. >> governor barbour? >> mr. chairman and members of the committee, first of all, thank you for asking. the first thing we want to say is thank you. when they were doing the affordable care act, there was a big meeting at the white house of the members of congress from both parties and there were no governors. and so thank you to the committee for republicans and democrats for asking the governors what we think. i would like to associate myself with governor herbert's request that the case from florida and virginia on the constitutionality of the federal act be expedited. it's in our interest to the answer sooner rather than later, and the thing we fear the most is conflicting opinions from different circuits. we've already seen conflicting opinions of the court level and from different circuits would just calmed down that problem. so for those of you that have an influence on that, we would like to get that question answered sooner rather than later. my friend the kilpatrick, massachusetts has a state health ins

governor barbour? >> the difference is i don't have his state health care system under hours. it would drive up my cost, it would absolutely need a three large tax increase necessarily, but more importantly it will drive up the cost for health insurance for the individuals and businesses that buy health insurance. >> thank you. in illinois $15 billion of debt, that is our financial position in the state of illinois. if the members of the congressional delegation would write you a letter saying we know you've got issues, can you get with your health and services people and let's start talking about how we can jointly help solve this problem. would you as the devotee willing to address your concern? governor herbert? >> desolate. >> governor patrick? >> i'm not sure why it is and the question that we've been working closely. >> this is medicaid, we have a large role in the medicaid delivery system. we want to help you would you say yes, come on? >> is, i think to her credit, christine whose share of the national governors, a democrat by the way, is trying to do just that and the

barbour was also a lobbyist, a tobacco lobbyist. it is not a good environment to run and if you are a former lobbyist. >> michelle bachmann was up in new hampshire over the weekend. >> don't forget, she told the people of new hampshire that it was great to be in the state that fired the first shot in concord. it was concord, massachusetts. >> thank you for setting the record straight. i thought i was misinformed. march madness. >> i pettitte with caroline and they lost -- i take north carolina and lost, and the next year they won for me. >> that is president obama on espn taken his n.c.a.a. tournament brackets. i don't want it talk about that. i want to talk about are deducted, secretary of education, and -- and op-ed -- about arne duncan, a secretary of education, and an op-ed he wrote in "the post" on wednesday. >> we love march madness, office pools, a bit about it, but some responsibility schools have to players, enrolled students, to make sure they graduate and put them on the road to graduation. university of kentucky last yea

>> yes. >> governor barbour?>> well, of course the difference is i don't have his state health care system. under ours, it would drive up my cost. it would -- it would absolutely make a very large tax increase necessary, but more importantly, it drives up the cost for health insurance for the individuals and the businesses that buy health insurance. >> right. thank you. in illinois, $13 billion in debt. that's our financial position in the state of illinois. if members of the congressional delegation write you a letter saying, hey, governor, we know you have issues, can you get with your health and services people and let's talk about how we can jointly help solve this problem, would you, as a governor, be open to a letter by members of the delegation to address your concerns? >> absolutely. >> well, i'm not sure i understand the question, but we're working closely with delegates. >> this is medicaid. we are partners with you. if your memberrings of congress say we want to help you, would you say, yeah, come on.

along with marcia barbour. the program's discussed in schools across the state to show the importance the exercise and healthy meals. under his leadership medicaid changed its prescription drug program to better utilize generic drugs instead of more incentive brand name drugs. he also promoted annual physicals for medicaid beneficiaries to detect all problems early by checking for diabetes and high blood pressure and making sure they are taking the right medication spirited but to truly understand governor haley barbour, look no further than what happened in the aftermath of hurricane katrina to see what his leadership was about and what he and first lady marsha barbour did. they didn't wait around for somebody to come help him. he didn't wait for others. he didn't sit around and complain. he simply will put his sleeves and went to work and the rest of america got to see what it takes to be a great leader. governor barbara, we are honored to have you here today. >> thank you, governors. welcome. if you take you

of course governor barbour, thank you both for being here. i just want to clear up your concerns about what we call this law and i was, too. in fact, i

