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Year 2035 and clearly demonstrates on our current trajectory we are on an unsustainable path with respect to the debt. It indicates we need to move forward on two fronts in my view. First, we have got to act now to keep our economy into higher gear to put more americans back to work. There are a number of steps we can take to do that but an earlier cbo study also indicated that one way we can do that is to replace the sequester thats in place right now which you indicated earlier would cost us h...

So from the standpoint of eliminating that possibility that there was in this case a conus in the United States connection, i think thats another important attribute of section 215. Thank you. General alexander, under current law when one of these socalled mistakes occurs that you refer to in your testimony, i believe you said they were somewhat less than 3000 of them had occurred, that the current law requires at the immediate report those to the fisa court, which you do. The current law does n...

At the right moment, i think the white house good day im Andrea Mitchell in washington. After the mass shooting at the naval yard, a shooting in chicago, in all 23 people shot all over chicago including two fatalities, the latest round in the citys gun violence. John yang joins me in chicago. I know i heard you saying statistically the fbi is reporting a net decline in the numbers of people killed. At the same time it just feels awful in chicago. Thats exactly right. Its a great frustration on t...

Well, on your screen now on book tv is a wellknown face for cspan yours. That is mary Frances Berry, a professor at the university of pennsylvania, also the author of several books. At the university of pennsylvania today to talk to her about this book. The nets is commission on civil rights and the continuing struggle for freedom in america. Mary Frances Berry, when did the u. S. Civil Rights Commission began and why . Is started in 1957. President eisenhower had had a lot of discussions with t...

Its a financial calculation. The one thing we talked about in the book and i dont know how it is for many people but the founder of paypal scholarships he recruits the top students in the country like harvard doesnt he pays them to work with him and the other students. They get paid to go. They make a deal where teal and the company get a percentage of what these young people make as a result of this experience. Its investing in Human Capital and its an interesting idea. One and it do to david w...

Todd, msnbc political analyst and former rnc chair, Michael Steele, and democratic strategist kiki mclean. Chuck, great interview, lets start with you. During that interview that you had with the president yesterday, completing this trifecta from the white house, Speaker Boehner says an apology is in order but what americans want to hear is that the president is going to keep his promise. Republicans ask what does somebody have to do to get fired around here. Ten republican senators have asked p...

Of battle, are unmatched in skill and courage. On the same day that president obama gives his inaugural address, the u. S. Drone strike kills three people in yemen. Today we look at the new documentary, dirty wars the world is a battlefield. Dimons sue was nothing like kabul. Life is defined by the war. Everything revolves around it. In yemen, there was no war, of these not officially. The film, dirty wars, follows Jeremy Scahill to afghanistan, somalia, and yemen as he chases down the hidden tr...

They would not be available to the 3. 1 billion people who receive benefits. 17. 6 of children. 71 million in Preventive Care for the elderly would all be gone, correct . If it were to be repealed. What would insurance cost be without this act . What was the trend with respect to insurance cost . Insurance cost were going up at a much higher rate before than they are now. That is, in fact, true. So now with the exchange coming on, the truth of the matter here is that what we have is not somethin...

Steven walker, eagleville, pennsylvania. The chaplain heavenly father, i pray for each member of this body to be blessed with your will. You have given them each responsibilities and with these responsibilities come great chams. Bless our representatives. May every man and woman have the courage to speak their mind, the stamina to stay the course and the determination to stand their ground. For conviction is not bendable, progress is not made when men are not bound on principle. Lord, i ask that...

Persuade a majority of the American People that its the right thing to do. And then each member of congress is going to have to decide if i think its the right thing to do for the Americas National security, and the worlds national security, then how do i vote . Ultimately, you listen to your constituents, but you have also got to make some decisions about what you believe is right for america. Laura now, when the president tried to explain why he went to congress he instead made a stark confess...