the budget deficit were primarily a consequence of the rapid increase of the defense budget. the question is whether the budget deficits were a mistake i think was a consequence, the decision about whether defense buildup was a mistake. now you ought tonow that the weinberger's proposals had very little support in the cabinet and in the white house, with the exceptioof the president. i had worked 13 years in defense and d served for a couple of years as an associate director of omb. weinberger's proposals were on the defense budget, were meaning in the sense that they treated us like ignorance, people. but he got away with it. and unfortunately, fortunately or unfortunately, i think it may very well be the big increase in the defense budget which was not financed by taxes, in other words, financed by borrowing. in retrospect may have been a very good decision because i think it was one of the key elements i bringing about the end of the cold war and the other relatnships. so there were mistakes and trade policy was a mistake. i have come to a rather different view about the bu

million may have to be trimmed from the state budget. as estimates will likely go down again. with the economy still in recession, sales tax and income tax revenue continues to plummet so the state can't afford to spend as it has. right now, nothing is official yet. including what, if anything, might be cut. in previous statements, the governor said he carefully weighs the cuts. >> i felt badly to have to give the news and had a hard time sleeping and frankly, woke up much earlier than i otherwise would have and couldn't go back to sleep. because i know at this point, now that we're reducing the budget, we're into things that affect real people in real ways. >> reporter: of the last time the budget cuts sliced the ranks of state employees, more than 200 jobs vanished. along with vacant positions, those who were left had to take time off without pay. >> it's terror. absolute terror. where do you go? >> reporter: there is big reductions in funding. >> you got a job today and none tomorrow. just makes you uneasy. >> the cuts are going from t

that's the smallest budget gimmick in this bill. the second largest budget gimmick in this bill is the way that it is scored. not using the kind of scoring we use for such things like when we scored fannie or freddie or tarp when we used risk adjustment scoring. if you score it under the accurate rules that c.b.o. says it ought to be scored under, this bill would raise the deficit by $32 billion. but beyond that, these 10 new entitlement programs that are being created have artificial sunset dates in the law. the most permanent thing in washington is a temporary government program. and if you repeal these artificial sunset dates, that's $39 billion added to the deficit, according to the congressional budget office. . this bill crowds out the private sector, deprives choices and uses enormous budget gimmicks and exploits the system to try to say it is saving money, reducing the deficit. it does nothing like it. with that, i yield back the remaining time to the gentleman from minnesota. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance

wjz is live where workers have been feeling the budget pain. good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon. last time we were here we found dozens of workers scareed about the future of their jobs, no more cuts or layoffs are official. state workers are bracing for them based on estimates due out in a few days. 1000-$200 million may have to be trimmed from the budget. the economy still in recession, sales tax and income tax revenues drop, nothing is official yet imcluing what if anything might be cut. previous statements, the governor weighs any cuts to minimize the pain. >> had a hard time sleeping and woke up much earlier and couldn't go back to sleep because i know at this point, now that we're cut, reduce spending by we're into things that affect real people in real ways. >> reporter: 200 jobs vanished along with vacant positions. others had to take days off without pay. >> it's terror, what can you do? >> it took a toll on city and county budgets with big reductions in spending for road projects and other services. >> you have a job tod

how can the state climb out of this budget hole? o one knows at this time, perhaps even the governor. budget experts and officials from the largest labor union agree that the piecemeal approach is not working. once again, maryland's tax revenues might be lower-than- expected. when the projections are finalized, the governor says he might have to continue to cut another $100 million or $200 million out of the budget. spokesperson said that while more cuts might be necessary, these adjustments could be made in january. the director of the non-profit and non-partisan tax policy institute, when asked what budget options are left? he already made more than $700 million in cuts. >> they cannot really do it without throwing people into catastrophic situations. >> to the comptroller's office is crunching the numbers. the

the budget deficits were primarily a consequence of the rapid increases in the defense budget. so the question is whether the dget deficits were a mistake the consequce, the decion about whether the dse buildup was a mtake. you want to know that th weinberger'sroposals had very lile support in theabinet and in the white house with the exception of the president. i had worked for 13 years in defense and hired positions and served a couple of years as an associate director of rmb. wienberger's proposals were on the defense budget, were demeaning il the sense that they trted us like ignorant people but he got awa with it and unfortunatel, fortunately or unfortunately i think it may very well be that the big increases in the defense budget which was not fanced by taxes, in other words by borrowing in retrospect may have been a good decisi because it think it was one of the key elements in bringing about the end of the cold war and the other relationships. so there were mistas. trade policy was a mistake. i have come to a rather different view of the budget deficitshan i had at the t

