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When he and his cabinet lay out 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 eff...

$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...

Spending cut was the idea of republicans. but, yes, we put forth the design of how to do that. >> which was the sequester. >> but, david, the right answer is -- >> which was the sequester? >> the right answer is we did all agree to it to force us to compromise on long-term entitlements and revenue reform. >> but that hasnt happened. >> that simpson-bowles called for and others. >> but that hasnt happened? >> and why hasnt it happened, david? >> i think you made your case about that. in the back ...

Almost universally supported. they voted it through in the house. they paid for it to some extent withes their constituents in the mid terms. but i think that bringing that idea back is such a nonstarter that i cant imagine a compromise position between the white house, which is saying they want to protect medicare recipients, and vouchers. i dont think that will fly with democrats at all. >> whats striking to me is that these issues are still so hard and that the election didnt seem to solve th...

Most republicans would rather raise the money thats spent on selma that we are not yet at a to his last, which isnt rocket science. defense. in terms of the issue of point where the most vital part of the voting rights act, its just common sense. flexibility, perhaps the section 5, is no longer from td ameritrade. presidents top economic adviser put it best. he said its like being told you necessary. congressman john lewis says have to cut off three fingers. areas covered by the act it doesnt ma...

Mitt for who he was. but we begin with the united >> matt and craig live close to an open space area. american jews who have traveled to hear this speech, and in many they like kicking balls, hitting baseballs. >> im happy to blame the media. states of ought tarausterity. >> 47% who were with him who are respects, the vice president was with no signs of a fix, $85 very careful when he laid it out that he was there to basically billion in automatic cuts began dependent on government. >> it was a ...

What happened? >> well, it was a very nice polite discussion. i had asked the president and senator reid to come with a plan to replace the sequester. you know, listen, weve known about this for 16 months. and yet even today, theres no plan from senate democrats or the who u.s. to replace the sequester. and over the last 10 months, house republicans have acted twice to replace the sequester. there are smarter ways to cut spending than these automatic across the board -- >> thats just not true. t...

Issue of whose idea it was of the sequester was when i disagreed with him on, but i could see how honorable people could disagree. i was trying to explain to him from a substantive point of view that the idea that the president of the united states was moving the goal post by asking for the type of balance of tax reform that raised revenues, which speaker boehner himself you know had called for, as well as long-term entitlements together to get rid of the sequester was not only not moving the go...

Balance what is a brand problem, which is that they are now the party of cutting spending, of austerity. but austerity is not popular. the polling shows that the american people would blame republicans if the pain for a austerity is felt by them. >> so what about the 2014? are we beyond thinking about this year, kathleen? is it about the mid terms? >> well, apparently, its in my newspaper so it must be true. [ laughter ] >> you know, thats a very daunting task for the president. its clearly his ...

Meeting. a note of hope for compromise nuclear weapons program. talks in the future. >> ambassador mark ginsberg, he and his team have to face do you think conservative some hard decisions, i guess, justices want to destroy the thank you for joining us. right now about how to manage legacy of that day. next, congressman john >> it sounded like they were lewis, selma, and the power to these cuts, dont they? perhaps looking for a way to do >> reporter: yeah, martin. so, although i found justice ...