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That vault, only moths and feathers fly out. we're broke. the fact is we have to make sure that we keep our promise to senior citizens. we can't continue to deny the fund in excess of 111 billion a year. that's what this will do and why, oppose this measure and i don't think it's a right way to go. it's a temporary gimmick and established specifically to be a revenue spring to fund social security. let's lead the integrity with the funding stream. >> we had a debate on many things. tom at friedman on the show and most everybody realizes this is a short-term gimmick that won't grow the economy ...

bill, if you can get this fixed, why not -- why not do the right thing for the american people even though it's not exactly what we want. >> full details of the deal, the compromise and reaction. president obama said, for the past several weeks i've stated consistently it was critical congress not go home without preventing a tax increase on 160 mill americans. an agreement meet that's test. more reaction coming as well. latest on the details and the political fallout. dana bash is with us and jessica yellin. let's go to the hill first. house republicans are saying we have a tweak in...

the surge just in time for an election year. and scientists find earth's evil twin far, far away. the size is right, but strange life might sizzle on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com all right. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, december 21st. i'm christine romans along with my friend ali velshi. >> i have to tell you. i'm excited of the news of the new planet. it's different. not a political log jam. not pay rolle troll tax plan. new planets! we'll tell you all about it this morning. love it. >> other space cases. >> washington first. washin...

We're back. joining me live from our bus tour in iowa, 16 days to go until the caucuses, republican presidential candidate congresswoman michele bachmann of minnesota. congresswoman, welcome back to "meet the press." >> good morning, david. a pleasure to be with you this morning. >> so you heard speaker boehner. my question to you is, under what circumstances would you support an extension of the payroll tax cut through 2012? >> well, i didn't support it a year ago when it was first proposed. and the reason why i didn't is because it -- it denied $111 billion to the social security trust fund....

By denying the $111 billion to the social security trust fund. all it's doing is adding to the debt. >> the actuary for social security takes issue with that in terms of accelerating insolvency for social security. and, you know, last summer, during the debt fight, you made the point on this program, that the debt ceiling should not be extended, in your view, because the american people were against extending it. so by that logic, congresswoman, look at the polling, 58% of those polled favor extending the payroll tax cut. >> well, if you go back to last summer, what we should have done is had ...