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Unidentified Speaker, -
IS REPUBLICAN TOM GRAVES FROM GEORGIA. WELCOME. GUEST: GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
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HOST, -
HOST: THE TRANSPORTATIONWHAT HAS TO HAPPEN WITH THE HIGHWAY BILL? GUEST: 11 NEW LINE GEEZ ARE INTERJECTED
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| 00:00:34 |
HOST, -
INTO THIS DEBATE-- A LOT OF NEW IDEAS ARE INJECTED INTO
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| 00:00:40 |
GUEST, -
THIS DEBATE. HOW DO WE FIND TRANSPORTATION/ ? IT IS ABOUT EMPOWERING THE STATE AND NOT SENDING ALL THE MONEY TO WASHINGTON AND LETTING IT BE DEALT OUT...
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| 00:01:11 |
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GUEST: GIVEN US A CHANCE TO GOVERN AND WE WILL CHANGE THE WAY THINGS ARE WORKING IN WASHINGTON. WE WILL SEND
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GUEST, -
THINGS BACK TO THE STATES. THERE WAS A TEMPORARY PROPOSAL IN THE 1950'S, A TEMPORARY TAX TO BUILD UP THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM. SINCE THAT THAT TAX HAS BALLOONED...
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| 00:02:59 |
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HOST: WOULD THAT BE DONE IN A BLOCK GRANT SYSTEM? GUEST: MORE OF A BLOCK GRANT.
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| 00:03:19 |
HOST, -
WITHOUT A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS.
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| 00:03:24 |
GUEST, -
A CHEAPER FOR SENSE IS COLLECTED AT THE PUMP -- 18.4 CENTS IS COLLECTED AT THE PUMP. WE WANT TO SAVE CONSUMERS AND TAX DOLLARS. WE WANT TO KEEP A LOWER....
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| 00:04:20 |
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GUEST: THAT IS EVERY STATE. I SAY LET THE STATES MAKE THESE DECISIONS.
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| 00:04:32 |
GUEST, -
THIS IS NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYING HOW TO SPEND YOUR MONEY. HOST: YOU ARE IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. WHAT TYPE OF RESPONSE?
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| 00:04:46 |
HOST, -
GUEST: WE HAVE 27 DONOR STATES LIKE GEORGIA. THEN YOU HAVE OTHERS THAT DO NOT LIKE
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| 00:04:56 |
GUEST, -
IT BECAUSE IT IS GIVING UP A POWER. THERE WILL BE RESISTANCE. HOST: A DISCUSSION FOR THE HIGHWAY BILL AND TAXES AND OTHER ISSUES. YOU CAN GIVE HIM A...
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| 00:05:15 |
HOST, -
ARE THE NUMBERS -- 202-737-0001 FOR REPUBLICANS. 202-737-0002 -- THIS FIRST CALL COMES FROM GEORGE FROM FLORIDA. GO AHEAD. CALLER: YES, SIR. I AGREE...
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CALLER, -
THERE. WE HAVE THE EXAMPLE WISCONSIN AND WHEN THE STATE BEGAN TO CONTROL FUNDS AND THINGS, THE STATE WAS ABLE TO LOWER TAXES. THEY DIDN'T LOWER THETMM,...
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| 00:07:11 |
GUEST, -
LOOK AT THE HIGHWAY BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED IN WASHINGTON. HOW MUCH OF THE HIGHWAY SPENDING GOES TO ROADS AND BRIDGES? ON AVERAGE, THE UPPER 30 PERCENTILE...
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| 00:08:33 |
HOST, -
MORE TIME FOR CLEVELAND. WAYDAVID ON ARE INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: YES. HELLO? THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL.
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CALLER, -
I WAS BORN IN GEORGIA AND BORN AND BRED THERE. WHAT -- I STILL HAVE RELATIVES THERE. I GO BACK THERE. YOU STILL HAVE DIRT ROADS RUNNING ALL THROUGH THE...
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| 00:09:36 |
GUEST, -
AND HOW THEY ARE BUILT AND LOCAL ROADS IS WHEN YOU GO TO THE GAS PUMP AND YOU SEE THAT PRICE, EMBEDDED IN THE PRICE ARE A LOT OF TAXES. THE STATE AND...
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| 00:11:19 |
HOST, -
THE SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN KENT CONRAD. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT? GUEST: I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS TAX. IT MEANS IN SOME WAY THE GOVERNMENT IS...
