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Maybe theres some new boom, new technology, new theory. >> we need to know about that. what is it? >> electric cars aside, youre out there an awful lot with people in the business community as are mika and i. over the past several months theres been a little bit of optimism. but people arent ready to jump back into this economy yet with the billions of dollars that are sitting on the sidelines. >> no, obviously people are still very concerned about debt. this year were $1.5 trillion debt. pat an...

Seemed like a staggering $10.6 trillion. we wondered whether the president would reduce the deficit and implement real job creating policies. unfortunately, the presidents strategy for recovery was to spend a trillion dollars on a failed stimulus program, fueled by borrowed money. the white house promised us all the spending would keep unemployment under 8%. not only did that fail to deliver, but within three months, the national jobless rate spiked to 9.4%. it hasnt been lower for 20 straight m...

Whether sold as stimulus or repackaged as nftdment, their actions show they want a federal government that controls too much, taxes too much and spends too much in order to do too much. >> we wondered whether the president would cut spending, reduce the deficit and implement real job-creating policies. unfortunately, the presidents strategy for recovery was to spend a trillion dollars on a failed stimulus program fueled by borrowed money. >> all right. shes talking about deficits. the president ...

Became our president, unemployment was 7.8% and our national debt stood at what seemed like a staggering $10.6 trillion. we wondered whether the president would cut spending, reduce the deficit and implement real job-creating policies. unfortunately, the presidents strategy for recovery was to spend a trillion dollars on a failed stimulus program fueled by borrowed money. the white house promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8%. well, not only did that plan fail to deli...

Government agencies, 84% increases, he said, when you include the failed, his words, stimulus program. he said we face a crushing debt burden that will grow to catastrophic levels. he proposed an immediate abrupt about face. >> our forthcoming budget is our obligation to you to show how we would do things differently and how we would cut spending to get the debt down. help create jobs and prosperity and reform government programs. if we act soon and if we act responsibly, people in and near reti...

Will be protected. >> greta: you heard it right. president obama telling americans how he is going to fix america. congressman ryan delivering the official republican response. but another big gop player is also challenging the president. congresswoman bachmann is streaming her rebuttal live on the tea party express website. >> the tea party is a dynamic force for good in our national conversation. it is an honor for me to speak with you. two years ago, when barack obama became our president, un...

Will be protected. >> greta: you heard it right. president obama telling americans how he is going to fix america. congressman ryan delivering the official republican response. but another big gop player is also challenging the president. congresswoman bachmann is streaming her rebuttal live on the tea party express website. >> the tea party is a dynamic force for good in our national conversation. it is an honor for me to speak with you. two years ago, when barack obama became our president, un...

Especially the divided congress. we need president obama to put his shoulder to the wheel and do something meaningful and big on the debt. >> weve heard that congress is going to be called to raise the debt ceiling again. what would you say about that? >> this is where well find out if the president got the message of the election, to stop the spending spree, dont call it investment when its more stimulus spending and another stimulus program but to actually meanfully reduce the deficit and tack...

Adapted progressive agenda. >> im going to wait and see what he says. ive seen reports about a nondefense discretionary freeze for five years. our population isnt freezing. the number of hungry children isnt freezing. the amount much fund we need for these programs isnt freezing. >> what would you do for the long term debt problem. >> we need to end war in afghanistan. were spending an enormous amount of money in iraq. theres a reason why we have more debt. when more people are unemployed, more ...

Poll... >> gregg: these are your constituents. >> they are my constituents but you can take the polls and if you want leadership you can have leadership and the massive expansion, industrial welfare state the last two years did not lead to job creation, throughout michigan. it did not lead to created or saved and left us greater indebted into the future which will make it hardered for entrepreneurs and investors and workers to come bags and grow the economy and we have long term outstanding debt...