we do not want to overtax anyone. but at the same time, we need to stay number one in education for the fourth year in a row. >> under the governor's proposal, two in 10 taxpayers would pay more. however, the government would get millions of dollars and part of it would be used to plug the budget deficit. republicans have already labeled it a thousandaires tax. >> and a lot of people who do not consider themselves wealthy, trying to pay their bills come up with their kids through college, and make ends meet. this is outrageous. >> no one has started rolling up their sleeves ready to do battle, but they cannot adjourn until they pass a balanced budget. >> in a year of cutbacks, a coalition of maryland business groups rallied today in annapolis, hoping to increase funding for transportation by $800 million. they also want to make sure that funds are not shifted away from transportation needs. gov. malley is expected to make an announcement next week or two about his plans for a tax increase. and maryland health organiza

a new poll shows the infighting overtax returns and ethics may be taking a toll on both gop front-runners. scott goldberg reports. >> reporter: no longer the front-runner and forced to disclose more information sooner than he would have liked mitt romney released two years of tax details. his 2010 return and 2011 estimate say romney earned more than 42 million dollars over that period. romney gave seven million dollars to charity over those two years, more than half to the mormon church and paid six million dollars in taxes. that means romney's tax rate is about 14%. his taxes would be much higher if his income came from a but instead it is from investments. >> i pay all the taxes that are legally required and not a dollar more. >> reporter: romney made no apologies last night in florida. this morning democrats were all too happy to weigh in. >> we need to mick shower -- make sure that middle class workers are not paying more than people making 100 million dollars a year. >> reporter: romney tried opportunity takes on gingrich after he disclosed he made hundreds of thousands working for f

and you reject overtax this is how it all the bikes through this sort of community when i go out there even the people you know in to be working with her for years you have to search their backs and even those including the head of the station. i'm already searching for manually. to to show anything. that's a ban from. drugs guns knives. we're. just going to think of this better. situated on the gulf of guinea and the most populous country in africa nigeria is roughly the size of france and belgium combined. it's the size of the country the niger delta region that's the object of envy. a geological insult that is overflowing with excellent quality oil. thousands of drillings licensed to the oil companies of the whole world pierce the country's ground on land and at sea link together by pipelines that run through the mangroves in the sea in every direction. today nigeria is the largest oil producing country in africa the scene of a banquet between companies. all. after arriving by helicopter and after the regulation search patrick one of the two managers takes over from his colleague jo

a new poll shows the infighting overtax returns and ethics may be taking a toll on both gop front-runners. scott goldberg reports. >> reporter: no longer the front-runner and forced to disclose more information sooner than he would have liked mitt romney released two years of tax details. his 2010 return and 2011 estimate say romney earned more than 42 million dollars over that period. romney gave seven million dollars to charity over those two years, more than half to the mormon church and paid six million dollars in taxes. that means romney's tax rate is about 14%. his taxes would be much higher if his income came from a but instead it is from investments. >> i pay all the taxes that are legally required and not a dollar more. >> reporter: romney made no apologies last night in florida. this morning democrats were all too happy to weigh in. >> we need to mick shower -- make sure that middle class workers are not paying more than people making 100 million dollars a year. >> reporter: romney tried opportunity takes on gingrich after he disclosed he made hundreds of thousands working for f

some of the worst damage was done by house republicans who revolted overtaxes. that was, again, an indicator of how the parties had changed. in conclusion, throughout his presidency, bush successfully used the veto to kill legislation he unefiv cali opposed. he employed veto threats to extract concessions. but on his own agenda items, veto threats to only move the outcome so far. substantive terms to get a bill that bush really did not want to veto. he wanted legislation. he was willing to pay a price in substantive terms to get a bill and they made him do it. thank you. >> thank you, barbara. the next two people who will talk to us really make representation work. they are -- if you look at their careers, both are so involved in what it's like outside as it's brought inside washington. about barbara, bobby is currently president and ceo of the northern virginia technology council. her resume shows constant involve mpts in community affairs. she worked for presidents nixon, ford and bush. in working for president bush, very involved in public liaison. much like

