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>> well, i think congress has to do this, otherwise taxes are going to group next year on 160 million americans, $1,000 apiece. and in this economy, i don't know anybody that can afford that. so congress needs to do their work here, complete the budget work, most importantly, make sure those tax cuts continue, they are critical to the average american who needs $1,000. it is also for our economy. we need that to continue to recover and to grow. >> now you you have come up with a tax cut that republicans don't like this is the first tax cut that has ever come their way that they don't like. wha...

About the payroll tax cut, wants a clean bill what are the chances of getting that? >> well, i think congress has to do this, otherwise taxes are going to group next year on 160 million americans, $1,000 apiece. and in this economy, i don't know anybody that can afford that. so congress needs to do their work here, complete the budget work, most importantly, make sure those tax cuts continue, they are critical to the average american who needs $1,000. it is also for our economy. we need that to continue to recover and to grow. >> now you you have come up with a tax cut that republicans don't l...

Out all that high-speed rail, all that stuff that president obama thinks is important for the country and you're even going after in the current near term this year's budget work that you're doing, you're going after the food out of the mouths of poor babies. what do you have against poor children you and your caucus? >> we're trying to make some difficult choices. >> on the backs of poor children? >> that's an oversimplifications. >> the womens and infants children program give nutritional supplements to poor kids when we have social security that you say should be on the table, we have socia...

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