this is bill press show. the day 1 of the full-court press here on current tv. i am bill press.t's good to have you with us this morning as we talk the big issues. if you are like me, here is a he request you are probably asking yourself: how did dick cheney qualify for a heart trans plant. isn't he too old for a heart transplant? think about it. if you were a doneor, would you want your heart though go to dick cheney? probably let's start off bike talk to go jackie chocschattner. >> here is what we have to keep you current. oral arguments will begin as the supreme court gets set to weigh in on the constitutionaltalty of health care reform the individual mandate which is the requirement requirement that everybody pay health insurance. twenty-six states have contested the individual mandate, a federal government over reich but the administration argotsues everything everybody needs health care and health insurance and it puts an undew financial burden on the system. there will be no cameras in the courtroom but there will be audio and trips online by 2:00 o'clock today at supreme

i am bill press. liberal and proud of it. g with full court fres-court press as we talk the big issues here in our nation's capitol, around the country and around the globe. and todaytion, i encourage you before you do anything else if you haven't already done so, watch the video. i am talking about the video of george zimmerman, february 26th arriving at the sanford police department in the back of the police car. all of this talk about his being bloodied up, broken nose and everything, nonsense. he gets out of the car on his own. there is no blood on his head. there are no bruises on his head. there is no blood on his shirt. you can see it clearly from the side, from the front. he has no broken nose. all that nonsense about trayvon martin beating him up is a big fat fatly. watch the video. just nullityone of the things we will talk about here one more hour of full-court press, but first, in los angeles, here is jackie schechner with the current tv news update. >> good morning, bill. that video is extraordinary. let's talk a

this is the bill press show. >> what do you say? our now. tuesday, march 27th, the full court press coming to you live from our nation's capitol around the country on progressive talk radio and now on current tv. so good to be with you. thank you for joining us. in the next hour faz shackir for the center of american progress will join us in the studio as well as melanie sloan, citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington put out a very important report last week about all of the members of congress who are taking advantage of their seats in congress to en wretchrich members of their families. pretty shocking news. that you may not want to hear but it's important for all of us to know. we are -- as i mentioned, live on current tv. one of the exciting things about being on current tv is the chat room which you can join and a lot of people are in right now talking back and forth and talking about what we are talking about and expanding on those topics find it at billpress billpressshow.com or go to current.com and we encourage

so now you can instead watch me dump on peter. >> there you go. >> this is the bill press show. ♪ >> court press. this is the bill press show on current tv your new morning show on current tv. i will bill press, liberal and proud of it. good to have you with us this morning as we talk the big stories in our nation's capitol, in the around the country and around the globe. what has me upset this morning and that is this guy, joe oliver, this friend of george zimmerman's who says, you know there is really -- said on piers morgan, there is no difference between trayvon martin and george zimmerman. we lost them both. no. no. no. no. no. no. we didn't. there is one big difference. george zimmerman is still alive. trayvon martin is dead. all right. we will talk that issue and a lot of other issues this morning. but first, let's go out to los angeles and is a good morning to jackie schechner with the current tv news update. >> hi, bill. here is what's current right now. newt gingrich is nothing if not stubborn. he refuses to go away. reports he plans to layoff a third of his campaign staff t

>> i am bill press. my show is the bill press show. and you can find it on the serious xm.ide from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. east coast time monday through friday. frankly and unfortunately in this area there is no local station. that is my last book and it is you're talking about my last book. there are 2000 new stations in this country. there are 60 that are progressive. all the rest are 1940 or a right wing all the time. so there are a lot of markets where we are not in. local progressive stations. but the best way to get it is to go online to build pressure.com and you cannot only listen to the show, you can video screen to show and soon you'll be let's see the show on current tv every morning. yes, sir, hi. >> high, despite all the signatures. >> how are you doing on time? 10 minutes left? >> despite all the signatures against governor walker of wisconsin, krinsky said that he's going to survive. to think that would be possible? >> i don't think scott walker survives. i think they needed roughly 500,000 signatures. they got over a million. and turn them in. you figure, yo

