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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
CHALLENGE AND WE NEED TO HAVE BIPARTISAN SOLUTION TO ADDRESS. WE'RE WORKING ON THE DEBT CEILING RIGHT NOW AND WE'VE GOT TO FIND WAYS TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIT...
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Scully, Steven - Host
IN THAT. IN AN EDITORIAL HE POSTED YESTERDAY, REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL SAID WE NEED TO AVOID THESE 11th HOUR FIGHTS? HOW DO YOU GET TO BIPARTISANSHIP...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
IT IS A CHALLENGE. I HOPE THAT THE WORK WE WENT THROUGH ON THE FISCAL CLIFF, GOING TO THAT DEADLINE, DEMONSTRATED TO EVERYBODY IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE...
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HOST: THE HOUSE AND PRESIDENT SAID THIS LAST WEEK, HE'S NOT GOING TO BE PART OF THIS FIGHT. YOU GUYS CONGRESS RACKED UP THESE BILLS. IT'S UP TO YOU TO...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
RESPONSIBLE AS PRESIDENT IS TO LEAD. THAT MEANS WORKING WITH CONGRESS ON REAL SOLUTION AND COMING UP AGREEMENT ON DEBT CEILING IS A HUGE PART OF THAT...
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Scully, Steven - Host
LEADER? IS THE PRESIDENT IS LEADER? GUEST: HE NEEDS TO BE
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
MORE ENGAGED AND HE NEEDS TO WORK WITH CONGRESS IN A VERY HOPE WAY AND HE HAS TO TELL NOT ONLY CONGRESS BUT THE PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY EXACTLY...
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Scully, Steven - Host
WHAT SENATOR MCCONNELL SAID AND PUT SPECIFICS TO THESE WORDS. HE SAID, WE SIMPLY CANNOT INCREASE THE NATION'S BORROWING LIMIT WITHOUT COMMITTING TO...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
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Scully, Steven - Host
HOST: WHAT PROGRAMS. WHERE DO YOU CUT? GUEST: LET ME GIVE YOU
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
AN EXAMPLE. I'M ON THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE. IN THE SENATE WE PASSED A FARM BILL THAT PROVIDES MORE THAN $20 BILLION IN REDUCTIONS AT THE SAME TIME...
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Scully, Steven - Host
BE MEANS TESTING ON SOCIAL SECURITY?
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
GUEST: I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT A NUMBER OF THINGS IN TERMS OF THE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING MEANS TESTING. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT...
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Scully, Steven - Host
SHOULD TAX LOOPHOLES TO BE CHANGED OR ADJUSTED FOR LARGE CORPORATIONS? GUEST: SURE
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
WE NEED TAX REFORM. ONE THING THAT WE DID DO ADDRESSING THE FISCAL CLIFF AND OBVIOUSLY MUCH MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE, WE DID MAKE THE LOWER TAX RATES PERMANENT....
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Scully, Steven - Host
TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHAT'S THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION YOU GET ABOUT WASHINGTON AND THE POLITICS IN THIS TOWN? GUEST: WHY CAN'T
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
YOU GUYS GET TOGETHER AND DO WHAT I SAID. HAVE A BIG PLAN AND PUT IT IN PLACE THAT DOES ALL OF THESE THINGS. PROGROWTH TAX REFORM, ENTITLEMENT REFORM...
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Scully, Steven - Host
US ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER. YOU CAN SEND US AN E-MAIL OR GIVE US A PHONE CALL. SENATOR HOEVEN, WHY IS IT SO HARD TO GET TO THAT POINT? WHY CAN'T DEMOCRATS...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
DEBATE GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY AND IN BETWEEN BIGGER GOVERNMENT, HIGHER TAXES AND MORE SPENDING VERSUS MORE LIMITED GOVERNMENT. LOWER TAXES AND MORE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
DID THE ELECTION PROVIDE ANY CLARITY ON THAT? GUEST: ACTUALLY THE
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
ELECTION, WE STAYED PRETTY MUCH STATUS QUO. YOU'VE GOT A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE, YOU'RE GOT A DEMOCRAT MAJORITY IN THE SENATE AND YOU'VE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
A LOT OF INTERACTION WITH THE PRESIDENT? HAS THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP HAD CLOSE INTERACTION ON A PERSONAL LEVEL WITH THE PRESIDENT?
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
GUEST: NO, WE NEED PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP TO JOIN WITH US. HOST: LET'S GO TO MEL
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Scully, Steven - Host
JOINING US FROM CLAY POOL, INDIANA, GO AHEAD PLEASE. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. I THINK THERE'S ONE THING THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY DO TO HELP BALANCE THE BUDGET AND THAT WAS -- THE WHOLE GROUP EVERYBODY INCLUDING THE...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
BEEN IN THE SENATE, WHICH IS NOW TWO YEARS, WE HAVE REDUCED THE SENATE PAY AND THE BUDGET FROM THE SENATE OFFICES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO...
