I do wish the Democrats would -- would come forward with a jobs' bill.
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He was dealing with folks who he believed were willing to harm the economy to pursue their -- their principles and perhaps even political agendas.
the president has a 14-point advantage right now over the Republicans on this.
he's shown the most political courage. He has put Medicare cuts on the table.
I suppose that may be where it's going. I tend to be more pessimistic about this.
He's shown the most political courage. He has put Medicare cuts on the table -- 78 percent of Americans oppose cuts in Medicare -- but he's put that on the table.
Either let us rule entirely, no compromise, or we will ruin the country by pushing us off this cliff on default.
The Republicans' position is untenable. We have both a spending problem and a revenue problem. It's obvious. Federal tax revenues now are only 15 percent of GDP. Federal spending is 25 percent of GDP. Both of those lines need to come to…