senator cornyn didn't necessarily dismiss that idea. >> the problem with a mini deal, we have a maxiroblem. and big problems won't go away if you cut a mini deal. it delays the moment of truth. >> reporter: congress shorted its recess to deal with the deadline of august 2nd for raising the debt limit. >>> three senators in afghanistan tonight john mccain and lindsey graham and joe lieberman. the senators say they're concerned the plans will undermine afghan morale and make it more difficult to beat back taliban forces. >> i know there is some concern among the afghans about the pace of the beginning of withdrawal of our surge troops. but we have tried to reassure everyone that the commitment that america has made, and the international community has made, to a free and independent afghanistan is strong and steadfast and lasting. >> senator mccain said some areas of afghanistan including kandahar, are definitely safer. >>> the news edge is everywhere at 11:00. a fire at a church sends one firefighter to the hospital and causes thousands of dollars in damage. the firefighter was hurt w

all cornyn does is raise money.was the one that called out obama for doing just that for his side. these guys aren't just hypocritical, they pretend to be outraged if democrats do not always do unilateral disarmament. they say, how dare you raise money? yeah, we're on the other side, that's what we are supposed to do. that's what the democrats should tell them, forcefully. if you ask me, of course politicians on both sides fund raise all the time. i wish tle didn't. i wish we add different system but for cornyn to call out obama for raising money when his own calendar is filled with fund-raisers is easily our con job of the day. >>> when we come back, fox news was hatched in a secret plan inside the nixon white house. the amazing details of that. >>> and bill clinton las advice for the white house. stai stand up. i like that kind of advice. we will talk about that when we come back. >> announcer: this past year alone there's been a 67% spike in companies embracing the cloud-- big clouds, small ones, public, private,

first, do you think senator cornyn's critique, do you buy into that critique of the president? >> oh, i said -- eliot, i said three months ago the president ought to be ashamed of himself when he put forth a budget in february that didn't have anything in it. >> let me ask you this. i hate to interrupt. but he has put forth a set of proposal that say cut $10 trillion over the next years. paul ryan has put forth a plan that i disagree with, but he claims it would cut $5 trillion. i don't think it does. but they're not that far apart. so you're talking about serious ideological differences here but well founded and thoughtful opinions. so why does it need to become such an issue of personal vendetta? the president, as you just acknowledged, is a very smart, thoughtful guy. >> well, i don't know, eliot, that's you saying that. look, if he's putting forth thoughtful proposals, why does he mention a corporate tax break for private jet owners six times last night. now, you can debate the pros and cons of a tax break for private jet owners, but you can't debate the fact that that will

senator john cornyn of texas joined me from capitol hill a short time ago. he chairs the national republican senatorial committee, and sits on the senate budget and finance committees. senator john cornyn, thank you very much for talking with us. >> thanks, judy. >> woodruff: the president also said earlier today that he believed there needs to be a big comprehensive deal now, not a short-term deal just to get the government through this debt limit date coming up this month. >> well, i think this is the opportunity, and this is the point of maximum leverage to try to get the best deal we can when it comes to spending cuts and the fix... and to fixing our broken entitlement programs which are going to run out of money within roughly the next decade but unfortunately the president is kind of late to the game. he delegated this to joe biden. eric cantor, jon kyl left those talks when it became apparent that they weren't making progress. so finally the president took personal ownership and responsibility. i'm glad he did because only he and john boehner and mitc

with me texas republican senator john cornyn who's on the budget and finance committees. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> i wanted to clarify your position. you did say that some tax reform couldn't be done by august 2nd. but some future tax reform that would close loopholes would be acceptable. you wanted it to be revenue neutral. that means no extra money to the pot. do i have that position correct? >> that's correct. that's what i saw president clint talked about making us more can competitive to businesses don't send jobs overseas because our tax rate and regulatory regime is more reasonable they would grow those jobs here at home. >> i was there when president clinton made those statements he was being interviewed in aspen this weekend. he said the president should not blink. that he should require something back on the tax side. but that there could be -- republicans have not been willing to agrow to any revenues? >> that's right. we're for making government smaller not bigger. it seems disingenuous to say we're going to cut spending and raise taxes. and f

