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Sarasin, Ronald A. - President
I WILL, I GUESS, BUT I WILL ALSO TAKE CREDIT FOR THE WEATHER WHICH IS NICE OUT THERE. I WAS ABLE TO HELP LIGHT THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE CAPITAL. IT...
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| 00:06:22 |
Shields, Mark - Syndicated Columnist
JUST MAKE TWO QUICK COMMENTS ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN WE JUST FINISH FINISHED. IT WAS A LONG CAMPAIGN. ESSENTIALLY, HUMORLESS CAMPAIGN. NEITHER MR. ROMNEY...
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| 00:09:03 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
THAT MATTER AS TO WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS? >> I THINK IT'S A BIG PART OF IT. YOU KNOW, JOHN BRO AND I LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH...
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| 00:11:53 |
Gray, William Herbert III - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
WOULD YOU ADD OR AMEND? >> I WOULDN'T ADD A THING TO IT. HE'S HIT THE NAIL. WHEN I CAME IN '79, A LITTLE BIT LATER, YOU GOT TO KNOW, NOT ONLY YOUR FELLOW...
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| 00:14:20 |
Shields, Mark - Syndicated Columnist
GO TO THE HEARING AND YOU ARE OUT. >> BOB LIVINGSTON, WOULD IT MAKE SENSE TO SAY 9:00 MONDAY MORNING, 6:00 FRIDAY NIGHT, WE ARE IN SESSION. MAKE SURE...
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Livingston, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
COME HERE? I MEAN DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? IF I'M LIVING ON MY COUCH IN MY OFFICE, I'M NOT GOING TO GET TO KNOW YOU? >> YOU ARE GOING TO FIND THERE'S...
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| 00:16:35 |
Breaux, John - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
THEM. >> JOHN? >> I THINK WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, TIP O'NEIL AND FDR, LIBERAL DEMOCRAT FROM CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. MR. REPUBLICAN, PEORIA, ILLINOIS....
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| 00:19:28 |
Byron, Beverly B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
BEVERLY BYRON. >> WE HAVE HEARD A LOT ALREADY. YOU TALKED ABOUT MAYBE COMING IN ON MONDAY AT NOON AT 9:00, NOON WOULD BE BETTER. WE USED TO, BILL GRAY...
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| 00:24:05 |
Shields, Mark - Syndicated Columnist
LIKE THE ONE YOU LEFT AND NO ONE WORSE THAN THE ONE YOU ARE AT. WE GET NOSTALGIC AT WE LOOK IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR. YOU TALK ABOUT TIP O'NEIL. THEY...
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| 00:24:57 |
Gray, William Herbert III - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
WHO REFLECT THAT CAUCUS AND ITS PREDISPOSITION MORE THAN JUST THE PARTY AS A WHOLE? >> I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. IF YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT AND TOO FRIENDLY...
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| 00:26:14 |
Breaux, John - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
LIKE IT IS TO DATE COMPARED TO 30 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS THERE. >> WHEN I WAS IN THE SENATE, WE HAD THE CENTRALIST COALITION. THE ROLE OF THE TWO LEADERS,...
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| 00:27:47 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
IT'S UNUSUAL. IF YOU TRIED THAT TODAY, THE LEADERSHIP ON BOTH SIDES WOULD SEVERELY PENALIZE YOU. >> ON OUR SIDE, TALKING TO JOHN OR SNOWE I WOULD MAKE...
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| 00:29:21 |
Livingston, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
YOU KNOW WHAT? WE GOT IT RESOLVED. >> I AGREE. THE PROBLEMS THAT YOU DESCRIBE ARE MANIFESTED SPADES IN THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW. JOHN BOEHNER IS THE SPEAKER...
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| 00:32:03 |
Gray, William Herbert III - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE OLD SYSTEM. IT PROVED ITSELF FOR 200 YEARS AND WILL PROVE IT AGAIN. >> THERE'S ONE THING THAT'S MISSING TODAY, COMPARED TO THE...
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| 00:32:56 |
Byron, Beverly B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
HERE, FIXED IN A POSITION AND BASICALLY SAID I'M NOT GOING TO COMPROMISE UNLESS BEVERLY IS GOING TO AGREE WITH ME. AND SHE'S NOT GOING TO. OKAY? >>...
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| 00:33:19 |
Gray, William Herbert III - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
SO I MIGHT WANT TO COMPROMISE A LITTLE BIT WITH YOU BUT THE MEDIA TODAY WILL TAR AND FEATHER ME AND -- >> THEY WILL TAKE OUT YOUR STATEMENT DURING THE...
