host: we are with allyson schwartz.e is what the president had to say about the 2012 proposal. -- what paul ryan had to say about the president's 2012 proposal. >> none of the spending caps that were cut are in there. in the metrics that were used that the president gave, are not in this budget. host: the chairman there said the president punted on leadership. that is a phrase used in the editorial pages this morning. the "washington post" says the same thing. the "washington journal >> says how serious is this budget? the savings are so far off in the out years, that you can barely see them from here. guest: as you know, the president inherited and we are now at a very serious national debt and deficit problem. the problem has taken it very seriously in his proposal. it will take a while to get out of. we are recovering from a recession that was deep and broad. it hurt federal revenues, and a lot of families across america. we have to climb out of this, and we are. the president has said he will do that. we will work o

republican representative jack kingston, a member of the appropriations committee, and representative allyson schwartz, and it is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. during the briefing on next year's proposed budget, defense secretary robert gates said temporary spending measures for this fiscal year are hurting the military. he also told reporters about the pentagon's plan to cut $78 billion from the 2012 budget. [no audio] these budget decisions took place in the context of the nearly two-year effort by this department to reduce overhead, cull troubled programs, and rein in personnel and contractor costs, all for the purpose of preserving the fighting strength of america's military at a time of fiscal stress. the goal is not only to generate savings that could be applied to new capabilities and programs, but for our defense institutions to become more agile and effective organizations as a result. in all these budget requests, if enacted by congress, we will continue our efforts to reform the way the department does business, fund modernization programs needed to prepare for future confl

cranford , republican representative jack kingston, a member of the appropriations committee, and allyson schwartz, and it is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. during the briefing on next year's proposed budget, defense secretary robert gates said temporary spending measures for this fiscal year are hurting the military. he also told reporters about the pentagon's plan to cut $78 billion from the 2012 budget. these budget decisions took place in the context of the nearly two-year effort by this department to reduce overhead, cull troubled programs, and rein in personnel and contractor costs, all for the purpose of preserving the fighting strength of america's military at a time of fiscal stress. the goal is not only to generate savings that could be applied to new capabilities and programs, but for our defense institutions to become more agile and effective organizations as a result. in all these budget requests, if enacted by congress, we will continue our efforts to reform the way the department does business, fund modernization programs needed to prepare for future conflicts, reaff