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Negotiate with whoever they produce. so long that person has the skills. >> thanks for your perspective. senate democrats unveiled a major new push for gun safety reform in the wake of last week's shooting in oregon. the package includes closing loop holes. expanding the background check data base and cracking down on the illegal gun market. joining me now senator richard blumenthal of connecticut. you represent newtown connecticut. we have spoken about what you tried to do a couple years ago. you're trying to go further. what makes you think you can get legislation through? >> the public reac...

A, quote, significant investment in some sort of jobs program. chief white house correspondent joins us live with more on that. tell us about this proposal, ed. >> sorry to inform you, sounds like the suspicion continues. not a lot of republican support in the early moments in reaction to the proposal so far. what they're saying is it's being billed by the white house as a new plan, instead of the grand bargain deal that had been proposed before that would involve cutting corporate taxes but also maybe changing individual taxes as well. the president trying to split this out and saying, let's ...

Over dinner to talk about these issues. and the president will look everyday for that caucus of common sense to help move our country forward. >> are you hopeful then that rips will move on revenue? >> well, you know, think of it this way. all we're asking is for tax reform that would raise revenue by closing loop holes and reducing tax expenditures. that is just what speaker boehner had been talking about in november and december. he had been willing to put a trillion dollars of revenues for deficit reduction from that type of tax reform. so i don't understand how anyone would consider it unr...

I think that is clearly what they're trying to do. >> here is bush talking to matt lauer. >> i think it's a little hard to imagine after january where the highest, biggest tax increase in american history took place to then go back to say that we have a revenue problem. i think the focus -- >> no wiggle room there at all? >> there may be if the president is sincere about dealing with our structural problems. >> jonathan, isn't this a no-no for the republican party to concede that there might be some room on new taxes? >> no. that is a smart position for him to take because all he is saying is ...

Argument today. >> gretchen: does it matter? politicians say one thing one day and another the other day. that is unfortunate. >> brian: i don't think it -- >> gretchen: it was about the one percent and 99 percent and not about closing loop holes. >> steve: they say one thing last year and another thing. >> gretchen: he's keeping with the cam on -- campaign message. one percent and 99 percent and that is why he is going full steam ahead with raising tax rates. >> brian: you can say i don't believe closing loop holes don't do something. you said in 2011 it would. bill o'reilly talked to marco r...