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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. HOST: CONGRESSMAN
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Casey, Libby - Host
JOHN LARSEN, GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE ARE HEARING ABOUT THE BACK- AND-FORTH OF THE FISCAL CLIFF. WHERE DO YOU THINK THAT THINGS ARE...
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A GLASS HALF FULL TYPE OF GUY. I THINK THAT SPEAKER BOEHNER FACES A UNIQUE CHALLENGES IN HIS CONFERENCE, ULTIMATELY I DO NOT THINK THAT JOHN BOEHNER WILL...
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Casey, Libby - Host
LISTEN TO JOHN BOEHNER ON THE FLOOR YESTERDAY. [VIDEO CLIP] >> THE LONGER
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THAT THE WHITE HOUSE SLOW WALKS THIS PROCESS, THE CLOSER WE GET TO THE FISCAL CLIFF. WE KNOW THAT THE PRESIDENT WANTS MORE STIMULUS SPENDING AND AN INCREASE...
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HOST: CONGRESSMAN, WHAT ARE YOU PRETTY TO -- PRIVY TO, INFORMATION THAT WE DO NOT HAVE? GUEST: WE HAVE A
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
WEEK KEYBOARD THAT WE USE IT FREQUENTLY. -- OIJA BOARD THAT WE USED FREQUENTLY. NO, YOU HAVE TO GIVE A LOT OF LATITUDE TO THE SPEAKER IN THIS SITUATION....
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Casey, Libby - Host
LIKE TO SPEAK WITH THE CONGRESSMAN, HERE ARE THE NUMBERS TO CALL. FOR REPUBLICANS, 202-585-3881. FOR DEMOCRATS, 202-585-3880. FOR INDEPENDENTS, 202-585-3882....
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WANTED TO ASK YOU ANOTHER QUESTION. HOST: IF YOU WOULD LIKEDEMOCRATS REFERRING TO
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Casey, Libby - Host
RADICAL ELEMENTS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WAS YESTERDAY'S DEMONSTRATION IN MICHIGAN RADICAL DEMOCRATS? GUEST: I
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
WAS NOT AT THE DEMONSTRATION IN MICHIGAN. I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU HEARD ME CORRECT MYSELF, I THINK THEY ARE RECALCITRANT. THERE ARE REPUBLICANS IN THE CONFERENCE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
IS THE HEADLINE FROM "THE WASHINGTON POST." "MICHIGAN PASSES WHAT YOU MAKE OF THIS? GUEST: IT IS A BLOW TO
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
WORKING PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHERE UNIONS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL, WAGES ARE HIGHER. UNIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LIFTING THE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
PENNSYLVANIA, DEMOCRATIC LINE, JOE. YOU ARE ON WITH CONGRESSMAN JOHN LARSON. CALLER: I
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AGREE WITH WHAT THE CONGRESSMAN STARTED OFF SAYING. NOT TALKING ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF BUT ABOUT JOBS. THIS IS WHAT YOU DON'T HEAR ON ANY OF THE MAJOR...
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
IS ALWAYS INSIGHTFUL TO REMEMBER HOW WE GOT HERE. WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF, THESE ARE ARTIFICIALLY MANUFACTURED LEGISLATIVE PROBLEMS....
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Casey, Libby - Host
JOHN LARSON REPRESENTS CONNECTICUT'S FIRST DISTRICT AND IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. HE JUST WON REELECTION AND IS WRAPPING UP HIS SEVENTH...
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY AND ON THIS MATTER. CHIRS VAN HOLLEN, THE BUDGET CHAIR, WHO HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB, FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE ALREADY CUT...
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Casey, Libby - Host
LOOK AT SOME OF THE DETAILS. HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. COMING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, THEY'RE NOW TALKING ABOUT $1.40 TRILLION IN REVENUE. TURNING...
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THINK YOU MEAN MICHIGAN. HOST:
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Casey, Libby - Host
I DO.
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
GUEST: HI. CALLER: I
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DISAGREE WITH YOU GREATLY. GUEST: THAT'S WHAT
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
MAKES IT A GREAT COUNTRY. CALLER:
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IN MICHIGAN WE ARE EXPERIENCING A LOT OF VIOLENCE FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS. WHEN OUR TEA PARTY MEMBERS WENT TO WASHINGTON AND PROTESTED, AND YOU TRIED...
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Casey, Libby - Host
YOUR COMMENTS AND A THROWBACK TO THE CONGRESSMAN. THE DOG IS BARKING. GUEST: EXPERIENCE
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
YOU HAD IN CONNECTICUT, I'M SORRY FOR THAT EXPERIENCE. SORRY IF YOU ENCOUNTERED STRIKES IN MICHIGAN. UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE HAVE OFTEN SEEN ON THE FRONTLINES...
