let s get back now to the developments in the tick tock, the clock ticking down. propose said spending cuts and tax hikes will go into affect if a deal is not reached. john boehner s back up plan, the so-called plan b failed to get the support of his entire party. what comes next? fair and balanced, a former white house political directer under president george w. bush and martin frost, a former congressman from texas. welcome to both of you. joy thank you. great to be here. congressman frost we are down to the wire here. what are democrats going to do about it? well, first of all the republican house is in total disaway. they didn t have the majority to pass anything and didn t have the votes for. it it is up to mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate and harry reid, the democratic leader in the senate. if they can come up with something and mcconnell would have to agree not to filibuster, if they could come
tend to be low. they look at the institution as a whole and it seems to be a lot of bickering. if you look at the approval ratings of the congress people in their districts they tend to be pretty good which is why they get re-elected. i agree with congressman frost that there needs to be leadership. and the house is in some disarray, but nancy pelosi came up with the idea of having this bill, this plan b that john boehner put on the floor. she said taxes should no the be increased on people who make up to a million dollars and small business owners who make up to a million dollars. and charles schumer in the senate has been pushing this. there have been prominent democrats pushing this plan. you know what is surprising? you know why the congressional approval ratings are so low? national pelosi voted against john boehner s bill or said she wouldn t uh port it, and it was wouldn t uh sport it, and it was her idea. this is what the american people are tired of as we head to the cliff.
their people to vote for. it they couldn t do it. this is a disaster for the republicans in the house. shouldn t nancy paw pelosi, shouldn t she support her own idea? she is in the minority. look, the republicans run the house. boehner couldn t get his own people to vote for this. who know hows pelosi would vote who knows how pelosi would vote. now it is strictly on the senate. coming man frost quick question before we leave, the speaker, speaker boehner, moved more toward what president obama wants. that s in terms of the limits of who would see higher taxes. do you think that was a step in the right direction? i think it was exactly the right thing for the speaker to have done. i just feel sorry for him that his own party wouldn t support him. what should have happened is this should have been brought up for a vote. boehner should have been able to get his own party to support it and send it back to
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