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Transcripts For MSNBCW Weekends With Alex Witt 20111217



for dinner at the white house three times already. good morning, know, welcome to weekends with alex witt. it s 9:00 on the east soes, 6 a.m. out west. developing now, a crucial day on capitol hill with the senate in session at this hour. senate leaders agreed on a compromise measure last night, ebs tending a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for at least two more months. here s what the senate will vote on today. that two-month extension of social security payroll, language on the keystone pipeline. nbc s luke russert is busy on capitol hill with a good saturday morning to you, luke. reporter: good morning, alex. how are you? i m great. i hope you are, too. i guess, are these billings all great? are they going to pass or are there still sticking points? reporter: no, these are very much bipartisan bills that will pass the senate later today. the voting s about to start now. it will go until about 10:30 or 11 a.m. senators really do want to get out of washi ....

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Transcripts For MSNBC Weekends With Alex Witt 20111217



good morning, know, welcome to weekends with alex witt. it s 9:00 on the east soes, 6 a.m. out west. developing now, a crucial day on capitol hill with the senate in session at this hour. senate leaders agreed on a compromise measure last night, ebs tending a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for at least two more months. here s what the senate will vote on today. that two-month extension of social security payroll, language on the keystone pipeline. nbc s luke russert is busy on capitol hill with a good saturday morning to you, luke. reporter: good morning, alex. how are you? i m great. i hope you are, too. i guess, are these billings all great? are they going to pass or are there still sticking points? reporter: no, these are very much bipartisan bills that will pass the senate later today. the voting s about to start now. it will go until about 10:30 or 11 a.m. senators really do want to get out of washington, d.c. and start on their holiday break. but the ....

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