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Tax cuts -- >> hes got guys around him. he understands mnuchin, who understands business, rex tillerson, who understands business, wilbur ross there, a governor as his vice president whos had to deal with a budget. hes got paul ryan who i sophisticated in his budget thinking. someone has to be telling him what youre telling me. >> if they are hes not listening because he tweeted the debt is down $12 billion in his first month. the truth is the net debt is up $187 billion in the first 35 days. $1...

President obama sparked another round of republicans versus republicans in the house of representatives. first, john boehner said this about the presidents proposal to reduce the annual increase in social security benefits. >> he does deserve some credit for some incremental entitlement reforms. that he has outlined in his budget. >> then came republican congressman greg walden. >> his budget really lays out kind of a shocking attack on seniors, if you will. i think hes going to have a lot of pu...

Beginning. it was only done because the republicans refused to raise the debt ceiling. the mandatory cuts that are damaging our economy when we can least afford it and shut off the sequester and move forward with funding the government appropriately and making the long-term decisions needed. >> doesnt look like we will shut it out. friday you have this meeting after the deadline. what needs to be the first thing you believe the president should put on the table? >> heres the two-steps. get the b...

President obama sparked another round of republicans versus republicans in the house of representatives. first, john boehner said this about the presidents proposal to reduce the annual increase in social security benefits. >> he does deserve some credit for some incremental entitlement reforms. that he has outlined in his budget. >> then came republican congressman greg walden. >> his budget really lays out kind of a shocking attack on seniors, if you will. i think hes going to have a lot of pu...