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INDIANA, ON "NEWSMAKERS," LUKE MESSER. WHY DID YOU SEEK OUT THE PRESIDENCY OF THE FRESHMAN CLASS FOR REPUBLICANS? >> IT WAS AN
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EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED HERE WITH GOVERNOR DANIELS AND INDIAN OPPOSE THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. WE OF DONNA A LOT OF THINGS -- INDIANA'S...
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YOU'LL HAVE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE HOUSE. YOU HAVE GOTTEN TO SEE UP CLOSE THE WITH THE HOUSE FUNCTIONS. WHAT YOU SEE AS THE PRINCIPAL DIFFERENCES...
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AGO, WHEN WASHINGTON WAS QUITE A DIFFERENT PLACE. BACK IN THOSE DAYS, PEOPLE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIALOGUE ACROSS THE AISLE. COMING HERE FROM STATE...
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YOUR JOB AS A FRESHMAN PRESIDENT FOR REPUBLICAN? >> YOUR PRINCIPAL'S JOB
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IS THAT YOU TRIED TO RUN THE CLASS MEETINGS. AT OUR FIRST MEETING, I ESTABLISHED A RULE WHERE EVERYONE COULD TALK, BUT NOBODY COULD TALK MORE THAN A...
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| 00:03:33 |
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CLASS HAS GIVEN SPEAKER BOEHNER -- HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR FRESHMAN CLASS IN ALONG WITH THE SPEAKER -- GETTING ALONG WITH THE SP EAKER? >>
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I DO NOT KNOW HIM WELL. I BELIEVE THAT OUR FRESHMAN CLASS IS A DIVERSE GROUP OF FOLKS. WE OF THE MORE THAN A DOZEN BUSINESS OWNERS. -- HAVE GOT MORE...
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| 00:04:45 |
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MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR TIME IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN INDIANA. ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS INTERESTED IN WAS, YOU SAW THE WAY THAT THE HOUSE...
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PART OF CONGRESS WHEN I SERVED IN WASHINGTON. I SERVED IN MACINTOSH'S COMMITTEE THAT DEALT WITH SMALL BUSINESS. WE DID A HEARING WITH ALLIED SIGNAL IN...
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| 00:07:11 |
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TO BRING IT BACK TO THE CURRENT FISCAL CLIFF TALKS -- DURING THE CAMPAIGN, YOU SAID THAT RAISING TAXES IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO HELP THE U.S. ECONOMY. DO...
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DO BELIEVE THAT THE WORST THING TO DO ANY WEAK ECONOMY IS TO TRY TO RAISE TAXES. IT IS LIKE POURING GASOLINE ON FIRE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AS...
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| 00:08:36 |
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FOR PLAN B? >> AS SOMEONE WHO HAS
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| 00:08:41 |
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BEEN OUT HERE IN INDIANA, I DO NOT KNOW ALL THE DETAILS OF PLAN B. I KNOW THE BASIC FRAMEWORK. I SUPPORT THE SPEAKER'S EFFORTS TO TRY TO AT LEAST BE PART...
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| 00:09:11 |
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HOW THE FRESHMAN CLASS IS GOING TO BE PART OF A BIGGER CHANGE, AND WILL HAVE SEEN MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE BODY TURN OVER IN THREE YEARS. IT SEEMS TO...
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| 00:10:24 |
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SEES YOU AS THE CONGRESSMAN, THE NEXT PERSON UP. THERE CERTAINLY CALLING US, TALKING TO US. THE ENVIRONMENT YOU DESCRIBE, WHERE THIS IS A UNIQUE HOLIDAY...
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| 00:12:08 |
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PREPARING FOR POSSIBLY BEING SOMEONE WHO HELPS "SOLVE THE PROBLEM"? DO YOU THINK THE 130TH CONGRESS MIGHT BE VOTING ON SOMETHING BIGGER -- 113TH CONGRESS...
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| 00:12:31 |
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IF A SHORT-TERM DEAL WILL HAPPEN. MOST OF THOSE KINDS OF MEETINGS TEND TO BE THEATRICS UNLESS THERE IS A DEAL DONE. WE'RE LOOKING VERY MUCH LIKE THIS...
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| 00:14:37 |
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WE HAVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES LEFT. >>
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| 00:14:42 |
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HOW INVOLVED ARE NEWLY ELECTED LAWMAKERS IN WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW? THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN HOLDING CONFERENCE CALLS. ARE YOU GUYS ON THOSE...
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| 00:15:01 |
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IT VARIES. WE'RE NOT ON EVERY ONE OF THOSE CAUCUS CONFERENCE CALLS. WE HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON MANY OF THE POLICY PROPOSALS. WE ARE BEING KEPT ABREAST. IT...
