Hensarling: Government Regulating Small Businesses Out Of Business

Chair of the House GOP Conference Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex.) urges the Senate to take on Republican bills that would limit federal regulation. Hensarling notes that the bills carry urgency since, as he says, the government is regulating small businesses out of business. (0:16)

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Reid: Fully Supports President's Decision To Bring Troops Home By Year's End

In a conference call Friday, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters America is well equipped and ready to bring troops home, but says Arab Spring is headed in Iran’s direction. (0:35)

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Reid: Only Senate GOP'ers Reject Small Surtax

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) tells reporters Senate Republicans are the only ones who don’t support small millionaire surtaxes to pay for the American Jobs Act. He says poll figures show an average of 76 percent of American’s support it along with 5 percent of Republicans. (0:24)

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Reid: Jobs Vote To Come In Days

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says the Senate may vote on the American Jobs Act within a matter of days. (0:40)

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Only Financial Services Will Be Regulated By Consumer Protection Provisions, Says Dodd

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) said Wednesday that consumer protection provisions in Wall Street reform legislation will only apply to institutions whose "principle business is in financial services and products." (0:13)
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Harry Reid Accuses Senate Republicans Of 'Anti-American' Behavior

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) described his Republican colleagues’ refusal to open up Wall Street reform legislation for formal debate as “anti-American.”

“All the talk from the Republicans about wanting to do something about this bill before it gets on the floor is really anti-Senate and anti-American,” Reid said during a press conference Wednesday. (0:20)
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Reid: Health Care Reform Still Faces "A Few Issues"

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that there are no arbitrary deadlines for health care reform. He adds that there are still "a few issues" that need to addressed. (0:30)
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"We can't produce our way out of the problems we have"

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) expresses his support for a resolution in the Senate to stop pumping oil into the stratgic petroleum reserve (which he refers to as the SPR) (0:28)
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The war and the cost of oil

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) says that the war has contributed to the cost of oil. (0:23)
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