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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
HAPPENED. BASICALLY THEY ARE COMING BACK NOW WITH A BIG, FULL PLATE OF AGENDA. STILL DECIDING WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE BUSH ERA TAX CUTS. THEY HAVE AN UNEMPLOYMENT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
NO.
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
SENATE LEADERSHIP ELECTION WILL BE ON TUESDAY. THERE IS NO SUSPENSE THERE. BOTH THE HOUSE, SENATE REPUBLICANS AND SENATE DEMOCRATS REELECTING THEIR TOP...
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
DEMOCRATS THAT LOOK AT THE LOSSES, AND THEY JUST THINK SOMEBODY -- IN A SPORTS METAPHOR WAY, THEY LOOK AT IT AS A AND A SPORTS TEAM THAT PERFORMED THAT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR PAIR CAUGHT A STORY ABOUT HIM LEADING THE GOP TO A HISTORIC VICTORY. A PROFILE OF HIM IN THE MAGAZINE AND ALL OF THIS WEEK....
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
COMPETITION FOR THE SAKE OF COMPETITION OR WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, EITHER END OF THE CAUCUSES WANT TO BE SORT OF IDEOLOGICALLY PURE, AND BOTH...
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
MEETING. KIND OF LIKE A NONBINDING RESOLUTION. THE REALITY OF IT, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN -- YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT PASS. IT MIGHT -- MIGHT TAKE 24 VOTES. THEY...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GUEST: THURSDAY THE PRESIDENT WAS GOING TO HAVE BOTH CHAMBERS LEADERSHIPS, BIPARTISAN LEADERSHIP, DOWN TO THE WHITE
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
HOUSE, THEIR FIRST MEETING SINCE THE MID TERMS TWO WEEKS AGO. IT IS UNCLEAR RIGHT NOW WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO DO, WHETHER THEY WANT TO DRAW OUT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CALLER: YES. I DIDN'T THINK IT HAD TO BE DIRECTLY ON THAT SUBJECT. YOU MENTIONED A FEW
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CALLER, -
MINUTES AGO ABOUT THE TREATY WITH RUSSIA. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR -- THIS IS A BRILLIANT MAN WITH AN AUDIENCE OF MILLIONS. HE SAID IT TO THE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HENRY CLINTON, SECRETARY OF STATE -- HILLARY CLINTON, SECRETARY OF STATE, SAYING TO ACT ON THIS. GUEST: THE NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT IS A TREATY....
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
THEY NEED 67 VOTES. IF THEY ARE GOING TO GET THIS PASSED, IT IS PROBABLY EASIER TO DO NOW WHILE YOU STILL HAVE A SENATE WITH 59 DEMOCRATS, MOST OF WHOM...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
IN NOW, BREAK ON FRIDAY,
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
GO HOME FOR THANKSGIVING, COME BACK A WEEK AFTER THANKSGIVING AND STAY JUST ONE WEEK. IT IS POSSIBLE, IF THEY DO DECIDE TO TAKE UP THE START TREATY OR...
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| 00:10:58 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS, THE DEFENSE BILL, THIS
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
IS THE POLICY BILL THAT OUTLINED VARIOUS POLICY PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE MILITARY. IT IS AND ALWAYS-PASS BILL. IT USUALLY PASSES WITH A HUGE BIPARTISAN...
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| 00:11:53 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CALLER: I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS OR
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CALLER, -
COMMENTS, OKAY? FIRST OF ALL,
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
I CAN UNDERSTAND CONGRESS, IT TAKES
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CALLER, -
THEM SO LONG. THEY SPEND TIME ARGUING AND IT TAKES THEM SO LONG TO TRY TO MAKE A DECISION ON EVERYTHING. I THINK UNTIL SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE WORKED...
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| 00:13:06 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SOCIAL SECURITY, $250. SOCIAL SECURITY PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT GOING TO GET A COST-OF- LIVING ADJUSTMENT, AND SOME ARE LOOKING FOR THAT. COULD THAT COME...
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH. EVEN A LOT OF THE DEMOCRATS WHO LOST WHO STILL HAVE TO VOTE ON THE HILL, I DO NOT THINK THEY WANT THEIR LAST...
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| 00:14:30 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CALLER: I HOPE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS CAN COME TOGETHER AND GET THE ECONOMY GOING, NO MATTER WHAT IT
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CALLER, -
TAKES. HOST: SPECIFICALLY, ARE YOU HOPING FOR TAX CUTS? CALLER:
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
PROBABLY. A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
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CALLER, -
THE MIDDLE CLASS AND THE RICH WILL BE HAPPY, BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY CAN DO THAT. GUEST: THE LAST TWO CALLERS HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE ABOUT BIPARTISANSHIP...
