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>> bret: this is a fox news alert. im bret baier live in washington as we take a live look at the house floor. this is congressman david drier, is he the chairman of the house rules committee. the house is getting ready to debate whats called the rule, getting ready to put forward the senate bill dealing with the fiscal cliff. there was a back and forth all day today about whether conservatives in the house would let that go forward. but it looks like this will happen. lets listen in to congress...

>> good morning, happy new year. >> good morning. >> happy new year. >> david, do you agree with your former boss? did republicans surrender? >> no, they were just faced with a very difficult choice. obviously in terms of the tax cuts, thats something that if republicans wanted to see go forward, weve been talking about that for years, it was originally a republican proposal but a lot of members were clearly disappointed. the president said during the campaign when he got to deficit reduction, t...

Says turn in a massive $1.6 trillion tax increase, most of which will hit small businesses. $600 billion of which the white house hasnt specified but combined it with the no spending cuts at all swept seen the game before. the democrats always pocket the taxes. forget about the spending. martin, is that a fair characterization? >> no, i dont think it is. i think you can work it out so there are significant cuts. and that there is a little more in taxes. everybody, no one gets everything they wan...

Has been working with each other and governor christie was complimentary of the help from washington and particularly the president, this immediate funding for hard hit areas, i guess that was lightning quick for a lot the states. what do they do with that right away? they put that into rescue efforts, rebuilding efforts. >>guest: what it does, it is like a pressure valve for state and local governments. it says we know you are going to be spending this money, dont focus on the budget and just d...

So i want to do everything in my power to start small business. the president has ideas for small businesses. one is to raise the taxes on small business on businesses that employ about 25 percent of americas private sector workforce he wants to raise their taxes. that will kill jobs. i will not raise taxes on small business and i will not race taxes on middle income families in america. so we see two very different paths: a president with no new ideas, no agenda, no plan for getting americas ec...

Coldest air, weve seen this week snow, and settling into texas, 49 right now as youre waking up in dallas. take a look what happens over the next few days, it does warm um and better, but not right away. amarillo at 49 degrees, dallas, mid 70s and the same in tulsa and little rock, 60. go forward by tuesday were back into the 80s for much of texas and still 70s, and get ready, be patient through today. today is fall and it will feel more like summer again quickly. this is the storm, the frontal ...

The sequestration. you remember there was a deal baked into the deal, the president couldnt come up with the right formula, budget cuts and tax increases, however to figure out to reduce the debt, that there would be military cuts and that now seems to be an issue on the forefront because of all of this. >> its looking at 9 or 10% cuts in terms of discretionary spending and other spending with regards to military expenditures and congressman allen west is condemning the obama administration for ...

The oversight committees top democrat. >> i think that if mr. boehner takes this to the house, he will be seen as one of the most extreme speakers that ever took charge of a house. >> domenico monenaro joins me now. this eric holder fight has become the talk of washington and its interesting, because on the hill im hearing from democrats that say, fine, let this go forward. a lot of folks associated with leadership saying theyre concerned this could take the messages the republicans want to have...

20% increase in private policy costs if that happens. now we are hearing and the ap is reporting and we are check can it out that plan from the white house and from democrats in congress is fine, lets press ahead with all of the stuff tonight, the entitlements, the subsidized insurance, all of these new goodies. go forward, but that trillion dollar hole is waiting. if they do that that will cause serious upheaval in the insurance markets. if that happens there will be intense pressure with the p...

Replace those cuts with more cuts to domestic programs including food stamps, meals on wheels, and childrens health care. nbc news capitol hill correspondent kelly odonnell joins us. that was one of the headlines there. that these are now more cuts to domestic program. tell me about whats going on there. >> the battle here is a question about should the defense cuts that were part of that big deal from last summer that set budget limits, should those go forward. when have been a lot of people in...