we do not want to overtax anyone. but at the same time, we need to stay number one in education. >> even house democrats consider the governor's plan as a tough sell. republicans have already labeled it a thousand-aire's tax. they say it won't matter if the senate raises the threshold from $100,000. >> i know a lot of people who don't consider themselves wealthy trying to pay their bills, put their kids through college, and make ends meet, and this governor is going after them and he's going after the small businesses, as well. this is outrageous. >> some legislators are recommending the threshold be raised to $250,000 or $300,000. there is no word on when lawmakers will vote on the proposal. nadia ramdass, wbal-tv 11 news. >> steelworkers at sparrows point will get the news they have been waiting to hear -- come back to work. they have restarted the first after shedding operations just before christmas. the governor will take part in this morning's formal announcements. >> we got sold-out! >> demonstrators took to th

. >> we do not want to overtax anyone. we need to stay number one in education.ome >> consider the plan as a tough sell. it will not matter if the senate raises the threshold. >> i know people who don't consider themselves wealthy trying to pay their bills and to make ends meet and this governor is going after them and going after the small businesses cows well. this is our rages. >> some legislators recommend the threshold be raised to $300,000. no word on when lawmakers will vote on the proposal. >> the largest health care organization launched a program to give a veterans jobs. they have pledged to give military personnel hiring preferences for job openings. >> it only makes sense for a number of reasons. you'll be getting a quality work force in those men and women. they have a strong work ethic. >> they employ 36,000 people statewide. >> ravens fans travel up to massachusetts for sunday's game against the patriots. >> we have jennifer franciotti in foxboro this week getting a closer look at the area. >> this is football weather. we have some snow in new engl

the problem with the united states is not that we're overtaxed, it's that we're overspent. >> reporter: what about the theory that says austerity in a time of a sputtering economy is the wrong way to go. >> i agree with that. my goal is to create massive economic growth. you can't sustain austerity in a free society. people fire you. they won't take the pain. they're not going to voluntarily let elected officials cause pain >> reporter: the economic growth and prosperity he envisions would, he says, remove any pain from spending cuts. but critics are doubtful about that, scott, they say fewer regulations could spur some productivity but they also say that to really reduce the deficit you would have to include some combination of spending cuts and tax increases. >> reporter: dean, thanks very much. as we mentioned, gingrich was once the front-runner here but he's now polling fourth. gingrich said today that he doesn't think he's going to win tomorrow. he blamed the damage done by what he calls the volume of negativity. supporters of the romney and paul campaigns in particular have been

they left because we overtaxed them and we overregulated them. and think about all of the dollars that are off shore from u.s. companies that have invested offshore and made those profits and to bring them back in today they have to pay 35% rate. that money is not going to come back in, governor, it is going to stay offshore. in my tax plan i talk about taxing that off shore money and it is $1.7 trillion at 5.25% for one year. the american chamber of commerce estimates 3.6 million jobs will be created when a trillion dollars of that comes back onshore and is then put into our economy. the place that you will see america's always been a country where the next big thing. i mean steve jobs and what he innovated and people like him, and some private sector small entrepreneur who is creating the next big thing. we need to be giving them the incentive to be on shore doing that and not driving them off with tax policy and regulatory policy. that is the reason that 20% flat tax not only on the personal side but a 20% corporate income tax that will make a

they left because we overtaxed them and we overregulated them. and think about all of the dollars that are off shore from u.s. companies that have invested offshore and made those profits and to bring them back in today they have to pay 35% rate. that money is not going to come back in, governor, it is going to stay offshore. in my tax plan i talk about taxing that off shore money and it is $1.7 trillion at 5.25% for one year. the american chamber of commerce estimates 3.6 million jobs will be created when a trillion dollars of that comes back onshore and is then put into our economy. the place that you will see america's always been a country where the next big thing. i mean steve jobs and what he innovated and people like him, and some private sector small entrepreneur who is creating the next big thing. we need to be giving them the incentive to be on shore doing that and not driving them off with tax policy and regulatory policy. that is the reason that 20% flat tax not only on the personal side but a 20% corporate income tax that will make a

