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Longer be an open-ended entitlement, which we'll talk about. medicaid would also be changed. it would become a block grant to states. $750 billion cut over ten years. taxes. the bush tax cuts would be made permanent, something you know the president opposes. and for individuals, the top rate would be cut to 25% from 35%. now, you can expect that democrats would come out -- >> sure. >> -- and oppose this. and to your mind, even demagogue it. but here was a response from erskine bowles and allan simpson, co-chairs of the bipartisan debt commission -- >> they're friends of mine. >> this is what t...

Entitlement, which we'll talk about. medicaid would also be changed. it would become a block grant to states. $750 billion cut over ten years. taxes. the bush tax cuts would be made permanent, something you know the president opposes. and for individuals, the top rate would be cut to 25% from 35%. now, you can expect that democrats would come out -- >> sure. >> -- and oppose this. and to your mind, even demagogue it. but here was a response from erskine bowles and allan simpson, co-chairs of the bipartisan debt commission -- >> they're friends of mine. >> this is what they said in part -- let ...

Simpson, co-chairs of the bipartisan debt commission -- >> they're friends of mine. >> this is what they said in part -- let me put it on the screen. your plan "largely exempts defense spending from exemptions and would not apply any of the savings from eliminating or reducing tax expenditures as part of tax reform to deficit reduction. as a result, it relies on much larger reductions in domestic discretionary spending than does the commission proposal, while also calling for savings in some safety net programs, cuts which would place a disproportionately adverse effect on disadvantaged popula...

>> dr. tom price, thank you very much. congressman, member of the budget committee, thank you for joining us today. and chris van holland speaking for the democrats is holding a briefing right now on the democratic response. let's go to him. >> -- largely exempts defense spending from reductions and would not apply any of the savings from eliminating or reducing tax expenditures as part of tax reform to deficit reduction. as a result, the chairman's plan relies on much larger reductions in domestic discretionary spending than does the commission proposal, while also calling for savings in so...

We're rewarding folks inside and outside government who deliver results. and to make sure that special interests aren't larding up legislation with pet projects, i've pledged to veto any bill that contains earmarks. >> i can't understand at all why you've got back-channel people in the white house saying we really like it, but we're not going to talk about it right now inside of the president stepping up and saying, okay, my commission came forward with ideas. now you republicans either join that commission proposal or else you come up with your own idea. call the bluff of the republican house...