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Newsmakers with Representative John Kline

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

House Education and Workforce Committee Chair John Kline (R-MN) talked about student loan interest rates, which were set to double on July 1. Representative Kline's bill to address the issue passed the House on May 23 and would tie student rates to the 10-year Treasury note, and add caps to interest rates. Other topics included No Child Left Behind and U.S. security issues.

Newsmakers with Senator Debbie Stabenow

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) talked about the effort to pass a farm bill. The Senate was scheduled to vote on June 10 on a bill that included a $400 million cut in the bill's food stamp program while a House version of a farm bill was expected to go to the floor for a vote later in the month. Topics included reasons why a farm bill is necessary and differences between the House and Senate farm bills.

Newsmakers with Representative Chris Van Hollen

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) talked about about congressional strategy for dealing with the debt and differing House and Senate budget plans. He also addressed ongoing controversies, including the admission by the IRS that it had singled out some non-profit status applications from conservative groups, Justice Department actions regarding the Associated Press, and the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Newsmakers with Senator Tom Coburn

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Sen. Tom Coburn talked about federal budget issues. Topics included House and Senate passage of a congressional resolution, the budget process, and sequestration budget cuts. He also discussed gun control legislation, which he had worked on with Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY). Jeremy Peters and and Niels Lesniewski were the guest reporters.

Newsmakers with Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA)

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA), the new chair of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), discussed congressional debate over spending and taxes and other topics, including energy policy and the RSC's opposition to a carbon tax. The Republican Study Committee is a group of 167 House Republicans organized for the purpose of advancing a conservative social and economic agenda in Congress.

Newsmakers with Representative Sander Levin

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Representative Sander Levin (D-MI), the ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee, talked about tax reform, the future of Social Security and Medicare, and how Congress is addressing the budget cuts, debt, and the U.S. economy.

Newsmakers with Representative Harold Rogers

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

House Appropriations Committee Chair Harold Rogers (R-KY), talked about his continuing resolution to fund the federal government. He argued that his plan extends the current continuing resolution for most agencies, but has more detailed instructions for the Pentagon and and veterans programs. He also said his plan would avert a government shutdown when the current continuing resolution expired.

Deficit Reduction and the Federal Budget

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

House Budget Committee leaders Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tom Price (R-GA) talked about ways Republicans and Democrats could work together on debt reduction and reaching compromise on upcoming budget deadlines. Topics included sequestration, tax policy, and Social Security and Medicare.

Newsmakers with Representative Chris Van Hollen

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, talked about the Congressional Budget Office's report, budget hearings, the sequester scheduled to begin March 1, 2013, the debt, working with House Republican leaders and Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI), potential furloughs of federal workers, and more.

Newsmakers with Senator Debbie Stabenow

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) talked about what was next on the Farm Bill, after a small part of it was passed as part of the fiscal cliff package, with the bulk of it unpassed. Some analysts see difficulty passing the farm bill 2013, and Senator Stabenow had been critical of the farm measures approved as part of the fiscal legislation. Senator Stabenow also talked about her views of prospects on other Senate legislation and Senate operations such as the filibuster. After the senator left, the reporters discussed her responses with the host.

Newsmakers: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Incoming GOP Conference Chairman