Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100730:05:25:00
Republicans attacked unemployment insurance as too much of a deficit increaser. $30 billion to do unemployment insurance. as you can see there, moving the tax cuts is huge compared to unemployment insurance. more than three trillion, even if you let the tax cuts for the rich expire. when you're talking about the deficit and saying this is what concerns you, what really shows whether or not you're serious about it isn't whether or not you can use the debt as a talking point. it's whether or not you're willing to raise the taxes or cut popular programs that would reduce the debt. in many cases, ...