the budget gets a final vote in july of 2010. we can expect plenty of ideas and changes before now and then. >>> now, virginia employees could be losing a day of pay. governor kaine told the newspaper he may require workers to take a short furlough. governor tim kaine is trying to close a $1.5 billion budget gap. >>> let's get another check on the weather right now. >>> meteorologist, tom kierein, is up in storm center 4 with a look at the forecast. how much more rain? >> not much here, but south and east of washington is where the rain teat will continue in the afternoon hours. we are getting light rain along the beltway and across the potomac, from alexandria to mt. vernon there is rain. far down to the south, interstate 95, the radar showing steadier rain. and some heavier rain is falling across the northern neck as well as down towards williamsburg, just to the east of richmond. elsewhere, the sky is just cloudy with temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. it's going to continue this way all the way into the afternoo

. >> future depends on the -- >> later on fox 45 news at 10:00. how budgetcuts are takingga toll on the disabled. it is our cover story, later or fox 45 news at 10:00. >> also ahead. decks on campus, what one college plans to do to enforce common courtesy. - i'm in. - we're in too. i'm a part of it. colonel, i'm in. more than 60 million americans have tried kentucky grilled chicken. an entire grilled nation of believers... in that fall-off-the-bone taste. and now you can be part of it too. try a two-piece meal with 2 sides... and a biscuit for just $3.99. and taste for yourself why 60 million people unthink alike. make it 60 million and 1. unthink... and taste the unfried side of kfc. >> police are reminding parents to be vigilant after three separate incidents involving children on the way to school. myranda stephens, live outside of anne arundel county police headquarters tonight with more. myranda? >> anne arundel county police say incidents at school bus stops during the school year are not uncommon. but three serious incidents, in just this mmnth, have

>> the fire union does not deny that the city's budget problems are real. but they say the department has already suffered enough. from cuts made earlier this summer. and any more will only make things worse. >> it is not so simple as closing an office for the day. we simply -- we never close. >> like an out of control blaze on on going battle between baltimore city and the fire union continues to rage on. >> if it is furloughs, quite frankly, we will see you in court. >> in an effort to cut the overall budget city is again asking the fire union to reduce its budget by about $3 million. either through furloughs, layoffs, or cuts to vacation. >> really a matter of all of us sharing in the pain. for every dollar that we take, we have to in the coming year, put back in. >> but the fire union said it is not that easy. and after two weeks of negotiations, it rejected the city's request, saying any kind

state officials say they are going to recommend reducing the budget immediately. budget director eloise foster says they are looking at what to cut and will finalize any cuts over the next few days. >>> president obama took his health care reform plan on the road today. the president visiting the university of maryland college park campus for a campaign-style rally. the president called health care reform a defining struggle of this generation. he said the fight will be difficult but that an unprecedented coalition of hospitals, doctors, nurses and drugmakers support the effort. >>> as congress debates health care reform one group that wants to see change, some two million amputees. their argument, arms and legs are not a luxury. as the debate rages in washington 20-year-old jordan thomas is fighting for the cause which is close to his heart because he is a bilateral amputee. thomas lost his legs in a boating accident when he was just 16 years old. during his recovery he met children whose parents couldn't afford expensive prosthetics. >> my legs are $24,000. a lot

figures show the state needs to cut another 3 million from the budget. next year the numbers are even worse with maryland facing a $2 billion shortfall. still, some say there is a silver lining. officials believe the state's economic woes may have finally hit bottom. >> we believe the economy is showing signs of recovery and as the increasing confidence that we can get out of this. >> discussions about what should be cut will be made in the next few days. >> more trouble for acorn. the house voted to deny funding to acorn. the action comes after several undercover videos showed employees advising a undercover pimp and a prostitute how to get around tax laws. coming up, police are continuing to piece together evidence in the murder of a young graduate student. investigators have a theory about what may have led to the death of annie le. and we are getting an inside look a home where a girl was look a home where a girl was have you heard about miralax? miralax relieves constipation with no bloating. no cramping. no sudden urgency. announcer: only miralax is

we're the only state with a budget control board. in 49 other states, they do it differently. this is the only state in the union where the administrative functions are handled by the budget control board. in our state, in fairness to my predecessor, he was elected by the people of south carolina as a democrat. his first check was not the general assembly or the judicial branch. he walked across the hall to the lieutenant governor's office. it is a dysfunctional system. people would normally say this is madness. it was in the 1895 constitution, put forth by pitchfork ben tillman, about a black man being elected. other constitutional amendments are out there. could people pick one area where they want to make a difference and really make noise? >> i have supported reform in this state since i met you. i have defended you on reform issues. i think you have been selfless on that. if you had a decent relationship with the general assembly, do you think there would have been more done? i have been told by a number of people led up marks answered -- mark sanford had worked with this,

