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Expectations. >> bret: the back and forth, bring in our panel. fred barnes, "weekly standard." juan williams, columnist with the hill. indicated -- syndicated columnist fraught fraughtd columnist charles krauthammer. how big of a deal is this? >> not that big of a deal. we know we have a debt problem. particularly after the presidents speech last week, he launched a re-election campaign. after that, if you talk to republicans they will tell you they think the chances are less, particularly of an...

Coburn in the last segment they there actually might be -- not necessarily what the republicans are saying but there could be changes to the tax code that bring in more money and dont hurt job growth which is really, the crux of it. and, the problem for communicators, as they try to talk to the country about what will we do, because, not only do we have the debt problem, the deficit problem, the entitlement one is actually now finally going to be taken seriously. and, in the past week what you s...

And cut about $4 trillion from our deficit over about ten years. you saw bipartisan fiscal commission the president established lay out basically the same target, and the president of the united states on wednesday lays out a balanced, responsible plan that achieves about the same level of deficit reduction over about the same period. we take a little longer because were going to go a little more gradually, but when you have leadership of republicans and democrats saying that this is the right t...

Food and energy are going up and a direct reflection of the federal reserve policy and secretly trying to inflate their way out of the debt problem and paying out with cheaper dollars and governments have done since time immemorial. >> so kim mcnicklaus. we know it at the grocery store. you print more money, you end up with higher prices. >> i am curious. until we see wages increase i am not serious. >> rich, when was the last time you saw a raise and until i see one i am concerned. and by the e...

Steps towards solving our long term debt problem if we will find the increase. >> there is bipartisan opposition in the senate to raising the debt ceiling unless we do something significant about the debt. >> that was now but boehner was not so concerned when a republican was sitting in the oval office. the current gop leadership voted to raise the debt ceiling every single time during the bush years. the next year they approved a $900 billion increase, a vote that came the same week that presid...

That point, and i think, you know, this sort of im a businessman trope is going to take him as far as he goes, which, again, i dont think is very far. >> eugene, thank you so much for speaking sense into what sounds like a ludicrous tuation. thank you very much, indeed. with each side laying out their ideas for taming the national debt, how much consideration is being given to americas energy crisis? as we approach the one-year anniversary of the nations worst oil spill. congressman edward mar...

On long island beach. investigators are interviewing a lot of people in the case already. they are following up on some 600 tips. but so far the police are not naming any suspects in the case. one day after the presidents big speech yesterday about this time on cutting our debt problem a closer look now at how washington is spending your money. president obama wants taxpayers to shell out $8 billion for green energy subsidies in next years budget. doug mckelway is investigating how this will be ...

Jenna: "happening now", the markets are taking a bit of a hit after a new jobs report showing claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly for really the first time in about three weeks. both republicans and democrats called job growth a top priority so we really want to focus on that with our next guest, congressman eric cantor of virginia -- also house majority leader. good to have you with us. >> great to be here. jenna: what is the republicans number one plan for job growth? >> number ...

Difficult to bring that kind of leadership. >> shepard: its ugly on all of you. house republicans claim their budget plan saves medicare without tax hikes. mike emanuel with the news live at the white house tonight. the president talking about the importance of bipartisanship today. >> well, shep, thats right. he said he was soliciting ideas from the bipartisan co-chairman of his deficit commission. senator allen simpson and you b. here is the president. >> no matter how we may disagree between ...

Problem lets deal with it and not act as if washington is going to be disciplined just by having another credit card. im telling you, its not going to happen. >> you wouldnt say not raising the debt ceiling would resolve the debt problem? >> im saying if the debt ceiling is going to be raised there have to be conditions upon it. >> peter, republican congressman here on our set. >> you said yesterday the president made your job easier to get paul ryans -- >> i thought so. the tone harsh, shrilled...