meaningful jobs for us to even be concerned about it. it would be a good idea for us to get rid of the obesity and play football and our own backyards. that is what i have to say about it. host: the president says he will not get involved. do you think this particular situation may generate new legislation from capitol hill regarding the administration of collective bargaining agreements for major league sports teams? guest: to get back to the caller spoke about the president's declaration of not getting involved, i think that is an astute observation. the federal government is not to take a side for labor- management. president clinton, during the lengthy strike and deadlock between players and management,

he did not get directly involved, but he opened the white house to negotiators in december. he started to make public pronouncements. the president has the bully pulpit and can make a suggestion of what is fair or good or nudge the parties in the direction. that might be crossing the line. the president does not have authority to intervene. the caller is on to a good point. that is to let the parties negotiate but do not get presidential power involved in that. will there be legislation that occurs in the wake of this? there could be. i think it is unlikely. unlikely. i think you make an express exemptions and save football is exempt for this with respect to their collective bargaining

relationships. currently, courts have implied that exemption and it is the court's way of saying that you should bargain this and not come to us when you see trouble damages and injunctions. it is conceivable, but unlikely. host: this is in this morning's "the new york times," and he writes that -- back to the phones for our last call for this segment. glendale, ariz. on our line for democrats. go ahead. caller: hello.

i think it does help toocus our attention a little bit on the income disparities. the previous caller referred to mandating these, which they could been bothersome. i wonder if the negotiation would be affected if we restored the tax rates for those we had. if we had a 90% tax rate, would put americans back in the same economic about a little better? 0 the parties are looking at that in a that is an interesting proposition. how lawmakers came tthat issue just as the calendar year ended last year in december and the net effect of it was that in general that we are not increasing tax rates. we're going back to the 1950's

and the high tax rate, the marshall tax rate on the super wealthy and comes certainly is an option for lawmakers. i think the caller's implication is that money could go for the public good instead of having to squabble about owners and football players dividing $9 billion. let's let the public share, if you will which is an interesting thought. that is why we have a democracy and lawmakers can intervene if they think that is the way to go. the reality is that it is rare that lawmakers intervene with an particular private labor dispute. host: michael roy is a professor at the university of illinois at urbana, champagne and is currently workin

>> tomorrow, randi weingarten the president of the federation of teachers, talks about budget cuts. sheila krumholz identifies the individuals and groups spurring advertising around the country. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. in his weekly radio and internet address, president obama urges congress to agree on a budget that cuts government spending without sacrificing needed investments in education. he gives his remarks from high school in miami where he spoke to students and faculty members. the tennessee rep has the

republican address. she says reducing government regulation is the path towards job growth. >> i am visiting a school in miami. jeb bush and i feel it is an american issue with education. we've got to deal with what teachers and students are doing. we have to step up our game. our top priority has to be creating new jobs and opportunities in a fiercely competitive world. this week, we received good news on that front. we learned the unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level in nearly two years as the economy added another 222,000 private-sector jobs last month. we have a lot more work to do.

the progress we are seeing says something about the determination and ingenuity of our people and businesses. what is also helping to fuel the growth of the tax cuts the democrats and republicans came together to pass in december and that i signed into law. the tax cuts are remaking american paychecks bigger and allowing businesses to write off their investments. that is freeing up more money for job creation. just as both parties cooperated on tax relief puling job growth, we need to come together on a budget that cuts spending without slowing economic momentum. we need a government that lives within its means without sacrificing jobs, creating investment in education and infrastructure. the budget i sent to congress makes these investments. it includes a five-year spending freeze that will reduce our deficit by $1 trillion over the next decade. the cuts i proposed will bring the annual domestic spending to

