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Not? >> no, what happened was abuse. there was abuse of this process. and i agreed with that, that there was an abuse, and it was leading to more spending. it was leadi to bigger spending bills andt had to end. and i supported it ending. >> but rick perry called it the fleecing of america. do y agree that's what it is? >> that's ptty funny because ck perry was hiring lobbyists to fleece america then to represent the state of texas t get more money back and i suspect if you ask kay hutchinson or johnornyn or anything of the texas delegation wheth rick per wanted money coming back to tes, they'd...

Leading to more spending. it was leadi to bigger spending bills andt had to end. and i supported it ending. >> but rick perry called it the fleecing of america. do y agree that's what it is? >> that's ptty funny because ck perry was hiring lobbyists to fleece america then to represent the state of texas t get more money back and i suspect if you ask kay hutchinson or johnornyn or anything of the texas delegation wheth rick per wanted money coming back to tes, they'd say yes he did. look, there's a legitimate role for congress to allocate resources. that's what e constitution requires them to d...

The budget in at least five years, hopefully sooner. so if you're looking for someone who's voted for tough budgets, voted for spending restraints, and -- >> but that wasn't my question. i mean do you regret supporting earmarks when you did? >> i don't regret going out at the time and making sure that the people of pennsylvania, who i was elected to republican, got resources back in to the state. >> so you're saying that's okay but if a budget is tighter it's not? >> no. what happened was abuse. there was abuse of this process. and i agreed with that, that there was an abuse, and it was leadin...

Christmas. you've got important matters like this payroll tax holiday, also government spending package to be worked out before we run into it ending. >> shepard: and it will. first they have to vote on the g.o.p. plan. what are democrats saying about that? >> sounds like the timing is slipping. we do expect it will be this evening, perhaps during the "fox report," 7:00 eastern. bottom line, democrats don't like some of the other aspects grouped in with this such as the keystone xl pipeline. they don't like the shortening of unemployment benefits from 99 weeks to 59 weeks, here's nancy pelosi....

People have been shovelling and putting it in piles and no other place to put the snow and they're going to get a little bit more, i'll show you in a second and the forecast for tomorrow, the super bowl, 40 degrees, a little bit of rain, some freezing rain and some snow mixing in a little bit earlier in the afternoon and i think most of the precipitation will be gone and game time. this is the storm moving in, bringing rain and snow across parts of the northern plains and going to dive back across the south by tomorrow, unfortunately. the other storm that we're watching, the folks in new hamps...