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and that some americans still buy that idea. i have never worked for anyone who didn't have more money than i did and i'm very thankful for them. that is what -- stigmatizing success which we have seen and even some republicans, we have to not that down because i hope all of young people are aspiring to make a million dollars. in america 50% of the people who make a million dollars do it for one year. this is not a permanent class of people. what we want is you to work your whole life to make a million dollars and when you do you create jobs and you create prosperity all around you and then you'll go over to the other side and somebody will take your place. that is what is great about america but to suggest when you get there that we need to take 60 or 70% of what you make, that's not going to get people going to college, going to graduate school or working and struggling, sacrificing so that they can be successful. if you have read the wealth of nations by adam smith and how prosperity really occurs, and i don't think many peop
and that some americans still buy that idea. i have never worked for anyone who didn't have more money than i did and i'm very thankful for them. that is what -- stigmatizing success which we have seen and even some republicans, we have to not that down because i hope all of young people are aspiring to make a million dollars. in america 50% of the people who make a million dollars do it for one year. this is not a permanent class of people. what we want is you to work your whole life to make a...
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this book is designed to take in american life when there was as much hate as there was love, as much anger as there was hope, as many heroes as cowards. a time when people were overwhelmed with emotion and children discovered new kinds of friendships, and a new kind of fear. as with any journey, there is often a narrow path to walk before you can see the wide road ahead. and sometimes there is a closed gate between the path and the road. to enliven the trip, i imagine the thoughts and feelings of some of the people in the photographs chosen to tell the story. there are children, teenagers, adults, ordinary people leading ordinary lives, all swept up in the events that would mark all our lives. the first people to step on to the long path were children and their parents. the laws of the state called temporal laws required laws in places, especially public schools. these laws were based on the idea of separate but equal. that meant black peopleareas, c public facilities, such as drinking fountains and waiting rooms in train stations, be seated on public transportation, movie theaters a
this book is designed to take in american life when there was as much hate as there was love, as much anger as there was hope, as many heroes as cowards. a time when people were overwhelmed with emotion and children discovered new kinds of friendships, and a new kind of fear. as with any journey, there is often a narrow path to walk before you can see the wide road ahead. and sometimes there is a closed gate between the path and the road. to enliven the trip, i imagine the thoughts and feelings...
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obama needs to point to the mirage because fiscal record is the worst in modern american history. "washington post" says, mr. obama proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 falls short. final budget of his first term does not reflect the leadership on issues of debt and deficit that mr. obama once vowed. bloomberg says it's a wasted opportunity. on and on and on. as a physician i can tell you that the doctors across this land and the patients across this land are very, very concerned that the pack that they have with each other, the act to be able to provide the highest quality of health care in this country, they see it eroding away. what revenue do you project for the united states in the next fiscal year? >> the -- >> ballpark. >> are we doing fiscal year 201201 2013? >> correct. >> the total receipts for the u.s. government is $2.9 trillion. >> what level of spending do you project? >> $3.8 trillion. >> 3.8. and the discretionary amount? >> is a little over a trillion dollars. >> a trillion. so if you removed all discretionary money, then we would barely get to balance under your
obama needs to point to the mirage because fiscal record is the worst in modern american history. "washington post" says, mr. obama proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 falls short. final budget of his first term does not reflect the leadership on issues of debt and deficit that mr. obama once vowed. bloomberg says it's a wasted opportunity. on and on and on. as a physician i can tell you that the doctors across this land and the patients across this land are very, very concerned that...
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we as americans have a right to fair health care. i support you officials. i have voted to put you in office. i just want to be represented. >> i am edmund. i want to say as a patient an advocate, the day they started out with ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ -- a green heart is no more than what we want. we do not want to end up with pills, the way they have taken out whitney houston and michael jackson. pills are prevalent in our society today. this earth is from the earth. this is what, when you have a green heart right here -- this is broccoli and asparagus. it is shaped in a green heart shape. this is a good curveball apple pie. it was -- herbal apple pie. it was inspired by san francisco golden gate park. you see that right here? our hearts need the green herb. with bond wednesday and black history month, this is another thing for african-americans. our ancestors could put marijuana in their food. mexican women used marijuana as antiseptics to put on their bodies. on this great chinese new year, medical marijuana week, president's day, red hear
we as americans have a right to fair health care. i support you officials. i have voted to put you in office. i just want to be represented. >> i am edmund. i want to say as a patient an advocate, the day they started out with ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ -- a green heart is no more than what we want. we do not want to end up with pills, the way they have taken out whitney houston and michael jackson. pills are prevalent in our society today. this earth is from the earth. this...
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, and i am assuming you are saying all americans. that includes you and i at the current levels of benefits, demographics, payroll tax cuts, all of the games that are played around social security and medicare? can we keep that compact at sustainable levels? >> we've talked about medicare on several occasions today. let me summarize the affordable care act is essential. it expands coverage. it saves $100 billion in its first decade. a trillion dollars in its second decade. the package the president's budget has on health care saves another 3 $60 billi0 billion do. in the president's budget you see $360 billion of savings in health care. medicare and medicaid and other programs. that's an important step. the same way we do in other sectors that keep going at it. >> what about social security? >> social security is solvent until 2036. at the same time, the president has expressed his desire to begin to lean into that issue to do it in a balanced way. and he looks forward to working with members of both the house and the senate. >> so t
, and i am assuming you are saying all americans. that includes you and i at the current levels of benefits, demographics, payroll tax cuts, all of the games that are played around social security and medicare? can we keep that compact at sustainable levels? >> we've talked about medicare on several occasions today. let me summarize the affordable care act is essential. it expands coverage. it saves $100 billion in its first decade. a trillion dollars in its second decade. the package the...
