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IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THE BILL IS IT TO READ -- AND GETS RID OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. IT HAS NOT WORKED AND IT HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE BURDEN ON SCHOOLS....
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| 00:02:00 |
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THEN SAYING QUITE FREQUENTLY, THIS IS A BIPARTISAN BILL, NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE PLEASED WITH EVERYTHING IN IT. THIS WEEK, 21 ORGANIZATIONS CAME...
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| 00:02:28 |
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COMPROMISE, NOT EVERYONE LIKES EVERYTHING THAT IS A NET. IF I COULD BE THE DICTATOR, I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN A DIFFERENT BILL MYSELF. BUT I THINK ONCE THE...
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| 00:04:38 |
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OF TIME FRAME ARE YOU LOOKING AT? IF YOU WERE GOING TO LEGISLATE, YOU HAVE TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN. WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE? AND YOU THINK THIS...
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| 00:04:57 |
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LOT OF NAYSAYERS THAT SAID WE COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF COMMITTEE. IT TOOK A LOT LONGER THAN I HAD HOPED. THAT IS THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. THAT IS THE...
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| 00:05:58 |
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HIT THE FLOOR? >> I DO NOT
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| 00:06:00 |
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KNOW. I DO NOT RUN THAT. I AM TALKING TO HARRY REID AND OTHERS ABOUT THIS. I AM HOPING WE CAN HAVE THIS ON THE FLOOR BEFORE THANKSGIVING, BUT I KNOW...
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| 00:07:14 |
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GOT OFF TO A ROUGH START WED SENATOR RAN PAUL. GIVEN THE PARTISAN ATMOSPHERE IN CONGRESS RIGHT NOW, DO YOU EXPECT REPUBLICANS TO TRY SIMILAR STRATEGIES?...
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| 00:07:36 |
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ONE OR TWO THAT WANT TO DO SOMETHING. IN THE END, WE WERE TO ADOPT. SENATOR PAUL OBJECTED AND IT COST US ONE DAY. WE WORKED OUT WITH HIM AND WE MADE...
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| 00:08:28 |
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THE PRESIDENT'S JOBS PROPOSAL. A SCALED-BACK VERSION. IT DID NOT GET ANY REPUBLICAN VOTES. WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FOR THIS BILL? WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW?...
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| 00:08:48 |
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JOBS BILL TO GET THROUGH. THAT IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE COULD DO RIGHT NOW. MY BILL IS IMPORTANT, BUT THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS...
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| 00:09:42 |
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EVENT? -- AND THEN? >>
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| 00:09:49 |
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THAT IS A SAD THING. 25 MILLION PEOPLE ARE OUT OF WORK. YOU WOULD THINK PEOPLE WOULD REALIZE AND RECOGNIZE THAT IF WE CAN PASS A JOBS BILL AND START...
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| 00:10:43 |
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NOT GET A JOBS BILL, HOW DO YOU AVOID GETTING BLAMED FOR NOT PASSING ANYTHING ON JOBS? >> DEMOCRATS
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| 00:10:51 |
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ARE NOT IN CHARGE. THE HOUSE IS RUN BY REPUBLICANS. IN THE SENATE, WE HAVE 53 DEMOCRATS. THE SYSTEM THAT WAS SET UP SAYS WE NEED 60 VOTES TO DO ANYTHING....
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| 00:11:04 |
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EXPLAIN THAT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE? >> WHAT MORE CAN
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| 00:11:09 |
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YOU DO TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAN TO TELL THE TRUTH? THE TRUTH IS WE HAVE 53 DEMOCRATS. THE SYSTEM IS SET UP SO YOU NEED 60 AND WE CANNOT CHANGE THE...
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| 00:11:59 |
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MAP FORT SENATE DEMOCRATS. -- A TOUGH ELECTORAL MAP FOR SENATE DEMOCRATS. >> THE
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| 00:12:11 |
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AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THIS DO NOTHING CONGRESS. WE'RE DOING NOTHING BECAUSE THE REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE TO BLOCK US AT EVERY TURN....
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| 00:12:50 |
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BILL, THE HOUSE MAKE UP IS DIFFERENT THAN THE SENATE MAKE UP. HAVE THE TOP TWO SPEAKER BANNER -- HAVING TALKED TO JOHN BOEHNER AT ALL? >> I HAVE NOT...