private entrepreneurs will be the ones that have to be empowered, they have to be freed up from overtaxationgulation, overlitigation. for the last 11 years, those are the simple premises that we put in place in my home state. there is a reason that we have been the leading job creating state in the nation over the last four or five years in particular. i think almost 40% of the jobs created last year were in my home state. it didn't happen by accident t was because we kept the taxes low and the regulatory climate predictable. we had the system that protected against frivolous lawsuits and then we got out of the way and let the private sector do what the private sector does so well, create the jobs, which create the wealth. we followed the simple model. it started with a simple premise, don't spend all the money. >> just two days before the south carolina primary, you can hear more from the candidates. the cnn southern republican leadership conference debate comes your way thursday night 8:00 p.m. eastern time right here on cnn. >>> all right, many of the political ads you'll be seeing on tel

they left because we overtaxed them and we overregulated them.nd think about all of the dollars that are off shore from u.s. companies that have invested offshore and made those profits and to bring them back in today they have to pay 35% rate. that money is not going to come back in, governor, it is going to stay offshore. in my tax plan i talk about taxing that off shore money and it is $1.7 trillion at 5.25% for one year. the american chamber of commerce estimates 3.6 million jobs will be created when a trillion dollars of that comes back onshore and is then put into our economy. the place that you will see america's always been a country where the next big thing. i mean steve jobs and what he innovated and people like him, and some private sector small entrepreneur who is creating the next big thing. we need to be giving them the incentive to be on shore doing that and not driving them off with tax policy and regulatory policy. that is the reason that 20% flat tax not only on the personal side but a 20% corporate income tax that will make ame

they left because we overtaxed them and we overregulated them. think about all of the dollars that are off shore from u.s. companies that have invested offshore and made those profits and to bring them back in today they have to pay 35% rate. that money is not going to come back in, governor, it is going to stay offshore. in my tax plan i talk about taxing that off shore money and it is $1.7 trillion at 5.25% for one year. the american chamber of commerce estimates 3.6 million jobs will be created when a trillion dollars of that comes back onshore and is then put into our economy. the place that you will see america's always been a country where the next big thing. i mean steve jobs and what he innovated and people like him, and some private sector small entrepreneur who is creating the next big thing. we need to be giving them the incentive to be on shore doing that and not driving them off with tax policy and regulatory policy. that is the reason that 20% flat tax not only on the personal side but a 20% corporate income tax that will make ameri

i think the fact is, americans are overtaxed. this administration is making it worse. and this administration's killing jobs. >> let's go back to last night's debate and a few things you said last night that are drawing some scrutiny this morning. you just mentioned, this your time as speaker and the balanced budgets of the late 1990s. let's listen. >> when i was speaker we hfour consecutive balanced budgets. only time in your lifetime. >> some fact checks are jumped on this, mr. speak, two balanced budgets while you were still speaker. other two happened after you left office. a slip of the tongue there? hyperbole? >> taking cognizance of the fact checkers, the balanced budget act of 1997 which was negotiated and signed while i was speaker led to four consecutive balanced budgets. there was no major policy change in that period. i think people will go back and look and say it's fair for newt to say that the bill that he offered and that was passed and that he negotiated did lead to four consecutive budgets. two came after i left. but they were within the momentum of t

you cannot overtax and over regulate and expect of entrepreneur is to continue to go risk their capitalhen they don't know what the next shoe to drop is. when the regulatory climate is eating them alive and the compliance cost chris just chewing up the profits, of course they are going to sit on their money. that is what is happening in america today. people have lost confidence. they have lost confidence in washington d.c. we have an administration that looks at energy policy and basically says, you all are going to have to learn how to use green energy. mr. president, i don't have anything against green energy. wind and solar and other alternative fuels, i don't have a problem with that. but washington, d.c., doesn't need to be forcing americans and saying here's the energy you are going to use. the president said prices are going to go up because we are going to green sources of energy with no regard to what's it going to cost. washington, d.c., doesn't have to mandate to the american people. quit trying to pick winners and losers. the market will do that, mr. president. let us decid

