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Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Sunday that the deficit discussions led by Vice President Joe Biden have been “all positive” so far.

The House majority leader, one of the bipartisan group of lawmakers meeting with Biden and administration officials about a deal to raise the debt ceiling, also reiterated that his party would not get behind any new tax revenue.

But he also said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that everything â€" including entitlement programs â€" was on the table when it came to cuts, and that the participants in the sit-downs may have found more common ground than they expected.

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