young boys in the gulf of mexico. and under fire. a new plan that requires president obama to drop that formula change. and what does dapper don have for tonight s madmen p premier. it s just past 1:00 p.m. here in the east. republicans are weighing in on the president s proposed budget today, here s senator lindsay gram on meet the press. the house just passed a budget, the senate passed a about. the hope is that those can come together and work to try to find a compromise. the president s focus in addition to the regular order process that congress says they want is to try to find a caucus of common sense, folks who are willing to compromise, who don t think compromise is a dirty word to try to get something done. as a new republican, you re putting that on the table?
social security and medicare, so will the democrats buy into any of those cuts? the president will in order to reach a compromise, both sides need to listen to each other and make compromises. we know that we have to bring down the cost of mandatory spending, we would like to do that in a way that doesn t affect beneficiaries, but we are open to suggestions, so i think it was a positive step on behalf of the president in order to submit a budget that will hopefully bring democrats and republicans together. it s in our national interest to compromise on a budget and get things moving forward. you saw the jobs report that were not as strong as we wanted them to be, sequestration is definitely hurting our economy, it s hurting people. we need to come together as a congress and find a solution to this problem. is that what you blame for the unemployment numbers dropping? is the sequestration, what else
i m encouraged and that puts the burden on us to do the same thing, i think we will. robert, your reaction to that, is the burden on the republicans now, will they compromise? i think that kind of speaks from my earlier point. i think so and here s the reason why, republicans don t want to be seen as the party of obstruction and as the party of no. the president according to the polling data people see him as reasonable, people see him as thoughtful, most people see him as backwards when it comes to the economy. most people see him a little more with his head in the sand. i think republicans will compromise a little bit. the question becomes if it s revenue enhancers as opposed to tax increases, but i think they will come to the center just a little bit. dana, do you think that if republicans don t begin to compromise, do you think they ll continue with the moniker, being the party of no? they will indeed, and rob s got it right for that reason, we all know what the ultimate
reaching out to them this week and possibly this plan is a way to establish that he s quite serious about compromise and looking to senate republicans as a receptive audience for that. some have a dinner date with the president with that. the president does head to today former congressman asa hutchinson said this. i can look certainly at the gun shows and the sales that surround that in that environment, if we can make sure there s a comprehensive check and we keep criminals from obtaining guns in that environment, then those checks would seem appropriate. of course mr. hutchinson there working for the nra, but the nra not giving an inch. the president not giving up on his push for new gun control, so how successful do you think he can be here? can he get it accomplished. at this point we re talking about background checks and
and march madness ends monday with the championship. a plan to strong criticism from both the left and the right. what are the odds for a deal this year? based on my bracket, i don t think i should be in the predictions business. but there s a good chance both sides will want to compromise, if the republicans particularly in the house take a my way or the highway approach, then we re not going to get a deal. the budget includes cuts in medicare and social security which is why some democrats as well as tax hikes on the wealthy which has some republicans downing on a welcome to you both, thanks for joining me. representative frost, i ll begin with you t congressional caucus