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Simpson and bowles on november 18, 2010, about a week after they released the draft proposal recommending big spending cuts. the debt commission co-shares talked to us about -- cochairs talked to us about their plan. >> we are pleased at the general reaction of the public that finally somebody quit bsing them and put something out on the table that slaughtered every sacred cow in the field and that is what people are waiting for. they are tired of the politician who sits here or with you and the...

Congress. we caught up with senator allen simpson and bowles on november 18, 2010, about a week after they released the draft proposal recommending big spending cuts. the debt commission co-shares talked to us about -- cochairs talked to us about their plan. >> we are pleased at the general reaction of the public that finally somebody quit bsing them and put something out on the table that slaughtered every sacred cow in the field and that is what people are waiting for. they are tired of the po...

Federal agents, unless that individual is already a convicted felon. critics, not surprisingly, are already blasting the proposal. trace gallagher has the details live from our west coast newsroom. trace, here we go again. >> reporter: hey, megyn, the reason the critics are blasting this proposal is because if it is in fact adopted it would amount to a catch and release program. just so we all know what we are talking about here i want to put this draft proposal up on the screen so we can read a...

Have you created a bipartisan study group, would you offer testimony to that study group on what that reform should look like and give us an idea of what it should look like? >> id be delighted. thats something were wrestling with here on the ground with law enforcement. we need get people here and around the country who are working in the shadows, who are part of our economy but not here legally. thats got to change and if 1070 says anything to the country, i hope its that we in arizona want to...

Talked to, have said sorry, were not interested. but still this strategy was hatched in a meeting with the six democratic senators well see here in a short while and some outside activists. and the way this is written, this is a draft proposal of what theyre going to talk about, its 26 pages and written with the attempt to woo republicans or put them in a tough bind. it gives the majority of it on border security, not till the very end, page 23 of 26 pages does it take for a way for illegal immi...

Plan for what they call comprehensive reform. lets bring in correspondent dana bash who is working the story for us. so do we no whats in this plan that is about to be unveiled? >> we do. the senate majority leader harry reid and other democrat also come here and unveil a draft proposal, which is aimed at a hail mary pass or play rather to try to woo republicans on this issue of immigration reform. does this mean that democrats in the senate think that they can pass comprehensive immigration ref...

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Last nights outreach to democrats is already a memory and they were not included. hallie jackson is joining us now. this is a strategy session with republicans. he knows hes facing united opposition from the democrats? >> reporter: thats exactly right. interestingly, we have learned in the last couple of minutes that after the lunch with leader in both the house and senate, republican leadership, they are heading back to capitol hill for a meeting specifically focused on health care reforms, spe...

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