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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
EDITOR IN CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE MAGAZINE, LOOKING AT SEQUESTRATION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HOW WAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BEING VERY PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. BUT THERE HAVE TO BEEN A PROCESS OF LOOKING AT WHAT THINGS WILL BE CUT....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: HERE'S THE HEADLINE -- WHY? GUEST: THE
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
WAY THEY SAY THIS IS THEY DON'T WANT TO SEQUESTER THEMSELVES. THAT IS THEY DON'T WANT TO GO PUBLIC WITH WHAT AREAS MIGHT BE CUT, BECAUSE THAT COULD HAVE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CONGRESS THAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING THEM WHAT COULD BE CUT? GUEST: I DON'T THINK
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THAT'S NECESSARILY OK WITH CONGRESS, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THEY HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OVER. HOST: THERE ARE NO
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
LAWS, NOTHING FROM PASS NEGOTIATIONS THAT SAY THEY HAVE TO SAY WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO? GUEST: IN SEPTEMBER
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THEY DID HAVE TO ISSUE A REPORT ON WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE, BUT THE WHITE HOUSE SIMPLY PRODUCED A DOCUMENT THAT SAYS HERE IS A WHOLE RANGE OF PROGRAMS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CHARGE OF OVERSEEING ALL THESE POSSIBLE CUTS? GUEST: THE OFFICE OF
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AT THE WHITE HOUSE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE OVERALL CONTROL POLL FOR THE FEDERAL BUDGET AND HOW IT IS ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED, HOW THE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE OMB SAYING ABOUT SEQUESTRATION? GUEST: WHAT THEY'RE
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
SAYING FIRST AND FOREMOST IS IT IS TO BE AVOIDED AT ALL COST, THAT THEY WOULD PREFER THIS NOT BE IMPLEMENTED. AND IT IS NOBODY'S IDEA OF A GOOD POLICY...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FOR GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVES HAVE WRITTEN IN THIS PIECE -- GUEST: YES, FOR NOW,
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE SAYING. BY THE WAY, THOSE ARE NATIONAL JOURNAL MATERIALS. THEY DO GREAT WORK. HOST: AND THEY GET
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
PUBLISHED IN "GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE." GUEST: WHAT
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THEY ARE SAYING PUBLICLY TO NEW SPENDING IS NORMAL, BECAUSE WE ARE INTO THE FISCAL YEAR ALREADY, FISCAL 2013, AND THE SEQUESTER, EVEN IF IT GOES INTO...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
MEAN WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA AT ONE OF THE DEBATES SAID SEQUESTRATION IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN? GUEST: IT MEANT MOSTLY
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THAN HE DID NOT WANT IT TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE THE WHITE HOUSE WAS VERY QUICK TO WALK THAT BACK THE NEXT DAY IT IS TO SAY THAT'S WHAT HE MEANT, THAT IT'S...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, WHAT IS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AND WHAT IS SAFE IF SEQUESTRATION HAPPENS? GUEST: AGAIN, IT IS A CUT
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
IN DISCRETIONARY SPENDING THAT GOES ACROSS THE BOARD, ROUGHLY 9.4% ON THE MILITARY SIDE, 8.2% ON A CIVILIAN. THERE ARE CERTAIN KINGS THAT ARE EXEMPTED,...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HIRING FREEZE? GUEST:
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THAT COULD VERY WELL HAPPEN. A HIRING FREEZE AND A SLOWDOWN IN PROMOTIONS WOULD BE TWO THINGS THAT WOULD HAPPEN PROBABLY RELATIVELY QUICKLY IN THE EVENT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
TRICARE, THE HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL, THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED. GUEST: THAT WOULD BE
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
SUBJECT TO THE SAME 9.4% ACROSS-THE-BOARD CUT AS THE REST OF DEFENSE. TRICARE FOR LIFE, WHICH AFFECTS MILITARY RETIREES, THAT IS EXEMPTED. IT DOES NOT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
DOES TRICARE WORK RIGHT NOW? GUEST: TRICARE
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
