On the recordDecember 2, 2012
I think there's a way to bridge this and for both sides to save face. We ought to be trying to get a credible down payment and a one-year extension to get a grand bargain.
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transcripts.cnn.comDavid Walker: “I think there's a way to bridge this and for both sides to save face. We ought to be trying to get a credible down…”
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Walker suggests a compromise approach to fiscal negotiations to achieve a grand bargain.
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