you had the war on afghanistan, which i supported and almost all of the members of congress did, because those were the people that attacked us. but then, you had the war in iraq and both afghanistan and iraq were fought as quote emergencies, which means they weren t included in the annual deficits. so, now, when they re talking about a budget that cuts student loan programs for gi members, people coming back from iraq and afghanistan now they re not getting their student loans. because this was all fought off budget. i think that s political malpractice on the part of the republican party. they should have budgeted for this. well, from a congressional physician of the soul like diana degette, thank you so much. now to dr. james peterson, msnbc analyst and director of africana
you had the war on afghanistan, which i supported and almost all of the members of congress did, because those were the people that attacked us. but then, you had the war in iraq and both afghanistan and iraq were fought as quote emergencies, which means they weren t included in the annual deficits. so, now, when they re talking about a budget that cuts student loan programs for gi members, people coming back from iraq and afghanistan now they re not getting their student loans. because this was all fought off budget. i think that s political malpractice on the part of the republican party. they should have budgeted for this. well, from a congressional physician of the soul like diana degette, thank you so much. now to dr. james peterson, msnbc analyst and director of africana studies. professor, millions oppose the war, but as you know, and i m
are you willing to have teachers laid off or kids not have access to headstart? or deeper cuts in student loan programs, just because you want to protect a special tax interest loophole that the vast majority of americans don t benefit from. that s the choice. that s the question. joining us now is ezra klein, columnist for the washington post and bloomberg news, and our msnbc policy analyst. ezra, it s great to have you here. thanks for being here. good evening. if everybody agrees that the cuts that are to go into effect next friday, the sequester, if everybody agrees that they re bad for the country and they don t want them, does congress have the option to just not do them, to just repeal this stupid thing? congress does have that option. what congress gaveth the country for no good reason, it can taketh away for a very good reason. at the moment they re not doing that, because in the weird
their job because you want to protect some special interest tax loophole? are you willing to have teachers laid off or kids not have access to headstart? or deeper cuts in student loan programs, just because you want to protect a special tax interest loophole that the vast majority of americans don t benefit from. that s the choice. that s the question. joining us now is ezra klein, columnist for the washington post and bloomberg news, and our msnbc policy analyst. ezra, it s great to have you here. thanks for being here. good evening. if everybody agrees that the cuts that are to go into effect next friday, the sequester, if everybody agrees that they re bad for the country and they don t want them, does congress have the option to just not do them, to just repeal this stupid thing? congress does have that option. what congress gave the country for no good reason, it can taketh away for a very good
tax loophole? are you willing to have teachers laid off or kids not have access to headstart? or deeper cuts in student loan programs, just because you want to protect a special tax interest loophole that the vast majority of americans don t benefit from. that s the choice. that s the question. joining us now is ezra klein, columnist for the washington post and bloomberg news, and our msnbc policy analyst. ezra, it s great to have you here. thanks for being here. good evening. if everybody agrees that the cuts that are to go into effect next friday, the sequester, if everybody agrees that they re bad for the country and they don t want them, does congress have the option to just not do them, to just repeal this stupid thing? congress does have that option. what congress gaveth the country for no good reason, it can taketh away for a very good