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
MITCH MCCONNELL AND CHRISTOPHER DODD, COMING FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, HAVE BOTH SAID THE SAME THING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DROVE UP PARTISANSHIP...
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| 00:16:58 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
MY QUESTION IS, WHY
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CALLER, -
EVERY TIME THERE IS A SPENDING CUT OR SOMETHING ELSE, IT IS THE LITTLE GUY WHO GETS IRAN DID? PEOPLE ARE ON SOCIAL SECURITY. -- GUY GETS REAR ENDED? THESE...
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| 00:18:02 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
PROPOSED RAISING THE AGE AND MEANS TESTING FOR BENEFITS? WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THAT? CALLER: THERE WAS BLOOD SHOOTING OUT OF MY EYES. WHY IS IT ALWAYS...
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CALLER, -
REAR ENDED? HOST: WE WILL LEAVE IT THERE. THE ISSUE OF THE DEFICIT PROPOSAL. THE REPORT THAT WE SAW LAST
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| 00:18:38 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WEEK STARTED THE DEBATE. THE REPORT FROM THE FULL COMMITTEE COMES OUT DECEMBER 1. IS THIS CONGRESS GOING TO ACT ON THAT? GUEST: THAT IS GOING TO BE A...
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| 00:18:59 |
Kane, Paul - Correspondent
SWEEPING PLAN WHEN THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT 20 IN WITH SOCIAL SECURITY AT ALL. IT ALWAYS CREATES TENSION ON CAPITOL HILL. -- ABOUT TOYING WITH SOCIAL SECURITY...
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| 00:19:55 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GUEST: IT WILL BE WEIRD AND CRAZY. CHARLIE RANGEL IS ALWAYS ENTERTAINING. HE DOES
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
NOT HAVE A LEGAL TEAM, UNLESS HE GOT ONE OVER THE WEEKEND. HE HAS NOT BEEN IN THE COURTROOM AS A LAWYER SINCE THE MID- 1950S'S, AND HE WILL BE DEFENDING...
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| 00:21:24 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GUEST: CONGRESSMAN GENE GREEN TOLD ME AND A COUPLE OF REPORTERS IN JULY AND THAT THEIR
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| 00:21:33 |
Kane, Paul - Correspondent
RECOMMENDATION WAS SOMETHING CALLED A REPRIMAND. IT IS A LOWER LEVEL OF PUNISHMENT THAT ONLY REQUIRES THE FULL HOUSE TO VOTE AND SAY YES, HE HAS BEEN...
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| 00:22:14 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE REAL NUTS AND BOLTS IN THE INVESTIGATION.
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| 00:22:18 |
Kane, Paul - Correspondent
BLAKE CHISHOLM IS THE STAFF DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE. HE WILL BASICALLY BE THE LEAD PROSECUTOR. HOST: THE HEARING BEGINS AT 9:00 A.M. THIS MORNING....
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| 00:22:42 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WILL THIS GO HOURS, DAYS? GUEST: WE THINK IT WILL GO A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
OPERATES UNDER THE ALLY OF SECRECY. THIS IS A CASE THAT DEALS WITH RANGEL'S HOME IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 12 YEARS OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS AND...
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| 00:24:06 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FOR TAKING MY CALL. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON
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CALLER, -
BIPARTISANSHIP. THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND -- JUST LOOK AT THE COVERAGE FROM THE VETERANS DAY WHERE THEY WERE ACCUSING HIM OF BEING AWOL WHILE...
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| 00:25:27 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GUEST: REPUBLICANS HAVE DECIDED THEY WOULD LIKE TO BUILD THE CASE FOR HEALTH CARE REPEAL. THEY DO NOT WANT TO RUSH A
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| 00:25:38 |
Kane, Paul - Correspondent
BILL TO THE FLOOR IN EARLY JANUARY AND HAVE THIS VOTE. THE PHRASE THAT JOHN BOEHNER USED WAS "LAY THE FOUNDATION, BUILD THE FRAMEWORK" FOR THIS. IT...
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| 00:26:21 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GUEST: I THINK THE HEALTH CARE PLAN THAT CONGRESS GETS WILL STAY INTACT. WE HAVE NOT HEARD A LOT
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| 00:26:29 |
Kane, Paul - Correspondent
FROM SPEAKER TO BE BOEHNER. HOST: NEXT PHONE CALL. BRENDA IN CALIFORNIA. CALLER: I HAVE BEEN A DEMOCRAT
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
MY WHOLE LIFE. I WENT TO BAT FOR
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CALLER, -
PRESIDENT OBAMA. HE WENT ON TO MAKE COMMENTS ON MEXICAN RADIO THAT AMERICAN CITIZENS WERE THEIR ENEMY. I TALKED TO A LOT OF SENIORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY...