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we're not red americans, we're not blue americans, we're red, white, and blue. and president obama, we are through with you. >> around the last table, they can get along and come at our throat as long as we're foolish enough to raise taxes and throw money under the table and get along in the scene after the bank robbery one for you, one for you and we're all happy. >> click videos and share them at c-span.org/videolibrary. >>> this is c-span3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites. can you join in the conversation on social media sights. the brookings institution recently took a day to look into how to create jobs and innovation in the economy. in this one-hour portion a discussion in the changes of digital media and technology. >> okay. thank you. director of the center for technology innovation here at brookings. i have to say the members of this panel occupy what has to be the most
we're not red americans, we're not blue americans, we're red, white, and blue. and president obama, we are through with you. >> around the last table, they can get along and come at our throat as long as we're foolish enough to raise taxes and throw money under the table and get along in the scene after the bank robbery one for you, one for you and we're all happy. >> click videos and share them at c-span.org/videolibrary. >>> this is c-span3 with politics and public...
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most americans don't think that the one group of americans should be entight tentitled to treatment. that is just one of the reasons they're going to keep fighting for repeal this bill. [ applause ] i can tell you this -- senate republicans want everybody in america to get a waiver from obama care, everybody. [ applause ] not just the politically connected few. that's also why republicans in congress joined together to fight the individual mandate in the courts and while we'll continue to do so until this unconstitutional burden is overturned. and then we're going to replace it with the kind of common sense reforms that lower costs and that's what americans really want. but let me tell what you all these things have in common. they all have one thing in common -- every special favor or preference we've seen from this white house reveals the very same thing. and that's a lack of faith and the ability of americans to figure things out on their own. the roots of liberalism have always been the same. what liberals just can't seem to accept is the idea of a free people and free institutio
most americans don't think that the one group of americans should be entight tentitled to treatment. that is just one of the reasons they're going to keep fighting for repeal this bill. [ applause ] i can tell you this -- senate republicans want everybody in america to get a waiver from obama care, everybody. [ applause ] not just the politically connected few. that's also why republicans in congress joined together to fight the individual mandate in the courts and while we'll continue to do so...
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americans were entrepreneurs by necessity. there were no programs to support them. we have no social caste systems. there was upward mobility, downward ability and the way people wanted to go. we were really the only country in the world that was not a top down country and even though initially there was a king that came with separated by the atlantic ocean and americans were very autonomous and their families, their local communities and their volunteer organizations. it was a bottom-up country. and that is what we found in business over the last 20 years. if you want to improve quality, reduce costs and be very competitive you push decision-making down, u. you thiessen july's power and that is where quality and savings come from. that is what america was all about in the beginning, very decentralized and individualistic. the constitution was put in place to guarantee that power would not concentrate in washington, because our founders knew that when political power concentrates so does economic power and that is when you get the corruption. that is when you get cr
americans were entrepreneurs by necessity. there were no programs to support them. we have no social caste systems. there was upward mobility, downward ability and the way people wanted to go. we were really the only country in the world that was not a top down country and even though initially there was a king that came with separated by the atlantic ocean and americans were very autonomous and their families, their local communities and their volunteer organizations. it was a bottom-up...
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in 1624 william tucker was the first african-american born in the american colonies. he was baptized on january 3 in jamestown, virginia. log on to wusa9.com for black history moments and events happening throughout the month. tostitos, how'd you think of these scoops chips? it was the 1990s. dips had become extreme. layers of intense ingredients. it was too much. no! [ sighs ] i was a broken chip, and i needed to change. but how? i wandered the world looking for answers. i looked at stuff. then it hit me. i'd change my shape. now i'm ready for any dip. even this big old dip? boo-yah! bring it! bring it! boo-yah! boo-yah! boo-yah! >>> welcome back. 4:556789 your weather first. you'll need the jacket and the sunglasses today. we have a big chill this morning. we're down in the 30s out there. a good day ahead. by lunch time mid-40s. probably not eating outside but take a walk if you're bundled up for it with an afternoon high in the low 50s. driving home with partly cloudy sky. 6:00 p.m. 49 degrees. monika samtani, what about the drive in this morning? >> so far a good
in 1624 william tucker was the first african-american born in the american colonies. he was baptized on january 3 in jamestown, virginia. log on to wusa9.com for black history moments and events happening throughout the month. tostitos, how'd you think of these scoops chips? it was the 1990s. dips had become extreme. layers of intense ingredients. it was too much. no! [ sighs ] i was a broken chip, and i needed to change. but how? i wandered the world looking for answers. i looked at stuff....
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today, as i said on the board of the asian american justice center in washington, d.c. off, and the locally, and my day job is helping to supervise immigration attorneys at the immigration clinic at davis. i see a range of clients that have pressing needs. while we all hope and wish for compehensive immigration reform, i have got to tell you from what i've heard the last several months, the question we all have to ask ourselves is at what price? if we get an immigration bill introduced that a serious blow for the spring, i'll tell you right now the provisions i will not be happy with. i know they're going to be in there. you should be aware of these provisions. first of all, the price that the estimated 10 million to 12 million undocumented immigrants in the country may be to pay is they may all be forced to plead guilty to a crime before they can file their application. that is before they actually have to pay a fine that is attached. right now what is seriously being discussed is what level of crime should they have to plead guilty to before they apply for legalizatio
today, as i said on the board of the asian american justice center in washington, d.c. off, and the locally, and my day job is helping to supervise immigration attorneys at the immigration clinic at davis. i see a range of clients that have pressing needs. while we all hope and wish for compehensive immigration reform, i have got to tell you from what i've heard the last several months, the question we all have to ask ourselves is at what price? if we get an immigration bill introduced that a...