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Scully, Steven - Host
BENTON, ILLINOIS, GOOD MORNING TO YOU, DEMOCRATS LINE.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: YES. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE PAYROLL TAXES THAT EVERYBODY IS HAVING SUCHAL FIT ABOUT PAYING 6.2 NOW. I CAN REMEMBER, I'M 74 YEARS...
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Scully, Steven - Host
CALL. ALSO RELATED TWITTER COMMENT FROM OUR VIEWER ARE YOU GOING TO REJECT THE PORK IN THE SANDY BILL THAT'S VOTED IN THE HOUSE TODAY. GUEST: SHE
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
MADE A COUPLE POINTS. FIRST THE PAYROLL TAX THAT YOU PAY, THAT'S THE FUNDING OF SOCIAL SECURITY SO PEOPLE PAY INTO SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM WHICH IS RETIREMENT...
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Scully, Steven - Host
IS THE ON THE TABLE AND THERE'S AN AGREEMENT ON MENTAL HEALTH, WOULD YOU SUPPORT ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE HIGH-POWERED RIFLE OR MAGAZINE CLIPS USED IN...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO SOLUTIONS ARE? ONE OF THE THINGS SENATOR LIEBERMAN AND OTHERS HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS HAVING A COMMISSION ON VIOLENCE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
THE NRA? ARE YOU A MEMBER?
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
GUEST: YES. HOST: NOW TO
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Scully, Steven - Host
THE PHONE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH BUDGETS. THE HOUSE HAS SENT A BUDGET TO THE SENATE. THE SENATE HAS FAILED TO ACT ON THAT. THEY HAVE HAD NO BUDGET OF THEIR...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
ONLY NEED A BUDGET, WE NEED A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, WHICH I HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED. WE HAVE TO NOT ONLY GET OUR BUDGET THROUGH...
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Scully, Steven - Host
10 YEARS AS GOVERNOR OF NORTH DAKOTA. WHAT'S THE BETTER JOB? GUEST:
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
I WOULD SAY BEING GOVERNOR MOST. OF THE SENATORS HERE, WHO WERE FORMER GOVERNORS, WILL TELL YOU THE SAME KING, BECAUSE YOU CAN SET AN AGENDA AND GO AFTER...
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Scully, Steven - Host
YOU HAVE A NEW COLLEAGUE, HEIDI HEITKAMP, MANY REPUBLICANS THOUGHT THEY WOULD PICK UP THAT SEAT, LANDED IN DEMOCRATIC HANDS. GUEST: I HAVE KNOWN HER
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
MANY YEARS. WE WORKED TOGETHER ON A RANGE OF ISSUES. I WILL MEET TWITTER AGAIN THIS MORNING AFTER I LEAVE HERE. WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ON ANYTHING...
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Scully, Steven - Host
DO YOU HAVE? GUEST:
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
I WANT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT GIVING ANYONE ADVICE. I WOULD JUST SAY WE NEED BIPARTISANSHIP. I THINK SHE AND I WILL WORK TOGETHER TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION...
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Scully, Steven - Host
HOST: THIS -- GUEST:
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
I THINK WE NEED REFORMS. YOU AND I JUST TALKED ABOUT THEM AND I HAVE ALREADY GIVEN A COUPLE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES. IN MEDICARE, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT...
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Scully, Steven - Host
FLORIDA, WITH SENATOR JOHN HOVEN OF NORTH CAROLINA. CALLER: GOOD
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CALLER, -
MORNING. I HAVE A COMMENT AND QUESTION. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DEBT LIMIT AND DEFICIT REDUCTION. THEY...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
GUEST: NO QUESTION WE HAVE TO FIND REDUCTIONS IN THE GROWTH OF HEALTH CARE COSTS. THAT WILL TAKE REFORMS, EVERYTHING FROM CUTTING OUT FRAUD, WASTE, AND...
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Scully, Steven - Host
IS FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA AND A GRADUATE OF DARTMOUTH AND WENT TO NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. ON FACEBOOK -- GUEST: I THINK,
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
AGAIN, WE'VE GOT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE MOVING THE LEGISLATION ACROSS THE FLOOR IN A CLEAR, OPEN, TRANSPARENT MANNER WHERE IT IS DEBATED, THE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
OUR FORCE -- -- LFOLLOWERS -- GUEST: YOU'VE GOT TO COME
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT'S MORE COMPREHENSIVE THAN JUST TALKING ABOUT GUNS IN ORDER TO GET THE KIND OF SUPPORT WE NEED TO MOVE IT TO CONGRESS TO GET IT...