bill press and christine pelosi thank you so much for being here inside the war room. up next we are going to head out to tennessee where santorum has a slight lead. can he hold on? the smart money says he better. this is the war room on current tv. i just got the popular girls from the local middle school to follow me around. ew. seriously? so gross. ew. seriously? that is so gross. ew. seriously? dude that is so totally gross. so gross...i know. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. trade commission-free for 60 days, and we'll throw in up to $600 when you open an account. ok, guys-- what's next ? chocolate lemonade ? susie's lemonade... the movie. or... we make it pink ! with these 4g lte tablets you

bill press and christine pelosi thank you so much for being here inside the war room. up next, we are going to head out to tennessee where santorum has a slight lead. can he hold on? the smart money says he better. this is the war room on current tv. only one who thinks an amendment to the constitution may be in order. that's next on "the war room." >>>. >> back to the war room. i am jennifer granholm. one of the key states on super tuesday is tens. two new polls show there the race is getting tighter, and, in fact, according to the latest ppp survey santorum has 34% to romney's 2 fine %. gingrich is just two points behind at 27 and paul trails at only 8 points. another poll that was conducted by weaskamerica shows romney leads santorum and gingrich, though only by a point obviously within -- paul has 12%. interesting, this is sort of a snapshot. at stake in tennessee are 58 tell gates. those are awarded proportionately. the unemployment rate is 8.7, which is above the national average just a little bit. overall, the state is very socially conservative and former arkan

chairperson chu: we have take a bill pressed from the department of recreation and parks -- we have jakob would like to reiterate the importance of the park. that was opened in 1985, i believe. there was one of our newest parks in san francisco. in years -- there is a lot of need for renovation. we need to update the park so we can open it to members of the public. open space is very important to the neighborhood because we have one of the least open spaces of any neighborhood in san francisco, but also a high- density of seniors and families and adults who like to use recreational open space in order to build the neighborhood for a healthy model long term. chairperson chu: thank you. jacob? >> thank you. this is a culmination of a five- year planning process of the community. i'm happy to answer any questions about the grant. chairperson chu: do you want to explain what the grant would be used for generally? >> we have a $5.8 million estimate for the renovation of the park as part of the trust for parks for people san francisco initiative. it also included the renovation of the playgroun

>>bill press and stephanie miller, current's new morning news block.n. i think its brilliant. >>current tv welcomes two new hosts. news and analysis with a washington perspective from an emmy winning insider. >>i know this stuff and i love it and i try to bring that to the show. >>and humor and politics with a west coast edge. >>politically direct means no bs, cutting through the clutter. >>bill press and stephanie miller, current's new morning news block. weekdays six to noon. >>just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. ♪ >> stephanie miller. ♪ >> oh, hello it is "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. oh, i'm sorry, are these flowers blocking my shot on television? anyone else get flowers from a former governor? oh, just me. isn't that sweet. welcome to current tv. flowers from governor john allen mohammed. >> i got flowers from larry craig once. >> whatever. look at that, welcome, stephanie miller in the war room team. warm and cuddly. i'm going to do the entire hour with cenk on "the young turks." >> th

>>bill press and stephanie miller, current's new morning news block. weekdays six to noon. >> welcome to the "the young turks." we have a new witness in the trayvon martin case. this is really important. you don't want to miss that. also, zimmerman's character witness, joe oliver, just got dismantled. >> you said you were close with georgia, however, he never shared with you-- >> let's-- >> no, no-- >> he even admits he might not be even zimmerman's friend. that's devastating as well. then we move on to healthcare where the g.o.p. has a pretty effective ad against the president. >> what do you think of that idea? [coughing] >> and it did not go well in the supreme court again today. we'll give you the details. then does mitt romney have a porn problem? >> i didn't know we were talking about porn. >> we're not talking about porn. but you and i were talking about porn backstage. >> but in evaluate, mitt romney has made a lot of money off of porn. we'll tell you about that on tonight's program, too. it's go time. ♪ >> all right, welcome to the "the young

