latourette saying he would support the plan because he did not think it was right to hold the middle class hostage in these types of negotiations. but, richard, right over my left shoulder behind me about 20 yards is john boehner's office. we're told there's a leadership meeting going on right now amongst the top players in the house gop. they're trying now to possibly sculpt an amend. they could add to this bipartisan senate bill that passed with 89 votes early this morning to try to bring it on the house floor as early as tonight to change it to something they feel would be more easily digested by their rank and file. we do not know what that amendment will look like. from members i have spoken to, they said they hoped it would be sensible. what is sensible for house republicans is not necessarily sensible for senate democrats or not necessarily sensible for the white house. so we are now going in to the evening hours on january 1st where the markets are closed today, it's a holiday, with no real idea what's going to happen with that compromise crafted by the senate, what the house

representative latourette giving us more body around what that sentiment is. representative latourette saying eric cantor said he would not support the senate bill in its current form. then we spoke with luke russert moments ago who was telling him he needed more spending cuts to that. mike viqueira, who is in washington, d.c., following this with us, what might be these symbolic spending cuts specifically that might be out there right now that would be palatable in this back and forth that the we're seeing? >> reporter: well, you know, it's impossible to say, richard. we can look at the recent past history of this negotiation, and the speaker was talking about -- he's been talking about it since the day after the election quite publicly, quote, simplifying the tax code on the revenue side to generate more revenue. he was talking about on the spending cut side entitlement reform. you know, that what we called the chain cpi, the adjustment to the social security cost of living formula that had been on the table, then it wasn't on the table, then it was on the t

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that was ohio republican steven latourette speaking earlier today. first of all we heard from the senate floor, senate majority leader harry reid say he was talking about waiting games and tired staffers. he then adjourned the senate until tomorrow. again, the question out there is if the house does amend that bill they received today and send it back to the senate, will the senate take it up or not? we're also hearing this according to our political director chuck todd. he says from a house gop leadership aide right now what the speaker is doing in this gop conference is proposing a two-bill strategy. i'll read exactly what the note says here. a two-bill strategy but only after they see if they have 218 votes for an amended version of the bill that came over at 2:00 a.m. this morning with the 89-8 support. the speaker presented his members two options. the first would be to make an amendment to the bill that would add a package of spending cuts. then they would check to see if they had the 218 votes to get that passed. if not, then they will bring u

i want to play what representative steve latourette said this morning on cbs. >> he said if there was no deal, taxes would have gone up on every american. and the speaker's stated objective was to spare as many people in the country as he could from a tax increase but at the end of the day we got whooped. >> do you think the gop got whooped? >> i'm not sure how much leverage they have for the debt ceiling fight. i know they're playing this card right now, this game where they're trying to sound tough but the consequentices are hard. they seem so dysfunctional. it looks like they need an exorcism to get this right. they don't seem to know which direction they want to go, which is why they keep fighting within themselves about what to do and what to say. and that is not a thing -- >> i want to you get in on that. is this civil war we're seeing within the house, you have these pragmatic guys like tom cole, who was just on and then you have the apocalyptic guys who doesn't want to support anything. how hard is that going to be for the gop identity as we move toward 2014 because these figh

joining us, a republican congressman from ohio, steve latourette is joining us. congressman, thanks very much for coming in. >> good to see you. >> i know you've been catching closely what's going to happen. what's your sense? where are we going in the next few hours. >> the house will go into session in the next 15 minutes to vote on a serious of very important matters, naming post offices all across the country. but we will use that time, the whip will use that time to find out where the conference is and a couple of different proposals. dana's reporting is right on the money. she has the proposals identified, and then at that moment in time, the leadership will make a decision as to which version to put on the floor later this evening. one that would have some spending cuts and the other would be just an up or down vote on the senate-passed package. >> if there's just an up or down vote on what the senate passed last night, 89-8, overwhelmingly passed in the senate, let's say that comes up without any amendments and 150 democrats vote in favor. let's say 150 d

we get it in the senate and then it would move to the house and latourette is saying house members have been told to stay close. they may be called back to continue fiscal cliff negotiations. >> yep. you have got the wires right there. and so there had been some conversations, some reports that there might be a two-month or 90-day sequestration, a delay in the sequestration as part of trying to get through this to buy the congress the new congress, more time to do this in a more deliberative way of the as you recall the sequestration was meant to be a hammer from the big super-committee, from back in the 2011 debt ceiling deal. adam: right. >> and everybody thought they would work that out in the super-committee. the super-committee did not work out anymore measured considered cuts. now we have the hammer and members still don't want the hammer. they want toave a more deliberative process. this would buy them time to do this. adam: buy them time. peter barnes, as i wrap up and wish you a happy new year, i think a lot of americans promising to cut spending in two months they would prefer

