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A million dollars a minute unchecked. >> but i don't have to tell you, senator, the supposition in the press and elsewhere is that democrats feel that they have republicans over a barrel right now because not only are they not budging on republican demand, now they're also saying, hey, those sequester cuts we all agreed to earlier this year, we want to shrink those, we want to spend more money. >> and the american people know that families can't spend that way and our government can't spend that way either. the american people, are overwhelmingly with, with us, who say, you can not just contin...

Money. >> a shocking admission. >> that was a joke. i'm actually sasha burns. not sasha could henn. >> but the camera on me. i profoundly apologize. i don't know where they came from. sasha burn. make your case. whoa do you want to spend more money? >> well, the sequester has been a disaster, and republicans admit that as well. the congressional budget office, nonpartisan, the expert, everybody relies on the numbers, says the sequester will cost 800,000 jobs by this time next year. so do i have a problem with spending more money if it's done in a proper way, if it's done targeted and focused a...

Of sequester cuts in january they were going to put up a fight. if this is all turning into one big ball of conflict, it's hard to see why that particular issue would have been exclouded. so no, no surprise at all. >> errol says no. ben, what do you think? democrats here? >> it's devinafinitesly moving goalposts. the good news, though, is you have what the government is supposed to do, negotiation. i almost had a heart attack when harry reid said we are negotiating. i would say to harry reid, congratulations. i meanwhile, you're moving forward. you're actually getting something done now. you'v...

Bill: what do democrats want? >> they want to reverse or restructure the sequester cuts. those were across the board spending cuts imposed earlier this year as a direct result of that standoff. democrats don't like the cuts, they want them ended or restructured. they want to spend more money. that is the new sticking point in the argument how much we spend in the future. bill: this came up in the last 4hours. interesting strategy. three days until the so-called debt limit is reached. how is the market reacting and what do you expect in 2minutes, stuart? >> i'm going to say that the dow jones i...

Government's funding under the sequester cuts, that means the cuts continue longer and the democrats don't like that. >> you asked for the sweet spot. a lot revolves around susan collins' proposal. the medical device passed 17-1. it would be good for the economy. there's bipartisan support. >> not even a repeal of the medical device act. this would be simply a two-year delay. >> clearly a permanent repeal would give more certain ti to the business community, but that's a step in the right direction. confirming the eligibility of people with the subsidies in obama care, who can be against preve...