the white house for only a few years but he's lost touch with the american people -- with the overtaxationstration has leveled on this country are responsible for the mess we are in and you cannot acknowledge that in this speech last night. he turned on the campaign politics and i expected him to do that. >> let's talk about what he said about his vision for the world government. listen to this. >> i'm a democrat. but i believe what republican abraham lincoln believed. the american public can only do and not do no more. >> donna, this sounds very much in line with what some of the appeal to the moderate and independents that he needs to bring on board now? >> well, if you look at the washington post poll, clearly listening to the president like democrats and some republicans, 50% of the american people believe that the republicans intentionally stall the economy. they are not helping the president jump-start the economy. the republican said, we want to roll and set the table. mitch mcconnell said, guess what, we're not going to do anything other than focus on -- >> talk about leaders and p

. >> the challenge is everybody's overtaxed and overburdened with responsibility so where do you find? >> that's why the first place to start is to get a part-time job, a great resource is snagajob.com. the website offers postings for hourly jobs and usually pay about $10 to $11 an hour and a lot of jobs in retail, that was one of the biggest jobs you could get in 2011, particularly on the holiday season, that's still a good place to go, virtual call centers great place to go, travel agencies, and also direct selling companies like avon or something like that, all of those can be found on the website like snagajob.com. >> start an online store. it seems intimidating. >> it seems intimidating because we think about the fact you have to have a business plan and the cash saved up to start your business. starting an online store does not have to take a lot of -- it has to take a lot of initiative on your part but not a lot of cash. do it through ebay or amazon. another site if you make jewelry and crafts you can put it on the side. etsy.com. >> that's good information as well. what commit

you will not invest your money into an industry that is over- regulated, over-litigated, and overtaxed. >> why is it so hard to get school choice? the supreme court has ruled it is not unconstitutional for money to follow children to the schools of their choice. yet every community that attempts to pass a voucher movement has stirred opposition, we are talking vicious opposition, from left, from unions and traditional civil- rights groups including the naacp. they are in every lawsuit we see when someone files for school choice. >> i was going to segue into that in terms of school choice. margaret thatcher said you win the argument, you win the votes. we are not winning the argument. care ifr issue, i don't it is a balanced budget -- >> what about school choice? >> obviously, we have not won the argument -- i've seen numbers that anywhere from 70%- 80% of black people support parental choice. >> they do so why are we not getting it? i will ask congressman cleaver this. there is a problem with the community saying they want something this critical to their future connected specifically

. >> government is too big, it's overtaxing, overspending. >> we need to change direction. >> we need change. >> we can't afford to make the same mistakes. >> mitt romney's reputation as flip-flopper. >> he got paid to go the other way. >> it's been serial hypocrisy. >> this election is about trust. >> there's been one true candidate, dr. ron paul. >> ron paul has been so consistent from the very beginning. >> he seems like a more honest candidate. >> he tells the truth what he believes whether you like it or not. >> he's never once voted for a tax increase, never once voted for an unbalanced budget. >> ron paul's plan cuts the budget. >> i believe it. >> are you tired of politicians? he's something different. >> ron paul. >> ron paul. >> ron paul is the one we've been looking for. >> i'm ron paul and i approve this message. >> we appreciate all of you coming out this morning so early and being here and caring. i think we all care right now. people are all concerned about our country. i believe in him. i believe he has the experience. i've seen him in every situation. i've seen him as

we're overregulated, overtaxed. we have as manipulated a monetary system. and let me tell you, there is a big drain on this economy for what we're doing overseas. we're spending over $1 trillion every year overseas. if i thought this would enhance and take care of our national defense i'd be all for it. i tell you what, i quite frankly, i think just spending money overseas is not an answer and will actually make us more vulnerable, especially if it contributes to the destruction of our currency here at home. so we should think more carefully about where we get involved overseas, how long we should be involved over there. and my position is quite frankly, we've been overseas in some places way too long. we don't need any more countries to occupy. we need to come home from places like japan, korea and germany. [applause] so we can't have a stronger national defense if we do that. it's the prime responsibility of the federal government to have a strong national defense. actually, one of the things i can tell you is where we as our government has done a pretty

