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Understanding is this is speaker boehner's plan -- if they don't produce something in early -- at the end of -- pardon me, at the end of '11 or '12, then there's action that must take place. senator mcconnell has a plan where the president would come to the congress, give his list of cuts, they could vote approval or disapproval on that proposal in order to get the extension of the debt ceiling, but it would not be this sword being held over the american people's heads once again. >> but why should the american people have any more confidence in the political system's ability to make hard choi...

Agreeing and the number of people also who wanted their members to stand firm was enough to crash lawmakers' website. capitol hill telephone traffic was operating at capacity today and they say the president made the second request after house e speaker speaker moved to the right to get support after the deficit cutting plan failed to get the votes he needed. he added a requirement that a balanced budget amendment pass by two thirds of the majority in the house of representatives and senate before a second hike in the debt ceiling next year. >> any measure that suggests we should have the deba...

Harry reid. she asked him about democratic support for some cuts in 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 s...

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Deficits. but, i want everyone to understand. our job is not just to cut, even as we find ways to cut spending. what we can do is cut back on investments like education that will help us create jobs and work on our economy. >> president obama speaking in florida live on education talking about the deficit cutting needs to do. but he needs to invest in education there with jeb bush in a florida school that's touted as one of the examples of a turnaround. dave wild, dave, what are you making of -- we heard a little bit of the president's remarks but the whole concept of the president being with ...