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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140302:23:35:00

>> chris, look, we clearly have a growing debt problem and everybody says this is the most predictable economic crisis in the country's history. we have to deal with it. the president refuses to. if you look at his budget last year, it barely had deficit reduction relative to what would happen otherwise. in other words, there was a slight decrease in the deficit. you would hope there would be a significant one. but the only reason there was was because he had a provision in there about a more accurate measure of inflation under the cpi and social security. we now hear that he's actually going to take that out of the budget at a time when social security has a $63 billion shortfall every year, at a time again when we're told by this nonpart sap congressional budget office things are getting worse, not better. so if he takes that out as apparently he'll do businessed on the leaks because it's partisan political year, he's not going to have any can he have deficit reduction. so if that is true, boy, again, this is not responsible.he have deficit reduction. so if that is true, boy, again, this is not responsible. this is not responsive to what is really happening.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140225:05:20:00

so i would -- i would take it at that and say, okay, yeah, i'm glad you recognize that we are way overstaffed and are spending way too much, but let's go and follow the logic of this. and that's why i said within the context that we've had, hagel at this point, the first secretary of defense in a long time under democrats or republicans, they're talking about reducing the military budget he inherited and i'd like to work with that. >> yeah. and, see, having this be day one of the debate, i think it's a fascinating place to start. i honestly have no idea where it ends up. former democratic congressman -- >> the american people can influence this. they don't want to see everything we do to promote the quality of life at home, devastated on the deficit reduction, they have to say, you know what, this reduction in

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140225:09:20:00

that and say, okay, yeah, i'm glad you recognize that we are way overstaffed and are spending way too much, but let's go and follow the logic of this. and that's why i said within the context that we've had, hagel at this point, the first secretary of defense in a long time under democrats or republicans, they're talking about reducing the military budget he inherited and i'd like to work with that. >> yeah. and, see, having this be day one of the debate, i think it's a fascinating place to start. i honestly have no idea where it ends up. former democratic congressman -- >> the american people can influence this. they don't want to see everything we do to promote the quality of life at home, devastated on the deficit reduction, they have to say, you know what, this reduction in military that hagel is talking about at the current level is a good start, but it's only a start. that we can go a lot further and still be very safe. >> former democratic congressman

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140225:02:20:00

so i would -- i would take it at that and say, okay, yeah, i'm glad you recognize that we are way overstaffed and are spending way too much, but let's go and follow the logic of this. and that's why i said within the context that we've had, hagel at this point, the first secretary of defense in a long time under democrats or republicans, they're talking about reducing the military budget he inherited and i'd like to work with that. >> yeah. and, see, having this be day one of the debate, i think it's a fascinating place to start. i honestly have no idea where it ends up. former democratic congressman -- >> the american people can influence this. they don't want to see everything we do to promote the quality of life at home, devastated on the deficit reduction, they have to say, you know what, this reduction in military that hagel is talking about at the current level is a good start, but it's only a start. that we can go a lot further and

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140224:17:44:00

there's two different schools of thought on that. how do you see it? >> some things they could do is not necessarily affecting big government. corporate tax reform, they a grow on a lot of issues. it has to be simplified. corporate tax rates come down, get rid of some of these deductions. that's not big government but they're not doing it because they can't work with each other and he's got to have something to say so he's playing small ball. jenna: is that a loss for us? that they're not working together? >> i think it's important in one respect and that's long term deficit reduction. the fed has been begging congress and the white house to do something about not deficits in the short run. we're in better shape on that front but look out 10, 20 years and none of it is happening and it looks better because some of these things will affect others as they get closer to retire many. work on them now so people have time to prepare for them. jenna: some things that the president will do this week, he's going to go to minnesota,

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140224:17:43:00

morning urging them to increase the minimum wage as the white house says the president will be issuing new executive orders this week, including some initiatives that the administration says will create more jobs. joining us now is john, the chief xek correspondent for the "wall street journal." nice to have you on set. usually you're in d.c. so in general, executive action, how much impact can that actually have on the economy? >> you know, i think what's happening here is the president is playing small ball and what really matters is that this is a sign that the president and congress have given up on each other, basically. the things that they could do to really, you know, affect the economy are off the table. there was talk last year maybe they would do tax reform, corporate tax reform, long term deficit reduction. those kinds of things aren't happening. obama can't just kind of let the economic agenda disappear so he's playing small ball. jenna: some would say that's a good thing.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140221:15:06:00

s, jobs, jobs, and mantra of the basics. >> and they have said, it is all about politics in 2014 and he is taking the message to them coming up in tex he next hour. and coming up, susan page spoke to the economic council of advisers and here is the response to everything regarding the serious situation of deficit reform, and here is that. >> the president was very serious about wanting to negotiate, and he remains serious, but you need a partner to have a negotiation, and there has been no partner forthcoming, and so this budget is a very traditional standard budget. >> so does this put all of the ball so to speak in john boehner's court now? >> well, i think that joy is right. it is a kabuki dance, and just politics, but what it does signify, alex, is the end of an era in american budget politics. starting in 2009 when the president came in, the republicans were saying that deficit reduction, deficit

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140213:12:15:00

the next six months and my little prediction is this. helping the middle class with good paying jobs and helping the middle class with raising incomes will be more important than deficit reduction in the 2014 elections. >> you didn't mention the tea party. >> thank you very much. i'm sorry. thank you so much, senator chuck schumer. he is very disciplined. i wanted the bell to ring but maybe next time. certainly next time. senator, thank you for being bus. we appreciate it and we know the weather conditions are terrible and we look forward to seeing you in the studio next time. >> see you in the sunshine. >> see you in the sunshine and we will ring the bell when senator chuck schumer comes back and mentions the tea party 14 times. brian sullivan, the senator is right about one thing. a fascinating cross currents here. the "the wall street journal" editorial page. you've got the lobbying community and the washington consulting class. you got the catholic church and

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140213:12:12:00

sure you trudging in from the snow sent tisn't just one quest >> boehner and mcconnell voted to move along on the debt ceiling the last couple of days. what do you say about them as far as you're concerned? what do you think motivate them and what effect could it have? >> in a sense, it's the right thing to do, because playing -- you are playing with the debt ceilings is like playing with fire. joe, people can have strong beliefs on deficit reduction but you hurt everybody, including this country, if you hold the debt ceiling hostage. they learned that. ted cruz has a short memory. when he pushed the shutdown of the government that was widely unpopular even with tea party members, let alone just the republican base, but he tried it again and mcconnell and boehner, for the good of their party, said they can't do this. let me say this. i think they gain strength in their caucuses, because many in

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140205:16:24:00

message that you'll hear from republicans and, therefore, a way of averting any progress on immigration reform? >> unfortunately, i suspect that this cbo report, you know, doesn't entirely -- the spin is different the republicans are using, that's not what it says. it's going to become a political bludgeon for the next month or two. the cbo report said the opposite, it is a benefit to the economy, to jobs, and deficit reduction, yet we don't hear a peep from them on that. >> thank you so much, congressman raul grijalva for your time today. >> thank you. police make four arrests, we'll have the latest. plus -- >> your assertion that all the animals were vegetarians before they got on the ark, that's really remarkable. i have not spent a lot of -- >> so what should be believed, science or the bible when it comes to how we got here? more from last night's debate in just a few minutes.

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