cornyn: well, mr. president, responding to my friend from alabama, the number is roughly $3 billion in additional revenue to the treasury, and that would be over ten years. but, as you can see, it's a drop in the bucket when it comes to the deficit for one year, which is $1.5 trillion, and the national debt of $14 trillion, and i apologize that i was -- the number -- i'm not used to dealing with numbers that big, and which demonstrates that these numbers have really lost their meaning here. i remember everett dirksen being quoted, "a million here, a million there, pretty siewrn a talking about real money." we're not talking about millions, we're not talking about billions, we're talking about trillions. i think most people's minds have a difficult time conceiving of how big a number that is. mr. sessions: well, i thank the senator. i would ask unanimous consent that i be permitted to enter into a colloquy with my republican colleagues for up to 30 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection, so o

senator cornyn got emotional in the speech. i like john but was on the floor saying this is not going to have a happy ending. some of us in public life get carried away with our rhetoric and he went too far. the president said he was impatient. he wanted this problem solve mepd understands we have a deficit and have to work together to solve it. when congressman eric cantor, the house republican leader, walks out on bipartisan budget negotiations two weeks ago that is not an indication of good faith and bipartisanship. he threw it in the lap of speaker john boehner and said go talk to the president. this round of bargains is over. i can understand the president is frustrated. i think i am, too. most americans are. it's time to both parties to sit in a room and not walk out. >> thank you. thank you for joining us. joining us, assistant to the president. stephanie, thank you so much for joining us. do you think there's a republican strategy of slow walking this effort to keep the deficit, to keep -- have the debt ceiling go past

we will ask john cornyn, one of the g.o.p. senate leaders. also with the terror attack rocks afghanistan, should the u.s. rethink the drawdown plan? we get on the ground assessment from those on the ground in foreign policy, senator joe lieberman and lindsey graham. what do the fundraising numbers tell us about the presidential field. we ask the sunday panel, which candid gaits are making a move -- candidates are making a move and which are stalled. on this fourth of july weekend, actor gary sinise tells us how he wants to help the veterans and the wounded warriors. all right now on "fox news sunday." hello again, from fox news in washington. as the nation celebrates the fourth of july holiday weekend. it's getting to be crunch time in the capital in the high-stakes battle over increasing the debt ceiling. here to discuss where the negotiations stand is a member of the senate republican leadership, john cornyn. welcome back to sunday sunday. >> good morning. >> on friday, the treasury department reiterated what it told us. august 2 is the dat

john cornyn was not suggesting that he was open to the idea of revenue raises is an important step. >> it's what we're talking about. >> reaganomics or buchanan-omics and republicans are open to the idea of balancing the budget, obama and democrats prevail. >> they're not saying revenue increases. reduce the rates, eliminate the adjustments and zero revenue increase. >> a lot of people say if you spread out the democrats, including myself and jim cramer as well said this, if you spread out the number of people, expand the number of people paying taxes, you can lower the rates. do you think the rate that the hedge fund manager rates pay, should they pay capital gains or income? >> if you're turning stocks over daily, that's gambling. >> that's -- >> i do believe in long-term capital gains and long-term investments and things like that. but one problem no one addresses, 51% of american wage earners pay zero income taxes. a lot of them getted the earned income tax credit checks. you can't take half of the country. >> they all pay social security and medicare. every american worker says t

here is the reaction from texas senator john cornyn. >> that is not crazy talk. it is not acceptable for congress and the president not to do their job and to say somehow the president has the authority to then base you canally do this by himself we ought to sit down and work together. >> there >> bill clinton said last night, i hope they will make a mini deal. >> ten are to cornyn didn't total dismiss the idea. >> the problem with a mini deal is before a maxi problem. the big problems aren't going to go away in you cut a mini deal. >> in washington, steve centanni, fox news. >>> debt probably won't be something you will have to worry about if you bought the winning megamillions ticket last week. the winning ticket is worth $105 million before uncle sam gets his share, of course. here are is winning numbers from the friday drawing. good luck if you are out there and call me if you won. we can share. >> call me too. we can be best friends. >>> there is no place like washington, d.c. to celebrate the 4th. >> we are here with everything you need to know to make the

