therefore i can fire jarrett"? >> well, that can be sexual harassment, so let's be clear about that. >> hinojosa: okay. but i don't like the fact that... >> you don't like the fact that i've got a picture of a guy on my desk who happens to be the person i'm in a committed lifetime relationship with, you can say, "i don't like the fact that that's who your husband is. i'm firing you." >> hinojosa: and it's legal? >> and it's legal in 29 states. in 29 states. now, most americans think it's illegal. so when i talk about the importance of people telling their stories, people don't like that. americans are fair minded. they don't like the fact that that's okay. but if they don't know that it's illegal, they don't get moved to support this type of equality. >> hinojosa: well, so what is the point at which... because you mentioned gay marriage as kind of one of the issues. so are you saying that in order for us as americans to be completely kind of gay and lesbian accepting that everybody has to be on the same page in ter

senior advisor valerie jarrett in how the budget will hit or help your pocketbook. behind the headlines, yes fas are helping women gain more power in the corporate world than american women have. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, your pocketbook and the budget. this week, president obama unveiled his proposed 2012 budget. his goals are cutting the deficit and stimulating job growth. in a one-on-one interview with white house senior advisor valerie jarrett, she says america's place in the global economy is also paramount. >> we want to be able to out innovate, out educate, out build the rest of the world. our competitions no longer here between democrats and republicans. our real competition is global. the president says, let's get rid of programs that don't work also invest in the future. and what's the biggest impact on women, children, families, the biggest single impact in your view of the president's budget? >> as you know i chair the white house council on women a

jarrett lyle gave them something else to cheer about when he be came the first pro since 2002 to hite 16th. you think he is excited? lyle is 9 shots off the lead but no one is a bigger crowd favorite than phil mickelson. >> hit it over the glass. whack 'em, whack 'em. >> lefty shoots a 65, leaving him four behind leader tommy gainy through 36 holes. i have been to that 16th hole, it is crazy. i have never seen another hole like that in golf. it's amazing. >> oh. >> you feel like you feel the ground move. >> maybe some day i can get there. >> sorry. >> we'll be back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a pittsburgh hospital started a ernt competition w >>> finally tonight, it seems no one is safe from super bowl frenzy. a pittsburgh hospital started a different competition when it tweeted a picture of their new born in the terrible towels and the cutest babies in the nation. so a green bay hospital of course took up the challenge, put out its own baby. officials have title town towels, cheese heads and packers blankets. as you may know the packers faceoff against the steelers at 3:30. >> is there a g

jarrett made a nice pass to jessie perry. solomon hill gets the put-back. the wildcats up one. it came down to this, the huskies trailed by one. darnell had a shot of the lay- hup that was swatted out of ground by williams. williams saved the day, they web it 87-86. the wild casts improved to 12-2 in conference and washington, had its fifth conference law -- conference loss. >>> the cornhuskers hadn't beaten a top three team in a few years. it's a three-point game in the final seconds. the longhorns can tie with the three. but brown comes up short and they celebrate in lincoln, 70- 67 the final, texas loses for just the fourth time this year and the first time in conference play. >>> bay area products steve lavin and st. johns trying to impress the commitment -- the tournament. the panthers got the lead by 1. dwight murray then drives the baseline and throws up a reverse lay-up that goes. pittsburgh has to go desperation. brad's shot comes up well short. if you thought hardy looked like he might have been out of bounds, you would be right. but it's a no call -- that would have

jarrett mann. the tough take and the foul. he had a career high. an 87-75 victory.professional sports, rare when an athlete plays his entire career with one team. starts with boston and yesterday the first time back in bean town since being traded for the bruins. five years since he left boston. weaving through traffic. the back end to beat tim thomas's 23rd goal. now in the third. bruins looking to equalize. one of his 26 saves. a few seconds left. steals the win. win third straight, 2-0 the final. the profootball hall of fame has seven new members led by quarterback prime time dion sanders. the first valid inductee. won two super bowls, one 1994 where he was named defensive player of the year. considered best ever to play his position. triple threat, quarterback, wide receiver and quick returner. won a super bowl with the rams and was league mvp in 2000. tied with shannon sharp and ed sable, former cal bears rictor, raiders 10 brown denied for the second straight year. the packers are playing for today this is is from super bowl 16. i show you because i can. i am

