and i think the senate understands the importance of this and i would also just comment i hope we get a lot of democrats on board as well, because cutting taxes for the middle class and making business taxes competitive for jobs. i think that s something that democrats understand as well. maria: so do you think you will get democrats perhaps from some of the states that the president won like in north dakota? would heidi heitkamp be there, could congressman donnelly be there? secretary: i m not going to comment on any one senator where they would be, but as you know we ve invited democrat senators to come along on air force one with us and go to the tax speeches and they understand in these states how important this is for their economies and for their constituents. maria: so do you think you could be seeing a mix of republicans and a couple of democrats in terms of voting for the tax bill? secretary: i would hope that s the case as i said this is critical to the economy and i
will face richard mourdock, joe donnelly. congressman donnelly, you re up against a far right tea partier. how is indiana a relatively conservative state, to put it mildly, go near the center and someone near the other end? we are a conservative state but also a practical state and the polls that have been on this race, the one independent poll shows myself tied with richard mourdock, our own polls show us ahead. he is a person, chris, here we are in indiana, one of the hearts of the auto industry, he single-handedly tried to destroy the american auto industry and is the leader in bringing a lawsuit to force the liquidation of chrysler. what it is about is mom or dad in fort wayne anderson, when they are sitting at at table, they know their the can make their mortgage payment, have a good education for the kids and retire with dignity.
if it adds ten more jobs here at home. thanks for coming on, joe donnelly. thank you so much. notre dame. go for it. let s look at next guest. writing on the significance of this race. jonathan, thank you so much. i want you to analyze what lugar said in his statement, saying both parties are guilty of having problems with any kind of negotiation because they have absolutely in-bed relationship on both sides and can t negotiate bp. yeah, that is a pocks on both your houses argument. i don t think it holds up. if you look at the examples that lugr came up with himself for why both parties are equally at fault, he said neither party wants to cut entitlements but obama cut entitlements and put more on the table. ed said, reform which obama is trying to make deals on and trade, no democrat. come trade. but obama also signed a few
leader of their party, saying, quote, as a result of tuesday s election, the role of democrats in the 112th congress will change, but our commitment to serving the american people will not. we have no intention of allowing our great achievements to be rolled back. although democrats lost more than 60 seats in tuesday s mid terms in the house, liberal democrats are cheering her decision. california congresswoman lee says pelosi is the best person to lead democrats, quote, through this very challenging period. and congresswoman from california says democrats need pelosi, quote, now more than ever. but with the number of blue dog democrats cut in half after the election, some centrists want to change at the top. congressman donnelly says he s, quote, disappointed that pelosi will run again. congressman kissel is hoping the speaker will change her mind and not run. boren and mike ross have said they oppose her continuing to lead the party. meanwhile, republicans say they