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every american community depend. upon the non-profit sector. de the federal government depends upon non-profits to implement many federal programs from on worker retraining to crime prevention.ning t all of us in washington and at omb and congress need to start paying attention to the health d of the non-profit sector. much like we do with the small business sector. this budget requests $948 million for the small business 8 administration to protect, r th strengthen and represent the interest of our nation's small business.nati but the non-profit capacity building program authorized at 5 million is now recommended for zero. zeroed out. so i'd like to ask you a coupleo of questions.ons. do we kno captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2008 budget would be implemented by captioning performed by vitac
every american community depend. upon the non-profit sector. de the federal government depends upon non-profits to implement many federal programs from on worker retraining to crime prevention.ning t all of us in washington and at omb and congress need to start paying attention to the health d of the non-profit sector. much like we do with the small business sector. this budget requests $948 million for the small business 8 administration to protect, r th strengthen and represent the interest...
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those millions of americans pay payroll taxes. >> yes. and the payroll taxes are supposed to pay for social security, are they not? so there is a specific benefit allegedly resulting from the payment into the system, but the president proposes that we reduce the amount of payroll taxes paid into the system with the payroll tax holiday extension, is that not correct? >> well, only temporarily and of course, that temporary shortfall is made up by transfers which automatically happen. >> and 50% of the people that don't pay federal income tax then are not contributing to the general revenues that are making up for the lost payroll taxes, right? >> well, maybe another way to think about this is the, you know, some people say we're a large insurance company attached to an army. the biggest drivers of spending are medicare, social security, medicaid too. >> that's all true. that's beside the point of my question. i'm trying to talk about fairness here. if you're going to get off on medicare and medicaid, maybe you can help persuade some on the
those millions of americans pay payroll taxes. >> yes. and the payroll taxes are supposed to pay for social security, are they not? so there is a specific benefit allegedly resulting from the payment into the system, but the president proposes that we reduce the amount of payroll taxes paid into the system with the payroll tax holiday extension, is that not correct? >> well, only temporarily and of course, that temporary shortfall is made up by transfers which automatically happen....
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and at 8:30, american artifacts looks at lincoln's assassination. at 9:00, a discussion about abraham lincoln and the freedom of the press. at 10:30, steven barry between lincoln and his in-laws the todd family. american history tv airs each weekend here on c-span3. >>> we got started because there are a lot of conservative thinkings that work across issues. before cap there had been no single progressive thinking organization that works on economic policy, domestic policy, international security. >> ceo for the center for american progress on the mission of the washington, d.c., based think tank. >> we often think there is an ideology between arguments made in washington with very little facts behind them. part of our job is to make the arguments and the factual argume arguments. i do think sometimes when the facts don't argue for our position, we reexamine those positions, because we unfundamentally believe the most important thing is to be right about what your views are. >> a look at the center for american progress sunday night at 8:00 eastern
and at 8:30, american artifacts looks at lincoln's assassination. at 9:00, a discussion about abraham lincoln and the freedom of the press. at 10:30, steven barry between lincoln and his in-laws the todd family. american history tv airs each weekend here on c-span3. >>> we got started because there are a lot of conservative thinkings that work across issues. before cap there had been no single progressive thinking organization that works on economic policy, domestic policy,...
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if you're an american manufacturer -- and this was part of his plea that we continue to help american manufacturing get fully back on its feet. if you're an american manufacturer, you should get a bigger tax cut. if you're a higher tech manner, we should double the tax deduction you get for making your products here. and if you want to relocate in a community that was hard-hit when a factory left town, you should get help financing a new plant, equipment or training for new workers. the chairman and i -- that's the end of the quote -- for years have tried to expand to strengthen the r&d tax credit and here we are many, many months into this new session, a year-plus month now, in the r&d tax credit seems to be in jeopardy. so i think we very much welcome the testimony. i think at first, some of us were somewhat perplexed whether we would ever understand what you're talking about. we'll try. >> thank you, we're pleased to welcome our panel of experts all whom bring a wealth of experience from academia or the private sector and their experience and insight will be helpful as we focus on
if you're an american manufacturer -- and this was part of his plea that we continue to help american manufacturing get fully back on its feet. if you're an american manufacturer, you should get a bigger tax cut. if you're a higher tech manner, we should double the tax deduction you get for making your products here. and if you want to relocate in a community that was hard-hit when a factory left town, you should get help financing a new plant, equipment or training for new workers. the...
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outer loop, no problems across the american legend bridge. the lanes are open. -- american legion bridge, the lanes are open. >> thank you. >>> checking headlines now. a robbery gone bad last night ends with a homicide in the district. a young man was killed at 10th street. police say he was shot in the head after refusing to give up a chain he was wearing. the killing happened at the same time when police were meeting with residents to discuss an increase in robberies throughout the city. investigators believe the victim was in his late teens or early 20s. he has not been identified. >>> another local university is dealing with the potential virus outbreak. howard university says 40 students have been treated since wednesday. school officials are advising students and faculty to wash their hands. last week, george washington university reported 85 similar cases of the stomach illness. >>> our big story this morning, maryland is about to become the eighth district plus the district to legalize same-sex marriage after the senate narrowly appro
outer loop, no problems across the american legend bridge. the lanes are open. -- american legion bridge, the lanes are open. >> thank you. >>> checking headlines now. a robbery gone bad last night ends with a homicide in the district. a young man was killed at 10th street. police say he was shot in the head after refusing to give up a chain he was wearing. the killing happened at the same time when police were meeting with residents to discuss an increase in robberies throughout...
