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Resolution. >> they say it increases spending-increases debt, raises taxes and never balances. the top republican for budgetary issues blasted the democratic plan. >> now we know why senator reid did not want to bring up a budget. the plan from the democratic leadership is a failed plan for america. it does not alter the debt course of america, has no growth component to it. it spends more and taxes more. reporter: but these budget resolutions only require a simple majority so there are enough democrats to pass the democrats' budget resolution without republican votes needed. and so there you ...

Budget cuts, they don't go into effect until next january, after election. so hard decisions are getting passed off post election. and we get it. >> i think the american people do get it. it's a shameful thing. we didn't have a budget last year twasn't an election year. why didn't we? it's tough work. it's a hard job. it's a great challenge. someone said, she came here to do something. she is preteared to take votes, tough votes, any kind of votes, change the debt course of america and the leadership of the democratic senate decided they were going to avoid it at all costs. >> you say it's a t...

Each year? >> yes. in statutory law, there is a requirement that by april 1, the senate committee passes out a budget and we pass a budget and by april 15, an entire budget be passed. that has not been done for years now. it's just unacceptable because really, when senator reid says it's toolish to bring up a budget, he's really avoiding having his members have to confront in public -- not in secret meeting, but in public with votes the real issues that threaten america. it's tough. i got to tell you, it's not going to be easy. but we are absolutely able to change the debt course and get on a ...

Would be foolish. our deficit per capita is $44,000 per person. that's greater than greece, greater than any other country in europe. it's unsustainable and under the president's budget that he just submitted a few weeks ago, it will go to 75,000 per person over ten years. so this is unsustainable, as every expert has told us. you would think a a party that wants to lead the senate would produce a budget. you are correct that paul ryan and the house team, i'm so proud of them. they're going to produce a budget next week. it will be a historic budget. it will alter the debt course of america. i...

Gregg: the budget which begins october 1st calls for a deficit of 1.33 trillion. he is, however, proposing to cut the deficit by more than 4 trillion over the next decade, half of that through spending cuts and the other half through tax increases. what is your reaction? >> that's totally incorrect. he is nowhere close to reducing spending and the deficit by $4 trillion over the next ten years. the preliminary numbers we've seen is it virtually has a diminimus reduction in the debt, virtually no debt over ten years. we'll still add another 11 trillion-plus dollars to the debt. we are going to ...