host: neera tanden. guest: i appreciate your comments. want to say another thing responding to groper. he mentioned a number of the governor's that he considered it innovators. gov. scott walker, governor scott in florida gov. chris christie. the plans that have taken up to cut back on spending and investments that i would argue help the middle class, but the challenge on these issues is that those republicans are extremely unpopular, even their gov. chris christie is under water in new jersey. gov. walker and governor scott i do not see mitt romney campaigning with these governors. there are progressive governors like o'malley to have taken a much more balanced approach where we have taken that at taxes as well as reforming programs and even cutting them. that's the approach the american people are supporting. host: of of twitter -- the specific entitlement you would endorse? guest: we're talking about medicare social security, medicaid, these programs that people receive support because of the status that they have. after 65, you get fu

neera tanden. then, it is prime minister's questions with david cameron. after that, more road to the white house coverage. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> this week, president of the center for american progress. >> neera tanden, how much do you remember about growing up with your mother on food stamps? >> i remember a lot about it. my most vivid memory is going to school and i had free and reduced lunch at school. and i went to suburban schools. it was a pretty middle-class suburb of boston. i remember being the only student there who had a 10 cents voucher for school lunches. i knew that was different from everybody else. but i was very fortunate because i was able to stay, going to very good schools in bedford when my parents got divorced. they were divorced when i was 5. my father left for a few years. my mother had never worked a day in her life. because of a variety of government programs, she was forced out of -- she was able to -- she was forced out of her house, b

. >> neera tanden, how much do you remember about growing up with your mother on food stamps? >> i remember a lot about it. my most vivid memory is going to school and i had free and reduced lunch at school. and i went to suburban schools. it was a pretty middle-class suburb of boston. i remember being the only student there who had a 10 cent voucher for school lunches. i knew that was different from everybody else. but i was very fortunate because i was able to stay, going to very good schools in bedford when my parents got divorced. they were divorced when i was 5. my father left for a few years. my mother had never worked a day in her life. because of a variety of government programs, she was forced out of her house, but she was able to find housing in bedford itself, a new development there. i felt very lucky, looking back at it, being able to stay in those schools. >> how old were you? >> i was 5 when my parents got divorced. my mother was on welfare for two years or three years and then she got a job as a travel agent. a few years after that, she started working at rayth

. >> neera tanden on the mission of the washington d.c. think tank. >> you know, we think there is often an ideology behind the washington thinking with little facts behind them. our job is to make the arguments and factual arguments behind our own views. i do think that sometimes when the facts don't argue for our position, we reexamine those positions because we unfundamentally believe the most important thing is to be right about your views. >> a look at the center for american progress sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q& a. >>> michigan's governor rick snyder delivered his state of the state address outlining his plans for 2012. he spoke about the jobs, economy and education and tax reform. the remarks from lansing are about an hour. >> thank you. thank you. [ applause ] thank you. thank you. thank you very much. please, be seated. thank you. appreciate it. please have a seat. thank you. well, thank you. it's an honor to be here tonight. i would like to start by thanking several individuals and groups. first of all

. >> neera tanden, at the center for american progress, on the mission of the washington-based think tank. >> we think there is often an idealogy behind particular arguments made in washington with very little facts behind them, and part of our job is to, you know, make the arguments and the factual arguments and the evidence-based arguments behind our own views. i do think that sometimes when the facts don't argue for our position, we reexamine those positions because we fundamentally believe the most important thing is to be right about what your views are. >> a look at the center for american progress sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on cspan's q and a. >>> coming up this afternoon on cspan-3. state of the state address is the live coverage this weekend on the governor association winter meeting. up next, california governor jerry brown. at 6:40, wisconsin governor scott walker is followed by illinois governor pat quinn. that's ahead here on cspan-3. this weekend watch our live coverage of the national governors association 2012 winter meeting being held here in washington

. >> neera tanden on the mission of washington, d.c.-based think tank. >> we think there's an ideology behind particular arguments made in washington with very little facts behind them. part of our job is to, you know, to make the arguments and the factual arguments and the evidence-based arguments behind our own views. i do think sometimes when the facts don't argue for our position we reexamine those positions because, you know, we unfundamentally believe the most important thing is to be right about what your views are. >> a look at the center for american progress sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> energy secretary steven chu testified before resource committee last week on president obama's 2013 budget request. the $3.8 trillion package includes $27.2 billion for the energy department, which is just over a 3% increase from last year. secretary chu says the budget proposal reflects the administration's priorities and commitments to clean energy technology, research and development and national security. it'

