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CNNW Anderson Cooper 360 August 3, 2011

split, 6-6 along party lines. they ll have until thanksgiving to come up with a package of cuts and/or taxes to get the $1.5 trillion. now, congress would then vote up or down on the entire chunk. they have to vote. but remember, the supercommittee was set up to do what congress and the white house failed to do. keeping them honest tonight, it s not like this is the first time politicians have decided to set up a committee to do what they themselves have failed to do. in targets we have all been to this rodeo before. this commission has given us a warning for the future. but you have also presented us with a program for action. that was ronald reagan back in 1984 talking about a commission which was set up which was called for back in 1982. so we have heard this time and time again from politicians. and it wasn t just starting with ronald reagan. it goes back well, it s happened a lot even since then. take a look. from now on when the public hears the name gramm, ru

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CNNW Anderson Cooper 360 August 3, 2011

leaders each get to name three members. meaning the panel will be evenly split, 6-6 along party lines. they ll have until thanksgiving to come up with a package of cuts and/or taxes to get the $1.5 trillion. now, congress would then vote up or down on the entire chunk. they have to vote. but remember, the supercommittee was set up to do what congress and the white house failed to do. keeping them honest tonight, it s not like this is the first time politicians have decided to set up a committee to do what they themselves have failed to do. in targets we have all been to this rodeo before. this commission has given us a warning for the future. but you have also presented us with a program for action. that was ronald reagan back in 1984 talking about a commission which was set up which was called for back in 1982. so we have heard this time and time again from politicians. and it wasn t just starting with ronald reagan. it goes back well, it s happened a lot even since

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130427:00:01:00

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110803:19:01:00

times claiming their first priority was jobs, jobs and jobs. fixing our fiscal problems will in fact provide more confidence for employers in america, the people we expect, to reinvest in our economy and greet jobs. now is not the time for us to be considering tax hikes when there s over 9% unemployment and too many people out of work. surprising then that republicans have chosen to leave town for a month enjoying their congressional recess while leaving thousands of aviation workers in the lurch. that s because republicans refused to reauthorize the faa without adding an anti-union sweetener to the deal. if the stalemate continues through labor day, the president emphasized the government could lose $1 billion in tax revenues from ticket fees in just weeks. the airlines are still collecting these fees because it s priced into their tickets,

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110803:22:04:00

that is just plain mean. and irresponsibility. joining me now is don gentleman yesterday wards democrat from maryland. congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. thank you. it seems unbelievable. i mean, it is unreal because how can the republicans say they are for jobs but then do this and secondly, literally putting people out of work at a time that we need for industry and for job creation, people to be able to travel without worrying about what s going on with the faa? well, first of all, they had the nerve to get on planes to leave washington, d.c. while they put aviation workers out of a job. 4,000 aeration workers. 75,000 to 90,000 construction and contractors workers out of a job. and costing the american

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