the senate democratic majority. it happened on fiscal cliff and the sandy supplemental. and on the violence against women s act where there was reluctance. it s the trifecta that s occurred already. i believe that if the bill lands on the floor of the house of representatives and there s enough pressure that s brought to bear, to your point, it will not pass with a majority of republicans supporting it. but it will pass on the majority. congressman hakeem jeffries in new york, alicia reese, hartford, connecticut, mayor pedro segarra. thank you so much. thanks, david. thank you. is the new secretary defense nightmare or a radical reformer who will tame the defense department? he gave us a big hint today. that s coming up.
during his testimony in front of the senate earlier this year, hagel did not inspire confidence. he struggled to explain previous and laudable positions under interrogation from hostile senators and outright disowned a couple of them. so, the big, crucial, defining question for the second term of barack obama and the multibillion fate of the largest defense apparatus is, is chuck hagel as secretary of defense the radical reformer those on the right feared and those on the left hoped for or has he been coopted he promised today to take on? joining me is matija kramer, a tax policy research group, spencer ackerman, senior reporter for the blog the danger room, and mattie duppler. i feel like being the head of the pentagon is like being the pope. it s like when there s a new when there s a vacancy, well, this next one s really going to have to deal with reforming the institution. they need reform inside the
house of representatives when pushed, and being handed a product, finished product, from the senate democratic majority. it happened on fiscal cliff and the sandy supplemental. and on the violence against women s act where there was reluctance. it s the trifecta that s occurred already. i believe that if the bill lands on the floor of the house of representatives and there s enough pressure that s brought to bear, to your point, it will not pass with a majority of republicans supporting it. but it will pass on the majority. congressman hakeem jeffries in new york, alicia reese, hartford, connecticut, mayor pedro segarra. thank you so much. thanks, david. thank you. is the new secretary defense nightmare or a radical reformer who will tame the defense department? he gave us a big hint today. that s coming up. [ female announcer ] nature valley protein bars,
speaker has been willing to bring bills to the floor of the house of representatives when pushed, and being handed a product, finished product, from the senate democratic majority. it happened on fiscal cliff and the sandy supplemental. and on the violence against women s act where there was reluctance. it s the trifecta that s occurred already. i believe that if the bill lands on the floor of the house of representatives and there s enough pressure that s brought to bear, to your point, it will not pass with a majority of republicans supporting it. but it will pass on the majority. congressman hakeem jeffries in new york, alicia reese, hartford, connecticut, mayor pedro segarra. thank you so much. thanks, david. thank you. is the new secretary defense nightmare or a radical reformer who will tame the defense department? he gave us a big hint today. that s coming up.
right who said he was indifferent on the nuclear program. during his testimony in front of the senate earlier this year, hagel did not inspire confidence. he struggled to explain previous and laudable positions under interrogation from hostile senators and outright disowned a couple of them. so, the big, crucial, defining question for the second term of barack obama and the multibillion fate of the largest defense apparatus is, is chuck hagel as secretary of defense the radical reformer those on the right feared and those on the left hoped for or has he been coopted he promised today to take on? joining me is matija kramer, a tax policy research group, spencer ackerman, senior reporter for the blog the danger room, and mattie duppler. i feel like being the head of the pentagon is like being the pope. it s like when there s a new when there s a vacancy, well,