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Scully, Steven - Host
THE DEMOCRATIC LINE FROM PHOENIX, PEGGY. GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I HEARD BOB WOODWARD SAY THIS MORNING WATCHING CONGRESS IS LIKE SITTING IN A PROMINENT DIVORCE COURT. THEY JUST SQUABBLE AND SQUABBLE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
HOST: THANK YOU. WE WILL GET A RESPONSE. GUEST: I THINK SHE'S
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
ROOTING FOR THE KINDS OF IDEAS WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH IN TERMS OF MAKING REFORMS ON A BIPARTISAN BASIS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS...
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| 00:24:25 |
Scully, Steven - Host
OF EDITORIALS AND OPINION PAGES THIS MORNING. HERE'S ONE FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL -- IS THEIR UNITY WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS IN THE SENATE?...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
I BELIEVE SO. WITH THE DEBT CEILING, WITH THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION WHICH COMES UP IN MARCH, AND EVEN WITH THE SEQUESTER THAT HAS BEEN DELAYED 60 DAYS,...
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Scully, Steven - Host
THE ENTIRE PIECE BY EUGENE ROBINSON, BUT I WILL SHARE THE FIRST SENTENCE. GUEST: IT'S CLEARLY
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
CRITICAL. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOLUTIONS BY NATURE ARE IMPERFECT. BUT THE REALITY IS WE HAVE GOT TO DO THESE THINGS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. WE NEED TO...
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| 00:27:02 |
Scully, Steven - Host
TO THE DEBT CEILING LIMIT, 16 $0.40 TRILLION -- $16.4 TRILLION, UP IN THE LAST HOURS. GUEST: THE TREASURY
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
HAS SOME FLEXIBILITY. THE TIME HAS COME TO DEAL WITH IT. THERE'S NO REASON TO PUT THIS OFF. LET'S GET IT DONE. HOST: YOU HAVE A FAVORITE
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| 00:27:25 |
Scully, Steven - Host
FOR THE NEXT TREASURY SECRETARY APPOINTED? GUEST: I DON'T HAVE
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
NAMES. JACKAL IS A POSSIBILITY THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT BY PRESIDENT OBAMA, A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE INDIVIDUAL. IF THAT IS THE PRESIDENT'S CALL, IT IS...
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Scully, Steven - Host
IS NOMINATED, CAN YOU SEE ANY HURDLES FOR HIM BEING NOMINATED BY THE SENATE? GUEST: I DON'T WANT TO
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
PRE- JUDGE. BUT HE IS SOMEONE THOUGHTFUL AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AND SHOULD BE CONFIRMED. HOST: HEARINGS
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| 00:28:11 |
Scully, Steven - Host
COULD TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS FOR YOUR COLLEAGUE JOHN KERRY TO TAKE OVER AS SECRETARY OF STATE. WILL HE FACE HURDLES IN THE SENATE? GUEST:...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
THAT I DON'T WANT TO PRE-JUDGED THE PROCESS, BUT I BELIEVE HE WILL BE APPROVED. IT'S LIKELY I WILL SUPPORT HIM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO HIM FIRST....
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| 00:28:36 |
Scully, Steven - Host
FROM CLAYTON, NORTH CAROLINA, ON THE PHONE WITH SKIP. CALLER: THERE ARE
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CALLER, -
FEW THINGS. FIRST, I DON'T HAVE ANY FAITH IN THE GOVERNMENT AT ALL. I AM 53 YEARS OLD. FOR 53 YEARS NOW I HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
WE SPEND OVERSEAS WHETHER ITS FOREIGN AID OR EVEN OUR MILITARY OVERSEAS, THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AND FIND SAVINGS, LIKE THE CALLER IS TALKING...
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| 00:31:15 |
Scully, Steven - Host
OUR LISTENERS ON C-SPAN RADIO. OUR CONVERSATION THIS FRIDAY MORNING ON A WASHINGTON JOURNAL. HE SITS ON THE SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE. WHO'S THE RANKING...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
COCHRANE. PAT ROBERTS WAS THE RANKING MEMBER. ON OUR SYSTEM YOU CAN ONLY BE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OR RANKING MEMBER OF ANYONE COMMITTEE FOR CERTAIN NUMBER...
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Scully, Steven - Host
HOST: DOES THAT CHANGE THE DYNAMICS? DOES THAT CHANGE THE DEBATE OVER THE FARM BILL? GUEST: IT
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| 00:32:10 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
MAY CHANGE IN A LITTLE. WE PASSED A VERY GOOD FROM BILL EMPHASIZES CROP INSURANCE. I THINK THERE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE SOME ADJUSTMENTS FOR SOME OF...
