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Estimated that the legislation which youre about to vote for would add about $1 trillion to the deficit, even after accounting for projected additional economic growth. so why do you support this? if this is the gravest threat, the national debt, to the country right now, why support something that at a minimum will wind up adding 1 trillion to the debt? >> first of all, you know, certainly i care about deficit issues. i focused on that in the 11 years that ive been here and the actual projectio...

Our congressional correspondent phil mattingly is joining us from capitol hill. phil, its over one important hurdle, but still not yet a done deal. >> reporter: no question about it. wolf, think back to the day over the course of one hour, the senate tax proposal went from on the verge of completely stalling out to a clear path to the senate floor and potentially passes. what was the missing ingredient that came into play during that hour? it was the president. if you talk to republican aides an...

Thats kind of where i land. youve got flake and corker, theyve got deficit. theyve got deficit issues. collins, shes got lets if were broad stroking it, health care issues. whos gettable from the personalities that you know or who do you think -- be who could be the problem here? >> i suspect they work on folks like johnson who says he wants to vote for the bill. i think the inclusion of the mandate makes it harder for collins and for murkowski and potentially others. also the debt and deficit p...

Primary talking point from our friends on the left and if that is true, then this represents the first time in the history of human civilization theyve been concerned about the deficit. so -- but im concerned about it genuinely. im convinced that with a lot of our projections and trajectories here we forget what this is going to do to the economy and how thats going to create productivity and literally as it has in future -- in past circumstances, in the future, i believe its going to see a bigg...

Political coverage over the weekend to do this without paying for all of this. that is adding to the deficit. whats the right number to add to the deficit in order to do tax cuts? how high are you willing to go in terms of deficit issues? >> its a really early question to be asking at this point. the e question is as we construct this on the corporate side and then on the individual side, part of it is going to be an equation that isnt just driven by that, but more by whats going to help us grow...

>> president obama and his 2008 rival are at it again. senator john mccain is here for an exclusive interview. plus, it is lethal and highly effective, but is the presidents drone war making more enemies than it kills? congresswoman lynn woolsey and congressman peter king join me. then the shifting campaign terrain with cnns senior congressional correspondent, dana bash and michael shear of the "new york times." im candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." to review the bi...

classified national security information is offensive. >> president obama and his 2008 rival are at it again. senator john mccain is here for an exclusive interview. plus, it is lethal and highly effective, but is the presidents drone war making more enemies than it kills? wong com lynn wolsey and congressman peter king join me. then the shifting campaign terrain. dana bash and michael shearer of the "new york times." im candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." . to review ...

I think he deals with deficit issues, but also makes significant invests in job crazy, significant investments in helping small businesses hire people and expand, and significant investments in education and fixing our rotting infrastructure in this country. it is a fair, balanced approach that generates revenue, and at the same time deals with this deficit. >> what do you say to republicans who would say the president promised to cut the budget deficit in half by the end of his four years in of...

routine business, passed through the senate. neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now both parties should put an end to it. for starters, i asked the senate to pass a simple rule that all judicial and public service nominations receive a simple up or down vote within 90 days. [ applause ] the executive branch also needs to change. too often its inefficient, outdated, and remote. thats why ive asked this congress to grant me the authority to consolidate the federal bureauc...

Have someone they love. mitt romney cant get above that kind of 25% ceiling. different voters in the republican party have different issues they care about. rick santorum, for example, is the moral values candidate. mitt romney, people have voted for him in our entrance poll said they liked his experience as a business man. ron paul, they liked his deficit issues, so wolf, this is a party who hasnt quite decided what kind of a candidate they really want and one more important thing. to think abo...