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DEMOCRATS LIVE FROM THE CAPITAL HOLDING THEIR PRESS CONFERENCE WAITING FOR THE HOUSE TO COME BACK INTO SESSION AND POTENTIALLY WAITING FOR THE HOUSE...
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AND FOREMOST, HAPPY NEW YEAR. THE TIME FOR CUTTING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE ENTITLEMENTS, LET'S CUT ATTACHED -- TAX DEDUCTIONS ON PEOPLE MAKING $200,000...
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IN MISERY. NEXT UP IS STILL, REPUBLICAN LINE, MINNESOTA. -- PHIL. GUEST: AS A
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REPUBLICAN I BELIEVE WE NEED TO PASS THE OBAMA TAX BILL AND THEN ONCE WE GET TO THE CEILING OF THE DEBT WE WOULD THEN FORCED THE CONGRESS TO GO FORWARD...
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FOR CNN HAS THIS TWEET. THAT IS BRAND NEW FROM DANA BASH. HERE ARE SOME TWEETS FROM VIEWERS USING #FISCALCLIFF. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE TREATS COMING...
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I HAVE BEEN WATCHING WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PROGRAMS AND THE REASON I CALLED IN THE FIRST PLACE IS THE DEBT CEILING WE ARE NOW FACING WITH SEQUESTRATION...
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YOUR COMMENTS THERE, FRANK. PAMELA IN FONTANA, CALIF. GOOD AFTERNOON. CALLER: AND DOES NOT
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MATTER IF THEY PASS THIS OR NOT. THE SPENDING HAS TO QUIT. YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? YOU WORK FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE....
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A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER. I'M DISABLED. I CANNOT WORK. I HAVE HAD MY PENSION FROZEN SINCE -- MY COLA FROZEN. I'M JUST ASKING MY FELLOW CITIZENS TO STEP...
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YOU LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN? CALLER: THERE
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IS GOING BACK TO BE SOME TAXES ON THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MORE MONEY. THE COLA THAT IS FROZEN FOR ME EVERY YEAR IS COSTING ME MONEY. IT'S NOT A TAX, BUT I...
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HOUSE CAME INTO SESSION, A LOT OF THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS MADE WHAT THEY CALL 1-MINUTE SPEECHES WERE YOU CAN TALK FOR WHATEVER TOPIC YOU WANT FOR UP...
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THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE DAY. >> NEW YEAR'S DAY,
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2013. WHAT AN EXCELLENT TIME TO MAKE ONE RESOLUTION. MAYBE CONGRESS SHOULD JOINT SPENDING ANONYMOUS. YEARS THE 12-STEP PLAN. ONE -- THE NEW YORK SPENDING...
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THREE HOURS AGO THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE 112TH CONGRESS SPOKE. THEY HAVE GONE INTO RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR. THEY HAVE NOT DEBATED THE...
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I AM A DEMOCRAT. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PRETTY GOOD LEADERSHIP WITH A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT. FOR EIGHT YEARS, AS SOON AS IT STARTED, PRESIDENT BUSH GOT...
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SECRETARY TO SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER JUST SENT AN E- MAIL TO REPORTERS. THIS IS WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. >> ON THE RECORD, THE
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SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER MADE UP THE OPTIONS AND LISTEN TO BE BACK. THE LACK OF CUTS WAS A UNIVERSAL CONCERN AMONG MEMBERS IN TODAY'S MEETING. THIS...
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YOU, ALSO. ONE QUESTION. WHY IS CONGRESS ALLOWED TO SPEND INDISCRIMINATELY WHEN WE, AS TAXPAYERS, HAVE TO SPEND WITHIN NARROW LIMITS? THEY'RE SPENDING...
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YOU, GORDON. FROM ABC, THIS TWEET. SOUTH YARMUTH, DENNIS. CALLER: HAPPY NEW
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YEAR. I THINK IT IS TIME WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR EXPECTATIONS OF THESE PEOPLE IN CONGRESS. WE HAVE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT. THEY'RE GOING TO CUT...
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ON OUR ONE FOR REPUBLICANS. HELLO. CALLER:
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HAPPY NEW YEAR. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT BY HOPE REPUBLICANS DO NOT VOTE FOR THE SENATE BILL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM CUT ALL POSSIBLE SPENDING...
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THE #FISCALCLIFF, THOUSANDS ARE COMING IN. GREENWOOD DELAWARE, YOU ARE ON C-SPAN. CALLER: EARLIER YOU
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CALLER
HAD SOMEONE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT HAVING HIS ACCOUNT CUT. IF YOUR CHECK IS CUT, I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I WILL DO. I WILL PAY THE DIFFERENCE. THIS HAS BEEN...
