Again, cspan3 live this morning here on capitol hill waiting for Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson who will be testifying this morning about Border Security and the president s executive order on immigration. Under the president s order, if a person had been in the u. S. For more than five years and has children who are citizens or legal residents, passes a criminal background collection and is willing to pay taxes, they can apply to stay in the u. S. Temporarily. The executive order also calls for Additional Resources for Law Enforcement. To try to prevent illegal border crossings. Secretary johnson was also mentioned pass a possible replace many for defense secretary chuck hagel. He withdrew his name from consideration to replace the defense secretary. Also happening today on capitol hill, the House Judiciary Committee will be meeting to look at the president S Immigration order. Well stream that live. Catch it on cspan. Org starting at 1 00 p. M. Eastern time. Again, live this
To reagan, one of his watchwords was, peace through strength. He presided over an enormous buildup in defense spending. The current trajectory of defense spending is down to below 3 of gdp. Which is going to be as low as it was back in before 1941. Would you support a significant increase from current levels in the Defense Budget and do away with the sequester . I absolutely support the concept of peace through strength. I think the most important thing the federal government spends money on is National Defense. You cant rely on state governments. You cant rely on corporations. You have to have a National Defense. Priorities,at National Defense is the number one priority. Looking at dollars spent, i always say a priority. With regards to the sequester, the last budget we produced, we have a fiveyear budget that balances, eliminates the military sequester, and spends money above the military sequester. But we do eliminate five departments of government. If you want a strong defense, fin
Of the fiscal year except for the department of Homeland Security which would be funded just maybe through february. There are Infinite Possibilities to how that will play out and whether or not they choose to split the two, that is up for negotiation from what i understand, so anything is possible at this point. But i think democrats are pretty strong in wanting to keep the government open and wanting to make sure that all agencies of the government are not theyre funding is approved through the next year. Congressman laboratory, republican from idaho, set a few days ago that republicans should keep the shutdown as one of the tools in the toolbox. It is something that paid consequences for at the ballot box. How close do you think it will get. Really have a few days before of targeted adjournment date december 12 . There is a segment of the Republican Caucus that will try , sort ofto abstract government by tantrum is how i would explain it. I do not think the leadership in the Republi
Congress. That is followed by paul ryan on u. S. Tax policy. He is the incoming chair of the tax committee. The Washington Post reported today that president obama will nominate Ashton Carter to be the next secretary of defense, succeeding chuck hagel. Mr. Ashton carter is a trained as a deputyo served secretary of defense from october, 2011 to december, 2013. The announcement could come as early as this week. Jeh johnson reportedly removed himself from consideration for the defense position. Secretary johnson testified today about president obamas immigration order that would delay the deportation of undocumented workers with citizen children who have been in the u. S. For more than five years. Hours. Mittee is two [gavel] the committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committees meeting today to hear testimony from secretary jeh johnson on the administrations recent executive actions to grant temporary relief to millions of unlawful immigrants and the effect such actions
Herman it expansion on section 179 and other longerterm extensions and the president blew it up so we will do a clean one year deal. Does that, kate your task next year . Yes we will have more work to do but this has more uncertainty. One question on that part of the president s objection is the income tax not being extended here which is some thing you talked about and supported. Even if youre unhappy with him on this point you take the point on income tax credit . I do intend taking up the issue on reforming income tax credit i put up a lot of put up a plan on a lot of issues surrounding poverty and i think it needs to be improved and there is some issue that needs to be addressed but those were stimulus parts of the tax code which if you recall the pitch arry summers and other made, deal. In that atmosphere what is our honest assessment of the chances for good tax reform really taking shape. It will not be for a lack of trying. We think it is fundamentally the key cornerstone for fa