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Casey, Libby - Host
TWEAKSETS -- GUEST: IF ALL THE
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
TAX CUTS AND SAID, IF THE BUSH TAX CUTS WERE TO SUNSET, THERE WOULD BE ABOUT 4.5 TRILLION THAT WOULD COME INTO THE COFFERS. YOU WOULD SAY, THAT COULD...
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Casey, Libby - Host
IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, A DEMOCRAT.
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CALLER: HI. I LIVE IN CONNECTICUT 20 YEARS.
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
GUEST: GOD BLESS YOU. CALLER: I LOVED
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IT, BUT RECENTLY MOVED TO MARYLAND. THERE ARE TWO OATHS OF OFFICE. I'M AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THREE AND TOOK A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES...
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Casey, Libby - Host
HAVE GROVER NORQUIST HERE ON THE SHOW TOMORROW MORNING AT 7:30 EASTERN TIME. GUEST: THAT
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
WILL BE IN THE GREAT SHOW. GROVER NORQUIST IS A VERY BRIGHT, INTELLIGENT, FOCUSED INDIVIDUAL. HE HAS A POINT OF VIEW AND IT IS A POINT OF VIEW THAT...
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
ALREADY GIVEN 1.6 TRILLION IN CUTS. WE ALREADY HAVE CUT INTO THE MEDICARE PROGRAM BY 750 BILLION.
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Casey, Libby - Host
HOST: YOU ARE SAYING ? -- SAYING HOLD THE LINE? GUEST: NO, I'M SAYING
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
WHERE'S THE REVENUE. EVEN ATTACKS ON THE 2% DOES NOT CLOSE THE GAP, BUT IT IS A QUESTION OF FAIRNESS IN TERMS OF WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO BALANCE THE BUDGET....
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
HE'S RIGHT. AT THE CLINTON TAX RATES AND THOSE SPENDING LEVELS, THE WHOLE NATIONAL DEBT WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID DOWN BY 2009. IN 2000 WE HAD, AFTER SEPTEMBER...
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Casey, Libby - Host
IN WARRENTON, VIRGINIA, INDEPENDENCE. CALLER: I
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HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT - I HAVE NOT HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THIS, WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE MARRIAGE PENALTY. I'M HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING...
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
COMES UP AND IT SHOULD BE ADJUSTED. THERE'S A HUGE NUMBER OF THINGS, INCLUDING THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX THAT WILL ALSO TAKE EFFECT. ALL THIS WILL...
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Casey, Libby - Host
HOST: IN STAMFORD, ARIZONA, DEMOCRAT -- IN STAFFORD.
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CALLER: THIS IS NADINE. I'M 73 AND I MAKE $22,000 A YEAR. I PAY $400 IN TAXES. MY INSURANCE AND PROPERTY-TAX IS WHEN APPEAR TO HUNDRED DOLLARS THIS YEAR....
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Casey, Libby - Host
HOW IMPORTANT TO YOU IS THAT CONGRESS REACHES A COMPROMISE? WE SAW THE GALLUP POLL THAT SAYS 70% OF AMERICANS WANT THEM TO COMPROMISE ON THE FISCAL CLIFF....
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IMPORTANT THAT THEY KEEP ALL THESE THINGS. I'M NOT IN THE MIDDLE CLASS. I HAVE A LOW INCOME. AND THEY'RE GONE TO TAKE MORE TAXES? I CANNOT AFFORD IT....
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
THAT SHOULD BE HEARD ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE SHE IS SO SUCCINCTLY DESCRIBING WHAT IS HAPPENING TO PEOPLE. $22,000 IS WHAT MOST MEDICARE RECIPIENTS...
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Casey, Libby - Host
YOU GO, YOU ARE CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. WE SEE THIS STORY THAT SAYS YOU ARE WINDING UP THAT TENURE. A REPRESENTATIVE OF CALIFORNIA WILL BE...
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
AND THE OTHER DUSTER THE NEXT. I AM ATTRACTED TO THE PEDESTAL CAUCUS RIGHT NOW. ACTUALLY, TERM LIMITS ARE A GOOD THING FOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, ESPECIALLY...
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Casey, Libby - Host
LARSON LEAVING THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS BUT NOT LEAVING CONGRESS. GETTING READY TO START HIS EIGHTH TERM IN REPRESENTING CONNECTICUT'S...
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Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
GOODYOU'RE WELCOME. HOST: WE WILL BE
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Casey, Libby - Host
LOOKING AT SOCIAL SECURITY, NEXT. STEPHEN OHLEMACHER WILL JOIN US, FOLLOWED BY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION. FIRST NEWS UPDATE FROM C-SPAN RADIO. >> ITS
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DATA CLOCK 33 EASTERN. DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA IS IN AFGHANISTAN TODAY. IN REMARKS TO ABOUT 100 U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS INSIDE AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR...
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