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| 00:33:46 |
Byron, Beverly B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
THE WALL. THEY WOULD TRY TO WHIP ME AND SAY WHAT IS YOUR VOTE GOING TO BE ON THIS LEGISLATION. >> I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS WHIPPED. >> I WOULD SAY, I HAVEN'T...
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| 00:34:16 |
Breaux, John - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
TO RAISE $3 MILLION TO MY WAR CHEST. HE ONLY DID 1.2. >> I TELL YOU ANOTHER THING THAT'S CHANGED, I THINK, DRAMATICALLY THAT IS EVEN WITH ANY PARTY...
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| 00:35:12 |
Shields, Mark - Syndicated Columnist
NEVADA, DELAWARE, INDIANA, MISSOURI. OTHER THAN THAT, THE REPUBLICANS HAVE -- SO, I GUESS THE QUESTION BECOMES, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE HONOR COMPROMISE...
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| 00:36:10 |
Breaux, John - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
THE REPUBLICAN LIABILITY OF CARRYING THAT BAGGAGE WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM IN MASSACHUSETTS, WAS TOO MUCH FOR CONNIE. IS
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| 00:36:21 |
Livingston, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
THAT HAPPENING IN POLITICS? >> THEY ARE THE MOST ACTIVE IN THE PARTY. THEY TEND TO BE TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. THEY DON'T
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| 00:36:31 |
Gray, William Herbert III - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
WANT MODERATION. >> THEY BECOME THE ENEMY OF GOOD AND LOSE WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE WON WITH MORE MODERATE PEOPLE. >> LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE IN TERMS...
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| 00:37:55 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
THAT ABILITY TO SAY YOU CAN'T PASS LEGISLATION SIMPLY BY "D" VOTES OR "R" VOTES ARE GOING TO BE MEANINGFUL. >> A COUPLE STORIES. THE WHIP THING, I WAS...
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| 00:41:08 |
Breaux, John - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
NATURAL GAS AND OIL. IF THEY TAKE UP THE BILLS THAT CAN BE BIPARTISAN, GO THROUGH THE REGULAR PROCESS AND GET USED TO WORKING TOGETHER, IT WILL GET BACK...
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| 00:42:48 |
Livingston, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
IT MAY TAKE ANOTHER COUPLE ELECTIONS. GENERATIONAL CHANGES IN THE LEADERSHIP THAT HAVE TO OCCUR ON BOTH SIDES TO BREAK THE GRIDLOCK WE ARE IN RIGHT...
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| 00:43:42 |
Gray, William Herbert III - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
THEY DON'T VOTE FOR ANYTHING. >> SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE PROP REEAPROP YEA TOR. >> TO SOME DEGREE, I AGREE. BASICALLY BASICALLY, THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS WE HAVE...
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| 00:44:37 |
Shields, Mark - Syndicated Columnist
MISSISSIPPI THAN SOME GS-15 IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. >> CONSTITUTION SAYS THAT THE POWER OF THE PERSON LIES IN THE CONGRESS. THEY HAVE...
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| 00:46:34 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
COME OUT. RONALD REAGAN SAID IT, IF SOMEONE IS WITH US 80% OF THE TIME, HE'S OUR GOOD, LOYAL, TREASURED FRIEND. HE'S NOT OUR ENEMY. GO AHEAD. JOHN...
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| 00:47:50 |
Byron, Beverly B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
THE LEADERS OF THE SENATE AND WORK ON PEOPLE TO GET RESULTS. AFTER YOU DO THAT, HAVE THAT ATTITUDE, YOU BEGIN TO GET THINGS DONE. IN THE SENATE, IT'S...
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| 00:50:45 |
Shields, Mark - Syndicated Columnist
TO GO TO THE MEN'S ROOM. >> COGNAC WILL DO THE JOB. >> JUST BY WAY OF ILLUMINATION, PAT SCHROEDER AND TEFLON, HE SAID OF RONALD REAGAN, NOTHING SEEMED...
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| 00:51:53 |
Byron, Beverly B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
A CENTRAL QUESTION. THAT IS, WHEN YOU'VE GOT A 48-HOUR WORKWEEK AND YOU'VE GOT A GOVERNMENT THAT IS LARGE AND EXTENDING TO ALL FACETS OF OUR LIFE,...
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| 00:52:53 |
Breaux, John - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
KIND OF ISSUES YOU'RE HEARING DAY AFTER DAY ON THE TELEVISION. I HAVE A HUSBAND THAT WORE OUT THE MUTE BUTTON. I WAS SO GLAD THE ELECTION IS OVER. WE...
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| 00:54:42 |
Livingston, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
IS. IF YOU ONLY TALK TO YOURSELF, YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO HEAR ECHOS OF YOURSELF. YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE OTHER SIDE IS THINKING UNLESS...