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| 00:13:09 |
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PERSONALLY TO JOHN BOEHNER. BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO CONGRESSMAN KLEIN. AND CONGRESSMAN MEL LAIRD -- MILLER. WE HAVE MET WITH THEM. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT...
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| 00:13:44 |
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THE RALLY THE HOUSE FOR THE BILL? >> MY HOPE IS THAT
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| 00:13:49 |
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TO HE WILL LOOK AT OUR BILL AND IF WE CAN BRING IT UP AND THE SENATE AND SUCCEED IN THE SENATE, I THINK THAT WILL INSTRUCT A LOT OF HOUSE MEMBERS. >>...
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| 00:14:11 |
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TO SENATOR ALEXANDER ABOUT GETTING HIS LEADERSHIP TO COOPERATE? ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOU STOPPED BEING IN LEADERSHIP WAS BECAUSE HE WANTED TO WORK...
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| 00:14:28 |
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SENATOR ALEXANDER CAME UP WITH A VERY GOOD IDEA ON HOW WE WOULD HANDLE THIS ON THE FLOOR. I DO NOT KNOW IF I AM AT LIBERTY TO TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW. I...
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| 00:14:56 |
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GET AROUND PROCEDURAL HURDLES? >>
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| 00:14:58 |
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YES. >>
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| 00:15:00 |
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ANYMORE? >> I AM JUST HOPEFUL
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| 00:15:07 |
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THAT IT WORKS. [LAUGHTER] WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER. THE REPUBLICANS ON OUR COMMITTEE AND DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER AND GET THIS DONE. BUT THERE...
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| 00:15:38 |
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CAN SAY IT AGAIN. NO, I DO NOT THINK SO. I THINK WE WILL LOOK AT MOVING AHEAD ON THE SEQUESTERED ROUTES BEGINNING NEXT YEAR. >>
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| 00:15:51 |
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AUTOMATIC CUTS. >>
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| 00:15:52 |
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YES. WE GET TO SHAPE THEM IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE. WE CAN MANEUVER THOSE AROUND. QUITE FRANKLY, THAT MIGHT BE THE BETTER PATH TO TAKE THEM WITH THE SUPER...
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| 00:16:31 |
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MEAN COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN GET MORE OF A SAY OVER HOW TO SHAPE THOSE CUTS? >>
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| 00:16:35 |
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ABSOLUTELY. WHEN YOU HAVE MORE OF A SAY SO AS THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, YOU ARE BUYING INTO IT, AND YOU HAVE SOME OWNERSHIP. IF IT IS JUST 12 PEOPLE MAKING...
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| 00:17:10 |
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ACT, ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED WITH THE DECISION? >> WE
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| 00:17:14 |
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HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT WITH KATHLEEN SIBELIUS AND THE PAST. I AM SAD ABOUT IT BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS A GOOD ATTEMPT TO MEET A DIRE NATIONAL NEED...
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| 00:19:05 |
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FRIEND TO ORGANIZED LABOR IN YOUR CAREER. THE THINK THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS BEEN AS LABOR FRIENDLY AS -- DO YOU THINK THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS BEEN...
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| 00:19:29 |
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A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT FOR ME. WE NEEDED SOME REFORM IN OUR LABOR LAWS. I WORKED A VERY HARD ON THAT ISSUE FOR THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR. >> DID THE WHITE
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| 00:19:40 |
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HOUSE PUSH HARD ENOUGH? >> THE WHITE HOUSE'S
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| 00:19:46 |
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PRIORITY WAS GETTING A HEALTH CARE BILL THROUGH. THE PRIORITY WAS GETTING A HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL THROUGH. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN A YEAR. BUT IT...
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| 00:20:49 |
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ABOUT THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMITTEE, HOW DO YOU SEE THAT PROGRESSING IN THE FUTURE NOW THAT MEMBERSHIP HAS DROPPED BACK DOWN TO THREE MEMBERS?...
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| 00:21:06 |
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ANOTHER WAY THAT REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO KEEP US FROM DOING ANYTHING. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD DOES A GOOD JOB. I MEAN, THEY WORK HARD. IF...
