. >> you just heard the president's senior advisor, dan pfeiffer, talk about the president's agenda, what he wants to accomplish through congress, or as you says, increasingly through executive order working around congress. your reaction? >> well, now we're in the sixth year of the obama economy. more spending, more borrowing, more debt, more regulation. as was pointed out in your first segment, median house hole income down $2,300 a year during this period. family poverty statistics at the highest level since the statistics have been kept. i think it is time to go in a different direction and there are some job creating steps that he can take right now. he can approve the keystone pipeline. can he work with us on trade agreements. my party is much more interested in global trade than the democrats are. if he would convince his own members, we can do some business on trade. he ought to stop things like the war on coal in my state which have cost us 5,000 jobs during his administration. >> what do you think about this idea this congress is just impossible, i'm going to do more throug

here to preview tuesday's state of the union address is white house senior advisor dan pfeiffer. dan, welcome back to "fox news sunday." we hear tuesday night for the third straight year the president's main heem is going to going to be income inequality and building ladders of opportunity. here's what he said last year sglp it is our generation's task then to reignite the true engine of america's economic growth, a rising, thriving middle class. >> what new or different ideas will the president offer this year to achieve that? >> i think what you're going to hear from the president on tuesday night is a series of concrete, practical, specific proposals on how we restore opportunity through a wide set of means. job training, education, manufacturing, energy. these will be some legislative proposals but also a number of actions he can he take on his own. >> as we say, this is a familiar theme for the president. he talked a lot about it for the last two years. let's look at the obama record, what he proposed and what happened to those ideas last year. president proposed raising the

we talk to white house senior adviser dan pfeiffer. and, oops, they did it again. >> we must all be very conscious of tone and choice of words when we communicate. >> in search of women and minority voters, the linguistally challenged grand old party plots its own course for 2014 and beyond. republican senator rand paul joins was his view of the state of the union, his party, and the 2016 presidential race. >>> then, if last year was the most unproductive congress ever, raise your hand if you think this year will be any different. the art of the doable with two members of the house leadership, democrat steny hoyer and republican tom cole. >>> plus -- >> it only takes one suicide bomber to get in to cause a real problem. >> i would not go, and i don't think i would send my family. >> russia's olympic-sized security questions grow. we talk with their man in washington, ambassador sergei k kisliak. this is "state of the union." good morning from washington. i'm candy crowley. two days before president obama heads to capitol hill for his s

. >> jay carney and dan pfeiffer were out and they were saying resident resident -- p was going to play hardball this year. >> they said they would do as much as they can by executive order. they have been trying to do this for a few years and it has had mixed success. some government controls got done, gun control legislation ended up stalling in congress. it is a strategy that has worked for them before. whether it can work on these bigger issues is an open question. >> the new york times had an interesting article saying that 2013, the president govern as a prime minister. 2014, they want him to be more like a president. mentioned, on his agenda, those big issues like immigration reform. >> that was something of a glimmer of hope. it seems like house republicans do want to get something passed, which, for a while, they were not doing anything on the immigration reform front. forpresident's vision immigration reform is something we will have to see. it is not clear if house republicans will go for a path to citizenship. >> thank you. people gathered on the national mall to protest the

he had dan pfeiffer on. proposed manufacturing hubs. hasn't done that. proposed raising the minimum wage. hasn't done that. proposed universal preschool. hasn't done that. immigration reform. hasn't gotten that. gun control. he didn't get that. you can argue whether or not it's his fault or the republicans' fault. the fact is he has a robust f it throughagenda last year. which is why as you point out, he's going to do more through executive action. the problem is given the constitution you can't get a lot done through executive action. there are few things on the margins he can do. the big stuff, quite rightly, you have to go to congress and get funding for. he's not going to get that with the possible exception of some form of immigration reform. >> yeah, there seems to be a great deal of optimism regarding immigration reform. i say this aside from today's luncheon. it sounds like speaker boehner is sending out positive words about this and the one thing that might probably be one they won't get, potentially might be a path to citizenship. >> yeah, it's