every time the president has retreated in the way he has, he's proven john cornyn's challenger right, so every time that you ask john cornyn, this is the best deal, this deal i'm offering you today, this is the best deal, there isn't a secret special price behind this special price, this is my best deal, you have to wonder what would my primary challenger discover if there was a better deal, what happens to me then? >> i kind of agree with that. what do you think? >> i agree with part of that actually. many times i thought the president has gone into many negotiations with too weak an opening bid. he's essentially said okay, you can have three quarters of an eighth of what you want and we'll take a quarter of an eighth and let's start there. that em boldens the radicals. however, i don't think you can blame the president entirely for the fact republicans are looking over their shoulders at the tea party caucus and asking where's the energy, enthusiasm, money in our party, and that's where they see it. >> in terms of this notion that the difference is the marginal difference between de

. >> the fact that cornyn even, uttered the phrase tax loopholes is a signal to some there's an opening for some of this. >> the question is, is it there on the house republican side. senate republicans, by the way, still pushing this idea of a short term deal on the debt ceiling, six, eight, nine months. republicans don't like the idea of voting on this twice. they are the guys up every two years. the senate guys are up every six years. speaking of the white house, today we find out a schedule of some meetings. >>> let's move on to the presidential race. for a holiday where parades aren't hard to come by. in iowa, new hampshire, mitt romney and jon huntsman tripped over each other. romney jogged over to huntsman to quote welcome him to the granite state noting that new hampshire must be more pleasant than beijing. in iowa, newt gingrich trailed a turquoise convertible behind michele bachmann. the candidates talked to anyone who would listen. >> who's on the ground, we're going to spend a whole lot of time in the state winning the hearts and minds of the residents. >> i spent my life in

senator john cornyn from texas is one of the key players on the republican side of this whole debatend he's going to talk about where the negotiations stand and whether or not republicans may be willing to talk about cutting some of the tax breaks, tax loopholes the president referenced. it sounds like there may be some negotiating room on that point, something you're not hearing from all the republicans on capitol hill but something we are hearing from senator cornyn. >> i know another big issue is afghanistan. we heard from the president talking about his plan for the troop withdrawal. one of your guests will be on to talk about that? >> absolutely. we are lucky enough to have two. we've got senator lieberman and senate graham both with the senate armed services committee joining us live from the middle east. they'll be on the ground seeing and experiencing a lot of things that we're talking about, libya, afghanistan, what is the draw -- whether the drawdown plan is still a good idea especially in light of the people killed in kabul this week and we have fox polls about how the ave

we ought to sit down and work together. >> of course, the is another issue as well. >> cornyn didn't dismiss the idea of a mini deal but he does like it. president bill clinton said yesterday, if i can find the quote, he said just last night at an aspen ideas summit in aspen, colorado, maybe the democrats ought to accept the idea of a mini deal. according re -- cornyn reacting to that saying we have a maxi problem and all it does if you accept a mini deal is delay the moment of truth. meantime, senator john mccain invoking prevailing republican principle of no tax hikes. that the president idea of closing the tax loophole doesn't amount to much. >> if we did those things we stalk about, they would have a small impact. but the principle of not raisingtaxes is something that we campaigned on last november. result of the election was the american people did not want their taxes raised and they wanted us to cut spending. >> to let you knw the congress shortened the recess, the fourth of july recess to deal with the looming debt crisis. the treasury department warned that the debt ceiling

. >>> gop senator john cornyn also said republicans would be open to a short-term deal on a possible debt ceiling extension. >>> in new mexico, evacuation orders have been lifted for about 12,000 residents living near the fire that threatened the los alamos nuclear laboratory. officials say the blaze was caused by a fallen tree that hit power lines. >>> the north america tour for england's new royal couple has taken prince william and wife catherine to quebec. they were greeted by fans, while anti-monarchist protesters were kept at a distance. later the couple visited a shelter for troubled youths. >>> in michigan, an inmate says he's being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because he can't have pornography. in a handwritten lawsuit the 21-year-old, who's been charged with a bank robbery, claims his civil rights are being violated, saying denying his request for erotic material subjects him to a, quote, poor standard of living. >>> and just in time for july, we're learning that many americans aren't quite sure of their independence day facts. a new poll shows only 58% of resp

