the irony of marsha blackburn's comments is the sequester is happening at the moment.unemployment is backward looking. it has nothing to do with the jobs numbers that were reported. you're absolutely right. look. the problem is for republicans is that the history of the american economy is when you withdraw government spending as fdr did, he tried austerity and we got a double-dip recession. hoover tried it. when the private sec to is always withdrawing it, it's lower gdp. that's simple math. no one has ever explained to me how cutting jobs in and of itself does it. if it's not the private sector, hello, it's got to be the government. >> thank you michael crowley, with that great last namt. marry crowley. i like her. what do you do if you're too far for the cp, the cpac crowd. you accuse them of being in cahoots with the muslim brotherhood. that's ahead. "hardball," the place for politics. y while thermocontrol wicks moisture away. keep moving. stayfree. hi victor! mom? i know you got to go in a minute but this is a real quick meal, that's perfect for two! campbell's c

anyway, marsha blackburn was asked about the unemployment numbers earlier today. her nonanswer answer. >> the economy grew 236,000 jobs last quarter, unemployment went down 7.7%. president obama deserve some credit for it that one? >> well, i think that there is credit to go around and also, luke, i have to tell you, talking to so much business owners here in tennessee, they were pleased to see that we stuck to the point of letting the sequester take place and beginning to cut across the board, make cuts in this discretionary spending. >> well, that doesn't have anything to do with luke's very pressing question. it was about today's news, what do you make of the day's news. her answer was i don't have anything to say about the news. but you were getting to it, does the fact that things look a little brighter than they were, although i have to tell you, we have been rounding at 8% now for 14 months. for all the jubilation, it hasn't gotten marginally greater. still around 8% and the question i have to ask, bernanke says he'll stop pumping money into the economy whe

joining me, republican representative from tennessee, marsha blackburn. thanks for being on the program. >> good to be with you. thank you. >> the first thing i'd like to ask you, the economy grew by 236,000 jobs there's quarter. president obama deserves some credit for that one? >> well, i think that there is credit to go around and also, luke, i have to tell you, talking to so many business owners here in tennessee, they were pleased to see that we stuck to the point of letting the sequester take place and beginning to cut across the board, make some cuts in this discretionary spending. what people want is certainty from washington and economic. they want to see a growth agenda. they want to see tax reform. they felt like last week was a big step in the right direction. they think that getting a budget passed is going to be another step. and for the first time they feel hopeful that actually congress will get a budget passed. the house has done it. the senate hasn't taken it up. that's why we passed no budget, no pay last month. >> let's talk about that

otherwise it sets everybody back. >> final point here, marsha. >> women bring a diversity of experience circuitous route in their careers and bring all of this wealth of information. working with their children, working in schools, all of these -- to the table and that is why i think they are more effective public policy makers many times than their male colleagues. >> and you bright about that in your book and a good point to end on. we'll continue our roundtable discussion and talk to jeb bush in a momen revolutionizing an industry can be a tough act to follow, but at xerox we've embraced a new role. working behind the scenes to provide companies with services... like helping hr departments manage benefits and pensions for over 11 million employees. reducing document costs by up to 30%... and processing $421 billion dollars in accounts payables each year. helping thousands of companies simplify how work gets done. how's that for an encore? with xerox, you're ready for real business. >>> we are back and still talking about sheryl sandberg's book, but we're going to move on and have to

otherwise it sets everybody back. >> final point here, marsha.ake a break. >> women bring a diversity of experience. they travel a very circuitous route in their careers, and they bring all of this wealth of information, working with their children, working in schools, all of these -- to the table, and that is why i think they are more effective public policymakers many times than their male colleagues. >> and yu bring that up in your book and a good point to end on. we'll continue our roundtable discussion and talk to jeb bush in a moment and get reaction from our group right after this. . maybe i'll get one. [ male announcer ] now everyone's going to want one. you can't have the same car as me, gary! i'm gettin' one. nope! [ male announcer ] volkswagen springtoberfest is here and there's no better time to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease one of four volkswagen models for under $200 a month. visit vwdealer.com today. for under $200 a month. do we hano.a mower? a trimmer? no. we got nothing. we just got our fi

