APPRECIATE THE VICE- PRESIDENT COMING TO THE CAUCUS TODAY AND EXPLAINING THE PROCESS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS AND WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THE TIME...
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| 00:08:13 |
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I THINK YOU WERE FIRST. >> WHAT
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| 00:08:19 |
Unidentified Speaker
ARE YOUR SPIES ON THE OTHER SIDE TELLING YOU OVER THERE? YOU HAVE TO COUNT THE NUMBERS WITH THEM AS WELL? >> I AM NOT STIPULATING TO
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| 00:08:29 |
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ANY CHARACTERIZATION OF FRENCH WHEAT -- AND PERMISSION WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR FRIENDS IN THE PRESS. -- ON ANY INFORMATION. [LAUGHTER] I REALLY HAVE...
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| 00:08:42 |
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YOU HAVE TO GET THEM TO APPROVE THIS AS WELL. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM THE OTHER SIDE? >> I THINK YOUR
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| 00:08:49 |
Unidentified Speaker
QUESTION IS BETTER ADDRESSED TO THE REPUBLICANS COMING IN TO THEIR CONFERENCE. WE JUST CAME OUT OF HOURS AND WE KNOW WHAT YOU TELL US AS TO WHAT IS COMING...
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Unidentified Speaker
PREFER A STRAIGHT UP OR DOWN VOTE? >>
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Unidentified Speaker
ABSOLUTELY. >> THAT BECAUSE OF THE
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| 00:09:12 |
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TIMING OR BECAUSE THIS IS A DEAL BROKERED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT? >> IT WAS A DEAL PAST
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| 00:09:19 |
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89-8 IN THE SENATE. NORMALLY WHEN YOU HAVE THAT ON A MEASURE AS CONTROVERSIAL AS THIS. >> ARE YOU HAVING
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| 00:09:29 |
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PROBLEMS WITH THAT ONE? >> I HOPE WE DO NOT
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| 00:09:33 |
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HAVE A RE- ENACTMENT WITH REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE PUTTING THEM IN THE EXTREME OF NOT WANTING TO FIND A COMPROMISE AND A SOLUTION. LET'S BE OPTIMISTIC....
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| 00:10:48 |
Unidentified Speaker
THERE IS AN UP OR DOWN VOTE, HOW MANY DEMOCRATIC VOTES WOULD YOU HAVE? >>
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| 00:10:56 |
Unidentified Speaker
THAT'S NOT A SUBJECT I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. >> CONSIDERING
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| 00:11:03 |
Unidentified Speaker
THE LEGISLATION WE JUST HEARD FROM THE VICE- PRESIDENT, WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH MEMBERS. >> IF YOU ARE SAYING
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| 00:11:11 |
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YOU WANT BIPARTISANSHIP FROM THE OTHER SIDE, DON'T YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION? >> THERE IS
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| 00:11:19 |
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NO DOUBT WE WILL HAVE BIPARTISANSHIP. I DO NOT HAVE A NUMBER. I CAN TELL YOU WE WILL HAVE A BIPARTISAN VOTE. >>
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Unidentified Speaker
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>
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| 00:11:33 |
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THE PREMISE IS INCORRECT. [LAUGHTER] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE] [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2012]...
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