how many elections, harry, do the democrats have to win? how many mandates from the people have to be sent to washington that we need to move forward on this? why is the minority party running this country? that s my first reaction on this. for more, let s turn to senator bernie sanders of vermont for his reaction. senator, good to have you with us tonight. i ve got to ask you, if the talking filibuster isn t in it, if the 41 rule isn t in it, where is the teeth in this filibuster reform that might happen? your thoughts, sir. there won t be much in the way of teeth. what you ll see is some improved efficiencies. the senate will move a little bit faster. but in essence, what tom harkin said is absolutely right. what we have seen is an unparalleled level of obstructionism time after time when we re trying to create jobs, trying to deal with global warming, trying to deal with
how many elections, harry, do the democrats have to win? how many mandates from the people have to be sent to washington that we need to move forward on this? why is the minority party running this country? that s my first reaction on this. for more, let s turn to senator bernie sanders of vermont for his reaction. senator, good to have you with us tonight. i ve got to ask you, if the talking filibuster isn t in it, if the 41 rule isn t in it, where is the teeth in this filibuster reform that might happen? your thoughts, sir. there won t be much in the way of teeth. what you ll see is some improved efficiencies. the senate will move a little bit faster. but in essence, what tom harkin said is absolutely right. what we have seen is an unparalleled level of obstructionism time after time when we re trying to create jobs, trying to deal with global
how many elections, harry, do the democrats have to win? how many mandates from the people have to be sent to washington that we need to move forward on this? why is the minority party running this country? that s my first reaction on this. for more, let s turn to senator bernie sanders of vermont for his reaction. senator, good to have you with us tonight. i ve got to ask you, if the talking filibuster isn t in it, if the 41 rule isn t in it, where is the teeth in this filibuster reform that might happen? your thoughts, sir. there won t be much in the way of teeth. what you ll see is some improved efficiencies. the senate will move a little bit faster. but in essence, what tom harkin said is absolutely right. what we have seen is an unparalleled level of obstructionism time after time when we re trying to create jobs, trying to deal with global warming, trying to deal with income inequality.
the scorched earth partisan politics in washington could push america over a fiscal cliff and quite possibly into a recession if congress doesn t act. economists now say that the so-called fiscal cliff has now overtaken europe as the biggest threat to the u.s. economy. in other words, our home-grown storm has a bigger chance of causing a hurricane here than the actual hurricane that s blowing our way from europe. i ve been berating congress on this show to pass legislation now to head off a series of tax increases and spending cuts mandated to take effect on january 1st. because congress couldn t come up with a better deal to raise the nation s debt limit last year. i am not alone in my calls. the federal reserve chairman and the international monetary fund are warning congress to act before it s too late. if you get hit by another recession, you ll join me in pointing my finger directly at the political partisanship that sr. has poisoned your path to economic stability and t
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