the next call comes from new hampshire. mike, go ahead. new hampshire, good morning. caller: thank you for coming on to talk to us about the budget. i have concerns about what you said earlier when you describe the budget. my concern is around the bar wing we are doing to fill the gap. how much money are we borrowing to fill this gap? my second question, is there any appetite for the legislature to fill the gap by increasing taxes? up to pay down any debts that we have? guest: i will answer the second question first, if that is ok. the answer is no. the tax increase was pushed off the table right off the bat. tobacco taxes, 20 cents lower than any of the surrounding states, an incentive for people to come by things at the borderline stores. not just cigarettes, but beer, lottery tickets, who knows what else. they do not want to give up their advantage. in an election year, taxes are not going to go up. that argument ii over for now. there are people that want to raise the tax on gasoline. that has not increased in close to 20 years. but it is so popular in some circle

. >> and i'm chris from new hampshire. >> jimmy: chris from new hampshire. very, very good.guys know how to thumb wrestle, right? >> got a general idea. >> jimmy: pretty cool, all right, good. now, go ahead, put your hands in there and get ready. [ laughter ] there ay go. you're wearing bikinis. i like that. you're wearing bikinis. let's put five seconds on the clock and -- go! ♪ >> jimmy: we have a winner! very good, we have a winner! you won. you're the champion. very, very good. thank you so much. only you and you alone will get to wear the thumb mud wrestling championship belt. let me put it on for you, there. there ya go. >> there we go. >> jimmy: right over the bikini. there you go. congratulations. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] great job. thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> thumb mud wrestling! >> jimmy: okay. this one here is from donald latimore. it said, "you should show your audience the first 30 seconds of the 1986 movie, 'rad.'" it's a great idea, donald. here you go. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: good times. some good cinema. see what's next. this

he never thought about a new hampshire primary, bong the "today show" or running for national office. he knew it was impossible. his whole life was the senate. >> is this the ends of an era. >> yeah, and one thing which i really want to emphasize, we have so many harvard law people on the supreme court we put so much emphasis on educational credential. here was a guy who went to college after law school. he couldn't go to college out of high school. he finally as a politician wanted to learn the law, became a lawyer and then wanted to get the college degree. it is a reminder of the power of order didact. he taught himself history, wrote the book on senate history. his lectures, speakers were filled or lectures on history. we place some of emphasis on credentials these days but the power of a lifelong -- is far greater than somebody who has a harvard yale or university chicago degree. >> populism rears its pretty head. >> woodruff: we have two pretty heads right now and we hate to say good-bye, but thank you. mark shields and david brooks. >> she was talking about judy and me. >> brown

. >>> in new hampshire, beach-goers beware. at least 100 people were stung by pieces of a dead jellyfish that scattered along the shore after lifeguards tried to remove it from the water. nine children were reportedly treated at a hospital for their injuries. >>> and if you think it's been a hot summer, imagine if the sun was 300 times its current size. now, this is not a doomsday report. however, scientists in england have discovered the most massive star ever, which is up to 20 million times brighter than the sun. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,120 after tumbling 109 points yesterday. the s&p fell 13. the nasdaq lost 35. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei dropped 57 points, but in hong kong, the hang seng went up 102 points. >>> for anyone in the business world, an economy with a future that is unusually uncertain is cause for concern. but when the economy is being called unusually uncertain by the head of the federal reserve to w

. >>> over 100 beachgoers in new hampshire are recovering after being stung by a giant jellyfish.fficials say while the animal was already dead, its stingers remained active for several days. nine children were among those treated at local hospitals after getting a painful sting. the sea creature was identified as a lion's mane jellyfish. it has been known to grow to a size of seven feet across. >>> and the toledo, ohio, zoo has released this video of an elephant attacking his keeper. the tape shows the animal pinning the keeper in a corner, after being startled by his arrival in the enclosure. the man is now in serious condition, some three weeks after that attack. zoo officials say the elephant may have been play-fighting, as they often do in the wild. >>> a minnesota man is being called a hero after coming to the rescue of a trapped driver. and it was all caught on dash cam video. the driver was stuck behind the wheel when his van crashed into a tree. with that man smoking, mark kristofferson pulled the man to safety, just seconds before the van burst into flames. kristofferson

