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Transparent. it is congress' duty to make sure this incredibly reckless administration does not go unchecked. smith is vowing cuts to the more than $700 billion in military spending, including cuts that could be made to the $1.5 billion price tag on new nuclear weapons. >> we just cut taxes by almost $2 trillion, increased spending by somewhere in the neighborhood of $500 billion in the face of a now nearly $22 trillion debt. >> reporter: defense secretary james mattis will now have to vigorously and publicly defend what he wants. >> the secretary of defense will be put in a very difficult sit...

Highs. >> january was what, 5%? but that didn't stop things. all right, thanks so much. one on one at the white house. president obama and house speaker john boehner will have a private sit-down in the oval office this morning. broad set of topics said to be on the agenda. it is likely the president will lobby the speaker on his legislative priorities, including immigration reform, a minimum wage increase and sti extending unemployment benefits that lapsed last year. unclear how receptive the speaker will be, but productive that the two are meeting. chuck hagel says it's time for reality a...

With two hearings set for tomorrow on the budget, expect more controversy over the pentagon's plan to close military bases and reduce the civilian workforce. in its latest budget, defense is requesting about 2.4 billion over the next five years for a round of base closures that would start in 2015. republican lawmakers have already dismissed the controversial proposal. oklahoma senator jim inhofe, the top republican, has declared the plan dead on arrival. let me bring in retired army colonel jack jacobs and former nevada congressman james bilbray, one of nine members of that commission. congre...

Strongest military in the world, to not hollow out the force, to take a balance approach to budget cuts by putting everything on the table, and to not break faith with the troop and it is families. >> it will involve slashing the size of the army and the marine corps and cutting back on shipbuilding and delaying the purchase of new weapons systems. the senate armed service chairman carl evan insisted that any base closures must start overseas, not here in the united states. jennifer griffin at the pentagon. i think the rub is the politicians because each of the 50 states will be affected. >> r...