joined by kay bailey hutchison. thank you for coming on. >> glad to be here. >> let me ask you the likelihood that congress punts and asks for more time, the supercommittee punts and asks for more time. nobody seems to want the automatic cuts to go through. >> i think you're correct on the final point. nobody wants those automatic cuts to go through. the possibility of $600 billion in defense cuts when our world is so unsettled, it's really kind of scary. so that means either the committee does come to some terms and right now they are really, really bearing down. but there have been a lot of blowups. sometimes, though, as you know, it's the blowups before the calm and then you come to terms. so i'm still optimistic.

at&t. >>> joining me from her home state of texas, republican senator kay bailey hutchison.s so much for being here. i wanted to start off with a little bit of politics. as you know, the republicans are having a primary race, and one of the things that happens when you run in a primary is that you say things about fellow republicans you then are asked about later. so you ran against governor rick perry for the republican nomination for governor in texas. you said he was soft on immigration. you said that you were the real conservative in the race and not him and that he was basically good old boy, back room politics. does any of that change now that you're looking at the presidential race? you've said this is a man you can support, but does that criticism still hold? >> well, i'm not going to backtrack on anything i said. i tried to give texas a choice. i didn't think he was going to run for re-election. that's what i had been told. so i wasn't challenging him, but it was a very tough race, and he was pretty brutal on my record and i took on his record, and so that's the way

the democratic governor's association. 2012, the economy and taxes with republican senator kay bailey hutchison of texas. >>> plus, a conversation with lobbyists hoping to influence the debt reduction work of congressional negotiators. >>> cain's chaos with our veteran political panel. >>> and the role of religion in presidential politics. i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." >>> the leader of the western world was wrapping up a meeting with world leaders dominated by the debt crisis in europe when he was reminded of oncoming u.s. elections. >> the least of my concerns at the moment is the politics of a year from now. >> no one believes him, of course, but there are people who get paid to worry about the president's re-election bid and there is cause for concern. "usa today" and gallup polled 12 swing states the president carried in 2008. they found that in late october he was running a close race with mitt romney, herman cain and rick perry. nearly two-thirds of swing state residents say their families are not better off now than when president obama first took office. joining

once again, 25 years he's never lost an election, his point about beating kay bailey hutchison, 21 pointshim, you turn him loose for eight, nine weeks here, he'll get back in this race. >> well, he's camping out in iowa this week. we'll see how the comeback strategy works. when we come back tonight's number. it is on the mind of every iowa republican. and when we get to that number, well, it will be cold. >>> you can tell by looking around at the colors, thanks give, three weeks from today. for republican presidential conditions today's number's the only one that matters here in iowa. the number, 61. that's right, just 61 days until the iowa caucuses, tuesday, january 3rd. the next 61 days absolutely critical. some candidates hope for political survival and know it. they're crisscrossing the state of iowa trying to connect with potential supporters. take a listen. >> if there's anything i know about iowans, it's never been about ourselves. it's always been about this next generation. that's what i remember growing up here in iowa. >> you've done a great job of getting iowa back on track a

from maryland is going to come on and talk about president obama and 2012 politics, senator kay bailey hutchisons is also going to be with us to take a look at the super committee and chances they'll actually come up with a plan to bring down the deficit, which they must do at some point. >> they better bring it and match your caffeinated state this morning. because candy crowley is ready and she coming your way in just 12 minutes. candy, always good to see you. >>> but "state of the union" starts at 9:00 eastern on cnn. >>> women increase their odds of surviving an attack by learning self-defense. that's after the break. [ woman ] i know my kids are growing up. i see it in last year's pictures. i hear it in their plans for tomorrow. it makes me miss a couple of things. but i have a way to keep them close, even when they're far away. [ male announcer ] the inspiron one 2320 with the second gen intel® core™ i5 or i7 processor. performance for your unique lifestyle. [ male announcer ] a simple gesture can spark romance anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident

and a resolution of disapproval offered by kay bailey hutchison. followed the senate live on c- span 2. >> i want you all to know, those of you who wanted me to run so badly and those of you are disappointed. >> 1984 finds the united states in the strongest position in the years to establish a working relationship with the soviet union. >> the c-span video library is the definitive source for public affairs. there is a new way to access our programs. takes the stand with you on your iphone or any public -- portable device. >> tonight on "q &