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| 00:58:27 |
Gray, William Herbert III - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
WOULD TURN OVER TO SENATOR STEVENS AND WHISPER SOMETHING. STEVENS WOULD WHISPER BACK. STEVENS WOULD MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. THE CHAIRMAN SAYS NO. >>...
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| 01:02:54 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
THE STRATEGY OF POLITICS THAN IT IS ABOUT SUBSTANCE. THE MEDIA HAS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE MOST AMERICANS GET THEIR IMPRESSIONS ABOUT WHAT THE ISSUES...
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| 01:08:44 |
Q&A
IN LINE. YOU DON'T. IF THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO RUN IT, YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO GET THE COMPROMISE. THERE ARE GOING TO BE TIMES WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO NEED...
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| 01:09:01 |
Shields, Mark - Syndicated Columnist
IF IT'S UNSPOKEN, BUT IT'S THERE. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET COMPROMISE. >> LET'S TURN TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS, THE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE. WE HAVE THE MEANS...
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| 01:09:41 |
Breaux, John - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE? I CAN'T QUITE SEE HOW, BUT WE ARE MOVING INTO NEW MODES OF COMMUNICATION. I WONDER IF...
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| 01:11:10 |
Byron, Beverly B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
COMPETITION TO GET TO THE STORY AND BLAST THE STORIES OUT THERE. I THINK SOCIAL MEDIA HAS A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE. >> MARK'S GONE. MARK'S HISTORY....
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| 01:11:37 |
Gray, William Herbert III - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
WHAT YOU JUST TOLD US? >> THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLET. THE OBAMA FOLKS PICKED UP WHERE DEAN LEFT OFF. YOU GO BACK TO THE DEAN TRY FOR...
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| 01:12:03 |
Livingston, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
PEOPLE DID WAS PERFECT THAT. I THINK THAT HAD A BIG INFLUENCE ON THE UNDER 35 VOTE. NOW THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE TRUTH IS WHEN YOU...
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| 01:14:05 |
Gray, William Herbert III - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
POSITIONS. HE'S GOT TO PAY THE MONEY TO THE MEDIA SO THAT THEY WILL AMPLIFY HIS POLICIES AND BROADCAST TO THE COMMUNITY, TO THE STATE, TO THE NATION...
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| 01:14:49 |
Shields, Mark - Syndicated Columnist
A SOLUTION. MY SOLUTION IS THAT EVERY TELEVISION STATION OUGHT TO DONATE TIME TO THE NOMINEES A CERTAIN AMOUNT AND THEY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW THEY...
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| 01:17:31 |
Breaux, John - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
JOB ON TEACHING US ABOUT OUR GOVERNMENT IN CIVICS. MY CHILDREN IN FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEARNED THE CIVICS IN EIGHTH GRADE FROM THE PROJECT...
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| 01:18:42 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
IN CONGRESS HAS BEEN ELECTED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE. THEY CAN TELL THEM THAT WE DON'T LIKE YOU IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO UP THERE AND JUST BE SO...
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| 01:19:13 |
Byron, Beverly B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
THERE AND KICK PANTS AND TAKE NAMES. BUT I DO THINK, I FOUND OVER THE YEARS, AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU VOTE AGAINST YOUR CONSTITUENCY OFTEN ENOUGH, YOU CAN...
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| 01:21:22 |
Livingston, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
OUR PANELISTS, THE SUBJECT OF LOBBYISTS HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED YET. I WONDER WHETHER THE ROLE OF LOBBYIST HAS BEEN MAKING MATTERS WORSE OR WHETHER IT...
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| 01:24:05 |
Byron, Beverly B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
HERE, YOU'RE LOBBYING. EVERYBODY, EVERY ONE OF US HAS A SPECIAL INTEREST. WE'VE GOT 300 MILLION PLUS PEOPLE WITH 300 MILLION SPECIAL INTERESTS. ...
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| 01:25:20 |
Breaux, John - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
THE ISSUE. THEY WERE EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE, BENEFICIAL, SO BOB IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ON THE FACT THERE ARE SOME MEMBERS THAT SAY, I WILL NOT LET A...
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| 01:27:25 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
MAYBE ON THIS PARTICULAR INTEREST GROUP OR SPECIAL CAUSE THAT THEY FEEL VERY CLOSELY TIED TO. HE'LL MAKE ONE HECK OF A DIFFERENCE FOR THAT CAMPAIGN....
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| 01:29:36 |
Sarasin, Ronald A. - President
THAILAND, SHAHRIMPERS DON'T KNOW WHO TO TALK TO. HOW DO WE GET HELP FROM THAILAND WITH SHRIMP BEING IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES? THAT'S WHAT LOBBYISTS...
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