Federal Budget Debate

Mar 25, 2009

C-SPAN | Washington Journal

Representative Xavier Becerra talked about House and Senate mark up and debate on the Fiscal Year 2010 budget, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. The Congressional Budget Office has predicted a $1.8 trillion deficit for 2009, or 13.1% of GDP (gross domestic product).
Representative Xavier Becerra talked about House and Senate mark up and debate on the Fiscal Year 2010 budget, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. The Congressional Budget Office has predicted a $1.8 trillion deficit for 2009, or 13.1% of GDP (gross domestic product).

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00:00:14 HOST XAVIER BECERRA, DEMOCRATIC VICE CHAIR IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE PRESIDENT SAID THAT HE DID...
00:00:31 GUEST WE WILL TRY TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONCERNS MADE BY ANY NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON EITHER SIDE, REFLECT A BUDGET...
00:00:56 HOST A LOT OF TENSION IN THE PAPERS THIS MORNING ABOUT KENT CONRAD AND THE CUTS HE WANTS TO MAKE. DO YOU...
00:01:04 GUEST I DO NOT AGREE WITH MUCH OF WHAT HE HAS PROPOSED. AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS...
00:01:32 HOST HOW UNITED IS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE HOUSE ON THIS ISSUE? GUEST OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS...
00:02:17 HOST YOU'LL RIVER, WISCONSIN. -- EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN. CALLER: I WAS A BIT TOO LATE. I WAS HOPING ASK...
00:02:51 GUEST I CAN ANSWER THAT FOR HIM, IF YOU LIKE. CALLER: THANK YOU.
00:02:57 GUEST I CANNOT SAY THAT I WILL REPRESENT HIM VERY WELL. HE IS A FRIEND, I KNOW THAT HE HAS CONCERNS. I...
00:04:38 HOST GEORGIA, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: I DO NOT REALLY AGREE WITH THE REPUBLICANS OR THE DEMOCRATS, FOR THE...
00:06:22 GUEST AS I SAID, YOU ARE PROBABLY AN AVERAGE AMERICAN IN FEELING THAT THE TAX CODE THAT DOES NOT WORK. ...
00:07:55 HOST HOW MUCH OF TODAY HAVE YOU PUT ASIDE FOR TODAY'S MARKET? CALLER: -- GUEST: BETWEEN NOW AND 9:00 TONIGHT,...
00:08:23 HOST YOU CAN FOLLOW THE BUDGET MARKUP ON C-SPAN 3, LIVE TODAY. NEXT CALLER. CALLER: AS A MEMBER OF THE...
00:09:01 GUEST THAT IS A SIMPLE ONE. I WILL NOT ANSWER THE LAST PART, THE ANSWER IS OBVIOUS. THE MENTAL HEALTH BILL,...
00:10:30 HOST NEW JERSEY, DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER: GOOD MORNING, REP. I REALLY WANTED TO GET ON TO TALK TO ERIC...
00:10:53 GUEST NATIONAL DEFENCE HAS BECOME THE LARGEST SINGLE ITEM IN THE BUDGET. WE PROBABLY SPEND ABOUT THE OVER...
00:11:20 HOST WHAT IS THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE 31ST DISTRICT? IN A LOS ANGELES AREA?
00:11:31 GUEST IT HAS SURPASSED 10%. IN MY DISTRICT, A VERY WORKING- CLASS DISTRICT, IT DOES HAVE MUCH MORE. PEOPLE...
00:12:08 HOST YOUR DISTRICT INCLUDES DODGER STADIUM?
00:12:14 GUEST YES, I AM VERY NEAR TO THEIR IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN. A VERY WORKING-CLASS AREA OF LOS ANGELES. THE...
00:12:27 HOST INDIANA, YOU ARE ON. CALLER: I REALLY NEED ASK THIS QUESTION. FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS, I HAVE HEARD...
00:15:11 HOST ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE IN "THE WASHINGTON POST," "DEMOCRATS TAKE A KNIFE TO THE BUDGET." ONE OF...
00:15:28 GUEST I DO NOTHING DID YOU WILL SEE AN ELIMINATION OF THE PROPOSAL TO HELP THE CREDIT MARKET. WHAT YOU ARE...
00:16:08 HOST NEW JERSEY, REPUBLICAN LINE. NEW JERSEY? ARE YOU WITH US? CALLER: GOOD MORNING, C-SPAN. I WILL ASK...
00:17:10 GUEST A LEGITIMATE QUESTION. I WOULD DISAGREE WITH THE CALLER IN SAYING THAT IT IS WE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING...
00:19:20 HOST THAN ROUGE, LOUISIANA. DEMOCRATIC LINE. I HAVE A QUESTION -- CALLER: I HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE BEEN...
00:20:28 HOST WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT? CALLER: MSNBC AND CNN BOTH REPORTED THAT ERIC CANTOR RECEIVED $2,500 FROM JPMORGAN...
00:21:12 GUEST LET ME SAY THIS, I WORK VERY HARD. LIKE CHILDREN DO NOT SEE ME AS OFTEN AS I LIKE, THEY LIVE IN LOS...
00:23:08 HOST XAVIER BECERRA IS A GRADUATE OF STANFORD LAW SCHOOL. HE REPRESENTS THE 31ST DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA....

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

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