. >> government is overtaxing and overspending. >> we need to change direction. >> mitt romney's reputatione flip loppe-flopper. >> this election is about trust. there has been one true consistency, and that is ron paul. >> he has been so consistent from the very beginning. >> he tells the truth about what he believes whether you like it or not. he is never once voted for a tax increase. never once voted for an unbalanced budget when he says he is going to cut one trillion dollars in the first year, i believe it. >> if you are tired of politicians, he is something different. >> ron paul is the one we have been looking for. >> this evening, newt gingrich will be in meredith, new hampshire, for a town hall meetings, and we will have live coverage starting at 7:00 eastern. c-span to will be live as the new hampshire republican city committee holds a meeting. campaigns are sending met son.omney's live coverage will be under way at 7:00 eastern. a look now at the political climate in new hampshire as the presidential race shifts to that state with the upcoming primary next tuesday. host: on your

americans are being pushed into a corner at this time and are being overtax. maryland is probably one of the highest tax states in the union. i don't see where this country is headed. i think americans are starting to get scared about it. host: lots of comments on our facebook page about this question. here's a couple of them. so those are some of our comments. a tweet. can sandusky end us a previous caller spoke about rick santorum. here's a little bit that came at the end of the debates when the former pennsylvania senator talk about his conservative credentials. >> there's a gap and a problem with up here with me. one is on the biggest issues we have to deal with in this election. crushing the economy and crushing freedom is obamacare. romney's plan was the basis for obamacare. gingrich for 20 years supported a federal individual mandate something that is now said to be unconstitutional. gingrich supported the individual mandate that is at the core of obamacare. if you look at cap-and-trade, romney was proud to say he was the first state to assign a capcorn

clip: overtaxing, overspending. clip: we need to change direction. clip: we cannot afford to make the same mistakes. clip: mitt romney's reputation as a flip-flop. clip: he went the other way when he got paid. clip: syria hypocrisy. clip: this election is about trust. clip: 1 true consistent candidate, dr. ron paul. clip: ron paul has been so consistent. clip: tells the truth about what he believes. clip: never once voted for a tax increase or an unbalanced budget. clip: his bold plans to cut five departments is what we need. clip: when he says he will cut $1 trillion in the first year, i believe it. clip: is that you are tired of politicians -- clip: ron paul is the one we are looking for. clip: i am ron paul and i approve this message. host: on your screen is manchester, new hampshire, which is the largest city in that state. joining us from the center of manchester on our c-span desk is kevin landrigan will writes for "the nashua telegraph" newspaper, political reporter and columnist and longtime watcher of new hampshire politics. it is good to se

we're overregulated, overtaxed. we have as manipulated a monetary system. and let me tell you, there is a big drain on this economy for what we're doing overseas. we're spending over $1 trillion overseas -- every year overseas. if i thought this would enhance and take care of our national defense i'd be all for it. i tell you what, i quite frankly, i think just spending money overseas is not an answer and will actually make us more vulnerable, especially if it contributes to the destruction of our currency here at home. so we should think more carefully about where we get involved overseas, how long we should be involved over there. and my position is quite frankly, we've been overseas in some places way too long. we don't need any more countries to occupy. we need to come home from places like japan, korea and germany. [applause] so we can't have a stronger national defense if we do that. it's the prime responsibility of the federal government to have a strong national defense. actually, one of the things i can tell you is where we as our government has do

