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this is not a tax break for them and violates the basic. there's a reason this plan has been prepared in secret, why it's not being scored by cbo as it does traditionally, because it doesn't add up. the only way republicans can make it add up is by cutting medicare by $473 billion and medicaid by $1 trillion. that is not the way to deal with this economy and to build real growth. >> you're the senate democratic whip, your job is to count the votes. do you have commitments from everyone who caucuses with the democratic party that they will oppose the republican plan? and have you heard from any republicans who might join you? >>. >> jake, we just saw this is plan on friday. they just unveiled this plan in the senate. members of the senate have heard some rumors, have seen the house bill, but i can tell you, each one of them comes to it and says, why would we want to risk our economy raising the taxes on many working families to give a permanent tax cut to the wealthiest people in america and