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To tighten the belt. i hope president is listening to the american people. >> most democrats want fiscal discipline and spending to boost jobs in the economy. >> democrats recognize we need to control spending to make government as efficient as possible. we can never balance the budget. while 15 million americans are unemployed. >> the president is expected to have last year's spending freeze on everything but security and entitlement, the g.o.p. demands cut-back toweight level. house majority leader can't cantor increased pressure a -- announcing a vote and it was the same week that president...

What's going on, they'll be really upset. you have a pledge to cut $100 billion out of the next appropriations bill. we never did last year's bill, they get a chance to actually cut money that they never thought they would be able to cut. what the republicans are saying is, well, wait a minute, we still can't cut $100 billion out of the budgets for what now are two years back to back. they say we might only be able to cut $60 billion. they have to look at the money -- it's in defense -- >> hold on here pip looked at the budget numbers in preparation for this. if you look at what's happened to ...

The defense budget over the last two years is up 12%. the point i would make to you, congressman, a lot of the beef in the budget, big ib creases in spend having been in domestic areas. that's one of the reason the republicans are spending their budget blade at those programs. you never asked my question. if you can get a deal with republicans to cut these defense programs, what about democrats, will they come to the table and cut waste in the domestic budget? >> i voted for a balanced budget under clinton and we cut a lot of domestic programs. it was a hard, tough vote but we balanced the bud...

To the domestic budgets, that's up 60%, 70%, 80% in the last few years. defense budget is up about 12%. the foint i would make is a lot of the beef in the budget, the big increases in spending have been in the domestic area. that's why i think one of the reasons republicans are aiming their budget blade at these programs. you never answered many i question. if you can get a deal with republicans to cut some of the defense programs, what about democrats? will they come to the table and cut some of the waste in the domestic budget? >> i voted for a balanced budget under clinton and we cut a lot ...