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YOUR REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. YOU CAN LOG ONTO OUR WEB SITE AND WE HAVE A FULL TRANSCRIPT, THE 18 PAGES OF THE PRESIDENT'S TEXT. WE'LL GET...
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| 00:03:41 |
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A PROPOSAL HIMSELF, THAT'S A RADICAL CHANGE. HE FORGOT TO MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE REASON, HE SNEERED AT THE 2% RETURN AND ONE REASON WHY IT'S...
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| 00:04:19 |
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TO POINT OUT THAT THE DEMOCRATS DIDN'T STAND, DIDN'T APPLAUD. SIX YEARS AGO WHEN THE REPUBLICANS DID THAT TO PRESIDENT CLINTON, THEY WERE CONSIDERED MEAN...
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| 00:04:50 |
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I THINK THAT ASPECT OF HIM BEING ABLE TO BRING REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS TOGETHER WAS MADE OBVIOUS TONIGHT. ALSO, HE'S VERY PERSONABLE IF YOU KNOW WHAT...
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| 00:05:21 |
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I THOUGHT THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS MISSING FROM THIS SPEECH, LIKE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TAXCUT IS GOING TO GO TO THE WEALTHY, WHAT PERCENTAGE...
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| 00:06:09 |
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SAY THAT I DIDN'T FEEL THAT
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| 00:06:13 |
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GEORGE BUSH SAID ANYTHING NEW THIS TIME. I MEAN, HE'S BEEN SAYING THE SAME THINGS FOR THE PAST WEEK. THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS TERRIBLY CONCERNED ABOUT...
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| 00:06:23 |
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TAXCUT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD GET THE AMOUNT BACK THAT YOU PUT IN, RATHER THAN WHEN YOU PAY TAXES, YOU PAY THEM FOR THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE, NOT, YOU...
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| 00:07:01 |
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A TWO-DAY SWING ALSO INCLUDING A STOP IN IOWA AND GEORGIA. EAST BAY, CALIFORNIA, GO AHEAD PLEASE. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I THOUGHT TONIGHT'S...
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| 00:07:18 |
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TO REALLY GIVE GOOD SPEECHES. I'VE HEARD THAT FROM MEMBERS OF MY OWN FAMILY. I THOUGHT TONIGHT HE WAS WONDERFUL. HE DIDN'T READ NOTES. HE TALKED OFF THE...
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| 00:07:55 |
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CALLER: YES. WELL, HE DID PRETTY GOOD A LITTLE BIT BUT HE KIND OF USED AL GORE'S WORDS A FEW TIMES AND IT'S JUST ONE THING THAT I'M WONDERING. WHERE ARE...
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| 00:08:12 |
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IN JUST A MOMENT WE'LL HEAR THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE, A TRADITION THAT DATES BACK MANY YEARS. SENATOR TOM DASCHLE, DEMOCRATIC LEADER FROM SOUTH DAKOTA...
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| 00:08:30 |
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THEIR REMARKS A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM YOU. OUR PHONE LINES WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN. AND LOG ONTO OUR WEB SITE IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE PRESIDENT'S...
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| 00:09:11 |
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NOW WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, TO THOSE WE ARE FORTUNATE TO REPRESENT
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| 00:09:18 |
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IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND MISSOURI AND ACROSS AMERICA. THE HARD WORKING AMERICANS WHO DESERVE A BOOMING AND VIBRANT ECONOMY, THE SENIORS WHO SEEK SECURITY IN...
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| 00:23:10 |
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AND ALSO SHOWING YOU SOME OF THE REACTION FROM STATUARY HALL. THE PHONE NUMBERS, 202-737-0002 IF YOU'RE A REPUBLICAN. 202-737-0001 FOR DEMOCRATS. AND...
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| 00:24:07 |
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MR. GEPHARDT, AND THE PICTURE THAT YOU PAINT IS NOWHERE NEAR THE EXPERIENCE OF WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAD IN THE 1980'S. >> THANKS, CALLER. PHILADELPHIA,...
