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Even though the president was said to be working the phones over the weekend. >> were not just trying to make calls to read out the names. hes making those calls to see where there might be a coalition for the willing. a caulk us for common expense. >> the issue is spending. its out of control there are smarter ways to cut spending than the silly sequester the president demanded. >> john boehner is not sure the forced spending cuts will actually hurt the economy. incredible buzzer-beating shot...

Around the government continuing to be funded. but theres the issue of those deep spending cuts that kicked in late last week. and the president, according to a top adviser over the weekend, spent the time working the phones, talking to both republicans and democrats, talking to democrats specifically about making progress on entitlement reform. but also trying to sway republicans. take a listen. >> republicans who realize that, if we have that type of entitlement reform, theyd be willing to hav...

From the president of the federal reserve and others have estimated this sequester is going to cost our economy 750,000 jobs. i talk to ceos every day who tell me they have job creating projects on hold because of the sequester and its uncertainty. i talked to a major ceo who says he has 20,000 suppliers, small businesses, that will be deeply hurt. and we could go on about all the impact. >> well, the impact includes -- what about teachers? arne duncan, the secretary of education, said on "face ...

Cut the budget than what he calls this silly sequester the president demanded. he said president obama is kicking the can down the road, kicking it so far, were running out of road. and that the president didnt seem to have any plan of his own for cutting spending. listen. >> if he had a plan, why wouldnt senate democrats go ahead and pass it? the house acted twice over the last ten months to replace the sequester. the president got his tax hikes on january 1. if were going to get rid of loop ho...

About the long-term entitlement problems? >> then why havent senate democrats passed the presidents plan? the house has passed a plan twice. over the last 10 months to replace the sequester. senate democrats have done nothing. its time for them to vote. its time for us to get back to regular order here in congress. whether the house passes a bill, the senate passes a bill, if we disagree we go to conference to resolve the differences. i made this point at the white house today. its time for us t...

The consequences? >> well, if you look at the fact that they claimed all these air traffic controllers are going to be laid out, and then found out they really didnt have to. and when the secretary of education went out and claimed that all these teachers in one county in west virginia were being laid off as a result of the sequester, found out that wasnt quite true. and then the release of thousands of detainees down in arizona before the sequester even takes effect. theres a lot of questions a...

About the long-term entitlement problems? >> then why havent senate democrats passed the presidents plan? the house has passed a plan twice. over the last 10 months to replace the sequester. senate democrats have done nothing. its time for them to vote. its time for us to get back to regular order here in congress. whether the house passes a bill, the senate passes a bill, if we disagree we go to conference to resolve the differences. i made this point at the white house today. its time for us t...

Reauthorized the act only through 2016. of the sequester will be felt, so if i can ask you this, karen, and that will force them back to which side of eric cantors mouth should we believe? the table to get rid of these terms of his voting rights comments? >> well, you have to pay attention to both sides but you stupid -- i should say really probably should be skeptical also of both sides. thats the same kind of game asinine cuts. >> yes. julian, maybe there is some that the house of method in th...

$1.3 trillion worth of increases in revenue, and only put up $850 billion worth of spending cuts. everybody in washington knows what the problem is. but nobody wants to address it. ive been here for 22 years. and ive watched presidents from both parties. ive watched leaders from both parties kick this can down the road, kick it down the road, and kick it down the road. we are out of road to kick the can down. weve got a long-term spending problem that has to be addressed. i spent the last two-pl...

Reform closing deductions to actually pay down the deficit? >> im going to say it one more time. the president got his tax hikes on january 1. the issue here is spending. spending is out of control. there are smarter ways to cut spending than the silly sequester that the president demanded. so we need to address the long-term spending problem. but we cant cut our way to prosperity. we also need real economic growth. american family wages arent growing. they are being squeezed. and as a result, w...