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marsha blackburn was asked by luke russert about the unemployment numbers earlier today.n to her nonanswer answer. >> the economy grew by 236,000 jobs last quarter, unemployment went down 7.7%. president obama deserves some credit for that one? >> well, i think that there is credit to go around and also, luke, i have to tell you, talking to so many business owners here in tennessee, they were pleased to see that we stuck to the point of letting the sequester take place and beginning to cut across the board, make some cuts in this discretionary spending. >> well, that doesn't have anything to do with luke's very pressing question there, joy. i mean, it was a good question. it was about today's news. what do you make of the day's news. her answer was i don't have anything to say about the news. but i guess the question is you were getting to it, does this affect the things look a little brighter than they did several months ago. although i have to tell you we've been rounding at 8% for 14 months. for all this talk about jubilation and everything else that's going on, whatev

congresswoman marsha blackburn joins me to discuss the ongoing federal budget debates.ary. not so much anymore. a couple of weeks ago senator rand paul conducted african old-fashion filibuster. he spock for 13 hours demanding answers about government policy and use of drones. he was harshly criticized by other republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham. the end result, ron paul clearly helped his cause 67% of republican voters have a favorable opinion. nipe points since the filibuster. mccain and graham don't fair as well. as congress considers what to do about the federal budget, 62% of voters nationwide are concerned they will raise taxes too much. only 29% worry they won't raise them enough. on another topic 50% of americans want to break up the nation's biggest banks. 23% are opposed. riding some of this is the fact these banks receive huge subsidies from the federal government in the form of loan guarantees. 76% of americans want those subsidies brought to an end. and, of course, there's still lingering anger at the banks from the financial industry meltdow

joining me right now republican congresswoman marsha blackburn of tennessee. want to start by showing everybody the new poll numbers. both sides have taken a hit when it comes to the budget hit. 67% disapprove of the way the president has dealt with the budget. 79% disapprove of the republicans on this. people at home think it's just absolutely ridiculous. will those numbers push both sides to find a compromise before it's too late, before the numbers continue to go down any further? >> you. thomas, i think you're right. they do want to see a resolution to this and what they're wanting to see a resolution to first is the out of control spending. get this out of control spending under control. and that's what we hear from both sides of the aisle, from our constituents, regardless of whether they're democrat, independent, republican, libertarian, you name it. they say, washington spends too much. you don't have a revenue problem. you have a spending problem. get it all under control. that is what we've done in the ryan budget is try to find a way to within ten y

republican congresswoman marsha blackburn said judd can prove to be a formidable opponent. >> she is one of my constituents. she is a friend of mine and on election day in november ashley and i stood at the polls and snapped a picture and tweeted it out. >> could she win? >> it shows that people who have differences of opinion f she runs, she will run hard and knowing that family, they are very tenacious and spirited. >> we shift gears now to business where wall street is hoping last week's historic gains will continue this week. all three major indices rose by 2%. we want to check in with cnbc's karen cho. >> good morning. it looks like the markets are a little bit softer. we had a bit of momentum with the dow closing higher. the head wind today is coming from the chinese numbers. it's showing us that industrial production was 9.99% in january and february. this is the lowest level since october last year. most of the strength in the chinese economy was supported by fixed asset investment in the government. in terms of some of the other rates, u.s. solar is showing strength still. t

congresswoman marsha fudge, chair of the congressional black caucus joins me now.e president on monday, have you heard from president obama? >> i have not talked with the president. but i have talked to the white house. and i'm certainly confident after our conversations that the president is committed to diversity and so we're waiting to see what the rest of the cabinet is going to look like. >> you got a call from the white house today, it took a couple ever days to get a call from the senior level of the white house. i have talked to other members of the white house, this is my first time talking with a senior member i feel very good about our conversation today. >> what kind of commitment did she give you, we're talking about valerie jarrett? >> there was not a commitment, except for the fact a that she was very definitive about the fact that they are looking at people who we believe at least from our perspective, we will be pleased to have in the cabinet. so i'll going to wait and see who is in that vetting process. >> what positions are open. we've already ha

