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73 million at department of veterans affairs. roughly 59 million at the justice department. and 56 million at the department of health and human services. the chairman of the house oversight committee is now saying these conferences cost alot but attendees dont do very much. >> we looked at some of the things money was spent on. in some cases it was spent like the gsa, sort of on motivational activity and so on. so you looked and said, wait a second, they call it team building and the like. one ...

Are there programs we could reduce and make more efficient? yes, thats what ive been trying to do, push that forward and thats what the qdr process was about. but, there are also a lot of essential programs, first and foremost security of our personnel in dangerous places that we cant afford to cut more of. i hope we get the transfer authority and have a sensible budget discussion going forward. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. madam secretary, i want to thank you for your incredible co...

>> well, you know, i have seen in this particular congress over and over again partisan manufactured games-playing and manufactured crises. if you look back over the last year, we see us going to the verge of shutting down the federal government over whether to extend a middle class payroll tax cut? we see us getting very, very close to not making our debt obligations, making good on our debt obligations, over an effort to gut essential programs in the federal government. i mean, time after time...

Close to not making our debt obligations, making good on our debt obligations over an effort to gut essential programs in the federal government. time after time, we see a manufactured crisis. one that could be completely averted. as i talk to wisconsin families over and over again, they say birth control, really? are you seriously debating that in this day and age? they want us to get back to business. they want us to understand what they are going through right now. in this tax season as peopl...

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Warning that security forces would take measures against anyone trying to break the law and cause disorder. it comes ahead of a day of rage called for this friday. and saudi arabia is worried, says bruce ridell, a former cia officer who also served as adviser to three presidents on the middle east. >> for the saudis, this is a new and troubling world. many of their oldest and closest friends like the tunisian president and egyptian president hosni mubarak have been overthrown in less than a hund...

Where we could make children aware of poverty in the united states and -- and raise funds for -- for those programs, essential programs. so we developed this valentines day thing where the kids -- we have a -- an art contest for the cards. we sell the cards. kids are able to donate money for other kids in the u.s. thats basically what it is. >> and how did you all -- because, mark, obviously youve been with save the children for quite some time. >> he hangs out at fenway. >> julianne actually re...

Federal government over whether to extend a middle class payroll tax cut. we see us getting very, very close to not making our debt obligations, making good on our debt obligations over an effort to gut essential programs in the federal government. time after time, we see a manufactured crisis. one that could be complete lly averted. as i talk to wisconsin families over and over again, they say birth control, really? are you seriously debating that in this day and age? they want us to get back t...

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