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FISCAL CLIFF DISCUSSIONS ARE CENTERED AROUND TAXES AND SPENDING. WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN THIS CONGRESS. CALL ME PERHAPS CYNICAL...
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OF A WASHINGTON HAS CHANGED. THEY USED TO BE CERTAIN ISSUES, NATIONAL SECURITY, TRANSPORTATION, AGRICULTURE THAT TENDED TO NOT BE PARTISAN AND ALL. YOU...
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| 00:17:59 |
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WAS ASKING ABOUT BIG ISSUES FOR THE UPCOMING CONGRESS. YOU HAVE A TOP RATING FOR THE NRA. TO YOUTO USE SUPPORT THEIR PROPOSAL TO PUT ARMED GUARDS IN SCHOOLS...
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| 00:18:23 |
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OVER THE NEXT YEAR. THERE 1100 SCHOOLS THAT HAVE SOMEONE IN THEIRRE THAT HAVE AN ABILITY TO PROTECT THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND TEACHERS. IT HAS WORKED WELL...
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| 00:20:08 |
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WHO WOULD PAY FOR THE ADDED RESOURCES TO HELP TREAT THOSE THAT ARE MENTALLY ILL? SHOULD IT BE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATE GOVERNMENT? >> I DID...
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AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. WE NEED TO HAVE A VERY SERIOUS CONVERSATION AS A SOCIETY BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. IN MY DISTRICT, WE HAVE A FACILITY...
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BIGGER GOVERNMENT? >> IT IS, BUT I
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KNOW OF NO ONE WHO DOESN'T BELIEVE THERE IS A ROLE IN GOVERNMENT FOR PROTECTING THOSE WHO CANNOT TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. WE AS A SOCIETY UNDERSTAND THAT...
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MINUTES >> THE HEAD, EMILY. >> -- GO AEHAD,HEAD,
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EMILY. >> HAVE YOU DECIDED
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TO MOVE YOUR FAMILY TO WASHINGTON? >>
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| 00:22:37 |
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ABSOLUTELY. IT IS A REAL HONOR TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN CONGRESS. ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE RUNNING YOUR OWN SMALL OPERATION WITH 18 TO 20 EMPLOYEES....
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| 00:23:30 |
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WAR II, ONE THING THAT UNITED LOT OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WAS THAT THEY ALL SERVED IN THE WORLD. BUT WHEN ACROSS STATE LINES, GEOGRAPHIC LINES. -- THAT...
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16 CURRENT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THAT ARE MILITARY VETERANS. WHAT THEY BRING IS A MAJOR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAY THE MILITARY OPERATES AND WHAT OUGHT...
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| 00:26:30 |
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LOOUKE MESSER, THANK YOU FOR BEING ON "NEWSMAKERS." LET ME TURN TO OUR REPORTERS FOR A BIT OF A RAPID CONVERSATION. HE IS THE FRESHMAN PRESIDENT FOR...
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| 00:26:55 |
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DIVERSE BUNCH. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW TO POLITICS. BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE LONG LINES OF LUKE MESSER, WHO HAVE BEEN IN GOVERNMENT AT MANY...
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| 00:27:41 |
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INDICATING HE WOULD SUPPORT SPEAKER BOEHNER FOR THE 130TH CONGRESS. ARE THEY GOING TO GET ALONG IN THIS GROUP -- 113TH CONGRESS? ARE THEY GOING TO GET...
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| 00:28:01 |
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OF PROBLEMS DURING THE DEBT NEGOTIATIONS. DEMOCRATS HAD TO STEP UP AND VOTE FOR THE PROPOSAL TO GIVE IT TO PASS. THAT IS A FAIR QUESTION FOR THIS FRESHMAN...
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THEY FACE COMING INTO THE 113TH CONGRESS? >> LET'S SAY
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| 00:28:24 |
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EVERYTHING IS WRAPPED UP IN A NICE BOW AND THEY CAN START THEIR TERM NICELY ON THURSDAY. THEY STILL HAVE TO FACE THE BUDGET PROCESS. THEY WILL HAVE TO...
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| 00:29:21 |
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TO BE ANOTHER ONE. THE SUPREME COURT HAS AGREED TO KILL A CASE ABOUT THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT. -- HEAR A CASE ABOUT THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT. DOES...
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OUR HEALTH-CARE REPORTERS AT SEEK TO ROLL CALL -- CQ ROLL CALL. THEY WERE GOING FOR SOME SORT OF REPEAL ON IT. EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE ARE CERTAINLY NOT...
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