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Let me explain why i and two other republicans voted against this bill. in a short phrase, because it didnt cut enough and if you indulge me for a minute ill give you four reasons for that. martha: sure, go for it. >> we said we were going to cut spending $100 billion and this cuts $62 billion and we said we were going to take nonsecurity spending back to 2008 levels. this doesnt do that. there was an amendment to do that, and it failed. defense spending is the second largest element of spending...

This year the federal deficit is running at $1.65 trillion. the budget the president just sent to congress would trim it down to $1.1 trillion, a big reason it shrinks, no new extension of the bush tax cuts. another reason? spending cuts. take a look, cuts to the pell grant program, $8 billion, cuts to heat subsidies for the poor, cuts to housing and community development and as you probably know already, the president is talking about a five-year freeze on most nonsecurity spending. in a numb...

Address social security and medicare which are consuming more and more as a percentage of our budget that will not be the resource to invest in education and infrastructure and technology and growth and innovation. so youve got to deal with the tough problems facing this country. >> lets hear john boehners take on this. >> -- nonsecurity spending down to prestimulus, prebailout levels. listen, the american people know that we cant continue to borrow and spend our way to prosperity. they understa...

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