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Ernie, let me start with you. >> sure. >> did they republican guys get caught with their hand in the cookie jar on medicare? >> no, not at all. the worst thing you can do is make a promise you cannot speak. when 40% of the money that the federal government spends is borrowed, when you have a $1.6 trillion annual deficit, and you keep making promises that are unsustainable, you're leading people down a primrose path and paul ryan is trying to tell people that. >> he's just being honest we're going to cut your medicare. just tell the american people, you're being honest, you think there's not en...

>> come now, don't lead me down the primrose path. we're tight ownership on things we need to be tight on. we're looking at climate issues, very engaged in education and working on infrastructure. but this is a political operation. >> neil: tom, i'm saying you're blocking. i think you're blocking. >> you may think i'm blocking. i think we're working it in a way that's going to let us keep going longer, further and better. >> neil: it's always a pleasure. thank you very much. i love having you on. >> well, it's good to see you. i'll be up soon. >> neil: thank you. a quick programming note. we...

House on that. >> i think reconciliation is very much in the mix. it's a real possiblesy, but comes with so many caveats and so many obstacles. anyone you talk to on the hill will say it is not the panacea some would have you believe. but, that being said, democrats are working behind closed doors both on substance of a health care deal and also process, which would include reconciliati reconciliation. the issue is this. the house, nancy pelosi and the leadership of the house, really don't want to be in a position again of passing the senate bill as-is without the senate first making the fixes...

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