Dems Wanted A Trillion Dollar Tax Increase, Says Toomey

Supercommittee member Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) talks about Democratic demands during the supercommittee negotiations. He says they wouldn’t budge from their demand to increase taxes by a trillion dollars. (0:17)

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Left Wing Democrats Helped Sink Supercommittee

Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) told the Heritage Foundation Tesday that he believes Democrats in the Supercommittee found it difficult to break from the left wing of their party. (0:26)

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Toomey Attributes Supercommittee Failure To 2012 Politics

During an appearance at the Heritage Foundation Tuesday, Supercommittee member Pat Toomey attributed the panel’s failure to 2012 politics.

“There were forces pulling the Democrats away from an agreement. Lets face it, we have a Presidential campaign that is now premised on the idea that the President is running against a do-nothing Congress,” said Toomey.

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