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| 00:33:00 |
Scully, Steven - Host
IS JOINING US ON THE PHONE. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM GO TO SO SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE -- SOCIAL SECURITY? I BELIEVE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SHOULD...
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| 00:34:56 |
Scully, Steven - Host
HOST: THANKS FOR CALLING FROM NEBRASKA. GUEST:
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| 00:34:59 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
I THINK SHE'S TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE REFORMS THAT CAN AND SHOULD BE MADE IN THE SNAP PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM....
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| 00:35:43 |
Scully, Steven - Host
TWITTER -- GUEST:
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| 00:35:50 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
UNDER THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT, WE REDUCED THE DEFENSE EXPENDITURES BY $500 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. AND UNDER THE SEQUESTER, THAT CALLS FOR ANOTHER...
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| 00:36:34 |
Scully, Steven - Host
LINE NOW, YOU ARE NEXT. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY. FIRST, THE DEBT LIMIT. IN 2011 WHEN THEY PLAYED WITH THE DEBT LIMIT, MONEY THAT REPUBLICANS HAD ALREADY SPENT...
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| 00:37:57 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
TALKING EARLIER ABOUT THE NEED FOR BIPARTISANSHIP IN CONGRESS. I MADE A STATEMENT, SOME OF WHAT YOU SEE IN CONGRESS REFLECTS A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION...
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| 00:38:53 |
Scully, Steven - Host
COLLEAGUE SENATOR PAT TOOMEY IN PENNSYLVANIA SAID A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN MAY BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT WE WILL NOT RAISE THE...
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| 00:39:03 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
SHUTDOWN, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE REAL SAVINGS AND REFORMS BEFORE IT CAN HAVE A DEBT CEILING DEBATE. HOST: AND THE DEBATE
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| 00:39:11 |
Scully, Steven - Host
OVER THE FILIBUSTER RULE IS SOMETHING THE SENATE WILL BE TAKING UP, HARRY REID SETTING PERFORM NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE. SOME FRESHMEN MEMBERS, SEVEN OF THE...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
BE SOME CHANGES TO THE FILIBUSTER RULE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT. THE MAJORITY LEADER IN THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER ARE NEGOTIATING ALREADY...
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| 00:40:24 |
Scully, Steven - Host
CALL IS ANTHONY FROM WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: THANKS FOR
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CALLER, -
TAKING MY CALL. THIS GOES BACK TO THE FARM BILL. I WONDERED WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN TALKED ABOUT VERY MUCH, ABOUT LEGISLATION BEING PASSED FOR THE FEDERAL...
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| 00:41:04 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
IS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, LIKE THE DEA, FEEL THEY WOULD HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME ENFORCING THE LAW BETWEEN MARIJUANA, WHICH IS ACTUALLY SMOKED, AND...
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| 00:41:50 |
Scully, Steven - Host
BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, FRANK IS ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: GOOD MORNING, SENATOR. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE DO NOT HAVE AN HONEST TAX SYSTEM. I LIKE SIMPSON-BOWLES, BUT IT DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH. I THINK...
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| 00:43:11 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
A VERY GOOD POINT THAT WE HAVE GOT TO HAVE THE KIND OF PRO-GROWTH TAX REFORM THAT SIMPLIFIES THE SYSTEM, BROADENS THE BASE, LOWER RATES, BUT THAT STIMULATES...
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| 00:44:21 |
Scully, Steven - Host
THE NEWS. THE LATEST JOBS NUMBERS RELEASED A SHORT WHILE AGO FROM THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SHOWING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 7.8%. THE U.S. ECONOMY ADDING...
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
WE'VE GOT TO CONTINUE TO ADD MORE JOBS. WE WERE AT 7.7%, SAVANNAH'S PICKED UP A LITTLE. AGAIN, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, TALKING ABOUT THE...
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| 00:45:31 |
Scully, Steven - Host
CONGRESSMAN BARNEY FRANK HAS TOLD THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS THAT HE WANTS TO BE IN THE U.S. SENATE. GUEST: I THINK
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| 00:46:03 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO GET REAL SAVINGS IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING ANY KIND OF DEBT CEILING AGREEMENT. SO I THINK THIS IS...
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| 00:46:29 |
Scully, Steven - Host
BARNEY FRANK TAKING THE SENATE SEAT, YOUR REACTION?
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
GUEST: THAT'S UP TO THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS. HOST: JOHN HOVEN
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Scully, Steven - Host
IS THE SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR BEING WITH US.
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Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
GUEST: GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.
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Scully, Steven - Host
HOST: WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THE LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS AND WHAT THEY MEAN AS WE LOOK AT AMERICA BY THE NUMBERS LATER IN THE PROGRAM WITH MARILYN...
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