texas senator john cornyn said they might accept a mini deal. that may have the government not default on the loans when they come due. he also makes clear that the idea is only a short-term fix to buy time. >> the problem with a mini deal is we have a maxi problem. and the big problems aren't going to go away if you cut a mini deal. it just delays the moment of truth. i would say better noun then, but if we can't we'll take the savings we can get now and relitigate this as we get closer to the election. >> reporter: he also talked about concerns that people have that the president will bypass congress all together and just raise the debt level on his own. we'll have a fair & balanced debate on why some democrats say that may be their best option. that is coming up. also republicans who are running for president being asked to sign a strict commitment to reducing our debt. this is called the cut, cap and balance pledge, and those who don't sign their names are feeling the heat. doug mcelway is live in washington with 0 more on that. >> reporter:

senator john cornyn says he's no fan of a debt ceiling extension but it may have to happen. >> the problem with a mini deal is we have a maxi problem. and that big problems aren't going to go away if you cut a mini deal. >> reporter: and he blasted an idea suggested by some democrats that the u.s. constitution empowers the president to keep on spending, even if uncle sam goes over his credit limit. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> for u.s. troops in keerg astan, it's already the fourth of july. service members at the u.s. transit center held a cookout to celebrate independence day. there were hamburgers and hot dogs, fireworks, games and music as well. the former u.s. air force base is a transit center for troops in afghanistan. the base is located at keerg stan's airport. it hosts service members and troops from france and spain. >>> still to come, a summer weekend pastime. kris sanchez hit up the yard tipsíb.)t help you this jimáls gathered in paris today on the 40th anniversary of his death. ♪ >> people from all over the world flocked around the rock 'n' roll icon's grave to sing

but senator john mccain signalled he may be open to negotiations and senator john cornyn likes the idea of eliminating certain tax loopholes. >> this is a fruitful area for to us work on in a bipartisan area. >> reporter: both sides have agreed to about a trillion dollars in spending cuts but democrats also want something they call revenue raisers including ending tax breaks for oil companies and companies that send jobs overseas as well as elimination for subsidies for corporate jet owners. they say ending such tax breaks could save billions, money that could help bring down the deficit and raise revenue. >> it would be nice if we could keep every tax break but we can't afford them. >> reporter: with both sides struggling to reach a compromise, former president clinton jumped into the debate suggesting lawmakers could make a mini deal, one that would fund the government for the next six to eight months. >> the problem is we have a maxie problem. the big problems aren't going away if you cut a mini deal. >> reporter: the treasury department says if congress doesn't raise the debt ceilin

john cornyn says he is no fan of the debt ceiling extension, but it may have to happen. >> the problem with a mini deal is we have a massive problem. the big problems will not go away. >> he blasted an idea that the u.s. constitution and powers the president to keep on spending, even if all goes sam goes over his credit limit 0--e ven if uncle sam goes over his credit limit. >> democrats the president obama will use the constitutional clause to continue to pay the nation's debt. issues like the debt ceiling are bound to be tweeted to the president in a town hall. this wednesday the white house will address citizens through twitter. the current white house account has more than 2 million twitter followeres. and the president is not the only one region . vice-president joe biden is working to gain the support of educators nationwide. the vice president spoke at the end of a convention of the national education association today. members of the nea will vote tomorrow on whether the union will endorse president obama for re-election. the union's endorsement is a vital and he took a swing a

two republican senators, mccain and cornyn, have okayed revenue increases. now, that's virtual the same thing as a tax hike, but they've okayed that. that's on the republican side. item number two from the democrats' side, they have put on the table tens of billions of dollars worth of cuts in medicare and medicaid. and then item number three, former president bill clinton who's been popping up just about everywhere in the past week, he has okayed, he says he supports a cut in the corporate tax rate. so you've got three developments hinting that the two sides and the middle are moving a little bit closer, hinting that a deal is possible as we count down to the deadline. bill: let me get to point number three in a moment, but take point number two there. if you cut into it almosted -- entitlements, is that the most efficient way to get spending under control and then the debt would follow that? >> oh, yes. if you want to get a handle on our nation's debt crisis over the long term, you must get a rein on entitlement programs because that's where all the spendi

