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Hill. there are a lot of questions. >> reporter: kathleen satisfactory bill just testified before a house commission and made an admission that has contributed to republican outrage. today as the u.s. senate prepares for two big votes on the continuing resolution, the short term stopgap measure to fund the government for the west rest of the year they are angry about those numbers too. the president and democrats have said that they would propose a $6.5 billion butt to current evidence as a counter offer to what the republicans have housed in the house, house bill number one which would cut sp...

Already of this year. >> heather: david, final word for you? they reached $6.5 billion in additional cuts agreed to by the white house last week, but that leaves us $57 billion difference there. what do you think? >> right. the president is going to have to get serious about spending cuts. his gao came out, or the government gao came out this week and said that we have $200 billion in duplicate programs that a lot of this is cuts to programs that jehmu just mentioned, maybe not. maybe we can start looking at doing reasonable things like not having 87 programs on teacher improvement -- >> i hav...

Forward. that's the budget that's going to last until october. are there $57 billion worth of cuts? not specifically. just in general, do you believe you can get $57 billion out of this 2011 package? >> look, certainly you could. does it make sense to do? i don't believe it does. >> why? >> we had the goldman sachs study indicate if you do that you will reduce economic growth 1.5 to 2% in the second and third quarter of this year. that's a million jobs. does that make sense when 1 in every 6 americans is unemployed or under employed? i don't think so. every bipartisan commission that tried to ...

Republicans now want $61 billion cut out of the budget going forward. that's the budget that's going to last until october. are there $57 billion worth of cuts? not specifically. just in general, do you believe you can get $57 billion out of this 2011 package? >> look, certainly you could. does it make sense to do? i don't believe it does. >> why? >> we had the goldman sachs study indicate if you do that you will reduce economic growth 1.5 to 2% in the second and third quarter of this year. that's a million jobs. does that make sense when 1 in every 6 americans is unemployed or under employed?...

States government the most critical sponsor that you can have? aren't you worried about the power of government in affecting the content of what goes on television? to say that pbs and npr are the outlets that people should pay attention to, to the derogation of other stations. that frightens me. >> brian: republicans and democrats are only $457 billion off between. >> i'm not saying kill these stations. these are important to america. but let's fund it privately. >> brian: you got it. >> free market prevail. >> brian: thanks so much. good to see you. we'll find out by march 5. 13 minutes befo...