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40% of all american. i don't think we think about that. we all think that we're paying our fair share, somebody else needs to pay a share. you know, i'm a proponent of the fair tax and abolishes the entire income tax code. and i look to your report that tells me that for 40% of americans, the income tax does not collect taxes. it distributes large assets as ef evidence the income tax code lost its way. i love that publication as well. and what i see and particularly whether i combine it with figure 41 from your economic outlook today, i look back during the carter years, the ford years, the 1970s where the highest ordinary income rate in this country was 70%. i look at your cbo baseline and i see revenues during those times were right there at historical averages, maybe a little lower. i fast forward to 1986 and the income tax reforms that tip o'neill and ronald reagan put into place. i see the lowest ordinary individual income tax rates on record. then i find out revenues are higher than the average reve
40% of all american. i don't think we think about that. we all think that we're paying our fair share, somebody else needs to pay a share. you know, i'm a proponent of the fair tax and abolishes the entire income tax code. and i look to your report that tells me that for 40% of americans, the income tax does not collect taxes. it distributes large assets as ef evidence the income tax code lost its way. i love that publication as well. and what i see and particularly whether i combine it with...
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we are lonely americans. we are a lonely crowd. this vocabulary kind of haunts our way of thinking about who we are. but it seems to me that is the wrong kind of language to use to document this social change because what i observed is not people who are disconnected but people who are living alone and finding new ways to be connected with each other searching for new ways to live and i got extraordinarily interested in the ways in which we are adapting to the new social conditions and incredibly creative and fascinating ways. so, one of the remarkable things i learned in the context of the process of doing this book is that it turns out people who live alone typically are now hunkering down at home compared to unmarried couples and tend to go out more. they spend more time with their neighbors, they spend more time with friends and in public places they are likely to encounter strangers and more time in bars and cafes and restaurants. it's married people, and i should say that i myself am married and have two kids so i am not maki
we are lonely americans. we are a lonely crowd. this vocabulary kind of haunts our way of thinking about who we are. but it seems to me that is the wrong kind of language to use to document this social change because what i observed is not people who are disconnected but people who are living alone and finding new ways to be connected with each other searching for new ways to live and i got extraordinarily interested in the ways in which we are adapting to the new social conditions and...
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the american people know it. which is why they look to washington and say what the heck is going on. >> congressman, are you saying the budget you propose will have no revenue increases in it? >> no. in fact, we do increase revenue and we do it in a -- in a neutral way so that we close loopholes, broaden the base, lower the rates. >> but is it neutral or does it raise revenue? >> we raise revenue over time so that you can accommodate the changes in the demographics in society. >> how do you raise revenue? >> i am happy to be on the panel at the treasury department when you invite me down. i'd be happy to do that. the fact of the matter is -- >> the reason i say this is -- >> mr. secretary, the fact of the matter is in this budget that you have, you increase taxes $1.9 trillion. $1.9 trillion. if you're increasing taxes to balance a budget, that's one thing. if you're increasing taxes to expand ever-increasing spending, that's something absolutely different. that's what's so frustrating to the american people. >>
the american people know it. which is why they look to washington and say what the heck is going on. >> congressman, are you saying the budget you propose will have no revenue increases in it? >> no. in fact, we do increase revenue and we do it in a -- in a neutral way so that we close loopholes, broaden the base, lower the rates. >> but is it neutral or does it raise revenue? >> we raise revenue over time so that you can accommodate the changes in the demographics in...
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she is a remarkable, a courageous, and significant reshaped the has american mind said. i think i know -- i think you know who i mean. thank you for your time and on behalf of all of us at the washington times, thank you for your tremendous work to improve our country. may god bless you all and god bless america. [applause] >> thank you very much, tom. ladies and gentlemen, the gentlemen who has been doing our straw polls for 20 years, he still looks pretty young to me, right? he has been here 20 years in a row during this for us at his own expense. for that we thank you, tony. for the first time in our history, comments have been made, what about your straw poll? it is not scientific, but it is a great measuring stick. 10,000 conservative activist in the same place at the same time. what's at a national poll of conservatives and launched -- and eyeballs those results at the same time and see where that those-- and the bdivulge results at the same time. >> thank you. i almost feel like president obama with a teleprompter. they are empty, like much of his words. [applause
she is a remarkable, a courageous, and significant reshaped the has american mind said. i think i know -- i think you know who i mean. thank you for your time and on behalf of all of us at the washington times, thank you for your tremendous work to improve our country. may god bless you all and god bless america. [applause] >> thank you very much, tom. ladies and gentlemen, the gentlemen who has been doing our straw polls for 20 years, he still looks pretty young to me, right? he has been...
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rebuilding american manufacturing. rebuilding american energy. restoring american values. and really utilizing american skills. and we're still the hardest working people probably on the planet. we get knocked down, and every time, we say we're going to get back up and do something about it. and if you look at the last seven months, a lot of positive things that happen. surely we are not coming out of this recession as fast as we would like to, but for seven months we have had a positive job growth. and you have seen economic growth that is beginning to occur. and of the american public is beginning to have their confidence in the economy restored. there is a lot of pent up capital, over $1.50 trillion of pent-up capital that american business has not invested. and the key part of that is restoring your confidence. what san francisco is doing, i think is a step in that direction. and you will be seeing the president's budget coming out shortly. and i think it is a blueprint in terms of how we go from here. i just talked to another individual that i would like to highlight.
rebuilding american manufacturing. rebuilding american energy. restoring american values. and really utilizing american skills. and we're still the hardest working people probably on the planet. we get knocked down, and every time, we say we're going to get back up and do something about it. and if you look at the last seven months, a lot of positive things that happen. surely we are not coming out of this recession as fast as we would like to, but for seven months we have had a positive job...
