odds for passage of a compromise at this point? i think we will pass a compromise. i do not know whether we can get it done by next friday, but i hope there will be a demonstration between now and, say, wednesday or thursday, that we have come together, that we have an overall number, and that the subcommittees have worked out what should be under those so-called 302b allocations. still not quite together, but it is getting close. is that number the $33 billion we have been hearing about? i think it will be closed. everyone said there is no deal until everybody agrees on everything. and these writers are very controversial. a lot of them will have to come out of there is going to be any democratic support for this. let me turn to major garrett. always great to see you. a couple of questions about libya, but just on the resolution, do you think it is fair to say that if the riders are taken out, the dollar figure could go up a bit higher? many republicans i have talk
coming up on newsmakers, representative norman dicks on how to get a compromise spending bill. after that a senate and house hearing on u.s. military involvement in libya with defense secretary robert gates and admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. our coverage on that region continues with deputy secretary of state james steinberg. i could say pretty much what i wanted as mayor and the only person that got in trouble was me. the current new york city deputy mayor spent eight years as mayor of indianapolis. today, he has a boss, michael bloomberg, and a different job description. i have to try to make the streets a little bit cleaner and a little bit safer and tax dollars go a little bit farther and prove that large cities particularly great large cities have a really vibrant future and i steer away from things that will detract from that agenda. q&a, tonight at 8:00 on c- span. follows c-span on twitter, the fastest way to get progra
in savings over the same time period. the proposal also includes a five-year spending freeze on non-defense discretionary spending for a savings of $400 billion. in total the president wants to spend $18.7 billion in 2012. good morning on this tuesday morning, february 15, 2011. we will get your reaction to the proposed cuts and spending start dialing in now. while the president talked about his budget plan yesterday at an event in baltimore, on capitol hill budget chairman paul ryan responded. when i was sworn in as president and pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term. a the budget i am proposing today need to that pledge and puts us on a path to pay for what we spend by the middle of the decade. we will do that in part by eliminating waste and cutting whatever spending we can do without. our problem is, we are running down the road to keep kicking the can down. what did we just it today? we got a punt. the president punted on the budget and on