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Let's get that done. >> the house of representatives now stands in recess until thursday, december 27th. just four days before we step off that fiscal curb. this week, the office of management and budget issued guidance to government agencies outlining the potential impact of the $1.2 trillion in budget cuts, which will start to take effect on january first, if congress does not act. joining me now is ezra klein, columnist for "the washington post" and an msnbc analyst, ezra, i just want to talk first about the spending side. because we talked the tax side of it a lot. and so there are prepara...

Government for 91 days. that doesn't even begin to solve -- >> greta: what's the -- >> the spending side of this equation. >> greta: is there any magic mao work on a solution, rather than management against a deadline? >> it means the president, the senate, the house, we have to have that leadership. we have to have those good-faith negotiations and that's what the republicans are bringing to the table. >>, is the president acting in good faith? >> the president was moo moving in the wrong direction -- >> greta: is that bad faith? >> we need him to come to the table and recognize that part of ...

Unfortunately, the president continues to ask for higher taxes than ever and more spending, another stimulus. this is our good-faith effort. it's a proposal to keep taxes as low as possible for as many americans as possible. and we are putting that forward tomorrow. and i am optimistic that we will get the vote. >> greta: suppose it does pass. let's suppose that this is the deal that the president said he didn't like it. but let's hypotheticalally say, harry reid likes it and the president does. does it do anything to change the structure of our economy so that we are truly on a path to solvin...

Unfortunately, the president continues to ask for higher taxes than ever and more spending, another stimulus. this is our good-faith effort. it's a proposal to keep taxes as low as possible for as many americans as possible. and we are putting that forward tomorrow. and i am optimistic that we will get the vote. >> greta: suppose it does pass. let's suppose that this is the deal that the president said he didn't like it. but let's hypotheticalally say, harry reid likes it and the president does. does it do any change the structure of our economy so that we are truly on a path to solving our pr...

Public relations from the time they get a deal to the time it's on the house floor is going to be critical. and they're going to have to cooperate there more than they have up until now. >> kelly, are you hearing from any republicans on capitol hill on this and their ability to maybe move in any way, shape or form? >> what we are hearing is support for boehner from quite a number of them, which is to that issue that you mentioned of having to be re-elected as speaker, which is a real thing. and we're also hearing that it is very much in the dna of republicans to oppose tax increases, as you're...