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Going to pay for hurricane sandy relief unless it is offset. >> both texas senators voted against that funding, too. >> bingo. the people who were believing that and saying that were not just texas senators but also in the house. so as our friend gloria borger likes to call it, the hell no caucus of texas are people who are like-minded. because it's in their backyard, it might help the cause, but it also might be another case of the president having some the republicans and the people he's dealing with and coming up against in the united states congress and how they view not just the federal g...

Difference for them using this as an opportunity to really do the big things that the people want to see us done. >> does anybody have any questions? [ inaudible question ] >> first, are you committed to the reconciliation for tax reform, and i also wanted to ask about the choice act and if there was going to be a markup? and when you think you could bring that? >> i'll defer to kevin. >> reconciliation is regular ordered and that's the regular budgeting process. >> but we want to look at every avenue and that's the preferred process. we think that's the most logical process to bring tax refor...

Foreign companies. a lot of people get that. this is going to benefit the average americans. >> what can democrats wrap their hands around, their heads around in this -- i'm going to interrupt myself and go back to paul ryan. he's now answering questions at the hill. let's take a listen. [ inaudible question ]. >> yeah. i'll defer to kevin on the timing of the choice act. reconciliation is regular order just so you know. that's the regular budgeting process. we want to look at every after but we think reconciliation is the preferred process, the most logical process to bring tax reform through...

Want to see us do. >> anybody have any questions? >> two questions. first are you committed to using reconciliation for tax reform and i also wanted to ask about the -- act and i want to know -- [inaudible] >> i'll defer to kevin on the time of the choice act. reconciliation is a regular budgeting process. we want to look at every avenue. reconciliation is the preferred process and the most logical process to bring tax reform through. i think we're planning once we mark up a bill we want to move to the floor as quickly as possible and that's the schedule. casey. >> is the white house overstepp...

Overreach in the past. that's going to be the focus in the near term and the budgeting process will play out. >> the irs, the department of education and foreign aid are also on the chopping block. that aid is just a tiny fraction of overall spending but -- >> with $20 million in debt, can you imagine that, the government must learn to tighten its belt. >> what's off limits? entitlements, including medicare, medicare, social security, programs for unemployment and welfare, these are roughly 65% of the budget but for now the white house is refusing to touch most of them. and congress may hesita...