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When he and his cabinet lay out the consequences? >> well, if you look at the fact that they claimed all these air traffic controllers are going to be laid out, and then found out they really didn't have to. and when the secretary of education went out and claimed that all these teachers in one county in west virginia were being laid off as a result of the sequester, found out that wasn't quite true. and then the release of thousands of detainees down in arizona before the sequester even takes effect. there's a lot of questions about how the white house is handling the communications on this. ...

$1.3 trillion worth of increases in revenue, and only put up $850 billion worth of spending cuts. everybody in washington knows what the problem is. but nobody wants to address it. i've been here for 22 years. and i've watched presidents from both parties. i've watched leaders from both parties kick this can down the road, kick it down the road, and kick it down the road. we are out of road to kick the can down. we've got a long-term spending problem that has to be addressed. i spent the last two-plus years trying to bring this town to address this problem, and it is going to be addressed. >> ...

Spending cut was the idea of republicans. but, yes, we put forth the design of how to do that. >> which was the sequester. >> but, david, the right answer is -- >> which was the sequester? >> the right answer is we did all agree to it to force us to compromise on long-term entitlements and revenue reform. >> but that hasn't happened. >> that simpson-bowles called for and others. >> but that hasn't happened? >> and why hasn't it happened, david? >> i think you made your case about that. in the back and forth, you found yourself in a feud with bob woodward of "the washington post" about some of ...

Almost universally supported. they voted it through in the house. they paid for it to some extent withes their constituents in the mid terms. but i think that bringing that idea back is such a nonstarter that i can't imagine a compromise position between the white house, which is saying they want to protect medicare recipients, and vouchers. i don't think that will fly with democrats at all. >> what's striking to me is that these issues are still so hard and that the election didn't seem to solve them completely enough. >> well, that's a statement rather than a question. so i'll just talk abou...

Most republicans would rather raise the money that's spent on selma that we are not yet at a to his last, which isn't rocket science. defense. in terms of the issue of point where the most vital part of the voting rights act, it's just common sense. flexibility, perhaps the section 5, is no longer from td ameritrade. president's top economic adviser put it best. he said it's like being told you necessary. congressman john lewis says have to cut off three fingers. areas covered by the act it doesn't matter which three represent more than 80% of fingers you cut off, it's still lawsuits proving c...