republican colleagues. levels for 2% of the wealthiest what has to happen, though, there has to be a realization americans. and combine that with tax that if we do nothing, the reforms that limit deductions republicans are going to have to for the wealthiest americans. we think if you do that, live with the fact that they are alongside the spending savings, willing to stop a deal all over then you can put the country a tax rate for the top 2% of back on a much more responsible this country. fiscal path. including getting rid of the and, frankly, i m really hopeful mortgage interest deduction or that doesn t happen. the charitable giving deduction? and i know bob feels the same way. do you think those have to be on senator, lindsey graham has the table and looked at? said in this past week, quote, we have proposed and we no republican will vote for did this four years ago a higher tax rates. carefully designed way to limit will you? well, the negotiations are modestly the va
alongside that. and alongside those changes and the savings from ending the wars do you specify spending cuts as part of this deal? detailed reforms that add up to $600 billion. i ll give you some examples. we are reforming farm subsidies. it makes a lot of sense. in health care, modestly increase premiums for high income beneficiaries of medicare. it makes sense. we ll hear more from our makes the government much roundtable in just a bit. but first, i m joined by two key smarter for how they buy voices calling for compromise. medicine for people under tennessee republican bob corker medicare. those are just three examples. and missouri democrat claire mccaskill. but there s $600 billion of welcome to both of you. examples in the president s proposals. if the republicans don t like those ideas, and they want to do senator, what s changed in washington? where is the room for real it differently, they want to go beyond that, they have to tell bipartisan to avert this fiscal us wh
all right. thank you. back here on capitol hill, concerns that deal for a short-term budget fix to ward off a government should down may have hit a snag as the clock keeps ticking in washington just four days left until the government money runs out. kelly o donnell, good morning. what is this snag potentially all about? there are reports today, savannah and chuck, that the white house would like not two weeks but four weeks and when you think about it both of you had your bags packed to find out the president wouldn t getting too overseas because of a snag up here. the president has another overseas trip scheduled right at the time when the two-week extension that the house wants to get passed today would come to an end bringing up this whole question of trying to extend it again. so clearly there is interest on all sides to come up with a deal that goes longer term for this current year to pay the bills of the government but at the moment john boehner and his tom aidp a