legislative specifications matter to the congressional budget office. that is a fact. that is a fact that has been stated and restated, and it is certainly something that dr. elmendorf had indicated to us during the course of our meetings in the group of six, so if it matters to the congressional budget office, it should matter to us. it is not second-guessing whether or not who can read it, how they will interpret the legislative specifications. but it is important and central to the final number on this legislation, and that should concern all of us, and that is exactly what concerns the american people. you can have the conceptual language. that is fine. but the legislative language is ultimately what becomes the law. that is what affects the bottom line. now, if the director of the congressional budget office in these monumental times and true the consequential to the fiscal health of our country on an issue that could have a profound and influential in fact in terms of trillions of dollars, we are not just talking billions. we are talking trillions. then it ought t

. >> more furloughs should help with the gap in the city's budget. they want to trim the budget. our reporter joins us live outside of city hall this morning with more details. >> a combination of cuts and furloughs, officials want to save over $30 million. mayor sheila dixon says furloughs are necessary to save jobs. >> if we do not do the furloughs, it could mean up to 400 people being laid off in city government. >> baltimore city is facing a $60.2 million shortfall in the budget. a plan includes laying off 27 workers, shutting down city government with five days with additional unpaid leave depending on salary. the furloughs began on october 5 and include mayor sheila dixon. several city council members and the finance group who put together the plan are affected. >> we must act and we must act now. the only likely alternative to the furlough plan and it could be more painful. the longer we wait, the more painful it will be. >> they have to come up with $8 million in cuts as an alternative to furloughs. unions for the city and firefighters say that furloughs are part of a con

. >>> the budget outlook in maryland keeps getting worse. the state's updated revenue collections forecast comes out today. if martin o'malley's prediction is correct then another $300 million may need to be cut from the budget. these new cuts could be on top of the $37 million cut in annapolis. >>> budget cuts are coming to the dc public school system. and they are going to have an impact on your children. chancellor michelle rhee says the system could face $40 million in cuts which will lead to teacher playoffs and increase class sizes. rhee did not say how many of the teachers would lose their jobs. >> we don't anticipate that any major programs or offerings will be affected by these cuts. we will work to continuously work to ensure a smooth transition for students, schools and staff and we expect to give notice of any required separations by september 30th. >> reporter: washington teachers union president george parker responded by saying he cuts would be deaf stating and he questioned why the system hired 900 new teachers to wind up anno

with the budget cuts, it means we are lucky to have the same number of graduates this year. rorter: they have yet to fully recover from a cut in 2002. workers haven't had a raise in two years. it's softened by federal stimulus money. there will be a loss in funding. tuition will go up. >> a lot more people aren't going to go to school now. they have already raised it in a year and a half. >> reporter: those who come may have to spread the higher costs over a longer period. >> instead of two or four years to get a degree, it will take three or six years. it's a problem for families and students who want to get into the workplace. >> repter: they say they will have to plow through it. they will go to four-year institutions. >> i want to be a teacher. i have to go to school. i don't have a choice. >> if there's a tuition increase, they have to decide on the amount. >> thank you. >>> president obama took his stay in school message directly to the nation's school children speaking at wakefield in arlington. he said quitting school is the same as letting their country down. not al

while they are cutting the budget on holiday street we're getting get money from the inner harbor. >> money from the federal government. linda so tells us what is planned for today. >> the homeland security secretary will be in town. she'll be with the governor to let us know maryland is getting more money to improve mass transit, fire stations and the port of baltimore. the port is already undergoing changes to make it greener. last month it got $3.5 million to upgrady equipment that will reduce diesel emissions. the money was used to buy tug boats, trucks and locomotives. it's part of the massive economic stimulus package congress passed in february. part of the money will also be used to modernize mass transit. maryland will get more than $500,000 to help make the mta go green. it comes on the heels of a report that shows a huge jump in marylanders using mass transportation. this morning's announcement will happen at 9:45 at the inner harbor. we're in the studio, linda so, abc2 news. >>> atlantans are struggling to recover from days of deadly floods. at least eight deaths reported

