mr. gregg was given the opportunity to work with the president on economic issues as commerce secretary, he declined to do so just days after saying he would. the second, congressman paul ryanr. obama labeling him as someone who is absolutely sincere about wanting to reduce the deficit. even though mr. ryan has been highly critical of president obama's own budget proposal. but on the bright side, mr. ryan has not been out there talking about impeachment, yet. that's left to the tea party candidate out of the michigan seventh. former congressman tim wahlberg, going full bert saying he takes the president at his word that he's an american citizen, but just to make sure, the president ought to show his by the way certificate to persons of responsibility. and also, a radio demagogue. >> if i were going to do it, i'd call -- i'd call rush limbaugh, allen colmes, nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell and maybe one justice of the u.s. supreme court. call them all into the room and lay out my -- my birth certificate on the table. and maybe it's for personal reasons, i don't want it to be shown to the media or whatever else. but say now all of you take a look at it. tell me what you find. n

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i would like to bring up a member of my commission, president of our commission, and that is ryan brooks. mr. brooks, commissioner brooks, or president brooks, as he is now known, is the western region vice president of government affairs for cbs outdoor, a leading global media company and is responsible for government and public affairs from california to texas for that company. he is also a member of the california international relations foundation. he provides assistance to the california state senate in furthering economic, environment, educational and cultural exchanges with foreign governments and citizens. president brooks also served as director of administrative services for the city of san francisco where he was responsible for policy and planning for 14 city departments, managing over 300 employees, and a budget of $100 million. please join me in welcoming president brooks. . >> thank you, susan leyall, and good morning, welcome here. before i start i want to thank our general manager leyall who has done an extraordinary job here at the san francisco puc and also i want to recogn

mr. boehner, eric cantor and paul ryan were summarily rejected.you recall, david, republican leader particular members, couldn't get meetings with the president. they tried after sending letters and requests to go through the president's agenda, to see how we could help. we're hoping for a better relationship between the white house and republicans come january. >> let me a you about t landscape right now. what do you seeout there? what are we looking at on election day, a huge gop wave that takes the house and senate? what are your views at this poi point? >> david, there is a vibration out here that's unlike anything i've seen before. i've been on my fire pelosi bus since september 15th. we get off the bus on october 30th. in that time i've seen a consistent ground swell of exciteme and energy toward this election. the voters are tired of the fact that the federal government has not listened to them over the past two years, has moved in its own direction, at its own rhythm and they want to pull backn that. i think you're going to see a wave, unp

mr. frazier joins us from denver. ryan frazier, why do you want this job?] >> jon, i just happen to think we owe our children a better america, and we need some new voices to help our country move in a better direction. i'm not wanting because i want to feel important, i think i can make a difference as it relates to our economy, providing some accountability in congress. jon: your district is pretty well evenly split between republicans, democrats and independents. you're running as a republican. what do can you say to those independents and democrats who are in the seventh district? >> you know, i talk to them about the issues they talk about. at the end of the day, jon, folks want food on their table, a roof over their head and clothes on their children's backs. we aren't talking about what people care about. so i'm talking about to folks about jobs and the economy, about what we can do to create the confidence we need in the country to see job creation and also about how we can start to get our fiscal house in order. i mean, most people have to live wit

mr. schweikert says that he was for the flat tax, but he has endorsed the paul ryan plan which is a flatax and a fair test. paul ryan's plan is so radical, he could only get 13 republicans to sign on. when you say look at the flat tax " will eliminate deductions, or the fairtax which will put a sales tax on everything that we have, food, clothing, medicine, whatever, everything -- these are very radical notions. he said that he was ridgy he favored paul ryan's plan which includes that. >> someone is finally stepping up and saying we have to be adults. whether you're republican or democrat, we know the entitlement system comes crashing down on us in a few years. list to some adults stepping up and think about how we're. fix this. i do not like it much of his social security plan. i think that it is a social contract that we have to protect. i cannot go along with many of the things he has in there. >> you have supported in you said he supported paul ryan. >> find that quote. i like that he is finally stepping up and say here is a different approach. . down what you have been, but things a

