now it needs to be less than that. is this the middle ground? cnn s manu raju is live on capitol hill. manu, you just spoke to one who is a key player, senator joe manchin, what does he say. reporter: well, he s open to a $1.29 trillion price tag. this, of course is down from the $3.5 trillion level that democrats have pushed forward in the house, but has been resisted by senator joe manchin along with senator kyrsten sinema, both of whom remain in negotiations with the white house. manchin himself says the 1$1.5 trillion over that is enough. when i spoke to him this morning, he said he s willing to go up, with respect to the reins that the president has floated.
billion. president obama is elected, $1.4 trillion, $1.29 trillion, $1.3 trillion, $1.09 trillion. deficits aren t falling, deficits aren t getting cut, he exploded the deficit side of the ledger. if you had any idea how things worked in washington. if i had any idea what don t you get? $1.41 trillion was the last bush submission, goes to october of 2008 to october, 2009. 1.29 trillion, 1.09 trillion. they re not dropping at the fastest rate in history. he has more debt than all presidents combined. he said they re figu he did an unprecedented live appearance in the east room to say the irs scandal was one of the most disturbing things he has seen and heard about, he was going to get to the bottom of
says all the time that health reform adds to the deficit when in on the of fact, it cuts the deficit. mitt romney lies about it, all the time. he said he d cut the deficit in half. he s doubled it. he s doubled it! yeah, no. unless mr. romney has forgotten what double means, he s lying. when president obama took office, the deficit was about $1.3 trillion. last year it was about $1.29 trillion. this year it s on track to be about $1.1 trillion. you know, if a number is going down, it s not doubling, it s going down. and anybody who says it s doubling is lying. mr. romney, you said president obama cut medicare benefits. that s a lie. you said the administration raised corporate tax rates. that s a lie. you said president obama has not signed any trade deals, which would be news to officials in south korea and colombia and panama, with whom the president has signed trade deals.
says all the time that health reform adds to the deficit when in on the of fact, it cuts the deficit. mitt romney lies about it, all the time. he said he d cut the deficit in half. he s doubled it. he s doubled it! yeah, no. unless mr. romney has forgotten what double means, he s lying. when president obama took office, the deficit was about $1.3 trillion. last year it was about $1.29 trillion. this year it s on track to be about $1.1 trillion. you know, if a number is going down, it s not doubling, it s going down. and anybody who says it s doubling is lying. mr. romney, you said president obama cut medicare benefits. that s a lie. you said the administration raised corporate tax rates. that s a lie. you said president obama has not signed any trade deals, which would be news to officials in south korea and colombia and panama, with whom the president has signed trade deals.
says all the time that health reform adds to the deficit when in on the of fact, it cuts the deficit. mitt romney lies about it, all the time. he said he d cut the deficit in half. he s doubled it. he s doubled it! yeah, no. unless mr. romney has forgotten what double means, he s lying. when president obama took office, the deficit was about $1.3 trillion. last year it was about $1.29 trillion. this year it s on track to be about $1.1 trillion. you know, if a number is going down, it s not doubling, it s going down. and anybody who says it s doubling is lying. mr. romney, you said president obama cut medicare benefits. that s a lie. you said the administration raised corporate tax rates. that s a lie. you said president obama has not signed any trade deals, which would be news to officials in south korea and colombia and panama, with whom the president has signed trade deals. you said americans are the only