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| 00:24:36 |
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INTEREST RATES. IT'S PROVEN THAT THAT IS A MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE AND QUICKER BOOST TO THE ECONOMY. >> WASHINGTON D.C., GO AHEAD, PLEASE. CALLER: YES. I...
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| 00:25:03 |
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WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH YOUR REACTION OVER THE NEXT HALF HOUR OR SO. IN THE EVENT YOU MISSED THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT AGAIN...
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| 00:25:21 |
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9:30 WEST COAST TIME, 12:30 HERE ON THE EAST COAST, WITH YOUR CALLS AND REACTION. NEXT IS ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. GOOD EVENING. CALLER: HELLO. THIS IS JOHN...
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| 00:26:16 |
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NEXT. CALLER: OK. >> GO AHEAD, CALLER. CALLER: YEAH. I'M SURPRISED THAT THE
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| 00:26:22 |
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| 00:26:34 |
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| 00:26:37 |
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CONSIDER PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT EDUCATION IS KEY. I JUST VISITED TEXAS YESTERDAY AND WE'RE HAVING A ROUGH TIME IN TEXAS HAVING TO DEAL...
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| 00:33:56 |
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IS THAT WHILE WE CAN AGREE ON MANY THINGS WE CERTAINLY CAN AGREE ON THE EDUCATION COMPONENT WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO THE FUTURE OF THE NATION'S ECONOMIC...
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| 00:34:10 |
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TO CURE DISEASES IN THIS COUNTRY. BUT THE REALITY IS WHAT WE CAN AGREE ON THOSE ISSUES. WHAT DOESN'T ADD UP OR AS THE PRESIDENT MIGHT HAVE DESCRIBED...
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| 00:36:46 |
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WERE IN CONTROL OF THE PRESIDENT FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. WHY DIDN'T THEY PUT ONE OF THEIR PLANS IN BEFORE? I REALIZE THINGS WERE CONTROLLED HERE AND...
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| 00:36:55 |
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AND GIVE US A CHANCE? SOME OF US PEOPLE THAT WORK AND GOT A KID OR TWO AND ARE BARELY GETTING BY, WHY NOT GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A FEW DOLLARS...
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| 00:37:25 |
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WHOLE HEARTEDLY. >> THANKS, CALLER. NEXT IS COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. GOOD EVENING. CALLER: I WANT TO MAKE THREE QUICK COMMENTS ON THINGS I DON'T THINK HE ADDRESSED....
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| 00:37:46 |
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GOING TO BE VERY VAGUE. AND CAPITAL GAINS TAX IS A RIDICULOUS TAX AS FAR AS DOUBLE JEOPARDY FOR YOUR EARNED INCOME. >> THANKS, CALLER. BY THE WAY, TWO...
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| 00:38:12 |
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CHAIRMAN OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, PETE DMIN CHI, REPUBLICAN OF MEXICO. THAT'S TOMORROW MORNING ON C-SPAN'S "WASHINGTON JOURNAL" WHICH GETS UNDERWAY AT...
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| 00:39:19 |
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DEMOCRATS ARE STILL TRYING TO USE THEIR SCARE TACTICS. THROUGH THE ENTIRE ELECTION, THEY TRIED TO SCARE ALL OF THE ELDERLY PEOPLE INTO THINKING HE WAS...
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| 00:40:13 |
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CALLER: HI. I JUST WANT TO SAY HURRAH FOR THE DEMOCRATS TELLING IT LIKE IT IS. PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, BUT HISTORY IS PROOF. YOU KNOW, REAGANOMICS DESTROYED...
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| 00:40:59 |
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TELL US WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THE SPEECH. >> IT WAS TRULY HISTORIC, OF COURSE. WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF A BRAND NEW ADMINISTRATION BUT THIS IS THE FIRST...
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| 00:41:18 |
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IT'S A NEW ENVIRONMENT FOR US TO OPERATE IN. AND THE
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| 00:41:22 |
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NEW MANAGEMENT IN GOING TO CHANGE THE MEDICARE PROGRAM AND SUBJECT OLDER SENIORS TO THE MERCIES OF THE S.R.O.'S. EVERYBODY WILL HAVE TO BE IN A S.R.O....
