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Savings over 10 years. done. most of them have agreed on a comprehensive approach, one that deals with spending and revenue. and i think you could have that kind of framework agreement. have a short-term extension of the debt until later this year, until the full legislative package was ready for consideration. i do think thats possible. >> senator kent conrad of north dakota, chairman of the budget committee. if theres going to be a deal, the broker is likely to be kent conrad. thank you very m...

But i think were going to be able to come to a deal on this. this whole cr has set the stage for the fact that the republicans and democrats can work together. the president himself in his speech acknowledged the fact that we have got a spending problem. now the president and the republicans differ on how were going to deal with it. but now that were at least on the same page as to what the problem is, we can work together for solutions. >> congressman blake farenthold, one of congressmen alread...

Knows the most about the federal budget would obviously be a member of that commission. but these are not normal times. senator harry reid said today that no member of the gang of six will be a member of the presidents commission. that leaves out the senates leading expert on the federal budget, the retiring senator from north dakota, kent conrad. joining me now, chairman of the senate budget committee, democratic senator kent conrad. thank you for joining me tonight, mr. chairman. >> always goo...

Youre about in the middle where most of the american people think you ought to be. >> what do you say to the 59 republicans who said this simply wasnt enough, this comped too much with the democrats, and the cbo revealed that it was filled with budget accounting gimmicks that means there wont really be the amount of spending cuts that the negotiators claimed there would be? >> oh, i think there are significant cuts there. i think they are of a historical level. and i agree there werent enough cu...

Senator harry reid said today that no member of the gang of six will be a member of the presidents commission. that leaves out the senates leading expert on the federal budget, the retiring senator from north dakota, kent conrad. joining me now, chairman of the senate budget committee, democratic senator kent conrald. thank you for joining me tonight, mr. chairman. >> always good to be with you. >> i dont understand how this group can work without you in the room. sure, joe biden running the gro...

Secretary robert rice from the university of california berkeley. the author of "aftershock the next economy & americas future" now available in paperback. what do you make of where the budget, given that the budget for this year has now passed the congress as it did this afternoon, going forward? what do you make of the possible prospects of president obama getting what he needs to get in a budget deal going forward? >> well, right now, lawrence, the president is really in a very good position....

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Working on, all of them are in the range of $4 trillion of debt savings over 10 years. done. most of them have agreed on a comprehensive approach, one that deals with spending and revenue. and i think you could have that kind of framework agreement. have a short-term extension of the debt until later this year, until the full legislative package was ready for consideration. i do think thats possible. >> senator kent conrad of north dakota, chairman of the budget committee. if theres going to be ...

Budget would obviously be a member of that commission. but these are not normal times. senator harry reid said today that no member of the gang of six will be a member of the presidents commission. that leaves out the senates leading expert on the federal budget, the retiring senator from north dakota, kent conrad. joining me now, chairman of the senate budget committee, democratic senator kent conrad. thank you for joining me tonight, mr. chairman. >> always good to be with you. >> i dont under...

Savings over 10 years. done. most of them have agreed on a comprehensive approach, one that deals with spending and revenue. and i think you could have that kind of framework agreement. have a short-term extension of the debt until later this year, until the full legislative package was ready for consideration. i do think thats possible. >> senator kent conrad of north dakota, chairman of the budget committee. if theres going to be a deal, the broker is likely to be kent conrad. thank you very m...