IS THE MILITARY'S BROAD HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM, THE SAME AS THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, OR SIMILAR TO THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM ON THE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WITH GETTING PHONE CALLS. INDEPENDENT CALLER FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MARC. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY. WITH RESPECT TO SEQUESTRATION, I JUST LEARNED ABOUT IT THIS MORNING, I GUESS IT IS A LOT LIKE WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR,...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
CERTAINLY IS AN ARGUMENT THAT THERE ARE AREAS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET THAT COULD BE CUT WITHOUT DRAMATIC IMPACT. ONE THING TO REMEMBER IF IT IS EVEN IF...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SHOW THIS HEADLINE IN "GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE --" -- WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER TOOLS AT THEIR DISPOSAL? GUEST: THE
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
IMPACT OF THE SEQUESTERED DOES NOT NECESSARILY ALL TAKE PLACE AT ONCE. IT IS SPREAD OUT OVER THE FISCAL YEAR. IT DOES NOT MEAN THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
PIECE --
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
GUEST: YES. HOST: KEN, DEMOCRATIC
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CALLER IN OHIO. CALLER: THIS PROBLEM COULD
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CALLER, -
BE SOLVED VERY EASILY IF THE PRESIDENT WOULD BE A STRONG ENOUGH LEADER. NOBODY CAN GET THEIR WORK DONE FROM TUESDAY TO THERE'S A. BACON STARTED MONDAY...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
IS WORK TO BE DONE. IT IS A MATTER OF BOTH SIDES SITTING DOWN HAMMERING OUT THE DETAILS IN AGREEMENT TO AVOID THIS, WHICH HAS BEEN THE IDEA ALL ALONG,...
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GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HAVE TO PAY A SHARE ON PREMIUMS? GUEST: 70% IS PAID BY
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THEM ALREADY APPEARED THERE ARE PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE THAT WOULD SHIFT THAT BALANCE AND REQUIRE THE EMPLOYEES PERHAPS PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE PREMIUMS,...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
TWITTER -- LET ME SHOW OUR VIEWERS THIS HEADLINE IN THE WASHINGTON POST. ARE THEY TAKING A LOOK AT WEAPONS SYSTEMS AS A POSSIBLE AREA TO CUT?
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
GUEST: ABSOLUTELY. THEY ALREADY HAVE PROPOSED AND PLANNED FOR MAJOR CUTS IN WEAPONS SYSTEMS SPENDING OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THAT IS WHAT THE MILITARY'S...
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CUT MORE FROM THAT AREA? GUEST: THE
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
POSITION IS IF THEY CUT FURTHER AS DEEPLY AS THEY TALK ABOUT IT WOULD HAVE A SERIOUS EFFECT ON MILITARY READINESS AND OUR ABILITY TO DO THE THINGS WE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE PENTAGON CUT IF SEQUESTRATION HAPPEN? GUEST: 9.4% CUT, SO IT IS
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
ON THE ORDER OF $500 BILLION A LITTLE BIT MORE. ABOUT HALF OVER ALL, OVER 10- YEAR CUTS IN SPENDING. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT CUT. HOST: GOING BACK
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
TO WHAT WE STARTED WITH, THEY HAVE NOT SAID SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT OR BAY -- HAVE GIVEN THE PUBLIC SOME IDEA? GUEST: THEY SAID, FIRST...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
ALL, BUT WOULD BE ALMOST, BUT -- UNAVOIDABLE TO HAVE FURLOUGHS. CERTAINLY CONTRACTS SPENDING WOULD BE CUT. THE PRESIDENT HAD AN OPTION TO EXEMPT TROOPS,...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
NORTH CAROLINA. REPUBLICAN CALLER. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO AGREE -- IN A SENSE THAT WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT -- THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN. BUT WE ALREADY HAVE THE TOOLS IN PLACE. WE...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
CASE CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION ARE AGAIN WAITING FOR THE LAST MINUTE TO GET ANY KIND IN -- DEAL IN PLACE IF IN FACT A GOOD DEAL IN PLACE. THERE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
NEW YORK, INDEPENDENT CALLER. CALLER: I HAVE AN
