President Obama has promised to reduce America's massive deficit. Today, at his first full-fledged news conference of this year, he was asked why he hasn't addressed the most important causes -- Medicare, Social Security and the tax code — as Republicans have demanded. Jonathan Weisman is White House reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
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Credits
Guest:
Jonathan Weisman - New York Times -
@jonathanweisman
Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Katie Cooper,
Frances Anderton