mr. cantor has talked about, because, their proposal for social security reform and entitlement reform with medicare is to privatize social security. and... paul ryan, no. no. no. no. i didn't interrupt you, eric, i did not interrupt you. >> congresswoman, go ahead. >> excuse me, i politely listened to you. eric and his colleagues including paul ryan, who i have debated and stood next to me and acknowledged that he has proposed privatizing social security, particularly for the generation, younger than 55 years old right now, and they would yank the safety net out from under our srgs. >> a portion of their... >> the programs and turn medicare into a voucher program, and eric is a part of the young guns book and this tout that proposal, and, so one thing i know voters don't want and i represent a state with a tremendous number of seniors, they don't want to see their safety net yanked from beneath them. >> your answer is no. >> sit at the table... >> you would vote to if the debt commission comes back with recommendations -- >> i went to see -- >> right now. >> i want to see what the debt commission comes back with. eric also avoided answering the qu

mr. cantor just talked about because their proposal for social security reform and entitlement reform with medicare is to privatize social security and i'm not going to debate his colleague paul ryan. >> don't. >> eric, i did not interrupt you. >> excuse me. >> congress woman, go ahead. >> i politely listened to you. air iraq and his colleagues proposed private sizing social security. they would yank the safety out. >> a portion of their -- >> turn medicare into a voucher program. eric is a part of that young guns book where they tout that proprosal. one thing that voters don't want and i represent a state with a tremendous number of seniors they don't want to see their safety net yanked out fromunder them. >> bret: your answer is you would vote no if the debt commission comes back with recommendations that include any of them. >> i want to see what the debt commission comes back with. eric also avoided answering the question. imaging it tell you that i want to hear what the entire range of plow posals. >> you said that you could have -- you said we put a proposal out there. >> no, i want to see what the. >> you did not have an initial proposal. you had no ideas put to forward. i

in contrast to my republican opponent who has supported paul ryan's budget in the past where it includes privatization of social security. >> mrduffy? >> thank you. the bottom line is companies have left wisconsin to go to other states because other states are more competitive because of the policies that senator lassa advocated for. when people are not working in wisconsin, the on not paying social security tax. that is part of the problem. we have to get this economy rolling again. senator lassa like to say that i want to privatize social security. the milwaukee journal sentinel called her a liar. i do not want to privatize social security. i want to shore it up. i want to make sure that our seniors did exactly what they bargained for which is their benefits. those that are about to retire me to get their benefits. what are we want to get from social security in my generation? i am talking about means testing. at the top earners may get a smaller return on their investment, maybe 3.1%. the rest of us would get the current rate of return which is 4.1%. that will go a long way into shoring up the system. as a senator, senator

mr. schweikert says that he wasor the flat tax, but he has endorsed the paul ryan plan which is a flat taxair test. paul ryan's plan is so radical, he could only get 13 republicans to sign on. when you say look at the flat tax " will eliminate deductions, or theairtax which will put a sas tax on everything that we have, food, clothing, medicine, whatever, everything -- these are very radical notions. he said that he was ridgy he favored paul ryan's plan which includes that. >> someone is finally stepping up and saying we have to be adults. whether you're republican or democrat, we know the entitlement system comes crashing down on us in a few years. list to some adults stepping up and think about how we're. fix this. i do not like it much of his social security plan. i think that it is a social contract that we have to prect. i cannot go along with many of the things he has in there. >> you have supported in you said he supported paul ryan. >> find that quote. i like that he is finally stepping up and say here is a different approach. . down what you have been, but things are coming togeth

in contrast to my republican opponent who has supported paul ryan's budget in the past where it includes privatization of social security. >> mr. duffy? >> thank you. the bottom line is companies have left wisconsin to go to other states because other states are more competitive because of the policies that senator lassa advocated for. when people are not working in wisconsin, the on not paying social security tax. that is part of the problem. we have to get this economy rolling again. senator lassa like to say that i want to privatize social security. the milwaukee journal sentinel called her a liar. i do not want to privatize social security. i want to shore it up. i want to make sure that our seniors did exactly what they bargained for which is their benefits. those that are about to retire me to get their benefits. what are we want to get from social security in my generation? i am talking about means testing. at the top earners may get a smaller return on their investment, maybe 3.1%. the rest of us would get the current rate of return which is 4.1%. that will go a long way into shoring up the system. as a senator, senato