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IDEA FOR STRAIGHTENING OUT THINGS ARE GOING ON WITH THE ECONOMY AND SOME -- EVERYTHING ELSE. WE HAVE TO SEPARATE OUR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES -- STATE, FEDERAL,...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE NUMBERS FROM? CALLER: BECAUSE, IF WE
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TAKE THE WAR THAT WE HAVE NOW, $104 BILLION, AND WE PUT IT INTO MORTGAGES AT 6% INTEREST RATE THEY WOULD COME OUT TO 70 -- $17,000 A YEAR. 20 MILLION...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
A WHOLE RANGE OF PROPOSALS LIKE THIS ON THE TABLE, TO SHIFT MONEY AROUND, ESPECIALLY MONEY THAT HAS NOT BEEN SPENT IN THE LAST DECADE ON THE WARS. THERE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, REPUBLICAN. GO AHEAD, LAURA PERRY -- LAURA. CALLER: FIRST OF
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CALLER, -
ALL, IF $1.20 TRILLION, RIGHT, IT IS OVER 10 YEARS. IS THAT A REAL CUT OR IS IT A CUT IN THE PROJECTED INCREASE? GUEST: IT IS A
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
CUT IN THE BASELINE, SO THE PROJECTED INCREASE. A VERY GOOD POINT. IN ONE YEAR, 2009, WE INCREASED SPENDING BY ALMOST $1 TRILLION. IT WAS NOT JUST...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
A SCHOOL OF THOUGHT ALONG THESE LINES SAYING MAYBE IT IS NOT THAT HUGE AND LEVEL OF CUTS. THE PEOPLE IN THE AGENCIES WILL TELL YOU IT WOULD HAVE AN IMMEDIATE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ARE HER CALCULATIONS RIGHT? $60 BILLION A YEAR? GUEST: I THINK IT
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
IS RIGHT BUT DON'T HOLD ME TO IT.
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: A VIEWER ON TWITTER -- CAN THAT BE APPLIED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? GUEST: THERE ARE
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
SOME CASES IT IS TRUE. FEDERAL AGENCIES TO NOT HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF DISCRETION ON EXACTLY HOW THE SPEND THEIR MONEY. THERE MAY BE THINGS SOME GROUP OR...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ARIZONA. CALLER: I AM IN A FIRM BELIEF
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CALLER, -
WE ARE SITTING AT A HUGE OPPORTUNITY. SEQUESTRATION SHOULD JUST GO INTO EFFECT, AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET SOME TRUE TAX REFORM OUT OF IT. CALLER: I...
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ACTUALLY -- HOST: HEIDI, I WILL
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
COME TO YOU NEXT. GUEST: THERE IS A SCHOOL
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
OF THOUGHT IS THE SETTING THIS MAY BE A PERFECTLY FINE WAY GOING ABOUT GETTING THE KIND OF CUTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. IF YOU WOULD ALLOW THE FISCAL...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ARE ON THE AIR. SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS -- HEIDI, YOU ARE ON THE AIR. CALLER: I
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CALLER, -
WOULD LIKE TO SEE BOTH PARTIES SAID DOWN AND WORK THINGS OUT, BUT YOU NEED TO DEFINITELY -- YOU KNOW, BASICALLY SIT-DOWN, WORKING OUT. THE NEED TO BE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SHOOP? GUEST: THERE
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
IS DEFINITELY MOVEMENT IN THAT DIRECTION. THOSE WHO WANT CONGRESS AND WHITE HOUSE TO SIT DOWN AND WORK AT THE WORK OUT A DEAL, THERE HAS BEEN SOME INDICATION...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: WHO ARE THE PLAYERS TALKING OVER A THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY BREAK WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN WASHINGTON? GUEST: I AM
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
NOT SURE THEY ARE TALKING -- BUT AS SOON AS THEY GO BACK, THE PRESIDENT AND PEOPLE AT OMB, JOHN BOEHNER ON THE HOUSE SIDE, AND HARRY REID, SENATE MAJORITY...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE SEQUESTRATION SIDE OF THE SO- CALLED FISCAL CLIFF TALKS AND THERE IS A TWEET THAT SAYS -- GUEST: IT IS DEFINITELY
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
NOT MEANINGLESS, THE FISCAL CLIFF. THERE IS GREAT MEANING IN WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH GOING OVER THAT CLIFF. AND CERTAINLY THERE ARE MAJOR, MAJOR CUTS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
GUEST: ABSOLUTELY. NOW, IT MAY NOT IMPACT JOBS IMMEDIATELY. FIRST OF ALL, IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE SEQUESTER TO GO INTO EFFECT AND IT IS NOT LIKE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ARE THE CURRENTLY UNDER A PAY FREEZE?