. >> neera tanden president and ceo for the center of american progress on the mission of the washington, d.c.-based think tank. >> we think there's an id yolg behind arguments in washington with very little facts behind them. part of our job is to mike the arguments and the factual arguments and the evidence-based arguments behind our own views. and i do think that sometimes, you know, when the facts don't argue for our position we reexamine those positions because, you know, we fundamentally believe the most important thing is to be right about what your views are. >> a look at the center for american progress, sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >>> there are millions of decent americans who are willing to sacrifice for change, but they want to do it without being threatened and they want to do it peacefully. they are the nonviolent majority, black and white, who are for change without violence. these are the people whose voice i want to be. >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our web si

progressive thinking that worksr on economic policy, domestic policy, national security.licy, >> neera tanden on the mission of the washington, d.c. base m think tank. washi >> we think there's often an th ideology behind arguments made in washington with little factsn behind them. part of our job is to, you knowr to make the arguments and the factual arguments and the evidence-based arguments behind our own views. and i do think that sometimes -t you know, when the facts don't argue for our position, we re-examine those positions. because we fundamentally believn the most important thing is to r be right about what your views are. >> a look at the center for american progress sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a.ebsite >>> there's a new website for americanca history tv where your can seeev ourie schedules and preview our material. as well as access the history tweets. history in the news and social m media from facebook, twitter, youtube, and four square. follow american history tv every weekend on c-span.org/history. >>> the white house has requested a $39.5 billion h

also, center for american progress president neera tanden. we will delve into recent unemployment and campaign poll numbers with leo ribuffo. "washington journal" live sunday at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> this president of the day former new york governor elliott spencer joined the debate on when to prosecute wall street banks or mortgage fraud. "they had a sign that was very accurate. it said "we will know corporations are people when texas executes 1." [laughter] the problem we have is we have not given corporations all of the upside but none of the downside. we have given corporations all of the rights and privileges we extend to individuals yet when it comes to holding them accountable, because of the diffusion of responsibility and the buffers built in by lawyers and accountants, it is very difficult to ascribe criminal intent. justice on the financial side, we said keep the upside and we will guarantee you too big to fail on the downside. do that things, we do not have a way of holding you responsible. >> see at his remarks as part of o

. >> neera tanden, c.e.o. for centers for american progress. thank you for being here. >> it was a pleasure to be here. dd >> for a d.v.d. conny of this program, call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program visit us at q&a.org. q&a programs are available at pod casts. -- as podcasts. >> coming up next on c-span this evening, we take you to london for this week's prime minister' questions with conservative party leader david cameron. after that, our "road to the white house" coverage continues with republican campaign events from sunday. ron paul speaking with small business owners in hudsonville, michigan and newt gingrich returning to his home state of georgia to speak with supporters at a church. later highlights from day two of the national governor's association in washington. including discussions

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neera tanden on the mission of the washington-based think tank. >> we think there is often an ideology behind particular arguments that are made in washington with very little facts behind them. part of our jobs is to make the arguments and the factual arguments and the evidence-based arguments behind our own views. i do think that sometimes, when the facts don't argue for our position, we reexamine those positions because we fundamentally believe the most important thing is to be right about what your views are. >> a look at the center for american progress tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a. >> joining us from michigan is nolan finley, he is the editorial page editor of the detroit news. good morning and thank you for being with us. >> good morning, steve, thank you. >> in your editorial online, you say thatroom romney stands alone among the republican primary candidates capable of winning the white house and more importantly, of leading the nation to a prosperous future. why? >> well, if you were hiring a president based on resumes or a candidate based on resumes,

