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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF BUSINESS FORWARD. LET'S BEGIN WITH WHAT IS BUSINESS FORWARD. GUEST: IT'S AN
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
ORGANIZATION WITH A VERY SIMPLE MISSION. OUR JOB IS TO TRY TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR BUSINESS LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO CARE ABOUT POLICY ISSUES BUT...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
AROUND 3 AND 1/2 YEARS. WE ARE SUPPORTED BY SOME OF THE BIGGEST COMPANIES IN THE WORLD BUT OUR BUSINESS LEADERS -- OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS BUSINESS LEADERS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
BUSINESS LEADERS SAY TO THE PRESIDENT AND HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT? GUEST: WE HAVE BEEN DOING
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
THIS A YEAR NOW WHEN WE BROUGHT IN 50 DIFFERENT GROUPS TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO TALK TO THE PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC ADVISERS. RELATED TO THE FISCAL CLIFF, THE...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
WELL, [INDISCERNIBLE] WHAT WE DO IS BRING BUSINESS LEADERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO BRIEF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS ECONOMIC TEAM, ON HEALTH CARE REFORM...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ARE SOME OF THE NAMES PEOPLE MIGHT RECOGNIZE, THE CEO'S OF WHICH COMPANIES? GUEST: THE EFFORTS
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS MADE THIS YEAR IS MUCH LARGER AND MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR. THEY ARE BRINGING IN MORE PEOPLE WITH BUSINESS FORD...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WHAT ARE THE MEMBERS CONCERNS WITH THE FISCAL CLIFF STOCKS? GUEST: FOR MOST
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES AT BIG COMPANIES, THE FEAR IS THAT GOING OVER THE CLIFF, EVEN ON A TECHNICAL TERM, WILL INCREASE THEIR BORROWING...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
DO THEY BELIEVE A RECESSION COULD HAPPEN IF WE FALL OFF THE SO CALLED "FISCAL CLIFF?" GUEST:
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
THEY DO. WHAT WE SAW LAST YEAR IS BUSINESS LEADERS WERE CONCERNED THAT WASHINGTON WAS NOT GOING TO COME TOGETHER WITH A DEAL. AND THAT IT COULD END BADLY,...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
AND GET BUSINESS LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY MORE INVOLVED. THE BUSINESS LEADERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. BUSINESS LEADERS ARE GENERALLY EXTREMELY INFLUENTIAL...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOW WOULD THEY CHARACTERIZE REGULATIONS? GUEST:
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
GENERALLY, REGULATIONS RANK HIGH. YOU HAVE LARGE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES CONCERNED WITH DODD-FRANK. YOU ALSO HAVE SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT ARE CONCERNED...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
REPUBLICAN FROM MISSOURI SAYS -- GUEST: IF YOU THINK ABOUT
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
THAT, HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR SMALL BUSINESS LEADER AFFECTED BY A PARTICULAR REGULATION TO COME TO WASHINGTON AND TALK TO THE FINALS OR TALK TO CONGRESS...
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CALLER, -
IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WATCHING IT ON TELEVISION. GUEST: I'M STARING AT
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
THE CAMERA AND PRETENDED IT IS YOU. CALLER: ALL THREE OF
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CALLER, -
THE SEGMENTS THIS MORNING HAD TO DO WITH THE FISCAL CLIFF, SO I FEEL I HIT THE TRIFECTA. MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH EACH SEGMENT. IF I COULD ASK THE...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
BOTH SIDES ARE COMMITTED TO TRYING TO STOP THE INCREASE IN PERSONAL TAXES FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. THOSE MAKING LESS THAN $250,000 A YEAR, SO THERE'S...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
MIAMI HERALD" THIS MORNING. PENNSYLVANIA. INDEPENDENT CALLER. CALLER: HE SAID IT EARLIER
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CALLER, -
WHEN THEY GO TO WASHINGTON, THEY TRY TO INFLUENCE A BUNCH OF THINGS, EVEN IMMIGRATION REFORM. MY QUESTION IS HOW DO THE CEO'S OF THESE BIG BUSINESSES...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
WITH MORE THAN 300 DIFFERENT OFFICIALS OR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DOING PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON, BRINGING PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE WASHINGTON INTO WASHINGTON....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
TWEET FROM ONE OF OUR VIEWERS -- HOW DOES THE NATIONAL DEBT DIRECTLY EFFECT BUSINESSES, OR DOES IT? GUEST: THE
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
BIG FACTOR TO CONSIDER IN ALL OF THIS IS BORROWING COSTS. WE WORK WITH OUR NUMBER OF LARGE FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRMS, AND WHAT THEY WORRY ABOUT MOST IS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CAROLINA. CHRIS. GO AHEAD. CALLER: I HAVE HAD A
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CALLER, -
SMALL BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS, AND IN THE BEGINNING I TOOK -- I DID NOT TAKE PAYCHECKS. FINALLY, 20 YEARS LATER I MET THE POINT WHERE I COULD SELL IT,...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
CHALLENGES IN DEALING WITH SMALL BUSINESSES FROM WASHINGTON IS THERE IS A WIDE RANGE OF BUSINESS OWNERS. YOU ARE LIKE THE VAST MAJORITY IN TERMS OF THE...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
BUSINESS LEADERS ACROSS AMERICA WHO CARE ABOUT THESE ISSUES. OUR JOB IS TO GO OUT AND MAKE IT AS EASY FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY. THERE WAS A SPIKE...