chris wallace sits down with white house senior advisor dan pfeiffer to talk about the president's state it. >>> and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is also on interview as well making predictions for the fall in the senate and the elections. thanks for watching fox news where more news is always on the way. >>> imhe's chris wallace. president obama gives his state of the union address tuesday hoping to jump-start his second term. >>> i want to work with congress whenever and wherever i can, but the one thing i'm emphasizing to all my cabinet members is we're not going to wait. >>> we'll discuss the president's agenda, obamacare and more with white house senior advisor dan pfeiffer. >>> then republicans set their sights on retaking the senate this november hoping to overcome the in-fighting that's plagued their party. >> we don't. need more class warfare and we don't need more interference from washington. >> we'll talk about the

dan pfeiffer wasn't shy. he's going to talk about executive actions. things he can do that don't require congress. this is going to be a large focus of the speech. expect him to talking about executive actions with jobs, retirement security, education skills training. this is going to be how he's going to define this year. >> yeah, he wants to strengthen the middle class, empower all who hope to join us. what else with regard to the republicans? they are preparing, as we understand it, not one, but three separate responses to the state of the union. what's that all about? >> well, first response is the sort of official gop response. representative kathy mcmorris rogers. and by the way, in case you haven't noticed, she's also a woman. they tweeted out a photograph of her with her baby practicing her speech last week. something the republicans need. they need women on their side. senator mike leigh, he's giving the tea party response. and then senator rand paul is giving his own response. i think it's with an eye on 2016. he talked to david gregory today

dan pfeiffer, mitch mcconnell.ate of the union" follows at 3:00 with another appearance by dan pfeiffer and rand paul. also russia's ambassador to the u.s. 4:00, "face the nation," with ted cruz and chuck schumer. as wellman mike mccall and bill daley. the sunday network tv talk shows are on c-span radio, brought to you as a public service by the networks and c-span. those rebroadcasts begin at noon eastern with "meet the press." 1:00, "this week." 3:00, "state of the union." 4:00, "face the nation ~ -- nation." listen to them on 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c. area, channel xm -- xm radio and at www.c-span.org. >> bill came right up to graduating and hillary came a year later. the leffler law school at the university of arkansas. she was a professor and taught classes. educatedas a wellesley , ivy league law school grad that had worked in d.c. >> first lady hillary clinton, monday night at 9:00 eastern live on c-span and c-span3, also on c-span radio and www.c- span.org. launched its first c-span schoolbus in 1993

. >>> we'll discuss the president's agenda, obamacare and more with white house senior advisor dan pfeifferset their sights on retaking the senate this november hoping to overcome the in-fighting that's plagued their party. >> we don't. need more class warfare and we don't need more interference from washington. >> w

bill: dan pfeiffer said specifically, quote, we need to show the american people that something can get done. a little of that reflects the poll numbers lately. you have to show that you can get something done. the question is whether or not you can push something forward. >> a lot of that reflects the poll numbers. we know the president's pole numbers, job approval is underwater, down 10 points from this time last year. don't underestimate the effects of the disasterous rollout of obamacare. a lot of republican strategists believe not only the president's faith, excuse me the public's faith in the president getting anything done as far as health care, they believe it diminish the public's faith to do anything. that is what the president is working against right now. bill: just one more point right now, state of the union, huge audience, you could argue this will be his biggest audience of the year, not being able to foretell what will happen later in 2014 but given the things you just mentioned there, byron, will republicans try and stop him and if so -- >> they haven't yet. the presid

. >> dan pfeiffer, senior adviser to the president appeared on fox news sunday this weekend. >> you cana lot. i think two things from 2013 that don't get enough attention. first, the president put in place a climate action plan to reduce carbon pollution, taking historic steps without and then we also worked with the fcc so that we have a initiative in place moving forward to provide wireless access to 99% of school districts in the country. that's significant something to do without congress. >> the most common word i heard was practical about this address, realistic. it seems like it's being scaled back as to expectations. >> well, you know, the truth of the matter is i spent my whole afternoon trying to think of significant, practical steps the president can take to advance his agenda, which by the way, is a popular one. a strong theme, expanding prosperity, that doesn't involve congress. the list isn't very long. over there, freddie mac and fannie may, they could make mortgages easier to get. this is politics. it's 2014. it's about giving the democratic base something to get excited

