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Scully, Steven - Host
THERE IS ONE ARTICLE THIS WEEK CO-WRITTEN BY DANA PRIEST, "TOP SECRET WORK TOTALING 854,000 U.S. CITIZENS. 44% ARE GOVERNMENT CIVILIANS, 34 SERVE --...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
FORCES WHO HAVE THE ENGAGED IN RECKLESS BEHAVIOR IN IRAQ, WHERE CIVILIANS WERE KILLED BY CONTRACTORS. THEY HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN SENSITIVE ISSUES LIKE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
GUEST: THE ONE OF MOST INTEREST TO ME, THE ONE ABOUT CONTRACTORS, AS I AM A MEMBER OF THE INTELLIGENCE
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
COMMITTEE, THEY BEGIN A DISCUSSION IN THE CONGRESS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT IS A GOOD THING TO OUTSOURCE OUR SECURITY. IS IT BE COMMANDER? OR IS IT THE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
ONE OF THE OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW THE RESTRICTIONS AS A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, IF YOU ARE A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR RESTRICTIONS GO AWAY....
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE MILITARY OR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. THEN THESE COMPANIES GO AND OFFER THEM TWICE AS MUCH MONEY, MAYBE EVEN...
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Scully, Steven - Host
THIS DEBATE. SO FAR WE HAVE SEEN ON A COUPLE OF INSTANCES BOTH
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THE SHOOTER IN TEXAS ON THE ARMY BASE, AND THE UNDER WATER BOMBER, -- UNDERWEAR BOMBER, FOR LACK OF A BETTER PHRASE, THAT WAS ON THAT FLIGHT, WHERE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
SCRUTINY ON A LOT OF THESE MONEYS FLOWING INTO --
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PARTICULARLY LIKE BLACKWATER, ETC. THERE ARE NO CONTROLS OVER ANY OF THEIR OPERATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER KATRINA THERE WAS BLACKWATER PEOPLE ON THE STREETS...
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Scully, Steven - Host
CALLER: THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF FOOTAGE OF THESE TROOPS, KIND OF SCARY. SOMEONE SHOULD KNOW WHO IS HIRING
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THESE PEOPLE. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE GOOD PARTS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND BAD PARTS OF THE GOVERNMENT. BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS NEED TO GET A HANDLE...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
IS WATCHING THE CONTRACTORS? THERE ARE ESTIMATES IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY THAT 29% OF THE PERSONNEL ARE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS AND THEY'D MAKE UP 49%...
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| 00:09:01 |
Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
DIRECTOR SEEAT, WE NEEDED TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. CAN ANYONE REALLY COORDINATE THE 16 AGENCIES, THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES? BEYOND THAT WHAT WE HAVE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
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CALLER, -
CALLER: THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN SAY IS THAT THE MEDIA IS
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
AWFULLY LOPSIDED ON THE LEFT
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CALLER, -
SIDE. THERE ARE TOO MANY STATIONS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE LIES THAT COME OUT OF THERE ARE TREMENDOUS. HOST: ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT YOUR EARLIER QUESTION,...
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| 00:10:28 |
Scully, Steven - Host
THE USDA EMPLOYEE THAT WAS FIRED YESTERDAY.
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CALLER, -
NOW SAYING
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Scully, Steven - Host
THIS MORNING THAT THEY WILL RECONSIDER IF SHE SHOULD BE FIRED. I AM NOT SURE IF YOU SAW THE VIDEO. WE WILL MOVE ON TO SHARYL, JOINING US FROM PENNSYLVANIA....
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SECURITY AS BEING TARGETED TOWARDS U.S. CITIZENS. GUEST: I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE QUESTION IS. HOW MANY PEOPLE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT?
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
CALLER: THE INTELLIGENCE THEY ARE GATHERING, HOW MUCH OF IT IS ON U.S.
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CALLER, -
CITIZENS, BASICALLY COMPILING INFORMATION ON U.S. CITIZENS. GUEST: WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THERE IS CERTAINLY AN INTELLIGENCE UNIT.
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
I COULD NOT REALLY FULLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION, EVEN IF I DID KNOW, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I SHARE WITH...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
LIKE ONE YEAR FROM NOW? GUEST: I AM SO WORRIED ABOUT THE PEOPLE THERE. WHEN KATRINA ENDED, IT WAS A
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
DISASTER THAT LIVED ON. THIS OIL COULD BE PRESENT FOR YEARS AND DECADES. PEOPLE THAT LOSE THEIR JOBS OVER THIS, ARE WE REALLY LOSING IT LIFESTYLE? WE...
