$789 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan

Feb 13, 2009

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Representative Xavier Becerra talked about the economic stimulus plan, which he supports. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. The House will vote on the plan later in the day.
Representative Xavier Becerra talked about the economic stimulus plan, which he supports. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. The House will vote on the plan later in the day.

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00:00:15 HOST ON YOUR SCREEN NOW IS A DEMOCRAT FROM CALIFORNIA, XAVIER BECERRA. HE IS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE HOUSE...
00:00:30 GUEST EVER BEEN TO DODGERS STADIUM? THAT IS MY DISTRICT. RIGHT IN THE HEART OF LOS ANGELES.
00:00:36 HOST WHAT IS THE SITUATION RIGHT NOW IN THE HOUSE?
00:00:41 GUEST WE ARE SEEING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISING. WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE LOSING HOMES WHERE I LIVE,. WHAT...
00:01:21 HOST ON THE FRONT PAGE OF "A LOS ANGELES TIMES" THIS MORNING, "STATES EXPECT $26 BILLION IN STIMULUS PLAN."...
00:01:34 GUEST MOST OF THIS MONEY WILL GO IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT THE STATE SAYS ARE READY TO GO. COUNTIES,...
00:02:32 HOST IS THIS SITUATION COMPARABLE TO THE RECESSION OF THE 1990'S?
00:02:37 GUEST I TOOK OFFICE IN 1993. I REMEMBER THAT RECESSION AND WHAT IT DID. THIS IS WORSE. THIS IS WORSE.
00:02:47 HOST WHAT ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP IN SACRAMENTO? ARE THEY HELPFUL OR HURTFUL IN YOUR VIEW?
00:02:55 GUEST SACRAMENTO'S SUFFERS FROM WHAT WE SUFFER IN CONGRESS. THE REQUIREMENT FOR A SUPERMAJORITY TO DO ANYTHING....
00:03:48 HOST ARE THERE ANY BUY AMERICAN PROVISIONS IN THE NEW BILL? DO YOU AGREE WITH THEM?
00:03:52 GUEST JENNA LEE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BUY AMERICAN. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR AMERICANS TO BELIEVE...
00:04:52 HOST TWO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VOTE IN YOUR THOUGHTS BEHIND IT. THEN WE WILL GET TO THE CALLS. NUMBERS ARE...
00:05:13 GUEST WHAT I SAID BEFORE, IN THE SENATE THE MAJORITY DOES NOT ALWAYS WILL. TRYING TO COME UP WITH A GOOD...
00:06:05 HOST IN YOUR DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS MEETING, YOU ARE FIFTH IN THE HOUSE HERE AND I. HOW MUCH ARM-TWISTING?
00:06:19 GUEST THERE IS NOT A LOT OF -- THERE IS A LOT OF REGRET THAT WE DID NOT SEND THE HOUSE BILL TO THE PRESIDENT....
00:06:58 HOST OUR GUEST IS XAVIER BECERRA, DEMOCRAT FROM CALIFORNIA. INDIANAPOLIS, YOU ARE FIRST OUT. CALLER: I...
00:08:11 HOST WHAT YOU HAVE JUST SAID IS WHAT MANY MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS AND HOUSE WERE SAYING. PEOPLE...
00:09:05 HOST NEXT CALL FOR THE CONGRESSMAN. VIRGINIA, INDEPENDENT. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MARK. WHAT...
00:09:57 GUEST YOU HAVE RAISED IMPORTANT POINTS. FIRST, FOR ME, LET ME MENTION THAT THIS LEGISLATION THAT WE HOPE...
00:11:15 HOST CONGRESSMAN XAVIER BECERRA IS A GRADUATE OF STANFORD LAW SCHOOL. KENTUCKY, REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER:...
00:12:24 GUEST FIRST OF ALL, OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOU WITH YOUR DEVASTATING PROBLEMS THERE IN KENTUCKY....
00:14:07 HOST BETHPAGE, N.Y.. DEMOCRAT. CALLER: HELLO, REP. I HAVE A SOLUTION TO STOP THE REPUBLICANS FROM FILIBUSTERING....
00:14:16 GUEST COME ON DOWN. CALLER: I WILL. A FIRST OF WHAT TO TELL YOU THAT DISABLED AND RETIRED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN...
00:16:02 HOST CAN YOU GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE THE JOBS WOULD COME FROM AND WHAT IT WOULD BE IN?
00:16:09 GUEST MOST OF THEM IN INFRASTRUCTURE, MANY OF THEM IN EDUCATION. MUCH OF THE MONEY MADE AVAILABLE GOES...
00:17:06 HOST I THINK THAT I READ IT CORRECTLY, PROVISIONS PREVENTING BONUSES THE WALL STREET EXECUTIVES WERE TAKING...
00:17:18 GUEST WE ARE TRYING IN CONGRESS TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT EXECUTIVES ACT RESPONSIBLY. WHEN YOU...
00:18:18 HOST THIS ARTICLE LISTS THE FIRMS THAT HAVE RECEIVED GOVERNMENT BAILOUT FUNDS. IT ALSO LISTS THE MONEY...
00:21:55 HOST NON-CALIFORNIANS MAY HAVE HEARD OF XAVIER BECERRA OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. HE WAS TOUTED TO BE THE...
00:22:11 GUEST IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THAT KIND OF THING. BUT I HAVE BEEN IN THE HOUSE FOR 16 YEARS....
00:22:50 HOST -- THAT SAID, I SAID YES TO CONGRESS.
00:22:53 HOST BALTIMORE, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: MY CONCERN IS ABOUT INSTEAD OF BUYING AMERICAN, WE NEED THE HIGHER...
00:24:09 GUEST EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID, I AGREE WITH. I WAS LOOKING FOR REAL COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM. I...
00:26:12 HOST DO YOU FEAR OR SEE A POTENTIAL RISE OF XENOPHOBIA BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION WE ARE IN?
00:26:20 GUEST I ACTUALLY DON'T. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CALLER FROM MARYLAND, I DO NOT THINK THAT ANYONE -- HE IS NOT BIGOTED....
00:27:40 HOST WHO ARE YOUR PARENTS?
00:27:43 GUEST THEY ARE IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME FROM MEXICO. ACTUALLY, MY FATHER WAS BORN IN THE U.S.. BORN IN ONE OF...
00:28:34 HOST LAST CALL FOR XAVIER BECERRA. DENVER. CALLER: I WANTED TO MAKE A POINT. IF THEY DO NOT LISTEN UP...
00:29:39 GUEST MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU. I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT GOES ON TO SOME OF THE BEST UNIVERSITIES...
00:30:51 HOST REP XAVIER BECERRA IS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE WILL BE VOTING TODAY. COMING UP NEXT, JAMES INHOFE. (music)...

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

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