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Development. and president obama, of course, continually made the case that this law would bend the cost curve, and were seeing it here before any of the experts called it. >> that is true, ed. but i -- you know, they were making that argument based on ipad working or something like that. the real reason is -- and i say this as a guy who wanted a public option very badly. >> sure. >> is that if -- because its in the private sector the private sector is actually figuring out how to -- they unders...

Ipad working or something like that. the real reason is -- and i say this as a guy who wanted a public option very badly. >> sure. >> is that if -- because its in the private sector the private sector is actually figuring out how to -- they understand that they cant continue to drive costs up like this and theyre actually -- theyre the ones that are actually going to bend -- and are bending the cost curve. >> i want your take on march 1st. the sequester. budget cuts across the board. how do we a...

Across the country. number one, theyre going on vacation for a couple weeks when weve got this thing looming on march 1st, the sequester. what evidence do we have out there that shows the 113th is going to be any different from the 112th, that theyre not going to be a record number of filibusters when theyre doing this to chuck hagel today? i mean, i think this is the tea leaves, isnt it? >> actually, we dont have any evidence. what always amaze me, when they say that congress has a disapproval ...

State of the union address was the presidents idea in the first place. >> ive made it perfectly clear, though, the sequester, i dont like it, no one should like it, but the sequester is there because the president insisted that it be there. where is the presidents plan to replace the sequester that he insisted upon? jon: well the political theater playing out in the media. on nbc news on its website political hot potato g.o.p. trade blame with obama for looming sequester. u.s. news & world repor...

Break as you know. when you look at the sequester, senate democrats are expected to announce their plan to avoid the sequester, showing that according to one report its a 50/50 split over the next ten months, spending cuts and new taxes, part of their idea, including the buffett rule, which is the cap deductions and loopholes for millionaires so they pay at least 30% of their salaries in taxes. would you support that as we get closer to that deadline? >> yes, and i think the senate is really on ...

For the ribbon cutting when the infrastructure actually gets completed or built. every district in this country is crying out for infrastructure investment. the key to staying competitive -- education, r&d technology and infrastructure. and if we dont do it, i guarantee the chinese will. >> turning to the big deadline coming up, the sequester, the president tackled the question head-on early last night. here it is. >> the greatest nation on earth cannot keep conducting its business by drifting f...

Completed or built. every district in this country is crying out for infrastructure investment. the key to staying competitive -- education, r&d technology and infrastructure. and if we dont do it, i guarantee the chinese will. >> turning to the big deadline coming up, the sequester, the president tackled the question head-on early last night. here it is. >> the greatest nation on earth cannot keep conducting its business by drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next. we cant do it. lets ...

Roy, the first grade teacher at sandy hook, elementary, in the presidents box sitting alongside jill biden, were back with the panel as you take a look at the first lady. our panel tonight, juan williams, with the hill. and nina eastston, fortune magazine and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. your thoughts on this issue. >> obama is talking about pivoting back to the economy and i think his main objective right now, hes got to crisis coming up. thats whats called the sequester, the autom...

Republicans, business leaders and economists have already said that these cuts, known here in washington as the sequester, are a really bad idea. now, some in congress have proposed preventing only the defense cuts by making even bigger cuts to things like education and job training, medicare and social security benefi benefits. that idea is even worse. [applaus [applause] >> yes, the biggest driver of our long-term debt is the rising cost of health care for an aging population and those of us w...

Medical research. they would certainly slow our recovery. and cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs. thats why democrats, republican, business leaders and economists have already said that these cuts known here in washington as the sequester, are a really bad idea. jenna: so how much of our national defense is being decided right now by financial concerns rather than the reality of our national security? major general bob scales is a fox news military analyst and joins us now on this. so, genera...