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rights. i have a more specific policy question. the payroll tax cut is set to expire at the start of next year. this would result in $120 million of higher taxes for working americans and. my question is, how will the house leadership respond to the president's call for a payroll tax cut extension? >> republicans in general do not believe taxes should of on everybody, especially in an economy like this. that provision is a priority for the white house. it is part of the discussions on going on how we resolve the budget is used by the end of the year. we will continue to focus on that...

david ensor. >> host: david ensor, how would you describe the mission of voa and how it's evolved over the last 50, 60 years? >> guest: you know, the mission has actually stayed pretty much the same since 1942 when we went on the air, on february 1, 1942, and that is to try to provide a truthful and accurate news broadcast to all the different countries that we broadcast to, and also to explain to them what's going on in the united states and what, what this country's all about. that mission has remained the same, but the way that we do it has changed dramatically, and right now it's...

in other states. we will begin with government regulations and their impact on jobs. do travel regulations really killed jobs? economists say the effect on employment is minimal. we have a separate line set aside for business owners. . here's the story. the mustang and river coal-fired plant in ohio is nearing the end of its life. how do you think federal regulations impact on jobs, or does it at all? raymond, and you. are on you. caller: they protect people. i would rather have clean air and clean water. >> do you think that is the question, that people should be debating, whether ...

around the world. television stations use us as a pure for that. we are finding a lot of new ways to communicate with people. the mission has stayed the same. to give a tree full picture of what is going on in the world into countries where that is not being done by anyone else. >> using these new platforms the way you are and the way voa is, do you lose control over whether or not your message gets out? >> the extent to which it gets out is of great interest to us. it is sometimes very difficult to do that's in countries like north korea or iran. we don't have good data to know how ...

working on the committee to re- elect. thomas wayland on the presidency and the cold war policy. >> president obama began his nine day trip to the asian pacific region today. he was interviewed by the ceo of the boeing co. and talk about the effects of the new government in italy and greece and helping to we sought -- which of their debt crises efforts to double u.s. expert -- exports. this is about 40 minutes. >> it is great to be here with you. >> thank you. >> mr. president, a few forms are watched more closely by those in the business community and apec. testimony to the opportun...