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| 00:11:36 |
GUEST, -
AND THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT IN PLANTING SOME SORT OF DEVICE IN YOUR CAR AND TRACKING HOW FAR YOU GO. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE PAST THAT ...
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| 00:12:32 |
CALLER, -
I APPRECIATE C-SPAN TAKING MY CALL. THE LAST CALLER HIT IT IN A NUTSHELL. THE ROAD I LIVE IN WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FINISHED THREE YEARS AGO. IT IS...
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| 00:13:55 |
GUEST, -
WE TALK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION. WHAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED AND WILL WE SEE IN OUR AREAS AND RURAL PARTS OF GEORGIA IS THAT ROADS OFTENTIMES...
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| 00:15:24 |
CALLER, -
A TEA BAGGER. YOU PERSONALLY GOT A LOAN. YOU DID NOT PAY IT BACK. THE FDIC HAD TO PAY IT BACK. YOU BLAME PRESIDENT OBAMA. GEORGIA HAS THE MOST BANKS THAT...
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PROPERLY -- APPROPRIATELY. GUEST: I APPRECIATE THAT. THERE IS DIVISIBLE AS. -- TO
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| 00:16:30 |
GUEST, -
VISIT THIDIVISIVENESS. THE LAST THING WE DO IS POINT FINGERS AND BLAME AND ACCUSE OTHERS OF THINGS. WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AS AMERICANS AND PUSH FORWARD...
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| 00:17:39 |
CALLER, -
I HAVE LIVED IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A PRETTY LONG TIME. I WONDER IF YOU BELIEVE IF IT TAKES MORE MONEY TO MAINTAIN THE...
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| 00:18:16 |
GUEST, -
THEIR TAX DOLLARS AND NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO SPEND IT IN CERTAIN WAYS. THAT IS A GREAT POINT AS TO WHY THE CONCEPT WE'RE PROPOSING, EMPOWER THE STATES TO...
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| 00:18:50 |
GUEST, -
GETTING MORE THAN THEY SEND IN, THEY ARE STILL SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY AND SPINNING THEIR WHEELS. IT IS TAKING LONGER AND LONGER FOR PROJECTS TO GET...
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| 00:19:52 |
CALLER, -
YEARS. WHEN THEY DO THE ROADS, THEY TAKE TOO LONG AND USE TOO MANY PEOPLE. IN UTAH, WEHREHERE I VISITED, THEY'RE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WITH THEIR FUNDS...
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HOST, -
THAT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHY ALLOWING EACH STATE TO DETERMINE THEIR FUTURE. IF IT IS GOING WELL, PEOPLE WILL BE GOING TO THAT STATE. IF PEOPLE ARE MAKING...
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| 00:21:58 |
HOST, -
CALLER: WHAT BENEFIT WILL LEAD TO IF YOU THINK IN TERMS - GETTING READY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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| 00:22:07 |
CALLER, -
WILL BE BEST FOR THE COUNTRY. IT SOUNDS LIKE HE WANTS TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND PUT IT ALL BACK ON THE BACKS OF THE STATES. IF WE TAKE THE BURDEN...
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GUEST, -
I GUESS SHE INITIATED HER CALL WITH TRANSPORTATION. THE STATES DO SO MANY GREAT THINGS AND THEY DO THEM RIGHT. AND NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRIES ITS...
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| 00:25:14 |
CALLER, -
BACON APPROPRIATION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE SEN MONEY -- PICKED AN APPROPRIATION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE SEND THE MONEY....
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| 00:25:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IT GOES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE SPENT ON HIGHWAY-RELATED PURPOSES. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS NOT ALL GOING TO TRANSPORTATION OR HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES....
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| 00:26:53 |
HOST, -
THE WHAT THEY DO WITH SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF ORGANIZATIONS CREATED UNDER DODD-FRANK. IT SAYS -- ARE THERE CATS WITHIN THESE BILLS THAT DEAL WITH THE FINANCIAL...
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| 00:27:36 |
GUEST, -
PROOFREADING A DIFFERENT NUMBER. THAT IS PART OF THE DEBATE. THE BUDGET THAT HE PROPOSED TO THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE'S HAS CONTINUED THE DEFICIT AND DEBT...
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| 00:28:52 |
HOST, -
OVERSIGHT OVER SOME OF THESE AREAS.
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| 00:28:55 |
GUEST, -
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO REGAIN. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OVERSIGHT WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE -- A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OVERSIGHT....
