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If a bill comes to my desk with earmarks inside, i will veto it. i will veto it. >> thunderous applause from both sides of the aisle including arizona republicans john mccain there and jeff blake. i'm joined by congressman flake, a member of the house appropriations committee. good morning. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> so what do you think of the president's five-year spending freeze? >> well, it would be good if we cut it back to '08 levels and then froze it. but freezing at current levels, these current ramped-up levels is just not appropriate. it spends too much. >> did you say o...

This fiscal mess we're in. so i do hope that we fos talk about vetoing bills with earmarks in them. that's the strongest statement any president, republican or democrat, has made on that. so i applaud him on that. >> this is your fifth term in congress. so you've sat through a few of these nights. it was a little different last night. we've talked about the different seating arrangements and republicans sitting next to democrats. and you were actually sitting next to the empty seat in honor of your colleague from arizona, gabby giffords. what's your take on the spirit of bipartisanship last ni...

We thrown out in '06 and' 08. we failed to achieve our goals. i suspect if we don't hold to our promises now we'll be thrown out again. my is, by agreeing to this tax deal -- my concern is, by agreeing to this tax deal we are not making good on some of the pledges we've already made. >> greta: thank you, sir. if the deal makes it through tax cuts are extending for two years. what does congressman campbell think about that? >> i don't like it. we should be doing this permanently. i'm not in favor of this bill. not in favor of it at all. basically for three reasons: nothing extended beyond two y...

Congressman flake joins us now. are you going to vote yes or no as to the proposed tax bill? >> i'll be voting no. >> greta: why? >> too much spending. we've told voters we are going to get a hold on this deficit and the debt and we're not. there's a lot of spending here that is not offset. i'm not talking about the continuing the current tax rates. i'm talking about unemployment benefits. i'm also talking about the social security cutting the payroll tax for individuals from 6.2 to 4.2. if we are going to do that let's recalculate benefits on the other side. we are going to run out of money s...

>> greta: republican congressman flake joins us now. are you going to vote yes or no as to the proposed tax bill? >> i'll be voting no. >> greta: why? >> too much spending. we've told voters we are going to get a hold on this deficit and the debt and we're not. there's a lot of spending here that is not offset. i'm not talking about the continuing the current tax rates. i'm talking about unemployment benefits. i'm also talking about the social security cutting the payroll tax for individuals from 6.2 to 4.2. if we are going to do that let's recalculate benefits on the other side. we are going ...