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But we only run the house. the democrats continue to run washington. what the president has proposed so far simply wont do anything to solve our spending problem. he wants more spending, and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy. and he simply wont deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues that are facing our country. we need significant spending cuts and real tax reform to address our long-term debt problem and pave the way for long-term growth and real growth in jobs in our ...

>> given you really do not have the votes to raise tax rates, are you willing to pass a bill with the majority of democratic support at this point? >> i said the house has passed a bill to extend all of the current tax rates. we did it on august 1st. it has been sitting in the senate. we passed the about i will to replace the sequester. at some point the united states senate has to do something. what we were trying to do this week was to basically jump start and try to kick into gear some action...

Of the series the cost of spending looks at solutions. here is bret baier. >> the urgency we hear about our countrys fiscal situation from politicians sounds well, urgent. >> washington has got a spending problem. not a revenue problem. >> what is lacking are the revenue. >> there has to be revenue in addition to cuts. >> deficit could crush future generation. >> the nation has been unsustainable fiscal path for some time. >> the clock is ticking, were running out of time. >> then there is that ...

Conservatives that represented the values that they claimed to support when they were running for speaker, and then they decided to punish somebody like yourself because you dont want to vote for a budget that balances in 2040. i mean, if democrats put that type of budget on the floor, it would kill them. >> we would. and im a conservative, and i make no bones about it. my constituents are very conservative as well, and theyve been so frustrated that leadership in the house right now, the speake...

Have the votes to raise tax rates are you willing to pass a bill with a majority of democratic support at sth point? >> as i said the house has passed a bill to extend all of the current tax rates. we did it on august the 1st, its been sitting in the senate. we pathed a bill to replace the sequester. at some point the united states senate has to do something. and what we were trying to do this week was to basically jump start and try to kick into gear some action by the senate to avert these tax...

Has been consistent in its commitment to doing something about the spending problem in washington, and the mounting debt that has resulted. we stand ready to continue in dialogue with this president to actually fix the problem. i hope that we see that our colleagues on the other side of the capitol can do likewise, can get serious to try and address the real problem of spending so we can get on about the business of growing this economy and get people back to work. >> mr. speaker, a lot of the a...

The sequester on january 2nd that both bodies can privilege up a privileged resolution to shut offer the sequester. it has to be ordered. considering the dire nature of these circumstances, is that an option at this point and have you given consideration to that? >> i have not given consideration to it. we have a spending problem. and we have to address it. and we are not going to address it by kicking the can down the road, which is what youre suggesting. >> speaker boehner, mr. canter had sugg...

Done and get done right, that baffles me. >> reporter: both the gaming and the movie industry prefer selfregulation or policing. they spend just as much as the nra lobbying to keep the federal government out of their business. bill: william la jeunesse on that story in los angeles. thank you. martha: paying tribute today to the senate longest serving senator in u.s. history. we are waiting to hear from president obama as the nation remembers senator daniel inouye. bill: a major showdown happenin...

Spending, but he wants another $twenty1 trillion in revenue. our constituents have been saying to us, do not vote for this. do not support it. when i had a teletown hall with my constituent, 86% said this is a spending problem, do not increase revenues and not cut spending. the time has come where you can no longer spend more. you have to make certain youre taxing less and spending less. >> sean: i really would like to see congressman west, one thing. i would like to see the republican party be ...

On? could you guys have fashioned a plan that you could have lived with? >> perhaps, perhaps. but that hasnt been the case in the last two years. its usually john boehner dive left and conservatives on the outside and at the end of the day, theyd call the democrats and say well get the votes to piece that together. we have to look at what the problem is, and thats what conservatives have been saying, my constituents are saying. theres the problem. its not a taxing problem. its a spending problem...