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. >> maryland governor martin o'malley and governor rick perry are next. they disagree on a number of fronts. >> thank you, everybody, for joining us. this weekend we have most of the 50 governors in town to talk about policy, to talk about what's happening in the state. it's a great moment for them to be here. it seems like most of the energy, most of the political action in the state is driven by governors, including in my home state of wisconsin where i thought i'd never see the day that something other than the packers crushing the steelers would get this much attention. we are honored to have two of the most influential governors here today. we have the head of the democratic governors association, maryland governor martin o'malley, and republican governor association chairman rick perry, governor of texas. we're going to have a conversation here led by jonathan martin. two housekeeping items before we get-going. one, there's cards by your chairs where you can write questions and ask them of the governors later in the day. and also, there's informatio
. >> maryland governor martin o'malley and governor rick perry are next. they disagree on a number of fronts. >> thank you, everybody, for joining us. this weekend we have most of the 50 governors in town to talk about policy, to talk about what's happening in the state. it's a great moment for them to be here. it seems like most of the energy, most of the political action in the state is driven by governors, including in my home state of wisconsin where i thought i'd never see the...
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you had a tough year last year, governor o'malley. ic governors -- i should say you had a great year. [laughter] >> thank you. >> beating governor ehrlich, it wasn't even close this time. but a lot of your colleagues didn't fare as well. why is 2011, why is 2012 when there are a handful of gubernatorial races, why is that going to be different for democrats than it was last year if we haven't seen unemployment nationally come downsome is. >> well, a big deal. as i, as i look add -- as i look at some of these leading indicators, it seems pretty apparent to me and also from the commentators i listen to on the news that most everybody agrees we're doing better now, our economy's doing better now than it was two years ago, than it was a year ago. and the big if there in your question is what the economy will be doing and will our people be going back to work in greater numbers by the next election? i think that we're going to continue to see our economy improve, but we have a long way to go. but i do think that over the course of time, i t
you had a tough year last year, governor o'malley. ic governors -- i should say you had a great year. [laughter] >> thank you. >> beating governor ehrlich, it wasn't even close this time. but a lot of your colleagues didn't fare as well. why is 2011, why is 2012 when there are a handful of gubernatorial races, why is that going to be different for democrats than it was last year if we haven't seen unemployment nationally come downsome is. >> well, a big deal. as i, as i look...
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governor o'malley is the chairman of the democratic governors association at this point. he has had record investment in public education, and that has paid off a state of middle. maryland was rated number one in public education. he understands the need for education, especially higher education. in a very difficult economy for four years he froze tuition for all maryland colleges, including university of maryland where i went to school with maryland plaintiff tonight if that's of interest to anybody, and basketball. [inaudible] >> we will see. he also has will focus on jobs. and has been doing this since the time he has been governor. he has worked on public-private partnerships for the port of baltimore as an example. we have a lot of jobs coming to maryland as result of basic brackets go base closures and we have a lot of growth. we afford meat, nsa and aberdeen in the state of maryland. there's a lot of high-paying jobs and that relates to infrastructure because when jobs come you have to provide the resources. governor o'malley has been working on that very diligent
governor o'malley is the chairman of the democratic governors association at this point. he has had record investment in public education, and that has paid off a state of middle. maryland was rated number one in public education. he understands the need for education, especially higher education. in a very difficult economy for four years he froze tuition for all maryland colleges, including university of maryland where i went to school with maryland plaintiff tonight if that's of interest to...
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the head of the democratic governors' association, maryland governor martin o'malley, and the republican and the association governor, rick perry, from texas. we are going to have a conversation note and two housekeeping items before we get going. one, there are cards by your chairs, where you can write questions and ask them of the governors later in the day, and also, you can engage in the conversation on twitter. so i turn it over. thank you, governors. >> what have we learned? >> from what i learned when i was governor in baltimore, on one side of the equation, but i think you're asking for trouble. we all have to go through a time of readjustment, pin but i think the best way to do that is to bring people together. we are not asking them to give up their right to have their voices heard. >> maryland is having some real problems. >> right. we inherited two big deficits, if you will. one was on the operating side, and the other was with the pensions. they are not happy about it, but they are at the table, and we're asking them to pay more in their contribution, and the state will pay
the head of the democratic governors' association, maryland governor martin o'malley, and the republican and the association governor, rick perry, from texas. we are going to have a conversation note and two housekeeping items before we get going. one, there are cards by your chairs, where you can write questions and ask them of the governors later in the day, and also, you can engage in the conversation on twitter. so i turn it over. thank you, governors. >> what have we learned?...
