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Medicare. take a listen to this and i have a question for you on the back side. >> steny hoyer is saying medicare must be on the table for discussions about deficit cutting. do democrats have a clear message that they will protect medicare? >> just reflect back just a few months ago. we saved one-half trillion dollars in our health care plan as it relates to medicare. >> sir, there's people out there who would say that the only way republicans can rescue the ryan budget is for ryan to actually even run for president. is that something you would agree with when -- right now at this point in tim...

At the same time on the house side stephane diony hoyer is saying that medicare must be on the table for discussions about deficit cutting. do democrats have a clear message? >> steny would reflect back a few months ago, we saved half a trillion dollars in our health care plan. we increased benefits, making things better. getting rid of fraud and abuse and we extended the life of medicare. so of course this is a huge plan and there's money to be saved. and we proved it can be done and take care of medicare patients. >> in terms of the political messaging there, that move that you just describe...

While on again, off again. now he's against it. we have newt gingrich said it was social engineering at its worst. so republicans speak out against it as you know newt gingrich had to walk himself back and social it's social engineering by the right wing is one of the greatest plans to hit america. >> in terms of that forgive the term flip-flopping by newt gingrich, the multipositions on it by senator scott brown that you eluded to and the voting of new york 26, that all points in the same direction towards the political potentsy of voters seeing the different between two parties being that on...

>> keep going. >> there aren't any tea partiers exactly in disaster sites, as well. so that carries -- >> by the way, you raised a point. i saw a poll today in the favorite conservative newspaper "washington examiner" and even in the republican party, the most conservative of the parties, obviously, the tea party's doing about 60%. outside, they're not popular. it's stunning. >> right. >> very unpopular among independents, democrats and among republicans, three out of five. that's not exactly -- and they're benefiting from the tea party. >> what do people want at a time of disaster like this? ...

Independents, democrats and among republicans, three out of five. that's not xktly -- they're benefiting. >> what do people want at a time of disaster like this? government, federal government help. >> cutting jobs in the space program in florida. >> local level, yeah. remember as well, taking a hit here for the budget cuts that republicans want more of. that just show that is if they really pushl it hard they're all going to suffer. >> they're real. >> that's not deficit cutting does not create jobs. it cuts jobs. that's the point. >> everybody wanted to cut everything unless they cut somethi...