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Won t it be more productive to work with republicans on a plan that you know could pass congress as opposed to going around the country talking about your bill and singling out and calling out republicans by name? well, first of all, with respect to the state of the economy, there is no doubt that growth has slowed. i think people were much more optimistic at the beginning of this year. but the combination of a japanese tsunami, the arab spring which drove up gas prices, and most prominently europe i think has got even businesses and consumers very nervous. and we did not help here in washington with the debt ceiling debacle that took place, a abo bit of game playing that was completely unnecessary and unprecedented in terms of how we dealt with our responsibilities here in washing tonight. you combine all that, ther washington. you combine all that there is no ....