CSPAN Washington This Week August 14, 2011
happen ve. the super committee is guaranteed if they get an up or down vote in the congress with no other plans that had. -- this does not mean there cannot be a deal. host: what about the role of the white house? >> the white house does not have a direct role. they are more of an influence in terms of setting the tone. the white house has set a tone for the democrats which is that we are willing to compromise. it is unlikely that republicans will come to the table and propose a raise in taxes and democrats say now. they have gone through several rounds of this already. there were in...