texas senator kay bailey hutchison chinson is one of the lawmakers joining the spark.lls and why they are are not going anywhere in the senate. it is controlled by democrat there's. do you have any leverage at all to make sure that the bills get considered? >> we are rushing. that is why we had -- we are push. that is why we had the press conference last week. if we could lower the regulatory burden and open the gulf of mexico to safe drilling we would create tens of thousands of jobs. and we are seeing no action at all from the senate. why not take the bill is up? why not have amendments? if the democrats don't like it maybe they he would fail but would some of the democrats support these bills. i think we need action instead of the retreads of more spending and that is all we are getting from the senate. >> shannon: i want to give you criticism that has come from the other side. he says they are forgettable. they leave consumers without financial protections and roll back crucial protections and says they don't really create jobs they are just more talking points for

senator kay bailey-hutchison why 15 jobs bill from the house aren't going anywhere in the senate.o. >> two organizations helping ourç troops and wounded warriors. find out what they are doing and how you can help. we'll see you at the top of the hour. >>> it is being called a of the future. you may already have some of skills required. employers are hiring more social media experts than ever before. the job description: help market a company onç websites like facebook and twitter, nearly a billion users between both sites that can be a big boost. casey stegall live in los angeles with more. tell us, how can we get paid to use facebook? >> reporter: not a bad gig. these sites more than just sharing your vacation photos. social media something something that corporate amertarting to embrace as a necessity for business. especially when you consider that it can reach the masses. when you have people in the hundreds of millions onsites like facebook and twitter, it is also helpful to smaller s. in the past, you needed a huge cash pwhaoupblgt for advertising and pr to reach your clien

senator kay bailey hutchison who is beloved by a lot of people in the republican party in texas ran against perry. that caused people to pick up size and was a pretty bitter race, so there is lingering problems over that. but i think president bush and governor perry would does say they get along fine. they just don't hang out together all the time. >> but it is extraordinary. i talked here yesterday i think it was that had herman cain actually leading. and taxes. cannot be for real? >> well, it might be. again, the robot to focus on who they are going to vote for until the last week or so of the primary. said they have the option of linking six or seven or eight of the nine people running. again, governor perry has added the primary texas recently, so it's not unanimously popular, but he is popular and is running a good race. he certainly would win the republican primary for president in texas. >> how do you think -- i'll discuss those of you here. how do you think it and it it comes down? what is the white house saying? do you think in the end romney gets the nomination? >> you can tell w

i really want to thank my ranking member, senator kay bailey hutchison, and her excellent staff. we worked hand-in-hand on this bill. and i want to talk about our colleagues in the house. much is made about the prickly situation sometimes between the house and the senate. but i want to say that working with chairman frank wolf and rankintheranking member on the , for their bipartisan support. and there was give and take, sometimes stormy exchanges, but at the end of the day we work cooperatively and collegially. so as we look at the process, what i want to say is that the conference agreement itself is a really good one. our bill, the c.j.s. bill, totals $52.7 billion in discretionary spending. now, we were frugal. it is $600 million below the 2011 level, and it's $5 billion below the president's request. the purpose of this bill is to help create american jobs, make our streets and our neighborhoods safe from violent crime and terrorism, and to support innovation and technology so america can continue to be an exceptional nation. it also promotes trade. we do this through our fe

the bank would be based on a bill introduced by senators john kerry and kay bailey hutchison of texas, which has been endorsed by the u.s. chamber of commerce, so unless you think these are all democratic ideas with no business support, one of the central elements here, the infrastructure bank, has the support of the chamber of commerce. it builds on legislation offered by senators rockefeller and lautenberg and long-time bank champion congresswoman rosa delauro. how do we pay for this? and i think that's where the conversation starts falling apart on the floor of the senate. we pay for it and don't add to the deficit by adding a new income tax surtax on those making over a million dollars a year. listen carefully. those making over a million dollars a year. so you have to already be making making $20,000 a week before you pay a penny in new taxes and the tax applies just to additional money over a million dollars, and it's .7%. i want to apologize for the record. i misstated when i said that the first $100 of new income over $1 million that those who were millionaires would pay 7 cen

senator kay bailey hutchison has introduced a resolution to repeal this sec rule. we talked to capitol hill reporter but senator hutchison's bill. >> josh smith is a reporter for national journal daily. >> well, opposition to the fcc's net neutrality or openness internet rules breaks down onto issues. when they say the agency doesn't have the authority to regulate the internet in this way. and to come and they these regulations are written some and try to fix a problem that doesn't exist, kind of a problem than if it did exist would be handled by market forces. >> who supports keeping the sec will someplace? >> in congress, generally democrats outside of congress, a lot of public interest groups have called for both these rules and in fact stronger rules to be not good. >> what is the sec attempting to regulate with its net neutrality will and might have taken 10 regulations are needed? >> basically there is a concern that companies, especially if they start to hinder more and more different kinds of content online, they will begin to block were kind of throttle ac