[applause] senior advisory, valerie jarrett. she has gotten tremendous advice from you. secretary ray lahood, our transportation secretary. ambassador ron kirk, working hard to get trade deals around the world. karen mills. my director of and the national economic council, gene sperling is here. our export-import bank chairman. elizabeth littlefield. and i want to acknowledge a good friend, paul volcker, the outgoing chairman of the economic advisory board. thank you all for being here. [applause] tom, it is good to be here today at the chamber of commerce. i am here in the interest of being more neighborly. [laughter] i strolled over from across the street. maybe if we have brought over preferred cake when i first moved in, would have gone off to a better start. i will make up for it. the truth is this isn't the first time i have been to the chamber, or the first, we have exchanged ideas. i have sought advice from many of you. the rescission led to some -- the recession led to many decisions. that meant to -- that led to layoffs and closings that were painful. it meant

dillon jarrett if that is ok, professor. dillinger if that is ok, professor. those that are left to the state are -- >> i do agree. i think the senator correctly cites it for that proposition. within the area of congress and its authority to regulate national commerce, what has grown is the interdependency of national commerce, not our understanding of the constitution. >> but they did have interstate commerce. that was the whole reason why we needed it, to be a union in the first place. we could not survive. this is not new. it has been facilitated by jet airplanes and the internet. >> if you got sick in north carolina in 1787, it had no effect in utah. [laughter] >> still a lovely place. >> it had no effect in pennsylvania. >> ok, ok. but there were interconnected. the changes that we have had have been changes of degree. you would still agree that the powers of the federal government are few and defined while those to the states are numerous and indefinite. >> yes. >> if this lot is upheld -- law is upheld, if this is within congress's power, would it not b

jarrett. my time is up. >> senator cardin. >> i want to thank you for this series of hearings we have held on the national deficit. dr. scheppach, i want to follow up on senator begich's point, because we talk about the states. i don't think we talked enough about the risk factors for municipal and county governments. if you are a governor, you have a proprietary interest to avoid a problem with the county or municipality within your state . today our state governments have limited capacity as to how they can respond. they have to take care of their own budgets. they are not as well-prepared as, perhaps, they would need to be to avoid a consequence in the state that have been taxed not just on their town or county but on the entire state -- have impacts just on a town or county but on the tires state and could have impact well beyond the borders of a state. i just want to get a sense of how much governor's -- how much attention governors are paying to the problems of the municipal or county go

[applause] senior advisory, valerie jarrett. she has gotten tremendous advice from you. secretary ray lahood, our transportation secretary. ambassador ron kirk, working hard to get trade deals around the world. our small business administrator. karen mills. my director of and the national economic council, gene sperling is here. elizabeth littlefield. the overseas private investment corp. president. and i want to acknowledge a good friend, paul volcker, the outgoing chairman of the president' economic advisory board. thank you all for being here. [applause] tom, it is good to be here today at the chamber of commerce. i am here in the interest of being more neighborly. [laughter] i strolled over from across the street. and, look. maybe if we have brought over preferred cake when i first moved in, would have gone off to a better start. i will make up for it. the truth is this isn't the first time i have been to the chamber, or the first, we have exchanged ideas. i have sought advice from many of you. as we were grappling with the worst recession most of us of ever known. t

told you he was meeting yesterday with president obama, who was one of our speakers, and valerie jarrett, he was meeting with them yesterday. and they were meeting, i know, about how america does better in doing what president obama wants to do, doubling exports in the next five years. we can do it, and this is a vital reason why. he's a vital part of the president's cabinet and the president's initiative to create jobs by doubling exports. ambassador kirk understands that it takes strong partnerships between government and the private sector and a willingness to fight for fairness and opportunity for american businesses be we want to create more jobs -- if we want to create more jobs here and help more entrepreneurs and families make it in america. i want you to remember that phrase, make it in america. people want to make it. and the psychology of making it is critically important. you want to have that sense that we can do. you know, i love that story about the little train that could. you know, you know that story. don't you love that story? i think i can. i think i can. i think i ca

host: jarrett renshaw from 'the star ledger." that ends our program for today. another program your way to our morning starting at 7:00 a.m. think for watching today and we will see you tomorrow. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> coming up, a wartime contract a commission hearing on how u.s. tax dollars are being spent on construction projects in afghanistan. after that, more on afghanistan. the u.s. institute of peace reports on the political strategy in that region. also remarks from secretary of state hillary clinton on taliban forces in afghanistan and pakistan. >> for young americans, to save medicare and sells security and make the systems work better and keep our promise to americans, we have to change. >> ohio republican jim in jordan on spending issues, the tea party, and president obama as proposed budget, sunday. >> this monday, visit the public and private space is america's most recognizable home, the white house the original documentary provides a look at the history