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The only question I have is why are the Republicans afraid
to negotiate this agreement on this C.R.?
We come to the table with too detailed proposals to cut tens of billions of dollars
and in the process protect American jobs.
Our latest proposals at 70- billion dollars
that's 6- billion dollars away from the proposal Republicans which was 76.
These numbers are clearly in the same ballpark
yet Republicans have stopped walking.
In fact their walking in the other direction.
So why are they afraid?
Are they afraid to tell the extreme Tea Party members of their caucus that they're trying
to find common ground with Democrats?
Does that somehow
embarrass them?
There are reasonable Republicans in the House who want to see us reach a compromise
we know that from last vote.
But they seem to be afraid to anger a small extreme minority in their party.
that’s willing to shut down the government,
put the economy on the risk of killing at least 700,000 jobs.
Republicans need to decide which is worse
angering their Tea Party base
or shutting down the government and
threatening our fragile economy
even more.