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Brooks, Arthur C. - President
PRESENTATION BY THE OUTGOING AND INCOMING CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE OF THE U.S. CONGRESS. WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HOST THIS EVENT AND WELCOMED...
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Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
LET ME FIRST THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND THE GREAT WORK YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION DO. YOUR LAST TWO BOOKS HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS. MANY MEMBERS HAVE ENJOYED...
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Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
EXPANSION BECAUSE OF GOOD LEADERSHIP AND ALSO -- WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS? WHAT WILL BE SEE? WHAT ARE YOUR BIG PURITY'S? -- WHAT WILL BE SEE QUESTION MARK...
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| 00:12:00 |
Brooks, Arthur C. - President
FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE THAT THE PEOPLE SENT US TO GO DO. >> SOMETHING THAT IS ON ALL OF OUR MINDS IS THE FISCAL CLIFF. I HAVE TO ASK YOU TO BOTH WEIGH...
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| 00:12:26 |
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
US GET TO THAT BETTER STATE? ANYONE WANT TO ANSWER THAT ONE? >> WORST OF ALL, LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE. -- FIRST OF ALL, LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE. I DID NOT VOTE...
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| 00:13:48 |
Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
IS WHAT WILL EVENTUALLY HELP SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. >> LOOK, WHAT WE NEED -- I GUESS -- ROC BUT SOMETHING FORWARD THAT WHEN TO 2 RATES. -- 2% RATES. WE...
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| 00:16:00 |
Brooks, Arthur C. - President
WHY STEVE UNDERSTANDS THIS AND WHY HE WILL BE A GREAT CHAIRMAN AND WHY HE'S DOING SUCH GREAT WORK. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. STEVE, YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING...
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Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
THE APPROVAL OF CONGRESS. SO WHAT? WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? >> THAT IS THE MOST FRIGHTENING PROPOSAL AND THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF FRIGHTENING PROPOSALS....
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Brooks, Arthur C. - President
LUDICROUS THE POSTAL TO HAVE UNLIMITED INCREASES OF THE DEBT CEILING SO HE CAN CONTINUE SPENDING AS MUCH AS HE WANTS TO AND RACK UP THE DEBT TO HISTORIC...
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| 00:19:04 |
Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
FOR UNDERSCORE -- OVERSPENDING OR UNDER TAXING? >> BEFORE I GET TO THAT, LET ME ADD ONE OTHER THING. THE CONSTITUTION. WE ARE THE BODY THAT IS SUPPOSED...
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| 00:21:22 |
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
AND WIN. >> ONE THING THE PRESIDENT DID THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN, IT WAS A POPULIST AND DEVICES CAMPAIGN BUT IT SHOWS YOU THAT IT...
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| 00:23:08 |
Brooks, Arthur C. - President
INCREASES ON MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES. REX THE FAIRNESS POINT IS INTERESTING. MOST OF US WHO DESCENDED FROM IMMIGRANTS WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO IMAGINE...
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Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
SOMETHING THAT IS A DANGEROUS THING FOR THIS COUNTRY. CAN YOU WEIGH IN ON THAT? >> WE PASSED A BILL THAT SHIFTS THOSE DEFENSE SEQUESTRATION CUT OVER...
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| 00:24:54 |
Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
OF THE NOT DISCRETIONARY BUDGET. >> I FEEL THE SAME WAY. THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN DEFENSE CUTS ARE NO CUT AT ALL. I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WE REMEMBER...
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| 00:26:14 |
Brooks, Arthur C. - President
THAT BILL READY. >> I AM GOING
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Q & A
TO GIVE THE REST OF MY TIME TO THE AUDIENCE. HERE ARE THE BASIC GROUND RULES -- IF YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP, WE WILL ID WITH A MICROPHONE. WHEN YOU GET...
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| 00:27:09 |
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
LEGALLY, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE MAIN STICKING POINT. >> WE HAVE SOME GREAT MEMBERS OF RC THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED INTO THIS DEBATE. I THINK...
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| 00:27:47 |
Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
SOLVING INSTEAD OF USING IT AS A POLITICAL WEDGE. >> HE STOOD WITH THEIR PRINCIPLES, YOU WILL ARRIVE AT THE RIGHT POLICY. THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO....
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Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
WE CAN IMPROVE COMMUNICATION. EVERY CAMPAIGN IS DIFFERENT, WHICH IS WHY YOU MIGHT HAVE A CONGRESSIONAL SEAT WITH THE REPUBLICAN IS A STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE...