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HOST: ROBERT, INDEPENDENT, DETROIT.
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CALLER: HAPPY NEW YEAR. THE POLICY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS PURSUING A SIMILAR TO THAT OF BILL CLINTON. A FEW YEARS AGO, FORBES MAGAZINE, NOT A LIBERAL...
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COVERAGE ON C-SPAN OF BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE OF THE FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS. THE SENATE IS ON SESSION ON C- SPAN2. THEY'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING RIGHT...
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HELLO. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. I THINK THEY SHOULD JUST INCREASE THE REVENUE AND TAKE THEIR TIME THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO GO OVER THESE SPENDING...
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IT THERE. TOO BAD CONVERGE ON OUR INDEPENDENT LINE. -- TO BATON ROUGE. CALLER: TALKING ABOUT
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THE FACT WANT TO GO TO THE DEDICATED FUNDS. THERE ARE NOW DEDICATED FUNDS IN SOCIAL SECURITY. WHAT DEDICATED FUNDS ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT? HOST:
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REMINDER TO TURN DOWN THE VOLUME ON YOUR TELEVISION IF YOU GET ON THERE. MORE TWEETS COMING IN WITH #FISCALCLIFF. NEXT CALL FROM VEGAS, A DEMOCRAT. HELLO.
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CALLER: HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU. EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT CUTS, THEY TRIED TO ATTACK A BIG BLOCK OF MONEY LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. IT WOULD BE...
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FISCAL CLIFF BILL WITHOUT SENATORS TO CONSIDER IT. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WITHOUT GIVING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TIME TO UNDERSTAND AND SHARE THEIR INSIGHTS....
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THE GENTLEMAN FROM MORGAN SEEK RECOGNITION. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. >> THE AGREEMENT
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WE ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE ON HAS MANY COMMENDABLE AND IMPORTANT ITEMS. UNFORTUNATELY TOO MANY ARE SHORT TERM, MUCH IS LEFT OUT, AND WE ARE LOSING AN OPPORTUNITY...
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TO YOUR PHONE CALLS ON WHAT IS GOING ON IN CONGRESS. REPUBLICAN LINE FROM ARKANSAS. CALLER:
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CALLER
I PAY HEALTH INSURANCE EVERY MONTH. EVERY YEAR I END UP PAYING $600 AND IT JUST GOES UP. ON THE ISSUE OF MEDICARE IN THE FISCAL CLIFF, YOU GET 1.5% TAKEN...
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IN REDDING, PA., ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER:
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HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. IF I GO BACK A LITTLE BIT, ALL DEMOCRACIES ARE SMALL BUT LOYAL. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING TODAY IS A MOB RULE IN -- ARE MOB RULE. PEOPLE...
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WE WILL LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS THERE. WE HAVE SOME MORE TWEETS COMING IN. #FISCALCLIFF. ANNAPOLIS, MD., INDEPENDENT LINE, GOOD AFTERNOON.
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CALLER: GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS PROBLEM IS WHAT I WOULD CALL A NATIONAL PROBLEM AND MAYBE WE NEED A 12-DAY PROGRAM TO CURTAIL ADDICTIVE SPENDING. THE SECOND...
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FOR THAT CALL FROM ANNAPOLIS. NEXT UP IS MICHAEL IN NEW YORK, DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER:
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HAPPY NEW YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A LITTLE STATEMENT ABOUT THE GOP'S SELECTIVE AMNESIA. THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTROL OF BOTH HOUSES, THE PRESIDENCY FOR...
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ISLAND, NEW YORK. BACK TO MORE OF THE MESSAGES ON TWITTER COMING IN. RICK KLEIN OF ABC. GLENN, THANK YOU FOR HOLDING. PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH YOUR COMMENTS....
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HAPPY NEW YEAR. I AM A DEMOCRAT. I STAYED AT HOME THE LAST ELECTION. I DID NOT LIKE TO WAS RUNNING, WHAT THEY WERE RUNNING FOR, BUT FIRST OF ALL, I FEEL...
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CALLING IN TO C- SPAN. THE HOUSE IS IN RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR. THEY COULD COME BACK AT ANY MOMENT. THEY COULD OR COULD NOT DEBATE THE...
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THE UNITED STATES SENATE VOTED IN A VERY STRONG, BIPARTISAN WAY WITH 89 VOTES IN FAVOR OF A COMPROMISE LEGISLATION. THAT WAS HISTORIC. THAT LEGISLATION...
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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. >>
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I WILL BE BRIEF. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DIVIDED GOVERNMENT THAN DYSFUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT IS THE WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE. WE SAW THAT IN THE SENATE...
