trillion. if you get $800 billion now and say $800 billion later in tax reform, i would go for that. and i i would certainly encourage my colleagues to do that. understood. because because your time is limited going back to vote, i want to move to another issue. sometimes we only react to the latest story on the cliff. but another issue that s important to a lot of people and you have been working on is violence against women act. there has been a lot of movement on that. on the senate side. and the house which is we have been reporting basically closed for business, you know, lot of americans don t get as much holiday time as speaker boehner has been giving the house. they haven t taken up any meaningful action to my knowledge on that bill. can you tell us about that and whether the new congress has any better prospect force the violence against women act? there s two bills there i m very concerned about. there is a bill regarding human trafficking and the violence against wom
perhaps an ominous sign for democrats, some republicans are looking past the fiscal cliff entirely and getting ready for the next fight. senator bob corker spoke moments ago on capitol hill. we immediate to do something in the 4 1/2 to $5 trillion range. so we can begin this year with this and in the rear view mirror and our economy really has the opportunity to take off. i think it is apparent that on these december 29 without anything that s bold in place, that s probably not going to happen. so, unfortunately, for america, the next line in the sand will be the debt ceiling. secretary geithner sent up a letter. it is probably around mid march action has to be taken. we are going to keep an eye on that. he will keep talking. we will bring you the highlights. first, though, this is going to be pretty hot. we have singer/songwriter, a man you are going to want to hear from whose biography could serve as a life lesson in and of itself.
has a proposal a lot of eyes are watching and wondering whether there will be action this time. i want on bring a special guest here. senator maria cantwell. joining from us the hill, i know you were doing votes. thanks for being here. thanks. how are you? doing well. let s start with gun control and i should mention everyone at home full disclosure, i worked for senator cantwell a decade ago. it is a treat to have you on. on the serious some you were at least 16 at the time. at least. but we will count it and google it later. on this issue, you, of course, voted for the original assault weapons ban. some people said that was an issue in your house race which you did lose that we are definitely as ads run against you but it was 94. a lot of other issues in a wave election. what do you think about the politics of gun regulation, you as a longtime supporter, do you think senator feinstein can work with the president in january to make a change on what has been a frozen issue
latest push for an assault weapons ban. political attacks on gun regulation continue. and what is the outlook for new action on what many people feel is paramount issue of our time? that s next on now. [ male announcer ] feeling like a shadow of your former self?