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Of those four do you believe the supremes address all of them, one of them or perhaps two or three? >> i think they, bill, i think they address all of them. but the big mystery is what are they going to say on each one of them. you know, thats the fascinating part. i actually think if i were to pick which one two do i like the most, its the whole issue of severability, and let me explain what that is. its that when congress passes a statute, it usually includes whats called a severability clause...

>> were not suggesting it will fix all our fiscal problems, but what we think this will help do is help change the culture of spending here, that both parties have been a party to. what we want to do is basically give us this tool so that we can impair race the wasteful spending out of these spending bills. its a constitutional version, so the president can pull a piece of pork out of the bill, send it back to congress, congress has to vote to it, no amendments, cant duck the vote, so we take th...

Gets after the shenanigans played at the last minute when writing appropriation bills tucking a spending provision in there that nobody ever sees. this goes after those games, which both parties have been a party to. we banned earmarks, but that doesnt get at the heart of this issue, and we think this is a step in the right direction. >> what it does, andrea is makes it much harder for a member of congress to sort of quietly slip on a spending project that may not be in the national interests. >...

Can we work something out about that now? congress mast ryan? >> i think so. were in discussions about that. we want to pay for it. this was meant to be a temporary tax rebate, i dont think the. >> you think its a sugar high? >> yeah, i do. i do, but of course i likes the idea of people keeping more of their own money. if el got a chance at cutting wasteful spending, that to me is two steps in the right direction. we have to watch making this perm nent. if we do that were accelerating the bankru...

Why this is different than the law that was held unconstitutional is back this says a president can present congress with a list of proposed items he or she doesnt think we need to be spending money on. by this version congress then acts and by a majority vote we agree or disagree, but well make sure congress acts. we believe congress has a responsibility to take a position up our down on whether or not that spending is something that the country needs or does not need. >> congressman ryan, can ...