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CLIFF. THERE IS SOME NEW INFORMATION OUT THERE. IT SAYS, YOUR LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE TO SOLVE THE FISCAL PROBLEMS IS NOT VERY GOOD. IS A LOT LESS THAN...
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DECISION HAS TO DO WITH THEIR TAXES. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, A MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUTS VERSANT -- SET TO EXPIRE. IF CONGRESS DOES NOTHING, EVERY FAMILY...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
THE OTHER SIDE IN A MOMENT. YOUR LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE ON THE FISCAL CLIFF. HERE IS SENATOR HATCH . [VIDEO CLIP] >> THE PRESIDENT
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SAYS HE WAS A BALANCED APPROACH FOR THE CRISIS. WHAT HE APPROACHED WAS A CLASSIC BAIT AND SWITCH ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. A TAX INCREASE THAT DOUBLES...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
MORE FROM THE LEADERS ON THE OTHER SUNDAY SHOWS. A PREVIEW OF CLOSE TO COME. THEY ARE EXPECTING SOMETHING MORE SHORT-TERM RATHER THAN COMPREHENSIVE....
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MORNING. I AM ALSO A NAVY VETERAN AS WELL. I AM CONCERN THAT THE PRESIDENT IS NOT PROPOSING ANY CUTS. HE IS NOT TELLING US WHAT HE WANTS TO CUT. WHAT...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
IN BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE SETTING IT IS NOT REPUBLICANS PUTTING DETAILS FORWARD. CALLER: PAUL RYAN PUT A
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LOT OF DETAILS FORWARD IN TERMS OF WHAT HE WANTED MITT ROMNEY TO DO. I DO NOT THINK IT IS UNNECESSARILY A BAD THING TO REJIGGER THE PROGRAM WILL NOT...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
IN MINNEAPOLIS. WHAT IS YOUR LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE? >>CALLER:
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME THING FOR MANY YEARS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE GOTTEN TO A FISCAL CLIFF. WE ARE ALWAYS, EVERY 20 YEARS...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
BIT ABOUT WHAT HE WRITES IN CQ. LET'S HEAR FROM HERBERT FROM VIRGINIA. CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT I SEE HERE IS, I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN WHAT WILL HAPPEN. IF I LISTEN TO SENATOR HARKIN IS TODAY IS HE WANTED...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
FROM MASSACHUSETTS ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: I THINK WE SHOULD
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JUST GO OVER IT. THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN GOING DOWNHILL FOR MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. THIS IS ALMOST LIKE A DRUG ADDICT. WE SPEND AND SPEND AND SPEND. THE...
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THE OTHER SIDE THE VIA TWITTER. MIKE IS ON THE LINE AND FROM SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND. CALLER:
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HOW ARE YOU? THIS PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS BEEN THE MOST MICROMANAGED PRESIDENT OUT OF THE 44 PRESIDENTS. THE REPUBLICANS HAVE SAID NO TO EVERYTHING....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
MOVE ON TO NINA IN CALIFORNIA. CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING. HOST: WHAT IS
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Orgel, Paul - Host
YOUR LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE? CALLER: SOMEWHERE AROUND 0%
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TO 2%. I AM 69 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE WATCHED A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN IN THIS COUNTRY. I AM TIRED OF HEARING SOCIAL SECURITY REFER TO AS AN ENTITLEMENT....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
THANK YOU FOR CALLING. HERE IS, FROM KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. -- TOM FROM KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. CALLER: MY CONFIDENCE
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IS PROBABLY ABOUT 30%. I THINK IT WOULD JUST PASS IT ON. MOST OF THIS IS SELF INFLICTED. WE HAVE THIS BIG ECONOMY. THE WORLD LOOKS AS -- LOOKS AT US...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
YOU FOR CALLING. BACK TO TWITTER. WE HAVE LINDA FROM SOUTH CAROLINA ON THE DEMOCRATS' LINE. HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS YOUR LEVEL OF COMPACT -- CONFIDENCE?...
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10%. NEITHER SIDE IS GOING TO CHANGE THEIR OPINION. BACK TO THE ELECTION, I CANNOT REALLY SEE HOW -- I DO NOT THINK THEY GO AND VOTE THAT MUCH SPLIT....
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| 00:17:10 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
PASSAGES FROM THIS PIECE AND IT WILL GET BACK TO YOUR CALLS. MORE FROM THE PAGES OF "CQ" THIS MORNING. DAVID, YOU ARE ON THE AIR. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE...
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MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF. WE ARE $16 TRILLION IN DEBT. WE CONTINUE TO SPEND MONEY. MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE PUBLIC PENSIONS AND CALIFORNIA....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
TO TWITTER. WE HAVE GLORIA FROM MARYLAND ON THE LINE. YOUR LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE ON THE FISCAL CLIFF. CALLER: I AM GLAD I WAS ABLE
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TO GET THROUGH. I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS CALLER. I HAVE ABOUT 40% CONFIDENCE IN CONGRESS. I HAVE ABOUT 80% OF CONFIDENCE IN THE PRESIDENT. I JUST...