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
GUEST: YES, THEY ARE. UNDER A TWO-YEAR PAY FREEZE WHICH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 27, 2013 DURING PRESIDENT OBAMA PROPOSED A 0.5% INCREASE FOR 2013...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
BOBBY IN ALABAMA, DEMOCRATIC CALLER. CALLER: I JUST TURN THE TV
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CALLER, -
ON -- TALKING ABOUT THE POST OFFICE, AND THIS MAY HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP BUT I DON'T KNOW. THE REASON THE POST OFFICE IS IN BAD SHAPE FINANCIALLY, DURING...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
OF A SEPARATE ISSUE BUT IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE POSTAL SERVICE IS IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY. $16 MILLION LOSS THIS YEAR. AND A MAJOR PART OF THE PROBLEM,...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FOR YOU ON TWITTER. WHY WOULD NEGOTIATED CUTS HAVE LESS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON GROWTH THAN CUTS MANDATED BY THE FISCAL CLIFF? GUEST:
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THE SHORT ANSWER IS BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT BE THIS MEAT AX ACROSS THE BOARD CUT, BUT IT MAY BE THE SAME LEVEL OF CUTS, AND THAT MIGHT BE OK IN TERMS OF...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
REPUBLICAN CALLER. YOU ARE ON THE AIR. CALLER: I THINK THE PROBLEM
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CALLER, -
WE FACE WITH THE FISCAL CLIFF, WE ELECT PEOPLE TO OFFICE -- ONE PARTY MAKES A PLEDGE WITH A MAN AND NOT THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THEM IN OFFICE. AND THEN THE...
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| 00:29:20 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
YOU ARE REFERRING TO IS FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES" -- SEEKING WAYS TO RAISE TAXES WHILE LEAVING TAX RATES AS IS. THOSE WITH THE NOT TO RAISE TO THE --...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
GUEST: I WANT TO CLOSE TAX LOOPHOLES AS A WAY OF GENERATING REVENUE WITHOUT INCREASING RATES. HOST: MICHAEL
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FROM OIL INCOME INDEPENDENT CALLER. KOHENCALLER: THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TWO THINGS. I HAVE WATCHED C-SPAN FOR YEARS. PRESIDENT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WERE READING THE PAPER THIS MORNING, THE HEADLINES IN SOME OF THE PAPERS ABOUT POSSIBLE CONTENDERS FOR 2016. BUT GO TO TWITTER. ANOTHER TWEET FOR YOU....