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VICE- PRESIDENT COMING TO THE CAUCUS TODAY AND EXPLAINING THE PROCESS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS AND WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THE TIME FOR DISCUSSION...
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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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ANY CHARACTERIZATION OF ANY INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM OUR FRIENDS IN THE PRESS. [LAUGHTER] I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA. >> BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GET
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THEM TO APPROVE THIS AS WELL. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM THE OTHER SIDE? >> I THINK YOUR QUESTION
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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 OUT...
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A STRAIGHT UP OR DOWN VOTE? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THAT BECAUSE OF THE
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TIMING OR BECAUSE THIS IS A DEAL BROKERED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT? >> IT WAS A DEAL PAST 89-8
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IN THE SENATE. NORMALLY WHEN YOU HAVE THAT ON A MEASURE AS CONTROVERSIAL AS THIS. -- TELL ME WHEN YOU'VE HAD THAT. >> ARE YOU HAVING
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PROBLEMS WITH THAT ONE? >> I HOPE WE DO NOT HAVE A
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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. AS...
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A QUESTION. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE ANY LEGISLATION ON THE FLOOR UNTIL OR UNLESS THE SENATE ACTED. WHEN THEY DID, WE WOULD HAVE A VOTE. ...
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DOWN VOTE HOW MANY DEMOCRATIC VOTES WILL YOU HAVE, WILL BE ABLE TO DELIVER? >> THAT IS NOT A
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SUBJECT WE WILL TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW. >> CONSIDERING ALL OF
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THE LEGISLATION THAT WE JUST HEARD FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH MEMBERS -- >> YOU ARE
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SAYING YOU WANT BIPARTISAN FROM THE OTHER SIDE, DON'T YOU HAVE TO SAY YOU ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION? >> I DON'T THINK
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THERE IS ANY DOUBT WE WILL HAVE BIPARTISAN, SHE ASKED FOR THE NUMBER. I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER BUT I WILL TELL YOU WE WILL HAVE A BIPARTISAN VOTE. >> THANK...
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HOUSE DEMOCRATS FROM ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR AGO. WE ARE LIVE, LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS AND A POTENTIAL VOTE IN THE HOUSE, A REVOTE...
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ART. WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE US AT THIS POINT? AMENDMENTS, NO TIME FOR THAT, PASS IT. NOTHING LIKE BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A GOOD OLD FISCAL CLIFF...
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CALLER
GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M AN INDEPENDENT AND I WANTED TO COMMENT THAT I GUESS THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TO BE CAUSE SHOUSE THAT THE REPUBLICANS DON'T WAKE UP AND TAKE...
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CAROLINA. GOOD AFTERNOON. CALLER: HAPPY
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CALLER
NEW YEAR. I WAS CALLING ABOUT THAT SPEECH ACTUALLY. THE HOUSE DID PASS A BILL IN AUGUST AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE TALKING LIKE, YOU...
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CONNIE AND THIS IS DALE ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: ACTUALLY THE
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CALLER
LADY THAT WAS JUST ON THE LINED THAT SAME POINT I WAS GOING TO MAKE THAT THE HOUSE HAD ALREADY PASSED THE BILL AND WHAT DID THE BILL LOOK LIKE WHEN...
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CALLER
THAT'S IT SHE HAD THE SAME POINT I DID. WHAT DID THE BILL LOOK LEEK WHEN BILL WAS PASSED BACK TO THE HOUSE. HOST: A LOT OF THE MEMBERS
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WENT TO THE FLOOR TO DO WHAT IS CALLED ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES ON THE FISCAL CLIFF. HERE IS THE REPUBLICAN FROM CALIFORNIA. >> WE ARE KICKING THE
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CAN DOWN THE ROAD. LIKE AN AIRPLANE, DID WE CLIMB OVER IT? NO, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THE PRESENT PLAN IS PUT ANOTHER $1 TRILLION OF DEBT ON THE AMERICAN...
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HOST
LIVE COVEAGE. THIS CALL IS FROM SHARON IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. HOW ARE YOU YOU DOING, SHARON? GUEST: I HAVE
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A QUESTION TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS, THESE CUTS THAT THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO MAKE TO THE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS DON'T YOU THINK THEY WILL AFFECT YOUR?...
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HOST
SHARON. KEN IS ON THE DEMOCRAT LINE FROM PENNSYLVANIA. CALLER: I'M TRYING TO BE
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CALLER
MORE PHILOSOPHICAL THAN PERSON OPINION. THE PROBLEM HAS MANIFESTED FOR 50 YEARS. YOU CAN GET INTO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE GOLD STANDARD OR WHATEVER. ...
