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In the house that probably harry reid could do it in the senate, but will republicans give something that they've already offered before to get something? >> and we don't have to get even further down the road here because as i was game planning it here, with some revenue enhancement they'll have to go house side, get a conference agreement, and it's still going to be tricky but at some point the danger here is the congress it self will grab hold of the cuts on the benefits side, put them into reconciliation bill and the president will get some of the cuts he's agreed to. there's always the tr...

Medicare. you say you want to put off this discussion until later. but bottom line, should the medicare eligibility age go up? should there be means testing to get at the benefits side, if you want to shore this program up, because 12 years as you say before it runs out of money? >> i do believe there should be means testing. and those of us with higher income in retirement should pay more. that could be part of the solution. but when you talk about raising the eligibility age, there's one key question. what happens to the early retiree? what about that gap in coverage between workplace and me...

But bottom line, should the medicare eligibility age go up? should there be means testing to get at the benefits side, if you want to shore this program up, because 12 years as you say before it runs out of money? >> i do believe there should be means testing. and those of us with higher income in retirement should pay more. that could be part of the solution. but when you talk about raising the medicare eligibility age, there's one key question. what happens to the early retiree? what about that gap in coverage between workplace and medicare? how will they be covered? i listened to republican...

98% of all americans are going to be exempt from paying any higher taxes. if and only if speaker boehner will pass the bill that we sent him in july to protect middle income families, you want to protect the people in bakersfield, i want to protect the people in chicago and springfield. >> senator, one point about medicare. you say you want to put off this discussion until later. but bottom line, should the medicare eligibility age go up? should there be means testing to get at the benefits side, if you want to shore this program up, because 12 years as you say before it runs out of money? >> ...