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We have to extend relief from the doc fix and ensure that unemployment extensions are made possible. we need to make sure that seniors have access to their doctors and the unemployed continue to have support as they continue to on look for work, we have 23 months straight of private sector job growth. the president's budget which he just submitted to congress, continueses to make the smart investments that we need to make to grow the recovery as well. >> would you go as far as voting against -- if the payroll tax holiday were separated into appear vote on its own without it being paid for on, ...

Which expires at the end of this month for the rest of the year without paying for it. but the sticking point comes in extending unemployment insurance and also what is known as the doc fix. the medicare physician reimbursement. they are trying to find pay-fors for that. we'll explain all of this as we bring in the panel. steve hayes for "weekly standard." jeff zellng national political correspondent of the "new york times." syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. steve, the meetings are ongoing. republican leadership essentially trying to sell the caucus. that this is right thing to do. the...

Idea of decoupling, because this is what this is, it's a two-part strategy, decoupling the payroll tax holiday extension from unemployment benefits and the so-called doc fix, and extending it a year without paying for it? >> i'm going to think about it, chuck, i have reservations, i think it would be better for it to be paid for. it comes out of social security resources and yeah, it should be offset, so i'm going to wrestle with this one. >> and i want to ask you, you want this extended for sure or do you simply say, if you are going to do this, you are not crazy about it, but you have to off...

See a maximum of 93 weeks. republicans are saying pull out the payroll tax holiday, extend it for the rest of the year. they do not want to risk being blamed this election year for having taxes go up on 160 million citizens. they are going to present it to the rank-and-file tonight. gregg: what are democrats saying about the offer? >> reporter: first of all president obama is going to do an event later this hour, about 10:40 or so. the democrats have been emphasizing keeping these issues together, extending them all together. when asked about this republican offer white house spokesman jay car...

Fix, you okay with that as long as it's paid for? >> they should be paid for, i would like to see reforms in the unemployment insurance approach, the doc fix, it's a fiction in our budget that we maintained for years pretepding that we would have a massive cut in reimbursement for doctors, it was never going to happen. it will never happen, we have to be have an honest budget that reflects reality. >> there's a funny thing when talking about the budget, if you guys did nothing, enacted no laws between the doc fixes and the bush tax cuts, the money could come into the government and the deficit...