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| 00:48:44 |
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HAD THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE INTERACTING WITH HIM ON
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| 00:48:48 |
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HIS SPEECH. I THOUGHT
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| 00:48:49 |
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HE MADE A NUMBER OF EXCELLENT POINTS. OF COURSE, GIVEN MY RESPONSIBILITY, I WAS LISTENING CLOSELY
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| 00:48:55 |
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TO THE TAX, THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND THE MEDICARE PROVISIONS. AND I AM READY TO RESPOND TO THE PRESIDENT. HE SAID HE WANTED HIS TAX CUT TO BEGIN TO MOVE....
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| 00:49:45 |
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PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE MY
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| 00:49:49 |
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COMMITTEE IS INVOLVED IN. BUT, INITIALLY, WE WILL RESPOND TO THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST THAT WE MOVE EARLY ON TAX REDUCTION. AND WE MAKE IT RETROACTIVE....
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| 00:50:44 |
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FIND A BROAD BIPARTISANSHIP. OUR GOAL IS TO MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE FLOOR WITH LEGISLATION. WE'D LIKE TO DO IT IN A BIPARTISAN WAY.
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| 00:50:53 |
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IF WE MUST, WE'LL DO IT IN A PARTISAN WAY. BUT I THINK YOU'LL FIND THE VOTE ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE WILL BE FAR MORE BIPARTISAN THAN MANY PEOPLE IMAGINE....
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| 00:51:26 |
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RHODE ISLAND, GOOD EVENING. CALLER: YES. GOOD EVENING. IT WAS A WONDERFUL SPEECH ON THE PART OF THE PRESIDENT.
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| 00:51:35 |
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I'M A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT, FORMER DEMOCRATIC STATE LEGISLATOR, AND I HAVE GOT
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| 00:51:39 |
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TO TELL YOU, BIPARTISANSHIP IS REAL. I CAN ALSO SAY THAT DASCHLE AND GEPHARDT CAME ACROSS AS REAL WEISS LS AND I THINK THAT THEY PUT POWER -- PERSONAL...
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| 00:52:23 |
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ARE REACHING TOWARD THE SAME GOALS, WHETHER IT'S ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EDUCATION
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| 00:52:28 |
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WITH VOUCHERS OR NOT, FIXING THE SENIOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROBLEMS. TAKING CARE OF THE MILITARY NEEDS FOR THE MODERN WORLD AND A TAX CUT FOR ALL. >>...
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| 00:52:58 |
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THEY BACKED OUT OF IT. SECONDLY, DASCHLE FLAT OUT LIED TO US THIS EVENING WHEN HE SAID THAT WARREN BUFFET AND BILL GATES SR. WERE AGAINST THIS TAX CUT...
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| 00:53:44 |
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SPEECH AGAIN AT C-SPAN.ORG. IN ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MINUTES WE WILL HAVE A REPLAY OF THE PRESIDENT'S REMARKS, WHICH RAN ABOUT AN HOUR. FOLLOWING THAT WE'LL...
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| 00:54:24 |
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ONE OF THE KEY PLAYERS IS ONE OF THE LONGEST SERVING SENATORS. HE IS SENATOR BOB BYRD, DEMOCRAT OF WEST VIRGINIA AND ALSO THE RANKING DEMOCRATIC MEMBER...
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| 00:54:43 |
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SEEN A LOT OF THESE SPEECHES. WHAT DID YOU THINK? >> I TELL YOU, THIS IS THE FIRST OF THESE SPEECHES THAT I'VE SEEN AND HEARD IN THE LAST SIX YEARS,...
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| 00:55:00 |
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MUCH AGAINST $1.6 TRILLION AS A TAX CUT PROPOSAL BY THE ADMINISTRATION. I THINK IT'S COMPLETE MADNESS.
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| 00:55:07 |
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I WAS HERE WHEN WE HAD THE REAGAN TAX CUTS. WE WERE TOLD THEN THAT IF WE HAD THOSE TAX CUTS WE'D SEE AN INCREASE IN REVENUES, WE WOULD SEE SURPLUSES,...
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| 00:56:42 |
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.