congresswoman marsha blackburn weighs in again. i hate to be a doubter but there is that.doubters. we have to check stocks because, boy, in the last hour we accelerated to the downside. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. what happened? >> we're certainly get headlines out of cypress to talk about the fact they will limit how much people can take out of atms. we heard about people wrapping around the block to wait to take take money out. first they have to replenish the atms. that story feeds into the global worry particularly over in the eurozone and run on the banks and with will happen ultimately. don't forget on monday we lost over $500 billion in the global markets with concerns about cyprus and the eurozone. right this second we're at session lows now at 14,399. i have a take a double-take there. down 112 points that is loss of 3/4 of 1%. the nasdaq is down a full percentage point. techs are weighing down heavily on the stock market. the vix, the fear index is up about 8%, sitting at a level of 14. as i mentioned tech i can't leave out dow

them more than once for this project. our board of supervisors, who stood with us. the architects, marsha and a special thanks to erin who has done so much to help us on though this project. you know? that is the city side of this public-private partnership and i have to be fair in saying that this project has lasted through the term of two supervisors, two head librarians, three mayors, and four rec and park general managers. the heart of this project, the constant thing has been the heart of this neighborhood. has been our volunteers and our people. [ applause ] >> so i want to introduce june. [ applause ] , liz diaz. amy miles. bill collins. martha mahoney, who also does our halloween. terry. i saved lizzy. this is lizzy hirsch. she has been there. one of the founders of the friends of joe d in 1997. what started with planting a little grass on the children's playground has greatly expanded. few people know that the movie "thelma and louise" is a highly fictionalized account of lizzy and mine's adventures. [ applause ] >> most of it is overstated except for the driving off the cliff pa

come up here marsha and help me. as to the brooks hall is being paid by the city but i urge you to go over there and look at it. it is behind a wire enclosure piles of boxes that are deter ating and the books are not accessible and they are rotting. this is which is what we put in it there for two years during the remodeling process, we thought that we could do that, it has been 18 years >> before miss bell answers the question, from mr. charles diers report, did he conduct you or the library staff? >> i am glad that you asked that. the city attorney office contacted our attorneys and that they were going to have it and he was going to serve as a mutual facilitator and mediator and then the assistant city attorney told them that they changed the position and their mind that he was going to be a partisan expert and so we dealt with him as a expert and we were polite and no corporation. >> thank you. >> in 2010, the controller's office undertook its own study and invite the library to participate and came up with somet

. >> my name is marsha garland sts my honor to introduce, rory paull and robert cotonoly. the owners of live at the razz formerly known as the razz room, long been an icon in the entertainment industry? san francisco. in fact it was there where i saw the great cleo lane and john danworth from england performing. and it just superb entertainment there all of the time.. the partners are well known for all of the charity in the city and helped the cancer organization, and many others. and now at the beginning of the year, the razz room moved to the amc theater building, formally the cadillac show room at 1000 van nes s tonight we are hopeful of getting a full entertainment permit, but he understand that there are still sound issues sought standing, 1000 van ness is a mixed use, adapted use building, meaning that it is being used by uses it was not built for. we have seen this problem before with the adapted uses, currently there is parking, in the movie theater and theater space with 80 units of housing on the upper floors, after moving into 1000 van ness which had previously