david frum wrote a blog about that now haley barbour was sent by the r.j. seat back in two thousand and seven that romney was according to israel's israeli publication mitt romney and his most recent trip was paid for by a pac so you can see that these the pro israel lobby does pay to get these candidates over there one let's talk about what these candidates or potential could be candidates do once they get to israel benjamin netanyahu seems more than willing to meet with anyone who comes over lots of photo opportunities and perhaps closed door discussions surrounding one thing you don't see as many of them visiting the west bank or gaza you want to talk about this little more. yeah that is something that you don't see and not something that many activists argue is a huge issue i mean even general petraeus you heard say last year that america is pro israel stance and the perception of being more heavily supporting of israel in the mideast peace process by the arab world was a challenge for him and doing his job as the commander of that area so clearly this

is the jewish political organizations themselves the republican jewish coalition is who sent haley barbour paid for the costs as well as george w. bush in the past also mitt romney's trip back in two thousand and seven eight pac is reported to have funded his trip in this year according to an israel news source and the republican jewish coalition is also who wanted to send sarah palin but it's been reported that she actually went through a question to her group now the christian right is also an area which these trips play to because christian groups in the united states have some deep and strong support for israel on religious grounds as well so it kind of also plays to that constituency for some of these republican candidates christine and lauren i wanted to bring up a woman who was in your report i think she implied that a pac and i think she said punish people who vote the wrong way just wondering if you know what she meant by this. yeah absolutely she meant in a pretty direct way. a fact is established a reputation where if you don't vote along a pack lines and you vote against them t

presidential hopefuls like huckabee giuliani romney barbour am pailin have all been parked on a trip to the middle eastern country so how important is a photo op in tel aviv in the race for president artie's lauren lyster has the answer. the pilgrimage of presidential hopefuls. the western wall a photo walk with newton you. who all first starts ahead of a possible run for the u.s. top spot in some ways i think of his role as the new iowa you know it's like sort of the indicator that you're running for president is a trip to israel but why go all the way to tell of the in search of the holy grail that's a rite of passage for presidential term and it's. through is mostly it's about money jewish and pro israel money accounts for between one quarter and one third of all donations to the major political parties some estimate higher and one former congresswoman put it this way the executive branch the. legislative branch pro israel federal campaign contributions amounted to more than eleven point seven million dollars in two thousand and ten leaving other foreign and defense policy contrib

>> barbour in. i believe signs point to a barbour run. daniels, out. huckabee, palin, i say right now out and out. it will be tempting if the field doesn't get stronger. >> you're missing one. john huntsman is making signs toward a run. >> chris: who is he? i want you to explain. >> by the way, i also have to do my disclaimer. my husband is advisor to romney. hunts is president obama's embass -- huntsman is president obama's advisor and he is leaving and he might be running. popular governor of utah. >> i'll help you out. i know it. four years ago, you had eight republicans in the race at this time. today you have zero if you eliminate herman king who i don't think has much of a chance. >> why are you eliminating herman king? >> and the reason for this is people don't think obama is beatable. >> oh, c'mon! >> i think four -- >> chris: you think that romney isn't in the race because he's scared of obama? >> what? >> chris: you think mitt romney isn't in the race because he's scared of obama? >> he is in the race to raise his speaking fees and sell books

barbour has the baggage. it will be the least offensive other candidates who gets through. >> three wars in the middle east. the numbers are bad now the american people like this. the health care thing, rebel against taking over the house, and yet the president does not seem to be -- republicans taking over the past, and yet the president does not seem to be hurt by this? >> his favorables are good, especially matched against others. >> mid-to-high-forties. >> in the last -- >> the republican party does not want to flirt with realistic candidates who could beat him. that is the problem with the republican party right now. when a candidate like michelle bachmann is a realistic possibility, it is trouble for the party. >> on like al sharpton. >> exactly like al sharpton! >> in the last 70 years, only twice has an incumbent president lost a reelection bid is hard to do. >> suppose you're trying to fly it and national airport and you call the tower, and the answers? it happened. -- nobody answers? it happened. >>

