super failure. the bipartisan deficit panel charged with cutting over a trillion dollars from the budget admitted defeat yesterday and now republicans and democrats are pointing fingers across the aisle. meanwhile, president obama is doubling down on promised consequences saying he s going to veto any efforts to bypass automatic spending cuts triggered by the super committee s collapse. nbc s steve handelsman reports. r it ended with a whimper at a mostly empty u.s. capitol. the co-chairs said we are deeply disappointed that it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement. president obama blamed republicans. they continue to insist on protecting the $100 billion tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of americans. at any cost, even if it means reducing the deficit to things like education and medical research. even if it means deep cuts to medicare. republicans blame him. what has the president done? now and then, he phones in. you can t be e.t. you have to lead. the
news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. responsibility for cutting the nation s debt and deficit is shifting back to congress as the super committeeicially yesterday admitted the midnight deadline, th leaders of the bipartisan panel issued a statement about the deadlock. they wrote in part, despite our inability to bridge the differences, we end this process united in our belief that the nation s fiscal crisis must be addressed and we cannot leave it for the next generation to solve. i know. that s why you were created actually. the breakdown of the super committee will trigger $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts including $600 billion from the defense department. a number of republicans are already working to stop the military cut. they re supposed to take effect in early 2013. president obama, though, vowing to block those efforts. he said congress must stick to the guidelines of the deal. already some in congress are trying to undo the automatic spendi
charged with cutting over a trillion dollars from the budget admitted defeat yesterday and now republicans and democrats are pointing fingers across the aisle. meanwhile, president obama is doubling down on promised consequences saying he s going to veto any efforts to bypass automatic spending cuts triggered by the super committee s collapse. nbc s steve handelsman reports. r it ended with a whimper at a mostly empty u.s. capitol. the co-chairs said we are deeply disappointed that it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement. president obama blamed republicans. they continue to insist on protecting the $100 billion tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of americans. at any cost, even if it means reducing the deficit to things like education and medical research. even if it means deep cuts to medicare. republicans blame him. what has the president done? now and then, he phones in. you can t be e.t. you have to lead. the super committee could not make a deal to cu
that clip a little bit later in the show. first, though, let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. responsibility for cutting the nation s debt and deficit is shifting back to congress as the super committee officially yesterday admitted failure. just hours before the midnight deadline, the leaders of the bipartisan panel issued a statement about the deadlock. they wrote in part, despite our inability to bridge the differences, we end this process united in our belief that the nation s fiscal crisis must be addressed and we cannot leave it for the next generation to solve. i know. that s why you were created actually. the breakdown of the super committee will trigger $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts including $600 billion from the defense department. a number of republicans are already working to stop the military cut. they re supposed to take effect in early 2013. president obama, though, vowing to block those efforts. he said congress mu
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