chablis do it and him for the suggested name and i bet it's a great name and thanks for the point gregory mark what he's talking about is what we used to call the stat tax the securities transaction excise tax it was put into place in the united states in one thousand nine hundred sixty help pay for the spanish-american war it stood until one thousand nine hundred sixty four it was actually doubled in one nine hundred thirty five by f.d.r. to pay for the s. and c. and the reason that they dumped it in sixty four was because it was generated so much more money than the cost to run some bright person congress said let's get rid of this and it was you know a tenth of one percent on every stock transaction and it's kept the stock market kind of moving nice and easy but now we've got these guys who are making a fortune doing a million trades a microsecond and it's destabilizing our system i'm curious with your take on it's not a big fan of it first of all you're talking about taxing without any profit you're talking about just taxing to be in a market that's equal in a sales tax what is the equival

congressman gregory meeks, mark simone and robert costa waiting in the wings.nor brownback, as always, thank you for coming on. i want to ask you, what is your opinion of the sequester? let's just start there quickly. what do you think of this thing? >> well, i think there's a better route to go. i think congress ought to come up with the cuts themselves. but i do think this is a useful tool to force the conversation on how you get the federal budget to balance. we needed to have this conversation for a decade, and it's about time we start the conversation. >> who's winning the political battle? president obama or the house republicans? >> frankly, i think we've got all losers on this one so far because it looks like people aren't really talking about it. but the country is ready for us to start doing some stuff. we're seeing at the state level i had to make a lot of tough choices. how you make some cuts at state level to try to create growth and balance your budget. i think they're ready for the conversation to have but i think they want a conversation between

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gregory, we will be there and watch it. thank you, sir. that's right, this sunday on "meet the press," exclusive interview with captain mark kelly, denis mcdonough, the new white house chief of staff, and john mccain. >>> all right, on the road, president obama touting manufacturing's comeback. but are the rust belt residents feeling the resurgence? our meet the new members series continues with a michigan democrat with congress in his blood, congressman dan killdy joins us next. >>> and president obama puts his two cents on future of the penny. but first, a look ahead at today's politics planner. you know that the president's headed out there. there's a house committee on drones today. don't miss that one. and the president has some medals he'll be awarding. and of course, there's senator lautenberg's retirement. you're watching "the daily rundown," only on msnbc. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 seems like etfs are everywhere these days. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 but there is one source with a wealth of etf knowledge tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 all in one place. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 introducing schwab etf onesource™. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 it's one source with the most

gregory for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press". david? >> coming up on the program, the new white house chief of staff. also, senator john mccain, our political roundtable and we'll speak with markorm of the nation's gun laws he seeks along with gabby giffords. >> thanks. >> that's going to do it for us on a sunday morning. >> see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news". >> see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news". have a great day, everyone. >>> a day on the pay cut short when a speed boat slammed in to a ferry with hundreds on board. the latest on the investigation coming up. >>> and we will introduce you to the bay area sicientist behind push to help keep the planet sake in the wake of the meteorite in russia. >>> plus defending dorner. >> it would be good to hear his side of the story. >> surprising twist in the case of the fugitive ex-cop accused of killing four people like some people say they support dorner. today in the bay starts right now. we're looking live along the embarcadero. funny thing is there's blue sky above there, but in san jose, it was a nothifoggy start to the morning. i mentioned to rob earlier, it was foggy enough that i missed the entrance

gregory, thank you. who do you have on "meet the press" this sunday? >> dennis mcdonough, his first interview on "meet the press." new chief of staff. also markeech on gun control. >> all right. david gregory, thanks very much. >>> coming up -- yikes! a meteorite strikes russia this morning, injuring hundreds of people. we're going to bring you the details next on "morning joe." ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs - each of your bodies. our sleep professionals will help you find your sleep number setting. exclusively at a sleep number store. sleep number. comfort ... individualized. right now, queen mattresses start at just $599 . and save 50% on our limited edition bed-plus special offers through monday. >>> at 40 past the hour, a number of

mark phillips, thank you. we want to go to allen pizzey. he is on the phone in rome. the last time someone resigned was pope gregory xii in 1415. how is rome reacting? >> reporter: it's interesting. there is no reaction so to speak. i'm actually walking down toward st. peter's square. i just got out of the taxi. i told the driver the news. he said, oh, i thought i heard that on the radio. that's too bad. there's no sign of unusual activity in st. peter's square. the usual crowds milling about standing in line waiting to get in. i think it will take a couple of days. people will start immediately wonder, of course, who next. that's always the guessing game. people make liflts of who can be the next pope. we're sort of slowly compiling our lists, but i haven't heard of anybody who's picked a front-runner. the pope took everybody by surprise. as mark said, it's interesting he chose to step down when he felt he could no longer do it as opposed to his predecessor john paul who carried on to the bitter end. he's taken an incredibly brave stance and i think if nothing else people will respect him for that. >> was there any evidence th