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The risks posed by the war in Gaza are just the most recent security challenge facing the U.S. public and U.S. policy makers. Its time for a change of course.

We dont have priorities. we have money being spent all over the place. were grateful one of the recommendations -- again, im proud to co-chair it with senator liebermann. one of the recommendations was lets have a strategy. lets figure out where all this money is coming from. lets set priorities. it is a serious national defense issue. we had ebola, zika. we also know that a lot of nation states out there that still have the capability of turning a biological -- creating biological weapons and w...

That is the time to help and give back to those in need. what are the best end of year giving tips that wont break the budget? >> chris brown is our friend, also a finance expert and the radio host of chris brown true stewardship. weve got three e-mails quickly. mark and georgia. >> mark asks where does giving fall in my monthly budget? >> im glad to hear theres a budget process. >> good point. >> its got to be a priority for us. its the most fun youll ever have with money. winston churchill sai...

Does not mean we need to default. the government will have plenty of money to pay the interest on the dent. it just wont have money of money to pay for everything it likes. it will have about three quarters of the cash it needs to do business. the treasury secretary says he cant set priorities. hes the nations chief financial officer. i know i could set the priorities and any good financial person can and its his job to do that. if he doesnt have the financial acumen to deal with that, he needs ...

That moves our nation forward and establishes the priorities that represent our values and all hard-working families. megyn: look at that. off the charts. >> its impressive. by part son compromise. move this country forward. set priorities, american values. senator mansion among both political parties senator mansion has the best language right now in terms of what the american people want in terms of the budget, the shut down, the continuing resolution, all of whats happening in washington. meg...

Is a growth agenda to say youre limiting public spending. youre telling the economy and businesses, individuals, we are he going to tax you less in the future if you spend less in the future. and youre giving that signal that the government is retrenching. >> one of the the lessons from-- one of the lessons i took away from some of the early episodes, trying to cut this, and cut government in the 1990s, youre better off eliminating entire programs. if you want to eliminate the public corporation...

Is a growth agenda to say youre limiting public spending. youre telling the economy and businesses, individuals, we are he going to tax you less in the future if you spend less in the future. and youre giving that signal that the government is retrenching. >> one of the the lessons from-- one of the lessons i took away from some of the early episodes, trying to cut this, and cut government in the 1990s, youre better off eliminating entire programs. if you want to eliminate the public corporation...

Accusations, and i think now weve circled back to saying to people the bill is pretty simple at the end of the day. more focus on wellness and prevention, better choices for folks, the same choices that members of congress have in their own health plan should be given to the people who pay those bills, should be given to the american taxpayer and change the rules for insurance companies, lower the deficit, not only short-term, $100 billion, but long term, over $1 trillion. this is something that...

>> in any role out of a sweeping policy proposal like this you set goals, set priorities. when you were last on the program in summer the first thing we talked about was the presidents number one priority. he laid it out last june. >> what ive said is our top priority has to be to control costs and i said very clearly, if any bill arrives from congress that is not controlling costs thats not a bill i can support. its going to have to control costs. >> yet, democrats i talked to, republicans for ...

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