hear a lot of republicans saying that same thing. we re here to be collaborative, et cetera, et cetera. i haven t heard them say that. maybe they say it to you. let me ask you about one issue that s out there, which is the continuing resolution to keep the government in business. you voted against it because you worry that it includes these automatic budget cuts. sequester. sequester. that it doesn t help the domestic side where the cuts are just sort of across the board. if the senate should include some budget bills that dealt with, well-being maybe we can save this program and cut more from this program, could you see your way clear to approving the cr at the current levels, which is to say including the automatic budget cut up top line? i m as concerned about the approach to defense as well as to our domestic budget.
that s what we come here to do. certainly, i think i could hear a lot of republicans saying that same thing. we re here to be collaborative, et cetera, et cetera. i haven t heard them say that. maybe they say it to you. let me ask you about one issue that s out there, which is the continuing resolution to keep the government in business. you voted against it because you worry that it includes these automatic budget cuts. sequester. sequester. that it doesn t help the domestic side where the cuts are just sort of across the board. if the senate should include some budget bills that dealt with, well maybe we can save this program and cut more from this program, could you see your way clear to approving the cr at the current levels, which is to say including the automatic budget cut up top line? well, i m as concerned about the approach to defense as well as to our domestic budget.
really didn t have a choice in. what the secret service is saying is no, they don t have a choice. this is something we have heard all along, throughout this entire debate over the forced budget cuts. that is from the white house. they say these cuts are u implemented in such a way that you can t really pick and choose. you can t rob peter to pay paul. that s what s so fascinating about this round of automatic budget cuts. they re really unlike cuts we have seen in some time here in washington because they slay all of the secret cows. nobody gets to hang on to thir secret projects. let s bring in the former head speechwriter for president obama, jon favreau, and reihan salam. now that you re not working there, you don t have to be lonely when the tours aren t coming through, but you know, when john boehner said it is the people s house, he has a point. we have a video of sixth graders from iowa who were supposed to go to the white house next week and their tour has been
the cuts. that will stay staffed as it normally would be, and as for other events at the white house, you mentioned the children earlier. there still will be the easter egg roll. they have the easter egg roll, but everybody can t get the tours. i guess it s tough when you have to pick what to cut. do you get the impression they really didn t have a choice? what the secret service is saying is no, they don t have a choice. this is something we have heard all along, throughout this entire debate over the forced budget cuts. that is from the white house. they say these cuts are implemented in such a way that you can t really pick and choose. you can t rob peter to pay paul. that s what s so fascinating about this round of automatic budget cuts. they re really unlike cuts we have seen in some time here in washington because they slay all of the secret cows. nobody gets to hang on to thir secret projects. let s bring in the former head speechwriter for president obama, jon favreau, an
you mentioned the children earlier. there still will be the easter egg roll. they have the easter egg roll, but everybody can t get the tours. i guess it s tough when you have to pick what to cut. do you get the impression they really didn t have a choice? what the secret service is saying is no, they don t have a choice. this is something we have heard all along, throughout this entire debate over the forced budget cuts. that is from the white house. they say these cuts are implemented in such a way that you can t really pick and choose. you can t rob peter to pay paul. that s what s so fascinating about this round of automatic budget cuts. they re really unlike cuts we have seen in some time here in washington because they slay all of the secret cows. nobody gets to hang on to thir secret projects. let s bring in the former head speechwriter for president obama, jon favreau, and reihan salam. now that you re not working there, you don t have to be lonely when the tours aren t