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| 00:27:33 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
OF THINGS THAT MUST HAPPEN. THEY
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CALLER, -
MUST PASS THE BUSH TAX CUTS. ONE OF THE THINGS IN MY BACKGROUND, THINGS THAT I HAVE HEARD ON C-SPAN, THE RICH ARE GETTING RICHER, THE POOR ARE GETTING...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
DOWNFALL OF THE DEMOCRATS. HE SAID THAT THEY LOST TOUCH WITH THE MIDDLE CLASS. IN SUCH TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES, THEY WERE PUSHING AN AGENDA THAT WAS HELPING...
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| 00:30:09 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMY. THE PRESIDENT ONLY
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CALLER, -
HAD TWO YEARS TO GET THE ECONOMY BACK UP AND GOING. INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD BE A GREAT THING. SECOND, EVERYONE IN WASHINGTON, DON'T THEY KNOW THAT SOME...
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| 00:30:46 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ISSUES. WE HAVE COVERED SHORTS AND A YEAR, GOV. BLOOMBERG,
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Unidentified Speaker, -
AND OTHERS WHO ARE RETIRING BUT THEY HAVE A GROUP TOGETHER THAT IS PUSHING INFRASTRUCTURE. THEY BELIEVE WE CAN CUT INFRASTRUCTURE PRETTY QUICKLY IF THE...
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| 00:31:59 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THERE WAS A WOMAN WHO CALLED AHEAD OF
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CALLER, -
ME AND ASKED THE VERY QUESTION THAT I WANTED TO. ALL THIS CUTTING THAT CONGRESS WANTS TO DO FROM PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP, WHY IS JOHN BOEHNER GOING TO GET...
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| 00:32:38 |
Kane, Paul - Correspondent
OF THE HOUSE IS THE HIGHEST PAID PURPOSEPERSON IN CONGRESS. IT IS CLOSE TO $230,000. WHAT NO ONE HAS ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS, WHETHER HE WILL TAKE THE RAISE...
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| 00:33:47 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
COUPLE OF YEARS IN CONGRESS WHERE EVERYTHING IS
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CALLER, -
UNFOUNDED, IT INVOLVES THE 100% DISABLED VETERAN. BECAUSE OF THAT, THE OF THE DAY AWARDED AN AMOUNT FOR THIS. INSURANCE PREMIUMS HAVE ALL BEEN REFUNDED...
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| 00:35:05 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
BETWEEN BEING UNDERFUNDED AND LEGALLY RIGHT TO PAY?
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CALLER, -
THE COURT RULED SOMETHING LEGAL BUT THEY ARE USING THE UNFUNDED THEORY. GUEST: I CANNOT SPEAK DIRECTLY TO HER CASE. THE BIGGEST ISSUE,
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Kane, Paul - Correspondent
IN TERMS OF UNFUNDED THAT WE WILL SEE IN THE WEEKS AHEAD IS THE UNFUNDED MANDATE THAT SO FREQUENTLY IS THE BANE OF MANY GOVERNORS WHERE CONGRESS PASSES...
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| 00:36:21 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CALLER: I HAVE A QUESTION ON SOCIAL SECURITY. I UNDERSTAND SOMETHING LIKE $800,000 A YEAR AND
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CALLER, -
ABOVE YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES, IS THAT CORRECT? HOST: I THINK WE LOST HIM. SIOUX CITY, IOWA.
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CALLER: I AM A LITTLE BIT PERTURBED THAT CONGRESS GETS A RAISE. BIG BUSINESSES GET A
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CALLER, -
RAISE. WHY ARE YOU DECLINING OUR SOCIAL SECURITY INCREASES WHEN WE HAVE PAID INTO IT FOR SO MANY YEARS? HOST: IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS COULD BE A BIG ISSUE...
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| 00:37:30 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN. IF REPUBLICANS VOTE NO ON THIS, IT COULD COME BACK TO HAUNT THEM. GUEST: IT IS A REAL CONCERN. THE CALLERS ARE DEFINITELY SHOWING...
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| 00:37:46 |
Kane, Paul - Correspondent
NOT KNOW THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE THE WILL RIGHT NOW TO PUSH SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT COULD CREATE A REAL BACKLASH AMONG LOW-INCOME ELDERLY, BACK TO A...
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| 00:38:17 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HEARING ON C-SPAN 3 AND C-SPAN RADIO. COMING UP NEXT, WE GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO TWO NEW MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. MIKE LEE OF UTAH IS HERE....
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Unidentified Speaker, -
COMMISSION SAYS IF CONGRESS HAS TO FACE UP TO RED INK PROBLEMS THAT THREATEN AMERICA'S PROPERFUTURE. HE AND ANNE LINTON SAID RECOMMENDED SHARP SPENDING...
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