just before his speech, his state of the union speech, his communications director tweeted out, dan pfeiffer, who is still there. tweeted out a message saying that the president had a political opposition was not worthy of the country. i mean, basically calling the republicans unamerican. he has done nothing since then or very little since then to help heal those wounds and act in a bipartisan fashion. the one thing that might get done. on his list immigration reform will get done only if he is not anywhere around the issue because the trust level in him and his people is so low republicans are going to be not inclined to try to cut a deal with the administration. they might be inclined to try and find a way to solve this problem by working with their democratic congressional colleagues, but not the administration. >> well, also the critical leadership failure was in the first week or two when he became president '09 when he said to his opponent that he won and essentially do it our way. you know, i thought to myself at the time that is like the worse thing you want to do if you are trying t

in an email blast to supporters today white house senior advisor dan pfeiffer promises the presidentgress to act and will use every, yes every executive tool available to get what he wants. apparently the years of action will be all about executive action. >> if congress continues to stand only for dysfunction and delay, then i'm going to move ahead without them. >> i'm going to do everything that i can do without congress. >> whenever congress refuses to act, joe and i are going to ask. >> with or without congress i'm going to act on my own. >> i have got a

in an email blast to supporters today white house senior advisor dan pfeiffer promises the president went be waiting for congress to act and will use every, yes every executive tool available to get what he wants. apparently the years of action will be all about executive action. >> if congress continues to stand only for dysfunction and delay, then i'm going to move ahead without them. >> i'm going to do everything that i can do without congress. >> whenever congress refuses to act, joe and i are going to ask. >> with or without congress i'm going to act on my own. >> i have got a pen, and i have got a phone. and i can use that pen to sign executive orders. >> did president obama miss the class will three equal branches of government and separate powers. rush limbaugh is not holding things back. >> he can do executive orders and executive actions to get rid of the unfairness. he is going to make this lousy country finally fair. he has got these republicans that is standing his way, okay, i will start writing executive orders. the hell with it, i'm going to finally make everything fa

. >> meantime, an e-mail sent to supporters by white house senior advisor dan pfeiffer says the president'sentral themes tomorrow night will be -- opportunity, action, and optimism. he also warned the president will work with congress when he can and bypass congress where necessary. it is a move several republicans in congress just back from a week-long break are calling a, quote, threat. but in the past few minutes, white house press secretary jay carney said the president is not changing his message. >> mindful of congress' reluctance to be cooperative at times, the president is going to exercise his authority. he's going to use his pen and his phone to advance an agenda that is focused squarely on expanding opportunity. >> joining me now live from capitol hill, nbc's casey hunt. so, casey, you're there, and i'm curious what some members of congress on both sides are saying. let's start with republicans who alluded this is a threat from the president. what are you hearing there? >> well, republicans are expecting, they say, to hear more of the same. and from their perspective, what the pr

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this comes as white house senior adviser dan pfeiffer floated an idea in "usa today" saying pass a threepresident obama will sit down and negotiate a full one-year extension considering the lack of trust between some in congress and the white house, i'm not sure that will fly, but we should hear from speaker john boehner about that idea later this morning, gregg. gregg: you know, mike, if they don't pay for it, if there's no offset here for the cost, will it pass? >> reporter: it does not appear that it will. of course, there were six republicans that voted in favor in a procedural vote the other day to take up this issue, to discuss it, but several of them have come forward saying it's got to be paid for, otherwise i'm not going to vote yes for another 60-vote threshold that is needed to move this issue forward. i don't want to get too much into process, but bottom line, they're going to need at least five republicans to support the next vote on unemployment insurance extension, and at this point some of those who voted yes the other day are saying they will not vote yes again unless it

they weren't happy with their interactions with dennis mcdonough and dan pfeiffer so they needed to doen the white house and the political shops of the house and senate. you know, i could tell you the house and senate they say that they miss -- these guys say they miss axelrod and plouffe but though ethose guys were focused on one thing. they never thought about house and senate races. they were thinking only on one thing. >> but they spoke their language. >> they did or that -- no, the fear was there was nobody in the white house that cares, that ultimately when given a choice, what do they care about? the president's legacy and politics and care about a lot more than house or senate. i think that -- look. you talk to folks individually in the white house, mark, you know they all realize, boy, you think it's bad now with a democratic senate and republican house, wait until you get 2015 and end up with a republican house and senate. thn h then how are you going to do anything? they get it individually but i don't think they figured out how to use their -- how to use the white house pol