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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. HOST: NOW JOINING US ON THE SET IS REPRESENTATIVE
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RANDY FORBES, A REPUBLICAN FROM VIRGINIA AND A MEMBER OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. I
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KNOW THAT YOU WERE IN OUR GREEN ROOM A FEW MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAME OUT HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LISTENED TO THE SHOW, ASKING OUR VIEWERS "FEDERAL SPENDING...
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
STRANGLING JOB CREATION AND WILL IMPACT OUR INTEREST RATES AND EVERYTHING ELSE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE KEY IS HOW WE MAKE THOSE. WE NEED TO DO THEM WITH...
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REGRET IT, BECAUSE I VOTED AGAINST IT IT. I TOLD EVERYONE AT THE TIME THIS IS WHERE IT WOULD PUT
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
US. IT WAS NOT A SMART THING FOR CONGRESS TO DO. THAT'S WHY I SUGGESTED THAT WE NOT OURSELVES IN THAT CORNER. HOST: WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE? GUEST:...
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ALTERNATIVES. ONE OF THEM HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
THEY PASSED A SERIES OF BILLS THAT LOCALWILL CURTAIL THE INCREASE IN SPENDING IN SOME AREAS BUT GIVE US TIME TO DO ANALYSIS TO SEE WHERE WE SHOULD, AND...
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Slen, Peter - Host
HERE'S THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE HAD A SEA CHANGE. USED TO BE THE WAY WE DID DEFENSE WAS WE WILL
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
LOOK AT OUR NATIONAL STRATEGY APPEARED THAT IS WHAT ARE THE TRIPS TO THE U.S.? -- WHAT ARE THE TRHREATS? THEN WE WOULD SAY WHAT RESOURCES DO WE NEED...
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FROM VIRGINIA, MEMBER OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. WE WILL GET TO CALLS AFTER I ASK YOU ABOUT THIS. THIS IS FROM THE NATIONAL JOURNAL THIS MORNING,...
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
AND WHERE ADMINISTRATION, TO COME IN. SOME FOLKS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE WANT THIS ISSUE MOVED DOWN THE ROAD FOR SIX MONTHS. THE PROBLEM IS IF...
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TO LAME-DUCK SESSION WHEN IT COMES TO THE TAX ISSUE AND SOME OTHER ISSUES CONGRESS FACES? AND WHY WOULD THAT AUTOMATICALLY START THE SEQUESTRATION PROCESS?...
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
OF THESE SYSTEMS, WITH NEWT ARE TALKING ABOUT SHIPS THAT ARE BEING BUILT OR MANPOWER, THOSE DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE ON AN EARLIER BASIS. -- WHETHER...
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THAT WANT TO DO THAT. HOST: WHAT
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
WOULD THAT DO TO THE LAME-DUCK SESSION? GUEST: THAT WOULD PUNT A LOT OF PAY STUBS FROM THE LAME-DUCK SESSION INSTEAD OF MAKING --
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Slen, Peter - Host
A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD BE LOOKING AND SAYING WE WILL DO THAT IN
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
JANUARY OR MARCH INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GET IT DONE. HOST: RANDY FORBES IS OUR GUEST. CLEVELAND, OHIO, KAREN IS ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER: THANKS FOR...
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WHEN YOU SAY WE NEED TO TALK MORE ABOUT
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CUTS AND SPEND MORE TIME TALKING ABOUT HOW IT'S GOING TO BE, THEN -- HOST: GO AHEAD, KAREN, WE ARE LISTENING. CALLER: WE TALKED IT TO
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DEATH BEFORE. WE ARE IN THIS POSITION BECAUSE YOU GUYS COULD NOT AGREE. NOBODY
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COULD COMPROMISE OR AGREE ON ANYTHING. THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE. ONE MORE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THAT THE WASTE AND ABUSE IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS,...
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Slen, Peter - Host
POINTS. WE DO NEED TO LOOK
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
AT FRAUD AND WASTE AND WE NEED TO CUT THAT OUT. WE HAVE FRAUD AND WASTE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. WE MADE SURE WE ARE AUDITING THE DEPARTMENT OF...
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DEPARTMENT. MOBILE, ALABAMA, YOU'RE ON WITH RANDY FORBES OF VIRGINIA. CALLER: THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING. I HAVE SPENT MANY YEARS IN THE MILITARY AND
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I AM MORE THAN JUST VAGUELY FAMILIAR WITH VARIOUS GRADES OF GASOLINE, DIESEL, CLEARING THE SSOPHISTICATED TYPES. WHY IS OUR NAVY PAYING $26 A GALLON...
