are this close, simply because of politics. reporter: but house speaker boehner is vowing not to cave. we want the largest spending cuts that are possible. we re going to continue to fight for those. to press that point, republicans proposed a radical 2012 budget. this is the path to prosperity. they d slash medicare and medicaid to help cut $6 trillion in ten years. this budget repeals obama care and saves medicare. they d cut taxes further on the rich. our tax code is simpler for families. it s less burdensome for our workers and allows job creators to grow their businesses and hire more people. it s a tea party budget. what many gop freshmen had demanded. you know, they didn t come here for political career. they came here for a cause. this is not a budget. this is a cause. and it s a tactic. republican leaders hope freshmen will back off their hard line on this year s budget stalemate. you don t want to shut government down. we just want to cut spe