on a new hampshire beach yesterday, during an attempt to remove a dead one, it rippe apart and then sent barbed tentacles into the water. 100 swimmers were stung, nine treated at a hospital. those tentacles can still live on after the jellyfish dies. these can grow up to six feet across with tentacles up to 100 feet long. they have been found in numbers from delaware to new england. in california, the problem is rays in the water. while in europe there has been an algae bloom in some places. >>> overseas today in vietnam, secretary of state hillary clinton, there to mark the 15-year anniversary of the reconciliation with the u.s., was given a very unique wedding gift from her host for her daughter chelsea who is getting married next weekend. it's a mosaic of gemstones showing mother and daughter it's done from a photo taken during president clinton's visit to vietnam back in the year 2000. >>> when we come back, it's about you, our viewers, many making a real difference for some folks in a tough situation. >>> tonight's making a difference report has to do with many of you, our viewers,

elections and his political career and how he walked 22 miles per day in one of his campaigns, from new hampshire to canada. that really resonated with me. it was a touching, motivating story. there is one by a brain surgeon. he was in emigrant migrant worker, who came over from mexico, and he was a boxer. he really started, not even speaking english, pulling weeds. 10 years later, he was in medical school. if you could imagine that. his message was never quit, and how going from failure to failure is sometimes part of success. i really enjoyed that. interesting way of looking at it, but sometimes you don't always get where you want to go, but it does not mean you are not getting their. -- getting there. tavis: how has your relationship with your father -- when you came on the scene, we got to know your dad first. he introduced us to his girls. how has your relationship with your father changed over the years? he came out first, introduced us to you all, now you all are out front and you really see your father. how has the relationship changed over the years as you have moved out front? >> well,

we've got kids from california, from texas, from new hampshire, from minnesota. >> it's definitely likeamily. we're with each other the entire summer, so we get to know each other really well. >> this is the only place i've found where all these teens from all over the country and the world can come together with the same thing, and we might not all speak the same languages sometimes. >> reporter: troupe members are usually 11 to 18 years old. but this year's group includes some younger performers. >> and they take on everything you're accustomed to seeing under the big top. they run high wire, they're jugglers, they fly on the trapeze, they're clowns. we have a jump rope act. >> reporter: sounds like a blast. getting accepted into the troupe requires a fine balance between skill and personality. the staff says it takes a bit of "juggling" to sort out all the applicants. >> we'll receive 200 audition tapes. we narrow that down to 50 kids for live auditions. we bring them here to vermont, and they will perform in front of a live audience and our directorial staff. >> reporter: so what ki

>> every time somebody talks to me about confidence and polls i go to new hampshire in 2008 when we were convinced barack obama was going to win, and hillary clinton won. we do not know what will happen five months from now. the point is -- there is a perception that president obama is not doing anything -- the democrats are not doing a good job. they could come back. we have seen stranger things happen. the republicans are sailing along. >> at the beginning of the cycle they didn't mings george bush's -- they did not mention george bush's name at the beginning of the cycle. cornyn now seems to think his stock has gone up and didn't mind talking about him. it is amazing how things have changed since january, 2009. >> and on messaging, we talked with him about checks and balances. but in fact is it going to be a state by state campaign in messaging, or is there a national message going out? >> i think on the democratic side it is state by state. we saw that in pennsylvania when the republicans wanted to run against president obama, speaker nancy policy. the democrats said they care more a

we will be talking about the balanced budget in new hampshire. enjoy the rest of your day. we will see you back here tomorrow. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . >> part in a meeting last week on energy and climate change and at that meeting president obama said he would like to see the senate pass legislation that requirrs kns to pay for the right to use greenhouse gases. what does the president need to do to get such a bill passed? >> i think he is doing all he is able to do at this point. i think the meeting this week was a very useful meeting and he encouraged us to work together to try to come up with a bill that could get bipartisan support and could pass the senate. that was his main focus. i do think he said again, as he has many times, that he would like this to be comprehensive legislation. he would like it to deal not only with energy but climate change. but i think he certainly is aware that we have some real disagreements in the senate on what the elements of a bill might be and i t

following that, we will talk with tom fahey on new hampshire is balanced budget.at is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. eastern here on c-span.