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we all want to be great americans. as young athletes we found something was wrong. something was broke. we wanted to take our time to evaluate and then take our initiative to fix it. >> discover more about african-american history during black history month on book tv on c-span two and online at the c-span video library. search and share for 25 years of c-span programming at c-span.org/video library. >>> we got started because there are a lot of conservative thinksings across issues. there had been no progressive thinking that worked on domestic policy, national security. >> neera tanden on the mission of washington, d.c.-based think tank. >> we think there's an ideology behind particular arguments made in washington with very little facts behind them. part of our job is to, you know, to make the arguments and the factual arguments and the evidence-based arguments behind our own views. i do think sometimes when the facts don't argue for our position we reexamine those positions because, you know, we unfundamentally believe the most important thing is to be right abo
we all want to be great americans. as young athletes we found something was wrong. something was broke. we wanted to take our time to evaluate and then take our initiative to fix it. >> discover more about african-american history during black history month on book tv on c-span two and online at the c-span video library. search and share for 25 years of c-span programming at c-span.org/video library. >>> we got started because there are a lot of conservative thinksings across...
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it must keep in mind the pocketbooks of american families. i have introduced legislation, the american specialty agriculture act, that accomplishes these goals. it establishes and h-2c guest worker program responsive to the needs of the american growers and maintains strong policies. it does so without the mass amnesty for illegal immigrant farm workers that failed in 1986. let me highlight some of the provisions of the bill. the bill puts the agriculture department in charge of the h-2c program. second, in order to minimize red tape, it stream lines the process for workers making it attestati attestation-based. it requires workers to pay workers the prevailing wage. fourth, the bill allows growers to provide a housing voucher instead of actual housing which for growers who may need farm workers for only a few weeks a year. fifth, the bill opens up the h-2c program to daries and other producers that cannot use the h 2-a program because they employ workers year round. sixth, the bill allows growers to include binding arbitration in contracts i
it must keep in mind the pocketbooks of american families. i have introduced legislation, the american specialty agriculture act, that accomplishes these goals. it establishes and h-2c guest worker program responsive to the needs of the american growers and maintains strong policies. it does so without the mass amnesty for illegal immigrant farm workers that failed in 1986. let me highlight some of the provisions of the bill. the bill puts the agriculture department in charge of the h-2c...
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what you think the american public is connected suit about the humanity of these characters? >> they humanity and none of these characters. i said it last week. these are our mothers. these are our grandmothers. this country was built on the backs of our mothers, our great grandmothers, our great grandfathers, and they should be celebrated in a way that i feel above's character does, and beyond. >> you, too. >> many did make that pie. -- minnie did make that pie. [laughter] i do not think our grandmothers would have done that. i am holding out hope, but i do think it is humanity. it separates the white versus black. it is people who come together to do something that makes a difference in their world, and that no young white girl is coupled with an older black woman. you are not that much older than emma. >> eye of -- i am a lot older than her. >> we focus on the things that make us different and never embraced the things that make us the same. >> let me ask you if on sunday night, and i am praying to god because i celebrate black wom, and i want them always to shine, so i am
what you think the american public is connected suit about the humanity of these characters? >> they humanity and none of these characters. i said it last week. these are our mothers. these are our grandmothers. this country was built on the backs of our mothers, our great grandmothers, our great grandfathers, and they should be celebrated in a way that i feel above's character does, and beyond. >> you, too. >> many did make that pie. -- minnie did make that pie. [laughter] i...
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we must protect the basic tenants of american freedom. protect catholic hospitals and people of faith regardless of their denomination to stop president obama's liberal policies dead in its tracks. as conservatives, we know that freedom doesn't come from government. it's not even granted by the constitution. it's the gift of a loving god. and it is the government role to protect it. the federal role is safeguarding freedom is about defending our nation from foreign powers, by securing the border and building a strong military. if washington would simply provide for the common defense, secure our borders and deliver our mail on time, preferably on saturday, i'd be happy. but i guess, you know, one out of three is not too bad. but they're too busy regulating. they're too busy regulating our freedoms. and to fulfill their basic responsibilities and obligations. they're spending our country into a sea of debt so that our children may never be able to come up for air. let me say something else about that. if it's that time in america, i'm fear
we must protect the basic tenants of american freedom. protect catholic hospitals and people of faith regardless of their denomination to stop president obama's liberal policies dead in its tracks. as conservatives, we know that freedom doesn't come from government. it's not even granted by the constitution. it's the gift of a loving god. and it is the government role to protect it. the federal role is safeguarding freedom is about defending our nation from foreign powers, by securing the...
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american bankers association said the agency approach to bank oversight was pretty good news. the independent community bankers called the process for refining model mortgage reforms refreshing. it was clear more to the point a substantial improvement. the cfpb had banks audited which found financial statements are fairly presented in all material respects, strong, effective internal control over financial reporting, acting controller of the currency not exactly known for his hostility to banks, has said last week some attempts to regulate the opec over the counter derivatives market might be an overreaction. all of these speak to the focus of this agency and the effect of this agency and that we're still having this debate, and let's lay out some facts before people continue here to play this inside baseball game that the country simply doesn't care about, that president obama has overstepped his overreach. first of all, president bush made 171 recess appointments. president clinton made 139 recess appointments, eight years, i understand. president obama has made only 32 rece
american bankers association said the agency approach to bank oversight was pretty good news. the independent community bankers called the process for refining model mortgage reforms refreshing. it was clear more to the point a substantial improvement. the cfpb had banks audited which found financial statements are fairly presented in all material respects, strong, effective internal control over financial reporting, acting controller of the currency not exactly known for his hostility to...