>> they want to balance the budget. >> please. the budget will never be balanced in d.c. so you know, why take awayhe safety element of other cars? >> you should always know every six months,ou go? get your oil changed, and i don't think they should have to do that. you have to take responsibility for your car. >> reporter: the director at the dmv is saying that $400,000 they're expecting to save will come from the fact that they don't have to fill some vacant jobs at the dmv. she also sd there will be some additional jobs cuts. as for drivers no, savings for you. you'll still be expected to pay $they've for your emissions inspection. in southwest, i'm tracy wilkins, news4. >>> so is decorum on the decline in our country? public figures from representative joe wilson to serena to kanye west. all of these tie raised have people in our area have people talking. is civility on the down side? >> beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> reporter: from kanye west interrupting at the mtv music awards last night -- to serena williams' tirade at the u.s. open. and of cou

state officials say that they are going to recommend reducing the budget immediately. budget director eloise foster says they are looking at ways to cut and will finalize any cuts over the next few days. >>> this is something a lot of you are talking about. we want to know what you think. drop in on abc2news.com and leave us a message. we want to know how you are feeling about the state budget and how much more money will need to be cut. we've already done all of the work for you. all you have to do is write us so we can read your comments on the air. >>> they were coconut custard. dozens didn't try eating them. look at this. the record they were traying to break instead. >> that's interesting. it's 6:34. we have 62 degrees outside. some drizzle with clearing on the way as well. we'll check back with that in a moment. right now, let's check in with kim in traffic. >> reporter: traffic is building between liberty road and baltimore national pike but appears to be moving at speed. now let's check the buses and trains with mta's mark jones. >> reporter: good morning. the c

instead of the state getting its fiscal house in order what they have done is refused to accept budget responsibility for their mess and passing the buck to us. >> the mayor is upset because it affects funding for police and roads. he hopefully will avoid anymore layoffs. >>> stocks tumbled on wall street today. despite strong economic reports from both the housing manufacturing industries, the dow dropped by triple digits. it may have something to do with the calendar. september is historically the worse month of the year. here are the closing numbers. the dow closed down and the s&p and the nasdaq also finished in negative numbers. >>> the the the cash for clunkers programs was not as successful as originally thought. >>> there could be a picture posted on a speed camera. the chief is asking the council to install speed cams ra in school zones. the general assembly has approved the bill putting the decision in the hand of local government. the counsel will vote september 8th. >>> there was a message from rodriguez, warning athletes to stay away from steroids. kelly spoke to students

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deficits in the future, the biggest growth item in the budget deficits is health care spendingand particularly on medicare. someone on medicaid as well. and that is driven by the increase in the growth in health care costs throughout the society. so we're trying to put in place provisions that will rein in the growth in health care costs and i think the president's example was that if you could reduce the growth in health care costs as much as 1/10 of 1%, you would save $4 trillion. and i don't know what period of time he was talking about. >> ten years. >> well, i'm not sure about the accuracy of all of it, but i do think that bringing everyone uses the phrase bending the cost curve. if you reduce the growth in health care costs even a modest amount, you save enormous amounts in the federal budget. >> where are you going to achieve most of those reduction sns where do you save that money? >> i think a lot of the growth in the federal budget is i think most experts would say is a result of overutilization of the system. and when you look at it and say how do you discrverage som

don't have fi only for the budget. the bush tash cuts got through that way. they were timed out. they expire next year and i assure you they will expire in the middle class and those earning over $250,000 in a year. this budget reconciliation process is not meant for reordering one-seventh of the economy. there will be civil war in the senate if they try this. frankly, i don't think they can procedurally because it will be like swiss cheese, holding up a piece of legislation like a slice of swiss cheese. everywhere you don't have a number, you have a policy change, you will have to do it some other way, with 60 votes. some things have to pass with 60 votes some with 51 votes f. they do this, you think the american people are enraged now, i think they will really, really hit the red button if they try to pass reconciliation. harry reid will have to make that decision f. he makes that decision to try for reconciliation, he is toast. i'll make that prediction. [ applause ] >> now where they go from here regardless of what

there will be no trash collection on monday but recycling to help reduce the budget. al tv 11 news. >> coming up on "oprah" jay z is in the house today. and barbra streisand is stopping by for a visit. that is today at 4:00. here is a look at what is coming up next on the "today show." >> unprecedented security in pittsburgh as president obama plans to meet with the world's top financial leaders. we are live with the latest. and how oare jaycee dugard and her daughter is doing after their release. and more about a hazing ritual at a high school. and an actress joins us in this deal with a live interview about being sexually abused by her father. that is later on today. >> just ahead, we will take a look at whether and traffic >> for a minute there i thought the show was already over. i was about to get up and leave. >> you were about to be gone. >> some fire activity that is clearing in an area. use caution with a down wire and pole in catonsville. the elderly. northeast side has a delay. -- the outer loop northeast side as a delay. here is a live view of white marsh w