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| 00:22:02 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
LOOKING FOR A TUTORIAL ON THE FISCAL CLIFFS, THE PUT OUT THIS TODAY ON "THE WASHINGTON POST." THE FIRST DECLINE -- THE FIRST TO DEFINE THE FISCAL CLIFF....
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TAKING MY CALL. I HAVE A COUPLE OF POINTS. THE GOP CONTINUALLY ATTACKED OUR PRESIDENT DURING THE ELECTION ABOUT HIM CUTTING ENTITLEMENTS $738 BILLION...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
WHERE KEITH IS CALLING. WHAT IS YOUR LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IN WASHINGTON RIGHT NOW? >>CALLER:
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I DO NOT HAVE MUCH CONFIDENCE. HOW ARE WE OVER A CLIFF? HAVE WE NOT BEEN OVER A CLIFF FOR 10 YEARS? WE ARE ALREADY OVER THE CLIFF. WE SHOULD START LOOKING...
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SUFFICIENT AND DOWN PAYMENT TO CANCEL THE SEQUESTRATION CUTS AND CANCEL THE OTHER TAX MEASURES THAT MAY BE LEFT ON THE TABLE? >> I THINK IT WILL
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PUT US IN A POSITION OF COMING BACK IN JANUARY AND LOOKING AT DOING AWAY WITH A SEQUESTERED. THIS SEQUESTER MAKES NO SENSE. I NEVER VOTED FOR IT. I...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
HOST: 10:00 A.M. AND 6:00 EASTERN ON C-SPAN. ON FACEBOOK, JANET WRITES -- THEY ARE ALLUDING TO THE FOG. A VERY FOGGY MORNING HERE IN WASHINGTON. BARBARA,...
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ARE YOU, GOOD MORNING? HOST: HOW
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Orgel, Paul - Host
CONFIDENT ARE YOU? CALLER: I AM
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NOT CONFIDENT AT WELL. I AM 70, AND I AM WILLING TO GIVE UP SOME OF MY BENEFITS. EVEN THOUGH THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO THE REVENUE HE IS TRYING TO GET...
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| 00:31:03 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
MISSOURI ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: I
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WAS THINKING WHEN BILL CLINTON WAS THE PRESIDENT HE HAD A SURPLUS AND WE WERE PAYING OFF DEBT. AS SOON AS BUSH 43 CAME IN, HE MADE THE STATEMENT THAT...
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| 00:32:12 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
FROM ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. WHAT IS YOUR LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IN THE FOLKS ACROSS THE RIVER? CALLER: MY CONFIDENCE IN
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THE PRESIDENT IS ZERO. MY CONFIDENCE IN THE CONGRESS IS ABOUT 30% ON EACH SIDE. THERE IS NO COMPROMISE BEING MADE ON EITHER THE HOUSE OR THE SENATE...
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| 00:33:41 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
HOST: BACK TO TWITTER. HIKING TAXES ON AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL JOB CREATORS WOULD LEAVE THEM WITH LESS TO INVEST. BAD IDEA. THAT TO FACEBOOK. INSTEAD...
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LIKE THESE OTHER PEOPLE DO. LET US GO OVER THE CLIFF. THESE POLITICIANS MAKE ME LAUGH BECAUSE ABILITY DAYS A WEEK THEY ARE IN WASHINGTON. THE REST OF...
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| 00:35:37 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
OK. WE FUND THE STORY AT BLOOMBERG. HE KEEPS THE FREEZE AS A WEAPON TO CURB THE CLIFF. PLEASE PAYCHECK WITHHOLDINGS LEVELS. THEY HAVE THE POWER TO SET...
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TO COMPANIES IN OUR GOVERNMENT, WITH THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, VIRTUALLY NO CONFIDENCE AT ALL. HE IS A PERPETUAL CAMPAIGN THERE. HE DOES NOT DO HIS JOB IN...
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| 00:39:38 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
HOST: THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANOTHER STORY. THE U.S. IS STUMBLING TO KEEP ARMS FROM DAMASCUS. THEY HAVE FALTERED BECAUSE OF IRAQ'S RELUCTANCE TO INSPECT...
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MAJORITY OF PEOPLE VOTED AND CITED -- SIDED WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA. IF MITT ROMNEY WOULD HAVE ONE BANK, THEY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THEIR TAX BREAKS FOR --...
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| 00:42:49 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
HOST: THANK YOU. PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH WAS HOSPITALIZED. HE HAS A LINGERING COSTS RELATED TO BRONCHITIS, WHICH WILL LIKELY KEEP HIM THERE THROUGH...
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FOR TAKING MY CALL. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO MY CONFIDENCE LEVEL IN WASHINGTON. ACCOMPANIST LEVEL, FOR A LONG TIME, HAS BEEN PRETTY LOW. I JUST WATCHED...
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| 00:46:04 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
APPRECIATE ALL YOUR THOUGHTS FOR THESE LAST 45 MINUTES. PLENTY OF TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF ITEMS. WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO NEXT IS UP WITH PAUL...
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COMING UP WHEN C-SPAN REBROADCAST NETWORK TV TALK SHOWS. WE BEGIN WITH MEET THE PRESS. DAVID GREGORY WELCOMES TREASURY SECRETARY JIM GEITHNER AND DEMOCRATIC...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.