newsmakers" on this sunday is the chair of the republican senatorial campaign committee, senator john cornyn klein and amy walter. has scott brown's win h elped you? guest: it has energized people across the country. not just republicans. we saw his broad appeal to democrats and independents. it has energized a lot of people and given them hope they can take their country back against what they see as -- washington, d.c. with a tin ear, having too many meetings behind closed doors.. do not have any announcements in terms of new recruits, but we already had some great recruits. i have to tell you there are more common in the days ahead. host: can you tell us the states to watch? guest: we will get more contested primaries in a number of states, possibly in arkansas, possibly in nevada. there is no specific announcements but i think everyone needs to keep their eye on what is happening, because there are a lot more people interested in seeking opportunity for november, 2010. guest: just picking up on them for a second, that there seems to be very few holes left. you have been doing a recording

the texas ambassador bridge greg abbott has isn't a letter to kay bailey-hutchison and john cornyn outlinings concerns it appears that letter may have caught the attention of senator nelson now lobbying to have all states receive the same sweetheart deal he was able to acquire for nebraska. joining me the man behind that letter the texas air quality greg abbott. this letter -- texas attorney general, greg abbott. thank you for being us. >> thank you my pleasure . >> sean: you say this serves no legitimate national interest. explain that for people watching? >> in order for a law to be effective passed by congress it has to have a legitimate national interest. congress doesn't have unfettered authority to enact any law whatsoever that benefits a particular locality such as a single state like nebraska. congress has the authority to pass laws that benefit all americans. what they did with regard to the nebraska compromise was to pass a bill that benefits only the taxpayers in nebraska. it gets worse, because all states are going to be required, by this new legislation to expand their medicaid

as well as john cornyn.e know that he is also the guest of seized and hostile and " newsmakers -- he will also be the guest on c-span's "newsmakers pures." "state of the union" will include orrin hatch, david axelrod, and robert menendez. you can listen to all five of the sunday morning talk shows starting at noon eastern on c- span radio. you can follow us on facebook in an twitter furious -- facebook and twitter. >> this week, gordon smith on the fcc plan to expand the broadband spectrum and what it might mean for broadcasters. >> dolly madison had to encourage her shy husband. this week, on "after words," the wives of the founding fathers. >> each year, the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c., to experience the workings of our government firsthand. they will experience politics, government, and the future. wednesday, chris -- president obama delivers his first state of the union. wednesday night, our coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can listen to the presi

host: senator john cornyn, application. >> "washington journal" continues.host: >> thank you for being part of our sunday roundtable. table. guest: the supreme court, a terrible week for obama and not such a bad week for republicans. guest: it was a terrible week for progress in the country. host: this book, coming back as a part of the team, what does this signal? guest: that they are very worried. there's a chance that republicans could retake one of the houses of congress, which would be astonishing, given the fact that the voters killed them in 2006, then did it again in 2008. the republican party at the end of the 2008 elections was completely obliterated. because of the missteps by the party, they are doing far, far better. it appears that they could gain a lot of seats. this is a huge a mission that there is a problem. guest: that is just about right. you are seeing more of a focus on the election. but there was for the first part of the administration was a tremendously inside focus on trying to get health care through, which essentially meant, in th

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of the national republican senatorial committee who played a huge role in yesterday's victory, john cornyn. >> thank you. first and foremost i know we all would like to congratulate scott brown on an outstanding campaign he ran and won yesterday. there is no election that can be one without a good candidate, and one that understands the temper of the times, what people are concerned about, and is able to deliver a message that response effectively to their concerns, and scott brown did it to near perfection. and what was the message that the people of massachusetts were sending? it is that they are fed up and tired of being shut out of the process. what did they get yester day but collecting scott brown? they got a seat at the table. and that is what we have been wanting all year, a seat at the table where we can work together on a bipartisan basis to come up with solutions to the problems that confront our country. nothing more, nothing less. and so i hope that this will usher in a new era of transparency and willingness to work together rather than the sort of special sweetheart deals cu

texas senators john cornyn and kay bailey hutchison and five different members of congress. he has worked in politics only since 1982. but, to me that is only. managing races at the county, state and national level and we are delighted to have dave back with us again to talk about coalitions which feeds into what i just finished talking about in strategy in strategic thinking, so dave. >> thank you guys for having me. yes, i am an african-american republican. i am a member of a small, but i like to think loud coalition. as i tell my friends, we like to think that we are small but that means we have got a lot of room to grow. my democratic friends say we will never grow but i always hold out hope. right now we are 45% away from being the majority. maybe before my lifetime is over we might crop up a little bit closer to 50% but right now we are hovering at 45% away from being the majority so i do have hope. i think it is great you guys doing this. a lot of you have spent your christmas break to do this. i think that is great. most of you are either going to run campaigns, work

the national republican senatorial committee who played an important role in yesterday's victory, john cornyn. >> first and foremost i think we want all like to congratulate scott brown for an outstanding campaign. there is no election that can be one without a good candidate. one that understands the temper of the times, what people are concerned about, and is able to deliver a message that response effectively to their concerns, and scott brown it -- and scott brown did it to near perfection. what was the message that the people of massachusetts were sending? they are simply fed up and tired of being shut out of the process. what they did yester day with a liking scott brown is a seat at the table. that is what we have been wanting all year, a seat at the table where we can work together on a bipartisan basis to come up with solutions to the problems that confront our country, nothing more, nothing less. and so i hope that this will usher in a new era of transparency and willingness to work together, rather than the special sweetheart deals caught behind closed doors that cause so much conc

the national republican senatorial committee who played an important role in yesterday's victory, john cornyn. >> thanks. mitch. first and foremost i know we would all like to congratulate scott brown on an outstanding campaign he ran and won yesterday. there's no election that can be won without a good candidate, and one that understands the temper of the times, what people are concerned about and is able to deliver a message that responds effectively to their concerns and scott brown did it to near perfection. and what was the message that the people of massachusetts were sending? it is they are simply fed and tired of being shut out of the process. and what did they get yesterday with electing scott brown? they got a seat at the table. that's what we've been wanting all year is a seat at the table where we can work together on a bipartisan basis to come up with solutions to the problems that confront our country. nothing more, nothing less. and so i hope that this will usher in a new era of transparency, and willingness to work together, rather than the sort of, special sweetheart deals cu

let me defend john corn and -- jon cornyn. he is my senator, too.o not know if he ever missed a vote that was close or significant, but i will take your word and looked it up. as far as lobbyists, that is in the constitution, the right to redress and petition your government. that is what lobbyists are. they are paid to represent the views of people in congress. host: under president obama, is there less or more of that? guest: may be about the same. it is not his fault. the government is bigger, more intrusive, has a lot of change going on. people have issues they want to be heard. host: back to bonuses, there was an opinion piece in the "wall street journal" talking about the structure of bonuses in pay. he writes -- guest: well, that is a lot to chew on. i do not know about the community part of that. what i know is companies, on to open doors, as well and big corporations, exist to provide goods and services to their communities. in order to do that, they generate a profit, or else they cannot provide those services. managers are measured by the