and the future, the biggest growth item in the budget deficits is health care spending, and in particular in medicare, somewhat in medicaid as well. that is driven by the increase in the growth in health-care costs throughout the society. we're trying to put into place provisions that will rein in the growth in health-care costs. i think the president's example was if you reduce the growth in health-care costs as much as 0.1%, if you would save $4 trillion. i don't know what period of time he was talking about, but if you go out far enough, there is probably some -- yes. i am not sure about the accuracy of all a bed, but i do think -- of all of it, but i do think that if everyone is using the phrase bending the cost curve. if you reduce the growth in health-care costs even a modest amount, you save enormous amounts and the federal budget. >> where will you see most of the reductions? just as an example? >> a lot of growth in the federal budget is a result of odor utilization of the system. -- over utilization of the system. when you look at that and see to it -- think about h

we often complain that those are the budgets that get cut. mostly because said don't see the return on investment. why are we spending those dollars? it's not because we're good, kind, and generous people. we are. if you're going to be good stewards, we have to be able to show them the return on that investment. it hasn't been done. it needs to be done. i mention that i think language matters. i was at another think tank in town giving a speech, and i alived earlier. there was an american general who has security responsibilities in this country, and he described the struggle -- you'll see the use the word with some judgment, he described the terrorism problem as quote, a persistent struggle against violent extremism, end quote. this made me angry. unfortunately the general left before i had an opportunity to speak. that of course didn't stop me from saying, you know what? here's my problem with this. for policy reasons, we saw shun the phrase war on terrorism. you can call it a war, conflict, i can tell you having two sons, if my sons were in

>> it will be entered in the budget that we submit through the omb. >> thank you. in your testimony you counted 200800 burials the fda provided either serial or had stones or markers. given the total number of those who've died in these operations is almost double that number what has happened to the remaining full service members? where, do you know where they are buried, where their final resting place is and what contact did va have with the veteran survivors? >> between arlington state cemetery's national cemeteries and private cemeteries many of them have chosen private cemeteries near their homes and we have provided headstones and markers for those. >> i have a few more questions but at this point i am going to recognize ranking member lamborn for his questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. muro, you may know this because representative salazar and i have met with you on this issue. there is a long history for the need for a cemetery in southern colorado compounded by the fact that fort logan we heard from someone from their earlier is scheduled to be at

we will have this debate as we submit the 2011 budget. we want to make sure that that debate is allowed to occur and we can inform the congress and american people and our allies and give them choices about the way we move forward. i will now take your questions. >> neither of you said the word "russia" in your remarks. to what extent is the hope for a better relationship with russia and any future sanctions or other attempt to counter the iridium missile threat, to what extent that was a factor in making this change? >> john cartwright sat in on the same meetings i sat in on with the president. the decisions on this were driven, i would say, almost exclusively by the change in intelligence assessment and the enhanced technology. it was a zero-based look at the threat and their capability of dealing with it. that said, the russians are probably not going to be pleased that we are continuing with the missile defense efforts in europe. at the same time, there are two changes in this architecture that should ally some of their unfounded conce

of course its now up to the congressional budget office to look at what he's done and put all the numbers together and see if they work out quite that way. at least that's the supposition. >> woodruff: finally, susan, it's now really going to be up to mainly the democrats. they're still trying to get that one republican vote or more, olympia snow. it will be up to the democrats for senator baucus to satisfy the more liberal democrats on his committee. >> that's right. looking for that special combination that will get enough of them on board. it's important to see that the house bill was substantially more generous in terms of these subsidies available to people. the senate health committee bill was much more generous. so a lot of the more liberal democrats are looking at those two bills as the baseline. of course they cost much more. but baucus on the other hand is trying to keep more of the republicans happy by not having to bill costs so much. it is is really a considerable balancing act that he's engaged in at the moment. >> woodruff: a balancing act indeed. susan dentzer, thanks very

