Congressional Debate on Stimulus Plan

Feb 11, 2009

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Representative Tom Price talked about the cost of the economic stimulus plan, proposed tax cuts, and his call for cameras to be allowed inside the hearings. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.
Representative Tom Price talked about the cost of the economic stimulus plan, proposed tax cuts, and his call for cameras to be allowed inside the hearings. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.

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00:00:15 HOST REP. TOM PRICE OF GEORGIA IS HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE ON THE STIMULUS PLAN. ...
00:00:37 GUEST THOSE MEETING SHOULD BEGIN TODAY. I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION ...
00:00:59 HOST 51 TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE PLAN. -- I WANT TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE...
00:01:30 GUEST MOST OF THE SPENDING WILL NOT HELP THE ECONOMY TO A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE. THAT HAS BEEN OUR REAL RUB...
00:02:00 HOST THERE IS ONLY ABOUT $19 BILLION OUT OF CLOSE TO $830 BILLION THAT SEPARATES THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE....
00:02:11 GUEST THAT IS WHAT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE IS ALL ABOUT. WE HAVE CALLED ON THE SPEAKER TO MAKE CERTAIN...
00:02:38 HOST DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE HARDER TO SELL TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IF IT WAS DONE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS?
00:02:45 GUEST ABSOLUTELY. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS OFTEN TIMES, THE CLOSED-DOOR PROCESS, SOMETHING THAT THE AMERICAN...
00:03:23 HOST WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE NUMBERS. THE FIRST SET OF NUMBERS WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT WAYS THINGS...
00:04:10 GUEST MOST INDIVIDUALS APPRECIATE THAT IN ORDER TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, WE HAVE TO LET THE ECONOMY GET WORKING...
00:04:45 HOST IF YOU LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION, THE NUMBERS ARE ON YOUR SCREEN. IF YOU HAVE CALLED...
00:06:34 GUEST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE HURTING RIGHT NOW. MY BACKGROUND IS HEALTH CARE. I CAME TO WASHINGTON -- I'M...
00:07:28 HOST NEXT UP IS WATSON, IOWA. LOUISIANA, EXCUSE ME. CALLER: 5 WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THAT HE VOTED...
00:08:26 GUEST LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE. HOW OFTEN DID I OPPOSE PRESIDENT BUSH? EVERY SINGLE TIME. I BELIEVE STRONGLY...
00:10:10 GUEST THE REAL QUESTION IS HOW WE STRUCTURE THOSE PROGRAMS. THE STATES ARE CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY...
00:11:08 HOST GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS ABOUT THIS BIPARTISAN BS. OUR...
00:12:06 GUEST WE SHOULD BRING THE FULL FORCE OF THE LAW DOWN ON THEM. IF THERE WAS FRAUD COMMITTED, THESE PEOPLE...
00:12:55 HOST GO AHEAD. CALLER: I'M CALLING ON THE STIMULUS PACKAGE. I DO NOT HEAR TOO MUCH ON THE GREEN PART AS...
00:14:19 HOST BEFORE YOU ANSWER THAT, I WANT TO POINT OUT THE TARP HAS SPENDING AT $43.5 BILLION FOR ENERGY AND...
00:14:53 GUEST MANY OF THOSE THINGS MAY BE APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS. THEY ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR A STIMULUS PACKAGE....
00:16:16 HOST GO AHEAD. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I'M FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE...
00:16:41 GUEST THE TAX RELIEF OF THE EARLY PART OF THIS DECADE IN 2001 AND 2003 WENT TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO PAID...
00:18:01 HOST HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN DAVID OBEY HAS TALKED ABOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS. LET US TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT...
00:18:12 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD POINT OUT THAT WHEN WORLD WAR II HIT US, GOVERNMENTAL SPENDING WENT FROM 10% OF GDP IN 1940...
00:19:04 HOST REP PRICE?
00:19:09 GUEST I WOULD TAKE HIM BACK 10 YEARS BEFORE WORLD WAR II AND THE AMOUNT OF SPENDING DURING THE 1930'S RESULTED...
00:20:40 HOST INTEND, D.C., GO AHEAD. CALLER: MY PRACTICE HAS DROPPED OFF 38% IN THE LAST YEAR. I WENT FOR BUSINESS...
00:21:36 GUEST THE FACT THAT YOU CANNOT CREDIT OR GET A LOAN IS VERY TROUBLING. YOUR STORY IS REPEATED ALL ACROSS...
00:22:52 HOST LITTLE RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA AND OUR LIVE FOR REPUBLICANS -- ON OUR LINE FOR REPUBLICANS. CALLER:...
00:23:44 GUEST THERE ARE MANY VIEWS ABOUT WHEN THE GOVERNMENT GOT MORE INVOLVED IN THE NORMAL FLOW OF COMMERCE. ...
00:24:38 HOST THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE IS BEING MADE UP OF 10 INDIVIDUALS, FIVE FROM THE HOUSE SIDE, FIVE FROM THE...
00:25:19 GUEST AS LONG AS IT IS AN OPEN AND FAIR PROCESS, I AM FINE WITH IT. ON THE HOUSE SIDE, REP LEWIS IS OUR...
00:25:52 HOST CLEVELAND, OHIO. YOU ARE ON "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." CALLER: I THINK WAL-MART WAS LAYING OFF 800 PEOPLE....
00:26:21 GUEST REMARKABLE CHALLENGES OUT THERE IN CLEVELAND AND ALL ACROSS THIS NATION. CAN I GUARANTEE THAT IF TAX...
00:27:31 HOST TELL US BRIEFLY, WHAT IS THE REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE?
00:27:36 GUEST IT IS THE LARGEST CAUCUS IN THE HOUSE AND OF MEMBERS OF ONE PARTY. THEY BELIEVE STRONGLY IN AMERICA...
00:28:27 HOST I AM SORRY.
00:28:32 GUEST YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE IF YOUR INTERESTED.
00:28:39 HOST ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENCE. CALLER: 15 YEARS AGO, THERE IS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT...
00:29:30 GUEST I SHARE YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE LACK OF MANUFACTURING CAPACITY IN THE UNITED STATES INTO THE LACK OF...
00:30:50 HOST THE STIMULUS BILL WAS PASSED WITHOUT ANY AFFIRMATIVE VOTES FROM THE REPUBLICANS. IS THERE ANYTHING...
00:31:05 GUEST IF WE GET BACK TO REPUBLICAN AND AMERICAN PRINCIPLES WHICH ARE ALLOWING FAMILIES TO KEEP MORE OF THEIR...
00:31:40 HOST REP. TOM PRICE, THANK YOU

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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