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And other proteins. yet our subsidy program doesnt support that plate at all. as you mentioned, its as low as 1% to 6% of subsidies go to speciality crops known as fruits and vegetables. >> the rest go where? >> 85% to commodity crops, corn, soy, cotton. everything that goes into highly-processed foods. 10% to 15% go to meat and dairy. >> good reasons why those subsidies stay there and 81% again, large numbers. in your survey worry that food and ag businesses have given millions to candidates fo...

$29. why do we have to have the federal government subsidize it. a lot of those phones we are giving away at taxpayer expense. they have gps systems, they are iphones. bill: but this is a $2 billion program. and you are make the case this needs to end now. and you need to do it in the next two weeks. >> inside the continuing resolution. we are running a trillion dollar deficit every year right now in washington. can we really afford to be spending $2 billion a year giving people free cell phones...

Tax and cuts in the farm subsidy program. there are ways to raise revenue that simply close loopholes without raising taxes, and we need to break that law again. >> senator richard blumenthal in connecticut and sam, thanks for being with us. how someone wrote for gun purchases and later shamed himself. and the presidents dinner with the senators. tonight its the women senators. i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant kind. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. but, it ...

Were 52 votes, democratic votes, for an alternative back on february 28 that would have involved smart targeted cuts in certain areas of defense as well as the buffett rule millionaire tax and cuts in the farm subsidy program. there are ways to raise revenue that simply close loopholes without raising taxes, and we need to break that law again. >> senator richard blumenthal in connecticut and sam, thanks for being with us. how someone wrote for gun purchases and later shamed himself. and the...

>> paul: were not sca scare-mongering. this is what the people are talking about. >> premiums are going up self-insured, 30%. they had comments, look, this is a subsidy program and somebody has to pay for it and it has to come from somewhere. and premiums were going to be rise for some middle class people. >> kim, what about the political fallout? we saw the votes i talked about, that vote i talked about on medical device tax. i mean, you had al franken and elizabeth warren and some-- very liber...

>> paul: were not sca scare-mongering. this is what the people are talking about. >> premiums are going up self-insured, 30%. they had comments, look, this is a subsidy program and somebody has to pay for it and it has to come from somewhere. and premiums were going to be rise for some middle class people. >> kim, what about the political fallout? we saw the votes i talked about, that vote i talked about on medical device tax. i mean, you had al franken and elizabeth warren and some-- very liber...

In chile in 2008 had a huge surplus, came under incredible pressure to spend that surplus during flush times, but the finance minister held his ground and said, no, were going to save this. and when the global recession hit in 2009, chile was able to enact a $4 billion tax cut and subsidy program. the key lesson there was discipline. we need more discipline to get back on track. >> thats one thing we could start with. >> were also talking about here, political paralysis that prevents us, i would...

>> now fresh pickings from the political grapevine. the sun could be setting on german solar subsidiaries. the electricity made only 3% of the total power supply in germany. in part for lack of sunshine. members of chancellor angela merkels staff are calling the green energy policy massive money pit. economic minister says the subsidies are a threat to the economy. the government is considering severe cut to subsidy program. just last month, president obama mentioned germany and solar power duri...

>> now fresh pickings from the political grapevine. the sun could be setting on german solar subsidiaries. the electricity made only 3% of the total power supply in germany. in part for lack of sunshine. members of chancellor angela merkels staff are calling the green energy policy massive money pit. economic minister says the subsidies are a threat to the economy. the government is considering severe cut to subsidy program. just last month, president obama mentioned germany and solar power duri...

Pacific specific. tops our news around the world in 80 seconds. china, police say the suspect hit 13 vehicles during his get away attempt. you can see him crash into one car, then back up right into a motorcyclist. cops were all over the scene. but they couldnt stop the guy. he managed to get through that mess but ran into more trouble down the road. chinese state television reports police finally grabbed him later that day. >> nigeria, union leaders say they will temporarily suspend a national ...