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governor o'malley. >> governor, thank you very much. we have three tremendous leader setter here for the committee today and i really want to thank each of you for making time to be with us. we are pleased to have general keith alexander, the commander of u.s. soccer command, director of the national security agency and chief of the central security service in fort meade, maryland. he previously held assignments as deputy chief of staff at the headquarters for the department of the army in washington d.c. and as commanding general of intelligence security command in virginia. he has also served in command posts in germany and saudi arabia during operation desert shield and operation desert storm. general alexander holds a number of degrees including degrees in electronic warfare, natural -- national security strategy. see to his left is undersecretary rand beers from that part of homeland security, who was appointed by president obama to the department's national protection and program directorate to oversee its integrated efforts to re
governor o'malley. >> governor, thank you very much. we have three tremendous leader setter here for the committee today and i really want to thank each of you for making time to be with us. we are pleased to have general keith alexander, the commander of u.s. soccer command, director of the national security agency and chief of the central security service in fort meade, maryland. he previously held assignments as deputy chief of staff at the headquarters for the department of the army...
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i will start with you, governor o'malley. the face of this brutal recession, you have had to make a lot of tough choices. the question, i think, for the governor is really, how pryke -- how high a priority is id, and what specifically are you doing to get workers unemployed and underemployed to get the skills they need to compete in this economy? >> briefly, we have made about $5.6 billion in cuts, but at the same time we realize that the cuts do not move our state forward. we have been fiscally responsible, but what we have also done is to protect record investments in education. we have gone for years in a row without a penny increase in college tuition. we have also found out that the middle skilled jobs, those that require only a certificate or maybe two years of community college, are an important opportunity for which we do not have the skills and our work force. we brought people together around the rising gathering storm. we have been promoting the skills to compete with an initiative to connect our people with the tr
i will start with you, governor o'malley. the face of this brutal recession, you have had to make a lot of tough choices. the question, i think, for the governor is really, how pryke -- how high a priority is id, and what specifically are you doing to get workers unemployed and underemployed to get the skills they need to compete in this economy? >> briefly, we have made about $5.6 billion in cuts, but at the same time we realize that the cuts do not move our state forward. we have been...
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governor o'malley. >> governor, thank you very much. we have three tremendous leader setter here for the committee today and i really want to thank each of you for making time to be with us. we are pleased to have general keith alexander, the commander of u.s. soccer command, director of the national security agency and chief of the central security service in fort meade, maryland. he previously held assignments as deputy chief of staff at the headquarters for the department of the army in washington d.c. and as commanding general of intelligence security command in virginia. he has also served in command posts in germany and saudi arabia during operation desert shield and operation desert storm. general alexander holds a number of degrees including degrees in electronic warfare, natural -- national security strategy. see to his left is undersecretary rand beers from that part of homeland security, who was appointed by president obama to the department's national protection and program directorate to oversee its integrated efforts to re
governor o'malley. >> governor, thank you very much. we have three tremendous leader setter here for the committee today and i really want to thank each of you for making time to be with us. we are pleased to have general keith alexander, the commander of u.s. soccer command, director of the national security agency and chief of the central security service in fort meade, maryland. he previously held assignments as deputy chief of staff at the headquarters for the department of the army...
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. >> i would like to thank governor bruce and governor o'malley for bringing cybersecurity to the forefront. we also like to thank general dunbar. we have been partnering with the homeland security advisory council for a number of years now and have adopted the, which i am very appreciative of. it really brings to heart both physical and cyber sides of the house. i am so honored to be on this panel with general alexander and undersecretary beers. the staff is incredible and it is a pleasure to do with them on a daily basis. i have been off caffeine for about six months, and hotel has a starbucks back down in the lobby, so i am back on. i have had three triple vente espressos. if i am shaking, i am not nervous, it is just the caffeine rushing through my veins. this is the highlight of my career, and based on that i am starting to focus -- what can i say, how can i narrow this down for anyone who has seen my presentations? just like in all my presentation, i decided not to cut out slides, i will just talk faster. lastly, i recognize that i am the last speaker for the end of the day, and i am
. >> i would like to thank governor bruce and governor o'malley for bringing cybersecurity to the forefront. we also like to thank general dunbar. we have been partnering with the homeland security advisory council for a number of years now and have adopted the, which i am very appreciative of. it really brings to heart both physical and cyber sides of the house. i am so honored to be on this panel with general alexander and undersecretary beers. the staff is incredible and it is a...
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think you collectively have made a compelling case that we ought to do and to reflect on what governor o'malley and we talked about earlier, you know, for a $600 million annual investment we could renew the build america bonds, do all the good things done with that in infrastructure, and we're spending $4 billion a year in subsidies to the oil companies. want to talk about how to pay for it. but, mayor, there's some other aspects of the majority's budget cuts which i think would reflect on jobs in the city of philadelphia not just in government. i know that one of the largest employers, if not the largest employer in the region you and i live in is the university of pennsylvania. >> yes. >> and one of the major things the university of pennsylvania does is health care research, medical research, maybe among the best in the world. .. >> they continue to grow. they continued to bill. they teach young people into the region. we have 101 colleges and universities in the tri-state area. we are one of the most post-secondary rich regions in the united states of america. so from an employment standpoi
think you collectively have made a compelling case that we ought to do and to reflect on what governor o'malley and we talked about earlier, you know, for a $600 million annual investment we could renew the build america bonds, do all the good things done with that in infrastructure, and we're spending $4 billion a year in subsidies to the oil companies. want to talk about how to pay for it. but, mayor, there's some other aspects of the majority's budget cuts which i think would reflect on jobs...
