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no agreement. nor is there an agreement on a house republican push for a much smaller plan made up of spending cuts alone. if all else fails, we may end up with an idea floated by the top senate republican, mitch mcconnell. we laid it out for you. three separate votes between now and the next elections to raise the nations debt by $2.5 trillion, and there would be $1 trillion in spending cuts and a special congressional panel to shore up entitlements, and the up side supposedly for rep...

opportunity to do something big. we have a chance to stabilize americas finances for a decade, for 15 years or 20 years. if were willing to seize the moment. what that would require would be some shared sacrifice and a balanced approach that says were going to make significant cuts in domestic spending. and i have already said im willing to take down domestic spending to the lowest percentage of our overall economy since dwight eisenhower. it also requires cuts in defense spending. and...

Said yesterday, at the peril of being yelled at, ill say it anyway. >> by the way, i only do that in love and to people i love. >> you must love harold ford. >> you know, my only thing with harold is sometimes we get democrats on saying, oh, yes, i agree, i agree, we need means testing and we need to tax and blah blah, and youve got to get to the benefit side of things. >> okay. i agree with you 100% on what has to be done in medicare. we havent gotten into specifics yet. it cannot exist in its ...

That you get more support than somebody who does not need it. i dont think theyre backing away at all. keep in mind this is something senator john kerry and others have passed. this is a reasonable alternative. you know, its typical washington business as usual that heres a plan that was a plan. all the evil stuff that comes with it. >> congressman ryan went to, i think, 19 town halls during the break. i went to several myself. i went to leisure world in arizona myself to sell the ryan budget. i...

Consider means testing. which the way, the premium support has been supported by democrats. president clintons commission in the 1990s supported a version of it. it is not out of the ballpark to take a look at it. >> chris: at the latest fox news poll on proposals to cut the deficit reforming did i medicare to a voucher system. increasing taxes on those making $200,000 or more. 63% support and 36% oppose. bill kristol, are democrats who seem to think that the republicans have handed them a big w...

Medicare, overhaul and how big a problem do you think for the g.o.p. >> it is a problem in explaining it, and -- there are two pieces to this whether you move to a premium support plan, which you might call the voucher plan, but -- and do you that, and the other question is, do you put more of the cost burden on seniors by doing that? and i think michelle bachmanns response was telling when she was willing to back away on the question of, you know, if it will be more of a cost burden on seniors ...

That for millionaires, benefits? all these federal programs? its an idea thats been talked about over the years. should donald trump, not that im going to be too hard on him tonight, i already have that planned. but should guys like donald trump be pulling down unemployment checks, not that hes ever been unemployed, but medicare checks for doctors when he can afford to have the best doctors in new york? should someone like that or michael bloomberg, warren buffett, should they get social securit...

Unemployment -- theres taxpayer support to that that well be able to give it to the people who really need it. >> are you ready to go all the way with that in cutting out social security and stuff like that for millionaires, benefits? all these federal programs? its an idea thats been talked about over the years. should donald trump, not that im going to be too hard on him tonight, i already have that planned. but should guys like donald trump be pulling down unemployment checks, not that hes ev...

Support to that that well be able to give it to the people who really need it. >> are you ready to go all the way with that in cutting out social security and stuff like that for millionaires, benefits? all these federal programs? its been idea thats been talked about over the years. should donald trump, not that im going to be too hard on him tonight, i already have that planned. but should guys like donald trump be pulling down unemployment checks, not that hes ever been unemployed, but medica...

Deal. once they reach a deal will they vote for it? this is a guy who lost a couple of votes on the house floor already. its possible they will come to an agreement in that room and it wont hold once they leave it. >> we have paul ryan unveiling the republican 2012 budget plan tomorrow slashing more than $4 trillion. when you use words like medicare, does it stand a chance? >> thats going to be very tough. what he wants to do to medicare is end the medicare public program. what you would get is ...