. >> reporter: juror cornyn took it even further, calling the press conference absolutely disgracefulresident has diminished that office himself by giving the kind of campaign speeches that he gave yesterday. >> reporter: and cornyn will shoot a challenge of his own as the president heads out of town for two political fund-raisers. >> instead of going to philadelphia and raising money, why didn't he call senator mcconnell, speaker boehner, minority leader pelosi and majority leader reed into his office and sit down and do his job. >> reporter: that elicited this sharp rebuttal from the president's spokesman. >> we can walk and chew gum estimate. >> reporter: mean time in acore corio -- choreography. >> as a special write-off for thoroughbred racehorses. >> the tax break for yacht owners. >> a tax break for private jets. >> reporter: and the sharp rhetoric turned to political theater when republicans bulked at the timing of an unrelated trade deal meeting that democrats said would help the economy. >> i look over there and i see these empty chairs. on the very same day that the july 4t

. >> reporter: senator john cornyn said taxes aren't untouchable. >> do he we believe that tax reforms necessary? i would say absolutely. i think we ought it bring the rates down to make it revenue neutral. so as you eliminate these tax expenditures, if you bring the top rates down, that is revenue neutral. that is not raising taxes. >> reporter: senators joe lieberman and lindsay graham and together on fox news sunday from kabul, afghanistan, graham taking issue with the aggressive troop withdrawal timetable. >> it is seen as an effort to withdraw rather than transition. you hope and pray this works out well. it came at a critical time. >> if we don't succeed here and the taliban comes back into power, we'll be attacked again and there could be no greater threat to our security and our freedom, the freedom that we celebrate on july 4th. >> reporter: melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> as house lawmakers resume tomorrow, the "washington post" is reporting that the republican leadership has done away with bills that honor symbolic gestures including ones in the past which had declared the

senator john cornyn says he's no fan of a debt ceiling extension, but it may have to happen. >> the problem with a mini deal, we have a maxi problem. and big problems aren't going to go away if you cut a mini deal. >> reporter: he blasted an idea suggested by some democrats that the u.s. constitution empowers the president to keep on spending even if uncle sam goes over his credit limit. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> here is your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. a violent thunderstorm tore through washington, d.c., yesterday where a 56-year-old cyclist was killed by a falling tree limb. at one point in the afternoon police cleared spectators off the capitol's west lawn where preparations for today's big independence day concert were under way. fortunately the weather cleared up in time for the evening rehearsal. >>> elsewhere across the country, several cities held their fourth of july fireworks display a day early. sparks flew at the annual red, white and blue festival in florida. while crowds in kansas city and columbus, ohio, took in an equally

senator cornyn can confirm that for us, he's a texas senator, a republican on the budget committee. certainly hot down there in d.c., senator, and you have a hot topic on your hands here. after senator coats made those comments, the proposal by the house that the cut, cap balance plan as part of a debt reduction deal, basically, got stopped in its tracks. i'm stuttering because there's some legislative procedures, but it's not going anywhere. that's how we know it. the majority leader said y'all can go home this weekend, heath not holding any sessions. so what's next? is. >> well, if anything proves washington's addiction to spending borrowed money, it's the failure of this very reasonable cut, cap and balance piece of legislation that was passed by the house by a bipartisan vote, and it came to the senate and was killed along party lines by our democratic friends. so you have to ask who is being responsible and serious in trying to come up with a proposal be. the house has passed a budget, the senate hasn't passed a budget in over 800 days. the president himself has no plan, but ra

. >> senator john cornyn says republicans will not agree to raising taxes. in direct ways, such as closing tax loopholes and ending certain subsidies. >> let me be as clear as i know how. we are not for raising taxes during a fragile economic recovery. it will make unemployment worse, not better. it's the bottom line as far as i'm concerned. >> the back door is closing loopholes. >> he's closing the back door as well. i do not believe we can get a budget deal, anything more than trims around the edges without increase on the revenue side. wherever you want it to come from, i don't think you will get democratic support without it. >> aside from changing promises, put aside the constituents, is there a reason why republicans can't give in some way, shape or form on taxes. >> they don't believe you raise taxes when you have 9% unemployment. it's not only politics, it is principle and philosophy. they think it's the wrong way to go. i think it's the wrong way to go. you don't do it because somebody says wouldn't it be nice if somebody gave something. isoing to h

