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routine business, passed through the senate. neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now both parties should put an end to it. for starters, i asked the senate to pass a simple rule that all judicial and public service nominations receive a simple up or down vote within 90 days. [ applause ] the executive branch also needs to change. too often it's inefficient, outdated, and remote. that's why i've asked this congress to grant me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy so that our government is leaner, quicker, and more responsive to the needs of the american ...

Pay more because that's only fair. he'll leave out of the equation that roughly half of all american households pay no income tax at all. so that, i guess, by definition is a fairness issue we will not see addressed tonight. jenna: we'll be watching. we'll have geek glasses on too, neil. not saying that your glasses are geeky -- >> trust me, i embrace who i am. jenna: thank you very much. i know you've got a couple big shows later today, 4 p.m. eastern time, of course, your world today. neil's going to be broadcasting from the newseum also at 6 p.m., you don't want to miss that, and he's going...

Bob strum and mark hal prin are joining us. let's focus on the fairness issue. we know bob and mark that we face a deficit for years to come. we have a debt problem which grows in towers. the question is, who is going to close the gap in our deficit over time so we can deal with the debt burden over time fairly? obviously, our system is based on the ability to pay. here's a guy who is fully able to work, but doesn't have to work because he's wealthy with cash. he makes money off of money. he makes a lot of money and draws out the kind of income he feels like drawing. he can probably reinvest e...

America right now. that's where this could have resonance. >> somewhat leery of corporate america, particularly on some of the bailouts that have been offered. >> a fairness issue. >> i think it is. i'm on the house budget committee we're talking about fairness in the tax code. i think we need to prove to an area where you eliminate a lot of the deductions and loopholes, make it fair for everybody. one company, has to pate same amount and treated the same as another escort. if we can prosper in that way, the country's going to feel better about the process and feel better about corporate ameri...

Up/down issue. this is a fairness issue. this is a criminal issue, this is not a political issue. i want to read an excerpt, though, from matt. he wrote, "what nobody is comfortable with is a movement in which virtually the entire spectrum of the middle class and poor americans is on the same page, railing against the incestuous political and financial corruption on wall street and in washington." that really sums it up. >> well, right. i mean, look, the left and the right have different ideas about how to fix this country. they have different things that they're specifically complaining about...