>>bill press and stephanie miller, current's new morning news block. weekdays six to noon. ♪ >> you know, the republicans are going after president obama in a curious way, by making him looking really tough, watch. >> starring barack obama as mr. flexible. and vladimir putin as himself. >> i can't get enough of that. also, george zimmerman's brother comes out and says that he is defending him. let's show you that, first. >> his nose looks swollen. a lot of these injuries take time, 24 hours, 36 hours to show. >> well, first of all, i want to break that down in a big way. second of all, when we look at that surveillance video on that, i have a new point that you done want to miss. it's important that we do that. finally we have drone porn. >> these videos now refer to as drone porn are becoming more and more popular attracting tens of millions of-- >> all right well, there has to be porn to show somewhere. it's go time. >> all right, we've got a special kind of "the young turks" for you tonight. not only am i hosting, but will you look at this? stephani

joining me now is bill press, nationally syndicated radio host and author of "the obama hate machine,ersonal attacks on the president and who is behind them." bill, does this judge really think one little apology will get him off the hook and keep him on the bench? >> hey, reverend al. he may think that, but if so, he's wrong. you know what i find especially shocking. we've talked about this. this is not an isolated incident. when it comes to president obama, there are no limits anymore. and we hear all the words. it's not just from talk radio or fox news where he's been called a jerk and a traitor and a fascist and a communist and a nazi. a terrorist. you name it. but the politicians. he's called a liar on the floor of the house. the presidential candidates. he's called a slob by rick santorum this week. there's an ad in the d.c. metro, the d.c. subway system that says go to hell, barack obama and they refuse to take it down. >> that is an ad up in d.c. metro. >> yeah. >> here we're talking about a federal judge. the prelude, the introto the e-mail was, i want to forward this to my f

>>bill press and stephanie miller, current's new morning news block. weekdays six to noon. every weeknight if you're only watching countdown on current tv you're missing two hours of our political lineup. >>it's our job to bring you stories that other people aren't bringing you. >>unlimited, unfettered. >>check out "the young turks" with cenk uygur. >>you can't beat that, it's such a winning issue. >>step into "the war room" with jennifer granholm. >>never ending enertainment. >>the young turks at seven countdown with keith olbermann at eight and the war room at nine. current tv's prime-time lineup weeknights starting at seven-six central. only on current tv. >>> there's no doubt occupy wall street has influenced the national dialogue about in commie and corporate excess. in our number 2 story on the "countdown," more than half of the marketing executives were studied the effects of occupy wall street. the study was released a week following the movement's six-month anniversary and coincides with new wave of demonstrations and arrests. the movement is leaving its stamp wher

. >> bill press. >> bill press.r ground law, you know, and i think the stand your ground law doesn't really apply to, you know mr. zimmerman. if anything, it would have stood for mr. martin. >> right. that's right. >> i'm ape concealed carry holder and competitive shooter and something you don't realize -- i haven't heard anybody from our community call these shows other than political people. and, i believe, in the right to defend yourself and carry guns and shoot guns, but on the average, even a policeman, he might practice, you know, if you're lucky twice a year they might do a qualification. >> right. >> you know, and here's this guy, he decides to come out of his house to follow somebody around, he's got, obviously, some sort of police, could be, rambo complex. >> yep. >> yep. >> and now he's got a gun. >> mario, that's why there's everything wrong with this story, there's something wrong with the law, there's obviously a racial element. >> here's my point to it is that he decides to come out of his house and f

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bill press joins current's new morning news block. >> i know this stuff, and i love it.at to the show. ♪ >>> they say that to be a politician, you have to have thick skin but unfortunately for rick santorum the country got to see a little bit too much of it over the weekend. shhhh, brett's talking now. >> the other day, someone in puerto rico caught rick santorum catching some rays. look at him all peaceful. we have all been there. here is santorum's response to the photograph. >> i know i should probably lose about 15, 20 pounds. >> no you look great. what do people expect? this or more accurately this? we were going to see your chest at some point. just like we have see the torso of every president for the last 16 years. look at kennedy, or ford and nixon, or bill clinton? but he and hilary are just living it up. and obama you think he looks good in a bathing suit? all right. he does. he looks really good. but don't let it get you down. you are in the club now. just be careful at the meetings for that club. you may get stabbed in the throat. [ laughter ] >> that is jus

