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Governments funding under the sequester cuts, that means the cuts continue longer and the democrats dont like that. >> you asked for the sweet spot. a lot revolves around susan collins proposal. the medical device passed 17-1. it would be good for the economy. theres bipartisan support. >> not even a repeal of the medical device act. this would be simply a two-year delay. >> clearly a permanent repeal would give more certain ti to the business community, but thats a step in the right direction. ...

Over the last couple hours, and work on that sequester, the second round of the sequesters forced budget cuts kicked in january of 2014. a short-term resolution, while it would put the government basically on the precipice of another potential shutdown in a couple months, would also give them a chance to start working, negotiating back and forth between democrats and republicans on some kind of deal that might, to the satisfaction of both parties, soften the effects of the sequester. not only ar...

For in these negotiations. when i say republicans, i mean senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader. this is according to a republican source who is familiar with these discussions. what he is asking, first of all, with regard to opening up the government, a bill to fund the government through the holidays so that everybody isnt here on christmas and new years, but doing so at current levels so it would apparently and effectively keep the sequester in place, which would be a get for republi...

But theyre supposed to go back up again a year later. you could move some of that spending from a year later forward. in the aggregate, the spending would be the same, but the democrats would get a little more right now. thats going to create a lot of heartburn for the republicans, particularly mitch mcconnell from kentucky. >> facing a tough re-election. >> if you can finesse that some way, youve got a deal. >> let me ask you in the time we have left, is there a deal before thursday or not? >> ...

What we do know is senate majority leader harry reid and mish mcconnell have been in discussions about trying to find some common ground here in order to reopen the government and increase the debt ceiling. theyve been apart as we understand it on some pretty key issues, that being the white house and senate democrats want that debt ceiling increased for as long as possible. but theres kind of a hitch when it comes to reopening the government. if the government is reopened through really or if i...

Weak tea. >> whatever happened to yes and no. >> we dont do yes or no on "the five." >> youre not on "the five." >> i know. i would say if the they cant do something about obama care and if you look at the front page of "the new york times" how it was a systematic -- >> deal by thursday? >> not if theres nothing with obama care, no. >> 11:59 at night thursday night. >> yes? george? >> these are splittable differences with the exception of the sequester. >> that was like herding cats. we have to ...

Lets raise the questions center levels, lets relax that. one of the questions that i know some republicans are asking is, if obama care was the law of the land and couldnt be tinkered with, why is it the sequester which is just as much the law of the land can be tinkered with? >> i think republicans started in a place that was an over reach. to try to change a law that was central to the presidents agenda was not something that was achievable, a delay maybe, other kinds of things maybe. now the ...

Election so businesses can invest and hire. the democrats would get that. with regard to the sequester, it is true that the spending levels are supposed to go down in january. but theyre supposed to go back up again a year later. you could move some of that spending from a year later forward. in the aggregate, the spending would be the same, but the democrats would get a little more right now. thats going to create a lot of heartburn for the republicans, particularly mitch mcconnell from kentuck...

>> no, i dont think theres a deal right now. >> dana deal by thursday? >> i think medvedev voois tax is weak tea. >> whatever happened to yes and no. >> we dont do yes or no on "the five." >> youre not on "the five." >> i know. i would say if the they cant do something about obama care and if you look at the front page of "the new york times" how it was a systematic -- >> deal by thursday? >> not if theres nothing with obama care, no. >> 11:59 at night thursday night. >> yes? george? >> these ar...

Lets raise the questions center levels lets relax that. one of the questions that i know some republicans are asking is if obama care was the law of the land and couldnt be tinkered with, why is it the sequester which is just as much the law of the land can be tinkered with? >> i think republicans started in a place that was an over reach. to try to change a law that was central to the presidents agenda was not something that was achievable, a delay maybe other kinds of things maybe. now the dem...