barbour has the baggage. it will be the least offensive other candidates who gets through. >> three wars in the middle east. the numbers are bad now the american people like this. the health care thing, rebel against taking over the house, and yet the president does not seem to be -- republicans taking over the past, and yet the president does not seem to be hurt by this? >> his favorables are good, especially matched against others. >> mid-to-high-forties. >> in the last -- >> the republican party does not want to flirt with realistic candidates who could beat him. that is the problem with the republican party right now. when a candidate like michelle bachmann is a realistic possibility, it is trouble for the party. >> on like al sharpton. >> exactly like al sharpton! >> in the last 70 years, only twice has an incumbent president lost a reelection bid is hard to do. >> suppose you're trying to fly it and national airport and you call the tower, and the answers? it happened. -- nobody answers? it happened. >>

. >> governor barbour commute interesting comments by the high-risk pool on sunday. could i get you to quickly summarize those about the number of people? >> that's governor herbert's point about the need for a quick decision by the supreme court because we were required to create a second high-risk pool and mississippi to comply with this law, even though we have had one since the mid-90s, and ensure it 3600 people and we were forced to add another one and now in the course of however long it's been in effect, 50 people have signed up when if they could have just taken our high-risk pool and not force us to have another one. >> the simplicity could be absolutely stunning and not. and actually nathan deal less cheery at legislation that could try to do that, but it didn't flame fortunate with the affordable care act. i may just point out representative weiner's statement on my ability. there is a program called medicare and medicare is equally administered across all of the states without regard to state sovereignty. would it be possible to set up a medical liability

candidates who are pledging to repeal the don't ask don't tell repeal barbour explains why he thought gays shouldn't be in the military. to close is true growing on the soldier on the ground zero was the most opposed. and it's not not necessarily over homosexuality it's over the fact that when you're an under fire and people are living in. a siege and you know any camera amorous. man see it begin to fixate on people's wives and children by. yes. amorous i'm certain that this guy's view of gays and soldiers is so far out of whack that it's almost funny even sets up the old ridiculous canard about why women should be in there what's not funny is the thought of barber as president. and the very very ugly herman cain i have a feeling this republican candidate for president will make our list frequently over the next few years in an interview with think progress over the weekend cain was asked if he would consider appointing a muslim to work in his administration this was his response. no. problem not. good news why. there is this creeping up to this this is. to gradually ease surreal mome

. >> haley barbour. >> dangerous, in a good way.aley barbour is one of the smartest governors, one of the smartest of his shoulders. yes, he is a politician, the he is dangerous in a good way because he has been in washington. he said his goal of going back to mississippi and becoming governor, and he did. haley barbour is a very competent and very capable. i have a great amount of respect for him. i have known him for many, many years. he could be a force if he were to decide to run, because the depth of his contacts for -- as well as really understanding the process and able to connect with people. >> new kingsbridge, your friend. >> formidable. -- newt gingrich, your friend. >> formidable. one of the most intellectually sound thinkers on the planet. >> is his personal life a factor in this race? >> i do not think so. because i think people look at the personal life history more previously than they do today. over the last several years while i was on the radio, i noticed the terminology coming from listeners where many of them ha

a bad mississippi governor haley barbour jumping on the bandwagon of potential republican presidential candidates who are pledging to repeal the don't ask don't tell repeal barbour explains why he thought gays shouldn't be in the military. the closest to the growing on the soldier on the grown was the most opposed. and it's not not necessarily over homosexuality it's over the back to when you're an under fire in people who live in. a seizure you know meet any amorous. man see it in a fixation people's lives and kill him by. amorous mindset. this guy's view of gays and soldiers is so far out of whack that it's almost funny it even sets up the old ridiculous canard about why women should be in there was not funny is the thought of barbara as president. and a very very ugly herman cain i have a feeling this republican candidate for president will make our list frequently over the next few years in an interview with think progress over the weekend cain was asked if he would consider appointing a muslim to work in his administration this was his response. i will not use why. there is this c

