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United conference to move to the bill. we had a very good lunch visit with the president on tuesday. people are committed to getting this done. it is the right thing to do for the economy. >> bill: 52 votes to advance the bill to the floor. do you believe you have 50 votes to pass it? >> i believe we do. we are all working to get to yes. there are a couple things that are needing to be worked out which will go through the amendment process tonight. you've seen the stories, there are concerns whether there should be a trigger or not. i think if the economy is growing faster than the budget coun...

>> well, fair enough. and recessions do that. i will just tell you that in two and a half years of service i was never in a debate with a member of congress of either party, by the way where they wanted to spend less and i wanted to spend more. it was always the other way around. and congress got their way on too many ohcations. listen, i agree that more money was spent then than needed to be. we would love to be at those deficits now. they are one sixth of the size we are running now and told tex peck for the next few years. >> let's talk about another aspect of fiscal policy that happened wh...

Aspect of fiscal policy that happened when you were in washington and that is the bush tax cuts. now, a big issue whether or not to allow them to be extended for ten years. that would cost $2.9 trillion according to all the budget counters. how do you pay for that if you want to extend all the bush tax cuts. >> first of all, it is hard for me to understand why you would raise anybody's taxes in the middle of a recession. and secondly, i think it misses the big point. you don't know that that revenue will show up. in fact, this is a good chance it won't. if you slow down growth, these ambitious...

Another aspect of fiscal policy that happened when you were in washington and that is the bush tax cuts. now, a big issue, whether or not to allow them to be extended or ten years and would cost $2.9 trillion, according to all the budget counters. how do you pay for that if you want to extend all of the bush tax cuts? >> first of all, it is hard to understand why you would raise anybody's taxes in the middle of a recession and, secondly, i think it misses the big pointed. you don't know that that revenue will show up. in fact there is a good chance it won't and if you slow down growth, the amb...