WASHINGTON, March 12- Republicans kicked off their latest deficit-reduction gambit on Tuesday with a 10- year balanced budget plan that could either be shelved within weeks or help kick-start negotiations with President Barack Obama toward a major deficit-reduction deal.
*Ryan to repeat controversial health proposals. WASHINGTON, March 10- The Republicans' point person on fiscal issues in Congress said on Sunday that compromise with President Barack Obama is possible on taxes and spending even though his soon-to-be-unveiled budget plan faces certain rejection from Obama's Democrats.
House Speaker John Boehner talks with CNBC's Larry Kudlow about the sequester and the fact that it hasn't affected the stock market. The sequester will remain in effect, says Boehner, until an agreement is reached on spending and reforms. It's important to have buy in from the members of Congress in order to reach a successful outcome, he says.