. >> neera tanden on the issue of the washington, d.c. tank. >> we think there is often and radiology with very little facts behind them. part of our job is to make the arguments and the factual arguments and evidence based arguments. i think sometimes when the facts cannot argue for our position, we reexamine those positions. we think the most fundamental thing is to be right no matter what your views are. >> sunday at 8:00 eastern on c- &a."s "q >> he also commented on fighting in syria and iran banned nuclear program. nuclear program. >> this is the first time we have had a chance to meet. obviously, we have been very impressed with the first five months of her prime ministership. i shared with her how much michele and i appreciated the hospitality that was shown to us when we visit to copenhagen in the past. i also wanted to say how much we appreciate the great alliance and a partnership we have with the danish people on a whole range of international issues. obviously most recently, the operations in libya could not have been more --

have been no single aggressive organization, progressive thinking that works on economic, -- >> neera tanden, president of the center for american progress on the mission of the washington, d.c. based think tank. >> we think there's an ideology behind particular artists are made in washington with very little facts behind them. part of our job is to make the argument and the factual arguments and evidence-based are just behind our. and i do think that sometimes when the facts don't argue for our position we re-examine those positions because we always fundamentally the most important thing is to be right about what your views are. >> a look at the center for american progress sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span's q. and a. >> now a hearing on women's health and contraception. the democratic steering and policy committee yesterday heard from georgetown university law student sandra fluke. she was blocked from testifying at a house oversight committee last week. a hearing where all the witnesses were men. committee chairman rejected her as a witness saying she was not qualifie

. >> neera tanden on the central american progress.t of our jobs is to make the factual argument and the evidence based argument on their own views. when the facts do not argue for our position we we examine them because we fundamentally believe the most important thing is to be right about what our views are. >> a look at the center for american progress sunday night 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a." >> there are millions of decent americans that are willing to sacrifice for change but it want to do it without being threatened. they are the non-violent majority to offer change without violence. these are the people whose voice i want to be. >> as candidates campaigned for president, we look back at 14 man who ran and lost. go to our web site, c- span.org/thecontendors. >> can you remember in the depression when times were really hard and we left the door is unlocked? now we have the most violent crime-ridden society in the industrialized world. i cannot live with that. can you? c-span.org/thecontendors. >> one of the wei

. >> neera tanden, president and ceo of the center for american progress. >> the ideologies behind washington have looked very -- have a very little facts behind them. part of our job is to make a factual argument and the evidence based behind on our own views. i do think sometimes the fact do not argue far our position. we examined that position. >> a look at the center for american progress sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a". >> with michigan's primary election on tuesday, republican provincial candidates have been travelling throughout the state this weekend. but rick santorum and mitt romney spoke today at a forum in troy it, michigan. santorum criticized mitt romney par his health care policies in massachusetts. following the speech, which will fall -- we will have remarks from mitt romney. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you for that great reception. i appreciate the opportunity to be here. americans for prosperity, all the great work they do in supporting free enterprise, free markets, and limited government. i am excited to be here with you. i

neera tanden on the mission of the washington based on the think tank. >> part of our jobs is to make the argument and the factual argument. i do think that sometimes you know, when the facts done argue for our position, we re-examine those positions because we believe the most important thing is to be right about what you're views are. >> a look at the center for american progress, sunday night at 8:00 eastern and parving on c-span's q&a. >> the supreme court heard on whether to turn down the stone-stellar act. javier alvarez introduced himself as a retired marine and recipient of the congressional medal of honor. he has lied about both. they struck the stolen valor act. of the first amendment. >> the united states versus au revoir is. -- alvarez. >> the military applies exacting criter in awarding honors. congress has a long tradition of legislating to protect the integrity of the honor system. the stolen ballot at continues that tradition by prohibiting knowingly false -- valor act advances a legitimate, substantial, compelling governmental interest that shows no protective speech.

. >> neera tanden from the center for american progress on the washington, d.c. think tank. >> part of our job is to make the argument and the factual arguments, and the evidence based arguments behind their own views. i do think that sometimes when the facts do not argue for our position, we reexamine those positions. we fundamentally believe that the most important thing is to be right about what your views are. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q &a." >> today the smithsonian institution broke ground on the national museum of african american history and culture. speakers include president obama, laura bush, john lewis, and the museum's director. the national african american museum is scheduled to open in 2015. congress has pledged to provide half of the $500 million projected cost. this is one hour 40 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome phylicia rashad. [applause] >> good morning. it is indeed an honor and privilege to welcome all of you here today for this ground- breaking ceremony of the smithsonian national museum of african-americ

also, center for american progress president neera tanden about how they feel about the president as the priorities. we will look at campaign cold numbers with leo ribuffo. he joined american history tv on monday for 24 hours of america first ladies, including an interview with eleanor roosevelt. >> i think like everything else that we started out expecting that the united nations would solve every difficulty just by being the united nations. >> tore the white house private quarters with laura bush at 5:00 and ladybird johnson at 8:00. anti reagan remark -- premonitions about her husband. -- nancy reagan reminisces about her husband. had to our facebook page at facebook.com/cspan and tell us -- tell us who you think is the most influential first lady. guest: the message is definitely economic fairness. that has been a message of the president has had for the past couple of years. he really hammered it and his rhetoric when he released the budget, looking at raising taxes on the risk -- the rich and taxes on corporations. trying to drop distinctions between what ordinary americans pay

