Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130412:09:39:00
For chain cpi came specifically from republican leaders as a necessary way to lower spending. one estimate found chaining cpi would save $121 billion over ten years. but the proposal has also drawn blowbacks from the president's own party leadership. >> i, myself, believe that whatever we talk about in terms of prolonging life of social security should be considered in its own place. whatever we're doing, it's about extending the life and the strength of social security. it's not about balancing the budget. and so that's some of the concerns that some of our members have. why is this in this...