that's the better side of this country, not to leave a million three who are looking for work. i saw the list of people who are looking for work at this workforce office, and i talked to the workers. they're feeling, as i said, this desperation that's coming across because they don't know what to say to the people who are coming in who are looking for work, who want to work. >> michigan congressman sander levin. it's good to have you on the program, sir. thank you. >> thank you. this hour we have been following the cloture vote on the senate floor to move the budget forward. they just wrapped up. let me bring in nbc news deputy political editor. what's the vote? >> reporter: we saw 67-33. it passed with 12 republicans voting in favor of this, which is interesting because in days leading up to this, we had been counting votes and it looked like they might be right at 60 and it looks like a few of those other republicans who had been on the fence on this decided to