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Playing fast and loose -- this one the administration is telling companies to break the law.
And get best the president is putting you vote yes you -- the pay all the legal bills.
For the businesses -- a lot so -- the facts sequestration hits in just three months.
The reason neither the president nor congress is doing his or her job to keep us from going off that fiscal -- So defense contractors have to make caps.
And by law they must warn employees if -- jobs are on the line.
But the Obama administration is -- time companies hold on.
Don't warn anyone yet and Obama administration memo says if (%expletive) company gets sued for breaking the law.
Deliver charm Labor Department that means you will cover the legal bill.
So is -- Obama pledging taxpayer money to pushes back until after the election to give himself political cover.
OSS -- -- governor Haley -- nice to see governor.
So why is he doing and that's -- period.
Politics Fed -- and it's indefensible when you make the point the law is very clear view of because -- frustration.
Both companies won't have to make layoffs they have to give notice.
And the Obama administration so bold bold bold don't tell anybody you -- laid off because what's happened our administration.
But they go beyond -- head and say.
Not only don't apply -- don't comply with the -- but will make the taxpayers for your legal bills and it.
It's outrageous it releases.
Well act -- -- old numbers -- -- Fannie Mae when we paid legal doesn't just Frist three people in legal bills of Fannie Mae.
Business -- 99 million dollars mean.
This is no policing of the lawyers there's no reason why the taxpayers should be -- one dime.
In this instance enough for -- for the defense contractors and I don't what is the president the authority to pledge.
Our money to pay -- illegal pills for a break in the law.
-- -- you don't have that thought simply does not have that thought.
But you know you talk about this egregious.
Violation where they're tell people don't know about about the law.
Look if you go back to the hold the administration.
-- this -- been an administration warrior.
You know they have taken action which the actions failed to get the result they wanted and then.
They don't come playing -- the American people about you -- the other -- -- the cast your Family Foundation big pro -- -- Obama appear.
Announces since Obama appears -- family health insurers ration golf -- 3000 dollars a year.
Very moral Waller drove present -- it.
Vote for me and your insurance premiums will go dial in forty -- on -- you're just 5500.
Million dollar.
The benefit of fifty -- half hundred dollar.
Difference for the average American family and what does this administration say about it all forget that forget that.
Yeah kissing another thinks that this this or fanciful already Lockheed Martin has taken the bait Lockheed Martin announcing today.
That they will not issue layoffs even though they know the right now this a 500 billion dollar cut defense contract spending coming up to the sequestration.
Goes into effect.
They announced today they would not issue layoff notices which means that there be in violation of the law they do wanna lay -- -- at the had -- sixty days.
And here's the here's a twist Lackey is one of the biggest employers in the state of Virginia which is a swing state.
-- -- there's no question she.
All about politics.
And let me just say out I don't so much blame walking Morton or any other defense contractor but the truth -- The democratic -- is who wanted to make these ships goods.
And every issue for Lockheed Martin employees Huntington angles employees -- of -- employee you you name the defense contractor.
Their jobs are in jeopardy.
Because the -- would not agree.
And we runner up with huge defense.
-- If this sequestration takes takes place.
-- -- everyone of us knows there right now it's gonna take place grows there's not a it's not many kids.
This deal it just so Paulino the presents a leader so responsible -- -- -- he should be Colleen.
The house back.
The senate back and resolving the sequestration -- instead what he's doing is his time coming forget about it and don't worry when you get -- legal bill.
I misread -- -- -- the taxpayer money to cover because you know what your swing state -- -- big employer Virginia meaning -- -- show up holing the disregard.
For the doing the job getting the sequestration Donnan and have been Republicans -- -- -- campaign an actor and that they're just accountable.
And the taxpayers have to foot the tax bill and they never -- yet.
More sadly to me.
Is the fact the president goes on TV the other day and says well -- did did it in the deficit country.
That's a problem in the long term.
But it's not a short term -- The truth is the average American -- truth the government case in itself reaching more than your fair Americans -- -- sort of rich but.
If you say.
That did is -- long term problem.
If you wait -- the long term the cats it changes are sure gonna have to make to cannot coach the cat out of crack -- what are unbelievable.
By the -- -- if we deal with this today.
What is -- are as big a deal.
But every seven working out at me nothing is being done by anybody to work -- Zero right now.
So this year I don't -- fairness.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- Amid Barack Obama had to have introduced a version three years and a Democrat would vote for an email to my all right I asked if -- -- Republican right now I'd be here in Washington and say where's the president.
Paul Ryan has produced villagers.
And the Democrats so these terrible draconian but just -- Paul Ryan's budget federal spending goes both.
Three to -- -- year.
What no one and it doesn't go look for a half percent a year like Obama wants but senator Harry Reid wanted to put a budge on the floor so we can even begin the process that -- -- that senator -- and not -- Democrat senator for two year urges -- forum Obama budget not warm and.
Governors -- Jesse is Sara thank you --