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. >> the police department's budget is among the city's budget -- biggest. as he looks for ways to cut it, he says everything is on the table except the department's core progress. >> anything that we are doing that does not involved protection of people or investigation of crime we want to look to reduce those costs. >> he has come out over time in some specialized police units and some security of city hall. overtime investigations will be allowed, but abuse, the commissioner says, will not be tolerated. >> will be looking at abuse very hard. >> verbal sergeants and lieutenants be permitted to take home police guards -- no longer will sergeants and lieutenants be permitted to take home police cars. 85% of the budget goes to salaries and benefits. >> can you make reductions? >> there are reductions that we will have to be made -- that we will have to make in terms of certain stocks. i have heard discussions about furloughs and how that might affect it to the command staff or the civilian staff. it remains to be seen how that might play out. >> city all add t

shortfall. >> the police department budget is among the city's biggest. everything is on the table except the department's core purpose. >> anything that we are doing that does not involve protection of people or investigation of crime we want to look to reduce those costs. >> he has cut out over time in some specialized units. over time for investigations will be allowed, but abuse will not be tolerated. >> we are going to be looking for abuse is very hard. >> another move no longer will sergeants and lieutenants be unable to take home police cars. the big question concerns staff. a 85% of the police department's budget goes to salaries and benefits. >> is a reduction of staff possibility? >> there are reductions we can make and we are going to have to make in terms of contractual employees that are doing some jobs here. i have heard discussions about furloughs. that might affect the command or civilian staff. it remains to be seen how it may play out. >> city hall has as all agencies to cut at 5 certification to help close an estimated 60 million budget

the budget did factor int theequatn. he obama administtion had two main proems with the bus administration's missile dense plans. number one, cost. number two, th actual technology, thuestioned the ficacy of the technology itself. thereeeds to be exoration undertaken bycongress to see at are the budget rami ramifications of this ne system. again, te administration is aring it's aster, it's more cost effective d i think we'll have to get into the details to see if that, in ft, i true. >>the defense shieldas a hu irritant for russia. cane now expect me cooperation from moscow on difficul topics like sations against iran? do moscow haveny leverage whent comes to iran? >> ts is very unclear. i don't beeve there was any thoughtin the obama adnistration toconnect this decision today on missile defee to gaini any additionalussian concessions. and fact, that played out. e russian foreign nister lavrov issued a short stement saying that on iran,ussia did not believ that there is any appropriatemechanism to crease or enhance sancon

same quality healthcare that these prisoners get. >> but to close the budgetthe democrat controlled legislature voted to reduce the p prison population by 16,000 inmates through expanding credits for inmates in rehab, changing some property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors and focusing parole supervision on the most dangerous offenders. >> all of them will be released at some point. the question is whether we will do it in an orderly supervisory schedule. >> the governor is expected to sign the legislation but the work is far from over. on friday, state prison officials must tell the courts how they will reduce overcrowding. building new lockups may be the most obvious answer but with a smaller budget, the state may have to release another 24,000 inmates. new neighbors that many communities will be hard pressed to welcome. outside san quentin prison, claudia cowan, fox news. bret: massachusetts lawmakers move one step closer to change changing the law about replacing the late ted kennedy, and a requiem for a true american hero today at the white house.@

the ones i will be most proud of our the balanced budget and the surpluses. we did other things like the portability of insurance, a list of things where we did find a way to come together. we were the triangle. newt was part of that too. even though we had our differences, we found a way to come together. i always admired the job that you did in the house. now here they are, and they are still working for the good of the country and the good of world. they are still thinking about where we have been and where we need go. when it comes to history, i do not know to politicians to know more about history. the president is talking about caesar and cicero, and new can give you a history of wars and sometimes even rewrites history to make it come out differently. [laughter] but thank you all very much for being here. it means a great deal to me, and i thought maybe it would be a good time for us to show that a president, speaker, the leaders can find a way to come together. so i would like to conclude with two three-poinbrief points. number one, remember your fami

expert on the budget committee. what's your take on the budget implicati implications, the fiscal imply cases and for that matter, the tax implications? >> the issue is the cost and the addition that cost will add to our debt. we have an unsustainable situation with the growth of the federal government and the growth of the deficit and the debt. you simply can't add another $1 trillion or $2 trillion actually. the only bill passed out of the committee was scored $2 trillion. that came out of the health committee, which was formally chaired by senator kennedy and now senator harkin is taking it over. these numbers are not sustainable. you've got to have a proposal which actually reduces the rate of health care costs hopefully something that's below the rate of inflation, but at least within that range so that we can have the economy basically grow faster than the cost of health care. >> senator bayh, given our fiscal difficulties and we're barely coming out of recession is this the right time for a comprehensive heal

