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Whats yours? >> erskine bowles, the democrat part of the bowles-simpson commission said, hes trying, he has ideas and a serious plan. at the beginning, president obama said that, i dont agree with his plan, but its a very serious plan. the thing that has distinguished paul ryan from democrats and from his fellow republicans on capitol hill. you are afraid of talking about medicare and social security. you think its a third rail, it will kill nupolitics. i am not afraid of this. i have a plan. th...

The backs of the poor, that he is taking money out of the pockets of poor people to give in the form of tax cuts to really rich people. >> greta: right. if nothing is done to restructure medicare or to handle the budget, it does seem that we are headed miles per hour. we cant keep spenning more than we have -- there has to be something. >> even president obamas budget experts say the current situation is unsustainable. they believe it should be sustained for a while because of the economic downt...

>> think for yourself. >> that has everything to do with just being smart. being the smart political an candidate. >> also the fact that hes trying to be purposely vague on anything. go back to halperins interview in "time" magazine and he talked about the economy, he didnt say anything. there was no specificity there just like there wasnt specificity in preparation on the immigration issue. they want to make it all about president obama which seems like a smart strategy in the moment. its going...

>> ill make sure that priority of people in this district, conservative republican district, are heard loud and cheer in washington. i suspect republicans will pay attention. >> the national response to hochuls win that was perceived to be bellwether by many has been swift. harry reid said the result is rejection on what he called the republican plan to kill medicare. >> american voters have a chance to do something about it. >> they ran on the plan. promised to dismantle medicare. >> throughout...

>> ill make sure that priority of people in this district, conservative republican district, are heard loud and cheer in washington. i suspect republicans will pay attention. >> the national response to hochuls win that was perceived to be bellwether by many has been swift. harry reid said the result is rejection on what he called the republican plan to kill medicare. >> american voters have a chance to do something about it. >> they ran on the plan. promised to dismantle medicare. >> throughout...

President. the guy that gave the great speech about the united states of america were not the blue states and the red states. they will play that when he wants. and he will play it often. when he gets to the big issue, the size, scope, reach of government spending and debt he is going to demagogue this. this idea of medicare and tax cuts is not a detail. its a theme. they are a cruel, immoral party. who will steal from the helpless to support the rich. that has to be argued against in te the tai...

Put out in his speech on wednesday that republicans are stealing from medicare to lower tax rates. that is not true on two grounds. number one, he said as an example, i dont need a tax cut of $200,000. they have to go to 30, i think its 30 seniors each shelling out $#,000 each to support my tax cut. it wont affect a single senior. it has no effect on anyone over 55. when it does, the second falsehood here, the money for lowering the rates comes from eliminating the deductions and the exclusions ...

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But 120 republicans defeated it. as 172 democrats protested by voting on present. budget resolutions are nonbinding, they plot the legislative course, including restructuring medicare. democrats say its destructive. >> republicans are making bad choice decisions in that they end medicare giving away tens of billions of dollars to big oil. >> liberal alternatives featuring trillions in tax hikes and far smaller spending cuts defeated with bipartisan opposition. the congressional black caucus budg...

Put out in his speech on wednesday that republicans are stealing from medicare to lower tax rates. that is not true on two grounds. number one, he said as an example, i dont need a tax cut of $200,000. they have to go to 30, i think its 30 seniors each shelling out $#,000 each to support my tax cut. it wont affect a single senior. it has no effect on anyone over 55. when it does, the second falsehood here, the money for lowering the rates comes from eliminating the deductions and the exclusions ...