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Away. we're saying american companies hiring american workers, we're going to lower tax rates for them. >> is this a good plan? >> i think it is. bob packwood back in 1986, i remember we were flying to asia. he said we're going to cut it all the way to 28% but we're getting rid of all these deductions. so that's what they did. the problem came, joe, when george bush came in and he was persuaded to have the deductions going, to take the ralt back up to 35%. and that's where he got it going. >> there is that issue which, let's say ron and i are successful and we get these rates down. >> yeah. >>...

Republicans joined 57 democrats. although it approved a much larger measure last year, the house is expected to pass the senate's plan. the bill could be on the president's desk as early as this week, reflecting a new sense of urgency in both parties to tackle one of the public's top concerns. >> there's a willingness for members to put aside partisanship, to put aside games, and to move ahead with what we know is important for the american people and for the growth and the stabilization of our economy. my sense is that this will pass fairly overwhelmingly either later today or tomorrow. >> le...

Out and raise taxes. what we're going to do in this bill, for example, is go after corporate welfare. there's close to $100 billion right there. let's focus on getting these special interest tax breaks out of the code, make it more attractive to create jobs. >> but eventually are you going to have to raise the government's share of the national economy in terms of taxes and revenues? >> you raise a fundamental issue which is sustainability of our government as it's presently structured. our government is not on a sustainable path. we're headed towards insolvency. the reason is the cost of the ...

It's like joe, you know this. lou holtz, my god, we're playing, you know, the little sisters of the poor, they're very tough. you know, so republicans saying well, geez. we're going into the player house. the president, he's so good. this guy, he's going to wipe us on the floor. it's a setup. you know, as one republican did admit in a report i saw this morning, they've been winning the health care debate in public opinion over the last eight months. so i don't know what, you know, the idea that it's a quote, unquote, setup is another story. i think there will be some real discussion. the quest...