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somewhere down the line, all of us came here at some point, except the native americans. but yeah, i think like my mom said, just getting our voice out there, really are part of the same society, and i think our society has faced a real moral crisis where we have family values that are opposed to what our policies and laws say, and we are splitting up families. i have friends who were born here and don't speak a word of spanish and could be deported and couldn't communicate with anyone. i think putting these faces out there and showing people that immigrants are a vibrant part of civic life, that that is a really important thing for the cause. thanks. >> thank you for your comments. they are duly noted. commissioners, we are coming to close here. are there commissioners who would like to make any comments? ok. commissioner? >> first of all, i want to thank everyone who is here tonight. i want to thank the centers. but i especially want to take time to thank the people from the immigrant rights movement who are here tonight and who are not here tonight for other reasons. i
somewhere down the line, all of us came here at some point, except the native americans. but yeah, i think like my mom said, just getting our voice out there, really are part of the same society, and i think our society has faced a real moral crisis where we have family values that are opposed to what our policies and laws say, and we are splitting up families. i have friends who were born here and don't speak a word of spanish and could be deported and couldn't communicate with anyone. i think...
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it wasn't just the banks, but americans as well. i think close to 6 million americans who are still out of luck and without a job through no fault of their own, would love to be back working again. over 4 million of them unemployed for quite some time. whether it's the economic policy basis for doing the extension which, whether it is mark zandy, the economist who worked with senator mccain during his presidential campaign who said each dollar for workers have lost their jobs through no fault of their own, that dollar would generate $1.55 of new economic activity or whether it is the study by the labor department which found that federal emergency unemployment insurance benefits boosted employment by up to 750,000 jobs which seems contradictory, but it is true. if you put money in the hands of those in a tough time, they will buy the right stuff. if you have to grow more crops or build more appliances because people are still able to purchase some of the things they need. so, i don't believe that at this stage, this conference has a
it wasn't just the banks, but americans as well. i think close to 6 million americans who are still out of luck and without a job through no fault of their own, would love to be back working again. over 4 million of them unemployed for quite some time. whether it's the economic policy basis for doing the extension which, whether it is mark zandy, the economist who worked with senator mccain during his presidential campaign who said each dollar for workers have lost their jobs through no fault...
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we are part of the american immigration council, formally known as the american immigration law foundation. we work very closely with lawyers, including one of the sponsors of tonight's events. when i talk about compehensive immigration reform to people, i often like to move away from the movie analogy to the game analogy. think about it as a rubik's cube. if you get one side right, it probably means the other sites are screwed up. you cannot think about immigration as the one issue. there are so many that interact with each other. we often focus on legalization because it's such an overwhelming issue in many ways. we have so many people that are here without the appropriate documentation. we also know we have huge family backlogs. we have all kinds of problems with the due process and the interior enforcement issues that we face. we have a worker verification program that does not really address our needs. we have a very dynamic economy, but very static numbers for immigrating. we have a system that does not match up with what we need. immigration has become such a polarizing issue that w
we are part of the american immigration council, formally known as the american immigration law foundation. we work very closely with lawyers, including one of the sponsors of tonight's events. when i talk about compehensive immigration reform to people, i often like to move away from the movie analogy to the game analogy. think about it as a rubik's cube. if you get one side right, it probably means the other sites are screwed up. you cannot think about immigration as the one issue. there are...
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each week american history tv's american artifacts takes viewers behind the scenes at archives and historic sites. it lies about 90 miles south in orange county, virginia. the national trust for historic preservation owns the property that is managed by the month pellier foundation. they had a tour with the president michael quinn. >> later in life he talks about walking from the old farmhouse over here carrying the lighter furniture. if you look at the house, you can pick out the original core built by his father. if you look at the doorway on the far left to the right of it, you will see a line in the brick where the brick was stitched together. the house stood like this for third years. then james married the love of his life, dolly madison. after four years as a member of congress, he retired from congressional service and come home to montpelier. at that point he extended the main block of the house about 30 feet. he added this second door and two windows and added them. in fact, he was an essential part and not an esthetic element and the functioning of the house. there was no interio
each week american history tv's american artifacts takes viewers behind the scenes at archives and historic sites. it lies about 90 miles south in orange county, virginia. the national trust for historic preservation owns the property that is managed by the month pellier foundation. they had a tour with the president michael quinn. >> later in life he talks about walking from the old farmhouse over here carrying the lighter furniture. if you look at the house, you can pick out the...
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close to 3 million americans workers to take the hit for them. and this is where i think senator casey has hit on something. regardless of what's before us or what might come ahead of us, we have until the end of this month, until the 20 of us come up with a solution. and to my thinking, what senator casey has proposed has a great deal of resonance and it does with the american public, every chance they're asked this question they say, if millionaires could contribute a little more we think that would be a good way to do it. as senator casey said, by asking them to take a surcharge of less than 1% on income if they make more than a million dollars, we cannot only take care of this, but probably help take care of some of the other things we want to do in this package in the three big priorities we have payroll tax cut extension dealing with reimbursing our doctors and medicare so 48 million seniors can get their services under medicare and helping americans who are out of work through no fault of their own so i would close by saying this. i hope t
close to 3 million americans workers to take the hit for them. and this is where i think senator casey has hit on something. regardless of what's before us or what might come ahead of us, we have until the end of this month, until the 20 of us come up with a solution. and to my thinking, what senator casey has proposed has a great deal of resonance and it does with the american public, every chance they're asked this question they say, if millionaires could contribute a little more we think...