. >> so enter ohio republican steve latourette who wasn't jazzed but took the plunge and voted yes. >> i went to the same high school as congressman issa but we haven't agreed on much since. >> did you agree in high school? >> i didn't see him a lot in class, so i don't know. >> somehow i doubt they'll show up together at the reunion. one point of agreement, both congressmen suggested that new year's eve was partially to blame for what the senate put together. >> i think it's a little unreasonable for senator reid to say something they produced on new year's eve by a bunch of doctrinarians is what we should vote on. >> all that partying own revelry and drinking that goes on on new year's eve at 2:00 in the morning. >> are you suggesting mitch mcconnell and the others in the senate were a little bit drunk when they voted on this last night? >> of course not. i was having a lit bit of fun with you. it was after midnight. it was a piece of legislation that was intended to be passable, not necessarily to be right. >>> also, the fiscal cliff taking cues from "les mis," the classic book tha

steve latourette said, a bunch of octogenarians. geez. let's put the ageism aside. this is not a bill that most republicans, house republicans, but people like erick erickson, on the conservative republican side, voiced significant displeasure on. where do republicans go from here? because, surprise, surprise, a.b., tomorrow, the 113th congress comes in, john boehner, presumably, will be reflected speaker, and the party has to regroup and move on. where do they go? >> well, that's a -- the macro question of this leaderless party, it's been leaderless for so long. it was cleansed by a leaderless movement. still, the tension between the establishment and tea party forces really define their divisions every day, no matter what's on the floor. i would say that the people who have got their hands dirty voting for that last night, house speaker john boehner, budget committee chairman, paul ryan, they knew that kevin mccarthy, the whip, and eric cantor, the majority leader, wanted that to pass. so the people who got to vote against it still wanted it to pass. so that is re

outgoing republican congressman steven latourette told nbc's luke russert the senate bill did not stand much of a bill in the house. take a listen. >> i think it's a little unreasonable for senator reid to say that something they produced on new year's eve, produced by a bunch of sleep-deprived octogenarians is what we should adopt within 48 hours. >> laetset's bring in mike viqu. we understand there have been meetings throughout the afternoon. >> reporter: the future of this bill, the deal to avert the fsk fiscal cliff and is in turmoil. here is what's happening right now. house republican leadership has just concluded a meeting in the speaker's suite of offices in the usa capitol. they have called a second meeting of all house republicans that's due to start at 5:15 in about 15 minutes. they're going to review their options, what can be done. meanwhile, a senate aide tells me that the senate is done. they are gone for the 112th congress that expires on noon thursday. if the house chooses to amend the senate bill, as you reported, it was sent over at 2:00 after an overwhelming bipartis

let me play for you what republican congressman steve latourette said this morning. >> the same chuckle heads who j jet jetisonned planned b, i guess they don't have tvs. that don't make sense to me. an emergency is an emergency. these are americans who are suffering. >> chuck schumer is going to have a news conference at the bottom of the hour. was dealing with that, too, too much? >> i was up on the hill last night, chris, and lawmakers from new york and new jersey were livid because they had been told there was supposed to be a vote. if they don't get anything done by tomorrow, they do have to start all over again. usually there is a tradition in congress of coming together over these big emergencies so there may be another step added today but that time is just running out now. maybe it's a little bit of retaliation on the republicans because they didn't want to see -- be seen as just spending more money, no matter what for after they just did this big, you know, fiscal cliff package. >> and, jim, speaker boehner's spokesman said they're committed to getting it passed this month but

ohio republican steve latourette just retired from the house of representatives, and former pennsylvania governor ed rendell is an msnbc political analyst. gentlemen, i want to show you three quick things. first, in a meeting with his

