Debt Cap News Today

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Worst outcome is in action and getting nothing done. we got to get something done. mike: several prominent republicans including minority leader mitch mcconnell and senator john cornyn of texas have been openly recruiting joe manchin to switch parties. joe manchin has said he hopes theres still room for him in the democratic party. senator, is there still room for joe manchin and other senators that represent states they may not support some progressive policies on that bill? >> absolutely. the ...

Worst outcome is in action and getting nothing done. we got to get something done. mike: several prominent republicans including minority leader mitch mcconnell and senator john cornyn of texas have been openly recruiting joe manchin to switch parties. joe manchin has said he hopes theres still room for him in the democratic party. senator, is there still room for joe manchin and other senators that represent states they may not support some progressive policies on that bill? >> absolutely. the ...

Trillion, and so on, and with w. putting in, $6.1 trillion. >> this is medicare part "d," the wars -- >> two wars. >> and also the collapse after the financial collapse in housing and unemployment. see how im just drawing lines that go down. >> thats perfect. its therapeuticic for me. >> this is where it came from. what do we want to talk about next? we remember back in the summer, the debt cap crisis. the thing thats also to remember, as were looking at that accumulation of debt, they had raise...

Indication about the so-called debt trigger? in other words, if were not meeting the numbers, i think the u.s. view is tax hikes go into effect, not so much spending cuts. >> it wasnt a specific negotiation, but we did talk about the need to put a cap on spending as opposed to a total debt cap, which the president i think its more interested in having, which would involve additional taxes. you know, if we get increased tax revenue in this country because were creating jobs in the private sector ...

Harmed our economy. why on earth would we want to go through this again a few short months from now? >> so it has to be through 2012? >> for the economy, number one. number two, we want to make sure that if there is an enforcement mechanism -- and again, the committee is not going to be charged with just doing spending cuts only. the committee will be charged at looking at our entire deficit reduction problem and look at things like tax reform and revenue. you want something to compel this commi...

Whether to raise the debt ceiling and raising heated debate. >> raising the debt ceiling is irresponsible and weve been spending money, thats okay, well raise taxes and find it somewhere. >> clearly my republican friends believe that tax cuts for billion naers a-- billionaires and millionaires. >> the democrats spending money has to-- >> and until youre actually in charge. >> its time to go beyond rhetoric and going on campaign slogans all ive heard today from mr. kelly and is on all ms. bachman...