. >> republican senator john cornyn calling out president obama for what he says is his failure to take the lead on the debt crisis. congress comes back to work tomorrow to try to negotiate a deal to raise the country's borrowing limit. >> what i'm concerned about is the president by not seriously putting the proposal forward but criticizing those who have, we are running up against this deadline and they will try to present it as a fait accompli. >> bob, senator cornyn said yesterday on fox news sunday that president obama is deliberately waiting. what did you think of that quote? >> i thought it was ridiculous. the president through this vice president has been involved in very detailed negotiations which are made by everybody who was there's statement made some significant progress on spending cuts. then when they talked about revenue, the majority leader of the house, eric cantor of virginia cuts and runs and like a scalded dog away from that table. it's not the democrats that are the problem. it's the republicans who refuse to talk about any revenue to bring ourselves into some san

however, when senator john cornyn was asked about this issue over the weekend, here's what he had toess and the president not to do their job and to say somehow the president has the authority to then basically do this by himself. >> reporter: one of the main sticking points here is taxes. senator john cornyn also said in that interview that he admits there might need to be revisions to the tax code however he insisted no new taxes. he's saying that because some democrats are proposing why don't we roll back tax credits to big oil companies, to corporate jet companies, and republicans are saying we're not going to support anything that looks like a tax hike. democrats and republicans still about $1 trillion apart on this issue. again, there's that august 2nd deadline which some economists are saying if we reach that point and haven't come to a deal on this debt ceiling issue, it could be catastrophic for the united states, for other economies around the world. that's why there's so much urgency here. last week, president obama took a tough tone with congress, said they weren't workin

john cornyn is quoted as saying they will come back.hey are coming back. >> senator reid wouldn't talk to us, none of the other big spendingers. maybe they are embarrassed about their spending but i doubt it because super spending happens every day. i live in one of richest neighborhoods in the world. jerry seinfeld and alec baldwin live around here. the last thing we should get is free stuff from taxpayers. a few blocks to my apartment they are giving away bike helmets. local politicians got a federal grant to help them do this. >> if it's a big success? >> it's a tremendous success. >> john: it's dumb to do this but if you offer free stuff. the line went around the block. >> people can afford their own helmet but why not take advantage. >> why not, it's money flying around. i'll grab all i can. it has to come from someone, the entrepreneurs that create wealth. >> the stores down the street, it's not nice to them that are. >> give me a break. bureaucrats proudly told us they gave away 45,000 helmets. >> why is to take tax money to give

john cornyn is quoted as saying they will come back. they are coming back. >> senator reid wouldn't talk to us, none of the other big spendingers. maybe they are embarrassed about their spending but i doubt it because super spending happens every day. i live in one of richest neighborhoods in the world. jerry seinfeld and alec baldwin live around here. the last thing we should get is free stuff from taxpayers. a few blocks to my apartment they are giving away bike helmets. local politicians got a federal grant to help them do this. >> if it's a big success? >> it's a tremendous success. >> john: it's dumb to do this but if you offer free stuff. the line went around the block. >> people can afford their own helmet but why not take advantage. >> why not, it's money flying around. i'll grab all i can. it has to come from someone, the entrepreneurs that create wealth. >> the stores down the street, it's not nice to them that are. >> give me a break. bureaucrats proudly told us they gave away 45,000 helmets. >> why is to take tax money to gi

while legal scholars debate it and some democrats entertain it, john corn anyo john cornyn dismissed it. >> that's crazy talk. to say the president has the authority to basically do this by himself urks we ought oto sit down and work together. >> he said republicans might be willing to embrace a debt ceiling minideal. but corn anyone says this would only delay the moment of truth. joe? >> so dan, just to be here. has the administration sent any signals at all it might tangibly use this weapon? or is it just a trial balloon in your view? >> this has been floated about by democrats. they really hope that republicans and democrats can hammer this out by that august 2 deadline. that's what they're pushing for right now, joe. >> thanks so much for that, dan. >> now the soaring national debt and a look at what could happen a month from now. >> if the debt ceiling isn't raised by august 2, the u.s. treasury won't be able to pay all its bills. we've been here before, but never quite so close to default. since we've been accumulating a big national debt, congress has raised the debt ceiling j

