russia. firefighters into union. we need to give certainty to americans as to what the tax rates will be in general. and we should not raise taxes on nip. not during this time of an economic recession. >>neil: on that point, senator, we can argue this, because you are right, there could be value -- validity but time is of the essence, is it your sense we will get a bush tax cut deal one way or the other. >>guest: they are working on that. we want that vote and make sure taxes are not raised on anyone in this cup during these economic times. it has been a month since the election and another month physical all the new members are sworn in. for a month we have only done one bill and that was a food safety bill! so you say, what are they thinking? why are we not focusing on the jobs, the economy, the debt and