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| 00:33:21 |
Brooks, Arthur C. - President
AND UNIVISION. NOT EVERYBODY DOES REMINI TO DO MORE OF THAT REQUEST IS A LOT OF WORK. WE HAVE EXPANDED ASEI FOR THAT REASON -- AEI FOR THAT REASON....
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| 00:34:58 |
Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
SAVINGS FOR 2014? >> WE SHOULD INSIST ON SOME DOWNPAYMENT ON SOME DOES GO SANITY IN THE CONGRESS. I THINK BACK TO TH FIRST QUESTION, CUT , CAP AND BALANCE....
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| 00:36:08 |
Brooks, Arthur C. - President
A DEBT CEILING THE DATE THAT TAKES PLACE FEBRUARY AND MARCH NEXT YEAR. >> LET ME FOLLOW UP ON THAT QUESTION. IT IS ONE THING TO STAND UP TO THE PRESIDENT...
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Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
WITH THAT LITTLE BETTER? >> ONE IS TO PROVIDE A VISION FOR WHERE WE HAVE TO GO. WE HAVE DONE THIS THE LAST THREE YEARS. WE PUT ON AN ALTERNATIVE BUDGET....
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Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
FOR OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH. >> I CAME HERE IN 2008. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FRUSTRATES ME WHEN I RAN FOR CONGRESS, I WAS A STATE LEGISLATURE. YOU SAW DURING...
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| 00:39:23 |
Brooks, Arthur C. - President
THAT HAS SOME FLAWS ALL OF US. I AM A DONOR TO HERITAGE AND A PROUD ONE. THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN A LOT OF STUFF OVER THERE AS WELL THIS IS THE KIND OF MOVE...
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Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
I THINK GOOD TIMES ARE ON THE HORIZON WITH THOSE GUYS. >> WE WILL MISS HIS VOICE IN THE SENATE. THERE HAS BEEN A LONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HERITAGE AND...
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Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
THAT RELATIONSHIP WILL CONTINUE. >> IT IS A TREMENDOUS ORGANIZATION. THEY HAVE BEEN LINKED FOR YEARS. TAHT ISHAT IS WHERE ED GOT HIS START. SENATOR DEMINT,...
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| 00:42:21 |
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
DO YOLUU THINK THAT WAS A WISE DECISION FOR A PARTY TO REACH YOUNGER VOTERS? >> IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE THE RSC WILL GO, IT WILL BE THE MEMBERS THAT HAVE...
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| 00:46:18 |
Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
WE DO BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO CONSERVATIVE. -- BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO CONSERVATIVE. >> I THINK IT IS WRONG. IT IS NOT HEALTHY. I THINK IT IS LARGELY BECAUSE...
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| 00:47:31 |
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
I THINK IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE MEMBERS WERE REMOVED FROM THEIR COMMITTEES. ONE OF THE THINGS -- I HAVE TALKED FOR YEARS, NOT JUST TO THIS CAMPAIGN FOR...
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| 00:48:40 |
Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
ME. >> YOU HAVE TO STEP BACK. WHAT IS GOING TO HELP OUR ECONOMY? WASHINGTON HAS A BIG SPENDING PROBLEM. HAD IT INTO OUR FIFTH YEAR OF $1 TRILLION DEFICIT....
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Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
YOU CANNOT GO THERE. -- PARTICULARLY THE GUYS IN CONGRESS. YOU CANNOT GO THERE. >> WE HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF AREAS WHERE CONTROLLING SPENDING -- THE...
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| 00:51:09 |
Brooks, Arthur C. - President
THE CLASS WARFARE HE PLAYED DURING THE CAMPAIGN? REX TO THE TAX RATE INCREASES -- >> SO THE TAX
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Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
RATE INCREASES ARE MORE PHILOSOPHICAL AND ECONOMIC AT A PRINCIPLE? REX IT GOES TO HIS CLASS WARFARE MESSAGE MORE THAN ANYTHING. HE HIMSELF IN 2009 SAID...
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| 00:51:40 |
Brooks, Arthur C. - President
ECONOMY WORSE. THE PRESIDENT MADE THAT CASE AND WE ARE STILL IN A BAD ECONOMY. >> I HAVE TO CALL THE LAST QUESTION. TO JANET HERE IN THE FRONT. >> WOULD...
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Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
ON THE TAX RATE INCREASE WITHOUT THE RSC? >> UM -- I DON'T KNOW. [LAUGHTER] IF IT HAS A TAX INCREASE IN IT, I WILL NOT BE FOR IT. I THINK THERE ARE LOTS...
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Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
I WOULD NOT SUPPORT A PLAN THAT RAISES TAXES. I'M FOCUSED ON WORKING ON A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO RID THE PRESIDENT HAS...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.