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| 00:30:00 |
HOST, -
JACK, REPUBLICAN LINE UP NEXT. CALLER: THIS IS JACK RYAN IN YOUR DISTRICT. -- THIS IS JACK. I AM IN YOUR DISTRICT. THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN CALLING
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| 00:30:15 |
CALLER, -
IN DOWNGRADING YOU THE WAY THEY ARE, THEY DO NOT KNOW YOU. ANYWAY, MY QUESTION IS, DOES ANY OF THESE MONEYS GOING -- THAT ARE COMING BACK TO THE STATE,...
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| 00:30:58 |
GUEST, -
GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND I CAN REMEMBER COMMISSIONERS AND MARES IN JOINING WITH ME IN MY STATE HOUSE DISTRICT AND...
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| 00:32:06 |
CALLER, -
AGO, THERE WAS A BILL BEFORE CONGRESS TO USE SHREDDED TIRES TO MIX WITH ASPHALT FOR BUILDING THE ROADS. STUDIES HAVE PROVEN THAT IT WILL MAKE THE ROADS...
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| 00:33:32 |
GUEST, -
RIGHT. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HAVING A DIALOGUE. WE HAVE GOT TO BE CAREFUL OF ALL OF IT. MYSELF INCLUDED. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF THE TONE OF...
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| 00:34:14 |
HOST, -
WHAT WOULD CUTS IN SUBSIDIES MEAN FOR YOUR STATE AND YOU BELIEVE IN THEM? GUEST: IT IS ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE WE WILL START SEEING BOLD REFORMS PROPOSED....
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| 00:34:33 |
GUEST, -
AHEAD AS A NATION WHEN WE ARE SUBSIDIZING SO MUCH? IT COVERS THE GAMUT. THERE ARE A LOT OF SUBSIDIES ALL ACROSS THE NATION, WHETHER IT IS IN THE FARM...
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| 00:36:03 |
CALLER, -
TO A HOT LANE, A TOLL LANE. YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE GEORGIA PEACH PASS. IT HAS CONGESTED AND THE HIGHWAYS AND CAUSE PEOPLE TO PAY TO GET PAST THE CONSTRUCTED...
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| 00:36:47 |
GUEST, -
IT IS ONE THAT WAS -- A DECISION WAS MADE BY THE STATE OF DORDRECHT TO PUT IT THERE ON -- THE STATE OF GEORGIA TO PUT IT THERE ON INTERSTATE 85. I HAVE...
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| 00:38:08 |
HOST, -
LOCALLY, THAT IS CLEARLY STATE GOVERNMENT ROLE. GEORGIA HAS HAD A BIG DEBATE ABOUT IT. THAT IS SOMETHING
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| 00:38:18 |
GUEST, -
THAT -- YOU HAVE MASS TRANSIT THAT GOES MULTI-STATE. THAT IS CERTAINLY DIFFERENT. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRING STATES TO SPEND MONEY...
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| 00:39:37 |
HOST, -
CALLER: GIVE ME A FAVOR. TELL ME WHAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY -- THEY WANT TO ELIMINATE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. OK? GUEST: [LAUGHTER] I WOULD NOT SAY...
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| 00:39:54 |
GUEST, -
ELIMINATE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THERE IS A CONSTITUTION THAT DEFINES THE PROPER ROLE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THAT IS WHAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S...
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| 00:40:48 |
HOST, -
I REMEMBER THE 50'S AND A 40'S.
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| 00:40:51 |
CALLER, -
WHEN THE STATES TOOK CARE OF THEIR OWN ROADS, THEY SPEND THE MONEY ON EVERYTHING EXCEPT ON THE ROADS. THE ROADS DID NOT GET FIXED AT THE TIME. THAT IS...
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| 00:42:16 |
GUEST, -
OFFICE, THERE HAVE BEEN BY A TRILLION DOLLARS OF NEW DEBT ADDED TO OUR NATION. A LOT OF THAT WAS IN STIMULUS SPENDING AND OTHER AREAS. 5 TRILLION DOLLARS....
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| 00:44:31 |
HOST, -
AND HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE WITH OUR GUESTS CATHERINE GALLAGHER. WE WILL HAVE THE DISCUSSION AFTER THIS UPDATE. >> JOBLESS NUMBERS IN THIS...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
BENEFITS DROPPED BY 12,000 TO 377,000. THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE FORECAST. FUND-RAISING MEMBERS IN THIS MORNING FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS PARTY -- TOGETHER,...
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