and tell them what to do. we will meet in good faith and ultimately whether it passes will key pendly on what it looks like. >> i'm asking you as not ohm an individual senator and coincidentally the top republican in the u.s. senate, could you accept a compromise which had serious spending cuts but also has tax increases? >> if i start telling the commission. >> chris: i'm asking you personally. >> i told you that me personally i don't think we have a problem that we tax too little. i think we have a problem because we spend too much. >> chris: aren't we heading for a dead dolls lineback because anything acceptable -- right-hand we heading for a deadlock because anything will -- >> we have to take a look at the report and my understanding is the majority leader and the speaker are committed to taking the measure up in december. my support will depend entirely on what it looks like, what it recommends. >> chris: you were part of a