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Kind of outreach working? it would have to be a moderate republican in a swing district that obama won. we can probably figure it out if we just looked at the results from the 2012 race. there's a handful of members that fit that profile and those are the targets. >> and while we're still talking about the sequester, we're looking ahead to what's coming next with the budget. republicans have ruled out this $982 billion plan to keep the government operating for the next six months. it would shift more than $10 billion to pentagon operations from other defense related accounts obviously trying t...

Week when he suggested the sequester was already costing teachers their jobs. in fact, it will be several more months before school districts feel the effects of the cuts. a new cbs news poll shows 38% of americans blame congressional republicans for failing to reach an agreement to avert those cuts. 33% hold the president accountable along with democrats. 19% say pocks on both parties home. a majority believe sequester cuts will effect them directly. the markets ignoring this. the dow gained another 38 points yesterday, closing at its highest level of the year. it's 37 points away from an all...

Spending, hurt, that they hurt, and that you shouldn't be behind them. and they sort of think there's a conflicting motive by some on the left. your thoughts on that? >> well, look, i think that as i said, i think we're hitting the reality phase of this debate. i think that the suspects are not against cutting government, they're not against reducing spending, but i think the point, this is where i agree with mark, if we're going to do it we've got to do it right and smart. >> megyn: so optimistic. >> no, no, and the programs that don't make any sense are antiquated and where i agree with mark...

Agreement. i called it a backup backbone. but i agree with you on this, the cuts are not cuts, they're shaving off the growth of varies programs in the future so nothing is outright cut. in a $3.5 trillion budget, $82 billion is a joke. having said that, it's better than nothing. it's better than just letting this pass by. >> right. you know why it's better? the american people have said that the debt in our debt deficit is their biggest worry. pew research did a study and guess where the deficit and debt was with american people. number one. american people know what's good for the country bu...

Loans that led to the housing bubble. banks must verify and inspect customers' financial records and make sure payments never exceed 43% of a borrower's income. the rules take effect next year. >> hopefully not create a bubble. like the one that got us into the mess. so some new rules. insurance giant aig will not sue the government after all for bailing it out. the board of directors were asked to join a lawsuit that claims the government hurt aig's stockholders by paying too little in the deal. the federal reserve paid $182 billion to keep aig from bankruptcy in 2008. aig in fact has paid ...