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. >> let me point out two problems with the hastert rule. there are major issues we have been fighting on for decades. the immigration rule. by sticking to this artificial rule, you're prohibiting a bipartisan agreement. it would be a strong bipartisan vote that would send that package to the president. and there are a lot of other priorities that could go to the president but for that rule. now it does require the speaker to show leadership and it does require him to stare down some of the tea party caucus. >> what was the pelosi rule that prevented immigration to come to the floor when she was speaker? why didn't she pass a bill? to blame it on the republicans, there was some rule. they didn't want to do it then. >> what changed that equation, frankly, was the elections, and the republican recognition -- >> two straight years to do whatever you wanted to do. >> if he ever wanted a shot at the white house again, they needed to show flexibility in immigration. and that's a positive change, but we are so close, and to come this close after te

neil: amazing, thank you dennis hastert. uncle sam, have a pint and drown your sorrows, ireland and others are doing better. but we want to pursue why these countries are the draws and we are not, that is what is important, i want to focus on why that is the case. after this. neil neil: whole idea whether we have a war on success, or at least -- dee dee is here said it would appear that way, rick unger said it would appear not. >> rich guys always do that, they talk about social implement i know you love that. you are a socialist, rick. which sun fortunate. -- sun muc is unfortunate. >> we're on this list of top country that do business, number 14, how in the world? neil: amazing "forbes" looking at all sorts of factors, ireland is number one, new zealand. they made a lot of harry potter movies. >> we're 14 because of obama administration, highest corporate tax that is a killer. >> other country showcase rate. neil: why are we 14. >> i don't know if i can. neil: you better. >> what is surprising i would never take issue with

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he's going to bring democrats in and he's going to blow up the hastert rule or the boehner variation of that i think you're going to have to because. i don't think the political ramifications that they saw what happened off on well let's hope after the i mean we've got yes we still have eleven months but you know there's an election coming up but things may change so marilyn. thank you so much for being with us from thank you. coming up if republicans really believe their own talk about taxes they accept the obamacare medicaid expansion i'll explain why in tonight's deal we take. dramas that try to be ignored to. stories others refuse to notice. faces change the world writes now. our old pictures of today's events live on demand from around the globe and drop to. the. back to the big picture remember jimmy mcmillan if you don't this clip should help jog your memory. i represent the rent is too damn high party. women can afford to take care of the children. my main job is about a roof over your head. playing a silly game which is not going to. get people. to pay their rent. jimmy crea

he's going to bring democrats in and he's going to blow up the hastert rule or the boehner variation of that i think you're going to have to because. i don't see it offering the political ramifications that they saw what happened off on well let's hope after the i mean we've we are just we still have eleven months but you know there's an election coming up but things may change so marilyn. thank you so much for being with us thank you. coming up if republicans really believe their own talk about taxes they accept the obamacare medicaid expansion i'll explain why in tonight's do we take. that was a new alert animation scared me a little. there is breaking news tonight and they are continuing to follow the breaking news. alexander's family cry tears of the war i. think. that had he had read in a court of law the crown. is a story made for a movie is playing out in real life. what about to the big picture remember jimmy mcmillan if you don't this clip should help jog your memory. i represent the richest to damn high party people we're going to. women can afford to take care of the child

>> are you going to get a majority of republicans and meet the hastert rule? are you going to get enough republicans and democrats to get it to pass the pass. >> i think to both. this was just unveiled last evening and working as washington does so often works right up to the bitter end until we come to a conclusion. so people are still working through it. it's an education process for the conference, as well, and for members on the other side but i think we'll have a majority of republicans and pass it in both the house and the senate. >> ab? >> congressman, obviously, there's a big divide in the conference. this is another chapter in the story of the republican divide. what has changed since the government shutdown? we heard all the conservative voices in and out of the congress 24 hours slapping down congressman ryan's efforts as a sellout and obviously this was a huge event, this turning point with the government shutdown and people regrets it. when's changed in the minds of the membership? >> let me address the sellout first because just suspect true. in

before that, it it was hastert. whatever they wanted, they get done. the rules allow that. the senate was set up to be different. that was the genius. that this legislature had two different duties. one was to pour the coffee. -- the coffee into the saucer and let it cool off. that is why you have the ability to filibuster and to terminate filibuster. they wanted to get rid of that. that is what the nuclear option was all about. >> is there any likelihood we will face circumstances like that? >> as long as i am the leader, the answer is no. i think we should just forget that. it is a black chapter in the history of the senate. i hope we never, ever get to that again. i really do believe it will ruin our country. i said during that debate that in all my years of government, it was the most important thing i ever worked on. >> i give you great credit for the way you handled it then with extraordinary repercussions. >> this is not the first time a minority has not upset a tradition or practice. the current majority intends to do what the majority has often done. use constituti

republican ron don i didn't worked with communications director, former house speaker dennis hastert and chief of staff of the senate republican conference and brad woodhouse former communications director for the democratic national committee and now president of the democratic group, americans united for change which has been backing the president on healthcare. thank you both for being here. >> so woodhouse, to you first, why is this regrouping on the part of the white house necessary? >> well, look, i think it is necessary because what we have seen, this has been a tough eight weeks, the rollout of healthcare.gov could not have gone worse for the white house or for democrats or frankly, for the people who want access to healthcare, but look there is a front facing aggressive period here where we are going to try to get people signed up and first two days it looks like the healthcare web site is working, so we will see what republicans complain about next. >> so if the white house is going to do what they say they are, they are going to get the web site working and address some of

. >> the majority of the republican conference voted for the deal, and that was the hastert rule, not that you had to pass it only with republican votes but that a majority of the majority was for something, and so boehner's won this fight. there's no continuing fight. it's over. boehner won. >> rich, let me stop you real quick, because we're going to run out of time. do you think the tea party is going to fire back in some way, that they've got a way to respond here? >> i hope they do, because then the mainstream republicans can take some of these people down who they put up -- they put up challengers that have no business being -- running for office against good members of congress, and we can beat them back and just end this thing once and for all. >> kevin, i have to ask you, you used to work with john boehner. give me some insight. why now all of a sudden did this seem to be the point where he just snapped? >> well, i think, first of all, it had to do with criticism for paul ryan. for a lot of the conservative groups who are conservative activists say paul ryan is a sellout or no