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Breakins, including visa, master card and sony. bill: this is about as big as it gets, awaiting a critical vote on that $14 trillion debt. house republicans will go ahead today and vote on the cut cap and balance plan. democrats have railed against the tea party backed proposal. it would cut $111 billion by 2012. gradually cap government spending, and one of the biggest points of discuss, it add a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget. that would have to pass before raising the nation's debt ceiling an additional $2 trillion. we'll talk to chris van hollen. he says he's ...

Spends. >> what's that? >> $111 billion. >> you fwlee that is. you want to harp on this. i'm telling you for the first time, where's the president, chris matthews? where's the democrats' plan? >> you know, you're criticizing the president for 3409 not having a plan and don't have one. you have read your document? >> i'll criticize the president for not having a plan. he'sy playing politics. for the first time the house is going to pass a serious blan ton get spending in this town under control and you want to ignore the most important piece of that, which is a balanced budget amendment to the ...

>> okay. let me just ask you three questions. the bill you're going to voight -- >> try one at a time, chris. >> why doesn't it name the cuts? >> it calls for $111 billion in cuts. >> where? >> again, in the bill, chris. >> where are the cuts? >> in the bill, in non-defense discretionary spending. >> what's that? >> chris, you know what that is. again, you want to harp on this. i'm telling you right now, for the first time, where's the president's plan, chris matthews? >> yes, that's the great -- >> wait a minute. >> you've criticized the president for not having a plan, and you don't have one...

Call revenue measures, tax hikes. here's what the president had to say about that. >> the president: the good news is that today, a group of senators, the gang of six, democrats and republicans, i guess now gang of seven, because one additional republican senator added on, put forward a proposal is o'that is broadly consistent with the -- approach i've urged. for republican senators to acknowledge that revenues will have to be part of a balanced package that makes sure that nobody is disproportionately hurt from us making progress, i think is a very significant step. >> sean: joining me for an...

I'm in missouri, the country music capital of the world. >> sean: tony orlando's home. boehner has scheduled a vote. the president has been fear-mongering, scaring seniors, demagoguing the issue. even warren buffet is upset about the class warfare, private jets. boehner scheduled a vote on cutting 111 billion now for 2012. cutting serious cuts. capping spending. and a balanced budget amendment. i think strategically, this is what the republicans need to do. they have one house. they don't have the senate. now put the onus on the president and put them on record where they stand. is this a good...