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HOST
LEAVE IT THERE. JOINING US FROM CAPITOL HILL IS THE EDITOR FROM ""WASHINGTON JOURNAL"." WHAT DID YOU HEAR FROM MEMBERS, BRING US UP-TO-DATE. GUEST: THEY...
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GUEST
RIGHT NOW. THE MESSAGE I HEARD FROM THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS, JOHN BOEHNER AND THE HOUSE SPEAKER IS THAT THEY DON'T LIKE THE BILL, THE REPUBLICANS DID...
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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AS THEY WERE COMING OUT, WHAT DID YOU HEAR FROM THEM? ARE THERE A MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS IN FAVOR OF THE SENATE BILL RIGHT NOW? GUEST:...
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GUEST
TO ENOUGH TO SAY FOR CERTAIN BUT I AM SHOCKED -- JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY I TALKED WITH I TALKED WITH ONLY ONE THAT WAS IN FAVOR OF IT. MOST OF THOSE WHO...
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HOST
ARE ESTIMATING $4 TRILLION IN ADDED DEFICIT SPENDING IN THE NEXT NINE YEARS. ARE THERE ENOUGH REPUBLICANS WHO WOULD SUPPORT THE CURRENT SENATE BILL ALONG...
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THAT'S THE QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW AN ANSWER TO THAT. I WOULD SAY IT WOULD BE CLOSE. LAST NIGHT'S SENATE VOTE WAS SUCH A BIG MARGIN IT GAVE THIS BILL...
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CASE, WHAT IS THE SENATE'S ROLE? GUEST: WHEN HARRY
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REID CLOSED THE SENATE AT 2:00 A.M. THIS MORNING HE SENT THEM HOME. HE SAID -- WHEN I CAME OVER HERE THE SENATE WAS IN SESSION, MEETING BUT THEY ARE...
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HOST
WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THE HOUSE TO COME BACK INTO SESSION? GUEST: THEY DID NOT GIVE
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GUEST
A SPECIFIC TIME. THEY JUST SAID THEY WILL DO MORE CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. THEY ARE GOING TO GO BACK INTO -- THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN...
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HOST
INTO WORK? WERE YOU THERE ALL NIGHT? GUEST: I WENT
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GUEST
HOME ABOUT SIX HOURS OVERNIGHT BUT IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF LONG DAYS. LAST YEAR ASPEND NEW YEARS IN A HOTEL WATCHING A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AND NOW I...
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HOST
TIME. I HOPE WE CAN CHECK IN WITH YOU LATER THIS EVENING. GUEST: ANY TIME. HOST: BACK
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HOST
TO YOUR PHONE CALLS AS WE GOT THE UPDATE ON THE FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS. THIS IS JERRY IN LONGVIEW, TEXAS. CALLER: HI, THANKS FOR
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TAKING MY CALL. IT IS DISHEARTENING TO HEAR THE REPUBLICANS DEMONIZED. I'M 65 AND I HAD MY SON AND MY GRANDSON LIVING WITH ME AND I'M ON DISABILITY AND...
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HOST
MAKE SOME OTHER CALLERS WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS. THIS IS TODD. CALLER: I DON'T
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KNOW IF THE VIEWERS KNOW THIS BUT AT 2:20 THIS MORNING THE PRESIDENT SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER GIVING ALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS A PAY INCREASE. NOW...
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IN MICHIGAN AND THIS IS A DEMOCRAT. CALLER: FROM THE PRESIDENT
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CALLER
DOWN TO THE CONGRESS, THEY HAVE BEEN ACTING LIKE BABIES. THEY SHOULD GO HOME AND PATCH THIS UP AND QUIT ACTING LIKE 2 -YEAR-OLDS. HOST: HERE ARE...
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TWEETS COMING INTO THE #FISCAL CLIFF. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE G.O.P. WOULD BE STUPID ENOUGH TO SINK THIS. FISCAL CLIFF IS THE REASON I HATE MY A.P. GOVERNMENT...
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CALLER
YEAR. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THEY HAVE TO PASS THIS. I THINK WE'RE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONGRESS. I'M HOPING AND PRAYING THEY...
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THE DEMOCRAT LINE.
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CALLER: HAPPY NEW YEAR. THE REPUBLICANS ARE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT CUTTING THE DEFICIT AND I'M A DEMOCRAT AND I BELIEVE WE SHOULD CUT THE DEFICIT. HOWEVER,...
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| 01:09:58 |
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IS JOEIAN. ONCE AGAIN, WAITING FOR HOUSE TO COME BACK -- THEY ARE IN RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR. AS OUR GUESTS OF THE "WASHINGTON TIMES"...
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