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| 00:21:46 |
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THE HOUSE IN 1974. YOUR TERM EXPIRES IN 2014. THAT IS A LONG TIME TO BE IN WASHINGTON. WILL YOU RUN AGAIN? >> I AM THINKING ABOUT
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| 00:21:57 |
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IT. THANK GOD I AM HEALTHY. I LIKE BEING IN THE SENATE. I LIKE LEGISLATING. I LIKE THE GIVE-AND-TAKE OF DEBT. GETTING THIS EDUCATION BILL THROUGH FOR...
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| 00:22:42 |
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AND GOES AND YOU HAVE LOST MORE SEATS IN THE SENATE AND REPUBLICANS TAKE OVER, HOW MUCH WOULD THAT WAY ON YOUR DECISION? >> THIS
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| 00:22:53 |
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IS ALL SPECULATION. I DO NOT THINK WE WILL LOSE THE SENATE. I THINK THE DEMOCRATS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE SENATE. QUITE FRANKLY, WITH SOME OF THE DYNAMICS...
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| 00:23:40 |
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THE HOUSE SIDE THAT OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF? >> THE
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| 00:23:45 |
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POLLING DATA. LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DISTRICTS WHERE WE HAVE DONE WELL IN THE PAST. YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE POLLING DATA AND PEOPLE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH...
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| 00:24:17 |
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HARKIN, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >> THANK
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| 00:24:21 |
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YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> WE ARE BACK WITH
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| 00:24:25 |
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OUR TO REPORTERS. LOREN, THE SENATOR SAID THAT TO THE EDUCATION BILL COULD GET TO THE SENATE FLOOR. THERE MIGHT BE A BIPARTISAN PATH FORWARD. W>> THAT...
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| 00:25:21 |
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BE A WAY TO PUT IT ON THE SENATE FLOOR, BOB. BOTH SIDES CAN OFFER AMENDMENTS, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE RELEVANT AMENDMENTS. DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU?...
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| 00:25:36 |
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TO BE CHALLENGING. CLEARLY, THEY HAVE SOME TYPE OF DEAL. IT IS VERY FASCINATING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS MOVING ON CAPITOL HILL. NO INDICATION --...
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| 00:26:04 |
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ARE HOUSE REPUBLICANS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING BRAQUE -- BIPARTISAN THAT THEY CAN DO? ANYTHING? >>
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| 00:26:11 |
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THEY SAY THEY ARE. BUT WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO -- THEY COULD FEEL THE PRESSURE FROM DISSIDENT. -- FROM THE SENATE. >> AS TERM --
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| 00:26:27 |
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THE TRICKY THING HERE IS THAT THE HOUSE HAS NOW A LARGER GROUP OF TEA PARTY CONSERVATIVES. THEY HAD A DIFFICULT TIME RALLYING SOME OF HIS FRESHMAN MEMBERS....
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| 00:26:49 |
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DIFFER? >> WOULD THIS
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| 00:26:55 |
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SENATE HAS DONE IS CREATED A VERY BROAD, 868-PAGE BILL, THAT TRIES TO TACKLE EVERYTHING THAT WAS BROKEN IN ALL -- IN NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. THE HOUSE HAS...
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| 00:27:33 |
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REPUBLICANS ARE IN A TOUGH SPOT. IF THEY CLEAR THIS UP THROUGH THE SENATE, IT COULD BE USED AS POLITICAL AMMUNITION. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT JOHN BOEHNER...
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| 00:27:48 |
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SO. AND THEN THERE IS THE JOBS LEGISLATION. DEMOCRATIC LEADERS DECIDED TO BREAK UP PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JOBS BUILT INTO SMALLER PORTIONS. IT DID NOT PASS....
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| 00:28:01 |
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PORTION. DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN VERY FRUSTRATED. NOT BEING ABLE TO CRACK THAT GOP UNITY. SENATOR HARKIN INDICATED THAT HE IS NOT VERY HOPEFUL AND MADE THE...
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| 00:28:29 |
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COMMITTEE, HE SAID IT WOULD BE BETTER -- ON THE SUPER COMMITTEE, HE SAID IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THE SUPER COMMITTEE DOES NOT REACH SOME SORT OF DEAL....
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| 00:28:43 |
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HAPPENS NEXT IF THE SUPER COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE ANY FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU GET DIFFERENT ANSWERS FROM A DIFFERENT PEOPLE. IT COULD BE A BIT OF A...
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| 00:29:03 |
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