. greta: big corporate law firm in boston getting special treatment from congress? is the president going to sign off on that special treatment tomorrow? the politically connected firm was hired to represent a drug manufacturer. they are supposed to apply for a patent extension for one of the dug company s products but they missed the deadline that is called legal malpractice. the firm got sued and agreed to pay 214 million dollars for its malpractice. unless it won an appeal or if the firm could successfully use its political connections to get special treatment from your congress. tomorrow president obama signs off on the special treatment for this politically connected law firm. senator session says this is not right. i guess unless the american people really flood the white house switch board between now and tomorrow, in
. greta:ig corporate law firm in boston getting special treatment from congress? is the president going to sign off on that special treatment tomorrow? the politically connected firm was hired to represent a drug manufacturer. they are supposed to apply for a patent extension for one of the dug company s products but they missed the deadline that is called legal malpractice. the firm got sued and agreed to pay 214 million dollars for its malpractice. unless it won an appeal or if the firm could successfully use its political connections to get special treatment from your congress. tomorrow president obama signs off on the special treatment for this politically connected law firm. senator session says this is not right. i guess unless the american people really flood the white house switch board between now and tomorrow, in
afghan soldiers and were ambushed and called for back-up. corporal meyer asked his superiors four times to go help and four times he was told no. what did he do? he disobeyed orders and went into that village, dodging bullets. he entered the so-called kill zone five times. he rescued 36 people. 13 marines and army soldiers with 23 afghan soldiers. core corporal meyer is the first living ma seen to receive the honor. sergeant meyer not only got a medal of honor he also got to ding a beer with the president at the white house. first it was banks, auto industry now a law firm getting a bailout to the tune of 214 million dollars. is president obama going to sign off on this tomorrow? a big troop withdrawal from
in the house. the first vote it failed by one vote. the bill greta: same day? same day. it was brought out of committee without this language in it. chairman smith did not support this language. they got a second vote through some mechanism. it passed by a few votes the second time. it came with that language in it. i moved to take the language out. had a lot of supporters, but it want enough. people said well if we don t pass it the bill would have to be revoted in the house of the but it would have passed the house again. there was no problem with that in my opinion. that became the basis for some people not to support the ledge the amendment. greta: a lot of americans are unhappy with these special deals. the firm would have been on the hook for 214 million dollars. but the other side of the issue is, had this not happened the if the
the first vote it failed by one vote. the bill greta: same day? same day. it was brought out of committee without this language in it. chairman smith did not support this language. they got a second vote through some mechanism. it passed by a few votes the second time. it came with that language in it. i moved to take the language out. had a lot of supporters, but it want enough. people said well if we don t pass it the bill would have to be revoted in the house of the but it would have passed the house again. there was no problem with that in my opinion. that became the basis for some people not to support the ledge the amendment. greta: a lot of americans are unhappy with these special deals. the firm would have been on the hook for 214 million dollars. but the other side of the issue is, had this not happened the if the congress weren t giving