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Something like that? why would your party do sna. >> you have to reach across the party oftentimes. >> your leadership is backing something you don't agree with. >> on that particular provision, i don't agree with it. >> you think the federal government could save money by requiring mass purchasing of drugs? >> by the purchasing of drugs. we ought to have the deficit drug commission for an up or down vote. there's going to have to be some political will -- >> where has it tried and succeeded? where have we tried to have both purchasing by consumers where the government funds that? >> in the v....

The pharmaceutical companies wrote provisions in the legislation over the last decade. there's $200 billion in savings letting medicare use its full purchasing power. $130 billion in savings by using offshore tax havens. mitch mcconnell and bunning were behind the conrad deficit that i would have supported. when the president thinks it's a good idea, suddenly -- >> how much do your spending cuts add up to? >> $330 billion. >> out of the $1.6 trillion debt we have. >> i just listed $330 billion right there. >> how far? >> we do have to get back to fiscal sanity, chris. we do. you know, the clin...

Something like that? >> you've got to reach across the party lines. >> your leadership is backing something you don't agree with. >> i don't agree with it. >> you think the federal government could save money by requiring mass purchasing of drugs? by doing what? >> we ought to have the deficit reduction commission for an up or down vote. there's going to have to be some political will -- >> where has it tried and succeeded? where have we tried to have both purchasing by consumers where the government funds that? >> in the va where you have 48% savings. in the state medicaid programs. listen, i...

Legislation in the most recent health care debate and struck a deal and agreed not to touch it. >> the democratic party controls the senate. why would they go along with something like that? >> you've got to reach across the party lines. >> your leadership is backing something you don't agree with. >> i don't agree with it. >> you think the federal government could save money by requiring mass purchasing of drugs? >> we ought to have the deficit reduction commission for an up or down vote. there's going to have to be some -- >> where has it tried and succeeded? where have we tried to have both...

Print. let me say this. the pharmaceutical companies wrote provisions in the legislation over the last decade. there's $200 billion in savings letting medicare use its full purchasing power. $130 billion in using offshore tax havens. mitch mcconnell and bunning were behind the commission that i would have supported. when the president thinks it's a good idea, suddenly -- >> how much do your spending cuts add up to? >> $330 billion. >> out of the $1.6 trillion debt. >> i just listed $330 billion right there. >> how far? >> we do have to get back to fiscal sanity, chris. we do. the clinton admin...