We Can't Afford $700 Billion In Lost Revenue, Says Cardin

Sen. Ben Cardin (D- Md.) explains why he and the majority of the Senate Democrats are opposed to the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. (0:15)

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Democrats Out Of Touch With Americans, Says Lawmaker

Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) says that Demcorats are coing to the realization that they have lost touch with what the American people need most, jobs. (0:34)

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Democrats Failing In Creating Jobs, Says Boehner

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says Democrats are finally, after 18 months, taking a look at creating jobs with their manufactoring agenda. (0:39)

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Democrats Acting Like Last 18 Months Never Happened, Says Boehner

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says Democrats fear the upcoming weeks and are acting like the last 18 months never happened. (0:25) 

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GOP And Tea Party "One And The Same," Says Lawmaker

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) says that is hard to differentiate Republicans from Tea Party members by studying their voting records. (1:04)

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Hoyer Touts Sixth Straight Month Of Job Growth, Prevented Second Great Depression

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) says that a second Great Depression was squashed by six straight months of job growth. (0:45)

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Boehner: Democrats' Spending Holding American Troops Hostage

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) criticizes the Obama administration and congressional Democratics on Thursday for over-spending, calling them "spend-aholics." "Democrats have lost every shred of credibility when it comes to managing taxpayer dollars," he says. (0:53)
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Waxman Shines Doubt On Republican Victory In November

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that the Republicans do not have the winning formula for taking back Congress. Waxman explains that the Republicans are running on negativity toward the health care bill, but don't have much else to offer. (0:36)
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Waxman: Republican Opposition To Health Care Reform Was Out Of The '94 Playbook

Rep. Henry Waxman, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, compared the effort from conservatives to derail health care reform to President Bill Clinton’s attempt to overhaul the health care system during the early days of his administration.

"Their objective was to repeat 1994," said Waxman during a forum Tuesday. "Defeat the bill, then get the Republican party in power." (0:42)



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Democrats Will Buy Votes, Says Sen. Gregg

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H) said Thursday that Democrats will attempt to offer funding for district projects in exchange for votes on the health care reform bill. (0:53)
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Obama Ignoring The American Public, Says House Republican

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) says President Barack Obama is ignoring the American public when it comes to healthcare reform, and calls on Democrats to listen to the wisdom of Americans across the country. (0:15)
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Boehner: Senate Healthcare Bill Includes Back Room Deals

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) asks the American public to speak out about how they really feel about the health care bill that Democrats want to pass. (0:23)
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Democrats Shoving Health Reform Down The Throats Of American People, Says Boehner

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says Democrats refuse to listen to the American people when it comes to health care, and says their party will do anything to get reform passed. (0:18)
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Health Care Bill Would Resemble "Swiss Cheese" Following Reconciliation, Says Policy Analyst

Director of Center for Health Policies Studies at the Heritage Foundation Robert Moffit, says that if the Democrats try to pass a health care bill through budget reconciliation there will be so much left out that the bill will look like "Swiss cheese." (0:15)
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Obama's Health Reform Plan Is "Attempt To Bridge Differences," Says White House Official

White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer says the President's health reform plan is an attempt to bridge the differences between the House and Senate bills. The White Houses hopes Republicans support the President's plan, and present their own ideas so the American public can analyze them before this Thursday's Health Care Summit. (0:40)
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Virginia Democrat Praises Recovery Act

Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.) says that the stimulus has helped his district in Northern Virginia and urges Democrats to let the stimulus continue to work. (0:19)
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Contention Mounting At Rapid Pace In Congress

TRNS Reporter Leah Valencia investigates the rise of partisanship within both chambers of Congress. (5:57)
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House Republican Conference Radio Row: Republican Know U.S. Needs Health Care Reform, But Not From Democrats Says Wyoming Rep.

Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) says that Republicans know that America's health care system needs reform, but says they don't agree with the Democrats on how to go about it. (0:14)
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House Republican Conference Radio Row: Obama Broke Campaign Promise By Denying Transparency

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) accused President Barack Obama of breaking a campaign pledge by not providing sufficient transparency in the formation of health care reform legislation.

“If you remember candidate Obama said 'when I introduce this health care legislation and we go to negotiate it, we’re going to negoatiate in the open, it’s going to be a transparent process. I’ll even put it on C-SPAN, so the American people can see who’s around the table,"' said Westmoreland. (0:30)
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Health Analyst Says There Are Better Ways To Expand Health Coverage Than Public Option

Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at the CATO Institute gives recommendations for alternatives to the public option.

"If you reform the tax treatment to employer sponsored health insurance so that workers can control the $10,000 of their earnings that employers now control, and they can take that money and buy secure coverage from any source," said Cannon. "If you let people purchase insurance from across state lines, that could cover one third of the uninsured, without any new taxes or new government subsidies." (0:29)
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