Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110126:18:02:00
Others. the argument here is the same and that is that we're spending too much, the deficit still continues to grow, the cbo numbers that you referenced in your intro of a trillion and a half deficit, and the point that social security may never again run a surplus, all these contribute to the fact that we got to work together to get deficit spending down in a real and meaningful way. that's going to take a big effort, we're ready for it and we think you ought to go back to the '08 levels as a starting point. this is serious stuff. >> i'm trying to figure out the numbers here. the president sp...