. >> neera tanden on the mission of the washington, d.c. think tank. >> we think there is an idology between arguments made in washington with very little facts made behind them. part of our job is to make the argument, and the factual arguments and the evidence-based arguments behind our own views. i do think sometimes when the facts don't argue for our position we reexamine those positions because we fundamentally believe the most important thing is to be right about what your views are. >> the center for american progress sunday at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span's "q & a." >> one of the trickyest things about writing this book for me is thinking through the way, particularly in the international human rights context, rights were -- kind of straddled as a moral imperative and aspirational idea, and more practical and seminole man date. >> after wards, on distributing food to the poor in india, richard thompson defines human rights and how well meaning western reform can lead to increased exploitation. >> also this weekend on booktv house his

first, neera tanden -- she is the president of the center for american progress and a counselor to itsiate the center for american progress action fund. she was among those who founded c.a.p. in 2003. she served as legislative director for senator hillary clinton and was a senior official on her senate campaign in 2000. before that, she served in the clinton white house. she was a director of domestic policy issues on the obama-biden campaign. in the early years of president obama's term, she was senior adviser on health policy issues to health and human services secretary and was a prominent member of the team that put together the obama administration's health care proposal. next, we will hear from michael frank, vice president of government studies at the health care condition and is in that capacity in charge of heritage's foundation with congress and the white house. michael attended yale and georgetown law school. he worked in the office of national drug policy in the george h. w. bush administration. he has worked on the hill for -- he was communications director for richard arm

. >> neera tanden, ceo of the center of american progress. >> we think there is an ideology behind arguments made in washington with very little facts behind them, and part of our job is to make the argument, the factual argument, and the evidence-based are given behind our own views, and sometimes when the facts do not argue for our position, we reexamine those positions, because the most important thing is to be right about what your views are. >> a look at the center for american progress, sunday night on c-span compel "q&a -- c- span's "q&a." >> republican presidential candidate rick santorum discussed proposals in michigan last night, and outlined proposals he says he will implement in his first 100 days in office, including reducing gas and oil prices and easing federal regulations on businesses. this is about one hour. >> thank you so much. i appreciate it as a fellow knight, although i always hesitate to say that because i am only first degree. i certainly appreciate all of the wonderful service work to the knights of columbus does at the parish, and in the committee. congratulations

. >> neera tanden from the center for american progress on the washington-based think tanks. >> those within and ideology behind a particular argument in washington, there were very little facts behind them. part of our job is to make the argument and the factual arguments, the evidence-based argument behind our own views. i do think when the facts do not argue our position we reexamine them because we fundamentally believe the most important thing is to be right about your views. >> a look at the center for american progress sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> one of the three kids things about writing this book for me -- one of the freakiest things for me was that rights were straddled on the moral imperative and the aspirational ideals about more practical and formal mandate. >> on distributing food in the port in india to sex trafficking in japan, defining human rights and how well-meaning western reform can increase explication saturday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern. also, on saturday at 7:00 p.m., as house historian looking at the african-americans

. >> neera tanden president and ceo for the center of american progress on the mission of the washington>> we think that there's an ideology behind particular arguments that are made in washington with very little facts behind them and part of our job can make the arguments and the factual arguments and the evidence-based arguments behind our own views and i do think that when the facts don't argue for our position we re-examine those positions because, you know, we mentally believe the most important thing is to be -- is to be right about what your views are. >> a look at the center for american progress sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a. >> we return now to the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. in this session u.s. lawmakers discuss the future of american power in the 21st century. republican senators bob corker and saxby chambliss were joined by democratic congresswoman anita lowey from new york a special advisor to president obama, michael froman. this is about an hour. >> okay. good evening, everybody. i'm the dean of the school of public policy of