CSPAN Newsmakers October 20, 2013
What are the chances, particularly now that republicans have given up a tax increase in january and are taking a hard line now, what are the chances of getting a bigger agreement to tackle our deficit . That is a very fair question. I was disappointed in the fact that the supercommittee did not achieve a positive result. In this latest round, the democrats have been trying to get to the negotiating table since march. That is when the house passed the budget and the Senate Democrats passed their budget. The normal courses to begin negotiations. We were blocked by republicans in the house and se...