>>bill press and stephanie miller, current's new morning news block.to noon. ♪ >>> when president obama gave the go-ahead to fast-track the southern section of the keystone pipeline last week he angered the environmentalists. they have voiced their disappointment in the president, and still a new poll out today shows the president maintaining strong support among liberal democrats. but some of the biggest contributors and supporters to his presidential campaign are now expressing concern about reinvesting in 2012. here in san francisco, disappointed democrats protested outside a recent obama fund-raising event. here to talk to me now is democratic fund raiser and phillist susie thompson who also helped to organize that protest. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you so much for having me. >> you are such a great soul and great supporter of democratic causes and women and all of that. and for those of us who -- i supports the president too, and have supported him, i don't want our little family to be broken apart, and so i know you have been dis

>>bill press and stephanie miller, current's new morning news block.kdays six to noon. 1(800)steph-12 is the phone number. who's the pretty girl in the window there? she's kathleen madigan live in studio. >> this is where i could come in my pajamas with my cigarettes and hide from the world. wow, there's the world. i have to put in contacts and try to look under the age of 70. it's exhausting. david called earlier and left messages for rebecca saying just i don't understand what's -- is this real tv, just put your hat on, if she has her hat on it's not that serious. it's a hybrid serious. >> kathleen, you know i have reached the honey badger phase of my career. i'm not getting up earlier i'm not not bearing my basketball cap, i go to spin class after the show. >> i tried to find the channel on my tv. i'll just look at them. i'm flipping there and i'm like they're not there yet. >> everybody asks are you changing the show? no, not at all. if anything it's less serious. we just had al gore on, you know who owns the network. you have to do your bit you di

bill press joins current's new morning news block. >> i know this stuff, and i love it. try to bring that to the show. >> we are back on the young turks with an important update on the treyvon martin story shot by the 28-year-old george zimmerman who appointed himself head of the neighborhood watch which he actually wasn't. now, finally the county has decided to convene a grand jury on april 10 to see if the grand jury will indict zimmerman. that might be the beginning of justice in the case. the justice department at the federal level and f.b.i. of decided that they are also going to look into the case. i'll have a statement from them that they gave to us a little later in this segment and then also we have now gotten hold of a tape, or i should say an extra witness, who heard the last call of treyvon martin. it happened to be his girlfriend. once again the cops did not talk to her have not entered that into evidence. where are they other than helping zimmerman avoid justice here? she talked to treyvon martin right before he was shot. >> martin was on his cell phone wit

bill press joins current's new morning news block. >> i know this stuff, and i love it.o bring that to the show. >> corporations are people, my friend. if we can raise taxes--of course they are. everything that corporations earn ultimately go to people. where do you think it goes? >> corporations are fuzzy warm crew tears. they're human beings. they love me. they would never twist the system in their favor. of the largest corporations in the country, they call it the dirty 30 for good reason. let me tell you the amount of money that these corporations have made and they've made $164 billion from 2008 to 2010. now there is nothing wrong with that. great, you made a lot of money fantastic, no problem whatsoever. here is the issue. do you know how much taxes they made on that? not only did they pay no taxes they got $10.6 billion tax rebate. we gave them $10 billion. thank you so much for making $164 billion. here's an extra $10 billion on top from the american taxpayers pocket. when you include the tax loopholes they took advantage of and the taxes they would have had to p

. >> treyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyvyv bill press joins current's new news block. >> i know this stuff, and i love it. and i try to bring that to the show. i'm a lobster girl. top quality lobster is all we catch. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's lobsterfest. the only time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees, like lobster lover's dream i'm laura mclennan and i sea food differently. you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. trade commission-free for 60 days, and we'll throw in up to $600 when you open an account. >> two headlines out of the illinois primary, fox news has become the first organization to call this one to estimate that romney will in fact beat santorum as all the exit polls and prevoting polls indicated. also, there is a report from the huffing t

