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Ring the obama administration. i think its a combined effort that lowers and flattens rates, clears out the set-asides, makes us more competitive and a deregulatory effort to roll back red tape that hurt american businesses. >> if the goal is to really foster employment, why not leave the tack whex where it is and d the deduction for employee costs? >> its better to get the rate down. >> but why? what im suggest would go have a direct impact on employers and their employees. >> i think most amer...

Chairpeople of it, along with my head of public safety. we have community leaders. we have ministers. weve got law enforcement. and we came out with a unanimous recommendation to create a statewide policy on the use of deadly force, and examination of recruiting and hiring practices, and now what were doing, jake, is whats really critical, really critical, that the community can understand the challenges of police, and that police can understand what is going on inside of the community, a collab...

Were doing, jake, is whats really critical. really critical, that the community can understand the challenges of police, and that police can understand what is going on inside of the community. a collaborative effort. and this moves forward in our state, and as you know, weve done a lot of things to try to lift the minority community, including things like set-asides to create entrepreneurship. to be able to change the criminal justice system. i mean, were doing reforming our schools. where many...

Others talk about -- >> dont kid me about raising taxes. >> chris. youre talking about a congress that was not in place when w. was in the white house. >> i know its your crazy aunt in the attic now. >> im not denying him. >> they dont know the guy. never heard of iraq. anyway, my question is somewhat rhetorical. governor, have you noticed when w. decided we have to go into a new country to, of course, liberate them and it would only take a week and a half. every time there was never, oh, we hav...

Headlines, im jamie colby. >> cameras and action. >> neil: talk about a health care disaster movie. because the way this is playing out, parents you dont have a potter to you know what in. in orlando, some of the super heros are sick because spider-man is caught in the web and the hulk green, and dropping health care for the part-time workers because of the health care law. charles, we saw some of this, some of the benefits of the part-time coverage and the coverage for companies that provided a...

>> camera, action. >> neil: talk about a health care disaster movie. the way this is playing out. for universal at orlando, spider-man is caught in the same web and hulk is feeling green for a reason. the theme parted is dropping health care insurance because of the presidents health care law. part of this is coming, part of the benefits and it was sold out individual companies are now being wiped away. >> it was a problem because a lot of the companies were getting temporary loopholes or set as...

Of nullification, as you say. this nullifying government that we see today. >> you know, i thought, willie, mayor brown, i thought the smart thing in your piece i had never read before, mr. mayor, and i liked it about the piece in sams article, was the confluence, a lot of libertarian thinking from barry goldwater, leave me alone, i dont like government. that got tied into states right. if youre an enemy of federal power, youre on my side. a weird, sick marriage between leave me alone and lets g...

Leave me alone, i dont like government. that got tied in states right. if youre an enemy of federal power youre on my side. a weird sick marriage between leave me alone and lets get together and nullify civil rights. >> thats essentially what the republican party stands for even today, as a matter of fact. in sams piece, however, i think there should be a reference to the fact that during the nixon administration in reality the whole business of set asides, the whole business of what happens wit...

As speaker, remember, i was elected with more than half of the people elected me were republicans, who voted for me. democrats were in the minority, that gave me the job. secondly, you had a republican party led by really talented republicans who believed in the government as we see it. whether it was pete wilson, whether it was even richard nixon, these were people who did have some sense that the government was for all the people, not just republicans. and the tea party types literally didnt e...

And it ranges from everything from metal manufacturing to janitorial services to interior design to catering. so theres everything that you can think of. so what were really hoping is that anyone who plays in these industries gets involved and learns about the program and gets themselves certified to participate. >> and whats the range of the contract? how big are they? >> so the contracts can be up to $5 million for manufacturing contracts or up to $3 million for nonmanufacturing. and no limit ...