marijuana and we have seventy five million americans who now live in states and even your state new hampshire that too is going to have medical marijuana soon just like maine and vermont so it's a fait accompli. so stephen i am going to leave i do i am betting that that's not really true because there there is a movement to repeal b. montana law the folks in california are not going to vote for legalization they're going to vote that down if i had the money that george soros has given d.p.a. in the marijuana policy project and all that i would have my own initiative in california to repeal i guess i guess in the free marketplace of ideas steve you are losing in where winnings you're not getting the money. you're the problem and servicers that you look at the polling that is skewed by your members because we know the game that you guys play marijuana policy project how you how you i read the plain old are you saying that when people vote we rig the polls. well i think that odd you say the boat and the balls i'm talking about the design all that really matters of course stand in that way and sh

new hampshire is up next, dan, democrats line. good morning. caller: good morning. i think everybody has given the tea party too much credit for being a new movement. this was the -- this is the base of the republican party and became an enduring clinton. it disappears frduring a republican running and reappears when republicans are not in power anymore. host: another e-mail, this one from paul who writes the -- you can e-mail us your comments. you can also find us on twitter. next up, a member of the tea party, jason in athens. caller: i wanted to agree with some of your previous caller to support the tea party movement. primarily those who upset eighth centers on the constitutional concept of the government ought to be limited. i also want to say that most to party members tend not to be racist. obviously, you will find some racist elements within the group, but i think you will find that in just got any organization. the only thing i want to read that maybe someone new to the organization is -- want to add that may be somewhat new to the organization is, when you

the enkc foundation conducted the survey which puts new hampshire at the top of the list.esearchers looked at how states faired in ten categories of children's health, including infant mortality and child poverty rates. research finds that poverty is a growing problem here in the u.s. with the number of children living in poverty is on the rise. >>> when you get a receipt from the store are you also getting something more, perhaps a toxic chemical? that's straight ahead. >>> and chief meteorologist bill martin is following your forecast, he has the latest coming up. >>> and an armed suspect still on the lose. we're getting a look at new evidence just released. >>> a warning has been issued to boaters leaving the bay to watch out for whales. >>> and wheal we'll reveal why one city block is safer than the next. >>> environment activists say every trip to a store can expose you to bpa. manufacturers are already taking it out of products. but it's turning up in some surprising places, john fowler is here now with the story, john. >> reporter: it's called bpa, and endocrin disr

and then he went to a picnic in new hampshire yesterday. there are a lot of reasons why governors are not here. host: in talking to a reporter from new jersey in terms of the impact on the budget deficit, governor christie is facing an $11 billion deficit this year and next year. whether it is new jersey or another state, in most states you must balance the budget before the end of the fiscal year. guest: it is interesting, chris christie was talking about the need for unions to share in the sacrifice. that is where he is aiming to make some cuts. . host: you can phone us on the following lines -- john is joining us from north carolina on the republican line. caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call. two comments -- as far as the states being short on money and long on problems, basically i think this will not be corrected. i feel like there will be no recovery because the state of california and north carolina depend on hispanic labor to do this below normal labor costs. the contractors make out because they give below normal wag

following that, we will chat with fahey on new hampshire is a balanced budget. that is here on c-span. >> the c-span vidib

i know it's surprising, but the oil slick is now the size of new hampshire.hey're trying to clean that up. in the meantime, we're talking about the bp ceo who is now ousted, charles hadlock joins us live from louisiana. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, laura. the cleanup continues along the gulf coast. we had a delay because of tropical storm bonnie. it put a seven to ten-day they on the whole operation. we're looking at mid-august before the permanent seal is in place on this broken well. it is not leaking and hasn't been leaking for two weeks now. the coast guard said that the oil is getting harder and harder to find. that means it's still there, it's just broken into smaller and smaller patches. they're going after aerial sw s surveillance to guide the ships. it works most of the time. occasionally, oil is getting into the marshes and beaches in small amounts. these patches are very small and very hard to track, even from the air. laura? >> thank you very much, charles. >> members in san francisco's hayes valley neighborhood may have a new pla

some medical care in new york, for instance, is a lot more expensive than in new hampshire, where i used to live. if everybody in new york wanted policyan insurance from new hampshire, the pricing may not work out. host: it reinforces the state's role in some ways, through reinsurance and things like that. guest: and these grants going out for states to start looking more aggressively at premiums paid on the other hand, i really noticed that secretary sebelius, a former state health insurance commissioner, seems to have that hat back on lately. she is out there hitting hard at the market changes. it is an interest of hers and she is focusing hard on it. host: next call, you are on with ceci connolly "the washington post." caller: i hear a lot about cigarettes and cancer is it causes. but what about alcohol? that causes cancer and accidents that cripples innocent people for life. what are they not doing anything about alcohol? why is it just about cigarettes? guest: a very good point, absolutely, and when i hear in the discussions. many of these things are societal, cultural attitudes tha