>>bill press and stephanie miller, current's new morning news block. noon. ♪ >>> today the trayvon martin case headed to capitol hill. trayvon's parents told congress that they believe the 17-year-old was a victim of a hate crime when george zimmerman fatally shot him last month. outside of washington the rhetoric continues to heat up surrounding the case. today rupert murdoch ran a headline. and the right-wing media is also feeding on trayvon's suspension of school and twitter feed. but where is this specific information about trayvon coming from all of a sudden? at least some of it comes from the police department itself. the stanford police department confirmed that information about trayvon's school suspension was leaked to the press. and today "the miami herald" ran a report that said that trayvon was caught writing graffiti own the door in his school. and then the lead investigator recommended that zimmerman be charged that night, but they decided not to because he wasn't sure there was not evidence. joining me is coauthor of "the fox effect." ar

>>bill press and stephanie miller, current's new morning news block. weekdays six to noon. women that perhaps the majority of the population woke up? >> idaho is approaching act i.v. you had hundreds of women show up, thousands signed petitions. they made their voices heard. what happens is that now, the legislators are running scared. very similar laws have passed quietly in other states for the past 10 years, really in the past two years have intensified. pennsylvania a similar law was shelved, idaho this proved to be political poison. women are paying attention and having their voices heard. >> thanks for coming in. >> the aclu considers a demand that to get a job you have to let an employer open your private mail, the senate wants to make it illegal to hand over a password to your facebook account. (vo)weeknights... >>the weakest citizen in this country is more important than the strongest corporation. my god, this is one of the stupidest things i've ever heard! you got a bone to pick with that? the blood is in the water and the sharks are bipartisan. ♪ >> all right. it

bill press joins current's new morning news block. >> i know this stuff, and i love it. to bring that to the show. r larry. i was surprised to hear there was no life insurance. funerals are so expensive. i hope larry can afford it. i know. that's why i'm glad i got a policy through the colonial penn program. do you think they have coverage for me... you can get permanent coverage for less than 35 cents a day. you won't have to take a physical or answer any health questions. plus, your costs will never go up and your coverage will never go down. if you're between 50 and 85, for less than 35 cents a day. there are no health questions or medical exam. you cannot be turned down because of your health. so call about the colonial penn program, and ask one of their representatives about a plan that meets your needs. >> we are back on the young turks with an important update on the treyvon martin story shot by the 28-year-old george zimmerman who appointed himself head of the neighborhood watch which he actually wasn't. now, finally the county has decided to convene a grand jury

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bill press joins current's new morning news block. >> i know this stuff, and i love it.d i try to bring that to the show. >> we are back on the young turks. if there's one thing i've learned from republicans, it's that the key stone pipeline would definitely create so many jobs! take it away! >> the president has apparently vetoed the key stone pipeline. it is a stunningly stupid thing today. >> because he has to bow to the most extreme members of the environmental movement, he turns down the key stone pipeline. >> it's essential that we have as much domestic supply of oil that we build the key stone pipeline to create the jobs that that would create. >> the canadian prime minister said if you don't want to build this pipeline to create 20,000 american jobs and bring oil through the united states to the largest refinery complex in the word in houston i'm going to put it straight west in canada to vancouver to ship the oil and you'll lose the jobs. >> it turns out that it was a study done by transcanada who wanted the pipeline. he says oh, yeah, we assure you 119,000 jobs

>>bill press and stephanie miller, current's new morning news block.weekdays six to noon. >> clarence thomas stuck to his six years and counting of silence on the bench. he's just and you had at this timing the supreme court his silence was hardly noticed today. the court split along ideological lines over the health care reform plan's constitutionality. solicit tore general was challenged over the heart of the health care law, the individual mandate. the chief justice led the charming: >> and scalia continued where roberts left off: >> he went further questioning the hand dates constitutionality: >> meanwhile justice ruth bader ginsburg said a broader health care market reduces cost for those participating: >> joining me now to help us figure out what went on today jonathan turley, george washington university law professor. thanks for your time again tonight. >> hi, keith. >> it seems the justices were not heading toward a ruling that might find part off all of this unconstitutional. today looked like a different court with a completely different cas