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| 00:14:55 |
Scully, Steven - Host
IN A NUMBER OF CAPACITIES, INCLUDING THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. MICHAEL, ATLANTA, DEMOCRATIC LINE, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I THINK THAT THE...
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FACTS, THERE ARE MANY HEROIC AMERICANS THAT HAPPEN TO WORK BRAVELY EARNING A LIVING AS CONTRACTORS. IF WE KNOW THIS, HILLARY CLINTON IN THE OBAMA RUN...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
WAIT A MINUTE, THAT ALREADY HAPPENED. NOT JUST IN IRAQ. BY THE WAY, THAT CASE IS BEING APPEALED BY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND IT WAS NOT THROWN OUT BECAUSE...
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| 00:18:22 |
Scully, Steven - Host
TO BE EFFECTIVELY USED." GUEST: I DO NOT DISAGREE THAT WE NEED TO USE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MORE EFFECTIVELY THAN WE
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
HAVE IF WE WANT TO REALLY PROTECT OUR SECURITY. IN FACT, THAT IS WHAT I WAS SAYING. MAYBE THE OFFICER OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE HAS TOO...
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Scully, Steven - Host
SAY THAT, CONGRESSWOMAN.
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EARLIER THE HOST WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY WERE RUNNING OUT OF MONEY TO PAY THE MILITARY PEOPLE OVER THERE. I SAY THAT WE PAY THE MILITARY AND HOLD BACK...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
CEO I WILL TELL YOU, IT HAS CAUSED MORALE PROBLEMS WITH OUR TROOPS. INSTANCES WHERE OUR TROOPS HAVE TRAINED CONTRACTORS THEY'RE DOING THE JOB THEY WERE...
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| 00:20:23 |
Scully, Steven - Host
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE MOST PRODUCTIVE SESSION OF
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
CONGRESS WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION THAN IN RECENT HISTORY IN TERMS OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM -- ON THEIR HEALTH...
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| 00:21:26 |
Scully, Steven - Host
WHAT THIS CONGRESS HAS DONE IS CREATE MORE BUREAUCRACY, A BIGGER DEBT, HIGHER TAXES DOWN THE ROAD, AND THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE RUNNING AGAINST. HOST:...
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| 00:21:43 |
Scully, Steven - Host
JOHN BOEHNER HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE REPEAL OF WALL STREET REFORM, REPEALING THE HEALTH CARE BILL. THOSE FAMILIES THAT HAVE THEIR KIDS EXTENDED ON...
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| 00:23:06 |
Scully, Steven - Host
DISTURBS ME THAT PRIVATE CONTRACTORS ARE PAID MORE TO DO A JOB AND SOLDIERS WHO ARE OFTEN PROTECTING EMPLOY." GUEST: THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. THEY ARE...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
A RESENTMENT BUILDS UP. BY THE WAY, WE WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE A CAREER OUT OF THE MILITARY. IT IS A NOBLE CAREER. WE DO NOT WANT THEM TO GET A CERTAIN NUMBER...
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| 00:24:20 |
Scully, Steven - Host
MILITARY AND LOOKING FOR PRIVATE FIRMS. ARE YOU
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CALLER, -
UPSET ABOUT YOUR FELLOW CONGRESSMEN LEAVING AND GOING TO WORK FOR YOUR LOBBYIST? GUEST: YES, YES. CALLER: YOU ARE DESCRIBING THESE COMPANIES AS RUNNING
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
AMOK. I BELIEVE THAT YOU DESCRIBE THE GOVERNMENT MORE THAN
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ANYTHING THAN THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY. BY THE WAY, DID YOU KNOW THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF CROPOKS IN THE GOVERNMENT IS HIGHER THAN THE PERCENTAGE OF CRIMINALS...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
PAYING WAS SECRETARY GATES CALLED A GUSHER OF MONEY, WITH VERY LITTLE OVERSIGHT. I DO NOT DISAGREE WITH YOU ABOUT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ABOUT THIS REVOLVING...
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| 00:26:33 |
Scully, Steven - Host
WITH A HISTORY LESSON. THERE WAS A FIVE-STAR GENERAL
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AND PRESIDENT FROM KANSAS, SUMMING THIS SITUATION UP IN THE LATE 1950'S, SAYING TO BE AWARE OF THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. THEY BROUGHT US THINGS...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
OVERSIGHT, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY. THAT THE RULES OF THE GAME ARE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR. WE HAVE GOT TO TALK ABOUT THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. THEY...
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Scully, Steven - Host
HOUR, WE BEGIN WITH THIS STORY FROM "THE WASHINGTON POST." THE USDA IS PROVIDING FODDER FOR THOSE THAT CALLED OBAMA BIAS. THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN A RATHER...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.