it's overtaxing, overspending. >> we need to change direction. >> we really need change. >> we can't afford to make the same mistakes we've made in the past. >> mitt romney's reputation as a flip-flopper -- >> he went the other way when he got paid to go the other way. >> there is need for economic stimulus. >> it's about serial hypocrisy. >> there's been one true, consistent candidate, and that's dr. ron paul. >> ron paul has been so consistent from the very beginning. >> he seems like a more honest candidate. >> he tells the truth about what he believes whether you like it or not. >> never once voted for a tax increase or an unbalanced budget. >> he's what we need. >> when he says he's going to cut a trillion dollars in the first year, i believe him. >> if you don't like how things are going and you're tired of politicians, do something different. >> ron paul -- >> ron paul -- >> ron paul -- >> ron paul is the one we've been looking for. >> i'm ron paul, and i approved this message. ♪ ♪ >> we appreciate all of you coming out this morning so early and being here and caring. i think

the small business community can don't regulate overtax my ability to run my business, myself being self-employed, independent contractor. my professional life. homeschools, people just want to be left alone to educate their own children and maintain control of their children's upbringing. the second amendment community comprised of on the board of directors of the national rifle association, chuck cunningham with the nra will be talking later, but again, the second amendment community does not go knocking on doors and insisting that you be a hunter, or that we have done stamps or that every fourth grade child in public school in america he top books entitled heather has 200. all they ask is to be left alone with their second amendment rights. then we have the various communities to face, people from the most important thing in their life is practicing their faith, transmitting it to their children. again, they are not insisting that the government go and make everybody be a baptist or not be a baptist. they simply wish to be left alone so that they have religious liberty, and that's why the cent

promises are made that our economy suffocated under the wet blanket of overtaxation, overspending, overborrowing and over regulation. our education system failed those who needed it the most inerrant leaders stood by and say be patient. we'll fix it. popular culture in new jersey became a punchline rather than a place of pride. so what is happening over the last two years? over the last two years new jersey has seen around the country once again not exclusively as the of late-night jokes, but a focus of the evening news in sunday talk shows. why? because once again we are leading america by taking on the big things in public policy. we've known all along that our state is destined for great things. we just needed to give the people of our states the confidence to come from watching leaders work together and from a state rising again all around them. to everyone in this room, to everyone watching at home are listening in your car, i was temple message. for the new jersey comeback to continue and grow, we must all come together. this obligation is not just mine and it's not just cans. it'

but what we are is the most overtaxed state in america and we need to bring those rates down so we canh new york raising its rates, connecticut raising its rates. we have a chance to be competitive. 115 tax and fee increases in the ten years before i became governor. it's time to start lowering those taxes and democrats only complain about worrying about how you pay for something. if i'm giving you your money back in ridgewood, then they're worried about it. but if they want to increase spending, they don't worry about how they pay for that. >> don't they write it's a tax break for guys in saddle river and not guys in newark? >> it's a tax break for everyone -- >> it's a small one. >> well 10% for everybody, willie. and if you're paying in, you get 10% back. but we're also increasing the earned income tax credit. which means for the working poor in new jersey, if you pay no taxes, you're going to get more of a credit or refunds from the government. everybody wins in this tax cut. everybody who made the sacrifice is now getting benefit, as well, and the problem with the democrats is all

much of themselves, and they have been uplifting for me as a citizen, as the commander in chief overtaxesnd, again, they are truly my heroes. i began this race with a sense of cause. i felt lead into the arena to fight for the future of this country, and i feel no different today than i did then, knowing a calling never guarantees a particular outcome, but the journey that tests one's faith and one's character. now that the journey leads me back to texas, neither discouraged nor disenchanted, but instead rewarded highly by the experience and resolute to remain in the arena and in the service of my country. our country needs bold leadership and real transformation. our country deserves that. we must rise to the occasion and elect a conservative champion to put our nation back on the right track, and this, i know. i am not on fighting for the cause of conservatism. as a matter of fact, i have just begun to fight. god bless you. god bless this great country of america. thank you for coming out and being with us today. [applause] [applause]