barbour asserted the need for total flexibility. governor barbour said the problem is federal regulations do not allow a provider to deny services to an individual on the basis of the individual possibility to pay and no cost sharing measures can be imposed on any medicaid enrollees, including children. you talked about the flexibility in the system and how that is balanced against the minimal levels of the fishery and provide protections with regard to access to providers? >> the medicaid program is a federal/state partnership, and it looks different in states around the country. the program already has an enormous flexibility in the affordable care act, more significant flexibility designing benefit packages, designing for some of the upper income beneficiaries, cost sharing, making sure that optional services in some states are part of the package and in other states they're not. there is a wide variety of program design. we are working actively. the nation has a host of brand new governors, and we're working actively with each o

barbour. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i welcome mark governors here. i'm sure they'll be here at the appropriate time. i'm going for my entire statement into the record simply. this is the same old story, just a new chapter we have heard year after year that we need more flexibility for medicaid partners at the state level. my governor of texas has sent a letter at the appropriate time and he points out in texas on medicaid will be 25% of the entire budget and over the next 10 years it will cost an additional $27 billion in state matches to the federal government. so this is a very good hearing. i look forward to listening to three governors today working with all governors and if it stays to try to find a solution to help maintain this program and continue to benefit package, but also find a way to impact the cost. thank you, mr. chairman for the hearing. >> i get the remainder of my time to dr. burgess. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the chairman for his commitment to listening to the states of this exercise because it is so critical wha

now, you're gonna be throwing hot dogs into the mouth of haley barbour.ty stern-looking target there. you think you have what it takes to satisfy his appetite for weenies? >> definitely. >> jimmy: good man. cincinnati, don't they put like spaghetti and -- >> yes, it's the spaghetti and the chili in the hot dogs, yeah. >> jimmy: so it's just like that, except with none of the spaghetti or chili. >> right, right. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. how are you doing? >> how are you? >> jimmy: what's your name and where are you from? >> i'm justine from north new jersey. >> jimmy: hey, welcome. [ scattered applause ] welcome, welcome, new jersey. now, you're gonna be whipping your dogs at newt gingrich's hole. [ laughter ] any thoughts on how to get a lot of hot dogs into his hole? >> just throw 'em and aim, i guess? >> jimmy: throwing and aiming -- that's great advice. [ laughter ] great advice. how are you doing my friend? >> good, how are you doing? >> jimmy: doing great. what's your name and where are you from? >> matthew from columbus, ohio. >> jimmy: al

barbour, christy, daniels, gingrich, huckaby, huntsman, palin, pawlenty, perry, romney, ryan, santorum? gallop offered some in sight into the answer. the poll released this week measures which candidate has the strongest support. intensity of support, among republican voters. in other words, which candidate's supporters were the most diehard? gallop calls the survey the positive intensity poll. and it deals with republican presidential candidate images, coming in first former arkansas republican governor mike huckaby. second, minnesota congresswoman michelle bachman. question, is that value in having positive intensity at this stage of the contest? >> sure. but the one name who was not mentioned was john huntsman, who was only known for 20% of the people and has 14% intensity. which is really very good for a guy just come back from china. >> i mentioned his name. >> i know -- saying it's not mentioning. >> when i say that, mention with the kind of adulation that you would normally attribute to such a terrific performer. >> and the president said if mr. huntsman run, he the president wi

next week, thursday and friday, gingrich, huckabee and haley barbour are going to an event in des moines to talk about their religious faith, piped into 12,000 churches around the country. chris: unbelievable and newt gingrich is in the pack. >> we talked about libya but what's happening in bahrain is more violent and of more strategic interest to the united states. chris: because of oil. >> what happens in bahrain is critical to america but it's in washington's interests that we don't report this story very much. they would like it to go away because there's no upside for them. chris: how does not reporting it help? >> they don't want attention focused on what's happening there because they don't want to be pushed into a position of helping the shiite rebels. >> we celebrated st. patrick's day, a big day for the irish. ireland has had a tough time economically and a huge election there. they are going to get a visit not only by the queen of england, but president president obama in may, which is huge. >> the key factor which actually moved the u.n. security council to actually launch th

