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Away. were saying american companies hiring american workers, were going to lower tax rates for them. >> is this a good plan? >> i think it is. bob packwood back in 1986, i remember we were flying to asia. he said were going to cut it all the way to 28% but were getting rid of all these deductions. so thats what they did. the problem came, joe, when george bush came in and he was persuaded to have the deductions going, to take the ralt back up to 35%. and thats where he got it going. >> there is...

Republicans joined 57 democrats. although it approved a much larger measure last year, the house is expected to pass the senates plan. the bill could be on the presidents desk as early as this week, reflecting a new sense of urgency in both parties to tackle one of the publics top concerns. >> theres a willingness for members to put aside partisanship, to put aside games, and to move ahead with what we know is important for the american people and for the growth and the stabilization of our econ...

Out and raise taxes. what were going to do in this bill, for example, is go after corporate welfare. theres close to $100 billion right there. lets focus on getting these special interest tax breaks out of the code, make it more attractive to create jobs. >> but eventually are you going to have to raise the governments share of the national economy in terms of taxes and revenues? >> you raise a fundamental issue which is sustainability of our government as its presently structured. our governmen...

Its like joe, you know this. lou holtz, my god, were playing, you know, the little sisters of the poor, theyre very tough. you know, so republicans saying well, geez. were going into the player house. the president, hes so good. this guy, hes going to wipe us on the floor. its a setup. you know, as one republican did admit in a report i saw this morning, theyve been winning the health care debate in public opinion over the last eight months. so i dont know what, you know, the idea that its a quo...