mr. harrison. he said that congress, he said obama didn't do anything. they passed the healthcare bill, they stopped this economy from going down in the rut. also, when you all time in 2010, this where all the trouble started. when you look at jobs, in the medical field, the jobs are picking up like mad in the medical field. there's a whole lot of jobs in the medical field. you all saying there will be a whole bunch of jobs lost. right now this economy, every person i ask is in the medical field. they're getting jobs in the medical field. how many people want to get a salary that staples get? if you work at staples, you are a associate. the other question is, why do every republican vote no. you all have -- individual ideas for yourself. host: we'll leave it there. guest: i feel good about where the successes of the house republicans of congress has been. the hard part is, good bills have gone to die in the senate. harry reid still not passed a budget for three years. we have not passed a budget in the senate. i feel good about where we've done to limit

mr. harrison.n 2010 the republicans took the majority in the house and their approval rating sank to 10, 12% and it's been sitting there ever since. i believe it's because they got our economy downgraded because they wouldn't pass our debt ceiling and then they passed the debt ceiling and got us downgraded for nothing. but maybe you could tell us, why do you think this is? and just as a comment i just can't believe that anyone would want to keep a republican encome bent in office in congress right now. they've done absolutely nothing in the last two and hay half years. thank you. guest: thank you for your thoughts. i think the important thing to remember here is what the house has 13 jobs bills sitting in the senate. you're right the senate has done nothing over the last four years. they haven't even passed a budget in the last three years. we do have a do nothing senate. the house has tried to pass some bills that have gone over to the senate to die. we look forward to a republican senate so we ca

. >> warner: today todd harrison of the center for strategic and budgetary assessments said mr. obama is right about governor romney's spending proposals. >> the $2 trillion figure, that's based on governor romney's plan to gradually increase defense spending to 4% of gross domestic product, g.d.p. if you do that over a four-year presidential term, that will cost $2 trillion more than what the president has proposed sending on the department of defense. so that part is true. >> warner: but he said the president's own defense spending record is more complicated to assess. >> now, the president also said that he has increased his defense budget every year since he's been in office. that's not exactly right. the president has proposed increases in defense spending each year. but in 2011 and in 2012 congress cut what the president proposed. each year they cut more than $20 billion out of the defense budget request. so as a result when you adjust for inflation, defense spending has actually gone down in the past two years. >> warner: as part of that argument, the candidates also clas

harrison, arkansas on the republican line. >> i was calling just to say that you all did a really good job tonight and i think both the republican and democrats looked good. the president and mr. romney did a good job. >> who did a better job? >> i don't know, i think it is a brawl. they both held their composure. they both made their points. mr. romney did look a little frustrated a few times. i kind of liken him to a pit bull on a leash trying to get loose. i agree with him on values, whereas the democratic party, i don't agree with their value system at all. >> did you go into tonight's debate already deciding who you were going to vote for? >> i am decided as far as i am not going to vote democratic party, i know that. as far as an independent candidate or mitt romney, i am not sure yet. >> as far as tonight is concerned, watching mr. romney, did that change your opinion whatsoever? >> yes. i am not sure, there are things he is making points about it, i am not sure what he is actually saying. so i need to find out more about where hes headed before i can really make an informed decision. i do have a comment about the health care. this is for any party willing to listen, a