its lowest share of the economy under any president in more than 50 years. members of congress have been debating their own proposals. i was pleased that democrats and republicans came together a few days ago and passed a plan to cut spending and keep the government running for two more weeks. we cannot do business two weeks at a time. it is not responsible. it threatens the progress the economy has been making. we have to keep the momentum going. we need to come together around a long-term budget that sacrifices wasteful spending without sacrificing jobs- creating investments in our future. my administration has put forward specific cuts that need congressional -- that meet congression half way. we will only finished the job together by sitting at the same table, working out our differences, and finding common ground. members of my administration will meet with members of

congress going forward. getting our fiscal house in order cannot be something we used as cover to do away with the things we dislike politically. it cannot just be about how much we cut. it has to be about how we cut and invest. we have got to be smart about it. if we cut back on the kids i have met here and their education, we would be risking the future of an entire generation of americans. there is nothing responsible about that. we have to come together to put america back in a fiscally sustainable course and make sure that when it comes to the economy of our 21st century, our children and country are better prepared than anyone else in the world to take it on. our future depends on it. it is not a democratic or republican challenge. it is an american challenge. i am confident it is one that we will meet. thank you for listening. >> hello, i am diane black. i am a nurse and a small business owner. i taught a local community college.

i am also proud mother of three and a grandmother of six. all of them are wonderful. two months ago today, i had the honor of being sworn in to serve the people of tennessee's sixth congressional district as part of the new republican freshman class in the house of representatives. my colleagues and i and the freshman class know that we want region were not sent to washington to sit on our hands or find new ways to avoid old problems. we were sent by our constituents to put an end to washington policies making it harder to create jobs and threatening to our nation's future. job creation has to be the number one priority for both parties. the policies of the past have not worked. despite signs of life in the economy, the unemployment rate is still far above the levels that the president's advisers promised when the stimulus bill was signed into law. we need a new approach.

we need a path to prosperity tickets government out of the way by cutting unnecessary spending and removing barriers to job growth. we need to unleash our nation's economy instead of burying it under a mountain of regulations, taxation, and debts. since the moment we were sworn into office, this has been the focus of the new majority in the house. whenever i tore my district and asked small business people what i can do to help, they tell me to get government out of the way and they will create the jobs and grow on their own. that is exactly why our new majority is taking a complete inventory of washington rules and regulations, looking to root out the ones that make it harder to create jobs. we're hoping to find things that could have been discovered if washington had been doing its work in a transparent way. there is no better example of this than the 1099 paperwork

mandate in obamacare. the house passed a bill this week to repeal it. soon we're going to vote to cut wasteful mandatory spending programs, not just in obamacare, but also in the financial regulation bill that affects credit for small businesses. we also have our eye on epa rules that are hurting job creation and creating a higher gas prices. it is not just the overreaching that has to stop. it is the overspending. many economists agree it is a barrier to job creation. it has now been just two weeks since the house passed h.r. 1, a bill that makes much needed spending cuts and keeps the government running through the end of the fiscal year. unfortunately, the democrats who run the senate have not allowed the vote on this bill or any other bill that would cut spending and keep government

running long term. you may have heard president obama say that we need to make sure we're living within our means. he is right about that. unfortunately, his budget does not match his words. it continues out of control spending. it adds to our $14 trillion debt. it adds to the uncertainty that makes it harder to create jobs. maintaining the status quo and refusing to offer a credible plan to cut spending is just unacceptable and inexcusable. we cannot sit here to sit on our hands. the american people want us to keep the government running on cutting costs. with your support, republicans spearheaded the passage of a short-term measure that cuts by $4 billion. that is money that would have gone for earmarks and other

wasteful programs. it is a start. it is not nearly enough. by enacting the bill, we have provided another two weeks for our colleagues in the senate to either pass h.r. 14 a credible alternative that meets the people's priorities. doing nothing is not an option. after two years, we know that government does not create private sector jobs. it is small businesses and the people behind them who do. that is why our majority is focused on getting government out of the way and charting a new path to prosperity. it is what our constituents sent us here to do. it is what we need to do for the future of our children and our country. thank you for listening. >> on television, radio, and on- line -- c-span bringing public affairs to you. created