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Weinstein, Kenneth R. - Chief Executive Officer
AUDIENCE HERE AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER TO TODAY'S EVENTS. -- AUDIENCE AT HOME WATCHING ON C-SPAN AND OUR VIEWERS AT HUDSON.ORG. WE -- WE ARE PLEASED...
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Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
THAT INTRODUCTION. HE REMINDED ME OF MY SMALL TOWN RICH. I WAS DRIVING ALONG LAMAR ALEXANDER PARKWAY. I STOPPED AT THE 7-ELEVEN TO GET A LITTLE SOMETHING...
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Q&A, -
THANK YOU, SENATOR, FOR THOUGH CHARACTERISTICALLY THOUGHTFUL YET BOLD REMARKS. I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS WHICH THE SENATOR HAS...
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| 00:32:16 |
Weinstein, Kenneth R. - Chief Executive Officer
OF INTRODUCING OUR MODERATOR, KATE -- KATE O'BEIRNE, PREVIOUSLY WASHINGTON EDITOR, SHE SPENT TIME AS A COMMENTATOR ON CNN AND FREQUENT GUEST ON "MEET...
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O'Beirne, Kate, -
PRESS." SHE'LL MODERATE THE PANEL AND FIELD QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. KATE? >> THANK YOU, KEN. VERY ENCOURAGING TO HEARING SUCH A TERRIFIC SPEECH...
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| 00:36:19 |
DeMuth, Christopher - Senior Fellow
I TURN THE PROGRAM OVER TO CHRIS DEMUTH FOR HIS INITIAL REMARKS, THEN BILL SHAMBRA, BILL CRYSTAL AND CHECKER FINN. 6 >> REALIZING THE NEW PROMISE OF...
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| 00:50:46 |
Schambra, William A. - Director
ADDRESSED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, CHRIS. BILL SHAMBRA. >> THANK YOU FOR CALLING US TOGETHER AND ESPECIALLY THE HONOR OF BEING MENTIONED IN...
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| 00:59:56 |
Kristol, William - Publisher and Editor
BILL. >> THANK YOU. GOOD TO BE ON SUCH A FAIR AND BALANCED PANEL. I LIKE LAMAR'S STORY ABOUT THE YOUNG LADY IN TENNESSEE THINKING HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN...
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| 01:11:03 |
Finn, Chester E. Jr. - Senior Fellow and Chair
FUNDAMENTAL REFORM. >> BILL. THANK YOU. >> THE PROBLEM OF COMPREHENSIVE REFORM, LET'S TALK ABOUT EDUCATION. 15 YEARS AGO, WHEN WE WERE ED ITING THIS...
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O'Beirne, Kate, -
COME TETPIVENESS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CHESTER. THANK YOU ALL. LET ME MAYBE KICK OFF THIS DISCUSSION BEGINNING WITH SENATOR ALEXANDER'S REMARKS,...
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| 01:25:34 |
Finn, Chester E. Jr. - Senior Fellow and Chair
FEDERAL SOLUTION? >> SURE. SAFE SCHOOLS. ENSURING CHILDREN'S SAFETY IN SCHOOLS CANNOT BE MANDATED OR MANAGED FROM WASHINGTON. THE ONLY USEFUL THING...
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| 01:27:37 |
DeMuth, Christopher - Senior Fellow
A TWIST ON YOUR VARIOUS COMMENTS ON REGULATING FOOD CONSUMPTION IS OBESITY. WHAT WOULD SAY THAT OBESITY IS A SUBSTANTIAL NATIONAL PROBLEM. THE FEDERAL...
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| 01:28:22 |
Schambra, William A. - Director
I THINK THAT IS WHERE IT COMES FROM. THERE ARE ANY NUMBER OF SMALL GROUPS IN AMERICA WHO ARE DEALING WITH THESE PROBLEMS IN AN ADEQUATE FASHION. PART...
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| 01:30:41 |
Kristol, William - Publisher and Editor
THAT. >> CONSERVATIVES SHOULD NOT JUST SAY THAT THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO DO CERTAIN GOOD THINGS. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT...
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| 01:35:40 |
O'Beirne, Kate, -
THAT IS WHAT CONSERVATIVES HAVE TO THINK THROUGH. >> I DO NOT DISAGREE AT ALL. THE FISCAL CRISIS DOES PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY. BUT WHEN IT BECOMES...
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| 01:36:54 |
Q&A, -
AS A GOOD CONSERVATIVE, I SAY GET THEM BACK IN THE BEDROOM WHERE THEY BELONG. [LAUGHTER] WE ARE READY TO TAKE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. WE HAVE TIME...
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| 01:40:04 |
Kristol, William - Publisher and Editor
I TAKE THE POINT TO A DEGREE. BIG GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN GOING FOR 30 TO 70 YEARS. WHEN I CAME HERE TO WORK FOR BILL BENNETT IN 1985 I WAS SORT...
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| 01:42:52 |
DeMuth, Christopher - Senior Fellow
IT'S DEPLOYMENT IS A 10-YEAR PROGRAM. ONCE IT IS DEPLOYED, PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS WILL BE FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED. THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING TO A MUCH...
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| 01:43:22 |
Schambra, William A. - Director
POINT TO CERTAIN PROGRAMS LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE THAT CONSERVATIVES SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND AMMUNITION ATTACKING OVER THE YEARS. THE AMERICAN...
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| 01:45:24 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
FOR HIS CLOSING REMARKS. >> I WANT TO ASK YOU TO GIVE THE PANEL A HAND FOR COMING TODAY AND FOR THEIR REMARKS. [APPLAUSE] YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH A BIG...
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| 01:51:14 |
End, -
COMPREHENSIVE ATTITUDE MIGHT BE THE LATTER, BUT IF YOU WANT TO END TWO OR THREE YEARS WITH A RESULT IT WILL BE THE FORMER. THIS HAS BEEN A FASCINATING...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.