overspending, overregulation and yes, overtaxing must end now. are not concerned about the next election like most in washington seem to be. they are worried about the next generation. between the first day this president to office and today, debt has grown by $4.6 trillion. in comparison, it took from george washington to bill clinton to build up that much debt. now the president wants another $1.2 trillion. unfortunately, the real battle to prohibit this $1.2 trillion mortgage on our children's future was lost five months ago wh the house passed the budget control act. since the budget control act passed, the congress has failed to produce any cu from the supercommittee. we failed to pass a balanced budget amendment. senator reid not only refuses to pass but ruses to consider a budget. that doesn't paint the picture of the -- theulture of overspending in washington for the past half century has led us to where we are today. every president has refused to balance the budget. every member of congress who advocated for their special interest, ever

and i'm talking about freedom from overtaxation, freedom from overregulation, freedom from over litigationwe kept the freedoms that people who hate us would try to take away. and i refer to making sure that we keep a strong military to defend this country from those who hate us for whatever reason. and to do that, we must first have a strong economy. and our whole existence goes back to making sure that we have tax policy and regulatory policy in place, that allow for the entrepreneurs to know that they can rest their capital and have a return on our investment. if we don't do that, then we cannot have the resources to keep up with the research and the development, so that we can maintain a superior edge against countries like china. we didn't have the morn navy that we're going to need or the modern forces that we're going to need to keep us free. so it all goes back to the economy. and, john, my pledge to you is this, i'm not going to tell you that america is going to look like my home state. but those basic blueprint of economic prosperity that we put in place there -- that inarguably f

overspending, overregulation and yes, overtaxing must end now. kansans are not concerned about the next election like most in washington seem to be. they are worried about the next generation. between the first day this president took office and today, debt has grown by $4.6 trillion. in comparison, it took from george washington to bill clinton to build up that much debt. now the president wants another $1.2 trillion. unfortunately, the real battle to prohibit this $1.2 trillion mortgage on our children's future was lost five months ago when the house passed the budget control act. since the budget control act passed, the congress has failed to produce any cuts from the supercommittee. we failed to pass a balanced budget amendment. senator reid not only refuses to pass but refuses to consider a budget. that doesn't paint the picture of the -- the culture of overspending in washington for the past half century has led us to where we are today. every president has refused to balance the budget. every member of congress who advocated for their spec

you can't overtax and overregulate and expect sprep neuros to continue to go risk their -- entrepreneurs to their -- entrepreneurs to continue to go risk their

overspending, overregulation and yes, overtaxing must end now. kansans are not concerned about the next election like most in washington seem to be. they are worried about the next generation. between the first day this president took office and today, debt has grown by $4.6 trillion. in comparison, it took from george washington to bill clinton to build up that much debt. now the president wants another $1.2 trillion. unfortunately, the real battle to prohibit this $1.2 trillion mortgage on our children's future was lost five months ago when the house passed the budget control act. since the budget control act passed, the congress has failed to produce any cuts from the supercommittee. we failed to pass a balanced budget amendment. senator reid not only refuses to pass but refuses to consider a budget. that doesn't paint the picture of the -- the culture of overspending in washington for the past half century has led us to where we are today. every president has refused to balance the budget. every member of congress who advocated for their spec

you're not going to invest your money into an industry that is overregulated, overlitigated and overtaxedhe question, then, why is it so hard to get full choice? the supreme court has ruled it is not unconstitutional for money to follow parents to the children and school of their choice. every community that attempts to pass a voucher movement has strict opposition, i mean, we're talking vicious opposition from the left, from unions and traditional civil rights groups an including ncaap. we're on every lawsuit that we see when someone fights for school choice. what's the problem? >> and i was going to segue into that, in terms of school choice, saying that margaret thatcher said win the argument, you win the vote. we have not won the argument. rain major issue, i don't care if it's a balanced budget -- >> on school choice. >> obviously we have not won the argument if -- i have seen numbers from 68 to 87% of people in the black community support parental choice in education. >> yes, they do, so why aren't we getting it? what is the problem when you talk about a community -- i'm going to as