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JOURNAL" CONTINUES.
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HOST: WELCOME BACK TO "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." YOU ARE WAKING UP TO A DEAL THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE SENATE AT 2:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME, 89-8. IT NOW GOES...
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IS A 1:00 P.M. CONFERENCE. WHAT YOU EXPECT HAPPENS THERE? GUEST: I THINK
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THERE WILL BE A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE TAX INCREASES. IN THEORY, SINCE WE HAVE GONE OVER THE CLIFF, THEY ARE NOT INCREASES ANYMORE. THEY ARE JUST STATUS...
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REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE, WILL THEY LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY AND APPROVE THIS DEAL? WHAT DO YOU THINK THE VOTE WILL BE? GUEST: THAT IS
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TOUGH. TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN SPEAKER BOEHNER HAD HIS PLAN B, THE FEELING WAS HE HAD ABOUT 190 REPUBLICAN VOTES. THERE ARE ROUGHLY 241 VOTES IN THIS CONGRESS....
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ON THIS, THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE FOR THE WHAT OF THE 13TH CONGRESS. WHAT IS THE DYNAMIC THERE? GUEST: THE DEMOCRATS
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PICKED UP A FEW SEATS IN THE SENATE, AND IT BECOMES 55-45, AND IF JOHN KERRY IS APPROVED, IT WILL BE DROPPING TO 54. IN ANY EVENT, BUT DEMOCRATS HAVE...
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LIGHTMAN, GIVE US THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEAL APPROVED BY THE SENATE EARLY THIS MORNING. GUEST:
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THE CENTERPIECE IS THE BUSH ERA TAX RATES CONTINUE FOR EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR INDIVIDUALS EARNING OVER $400,000, AND FAMILIES EARNING OVER $450,000. IN ADDITION...
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MORE DETAILS AFTER THE SENATE HAS VOTED AND THE HOUSE VOTES TODAY. YOU WERE THERE AT 2:00 A.M.. GIVE US SOME COLOR. GUEST:
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FULL DISCLOSURE, I WAS ONLY THERE UNTIL ABOUT 11:00 P.M.. NOBODY LIKED THIS THING. NOBODY LIKED THAT IT STRETCHED OUT AS LONG AS IT DID, THAT IT WAS...
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BY " THE NEW YORK TIMES" THE MCCONNELL-BIDEN PLAN. WHAT HAPPENS TO MITCH MCCONNELL? GUEST: THOSE OF US
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THAT FOLLOW CONGRESS KNOW WHAT A GREAT DEAL MAKER MITCH MCCONNELL IS. HE KNOWS HOW TO USE POWER LIKE FEW OTHERS DO IN THE CONGRESS. DURING THE DEBT CRISIS,...
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BUT THIS ONE FOR SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER IN THE 113TH CONGRESS. GUEST: THAT IS
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AN INTERESTING QUESTION TO WATCH CLOSELY. HOUSE SPEAKERS DO BEST WHEN THE RULE WITH AN IRON FIST. NANCY PELOSI MUSCLED THROUGH HEALTH CARE, THE ECONOMIC...
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BE WATCHING, FULL COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE, BEGINNING AT NOON EASTERN TIME. DAVID LIGHTMAN THANK YOU FOR YOUR
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