Sen. Frank Lautenberg is not pleased with the proposed tax deal. “I don’t think it’s a fair deal,” he tells reporters outside the senate chamber. “I think a ransom was paid, and it was a very high price.”

Asked if he would filibuster the proposal, he just says “I don’t like what I see.”

“I point out once again without meaning to brag,” Lautenberg says. “I had a very good business career and I don’t give a damn about a tax cut.”