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
MUCH AS $454 A GALLON FOR BIOFUELS. THE NAVY SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CREATE AN ARTIFICIAL MARKET FOR BIOFUELS. I THINK THE AIR FORCE HAD THE RIGHT...
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VIRGINIA BEACH AND NORFOLK UP TO
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
THE RICHMOND AREA. A DIVERSE AREA WITH MILITARY AND GREAT SUBURBAN AREAS AND MANUFACTURING AND FARM INTERESTS. HOST: C.T. ON OUR INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER:...
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DELIGHTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS QUESTION AND ANSWER MATTER. ONE
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OF YOUR INITIAL REMARKS WAS THAT WE NEED TO SPEND LESS. I FULLY AGREE WITH YOU. ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FOR WHOM I HAVE IMMENSE ADMIRATION AND...
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
TWO DIFFERENT EXTREMES. OTHER PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CREATE A NEW AGENCY EVERY TIME YOU TURN AROUND. MAYBE THERE IS A GREAT MIDDLE GROUND AND IT STARTS WITH...
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Slen, Peter - Host
IF YOU LOOK ACROSS THE
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
COUNTRY, THE NUMBER-ONE CONCERN FOR MOST AMERICANS TODAY IS THE ECONOMY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER-ONE CONCERN ABOUT THE ECONOMY, IT IS THE CREATION...
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WE ARE MONTHS AWAY FROM AN ARBITRARY BUDGET REDUCTION THAT WOULD SADDLE THE MILITARY WITH $1 TRILLION
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IN CUTS, BUT SHRINK OUR FORCE STRUCTURE AND IMPAIR OUR ABILITY TO DETER THREATS. DON'T BOTHER TRYING TO FIND A SERIES RATIONALE BEHIND THAT UNLESS THAT...
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GUEST: WELL, I DID NOT THINK THEY PASSED WITH THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF GOVERNOR ROMNEY.
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
I VOTED AGAINST SEQUESTRATION AND AGAINST THESE CUTS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE WRONG. THESE CUTS DID NOT JUST BEGAN WITH A SEQUESTRATION. HE HAD THE REBELLION...
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CALLER: HELLO. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. WE HAVE HEARD PROSPERITY
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THROUGH AUSTERITY. THE COMMERCE BEEN ARTICULATED WELL HOW THESE CUTS IN THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT WILL LEAD TO JOB LOSSES. A SECOND POINT ABOUT CITING THE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
MANNER. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE SENT THE NECESSARY PRIORITIES BEFORE WE
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
MAKE THESE CUTS. THE NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY IS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THIS COUNTRY. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO DEFEND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? AT SETTING...
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MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT END AUDITING A FEW MINUTES AGO.
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I AM AN CPA AND AN AUDITOR. I WAS READING A REPORT FROM MR. DAVID WALKER, THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT. HE MADE THE CASE THAT THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT IS SO OUT...
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
IS A STATUTE THAT REQUIRES THEM TO AUDIT THE BOOKS AND THAT AUDIT IS SUPPOSED TO ACCOMPANY THEIR BUDGET REQUEST EVERY YEAR. I HAVE BEEN ON THEM, SECRETARY...
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JOSEPH, ANOTHER TWEET. GUEST: I THINK IT IS DIFFICULT FOR SOME PEOPLE TO DO THAT. I THINK YOU FIND MORE MEMBERS WHO DELINEATE WHAT THE PLEDGE IS. SOME
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
BELIEVED THE PLEDGE WAS SIMPLY FOR ONE TERM AND OTHERS THINK IT IS FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THEY ARE IN CONGRESS. EACH MEMBER HAS TO ENTER THAT ABOUT WHETHER...
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HAVE NOT SUPPORTED TAX INCREASES.
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Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
I THINK AT THIS TIME WHEN WITH THE ECONOMY SHAKING, EVEN THE PRESIDENT ACKNOWLEDGED HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO RAISE TAXES DURING THIS TIME. BILL CLINTON...
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COMMITTEE. UP NEXT, CONGRESSMAN JIM HIMES, A MEMBER OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE AND WE WILL TALK WITH HIM FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES AFTER THIS NEWS...
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IN LONDON, INCLUDING THE CURRENT PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON. ANN ROMNEY'S HORSE IS COMPETING IN THE OLYMPICS. GOVERNOR ROMNEY SAID, "I HAVE TO TELL...
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