that's tim pawlenty or maybe haley barbour, mitch danielses if he does get in, folks like that, mightl that position. and then there is this third piece of the pie which is really the conservative tea party wing here. and that's where sarah palin would find a home if she runs. certainly what michelle batchman is looking at by desiding to get into the race, rick santorum will look in that area of the period as well. >> woodruff: and donald trump hanging out there considering running. david, what about mitt romney, he is as close as a front-runner but he hasn't been able to solidify t why not. >> well, he is a flawed front-runner which is why you don't see the entire establishment gathering around him. first of all i think that when you talk to republican activists and advisors and op rattives they are a little wary of the electorate it is a volatile electorate we have in the republican party and they are not quite sure which way the party is going. so i think that is some of the reason you see hold back but also because he has this healthcare issue where he had an individual mandate in

barbour has the latest. >> reporter: at the u.s. military has key allies such as france and great billion -- great britain launching misfiles. present record, was speaking from brazil and says the u.s. will not have to come again. he will not idly stand by (no audio) >> vicki: we are having some audio issues. hours after the attack the leader it went on the tv and said that he would defend himself. >> (foreign language) they will try to defend themselves against the united nations charter. all targets will be exclusively in danger. the better training -- mediterranean decision is irresponsible. >> vicki: they are organizing new stations to think twice sending people to libya. they're telling americans to leave the country immediately. radiation is coming into food. coming up we will surely help japan it is now hoping that the six like water and milk. >>bryan: as a strong storm moving in. wind warnings. torrential rain tonight. let you know how long it to less come up. pride that stormy weather is headed into the bay area. the wind i

. >> it also plays into the whole question of american exceptionalism and haley barbour gave an interview in which he said that barack obama is making it seem like the united states is, quote, just one of the boys. this is three or four days after he said he wasn't going to criticize the president. >> whatever. >> and we are getting up to 2012. and so there is this sense that the united states, if it engages in any military activity, can never take a back seat. yet, we don't want to take a front seat because we don't want to start a war in a middle eastern country. so you kind of can't win here. gwen: what is so striking about this, barack obama is being criticized for not taking a leading role when he is actually taking the front seat. >> but he won't say it. >> he won't, because they don't want to look like this is afghanistan or iraq. but this is what's interesting about trying to figure out barack obama and assess him. what a lot of republicans are saying, we haven't seen the pluck moments from the president. so this behind the scenes work that we're all talking about, the careful dip

is the most recent politician to visit israel but visits from mitt romney mike huckabee and haley barbour have made many analysts wonder if this is the new path to the white house perhaps the neo-cons held some kind of a secret seminar telling any of the potential republican contenders the weapon you need to do to win the g.o.p. what they need to do to win the g.o.p. ticket and we don't know for sure but i think this is how we see the republican hopefuls traveling the first stop is israel our efforts to strengthen u.s. ties with the country obviously remain a top priority booster foreign policy chops all proving or lesions to israel then you had back to the united states where new hampshire usually ends up in the spotlight and sure this is looking ahead but it seems that a candidate if they can do well in the primaries in new hampshire and they've got a good chance for about iowa they could do well with new hampshire and iowa and you've got the primaries in the bag so first stop israel next stop the primaries it's the road to the white house straight through tell of the and pale and hucka