that's the smallest budget gimmick in this bill. the second largest budget gimmick in this bill is the way that it is scored. not using the kind of scoring we use for such things like when we scored fannie or freddie or tarp when we used risk adjustment scoring. if you score it under the accurate rules that c.b.o. says it ought to be scored under, this bill would raise the deficit by $32 billion. but beyond that, these 10 new entitlement programs that are being created have artificial sunset dates in the law. the most permanent thing in washington is a temporary government program. and if you repeal these artificial sunset dates, that's $39 billion added to the deficit, according to the congressional budget office. . this bill crowds out the private sector, deprives choices and uses enormous budget gimmicks and exploits the system to try to say it is saving money, reducing the deficit. it does nothing like it. with that, i yield back the remaining time to the gentleman from minnesota. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance

their health care coverage can keep it, a stark contrast with the democrats' plan, which the congressional budget office said will shift millions of americans out of the current coverage. unfortunately, democrats have rejected our overtures and decided to go along. it does not have to be that way. it could be and should be a bipartisan solution. it is not too late to start over. this labor day, the folks running washington should honor american workers by hitting the reset button on health care reform and stopping the government takeover that threatened american jobs. and congressman john kline, and i want to thank you for listening. >> as the debate over health care continues, c-span is health care of is a key resource. a long line -- go online, and morse the latest events, including town hall meetings, and share your thoughts with video. >> this week on "the communicator's," three reporters will discuss significant technology and telecommunications issues in the upcoming session of congress and at the federal communications commission. >> w

rather than liken this mandate to auto insurance, the congressional budget office has said the closestlaw is the draft rather than anything else in federal law. so it is the most sweeping.... >> ifill: if you are a driver you don't have to have a car. >> you can avoid the auto insurance mandate by divesting yourself of a car. it's much harder to divest yourself of of a body which is what you would need to do to avoid the health insurance mandate. jonathan raised an important point which is the philosophical problem that people have with this. people will lose their freedom not to purchase health insurance. it doesn't matter to aate low of people. a lot of people want to purchase health insurance. but even those who want to purchase health insurance will lose the freedom to choose what type of health insurance to purchase. we see what has happened in massachusetts where they have guls sor health insurance is the government has to define a minimum level of coverage you have to purchase is a that you know if you're comply ing with the mandate. what happens is that power is inevitably capt

this morning, in a few hours, we're going to learn just how deep the at this plans to utcan the budget. sherrie johnson is live already at city hall. >> reporter: good morning. today the board of estimates will meet right here at city hall to talk about furloughs and budget cuts. right now baltimore city is facing a $60 million budget shortfall. last night the fire chief met with personnel to talk about the situation. he says no doubt bit, cuts are coming but basically, there's no way to avoid it, it's how to make the cuts work without sacrificing public safety. mayor sheila dixon says she needs to cut $60 million from the budget to cause a shortfall caused by the slumping economy. the head of the union says all the city firefighters could be furloughed for several days and more than 90 of them could be laid off. this could close up to 10 fire companies permanently and this is causing confusion and anger among firefighters. >> do know they are hurting and worried about what is coming. they didn't get a pay raise this year. because of the issues with the economy and they are worried abo

the country. in 2006, it accounted for 23% in every state budget. to say that we need to have a shared opportunity here to pay for health care between the states and the federal government ignores -- and to imply there is not already a major share of skinning in the game on the state -- i think is a mess characterization -- aim mischaracterization on stage right now. urging states -- on states right now. all my amendment does is say that there should not yet be another unfunded mandate on the states. i think it is a higher unfunded mandate then apparently you do. whether it is 1.3% or not, one way or the other, we have got to protect the state from the impact of one more federal mandate at a time when the states are in dire circumstances. >> i wanted to briefly support what you said. if there was a litmus test on whether this is a burden on the state, it to be from the governor of michigan. the work that has been done is reasonable and what has happened is something that is minimal on the state -- i think that reflects pretty heavily on the burden ov

things as seemingly remote as our financial relationship with china by enabling us to go after the budget deficit. so there is a reason why this has become such an important issue to president obama in the first year of his presidency in the midst of an economic crisis. it is because whether it is the competitiveness of american firms, the security of american families, or the standing of the united states global capital markets, addressing health care is of absolutely critical importance. >> may believe that the commercial real estate bubble is just starting to correct itself. how do you see this affecting financial markets over the next few years, and how do you think we should go about preparing for this >> j.p. morgan was once asked a question of the same kind. he was asked what he predicted would happen to the stock market, and he paused and lean forward toward its audience. i was going to say leaned into the microphone, and it occurred to me that when he was doing it they did not have microphones. he leaned forward and said in my judgment, based on my years of experience in the mark