thank you, congressman steve latourette. thank you, governor rendell. >> thanks. >>> coming up, the house finally got around to voting on an aid package for the victims of hurricane sandy. it might sound like a no-brainer, but the conservative club for growth promised to punish anyone who voted for it, and 67 republicans voted it down. that's ahead. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> vice president biden presided over a joint session of congress today to officially count the electoral votes for president. it's a formality required under the u.s. code, but it's worth noting this fact. according to the official tally from november's election, president obama won 51.1% of the popular vote to mitt romney's, get this, 47.2%. and that makes obama the first president since dwight eisenhower to win at least 51% of the vote in back-to-back elections, and he's the first democrat to do so since fdr. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." after a week in which lawmakers from the northeast, democrats and republ

thank you, congressman steve latourette. thank you, governor rendell. >> thanks. >>> coming up, the house finally got around to voting on an aid package for the victims of hurricane sandy. it might sound like a no-brainer, but the conservative club for growth promised to punish anyone who voted for it, and 67 republicans voted it down. that's ahead. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> vice president biden presided over a joint session of congress today to officially count the electoral votes for president. it's a formality required under the u.s. code, but it's worth noting this fact. according to the official tally from november's election, president obama won 51.1% of the popular vote to mitt romney's, get this, 47.2%. and that makes obama the first president since dwight eisenhower to win at least 51% of the vote in back-to-back elections, and he's the first democrat to do so since fdr. we'll be right back. you know that little 50-pound thingy at the doctor's office when they weigh you, and they have to move i

it was cooper and latourette and a few others. there was some bipartisan votes. got 35 votes or something like that. i hope it happens in this congress. there may be a moment where we'll have irreconcilable differences on how to solve these problems. at least in the house we brought budgets. mr. van hollen, to his credit, brought a budget and brought it to the floor, to his credit. that didn't happen in the senate. they didn't even attempt to do that. so the senate hasn't done that. all we're saying is let's get the senate in the game to do that so we can debate how to fix a problem, not whether we are going to try to fix a problem. >> mr. chairman, i have been handed a note saying i need to go to another for forum. >> i recognize that. and the gentlewoman, ms. slaughter, hears that. >> i should be there too. >> yeah, i'm next. i'll talk long so that you -- >> let me ask very quickly if someone has a question for mr. levin before he goes. and anyone -- >> you have to leave. then i would not stand in the way of democracy. >> i think you'll give me leave. and the c

. >> so enter ohio republican steve latourette who wasn't jazzed but took the plunge and voted yes. >> i went to the same high school as congressman issa but we haven't agreed on much since. >> did you agree in high school? >> i didn't see him a lot in class, so i don't know. >> somehow i doubt they'll show up together at the reunion. one point of agreement, both congressmen suggested that new year's eve was partially to blame for what the senate put together. >> i think it's a little unreasonable for senator reid to say something they produced on new year's eve by a bunch of doctrine jinarians is what we should vote on. >> all that partying own revelry and drinking that goes on on new year's eve at 2:00 in the morning. >> are you suggesting mitch mcconnell and the others in the senate were a little bit drurng when they voted on this last night? >> of course not. i was having a lit bit of fun with you. it was after midnight. it was a piece of legislation that was intended to be passable, not necessarily to be right. >>> also, the fiscal cliff taking cues from les mis, the classic book

. >> mayjor gary yerett, thank yo >>> rep from ohio steve latourette said they must have been drunk. he joins us this morning. good morning. i have to ask you. this was a tax cut for most of the middle class and yet no spending cuts. how could you vote for that? >> well, because it's that choice. if there was no deal, taxes would have gone up on every american and the speaker's stated objective was always to spare as many people in the country as he could from a tax increase but at the end of the day we got whooped. i would also say we put simpson-bowles the grand bargain on the floor last spring. i got a grand total of 38 votes on the big deal. and 38 votes even in a math challenged person like myself is not what you need to win. >> i know you were joking when you accused some of the senators that they must have been drunk when they voted for this. but i have to tell you. you've left the country with a huge hangover because now you've got about $4 trillion added to the debt and again no spending cuts. again, what is wrong with congress? >> it's outrageous. no one will make the diffi

