idea. the government might have been involved in or set up the overall rough -- aurora shootings, do you think -- thinking atot our all. they take advantage of it. people like the president has an agenda for gun control and they try to use it. in theere seven theaters proximity of the dirt bag food did the killing. i do not want to use his name. killing.ag who did the do not want to use his name. he only chose one theater. the only one that did not allow guns. personhat the kind of who you would say is capable of making rational decisions like that? >> he is very rational.

he did his planning and he carried out his horrible deed. just because he is evil does not mean he is not capable of linear logic. entire "newsmakers " interview with larry pratt on sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> following the release of the marked unemployment numbers, president obama and republican governor brownback talked about their plan for economic growth. the president outlined his approach to the 2014 budget. in the republican address, governor brownback talked about how republicans want to grow the economy without raising taxes. >> hi, everybody. our top priority as a nation and my top priority as president must be doing everything we can to reignite the engine of america's growth, a rising, thriving middle class.

.hat is our north store that must have every decision they make. yesterday we learned that our -- we created about $500,000 this year. we haveave got -- created about 500,000 jobs this year. but we have got more to do. there are spending cuts that are hurting the community. cut cell costs our economy hundreds of thousands of jobs this year. countrywant to keep our on growth, when the create good, middle-class jobs, you have to make smarter choices. this week i will send a budget to congress that will help us do that. it is a fiscally responsible blueprint for middle-class jobs and growth. washington has argumen

raged. my budget puts that argument to rest. we do not have to choose between goals, we can do both. when we saw in the 1990s, nothing reduces the deficit faster than growing the economy. my budget will reduce the deficit not what spending cuts that hurt students and seniors and middle-class families, but a bounce approach of the american people prefer and an investment -- but a balanced approach to american people prefer and in investment. i have signed $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction into law. my budget will reduce our deficit by nearly $2 trillion more without harming the recovery. that surpasses the goal of $4 trillion in deficit reduction that many believe will stabilize our finance. we'll make the tough reforms required to strengthen medicare for the future without undermining the rocksolid

guarantee at its core. we will enact commonsense tax reform that includes hosting loopholes.x loopholes like the ones that allow a billionaire to pay a lower tax rate than his or her secretary. this is the compromise i offered the speaker of the house last year. it is not my ideal plan, but it is a compromise i am willing to accept to move beyond short-term crises driven decision making so we can focus on growing our economy and the middle class for the long haul. it includes many ideas and republican they could except as well. it is a way we can make progress together. deficit reduction cannot come as a cost of economic growth or middle-class security. it does not have to. my budget will make critical investments to grow the economy and create jobs and strengthen middle-class. as i said in my state of the union address, we should ask

ourselves three questions -- how do we make america a magnet for great jobs? how do we give workers the skills they need to do those jobs? how do you make sure that hard work leads to a decent living? magnet forrica a good jobs, we will invest in high-tech manufacturing and homegrown energy. put people back to work building new roads, bridges, and schools. to give workers the skills they need to do those jobs, we will invest in education that begins in the earliest years and job training that predicates workers to compete in the 21st century. to make sure that hard work is ladders, we will build of opportunity in the middle class and focus on revitalizing some of our communities hardest hit with the recession and job loss. all of these will help grow the economy and create jobs. none of them will add to the deficit. i will lay out priorities in greater details in the days ahead. the budget doesn't spend beyond

our means and it does not make harsh, unnecessary cuts that only serve to slow the economy. we'll keep our promise to an we willpulation and keep our promise to the next generation by investing in the fundamentals that have made america strong -- manufacturing, innovation, energy, and education. that is what it will take to make sure america remains strong in the years ahead and to leave something better behind for our kids. thank you. have a great weekend. >> hi. i'm kansas governor brownback. last weekend we celebrated easter, the resurrection of jesus, . we need new life in our economy. washington is broke. change is coming.

you say you do not change america by changing washington. you change america by changing the states. that is exactly what republican governors are doing across the country. the arctic in a different approach to grow the economies and fix the government with ideas that work -- they are taking a different approach to growth economies and fix the government with ideas that work. it encourages growth and an education system that produces measurable results and a new focus on the incredible dignity of each and every person, no matter who they are. as any state kansas example. the year i became governor, we began with only a certain amount in the bank. a projected $500 million deficit as well. we had a nicer, ending balance and it without tax increases.

to make that financial we didund in reality, not cut funding from schools or medicaid or prisons. we did consolidate agencies and cut overhead costs and offered a voluntary retirement buyout to state employees and eliminated outdated programs. we reformed our state medicaid system to save $1 billion over five years while at the same time we expanded healthcare services. we found ways to reduce the costs while increasing our investments in key areas like research and aviation, agriculture. we have increased the number of students taking technical education courses, it will help them per pair for a future and a better paying job.

we have reform so that judges are elected more democratically. we give residents more control of their future needs. we passed the largest tax cut in state history, eliminating that tax on small business owners altogether. we went from one of the highest tax regions to one of the lowest. i want to make kansas the best place in america to raise a family and grow a business. for those who come to our state because of lower taxes, opportunities abound. inhad an all-time record kansas. kansas recently received an a when it comes to environment. we have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. all signs of economic growth.