before they satish down to meet, they took away automatic.is a committee of the congress, select committee of the congress. water gate was select committee of the congress. this is an important committee. if they come up with something -- if, that is a big if -- it will be for the first time since baseloading up or down vote no, amendment and no filibuster. >> eric: they have to come up with something. if they don't, the triggers are in place. by the way, the triggers one of them is on, one of them that would hurt the republicans they feel, 50% of the cut that has to happen if you are going to go ahead and raise the debt ceiling, 50% of the cut that has to happen has to come from the military, defense spending. tough medicine. >> andrea: that is right. stimulus plan bloated the discretionary spending that upsets democrats do mestic spend willing hit the viewers at home the quickest. the defense spending probably not as much. i think that will be a powerful leveraging tool for the democrats to push for tax increaseswa do you want, republicans?