You can also let us know what you think on social media. Our twitter handle is cspanwj. We are on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Or, you can send us an email at journal cspan. Org. Now, white house spokesman josh earnest was at a News Conference on friday to explain the president s decision. Here is what he said. [video clip] our efforts have improve their performance on the battlefield. It has yielded progress. The president wants to identify that assistance that we are providing. One way to intensify that assistance is pair them up with experts, some of the smartest, bravest, most effective fighters in the United States military. That is exactly what were doing. I do expect that will improve their performance on the battlefield. They will not be in a combat mission. [indiscernible] they could find themselves in a combat situation. There is no denying the amount of risk they are taking on here. They will be equipped to defend themselves. Host we are talking about the u. S. s decisio
Melissa markets nervously holding their breath as tensions between greece and europe come to a head. Europes finance chiefs are holding an emergency meeting as greece refuses to extend the bailout package, keeping it afloat. It only has a few weeks to reach a deal before it runs out of cash all together. Here are very own Charlie Gasparino, tom sullivan is here and mark eiglarsh. A criminal defense attorney and celebrity i would say. I dont think so. Yes. Melissa absolutely. Tom sullivan let me start with you on the greece thing. What do you think . Dealing with somebody, a debtor who dont have any hope of getting their financial house in order. It is also, misreported about the austerity. Not only in greece but also other parts of the e. U. Melissa youre saying overemphasizing i read in the New York Times they have adhered to austerity for five years. It hats been so hard. Cant get it done. Austerity means government cuts back spending right . That is not what they do . They jacked up
Additional 9,000 to its credit cards despite owing a whopping 311,000 in debt. Hardworking taxpayers are counting on us to set priorities and to stick to them because a balanced budget will boost our nations economic output and help restore the promise of a government that is more effective. A balanced budget will allow americans to spend more time working hard to grow their businesses or to advance in their jobs instead of worrying about taxes and inefficient regulations. We know it wont be easy by working together we can deliver Real Solutions and Real Progress the American People want and deserve. I look forward to working with each and everyone of you in this crucial task in the days and weeks ahead. Chairman price . I want to thank the chairman and appreciate everybodys participation. I would note that the number of senators significantly outnumbers the number of house members but were fine with that. We think we have equal firepower. So were raring to go with the Conference Commi
World. The remarkable thing is, every one of our International Competitors from an oecd standpoint, they collect 10 more of their gdp in the revenues that we do. Could we do it smarter . Amen. The notion that we are awash in revenues on any relationship value to the rest of the world is not true. This budget does embrace one trillion dollars of net new taxes and keeping all the revenues from obamacare at the same time of putting those 16 million peoples that right health care off of health care. You have broken the pledge and decided if we break the pledge lets do it smartly. And get this plan towards one again, i think my friend mike crapo has said, the deficit is down. That is good news. Partly because of extraordinary revenues and payments from fannie and freddie. It is worse than it looks. The 18. 5, 18. 1 trillion of National Debt that has been created for the last 50 years it is a ticking time bomb. What happens in 10 in terms of debt outdistinct distancing. This is my last 18 se
I can see the house people [indiscernible] sen. Enzi i am pleased to call this to thousand 16 concurrent budget fiscal meeting to order. It is my privilege to recognize the chair of this years conference, the distinguished chair, senator enzi. Sen. Enzi today were going to consider the resolution on the budget and the house amendments, we will begin with Opening Statements, ill recognize myself first and then dr. Price and senator sanders and mr. Van hollen, then we have a list of the others in order. Glad we are at this point, and i appreciate all who have shown up so far, although those who dont show up will help reduce the the length of the meeting, of course. [laughter] sen. Enzi so we meet today on moving forward with the joint house, Senate Budget conference with the goal of producing a balanced budget, that does not rely on new taxes and instead strengthens our Nations Defense, protects our most vulnerable citizens, improves Economic Growth and opportunity for hardworking famili