visit fiatusa.com bill press joins current's new morning news block. >> i know this stuff, and i loveg that to the show. ♪ >> all right. well we're back for power panel. two michaels joining us, michael shure, our open epics politics man, and michael solomon. great to have you here. is the g.o.p. losing the war on women, that means the women are winning? here is john mccain with a bit of a surrender on television this weekend. let's watch. >> do you think there is something of a war on women among republicans? >> i think we have to fix that. i think that there is a perception out there because of the way that this whole contraception issue played out we need to get off of that issue, in my view. i think we ought to respect the right of women to make choices in their lives and make that clear and get back on to what the american people really care about, jobs and the economy. >> michael solomon, let me start with you. you know, is john mccain being a maverick here, or is he representing the republican party and running for the hills. >> no, that's exactly right. mccain knows what the d

what i do know as you mentioned, jay carney a few days ago was ken asks a question by bill press on why they had not weighed in on the martin case at all. jay carney did say it was a local law enforcement matter, they didn't want to interfere witness. when the president got the question today he walked back to the podium and clearly wanted to weigh in on this as this case has got even more and more attention. take a quick listen. >> thank you. >> you're going to do great. >> thank you. >> all right. >> controversial allegations of lingering racism within our society. the stand your ground law. can you comment on the trayvon martin, sir. >> i'm head of the executive branch, and the attorney general reports to me, so i've got to be careful about my statements to make sure that we are not impairing any investigation that is taking place right now. but obviously this is a tragedy. i can only imagine what these parents are going through. and when i think about this boy, i think about my own kids. if i had a son he'd look like trayvon. and, you know, i think they are right to expect that all

. >> bill: the press doesn't want him to win. you know. the press wants santorum to win because they believe that president obama would be able to defeat rick santorum more easily than mitt romney. i want you to tell the joke you told me before we went on the air about killing lincoln because i want everybody to know the real brit hume. >> i was just saying that i enjoyed listening to you read the book on audio as i was driving down to florida and i was -- it was in the car and kind of like having you in the car there with me. like it always is between us. you talked, i listened. [ laughter ] >> bill: so you mocking me before we go on the air, implying that in the hume zone he doesn't get miss say. [ laughter ] >> i'm just -- look, i didn't say i didn't like it. [ laughter ] >> bill: well, i'm glad -- i was going to hire somebody to read the back to you. i'm glad you listened to it on your own. >> look, bill, i was gadd to have your company. long ride. you were good company. >> brit hume, everybody, plenty more ahead as the factor moves al

. >> bill: the press doesn't want him to win. you know. press wants santorum to win because they believe that president obama would be able to defeat rick santorum more easily than mitt romney. i want you to tell the joke you told me before we went on the air about killing lincoln because i want everybody to know the real brit hume. >> i was just saying that i enjoyed listening to you read the book on audio as i was driving down to florida and i was -- it was in the car and kind of like having you in the car there with me. like it always is between us. you talked, i listened. [ laughter ] >> bill: so you mocking me before we go on the air, implying that in the hume zone he doesn't get miss say. [ laughter ] >> i'm just -- look, i didn't say i didn't like it. [ laughter ] >> bill: well, i'm glad -- i was going to hire somebody to read the back to you. i'm glad you listened to it on your own. >> look, bill, i was gadd to have your company. long ride. you were good company. >> brit hume, everybody, plenty more ahead as the factor moves along

bill: best press that toy has had in 20 years. martha: it's a great classic toy. bill: 1960 it is. could do worse than spend a half an hour with an etch-a sketch. bill: we are drowning in debt. even in the best of times how long would it take to pay down the debt? we'll tell you, because you asked. plus there is this. >> it's going to be very, very exciting, but we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it away from the fog of the controversies. martha: it was going to be very exciting when you get to see is in it. the chair of the democratic national committee is here today to talk to us about the healthcare bill two years later it is still being hotly debated. >> we will be cutting indiscriminately lee just like they are doing in greece. we have a moral and legal obligation to budget, to show how we will prevent this debt crisis, this most predictable crisis from coming. bill: that is paul ryan detailing how is proposed budget can balance the budget. the debt is $15 trillion. randy laverne writes, how long would it take to pay down the debt if our economy retur