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Let me explain why i and two other republicans voted against this bill. in a short phrase, because it didn't cut enough and if you indulge me for a minute i'll give you four reasons for that. martha: sure, go for it. >> we said we were going to cut spending $100 billion and this cuts $62 billion and we said we were going to take nonsecurity spending back to 2008 levels. this doesn't do that. there was an amendment to do that, and it failed. defense spending is the second largest element of spending in the government, the first thing entitlements and second, defense and this actually increases ...

This year the federal deficit is running at $1.65 trillion. the budget the president just sent to congress would trim it down to $1.1 trillion, a big reason it shrinks, no new extension of the bush tax cuts. another reason? spending cuts. take a look, cuts to the pell grant program, $8 billion, cuts to heat subsidies for the poor, cuts to housing and community development and as you probably know already, the president is talking about a five-year freeze on most nonsecurity spending. in a number of places the budget actually goes up, but an overall boost in pentagon spending is seen as a pre...

Address social security and medicare which are consuming more and more as a percentage of our budget that will not be the resource to invest in education and infrastructure and technology and growth and innovation. so you've got to deal with the tough problems facing this country. >> let's hear john boehner's take on this. >> -- nonsecurity spending down to prestimulus, prebailout levels. listen, the american people know that we can't continue to borrow and spend our way to prosperity. they understand that we've got to tighten the belt. and i'm hopeful that the president has listened to the am...

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