10/19/2011
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"I do not see a path to a deal if they don't budge, period."
"We are going to get this done by August 2."
"Nobody has talked about increasing taxes now, nobody has talked about increases -- increasing taxes next year."
"I have been hearing from my Republican friends for quite some time that it is a moral imperative for us to tackle our debt and our deficits in a serious way."