You know, us fiscal hawks will compromise by saying we'll agree to the BCA spending caps and let's pass a continuing resolution that will take us well into next fiscal year. I'd be willing to reach for the entire year because we know that This president refuses to lead on the debt and deficit issue. Certainly Senator Harry Reid doesn't. The Senate won't do it. So let's give a new leader, President Mitt Romney, time to get into office and actually put a plan to stabilize our debt and deficit and start getting economy growing again. (04:22–04:26)
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Asserts that the current president is not taking leadership on addressing debt and deficit issues.
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