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YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE FEELING THE PAIN OF THE GREATEST ECONOMIC CRISIS SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION, NOT TO MENTION AN ECONOMY THAT NOT -- THAT WAS NOT...
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| 00:00:31 |
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THEIR HOMES. NOW THEY ARE LOOKING TO YOU TO REGAIN SOME SENSE OF ECONOMIC SECURITY. JUST WHEN THEY NEED MORE WITH YOU -- FROM YOU, YOU ARE STUCK WITH...
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| 00:02:48 |
HOST, -
WHAT IS GOING ON? GUEST: THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. IT IS OFTEN THE DIFFERENCE WHEN AN AWARD IS ANNOUNCED AND THE TIME THAT THE...
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| 00:03:14 |
GUEST, -
THE AWARD ANNOUNCED, UNTIL WE GET THE DOLLARS, AND THEN WE NEED TO GET IT OUT THE DOOR. YOU WILL SEE MORE ACTIVITY IN 2010 THAN WE DID IN 2009. HOST:...
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| 00:03:49 |
HOST, -
THERE WILL BE THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS CREATED, AND MANY SAY. IT WILL HELP US IN PHILADELPHIA. THE UNEMPLOYMENT IS
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| 00:03:59 |
GUEST, -
CURRENTLY 11.2%, AND WE ARE CONCERNED IN 2010 AS THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE, THAT THAT MAY GO UP. HOST: THE HEADLINE THIS MORNING, FROM THE CONFERENCE...
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| 00:04:30 |
HOST, -
GOVERNMENT, THE POT IS NOT AMONG THE DEAD. -- UNLIMITED. WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT -- THE PRESIDENT WAS CLEARED YESTERDAY THAT MORE NEEDS TO BE...
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| 00:04:47 |
GUEST, -
FEDERAL AGENCIES AS WELL HAVE THEIR OWN BUDGETS. THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH EMPHASIS ON CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS, HUD, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, THEY ALSO...
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| 00:06:37 |
HOST, -
THAT WORKING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH AMERICA'S MAYORS, THAT HE
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| 00:06:42 |
GUEST, -
WILL REACH HIS GOAL OF SAVING OR CREATING 3,000,002 -- 3 MILLION TO 4 MILLION JOBS. HE KNOWS THAT CITIES ARE WHERE THE ACTION IS. HE REAFFIRMED HIS COMMITMENT...
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| 00:07:35 |
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RECYCLING PROGRAMS, AND ENHANCED EFFORT IN PHILADELPHIA. INSTALLING OF OTHER WINNERS ASIAN PRODUCTS, WINDOWS, DOORS.
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| 00:07:46 |
GUEST, -
WE ALSO SAW THE EXPANSION OF SUMMER JOBS. A 600 YOUNG PEOPLE IN PHILADELPHIA HAVE A JOB. Q C THAT UP AND DOWN . -- YOU SEE THAT UP AND DOWN THE LINE....
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| 00:09:04 |
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BILLION, BUT THEY CHARGE A 30% TAX ON THEIR EXPORTS AND WE ONLY CHARGE
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| 00:09:11 |
CALLER, -
SIX%. WE SHOULD BE CHARGING 60%. FOR INSTANCE, ON A BOOM BOX IN WALMART, THEY SELL FOR 360. THEY BUILD IT CAN SELL IT TO US FOR $86. PUT A TAX ON THAT,...
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| 00:10:11 |
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SURE THAT THEY BOTH COMMUNICATE THAT. I WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN GET PHILADELPHIA BACK TO WORK. GET THE RESOURCES I NEED TO COVER THE DEFICIT FOR...
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| 00:10:58 |
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I AM JUST OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS,
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| 00:11:01 |
CALLER, -
SO IS LIKE AN EXTENSION OF PHILLY. I RECENTLY RETIRED FROM MY JOB AND I WAS LOOKING TO START A BUSINESS IN THE CITY. I WAS GOING TO BE AN ENDINDEPENDENT...
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| 00:12:12 |
GUEST, -
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU. IF YOU ARE IN PHILADELPHIA, CERTAINLY CAL 311 OR YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. HOST: ALABAMA....
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| 00:12:46 |
HOST, -
DOW WAS ALMOST 14,000. GAS WAS JUST ABOVE $2. CRUDE OIL WAS $54 A BARREL. NOW THE FIRST THING THAT YOU ALL DO IS PASS THE
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| 00:13:01 |
CALLER, -
BILL THAT TOOK $18 BILLION AWAY FROM OIL COMPANIES, WHICH THEY PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER. GASOLINE WENT TO $4.59, CRUDE- OIL WENT UP TO $147 A BARREL....
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| 00:13:39 |
HOST, -
NOT BEEN ELECTED. HE WALKED INTO A BAD RECESSION. AGAIN, MANY OIL
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| 00:13:47 |
GUEST, -
COMPANIES -- LET US NOT FORGET OUR HISTORY -- MANY OF THOSE COMPANIES HAD PRESS COUCHED AMERICANS, HAD BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN WINDFALL PROFITS AND...