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THAT COULD CERTAINLY FACTOR IN BUT IT IS NOT NECESSARILY I THINK THE WHOLE PICTURE. I THINK THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEQUESTER CUTS IS THERE IS JUST LIMITED...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE LACK OF INFORMATION FROM ALL WHEN THE AND THE WHITE HOUSE AND AGENCIES, HOW IS IT IN PAC -- LACK OF INFORMATION FROM OMB AND THE WHITE HOUSE, HOW...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
GUEST: THEY ARE WORKING OVERTIME TO PROTECT THEIR PROGRAMS, LIKE THEY ALWAYS ARE. AND EVERY ASPECT OF THIS HAVE PEOPLE LOBBYING FOR IT AND AGAINST IT....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FOR DEMOCRATS, PHYLLIS IS JOINING US FROM NEW YORK. CALLER: I LOVE YOUR SHOW
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AND I WATCHED ALL THE TIME BARRY FINALLY GOT THROUGH. JUST COMMENTS THIS MORNING -- WHY DON'T WE KEEP AMERICA'S MONEY IN AMERICA. AND I WANTED TO HEAD...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
CERTAINLY AN AREA WHERE WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND THERE HAS BEEN MOVEMENT CERTAINLY SENT TO THE ELECTION. YOU MENTION FOREIGN AID, THAT IS A POPULAR...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: A VIEWER ON TWITTER -- GUEST: THERE
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
ARE DEFINITELY A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO FEEL THAT WAY, THAT FEDERAL SPENDING IS GOING UP AND WE ARE NOT GETTING THE KIND OF RESULTS IT WOULD LIKE TO GET FOR...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: NEW JERSEY. REPUBLICAN CALLER. CALLER: THANK YOU VERY
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CALLER, -
MUCH FOR TAKING MY CALL. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND -- TALKING ABOUT CUTTING BUDGETS AND THIS AND THAT, WHY DON'T THEY CUT THEIR OWN BUDGET? THE GOVERNMENT...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THING TO KNOW IS UNDER A SEQUESTER SCENARIO, PICK IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT POLITICIANS, FUNDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES WOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO SEQUESTER,...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
NO WORK, NO PAY, NO VACATION. TOM, INDEPENDENT CALLER. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: THANK YOU FOR
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CALLER, -
TAKING MY CALL. EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT CUTTING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE, WHICH US OLD PEOPLE PAID INTO BUT NOBODY TALKS ABOUT CUTTING WELFARE AND...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
AT THIS POINT EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE. REMEMBER, SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND THINGS LIKE FOOD STAMPS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE SEQUESTER, SO NEITHER...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
IS NO DEAL AND SEQUESTRATION HAPPENS, WHO MAKES THE FINAL CALL ON WHAT GETS CUT? GUEST: LIMITED CAPACITY
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
FOR AGENCY MANAGERS TO IMPLEMENT THE CUTS. IT IS WRITTEN INTO LAW THAT EVERY PROGRAM AND ACTIVITY IS AFFECTED EQUALLY BY THE CUTS. HOW EXACTLY GO INTO...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: A COUPLE MORE MINUTES LEFT WITH TOM SHOOP, TALKING ABOUT HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS PREPARING FOR SEQUESTRATION. LARRY, PARKVILLE, MARYLAND,...
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CALLER, -
I AM 68 -- I ALWAYS HEARD THAT POLITICS IS AN ART OF COMPROMISE. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ARTISTS IN WASHINGTON ANYMORE, IT SEEMS LIKE. HOST: WE HAVE TO...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
IT HERE -- WE ARE GETTING FEEDBACK. ON THE ISSUE OF COMPROMISING, IS THERE TALK ABOUT COMPROMISING? YEAH, I THINK THERE IS MORE POSSIBILITY CERTAINLY...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THINK THERE IS MORE POSSIBILITY -- WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A SYSTEM WHERE IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE TWO SIDES TO COMPROMISE BECAUSE THEY HAVE EGYPT -- POLITICIANS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
LAST FALL CALLED. MARK FROM TEXAS. REPUBLICAN. CALLER: TOM, ONE OF THE
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CALLER, -
THINGS SEQUESTRATION POINTS OUT THAT THE BANKRUPTCY, YOU MIGHT SAY, IN WASHINGTON, OF BEING ABLE TO REACH COMPROMISE. I RAN FOR CONGRESS FOR A SHORT...
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
THE KIND OF THING THAT WOULD BE A REAL GAME CHANGER IN TERMS OF THE WAY TAX REVENUE IS GENERATED AND APPORTIONED AMONG THE STATES. I THINK AT THIS POINT,...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
EDITOR IN CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE MAGAZINE. GUEST: MY PLEASURE, THANK
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Shoop, Tom - Vice President and Editor in Chief
YOU. HOST: COMING
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
UP NEXT RETURN TO THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE UNDER THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL -- SPENDING SEASON. THEY LOST $12 BILLION IN 2012 AND THERE ARE EFFORTS TO TRY TO...
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