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. >>> and before the house vote retiring republican congressman steve latourette of ohio said the members of the congress who voted for this "must have been drunk" he voted yes and he joins us from capitol hill. congressman, thank you for joining us. this was an extension of the tax cuts for most of the middle class and yet no spending cuts. how could you vote for that? >> well because it's that choice that if there was no deal taxes would have gone up on every american and the speaker's staed objective was to always spare as many people in the country as he could from a tax increase. at the end of the day we got whooped. had we put simpson-bowles the grand bargain on the floor last week i got a grand total of 38 votes on the big deal and 38 votes even in the math challenged person like myself is not what you need to win. >> congressman, i know you were joking when awe cused some of the senators they must have been drunk when they voted for this but i have to tell you, you've left this country with a huge hangover because now you've got about $4 trillion in debt added to the deficit, and

i have with me republican congressman steve latourette. thank you for joining us. >> pleasure. >> you are one of the many people who i understand spoke out pretty vocally inside this closed door meeting. what did you say? >> i indicated this is a sad state of affairs that we'll take a bill that was passed on new year's eve by some sleep deprived octogenarians that is heavy on taxes and does nothing to cut spending, part of the big problem we have in the country. >> sleep deprived octogenarians you call them. let's be clear. this was a huge overwhelming vote in the senate. not just on the democratic side, but republican side, 45 republicans, 40 voted yes. your fellow republicans. >> i think a lot of that must have had to do with new year's eve and perhaps early celebration. it just doesn't make sense. this is not a good deal. it gives all the tax increases, which i said months ago, i would be on board to support, but we have to do something to cut spending. this bill increases spending by over $600 billion. >> now, knowing what you do, base

it was cooper and latourette and a few others. there was some bipartisan votes. got 35 votes or something like that. i hope it happens in this congress. there may be a moment where we'll have irreconcilable differences on how to solve these problems. at least in the house we brought budgets. mr. van hollen, to his credit, brought a budget and brought it to the floor, to his credit. that didn't happen in the senate. they didn't even attempt to do that. so the senate hasn't done that. all we're saying is let's get the senate in the game to do that so we can debate how to fix a problem, not whether we are going to try to fix a problem. >> mr. chairman, i have been handed a note saying i need to go to another for forum. >> i recognize that. and the gentlewoman, ms. slaughter, hears that. >> i should be there too. >> yeah, i'm next. i'll talk long so that you -- your turn is up after mine. >> let me ask very quickly if someone has a question for mr. levin before he goes. and anyone -- >> you have to leave. then i would not stand in the way of democracy. >> i think you

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it was cooper and latourette and a few others. there was some bipartisan votes. got 35 votes or something like that. i hope it happens in this congress. there may be a moment where we'll have irreconcilable differences on how to solve these problems. at least in the house we brought budgets. mr. van hollen, to his credit, brought a budget and brought it to the floor, to his credit. that didn't happen in the senate. they didn't even attempt to do that. so the senate hasn't done that. all we're saying is let's get the senate in the game to do that so we can debate how to fwicks a problem, not whether we are going to try to fix a problem. >> mr. chairman, i have been handed a note saying i need to go to another for forum. >> i recognize that. and the gentlewoman, ms. slaughter, hears that. >> i should be there too. >> yeah, i'm next. i'll talk long so that you -- >> let me ask very quickly if someone has a question for mr. levin before he goes. and anyone -- >> you have to leave. then i would not stand in the way of democracy. >> i think you'll give me leave. and th

chicago mayor rahm emanuel was joined by ohio representative stephen latourette at an event hosted by the university of chicago's institute of politics. former nbc nightly news anchor tom brokaw moderated the discussion. it's about an hour and 15 minutes. >> thank you all very much for being here. i've been in this business for a long time, a half a century, and there are occasions in american life when one issue kind of galvanizes the country. and it seems to me that as we begin this year that guns, violence and can their place in american lives have suddenly electrified the country. it's a discussion not just at the university of chicago and as elite an constitution of this is, but the town in which i grew up in the great plains of south dakota and montana. in the big cities of not just chicago, but los angeles and houston season and dallas and other places. we are in a kind of dark way a unique society in terms of the place of violence in american life. and especially the place of guns. now, i want you to know something about me. i've grown up with guns. i got my first gun when i w