standard & poor s. talking not just about the failure to raise the debt flimt tine, but the failure to address the underlying problem. we believe the identifying conditions we put in place in cut, cap and balance are the right conditions. now, if the democrats in the senate don t agree, we can and should bring that up in the debate process and have a healthy open amendment process in the senate for a compromise. instead a small handful from both legislative parties, cook up a deal, brought forward at the last possible hour extorting members of congress and the american people into is a sorting it at the last minute. leave this vote up to the 80 or so tea party freshmen, no deal. they would insist on your terms. he don t want a compromise. we re the only people who othered terms. you don t want to compromise. what good is a proposal where s the compromise? that is nonsense. where are you willing to
received from moody s and standard & poor s. talking not just about the failure to raise the debt limit in tine, but the failure to address the underlying problem. we believe the identifying conditions we put in place in cut, cap and balance are the right conditions. now, if the democrats in the senate don t agree, we can and should bring that up in the debate process and have a healthy open amendment process in the senate for a compromise. instead a small handful from both legislative parties, cook up a deal, brought forward at the last possible hour extorting members of congress and the american people into is a sorting it at the last minute. leave this vote up to the 80 or so tea party freshmen, no deal. they would insist on your terms. he doesn t want a compromise. we re the only people who offered terms. you don t want to compromise. what good is a proposal where s the compromise? that is nonsense. where are you willing to compromise? on the balanced budget, on revenue
several high level gadhafi regime officials lead by the u.s. ambassador who was recalled from tripoli when the uprising began five months ago. the meeting was to deliver this blunt mess rage. gadhafi has no choice but to yield power. these u.s. officials tell me no additional meeting is planned because gadhafi must go was clearly delivered. but a gadhafi spokesman in a conversation with our ivan watson had a different take. this is the first step and we welcome any further steps and we are prepared to talk war and explain what is happening in libya. we don t want to be in the community. who participate? if i may, you know, it s not the time to name people but, you know, it s a first step dialogue, okay. but it was direct face-to-face in indonesia on saturday? yes. ivan watson with us live from the libyan capital. ivan, fascinating reporting there. what was the answer when the united states delegation, as i m told, he has to go. it s nonnegotiable. he has to go soo
the votes and fashionista. pass it? i know you don t like it. there is a reason we are here today and the vote hasn t been taken and that is because a large portion doesn t support the bill because six out of ten americans don t support the will. the alarming thing that i m hearing now is that speaker pelosi is thinking about bending the rules and, frankly, making it so there is not a direct vote on the senate healthcare bill. chris: let me ask you to stand by for a minute because i m going go through a lightning round, quick questions and answers on a number of issues with you, congressman van hollen. have democrats gotten the final cbo analysis of the house fix it bill? no. and this is one of the reasons we haven t had a debate process yet. chris: will the house vote by next sunday? that is going to depend in part on when we receive from the congressional budget office
it bill? no. and this is one of the reasons we haven t had a debate process yet. chris: will the house vote by next sunday? that is going to depend in part on when we receive from the congressional budget office their analysis. their analysis earlier shows that they reduce the deficit in the 10 year and 20 year period. we expect that to be the case with the new bill but we have to get that. chris: will democrats find some legislative way to guarantee no federal money for abortions? absolutely. in fact, the senate bill already does that. in fact, a democrat bart stupak says that is not true. what bart stupak is saying is that you can t use your own money to purchase a health insurance plan that provides for abortion coverage. chris: he is saying you have to buy a personal policy.