haley barbour will probably be a candidate. there is a good chance that mix daniels will be attended. jon hunstman has said he will be a candid. newt gingrich has suggested he might be a candidate. and then we have the hecate's and palance and bachman said. i actually think that it is not pulling to be that large a field. i think that at some point people are going to decide there are too many. people always ask me what my personal preference is. i have not decided yet. i will tell you, i have a terribly huge bias toward governors or former governors. i have for governors that are old friends one way or the other. governor romney, barbara, plenty, and daniels. i suspect that my personal preference will probably go to one of them. i got asked the other day by the press about jon hunstman, former governor of utah. i guess i give an answer that got a lot of headlines. i said he was obama as ambassador to china. why would the republican party nominated and obama night to be their nominee? i really mean that. i don't understand that

host: haley barbour definitely in? guest: the percentages are relatively high. host: silver springs, maryland. caller: my question is addressed to the person who had the privilege to interview sarah palin. is he at liberty to tell us who or what group is responsible for managing, coaching, training, and speechwriting for sarah palin? guest: she has a close circle of advisers. that is the best way to term it. i do not think that is one concrete answer. guest: other than talk, h husband. -- todd, her husband. guest: she has some advisers based in washington around the country. she relies on certain people, but ultimately sarah palin is from alaska. you have an independent mind and an independent spirit. i think we have seen that in quite a few cases as relates to some of her comments on some of these issues. host: the impact of japan here in you -- here in the united states. michael shear, we will have a conversation with the chair of e nuclear regulatory commission, gregory jaczko. but a report will come out on how sick the u.s. sites are. what are the lessons fr

latest and gentlemen governor haley barbour. -- ladies and gentlemen governor haley barbour. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you all very much. i am glad to be a. that me say to all of you, we are on the fast, hard clock here. steve told me i have 16 minutes and 48 seconds. i told him i should have lager. he told me i was lucky he was letting me do this without an interpreter. [laughter] >> i heard them cheering for you. >> thank you for being here. i want to talk to you because it is a short. bank of time. for 2012, it is -- i want to talk to you because it is a short period of time. for 2012, it is crucial that we elect a new president. the only way is for us to make sure that, like the 2010 campaign the 2012 campaign is focused on policy. focus on the policies of this administration which are bad for the economy bad for job creation, and focus on what the right policies would be. the american people agree with us on policy. they showed in the 2010 election the most massive repudiation of any president's policies in the history of the united states for good reason.

far be it for me to complain about haley barbour. i hate to punch down. still i believe that the kplamtss about trumping state's rights are simply not true. today, we saw an article in the "usa today" by congressman gaves, who is the chairman of the small business committee, talking about the burdens to state. that's not true. there's a 1099 provision is the only new regulation tax fee burden put on small businesses. on the other hand, we, in this law, are going to make it 30% cheaper for any small business to offer health insurance to its workers. in the future, we're going to allow those small businesses to go into this exchange where there's going to be competition to hold down prices. we're going to offer small businesses for the first time ever the opportunity to get subsidies to purchase health insurance for their workers. if anything, we now have republicans complaining bitterly about one of the largest tax cuts for small business in american history. the idea that somehow small business is being burdened by this law, quite the opposite. we hope th

far be it for me to complain about haley barbour. i hate to punch down. still i believe that the kplamtss about trumpi state's rights are simply not true. today, we saw an article in the "usa today" by congressman gaves, who is the chairman of the small business committee talking about the burdens to state. that's not true. there's a 1099 provision is the only new regulation tax fee burden put on small businesses. on the other hand, we in this law, are going to make it 30% cheaper for any small business to offer health insurance to its workers. in the future, we're going to allow those small businesses to go into this exchange where there's going to be competition to hold down prices. we're going to offer small businesses for the first time ever the opportunity to get subsidies to purchase health insurance for their workers. if anything, we now have reblicans complaining bitterly about one of the largest tax cuts for small business in american history. the idea that somehow small business is being burdened by this law, quite the opposite. we hope that sma

