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Security be compromised? >> all this may sound familiar. mitt romney made the same arguments during his presidential campaign slamming president obama's position on the trail and in debates as well. >> this in my view is the highest responsibility of the president of the united states, which is to maintain the safety of the american people. and i will not cut our military budget by $1 trillion, which is the combination of the budget cuts that the president has as well as a sequestration cuts. that in my view is making our future less certain and less secure. >> i think governor romney maybe ha...

His members that would extend the debt ceiling until march of 2015 and does not include major spending cuts. it seeks to restore pension cuts that were passed as part of december's budget deal. republicans want to offset the pensions by extending sequestration cuts to providers. a vote could come tomorrow and then the house is on recess. as hillary clinton eyes a possible 2016 run for president, echoes of the past refuse to stay there. today it's the private papers of diane blair that are shedding some new light on the clinton's life. notes reveal some of the lightest and darkest times. amon...

Frrkts cumulatikmun -- system, community, children will flourish. >> i think what was important as maria was talking about is we as citizens get involved. talking about the importance of early education in this country, maternal and child health internationally. we need people to get involved in this. the president has talked about early ed for two years. congress put a little bit more money into it. put-back in the sequestration cuts. there's so much more that needs to be done. head start reaches less than 50% of the kids that are eligible. early head start reaches 5% less. we've made some gr...

Shack reference, please? we will have a clip later in the show. let's get to it. leaders from both parties believe they have the votes to pass a new spending bill to avoid another bipartisan showdown. at least for now. last night lawmakers revealed nearly 1600 page document laying out a $1.1 trillion plan to fund the government for the 2014 fiscal year. the bill will reverse cuts to military pensions and provide the pentagon with $92 billion in more funding. head start will see its budget increase by $612 million which restores sequestration cuts. the bill also contains language preventing the...

$63 billion of sequestration cuts over the next two years, i think makes a lot of sense. we can do cutting in a more strategic and rational way. jenna: how do you think it sets up for the year ahead? if we expect the bill to pass and go into law, how does it set you up for the year ahead? what will be next on the list? tax reform. how do you setac kelling financial issues moving ahead? >> well i would hope in 2014, the early part of 2014 we could get a consensus on tax reform. we're not there yet. it is not for lack of a determined effort, really by both parties. members of the finance committ...