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Sen. John Kerry, (D-Mass.), argues the Republicans push for the Bush tax-cut extension led to the failure of the Supercommittee
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They seem to be under the spell of a guy name Grover Norquist serve under somebody's.
Restraint because common sense is not winning the day.
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And I was asking him.
About the president's summit invitation what do you think he's.
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From anybody of -- and it's almost we're -- Other scrutinized either present -- good -- let me -- Remember when the president tried to get -- what was it still about ten days during the summer.
And I I don't remember all the things happen but I don't -- an earthquake -- -- had -- been there every day there was something going on that he had did you know come out -- news conference or whatever.
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There hasn't been -- got to present measures and as you would have done and sugar without.
No I don't agree that.
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Here's a serves -- a super committee on debt fail old.
All rather them just to blame on the Republicans had to be other reasons.
Well it's important factor is done I don't think there were other reasons I mean we put -- four trillion dollar deal on the table at the very beginning.
It has one point three trillion of cuts so we were willing to cut it at one point three trillion of revenue.
And everybody.
Prior to that the at this Simpson Bowles commission of -- -- Medici commission.
The gang of six which include sitting Republican senators.
All of them.
So that you need about two trillion dollars of revenue.
All we did restore one point three admittedly we gave back 700 -- guys -- -- and assume we're doing that.
And they assess you know.
Because there was too much revenue.
Then we went down to a trillion in revenue that we went down to 950 revenue that we went down to 650 in revenue than we ended up on the last day.
At the 350.
Billion in revenue that senator to -- had offered.
And we would make up the difference that we would have tax reform next year -- -- would lower the individual rates and tax reform to 34%.
Would lower the corporate tax rate to point 5%.
And they -- now I mean they should know even does that and the reason is they wanted the bush tax cuts made permanent.
So the bottom line is it didn't fail for lack of our willingness to tackle entitlements or do other big things that -- because they simply wanted the bush tax cuts made permanent.
Course now were fifteen.
Trillion dollars in debt model -- -- four and a half trillion of that.
Has been.
Been stacked up in just the last three year -- -- That that is true and the reason for that is as everybody.
Seems to be quick -- again.
The data Barack Obama raised his hand to become president states that month.
We -- 750000.
Jobs in America.
Each of the preceding four or five months we lost 6000065700000.
Jobs -- I will never forget the day that.
George -- sector treasury Hank Paulson came into our caucus and September.
But for the election.
And told us the financial system -- the nation was about to good element to just.
And we needed to rescue.
And who stepped up the restaurant frankly mostly Democrats I mean there are very few Republican votes.
And and we put the stimulus package out there we have to invest in America create jobs put people back to work immediately.
And it cost money you're absolutely correct that and and but for the last nine months.
We that job growth in America not enough.
Not enough yet which is why the president keeps pushing for for the jobs bill but.
Look all I can say is this we had a five point six trillion dollar surplus the -- George Bush became president.
And act quickly became -- five point six trillion dollar deficit because we had to tax -- we couldn't afford didn't pay for.
And two wars.
One of which was -- work Troy -- trillion dollars and we didn't pay for.
