into an abortion debate, once again, was really just the antics that were being played out by colleagues on the republican side and i think, frankly, many of those republicans didn t even know what they were voting on, because why would you want to deny emergency services to a pregnant woman who wants that baby but who is hemorrhaging to death? why would you want to deny them health care? in terms of the jobs issue and the economics issue, congressman cantor, the majority leader in the house, has said he is open to voting on pieces of the jobs bit. i spoke with senator sherrod brown about what he thought might be able pass, piecemeal or otherwise, he suggested maybe investment specifically in schools, about infrastructure investment in schools and some of the other infrastructure investment might conceivably become law. do you agree with him? is there anything else you think might actually make it? well, i do think that we can do a huge infrastructure bill,
services when they are in distress and to then twist it into an abortion debate, once again, was really just the antics that were being played out by colleagues on the republican side and i think, frankly, many of those republicans didn t even know what they were voting on, because why would you want to deny emergency services to a pregnant woman who wants that baby but who is hemorrhaging to death? why would you want to deny them health care? in terms of the jobs issue and the economics issue, congressman cantor, the majority leader in the house, has said he is open to voting on pieces of the jobs bit. i spoke with senator sherrod brown about what he thought might be able pass, piecemeal or otherwise, he suggested maybe investment specifically in schools, about infrastructure investment in schools and some of the other infrastructure investment might conceivably become law. do you agree with him? is there anything else you think
movement. house majority leader eric cantor said on cnbc, these protesters are not like the tea party and scolded politicians who support them. what is infuriating to me is we have elected leaders that are inflaming this sense that we ought to be pitting americans against americans. i think right now is the time for all of us to come together. democratic leader nancy pelosi blasted cantor on sunday essentially saying where that was come together spirit when the tea party protested. i didn t hear him saying anything when the tea party was out demonstrating and actually spitting on members of congress right here on the capitol and he and his colleagues were putting signs in the windows encouraging them. all right. how did congressman cantor actually speak about the tea party movement? here s what we dug up from meet the press in january. they ve been a tremendous force in having us focus on
chamber would not vote on the president s bill in its entirety saying the americs jobs act was dead on arrival. this morning congressman cantor told reporters it s the president who has a problem reaching across the aisle. the problem is the policies being promoted by this administration that are sending the signal that we re not open for business in america. so if the president would join us in trying to do some things and actually help people that help create an environment for growth, i think we can all see a way to work together to actually produce a better future. the majority leader s office put out a statement today directly responding to the president s speech in texas that called cantor out by name. that statement read in part president obama needs to understand it is my way or the highway approach i m laughing because this is the guy who rallied the votes. his highway or the my way approach isn t going to work in the house or democratic senate in light of his abysmal
chamber would not vote on the president s bill in its entirety saying the americs jobs act was dead on arrival. this morning congressman cantor told reporters it s the president who has a problem reaching across the aisle. the problem is the policies being promoted by this administration that are sending the signal that we re not open for business in america. so if the president would join us in trying to do some things and actually help people that help create an environment for growth, i think we can all see a way to work together to actually produce a better future. the majority leader s office put out a statement today directly responding to the president s speech in texas that called cantor out by name. that statement read in part president obama needs to understand it is my way or the highway approach i m laughing because this is the guy who rallied the votes. his highway or the my way approach isn t going to work in the house or democratic senate in light of his abysmal