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He got more than the democrats did. he had one advantage, though, which is that in the context of washington, where you've got this government and set of spending programs built up by both parties over a long period of time, he had the advantage of the widespread belief in washington that those guys behind him, they really will build this -- burn this building down and so you've got to make a deal with john boehner and that's what the democrats ultimately did. >> okay. >> it is interesting to see the white house was not very critical of boehner during these negotiations, not until the very end...

Options for social security. help the economy grow more rapidly. it's a comprehensive attempt to take on this nation's problems. jenna: he says it will cut $4 trillion over the next ten years. we are on track right now if we keep everything the way that it is to spend $46 trillion over the next ten years. the budget deficit around that would be about $12 trillion. so is $4 trillion enough? >> i think more important than the number is the fact that the plan will change the way medicare and medicaid work, these are the largest spending programs in the federal budget, they are the source of the l...

>> you know, we've done $10 billion. after the $61 billion cut wasn't even really debated on the senate floor. and we've not had proposals debated on the senate floor. we gave them the $61 billion. they never really reacted to it. and so i think if you subtract the 10 that's done, that gives us $51 billion and i certainly hope the senate can accept that. >> do you see a government shutdown come midnight april 8th or do you think that there will be comp nice? and would that be a better solution to the immediate problem? >> you know, i certainly hope so. and let me tell you where i would be will...

Measured called for by britain's conservative movement. take a look at some of these images. these are the pictures just coming in to us here at cnn. organizers are calling this the march 4th alternative. protesters are protesting against deep cuts in spending programs. we have live pictures. some of the protesters and the unions organizing these were estimating they could get possibly a couple hundred of thousand in the streets to protest. a budget battle going on in this country for some time. this might look familiar. because at the end of the year we saw similar protests when students were...

Issues and do what the people is necessary. >> neil: the argument from the public workers, as you have heard, they don't believe this is in the people's interest and this is the case of a governor and party going too far? >> they elected that party. that party is making the decisions. they'll have the opportunity to work during the next election to let them know how they feel. >> neil: it comes at a time where they seem to be making progress progress in ohio and intelligence to get spending under control. whatever the controversy, while washington dithers. you and your colleagues are having a ...