earlier today texas senator kay bailey hutchison took the floor to discuss a resolution regarding thecc's stance on net neutrality. she offered a resolution that expresses senate disapproval of sec rules which the senate expect it to vote on tomorrow. we will also here from west virginia senator jay rockefeller. both senators are the leaders on the commerce science and transportation committee. this is 40 minutes. the >> mr. president today's debate concerns the senate joint resolution j number six. and a larger context, though, we really have been having this debate for 34 months and the theme is that the obama administration'sth relentlessim imposition of new and destructive regulations have really note help desk get into e recoveryco and in fact i think e freezing our economy.he we have seen it with the environmental protection agency when ito tried to regulate carbs emissions and greenhouse gases the clean air act a the clean air act a purpose for which congress never intended the law to be used. we have seen it with the national mediation board when it overturned newly rulemaking

. >> the ranking member of the committee, senator kay bailey hutchison, is here. >> it is good to have back. we will see how you weather the storms and there have been some. i just wanted to say that i think there are kinks that need to be worked out for the privacy and comfort of the passengers that are going through these new machines were you have to put your hands up and get photographed. i hope that you are continuing your work on these things, because i do here complaints about them. having gone through them, i do not understand those concerns. i just hope that we will continue. the senator from missouri said we want to make this a pleasant experience. particularly international travel where we want to have a good experience and we want them to come back you have had a terrifically difficult job, which we know. i would like to hear your statement about where you are finding improvements and what your future suggestions will be. with that, i will put the rest of my statement in the record. thank you, mr. chairman. >> now i call on mr. pistole. i asked you -- i ask you to make your

senator kay bailey hutchison, who was beloved by a lot of people, ran against perry.ter race. there are some lingering problems of that. i think president bush and governor perry would say they get along fine. they just do not hang out together. >> it is extraordinary, i saw a poll yesterday, that had herman cain leading perry in taxes -- in taxes. is that for real? >> people do not have to focus on who they are really going to vote for. they have the option of collecting six or seven of the people running. gov. perry has had a divisive primary in texas very recently. he is not unanimously popular. he has run a good race. >> called do you think -- how do you thing it comes down in the end? what does the white house think? do you think that romney gets the nomination? >> you can tell what the white house thinks based on who they're going after. they are not spending a lot of time on herman cain. they are going full guns on mitt romney. i think he is going to be the nominee. it is great fun if you are a democrat watched the other side go through this. the republicans ar

there was a primary there for governor last year between senator kay bailey hutchison, who is belovedy many. she ran against rick perry and it was a pretty good race. there is some lingering problems over that. i. president bush and governor rick perry with both say they get along fine, but they just do not hang out together >> it is extraordinary. i saw a cold here yesterday that had herman cain -- a poll leading. can that be for real? >> people do not need to focus down until the last week or so before the primary, so they have the option of liking 6, 7, 8, or nine of the people running. gov. perry has had a divisive primary, so he is not unanimously popular, but he is popular, has run a good race, and he could win a republican primary in taxes. -- in texas. >> how you think it will come down in the end? what does the white house think? do you think in the end romney will get the nomination? >> based on who the white house is going after, they are not spending a lot of time on herman cain are even rick perry, they are going full gun after mitt romney. i think he will be the nominee.

it has been introduced by senator kay bailey hutchison of texas, who is a coauthor, senator lindsey graham of south carolina supports it senator mark warner, the original cosponsors. but it has other cosponsors and broader support, including, i might arked the united states chamber of commerce is a strong supporter of the infrastructure bank, was present at the announcement of this legislation, as well as the afl-cio. now, mr. president, why is this infrastructure bank necessary? what is it we need? well, everybody knows that the experts are telling us we have a $2.2 trillion infrastructure deficit in america. that means there are over $2.2 trillion of projects around the country, countless bridge countn countless comientsst communities around the country where people -- or roads or other projects, which need to be repaired, upgraded, or put in place at first instance. and we're that far behind, we're $2.2 trillion in deficit to we e ought to be doing. the american civil society of architects and engineers tells us that we have -- we could spend about $250 billion a year for the next 40 ye

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