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CALLER, -
IS THE SUBJECT S BEEN ABSENT FROM DISCUSSION ON THE FISCAL CLIFF, SALES CUTS ON INTERNET TRANSACTIONS, -- SALES TAX AND INTERNET TRANSACTIONS, WHICH HAVE...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
MORE ABOUT THAT ISSUE FROM MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, GOVERNORS AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS THAN FROM BUSINESS LEADERS THEMSELVES, BUT WE UNDERSTAND IT IS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FROM TWITTER, D YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A LOBBYIST? GUEST: THERE
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
IS LOBBYING DEFINED BY THE IRS AND WASHINGTON. GENERALLY SPEAKING, PEOPLE AT THE TABLE SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, AND NOT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
JIM DOYLE, WERE YOU INSIDE -- SOME TYPE OF BUSINESS BEFORE BUSINESS FORWARD? GUEST: I WAS A LAWYER, AND
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
I HELPED COMPANIES RAISE MONEY AND GO PUBLIC. I HAVE STARTED AND SOLD TWO BUSINESSES OF MY OWN. I ALSO SERVED IN THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT FOR SECRETARY...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR THE CLINTON-GORE REELECTION TEAM. LET ME FIND OUT WHAT MEMBERS SAY ABOUT THE JOBLESS RATE. HERE IS "THE WASHINGTON POST."...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
IS INTERESTING. THERE ARE A LARGE FUNDERS, AND THEN THERE ARE THE BUSINESS OWNERS FROM SMALL COMPANIES. WHAT WE HAVE NOTICED IN 3.5 YEARS IS THAT MOST...
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CALLER, -
A SPECIFIC QUESTION. I AM WONDERING HOW SMALL BUSINESSES ARE DEALING WITH THE NEW HEALTH CARE LAW IN THAT I WORK FOR A SMALL BUSINESS THAT HAS 52 EMPLOYEES,...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES HOLDING OFF ON HIRING PEOPLE NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HEALTH CARE LAW, BUT THE FEAR OF RISING HEALTH-CARE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GEORGIA. INDEPENDENT CALLER. CALLER: MY FIRST OBSERVATION
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CALLER, -
IS I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOUR ORGANIZATION PREDATED THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. GUEST: THE REFERENCE TO THE
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
WORD "FORWARD" AND HOW DO YOU OBAMA ADMINISTRATION USED IN THE CAMPAIGN, BUT WE HAVE BEEN NAMED IN 2009. HOST: HE WAS
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SAYING BEFORE THE REELECTION CAMPAIGN. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
THE SMALL BUSINESS GROUPS YOU REPRESENT, WHERE THEIR FEELINGS ABOUT TAX REFORM, AND SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY SUPPORT A NATIONAL SALES TAX? I SUPPORTED...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
GUEST: . RIGHT. JUST TO CLARIFY, WE ARE TRYING TO HELP BUSINESS LEADERS LIKE YOU SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. WE DO NOT TAKE POSITIONS ON PARTICULAR PROVISIONS....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
IN MICHIGAN SAID I WILL COMPROMISE A LITTLE BIT, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO RISING -- RAISING TAXES ON HIGH-INCOME EARNERS, I WILL NOT. HOW DO YOUR MEMBERS...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
GO BACK TO SIMPSON- BOWLES. IT ASSUMED THAT THE TAX CUTS ON THE TOP 2% WOULD EXPIRE. IT WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY ELIMINATE DEDUCTIONS. THEY WOULD GET RID OF...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
GO BACK TO SIMPSON-BOWLES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE FEBRUARY BUDGET PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT, AND THE MARCH PLAN PRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN BRIAN, THE BIG DRIVER...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
YORK. ARE YOU A BUSINESS OWNER? CALLER:
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CALLER, -
I AM. I RUN A BUSINESS FOR 20 YEARS. I WANTED TO MENTION A DISTINCTION I HEARD UPON THEM TALK ABOUT THE OTHER DAY CONCERNING MEDICARE. MEDICARE IS A...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
IS INTERESTING. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THE BIG DRIVER FOR RAISING TAXES IS TO MAKE THE BUILDINGS BIGGER, THE BUREAUCRACIES BIGGER, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
BOB. MINNESOTA. INDEPENDENT CALLER. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
BY AN INDEPENDENT. I'M RETIRED, AND I AM QUITE OLD, OLD ENOUGH TO SEE THAT -- EVERYONE THAT I KNOW WITH -- I KNOW HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN BUSINESS. SOMETIMES...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FROM TWITTER, HOW TO DETERMINE WHICH BUSINESS LEADERS TO SPEAK TO THE ADMINISTRATION? GUEST:
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
WE WILL ANSWER BOB PUT THE QUESTION FIRST. YOU MAKE THE POINT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IN BUSINESS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. THERE IS A LARGER TREND IN SMALLER...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SCOTT. GEORGIA. REPUBLICAN. CALLER: I MAY HEALTH
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CALLER, -
INSURANCE BROKER AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF THE EMPLOYEES AND A COMMENT ON THE ACA. I AGREE AND SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE ON HEALTH CARE COSTS, BUT THIS...
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Doyle, Jim - President and CEO
POINTS RAISED. IT IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. IF THEY HAVE ONE PERSON WITH EXTREMELY HIGH HEALTH-CARE COSTS, AFFECT THE MORE. AGAIN, SMALL...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
BUSINESS FORWARD, THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT DOMESTIC SPENDING WITH CHARLES CLARK, AND THEN LATER ON TWO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON...
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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS MOVING CLOSER TO RECOGNIZING THE NEW SYRIAN OPPOSITION COUNCIL AS THE SOLE LEGITIMATE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SYRIAN PEOPLE. IT...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.