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most of us know that sam is one of the 16 american nongovernmental american workers currently banned from leaving egypt. sam is with the international republican institute. one of my constituents, stacy hog from fargo is also among those barred from leaving. stacy is with the national democratic institute. both the ira, iri and mdi were created by congress to foster and strengthen democratic institutions around the world. the fact that egypt has taken this action is beyond the pale. it is completely unacceptable. these young people are doing important work, work that is supported directly by the congress of the united states to support constitutional governments, to support democracy. there could be no higher calling. and for the egyptian government, egyptian authorities to trump up these really farcicable charges, i was on the phone with stacy the day before yesterday just after they received the formal charges. they are farcical. i urge the egyptian leaders to drop them against stacy and sam and all of their colleagues. we'll be taking additional steps in the day as head to registe
most of us know that sam is one of the 16 american nongovernmental american workers currently banned from leaving egypt. sam is with the international republican institute. one of my constituents, stacy hog from fargo is also among those barred from leaving. stacy is with the national democratic institute. both the ira, iri and mdi were created by congress to foster and strengthen democratic institutions around the world. the fact that egypt has taken this action is beyond the pale. it is...
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in the american culture, menino of the historical accomplishments of the african- american women, phyllis wheatley, harriet tubman, leader of underground railroad. ida wells, the unyielding upon it to a lynching. rosa parks, of course, the mother of the modern civil rights movement and on and on. gwendolyn brooks, tommy morrison -- toni morrison. wonderful writers. awe still have a ways to go, we hav a long ways to go. as an author to have helped our human rights commission read the agenda we have a ways to go. [applause] that is why i look at the audience, i see a lot of people that will help us get there. our board of supervisors are here, our other elected officials, the treasure is here. members from all the other communities are here. because it is not just something the african-american community can do. the chinese -- a chinese person can help with the advantage to agenda. a latino person can help. a korean person can help. a gay person can help. everyone can help accomplish the unfinished agenda for everyone. i often talk about partnerships. we have to partner with our african-ame
in the american culture, menino of the historical accomplishments of the african- american women, phyllis wheatley, harriet tubman, leader of underground railroad. ida wells, the unyielding upon it to a lynching. rosa parks, of course, the mother of the modern civil rights movement and on and on. gwendolyn brooks, tommy morrison -- toni morrison. wonderful writers. awe still have a ways to go, we hav a long ways to go. as an author to have helped our human rights commission read the agenda we...
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they took a tax on rich people and it became a tax on every american. ok? the income-tax itself imposed in 1913 was only going to hit one or two%. it hits at least half of the country. obama is most frequent promise when he ran for office, i will never tax anyone who earns less than $250,000 a year. i will only tax the other guy. 16 days into his presidency, he signed a tax on tobacco users. a quarter of the country. the only person in the country who smoked cigarettes and earns more than $250,000 a year is named barack obama. it only took him 16 days to go from i will never to -- the plight of promising you only tax the other is to get into the tent so that everybody can pay for it. what do we do? where do we go? do all the things that obama did and undo them. stop going after every effort to create and develop energy in the united states. stop driving energy costs and gasoline prices higher and higher. take the trial lawyers and put them in plastic bags and drop them in the river. [applause] there are a series of things if you do, we know the economy will
they took a tax on rich people and it became a tax on every american. ok? the income-tax itself imposed in 1913 was only going to hit one or two%. it hits at least half of the country. obama is most frequent promise when he ran for office, i will never tax anyone who earns less than $250,000 a year. i will only tax the other guy. 16 days into his presidency, he signed a tax on tobacco users. a quarter of the country. the only person in the country who smoked cigarettes and earns more than...
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but we are here for the american people and so the f.c.c. those are some of the things i'd like to see protected. reform and full disclosure and how they should use their money. of course we should review that. it is congress' role to review that. i don't have any problem with that. >> and we are out of time. anna eshoo has joined us for this edition of "the communicators" as has our guest reporter tony romm from "politico." thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. . they are able to record and edit things from the road. that is what we are doing. i want to get outside of washington d.c. to collect program for all of our networks. we will descend on it -- it city with all of our vehicles. one will do bookstores and one will do community relations events. they are important with us because we work with our cable partners. the last thing that is important to note that all of this goes on the air and is archived on our website. we are also doing extensive social media. you see our cable partners on facebook. you will see foursquare to tell p
but we are here for the american people and so the f.c.c. those are some of the things i'd like to see protected. reform and full disclosure and how they should use their money. of course we should review that. it is congress' role to review that. i don't have any problem with that. >> and we are out of time. anna eshoo has joined us for this edition of "the communicators" as has our guest reporter tony romm from "politico." thank you both. >> thank you. >>...
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and also on american history tv, he changed the reading habits of americans, a look at the influence of time incorporated founder henry lukes, publisher of "time," "fortune" and "life" magazines. january 1901, the oil boom hits and the lucas gusher makes texas a leading oil producing state. visit the boom towns, wealthy homes and infamous streets of beaumont, texas. that is this weekend on c-span3. >> this morning president obama attended the national prayer breakfast. he was joined by the first lady and co-chairs. it is hosted by the fellowship foundation. it is based in the washington, d.c. area. thank you so much. please, everybody have a seat. good morning, everybody. it is good to be with so many friends united in prayer. and i begin by giving all praise and honor to god for bringing us together here today. i want to thank our co-chairs. my distinguished guests and members of my staff that traveled this way. i'm grateful to eric for sharing his message with us. michelle and i feel truly blessed to be here. this is my third year coming to this prayer breakfast as president. as je
and also on american history tv, he changed the reading habits of americans, a look at the influence of time incorporated founder henry lukes, publisher of "time," "fortune" and "life" magazines. january 1901, the oil boom hits and the lucas gusher makes texas a leading oil producing state. visit the boom towns, wealthy homes and infamous streets of beaumont, texas. that is this weekend on c-span3. >> this morning president obama attended the national prayer...
