This week, fierce congressional reaction followed the release of some initial recommendations from the bipartisan debt commission. At the same time, the Obama administration offered mixed signals on whether it will fight to let tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans expire or allow them to be extended for another year or two. So what should we make of the early suggestions for reducing our national debt? Where should the new Republican majority begin hacking away at spending next year? How can real entitlement reform happen when any suggestion of change triggers a fierce backlash? What will happen in the tax cut debate? And how does President Obama impact small businesses when he gives differing messages on whether to extend some or all of the tax cuts? We ask New Jersey Rep. Scott Garrett, one of the top Republicans on the House Budget Committee.