host: haley barbour definitely in? guest: the percentages are relatively high. host: silver springs, maryland. caller: my question is addressed to the person who had the privilege to interview sarah palin. is he at liberty to tell us who or what group is responsible for managing, coaching, training, and speechwriting for sarah palin? guest: she has a close circle of advisers. that is the best way to term it. i do not think that is one concrete answer. guest: other than talk, her husband. -- todd, her husband. guest: she has some advisers based in washington around the country. she relies on certain people, but ultimately sarah palin is from alaska. you have an independent mind and an independent spirit. i think we have seen that in quite a few cases as relates to some of her comments on some of these issues. host: the impact of japan here in you -- here in the united states. michael shear, we will have a conversation with the chair of the nuclear regulatory commission, gregory jaczko. but a report will come out on how sick the u.s. sites are. what are the lesson

haley barbour will probably be a candidate. there is a good chance that mix daniels will be attended. jon hunstman has said he will be a candid. newt gingrich has suggested he might be a candidate. and then we have the hecate's and palance and bachman said. i actually think that it is not pulling to be that large a field. i think that at some point people are going to decide there are too many. people always ask me what my personal preference is. i have not decided yet. i will tell you, i have a terribly huge bias toward governors or former governors. i have for governors that are old friends one way or the other. governor romney, barbara, plenty, and daniels. i suspect that my personal preference will probably go to one of them. i got asked the other day by the press about jon hunstman, former governor of utah. i guess i give an answer that got a lot of headlines. i said he was obama as ambassador to china. why would the republican party nominated and obama night to be their nominee? i really mean that. i don't understand that

governor barbour at tuesday's hearing asserted they were unable to run the program. so were state given the opportunity to run the program? could they have run it in combination with existing high-risk pools in the states? a high-risk pool was essentially a tattered feature in the republican proposal for health reform debated right in this very committee last year. i wonder if you could comment on those things. >> well, there are now approximately 12,000 people across this country who are enrolled in their state or the federal high-risk pool, and the enrollment increased by about 50% over the last couple of months. many states are finally got their programs set up, are doing aggressive outreach, are informing people. but as you know, there's some pretty strict requirements. you have to be uninsured for six months which is a barrier to a lot of folks, and the insurance even though it's capped at market rates is still not inexpensive coverage. this was always ce -- designed as a bridge strategy to try to get to 2014 when the market rules will change, and for the first

who believes that the republican nomination for president, those debates starting now what haley barbour said in mitch daniels, that this is not would be a central piece of the republican presidential primary, what republican presidential president disagrees about the budget? let's get the deficit and under control. yes, yes, yes. where the differences are his foreign-policy. we would get a very thorough airing of this and we have not had that for a long time in this country. we have to get out in front of this and we have the passion to do that. >> yes. >> on control association. banning nuclear capability has been a central aspiration of the iranians for a long time. do you had the impression, barbara, how news of japan at that didn't one of the most seismically active countries in the world? >> a lot my iranian friends have been wary of the it bashir reactor opening. the german started in the 1970's, and you have chinese and russians, but if you plug it into the whole thing will blow up anyway. and now you have had japan. it is a very cautionary tale for the iranians. bashir has not o

but -- so governor barbour would make people come and face to face verify that they were still eligible from year to year. as i understand it, this rule, this maintenance of effort would prohibit -- he's already done it in mississippi, but any other state as an example, to make sure your rolls were clean and you were covering the people that were eligible and that really needed that care. so this is the kind of thing that we're dealing with and why we're talking about this we're talking about this tonight and why we'r

far be it from me to complain about haley barbour. but i do believe the complaints about from the state's right there not true. today we saw an article in usa today by congressman gray, talking about the burdens on small businesses. there are none. that is not true. the 1099 provision, there is consensus to do away with, is the wholly new regulation tax fee burden put on small businesses. on the other hand in this law we are going to make it 30% cheaper for any small business to offer health insurance to its workers and in the future we will allow those small businesses to go into this exchange where there's competition to hold down prices. we offer small businesses for the first time ever the opportunity to get subsidy to purchase health insurance for their workers. if anything we have republicans complaining bitterly about one of the largest tax cuts for small business in american history. the idea that somehow small-business being burdened by this law is quite the opposite. we hope small business takes these incentives to go out an