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| 00:14:44 |
HOST, -
IS THE WAY TO SAVE JOBS -- GOING TO
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| 00:14:52 |
CALLER, -
SAVE JOBS THAT HAVE PENSION OBLIGATIONS FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS, POLICE, FIREMEN, WHICH IS ONLY BURDENING THE TAXPAYERS MORE WITH THESE OBLIGATIONS. GUEST:...
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| 00:15:28 |
GUEST, -
TAKING THAT TO THE LOCAL LEVEL TO DEAL WITH THAT. THAT IS A LARGER ISSUE. ON TUESDAY, I HAVE A MEETING WITH SOME OFFICIALS IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT...
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| 00:16:50 |
HOST, -
ARE SPENDING ON WARS AND
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| 00:16:55 |
CALLER, -
DISASTERS. WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THESE TWO PROBLEMS WE ARE FACING? DO YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN? GUEST: WELL -- I GUESS WHAT I WOULD SAY IS...
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| 00:17:41 |
GUEST, -
WAR. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS TRYING TO DO HIS BEST TO BRING PEACE TO VARIOUS AREAS OF THE WORLD THAT NEED IT, AND THEN GET OUR TROOPS HOME. WITH REGARD TO...
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| 00:18:47 |
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GUEST: SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH, WE ARE PROUD OF THAT. WE ARE IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING QUITE A
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| 00:19:00 |
GUEST, -
BIT. HOMELESSNESS IS DOWN, ACCORDING TO THE RECENT COUNT.
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| 00:19:06 |
HOST, -
WE HAVE MOVED A LOT OF OUR ON THE
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| 00:19:11 |
GUEST, -
STREET POPULATION, THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, INTO A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, OR INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, BECAUSE OF THAT GREAT PARTNERSHIP. WE ARE...
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| 00:20:03 |
HOST, -
NOW WE HAVE TO COORDINATE OUR
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| 00:20:07 |
GUEST, -
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THE MONEY THAT WE GET THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT. WE WANT TO REDUCE AND TAKE POVERTY DOWN AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND GET...
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| 00:21:04 |
HOST, -
PEOPLE SCREAMING AND HOLLERING SAYING OBAMA IS DRIVING OF THE EXPENDITURES OF THE GOVERNMENT.
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| 00:21:13 |
CALLER, -
MY UNDERSTANDING, WHAT I AM SEEING, IS THE ADMINISTRATION THAT PRECEDED HIM TOOK US TO THE LIMIT. THEY DID NOT HANDLE IT EFFECTIVELY. A LOT OF PEOPLE...
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| 00:22:57 |
GUEST, -
OTHER COUNTRIES WITHIN THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM WOULD HAVE COLLAPSED. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTERS. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS VERY STONG, FOCUSED, CLEAR ON WHAT...
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| 00:23:57 |
HOST, -
HAS TRANSPIRED. I WANT TO HIT ON A FEW POINTS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
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| 00:24:04 |
CALLER, -
ECONOMY. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS FROM DELAWARE. OUR DISCUSSIONS ARE ABOUT THE ECONOMY. ANOTHER THING ABOUT PHILADELPHIA IS, YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO HELP THE...
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| 00:25:19 |
GUEST, -
SAYS --
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| 00:25:26 |
HOST, -
HOST:WHAT DO YOU THINK? GUEST: I AM CONCERNED, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO ANALYZE THE OPINION FROM THE COURT. YOU CAN TELL FROM THE CLOSENESS OF THE...
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| 00:25:58 |
GUEST, -
AMERICAN PEOPLE, INDIVIDUALS, WOULD BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED, IF NOT OVERWHELMED, BY THE WEALTH OF SOME OF THESE CORPORATIONS THAT MAY USE THESE DOLLARS...
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| 00:26:50 |
HOST, -
GUEST: ABOUT 50% OF OUR BUDGET IS NON-DISCRETIONARY. FIXED COSTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT. SOME OTHER MEANS, WE JUST, BENEFITS, -- SALARIES, WAGES, BENEFITS,...
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| 00:27:12 |
GUEST, -
I HAVE HAD TO CUT OUT $1.7 BILLION FROM #FIVE-YEAR PLAN. -- FROM OUR FIVE-YEAR PLAN. WE NEED TO BE BALANCED IN THOSE FIVE YEARS. THE COST OF GOVERNMENT...
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| 00:28:42 |
HOST, -
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY? GUEST: I THINK IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS THAT BIG. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY BACK AND
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| 00:28:56 |
CALLED, -- CALLER, -
FORTH, BUT OTHER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN ONE WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM IN
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| 00:29:07 |
GUEST, -
OUR DEMOCRACY, BUT WE HAVE DONE PRETTY WELL. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS AND SURVIVE, BUT IT MAY BE RATHER PAINFUL. AMERICA IS A STRONG COUNTRY OUR FORM...
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| 00:29:47 |
HOST, -
SPEAKING EARLIER ON "THE EARLY SHOW" SAYS HE THINKS DEMOCRATS CAN GET A SCALED-BACK HEALTH CARE BILL THROUGH CONGRESS ABOUT ALL SOME UPS REPUBLICANS...
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| 00:30:08 |
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TOM HARKIN PLAN TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THAT WOULD TAKE AWAY POWER FOR THE MINORITY TO FILIBUSTER. THE ABOVE ADMINISTRATION BEGAN...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.