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Youve got a situation now where the president asks for a budget summit with congressional republicans, appoints joe biden to leave it and biden leaves for moscow. it doesnt make any sense in terms of prioritizing. bill: what about that, doug, do democrats not care, or perceive the urgency or is steven all wrong on that. >> neither side gets the urgency of the overarching problem. we could argue back and forth about whether the democrats are doing enough or not enough. the real issue is there is ...

They are nervous that he might pull a fast one and cut them out of the deal. >> bret: speaker boehner has 87 republicans who want him to hold the line on the $100 billion figure. oils $61 billion in cuts this year they passed two weeks ago. that is going to be the real battle, isnt it? >> yeah there are interesting intraparty battles on both sides. explained what the white house and democrats are facing. its not monolithic but that is a strong antispending bloc they have to con tepid with. what ...

They are nervous that he might pull a fast one and cut them out of the deal. >> bret: speaker boehner has 87 republicans who want him to hold the line on the $100 billion figure. oils $61 billion in cuts this year they passed two weeks ago. that is going to be the real battle, isnt it? >> yeah there are interesting intraparty battles on both sides. explained what the white house and democrats are facing. its not monolithic but that is a strong antispending bloc they have to con tepid with. what ...

Mcconnell did reach out and say if you want to work on this, youll find a willing partner. >> you see a budget summit coming up? >> i hope not. >> this is what i think -- >> well have to have graphics and music and everything. >> right. >> the summit of -- the numbers summit. if i were the republicans, i would not fall for that again. >> i think youre right. let me ask you about this. the fella that currently holds your job at the white house. >> my old job. >> your old job. we havent seen him. ...

Conference committee so we can do the hard work to finalize the details this year. >> neil: by when? >> our goal is by christmas. were on that schedule. >> you have to work through the weekend, the nights. this idea of taking a recess, doing this. the public gets sick of that. so get it done. i do think time is of the essence and we have to get this done before christmas. >> neil: get her done. thats what theyre trying to do. peter doocy is on how they plan to do it. hes joining us on capitol hi...