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He knows he has to take it on the chin in terms of public opinion. republicans are taking a lot of shot, 52% in our poll think this sequester is a bad idea. spending cuts, however, are pretty popular. i think he understands he has a couple things going for him. people don't believe across the board that tightening the government's belt is a bad thing. and he's also got the support of his caucus right now. raul who will be on our program on the roundtable on "meet the press" on sunday had been critical in the past. said, look, boehner is standing firm, i support him because the president is try...

Continuing resolution is crafted and agreed to. gives agencies the flexibility to make these spending cuts less stupid. >> right. >> the president used the word dumb several times to describe this sequester. >> you could have a little less of a dumb sequester, but you're still going to have -- i don't think you're going to shut down the government. that's not in anybody's interest. but then we're going to get to, yes, i'm sorry to tell you. debt ceiling. >> it's like a horror movie. debt ceiling part eight. kristen, most of the conversation today from the president, john boehner was about the ...

Are at this deadlock, gridlock situation. the whole idea of a sequester came out of the debt ceiling debacle where the congress of the united states was being held hostage because facing the downgrading of our american cred rating. the sequester was an idea on how we could come up with reducing our debt and deficit. get everyone to the table where we could have a mix of revenue, a review of mandatory spending and cutting strategically to reduce our debt by $1 trillion. to get everybody to the table, they said, well, let's have triggers. that came from the republicans. which was when a date cer...

Spending. the question is, are we going to cut spending in a smart way or do it in a dumb way that disproportionately hurts the military. and that's what this sequester will do. >> texas republican congressman, thank you for taking the time. >> sure. joining me now from capitol hill moments after an exclusive interview with the speaker of the house, david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." tell us what you heard. >> well, chris, by now everybody knows there's no deal and both the president has talked about speaker boehner spoke briefly, but i got a chance in this interview, which you'll...

Very frustrating for a practitioner to hear. >> eduard flynn, thank you for your time. >> thank you. the sequester has been front and center in washington for quite some time now, but there are even bigger budget battles on the horizon with the possibility of a government shut down looming later this month. maryland senator barbara mikulski chairs the appropriation committee and she joins me now. i want to start with a philosophical question which is no one, republicans or democrats, thought the sequester was actually that this day would come. we would be at a day where this $1.2 trillion in...