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what's going on here is when john cornyn said let's do a short-term deal and come back next year, thatm alarm in the white house, because what would happen, if we did do a short-term deal now, we would be talking about spending budgets, deficits, the national debt between now and the election, which is another way of saying obama's record would till be a central focus of the campaign. >> and long term at least through -- long term in the united states, politics now means through november 120112. obviously we'll be watches this through tomorrow. >>> turning to another topic, very scary warning issued by the tsa, the transportation safety authority. david, talking about the fact that there may be -- though there was no specified threat, that there had apparently buzz that they're picking up that the idea of potential terrorists surgically implanting explosives in their body, not just hiding it somewhere in a body cavity, but people who are willing to die, to inflict terrible harm on folks, may be willing to surgically implant stuff in their body. what should we make of this? >> i think w

senator cornyn didn't does miss the idea. >> the problem with the mineee deal -- mini deal is we haveaxi problem. >>> next, some relief for home owners forced out by wildfires in arizona. fire officials say they now know what caused the blaze that threatened the los alamos nuclear laboratory senate officials are looking into an oil spill in the yellowstone river. there is some debate over just how much damage has been done. we'll be right back.  [ mom ] can a little bowl of cereal change your life? i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. then we discovered chex cereals. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor, and that's amazing to a mom like me. as a parent you don't want to have to tell your kids "no" all the time. it's nice for me to be able to say "yes" to something that they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. >>> deadly violence at a hotel crowded with fourth of july tourist. a police officer and anotherperson were shot and

that is not what republican senator john cornyn was saying exactly the opposite what he said on our show yesterday that it has to be revenue neutral. how does the president hope to bridge this devoid? >> reporter: well, you know, they have an interesting tactic here. they believe and frankly behind the scenes so do house republicans believe it will be easier to sell a larger deal that has some things in it that nobody's crazy about on certain sides. whether some trims to entitlements on the democratic side or some of these revenue proposals on the republican side that if it's a large deal, $2.5 trillion to $4 trillion and maybe even $6 trillion in the out years meaning the second ten years when you start messing around with the cbo numbers that it's easier to sell. that if you try to do this narrow package, you don't have the votes on either side. you go too narrow one way you lose democrats, the other way you lose some key republicans. that's their -- it's not a roll of the dice, that's their strategy. if you go big enough, you can get some revenue enhancers, you can trim the sails of s

a member of the republican leadership john cornyn has already responded on twitter to harry reid's statementaid, did harry reid just say it was his bill or default? that's irresponsible. a little bit of the finger-pointing and name calling. we're now actually going to go back to the senate floor. mitch mcconnell speaking now. the man who may hold the key to finishing this deal. >> the treasury said we'll be in a default situation, and the president of the united states is rolling out new mileage standards today. how about this? how about a plan from democrats in washington that can pass both chambers, prevent the crisis, and protect americans from a worsening economy? i would suggest to my friends on the other side this morning, they start taking their responsibilities as a majority party a little more seriously. because at this point, the only people who are disregarding the consequences of default are senate democrats, not the republicans in the house, but senate democrats. republicans have been doing the hard work of governing this week. it's about time our democratic friends joined us. m

tomorrow on the show, republican senator john cornyn, a key player will join us, and plus new york timesonard. and tamron hall has "newsnation" coming up. >> yes, we are following many stories. in two hours president obama holds another round table talk with the congressional leaders after yesterday's meeting reached areach reached a boiling point, and house majority leader harry reid said that cantor acted immature and should not be involved in the talks. >>> and it is the second day of testimony in roger clemens' perjury trial, but the judge has declared a mistrial. what is happening with the rocket? [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to imp

cornyn: mr. president, i come to the floor to express my appreciation for the ranking member of the budget committee, senator sessions, and to express many of the same concerns that i know he has articulated. one of the most basic responsibilities of any business or family or frankly of congress itself is to pass a budget, but as he has pointed out and has been pointed out time and time again, congress has failed for more than 800 days, 800 days to perform one of its most basic and fundamental responsibilities, and that is take up and pass a budget. well, even though we haven't passed a budget and taken up a budget, that doesn't mean the spending has stopped. indeed, the spending goes on in a reckless sort of way, we have spent $7.3 trillion since the last budget was passed and increased the national debt by by $3.2 trillion. now the senate is considering a bill, a spending bill, an appropriation bill before we have even passed a budget. it strikes me, mr. president, that that is exactly backward