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$250,000. that would let president obama pocket $1 trillion in tax revenue and secure a win on his key priority in the talks. but they would do nothing else. at the end of the year, we would still go over the fiscal cliff. remember, the bush tax cuts are one of the at least stimulative policies in the negotiations. according to the economic policy institute, extending the middle class tax cuts would wipe out only about 11% of the austeritys economic impact. 11%. but all that other stuff, the pay...

>> steve: and the reason we brought this up is because according to the research, the main stream media blaming republicans more for the problem, its a shared responsibility. first of all, the sequester, despite what the president said at the debate, which actually an invention of the white house. so youve got to -- when you talk about compromise, youve got to blame both parties for not sitting down at the table until now. >> well, for the republican point of view, it was a pretty dumb deal actu...

Say and is he able to give the committee the information that general petraeus dug up when he was over there in iraq and then we should take it from there. >> lets talk now about the fiscal cliff, where the debate turns in washington after the election. lets remind our viewers what we mean when we talk about the fiscal cliff. this is what is happening at the end of the year. the bush tax cuts expire, so taxes go up. the emergency unemployment benefits end. the 2011 payroll tax holiday expires. t...

Say and is he able to give the committee the information that general petraeus dug up when he was over there in iraq and then we should take it from there. >> lets talk now about the fiscal cliff, where the debate turns in washington after the election. lets remind our viewers what we mean when we talk about the fiscal cliff. this is what is happening at the end of the year. the bush tax cuts expire, so taxes go up. the emergency unemployment benefits end. the 2011 payroll tax holiday expires. t...

I think you have to spend time to find out what happened and how it happened. and get to the bottom of it so we dont see this kind of mistake again. >> senator schumer? >> i think first we ought to see what mr. morell has to say and is he able to give the committee the information that general petraeus dug up when he was over there in iraq and then we should take it from there. >> lets talk now about the fiscal cliff, where the debate turns in washington after the election. lets remind the viewe...

The series of deadlines that include expiration of the tax cuts that would cause uncertainty and damage to the economy if theyre not dealt with. extending those tax cuts for 98% of the american people would deal with more than half in dollar terms of the impact caused by the fiscal cliff. there are other challenges that we would need to address, including the sequester, but congress ought to the house out to pass those tax cuts right away. it would send a tremendous positive signal to the americ...

Of responsibilities that can be delega delegated to somebody else. when people try, we get historic disasters in this country. and the fact that youve brought on all of the same whirlwind of advisers who reaped this disaster when a disinterested president named george bush had the same attitude, thats a good thing that the last word before voting that we got collectively as a nation was the chance to hear you forced to talk about foreign policy. mitt romney said his big idea on iran last night w...

And the fact that youve brought on all of the same whirlwind of advisers who reaped this disaster when a disinterested president named george bush had the same attitude, thats a good thing that the last word before voting that we got collectively as a nation was the chance to hear you forced to talk about foreign policy. mitt romney said his big idea on iran last night was he wanted to indict the iranian president for genocide. who is going to arrest him exactly? mitt romneys running mate is try...

And the fact that youve brought on all of the same whirlwind of advisers who reaped this disaster when a disinterested president named george w. bush had the same attitude, thats a good thing that the last word before voting that we got collectively as a nation was the chance to hear you forced to talk about foreign policy. mitt romney said his big idea on iran last night was he wanted to indict the iranian president for genocide. who is going to arrest him exactly? mitt romneys running mate is ...

We semipli put a gun to our head. if president said congress did it, give me a break. a woodward said and the book states the idea of the sequester came from administration. it came from the white house. a foolish idea but were stuck with it. it is the law. im not sure whether the president is coming from in saying that sequestration is not going to happen. he is the one that has been saying he will veto any plan that comes to the desk that seeks to void sequestration. >> bret: senator, thank yo...