. >> my name is marsha garland sts my honor to introduce, rory paull and robert cotonoly. the owners of live at the razz formerly known as the razz room, long been an icon in the entertainment industry? san francisco. in fact it was there

marsha marshallsea was fired, along with his wife who also workforce that very same company, also onk leave at the time. >>> 6:26. much more ahead on "today in the bay." come i coming up, on the run after a date night turns into a police investigation now on the peninsula. >>> we'll have a new photo of a man suspected of robbing a woman at knife point and new details about why that meet-up went so wrong. >>> laura garcia-cannon and i are unofficially calling this pope watch 2013. there's a smoky start to the day at the catholic conclave in vatican city. we will be taking you live there for an update. >>> black smoke, no pope. >>> plus, capsled reservations after a devastating fire. >>> different colors dancing around there. very picturesque look. christina loren says brace yourself for the warmest day of the week. going to be a good one. if you're not working, maybe head to the beach. i don't know. whatever you feel. >>> leave look outside to wall street this morning. up or down, how will we roll? markets making a comeback and continued into this woek as well. we made it to hump day,

joining me now republican congresswoman marsha blackburn of tennessee, welcome back to the show.ming in. >> good to see you, thanks. gerri: gets numbers because people will be astonished to see insurance premiums jumping to 149%, are you kidding me? >> well, that is what the report found, and in tennessee, they'll go, you know, 100%, and with in wisconsin, they look at 200%. gerri, the point is when you increase taxes and fees on the plans, on drugs, on medical devices, when you guarantee issue, when you have preexisting coverage, what is ending up happening is the young and healthy, who have generally been able to be inexpensive to insure, they are going to see this escalation in the rates that are there for them, and, you're right, it's through the roof. gerri: because they are now required to have comprehensive policies to carry a he hefty pre tag when they can't afford it rather than the policies they had in the past. i have to tell you, another number from your study that blew me away, obamacare imposing $165 billion in new taxes fees on plans, drugs, and devices. this is on

tennessee congresswoman marsha blackburn right there was one of many guests on this weekend's politicalsked about actress ashley judd's potential challenge to kentucky senator mitch mcconnell. the article that stoked all that talk was by our own howard fineman. in this weekend's "huffington post" he writes, "ashley judd has told key advisers and political figures she's planning to announce her candidacy for u.s. senate here this spring." working with a pollster, interviewed media consultants. she's lining up allies in field organizations. number four, she's had advisers working on her filing papers and other technical issues. a judd bid against the senate minority leader would become the most watched race in 2014. joining me, howard fineman. and of course, alex wagner, our own colleague here from "now with alex wagner" which airs at noon every day and is doing great. i want to start with howard because he has fresh dig here from reporting. it seems to me that if she runs, if i were her adviser, i say one advantage you have over all the other candidates is you get in a debate with this g

tennessee's marsha blackburn argued today for a more limited alternative. >> making certain that in acally responsible, targeted and focused way, that those who need access to the help, the assistance, the funds, are going to be able to receive the help, the assistance, the funds, the focus and the attention that they are going to need. >> woodruff: but cracks in republican ranks appeared after president obama's strong showing among women voters in last year's election. and today, moderate republicans joined democrats in defeating the g.o.p. bill and passing the senate version. the legislation now goes to the white house for president obama's signature. >> woodruff: for more on the political back-and-forth over the legislation and what it means for women and men going forward. we are joined by ashley parker, who covers congress for the "new york times." and, cindy sohwortha long time advocate and vice president of the national network to end domestic violence. welcome to you both. ashley parker, the republicans, when they originally objected to this legislation back a year and a half

furnishings is taking the stand today as macy's rivals jc penney for multimillion dollar rights to a marshawart houseware line. here's christine romans. >> reporter: it's been eight years since martha stewart left prison, serving five months for lying about a stock sale. good-bye, rap sheet. hello, cotton sheets. a deal with macy's helped her company rebuild. >> macy's was really important in giving her a leg up. and, you know, giving her a helping hand. >> macy's obviously recognized the brand and the value of the brand, the quality of the merchandise. >> reporter: now stewart is back in court. macy's is suing her company over a deal with jc penney. her defense? a contract loophole. quote, the macy's contract is written to allow martha stewart living omnimedia to sell a broad range of products at jc penney with no restrictions whatsoever in a store inside jc penney. but brand experts say the suit is trouble. >> she was married to macy's. but she went off and had an affair, i mean, and got in bed with a direct competitor, with jc penney's. i think it just shows really bad form. >> reporter:

marsha in texas, a democratic caller. caller: hello.hat i wanted to say is that the people who are against same-sex marriage have never been able to show any reason to be against same-sex marriage. they've never been able to show out can -- how it can harm them. the only people whose business it is are the people who are marrying each other, the who and the houma. -- the whom. host: have you changed it yourself on this issue? have you always have that position? caller: i have always had that position. i have never changed. i believe people should have the same rights. if the government is in the marriage business, it should be open to everybody, every citizen. it is not right for gay people to be paying their taxes and being treated on equal to heterosexuals. the congress when and president clinton signed the defense of marriage act, what did you think? did you follow that debate? caller: i did follow that. i was appalled at that. host: were you upset with president clinton? withr: yes, i was upset congress and president clinton. that n

spierer marsha morency chairman reince priebus at the national press club. you can watch the entire event at c-span.org. >> coming up on c-span to remarks from irish prime minister enda kenny who is in washington to mark st. patrick's day. next irish prime minister enda kenny talks about his efforts to reform ireland's government and promote democracy worldwide. his remarks at george washington university on monday are about 35 minutes. on tuesday the prime minster will meet with president obama and members of congress to mark st. patrick's day. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, i was told i was coming to the university and everybody understands all the languages of the world so -- [laughter] i'm going to speak for two hours in irish. [laughter] i wish you all a happy st. patrick's week. it's a real privilege for me to be here in washington to have the opportunity to give the lecture in respect to polydor air and what he stood for and how important and fragile that is. as i say i'm particularly pleased to be able to speak of a great irishman paul of dwyer

. >> brian: remember the great moment for your gend whenever marsha beat greg in the driver's test. >> gretchen: did she parallel park? >> brian: greg knocked over the egg. he panicked. >> gretchen: i swear i knocked over the cones and they still passed me. if the tester is out there somewhere, let me know. >> brian: as steve says, it pays to be hot. >> steve: warm. >> gretchen: thank you. >> steve: meanwhile w he got some headlines. hot headlines. what what happened to the old thumb tack on the chair? two 13-year-old students charged with poisoning their middle school teacher in virginia. they're accused of putting hand sanitizer in their teacher's drink over three months in a row. >> you hear stuff like that on television. you don't hear 13-year-old kids taking it upon themselves to do something so horrific to another person. >> brian: why were they wearing superman outfits? >> steve: the boys were suspended and moved to a new school. the teacher suffered pains but is okay. don't try that, kids. it's dumb and dangerous. >> gretchen: the plan to have exhausted doctors work shorter

host: another angle on the tsa story -- congresswoman marsha blackburn of tennessee -- we had a tennesseealler: earlier. the commerce woman has a piece "dressing for access at the tsa ." she says -- since its creation the tsa is that an employment increase of 400%. host: she says the cost over two new uniforms was $12 million. however, tsa's recent $50 million agreement for its 50,000 officers is four times the cost. they are to have uniforms from previous years. what do you make about the congresswoman's concerns ? guest: i agree completely. when you look at the growth of a have a series over the last several years, over the life of the agency, and you look at issues like the uniform cost, the fact that they made the purchase before the sequester kicked in, and the uniforms were partially made in mexico, which is another concern -- i want to buy things made in america when possible. there are a lot of issues with this agency. it is a large bureaucracy. it deserves a lot of scrutiny. i do believe they have got leadership in place looking to make these changes. but we as congress will hold

it's -- >> jay, has the president received a letter from chairwoman marsha fudge about the president's nomination of african-americans in the second term? >> i believe we have received the letter, and the president is deeply committed to diversity in the cabinet and ensuring the administration reflects the bredth of our country believing the best decisions are made when surrounded by people who share different perspectives as we work towards improving the economy and build a strong middle class together. >> does that mean that the president will in the next couple weeks nominate an african-american to -- >> i don't have any personnel announcements to make today. when the president's ready to announce, he'll make them. >> what has the president said about this because it's been clear in the letter that many african-americans around the country are calling into those offices very upset because they supported him overwhelmingly and have yet to' see an african-american nominated to a post right now. >> i don't have any announcements to make. there's appointments the president will be makin