he thought you need to balance the budget. he had never read john meter cane's books explaining what to do about the great depression because it hadn't been written. it would then be written another seven years. 1936 was the publication date. rumsld however seem to have intuition what to do a a lot of it squared with insight that cannes unleashed. so you won't remem any of this even ifou took an economics course i will remind you national income is the sum of several components consumption and investment, government spending we would add net exports today we didn't talk much about in those daybecause it was such a small share. but thosare the main components of spending and when spending falls short of the amount necessary to generate a job for every one it can remain in a low level equilibrium for quite some time. we are in such a situation now, consumption has fallen sharply because was at unsustainably high levels to begin with. people were borrowing money against home-equity that wasn't really home-equity, they purchased hi

but they also prohibit you from doing that in the budget. r example, the bush's tax cuts went into the budget so that he wouldn't need a 60-vote majority to pass it. and this is a major piece of legislation. it could be passed in the budget. if you want to use medicare to expand the public option and let people under 65 buy into medicare, which is a really smart idea, because for the democrats it means you can get the program up and running by 2010. can you do that in the reconciliation bill with no problem at all because it doesn't require any new language and the budget's balanced. >> so in terms if we believe that the leader subpoena is committed to a public option, it seems like option a is get 60 democrats to vote for it. option b is insist democrats vote procedurally with democrats and then have you a 51-vote -- you have a 51-vote threshold because you defeated the filibuster. option c is don't even try for that, just pass it under reconciliation rules. >> and they can try option a and b, and if that doesn't work, they can go to c. it's

the problem? sales and income tax revenue continue to go down. creating a budget gap that is wider by the minute. and by law, the governor has no choice but to balance it. >> at this point, now that we're cut, we'll reduce spending by $4 billion on a $15 billion state budget. we're into things that affect real people in real ways. >> reporter: the last round of cuts hit people hard. slicing road services. more than 200 people lost their jobs. >> the job cuts really concern me. because it's like it's cutting away from my pay. and i can't afford to take care of my daughter and pay rent. >> reporter: in baltimore, police are in negotiations to avoid layoffs and furloughs. union president bob cherry. >> what we're going to work out is keeping police officers on the street, where they belong, protecting the citizens of the city. while at the same time, finding a way to help the city with their revenue shortfall of $50.2 million. and what appears to be more coming down the road. >> reporter: report on state budget projections is due next week. the governor has no advanc

there's not a lot of extra money in the budget this year. we'll find something to do. we'll go to the pool for the last weekend before it closes and go out with the kids and have fun. >> sounds like our weekend. by the way, there's the maryland state fair which continues this weekend at the fair grounds in timonium. for more stuff to do over the week, you can always go to abc2news.com. >>> now, the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate. here is chief meteorologist norm lewis and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> or you can be like us going to work. >> not this weekend. i don't know about you, but -- i'm going to the fair. >> i tell you what's going to be beautiful weather for the fair. >> anything. >> normally the fair is just totally hot, sweltering, humid. >> this might be the best stretch of weather they've ever had eye think it will be absolutely gorgeous and continues through the weekend. we have details. let's take a look outside right now. show you what's going on right now at bwi thurgood marshall, 62 degrees. 78% humidity. wind, there isn't any.

metro officials will look at the budget for the next fiscal year. they say fare increase may be necessary. the ely ticket take place would be next july. >>> 65 degrees. >> a water scare in great falls. >> we have families and children's who are at risk. >> we will tell you what caused the contamination. >> i am adam caskey live outside in arlington. it is a comfortable but breezy start to our day. we will detail the forecast straight ahead. >> lisa baden will be back witwa >>> welcome back. thank you for joining us. 5:10 is your time. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we will check in with adam caskey. i had a few raindrops coming in on my way in. >> we have a few raindrops around montgomery county. i want to show you the device we used to measure the wind speed and the wind direction. if you're working construction, keep in mind it is a breezy day. there will be wind gusts 20 to 65 miles per hour -- 20 to55 miles per hour. we have a light rain showers, especially in northern montgomery county and southern frederick county pushi

the current year budget is is classified but we publish the previous year's budget which was $40 billion for the national intelligence program and my job is to make sure those resources are a portion effectively across the community to meet the major challenges we are dealing with. to get essay bones programs of the 16 agencies can fulfill their proper roles in achieving the priorities that cut across all individual organizations. we just completed the process of justifying next year's budget to the congress and they look at it hard, as they should. dell my third role as the head of the 60 members intelligence community and leading that the mincy involves setting priorities, providing leadership on the crosscutting issues that affect more than one agency and i tried to align the incentives to enforce compliance, issuing policy directives that apply across the community. i clarify roles and responsibilities and that is is there's an important for any activity that requires kaleb version by multiple agencies and the big important issues require collaboration by multiple agencies. then anot