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administration could put out a compromise for catholics today. dan lothian is at the white house. dan, what exactly are you hearing? >> reporter: that's right, i'm hearing that a compromise or an accommodation as they like to call it here, i'm hearing this from a senior administration official, will likely be announced today. we're trying to get more details but it will likely be some kind of a balance whereby women do have access to contraceptive coverage but on the other hand you will have these organizations, religious affiliated organizations will not have to directly provide tha...

United states senate. congress has role to play allocating resources and it was abused. jim demint and i changed my position, too. earmarks aren't the issue. less than 1% of the budget. you talk to someone that have done the tough stuff, like reforming entitlement programs, that the big problem, that is hundreds of billions of dollars in unfunded liability. you have to take political heat to go out and take on social security and medicare and medicaid and reform the welfare system. there is nobody that did more to reform than i did i'll match my spending record with anybody. >> sean: there hav...

United states senate. congress has role to play allocating resources and it was abused. jim demint and i changed my position, too. earmarks aren't the issue. less than 1% of the budget. you talk to someone that have done the tough stuff, like reforming entitlement programs, that the big problem, that is hundreds of billions of dollars in unfunded liability. you have to take political heat to go out and take on social security and medicare and medicaid and reform the welfare system. there is nobody that did more to reform than i did i'll match my spending record with anybody. >> sean: there hav...

Somebody has to point out your record. >>y in, i think i have an opportunity to respond here. i've convinced a lot of people of it because my record is actually pretty darn good. i supported and voted official a balanced budget amendment, the line item veto. i used to keep track when i was in the united states senate of all the democratic amendments. and all amendments that increase spending. i put on the board something called a spendometer. if you look at my spending record and take a look at the spending groups iwas rated at the top or near the top every single year. i go back to the point....