he's called on johnny isaacson to organize a dinner with senate republicans. this would be the second sit-down with gop senators in a matter of weeks. for just a moment here, for just a moment, it it appears washington may have stepped aside just enough to question out of the way of economic recovery. is it going to last? david moore is a writer for "the wall street journal." these are great friends of our show. steven, am i imagining it or is washington the impediment it's been to the american recovery? >> you're on to something here. i talked to businessmen and women all the time. recently they are saying we don't always like the policies out of washington, but right now there's a benign neglect going on. at least we don't feel like a lot of bad things are coming down the pike. a lot of businesses are moving forward. you're starting to see an expansion of hiring. you saw what happened with the stock market over the last three months. a lot of the businessmen and women and workers are stay saving maybe there's a calm. whether this is a calm before the storm,

offensive, the president back at it, inviting some republicans to dinner a couple weeks from now, johnny isaacsonorgia is in charge of this. this is our lightning round. does this get anything done or is it all for our purpose? >> when i look at the republicans and the president, this is a couple that broke up a long time ago. this is like dinner with an ex. i don't expect much to happen. it's all politics, all for show. >> a, how many republicans are open to this conversation and think it adds any value? >> it seems like the ones who were at the first one, those might have been the ones who were open, some of those folks not open for election ever again. it's great theater. i hope i don't have to stand out there and cover it like last time. this has been one of the president's great flaws has been his inability to reach out and form relationships, not only with republicans but with democrats as well. >> let me pose it to you, what is the best the president actually gets out of this aside from the headline that says he's reaching out, he tried his best? >> if he's going to want to get anything do

. >> i want to bring in republican senator johnny isaacson of georgia, former businessman and member of the senate finance committee, good friend to the show. good to see you. thanks for being with us. >> great to be here. >> paul ryan's budget is similar to the one he proposed last year you just heard joe biden criticizing. and by the way to the one that came up the year before. every time paul ryan releases a budget democrats call it a voucher program that will saddle seniors with extra costs. under paul ryan's plans, american who is turn 65 in 2024 or later would choose between private health insurance plans or they could stick with their traditional medicare option. they'd get a subsidy from the federal government to put toward the cost of their premium. the first year, the subsidy would cover the cost of the second least expensive private plan or the medicare option, whichever is cheaper. in later years the subsidy would go up based on a competitive bidding process. senator, paul ryan pitched his proposals to voters in last year's election and the republicans lost. why do we kee

now georgia senator johnny isaacson is pushing legislation to get former hostages financial reward in a surcharge on fines against companies that violate sanctions against iran and using that money to create a compensation fund. isaacson says the popularity of "argo" is helping. >> a lot of people have seen it. they understand the abject horror these people went through. hopefully it'll give us the impetus and momentum to see to it that after all these many years they're actually compensated for their treatment. >> reporter: his bill would allow hostages to get $10,000 a day for each day of captivity. $4.4 million total for each hostage. isakson argues finally compensating the hostages is critical to send a message to iran and to u.s. personnel in harm's way all around the world especially after four were killed at the u.s. consulate in libya. >> they need to also know if they get violated, if they are captured, tortured, we'll have their backs. this is me. you see the dorky glasses? >> very cool in the '70s. >> indeed. >> reporter: even after john lim bert was held captive for 14 mon

georgia republican johnny isaacson helped to arrange the dinner. >>> a group in tucson, arizona, is raisingersy. raising money to give away free shotguns to people in high-crime neighborhoods. the group has collected $12,000. people wanting guns will have to go through background checks and go through weapons training. critics say there is no need for drastic measures. >>> and a car burst into flames, the driver trapped inside. one police officer breaking open the back window. there you see him. another officer then pulls the driver to safety. the man was treated at a local hospital and then was charged with dui. >>> ecuador planning to auction off more than 7 million acres of amazon rain for toast oil companies. the guardian reports equadoran politicians are pitching the sale to chinese oil reps. no coincidence since ecuador owes chinese millions of dollars. some have protested the move in ecuador's capital. >>> the next time you are shopping at walmart, it is thinking of tapping customers to deliver orders from people who ordered online. crazy plan? we'll talk about it. announcer ] it's r

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