we re fair minded, hardworking folks. that budget does not represent the values of the people of wisconsin. can he go home and win on that? if this is what he wants? he ll have some explaining to do because i ll talk about, this pooerm will talk about this budget. you tell my 85-year-old moth they re somehow we re going to cut social security or voucherize medicare, do some of the things in this budget and, you know, you can t say that to seniors. you can t say you re going to raise the taxes on the middle class so that the top 1% or 2% can get a benefit. he ll have a hard time justifying that back home. i grew up in his district. i know that area well. congressman mark pocan, good to have you with us tonight. i just found it very interesting that the districts are right next to each other. two guys ideologically totally different and bingo, he thinks he can take that, go home, and sell that. what is it in the water people can be across the line and be so different? i find it int
time end social security. privatize social security. voucherize medicare. give seniors an $8,000 check. and when they have cancer, that will last for at least two days. make savage cuts in medicaid. ed, what part of their agenda is not simply raising the minimum wage, they want to eliminate the minimum wage. get government out of that area. no floor on wages that are paid in this country. people will work for 3 bubs an hour. eliminate the environmental protection agency. the department of energy, the department of education. people think i am kidding. i am not. that is the agenda, and there are hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars behind that agenda. senator, republican party exposed. the influence of the koch brothers goes much farther than what i think average americans were consuming on this subject. right. i mean, when they write a letter and i says dear senator , that is an open letter to those who make decisions that
president james hoffa did send a letter to congress warning that the law would destroy the 40-hour workweek. but in recent weeks, unions have remained silent. i want to bring in lee saunders, president of the american federation of state, county and municipal employees. always good to see you, lee. good morning. good morning. where do you stand on obama care? we support obama care 100%. we know there will be some kinks that have to be worked out but you have to expect that. you had kinking in the social security program, you had kinks in the medicare program, so it s up to the concerned parties to sit down and talk about the problems that exist and work those problems out. but overall we think that it s a good program, it will be a good program. it will provide health care for millions of people across this country and we support it. you re a huge union so you understand what the challenges are. so what do you think specifically short of repeal would get unions on board with it
us tonight. thanks for your time. we have seen the song and dance on the senate floor. we have heard the president and the former president with the facts. but let s zero in on cruz. getting blame where i think it s not deserved. that really isn t he the majority for the republicans? i mean, aren t the majority of republicans right with him on these issues? your thought, senator? i think you re right. i think people do not appreciate how far right the republican party has gone. their view in terms of what we should do on health care is not to address the reality that 48 million are underinsured. their reality is to voucherize medicare, make massive cuts in medicaid. these are the guys who want to abolish the minimum wage. do away with the environmental protection agency. give more tax breaks to billionair billionaires. this is a very, very right wing party right now. i think the what everybody should know is that on their
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