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>> we're doomed! >> well, congress and the president trade blame and even do some nasty finger pointing. our national debt is soaring, quickly approaching 17 trillion dollars. almost 1.2 trillion was added in just 2012. that means the federal government borrows an astounding rate of 37,829 dollars a second. every second. and that's astounding isn't it? >> it's astounding. >> so on the house side speaker boehner says that the senate should in his words get off its ass, this is cable so i can say that. i hope your father's not watching. >> well, he probably is. but he's absolutely right. senate ...

Right in manhattan. >> gretchen: it continues to rack up, if you ever walk by it here, it looks like this. it's really, really big. >> brian: it's depressing. >> gretchen: very depressing. you're like, is that how much money we're opinioning? let's break it down more for you. at the same time we should say some democrats are complaining about the presence of the debt clock on capitol hill that was put in by republicans as a reminder of these numbers. see if you can try to even put this into your head now. $37,829 per second is what we spend in this country. >> steve: it's lot. the idea was fro...

Pulling at heart strings but saying he will have to choose between cutting money for poor children or special needs children. >> act like a panel call thing i could do or superintendent or -- kids are going to get hurt. >> some of duncan's claims appear to be hyped. after declaring on a sunday show that teachers are already getting pink slips because of sequester, today, the secretary seemed to back pedal. >> whether it's press related i don't know. but teachers are getting pink slips. >> republicans add major cuts are needed when the government is deep in debt, it is borrowinger $37,829 per s...

At this point the best they can do is hop something happens in march where we get passed the package or discretionary spending and there is a deal that will deal with real money, cost of healthcare and entitlement spending. >> bret: will 55 democrats vote for democratic replacement of the sequester? >> i'm not sure about that. i don't like to make a prediction, because -- the senators tonight were saying they are looking for some democratic support for the flexibility bill. money one more time the debt added last year, because it's fascinating. $2.7 million a minute. $37,829 a second, accordin...

That is $3.26 billion a day. $136 million an hour. $2.27 million a minute. that comes down to $37,829 a second. $37,000, almost $38,000 a second. our panel, byron york. a.b. stoddard. associate editor of the hill. columnist charles krauthammer. that is how we start the jo joyois panel. >> be careful. we are spending so much money. >> you waisted $60,000 by the preamble.