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governors. martin o'malley and a number of other democratic governors. we will hear more from the president's spokesman at 2:00 p.m. eastern. that news conference will be on c-span2. on c-span3, the state department briefing. they said today a ferry carrying more than 300 individuals, many americans, has safely left libya. the democratic governors' meeting today -- they will have a couple of discussions this afternoon focusing on jobs and state competitiveness. we will have live coverage of that coming up at 2:00 p.m. eastern. also on afghanistan, the u.s. is pulling back in the central -- in a central valley. we will hear from the afghan defense minister at noon on c- span2. a couple of updates to report to you. the evacuation of americans -- the state department also reports they have chartered a plane out of there. french president nicolas sarkozy asking for muammar gaddafi to step down. a number of meetings all over the world in fact. nato meeting today as well. we will update you with any news as it is made available. >> this weekend, governors will
governors. martin o'malley and a number of other democratic governors. we will hear more from the president's spokesman at 2:00 p.m. eastern. that news conference will be on c-span2. on c-span3, the state department briefing. they said today a ferry carrying more than 300 individuals, many americans, has safely left libya. the democratic governors' meeting today -- they will have a couple of discussions this afternoon focusing on jobs and state competitiveness. we will have live coverage of...
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that's why governor martin o'malley came to testify for this and another of pennsylvania, giving us their direct experience on what a difference the build america bond initiative, which was in the recovery act and which needs to be renewed. most significantly build america bonds keeps our promise to stay focused on jobs and it helps put americans back to work. both parties agree that we must stay focused on reducing our deficit and that's exactly what build america bonds do. you cannot achieve the goal of deficit reduction unless you invest in growth and job creation. a vigious oversight is critical to that effort and democrats remain committed to doing our part. we are ready to eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, duplication, in our budget and we will subject every dollar, taxpayer dollar, to the harshest scrutiny and we're prepared to make tough decisions to get our fiscal house in order. but we will not sacrifice key investments that are helping our economy grow, our small businesses expand and reneed to make more investments in small business -- and we need to make more investments in smal
that's why governor martin o'malley came to testify for this and another of pennsylvania, giving us their direct experience on what a difference the build america bond initiative, which was in the recovery act and which needs to be renewed. most significantly build america bonds keeps our promise to stay focused on jobs and it helps put americans back to work. both parties agree that we must stay focused on reducing our deficit and that's exactly what build america bonds do. you cannot achieve...
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has been heightened to the point where this past weekend at, when all the governors are in town here, you saw the boards, o'malley, the governor of maryland taking aim at christy. i forget the exact phrase he said but the biggest comedy routine or something along those lines that republicans have. i mean, he's definitely becoming someone that is emblem atic of in a similar way to scott walker, these drastic cuts and setting himself up in a way to these unions. he keeps tamping down on the speculation that he is pursuing a national bid. doesn't look very likely that he would run in 2012 but you could see him doing something down the line. host: next, charles from maryland. good morning to you. republican line. caller: yeah. the congress and senate want to vote on cuts for old people. how come they don't want to cut their own salaries? most of their constituents make between $30,000 and $50,000 a year. how come they don't cut their own salaries down so they understand what people are going through? it seems to me that if they cut a lot of their perks out, cut their salary down, it would help the budget an awful lot
has been heightened to the point where this past weekend at, when all the governors are in town here, you saw the boards, o'malley, the governor of maryland taking aim at christy. i forget the exact phrase he said but the biggest comedy routine or something along those lines that republicans have. i mean, he's definitely becoming someone that is emblem atic of in a similar way to scott walker, these drastic cuts and setting himself up in a way to these unions. he keeps tamping down on the...
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. >> please welcome the chair of the democratic governors association, martin o'malley. >> thank you for coming here to be part of the democratic governors association and this conversation we are about to have about serving a modern and innovative work force. we have two panels we will have this afternoon parade of lot of ground to cover. we just came from a meeting at the white house with president obama and vice-president by then. and we talked about the things we can to has governors on the front lines to bring people together, to bring the work force to get a, with dark innovative companies, our leading ceo's, to create jobs. let me introduce everyone around here. we are joined in this panel by northrop grumman and ceo, and next to him is seiu president, mary kay hagan. i know there is a lot of work force abuse going on right now in wisconsin and other places, so i appreciate you taking your place with us today. we are with you. [applause] from the show me state of missouri, judge nixon judgejay -- jay nixon. one of our newly elected democratic governors from connecticut. john po
. >> please welcome the chair of the democratic governors association, martin o'malley. >> thank you for coming here to be part of the democratic governors association and this conversation we are about to have about serving a modern and innovative work force. we have two panels we will have this afternoon parade of lot of ground to cover. we just came from a meeting at the white house with president obama and vice-president by then. and we talked about the things we can to has...