how conservative their votes are, they are now okay with it going forward not paid for because they see it as political kabuki. it will be interesting to see what happens. 160 million americans would like to see it. it s still very much up in the air as well as unemployment benefits. we re only a few weeks out, february 29th. the president has revised this hash tag twitter campaign where people would say what they would do with the extra $40. let me play the remarks the president said today regarding congress. to everyone who went online last december and told us what it would be like to lose $40 in every paycheck, you should know you made all the difference. congress needs to extend that tax cut along with vital insurance lifelines for folk who is have lost their jobs during this recession. they need to do it now without
to his day job. he would have to make a choice to fill up the gas tank to get to work or do i give up my entrepreneurial dream. $40, he wrote, means a heck of a lot. it means a heck of a lot. that s what this debate is all about. this is what s at stake for millions of americans. this is why it matters to people. it matters a heck of a lot. i m asking the american people to keep their stories coming. tell us what $40 means to you. if you tweet it, use the hash tag $40. call, tweet, write your congressman, write your senators. tell them, do not let up until this thing gets done. don t let taxes go up on 160 million working americans. don t let americans out there looking for work and the economy is starting to improve but they don t have a job yet, don t leave them without a lifeline in terms of cutting off their unemployment insurance. when a plane is lifting off the ground, you don t ease up on the throttle. you keep going. our plane is up there, but we re not at cruising al
that suggested wait a minute arizona is not behaving this time the way it behaved previously or missouri isn t behaving, that there was a fundamental shift i wasn t sure. we saw changes but we thought it was superficial. that s a tossup category. not eight months out. i am going by job approvals and not trial heats. job approvals are proven to be on the number. always fun. we ll bring you back in here when you re in town. been hard to get you guys together in town for a while. up next, the greek drama. violence in the streets of athens as greek government passes the tough new austerity package. live in athens. plus as president s wish list arrives on capitol hill, lawmakers are still fighting last year s battle over the payroll tax cut. can congress get that deal done before february 29th? which future senator scored the only touchdown for harvard when they played yale in 1955?
congress needs to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance without drama and without delay and without needs to pass this without drama and delay and without linking it to some other ideological side issues. we ve been through this before, remember? we ve seen this movie. we don t need to see it again. the time for self-inflicted wounds to our economy has to be over. let s go straight to cnn congressional correspondent kate bouldan. kate, this is a surprising turn-around. what are you hearing there? what made them decide to make this move? jessica a surpriseding turn-around and sharp and surprising reversal by house republicans on the issue of the payroll tax cut. as you know, one of the demands house republicans have been making all along during this month s long battle over extending the payroll tax cut is their incidentses that the payroll tax cut and other measures be included in the deal be paid for. be covered and paid for by offsets tha
be something there they have accepted his apology. thank you. we greatly appreciate it. no problem. here is one way to up stage madonna. details on the middle finger flap during the super bowl halftime show. here are some things we thought you should know. the white house announced president obama will host a black tie state dinner like event at the white house on february 29th to mark the end of the war in iraq. the theme will be a nation s gratitude. a group of 200 vets selected from all service branchs are expected to attend. donald trump is taking credit for mitt romney s saturday s win in nevada win. trump said a lot of people are giving me credit for that, and i will accept that credit. a florida man is cueing newt gingrich claiming gingrich s security guard fractured his foot during a campaign stop last