north dakota republican senator john hoeven is a member of the appropriations committee and he was oneay's gang of 147. senator, thanks thanks ffor joi. luke russert just said he talked to some house members, republicans, yesterday and they are concerned they cone even get the votes for $250 million more in revenue increases. how can we go big if we have even on that small proposal which democrats have already rejected, we can't even get enough republicans in the house to sign on to it. what's the way forward? >> look, we're trying to encourage the joint select committee to work hard and bring us a product and what we're saying to them is that you've got members in both the house and senate that recognize that we've got to put together a plan to reduce the deficit and the debtç and that means not only tx reform, entitlement reform, finding savings but all of these things and we've got to do it in a bipartisan way. by we are encouraging them to put together a proposal, and let's work on it in a bipartisan way. >> your colleague jim demint had this to say about taxes. >> we're supposedly

but first, senator john hoeven.will be continuing this conversation about america's debt and deficit situation. we will be right back. >> when obama was given the first budget and there were some 7000 earmarks in it, his first instinct was to veto that budget. he was told by his lobbyists from capitol hill, there is no way you can do that. you cannot cut these ties with democrats. had he done that, he would have been the tea party. had he signaled his fundamental desire to change the system, change the way washington works, he could of continued to rally the reform movement that now brings out all over the world because of its frustration with the current way that democracy does not function. >> harvard law professor lawrence lessing on "q&a." >> to those who say my friends, to those who say we are rushing this issue of civil rights, i say to them we are 172 years late. to those who say that this civil rights program is an infringement on civil rights, i say this -- the time has arrived in america for the democratic

, probably the most high-profile and well-known, also senator corker from tennessee and senator john hoevenu're seeing right now. i was able to catch them as they were league, and one thing that's interesting is all the senators that we were able to catch up with as they are exiting made very clear they are not in any way endorsing herman cain. this is the first time to meet somebody who is a washington outsider. they were just simply there to get to know him a little bit but certainly not thwing their support behind him at this time. >> we've yet to hear from his wife. reportedly she will be doing a primetime interview this friday night. have you met her, and what can we expect to hear from her? >> no. i mean, that is the big question, and that is a question that came up even before this latest scandal has broken, but gloria cain has not been on the trail at all. have not heard from her, and the response that mr. cain has been giving about that is he wants to keep the sanity at home. he doesn't want to bring her into this. he said when he goes home and goes off the trail, he doesn't want t

[indistinct conversation] [no audio] >> tomorrow, north dakota senator john hoeven join us to talk about the deadline for the deficit reduction committee. then a senator sanders will discuss in public programs. then a discussion of executive orders issued by the president. david abshire for the center of the study of the presidency a look at how executive orders have changed to read history. each morning at 7:00 -- have changed throughout history. each morning at 7:00 eastern. then the energy secretary will testify about the government decision to guarantee loans to the solar company solyndra that just filed for bankruptcy. the hearing gets underway at 10:00 a.m. eastern. a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers urged the deficit reduction committee to come up with a strong debt reduction package. earlier, the house approved legislation to make it easier for people from one state to take the weapon to another. 272-154, the vote did have democratic support. the senate is unlikely to take up that measure. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: h.r. 822, the national right-to-carry r