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many americans simply cannot afford to pay for them. more over, states incur sizable costs, millions of dollars when providing ids to voters who do not have them. given the financial strain many states already are experiencing, this is truly an unnecessary allocation of taxpayer dollars. also, what about the additional time and resources it will take to check ids at the polling places. aren't the lines already long enough? and people say, okay f you don't have a photo id, what should you do? well, states should allow people to sign an affidavit attesting to their citizenship and identity and face prosecution for perjury or other criminal offenses if they turn out not to be who they say they are. stopping voter fraud is the positive rationale for these laws. in fact, there is no credible evidence that in-person voter fraud, the only type of fraud that photo ids could prevent is even a minor problem. in part, this is because in-person fraud by individual voters is such an ineffective way to influence an election. at most it yields one add
many americans simply cannot afford to pay for them. more over, states incur sizable costs, millions of dollars when providing ids to voters who do not have them. given the financial strain many states already are experiencing, this is truly an unnecessary allocation of taxpayer dollars. also, what about the additional time and resources it will take to check ids at the polling places. aren't the lines already long enough? and people say, okay f you don't have a photo id, what should you do?...
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the american dream or this that these kids are over shot at your american dream. i covered. the weeper of the house then there are those perpetually unresolved issues in congress the white house will ask congress to increase the limit on the federal government's borrowing and the president is asking congress for an increase to the debt ceiling of one point two trillion dollars a little incentive for those job creators not only is extending the payroll tax cut important for the economy as a whole congress is expected to vote today on a compromise to extend a payroll tax cut for millions of workers or throwing a lifeboat to those who have lost their jobs or yesterday i sent congress the american jobs that passed this bill to watch footage of back in the classroom pass this bill pass this bill it's groundhog day again by reliving the same day. that fellow. writers. feel color. and then there's that other thing i know that i have deeply hurt and disappointed my wife darlene. my children both in and outside the walls of washington in the past few days i've begun to atone for my p
the american dream or this that these kids are over shot at your american dream. i covered. the weeper of the house then there are those perpetually unresolved issues in congress the white house will ask congress to increase the limit on the federal government's borrowing and the president is asking congress for an increase to the debt ceiling of one point two trillion dollars a little incentive for those job creators not only is extending the payroll tax cut important for the economy as a...
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eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> each week american history tv american's artifacts takes views are to historic sites around the country. a look at black history month. the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture will open a new building on the national mall in 2015. and the ground breaking ceremony will take place tomorrow. we'll get a preview next on c-span3. then the relationship between mart martin luther king jr. and his mentors, heys and thurmon. and later a tour of the national civil rights museum in memphis, tennessee. >>> each week american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture will open a new building on the national mall in 2015. american history tv spoke with loni bunch the museum's founding director about the new facility. we travel with mr. bunch to the storage site in the washington, d.c., suburb where he shows us artifacts on display in the new building. >> right now we are the nas sum museum of history. this is
eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> each week american history tv american's artifacts takes views are to historic sites around the country. a look at black history month. the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture will open a new building on the national mall in 2015. and the ground breaking ceremony will take place tomorrow. we'll get a preview next on c-span3. then the relationship between mart martin luther king jr. and his mentors, heys and...
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if any american business person, any american thinks about this and wonders whether or not anything's going to be extended next year has got to wonder why in the world aren't they permanent or why aren't they eliminated? why do we always have to go down this road? say nothing of all the angst and turmoil and frustration it causes members of congress, especially on the tax writing committees. nevertheless they're here and some that are very, very important. which it clearly should be extended. these are growth provisions. these help the economy. the r & d tax credit for example. very, very important to our country's competitiveness and it clearly should be extended. there are others. what about equity? some states have income taxes, other states don't have income taxes. they got sales taxes. it just seems to me that for the same of fairness we should enact the provision where the state said the opposite, you could deduct a sales tax or income tax depending upon your state. that's fair. that's extremely important to those states where there's no income tax, just sales tax. so people can
if any american business person, any american thinks about this and wonders whether or not anything's going to be extended next year has got to wonder why in the world aren't they permanent or why aren't they eliminated? why do we always have to go down this road? say nothing of all the angst and turmoil and frustration it causes members of congress, especially on the tax writing committees. nevertheless they're here and some that are very, very important. which it clearly should be extended....
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it will be built between the washington monument and the national museum of american history. much of the exhibit space will be below ground and will feature oritems like michael jackson's hat and the tuskegee airmen trainer. they hoped to open the doors of the museum in 2015. >> straight ahead, it seems like a new phobia is announced every month. now there is one involving yo buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out to be not such a good deal. but new bounty gives you value you can see. in this lab demo one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. bounty hbo trap and tck technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. why use more when you can use less? bring it with new bounty. >> let's get another check of the weather. >> today it will be the coolest and windiest of the days. tomorrow, monday and tuesday will only get better. the skies had cleared nicely, the wind has settled down. snow showers
it will be built between the washington monument and the national museum of american history. much of the exhibit space will be below ground and will feature oritems like michael jackson's hat and the tuskegee airmen trainer. they hoped to open the doors of the museum in 2015. >> straight ahead, it seems like a new phobia is announced every month. now there is one involving yo buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out...