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The aisle agree thats some of the most job creating -- >> extending unemployment benefits is a job creator? >> of course. that money is going to be spent. people on unemployment are stepped to the limit -- stretched to the limit and spend on goods and services and create jobs. >> had you told me -- had you told me that some of the tax credits or payroll tax holidays were good, i probably would have agreed. but when you tell me another entitlement program, allowing someone to stay out of work lon...

Deficit reduction. there is no evidence whatsoever that the majority or for that matter the administration is interested in getting a handle on spending. >> president obama * would beg to differ. he said this problem is one of the main reasons why we need healthcare reform in this country. there was a reported that came out today that said healthcare consumed 17.3% of all spending by the government in the u.s. economy. president obama * says thats why we need to overhaul the system. >> no one be...

Jon: a new report from congress shows the nations social security fund is, guess what? in financial trouble. the entitlement program that provides more than half of the income to a majority of retirees is now taking in less in taxes than it pays out in benefits. jim angle is live in washington with more. this is, according to some, the most popular program ever created, but i guess, jim, like everything else in government its having financial troubles too. >> reporter: im afraid so, jon, and tha...

I think thats what the massachusetts election was about, that they dont want us see us passing on a country which is less prosperous to our children than they received. they dont think thats right. specific ideas, let me give you four that i think would be huge. first, lets end the t.a.r.p. program, thats about three, to $400 billion, we dont need it any longer, theyre using it as a piggy bank and its totally inappropriate, lets take the stimulus money that hasnt worked that well to begin with, ...

Long-term spending agreement next year. today the white house was urging congress to just keep the government running for the next four weeks with a continuing resolution. >> we want a clean bill clement bill, we hope that that happen soon, because we know that all of you guys and all of congress and everybody elses ready to make sure that the government is fully funded and functional and go home and celebrate christmas. >> the president is anxious to get a continuing resolution on his desk, bec...

They get in there and dont do anything, they are not result oriented. they are just about headlines. >> juan: i was saying go, go. and you blame them, not donald trump? >> jesse: donald trump did not target health care. he allowed ryan and mcconnell free reign and what we have for it? nothing. >> juan: donald trump said it right at the start, im going to repeal obamacare and then talk about replaced. he said he wasnt going to do anything with the entitlement program. nothing was social security,...

Disclosure, make it complete. what we have here is a slow bleed. tipping point? opponents of the republican healthcare bill need to peel off one more republican vote. and the bill goes down. can mitch mcconnell hold his line? >> do you think the new version is better than the old version? >> i think its worse. >> it does not make sense to do a major rewrite of a vital entitlement program without having any hearings or consideration of the implications. so thats something that is a major reason...

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