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Take something, take a popular position, taxes. it seems to me that your party has made it very hard for the president, they've dug in on taxes. their position is they have already given at the office, in other words, they gave the 1%, that's it. by the way, here's mitch mcconnell talking on that one. here he is. >> there is no revenue solution to that, i would say to you. it has to be done by making the eligibility for entitlements fit the demographics of america today and tomorrow. the only way to straighten america out is to fix the entitlement issue. >> well, today president obama said tha...

>> just to give you a chance to take something, take a popular position, taxes. it seems to me that your party has made it very hard for the president, they've dug in on taxes. their position is they have already given at the office, in other words, they gave the 1%, that's it. by the way, here's mitch mcconnell talking on that one. here he is. >> there is no revenue solution to that, i would say to you. it has to be done by making the eligibility for entitlements fit the demographics of america today and tomorrow. the only way to straighten america out is to fix the entitlement issue. >> well...

The american people will find appealing. how do we get back on track after having lost the popular vote in 5 out of the last 6 elections. when you keep focused on the past the way that ted cruz is doing, it keeps you from moving forward. it's just bad politics. >> just to give you a chance to take something, take a popular position, taxes. it seems to me that your party has made it very hard for the president, they've dug in on taxes. their position is they have already given -- they gave the 1%. that's it. by the way, here's mitch mcconnell talking on that one. here he is. >> there is no reve...

Around and make those cuts in the places where they feel they can. i think in the long-term, certainly. we want tax reform. hr 1 is all about tax reform that dave camp's been working on and his committee. and those will close those loopholes, make it more fair. we've got to do that, and i want to join with that and also the entitlement issue. i haven't seen a real effort from the administration to say let's preserve this for future generations. >> i want to go back to the issue of long-term. if tax reform produces new revenue, which is always the washington code word for new taxes, are you oka...

When social security was passed back in the '30s, i think the average american lived to be about 61. this year the average male, 79. the average female, 81. we need to adjust these programs for the future so that they'll still be there. the trustees of medicare and social security say that medicare is going to tank in 10 years. the question is, are we going to preserve these programs for future beneficiaries? the president should be leading, not being dragged to the table by republicans who want to solve the biggest problem confronting the future of our nation. >> if you are not satisfied that...