the first time sarah palin was in new hampshire, she called part of -- she called it part of the great-- here's what i don't understand about palin supporters. every time she says something dumb, which is frequently, they say, i like the fact that she's a regular person and makes mistakes. that's fine, but why her? there are lots of people who say dumb things and didn't -- snooki, for example. why not get behind snooki? poor kid got punched in the face. clearly geography is not her strong suit. she's working on it. and she teamed up to make a video for kids with the people that used to make that "schoolhouse rock." ♪ 50 fifty ♪ united stated ♪ from 13 original colonies ♪ 50 nifty ♪ stars in the flag ♪ they deserve to be honored now ♪ ♪ california ♪ new york ♪ new jersey and connecticut ♪ florida ♪ georgia ♪ hmm ♪ hmm ♪ and russia ♪ in the usa you betcha! >> jimmy: you know what, it's a work in progress. but she's trying. we have a good show tonight. 5-year-old baseball phenom, his name is ariel antigua, he's here tonight. we have music from raheem devaughn. and we'll be right back with

she's a professor and director of the coastal response research center at the university of new hampshire. she's worked closely with the government since the spill. >> lehrer: welcome. >> thank you. >> lehrer: where has all that oil gone? >> it's weathered basically so some of it evaporates the lighter molecules in there go up into the air and then what's left starts to be biodegraded by naturally occurring microorganisms and the remaining fractions stay together and you get the tarry substances and some is still under the water dissolved as droplets. >> lehrer: do you agree that roughly 40% of the oil that was part of the spill is now gone? >> yeah, just with evaporation alone you can lose 35% or so of the oil that reaches the surface up into the air so yes, it's quite possible. >> lehrer: and this is just a natural process. >> that's called weathering. it's a process you see in all oil spills and in the gulf it's warmer temperatures so it happens at a faster rate >> lehrer: why is that? >> if you're going to evaporate something and it's a warm temperature it evaporates faster. biodegrad

the oil slick is now the size of new hampshire.'s about nine times smaller than it was as its worst. experts say some of the oil is still below the surface of the gulf. but a lot is reabsorbed into the environment. they don't know what impact that will actually have. >> it's 5:45. >> we'll check traffic and weather coming up in a few more minutes. first, nine years ago today, a south say about woman disappeared after meeting two men at a restaurant bar. she's never been seen since. christie smith is live in camel with more on today's solemn anniversary. >> reporter: good morning to you. this day stirs up all sorts of emotions for family and friends. jeanine harms came here to meet two men and hasn't been seen since. police investigating the case insist this is not a cold case, even though no body has been found. no blood and no specific dna evidence linked to either man she visited that last night. her parents are now in their mid-80s. they spoke recently with nbc bay area news. still wanting answers to what happened to their daugh

the last call an election 2010 is katharine up in conway, new hampshire. caller: good morning. i have a suggestion to getting this country back on track business wise, in all areas. and that is, wall street traders, ceo's of companies and banks, and politicians convicted of white-collar crime shouldn't have the luxury of free food, shelter, health care, and so forth, in jail. instead, when convicted they should serve out their sentences by picking lettuce or working in a chicken assembly line processing 40 or 50 birds per minute. with sentences like these, honesty would quickly be -- and our country would be healthy. host: the front page of "the philadelphia enquirer" this morning as an article about president obama's. on "view -- "the philadelphia inquirer" this morning as an article about president obama's appearance on "the view." coming up next, a discussion with richard sist from "the new york daily news" on the charlie rangel situation. >> in the coming week, the senate is expected to debate and confirm elena kagan as the new supreme court justice. look back at the confir

. >>> some beachgoers in new hampshire have found out the hard way even a dead jellyfish can still stingllyfish which had broken into pieces when lifeguards tried to remove it. nine children were treated and released at the local hospital after being hurt. >> felt like a bee sting to me. i'm sure it was worse for little children. but, you know, for a grownup it felt like a bee sting. you can still feel it. it's been going on for a couple of hours now. >> i thought maybe the salt was stinging, little cuts or something. it was starting to get pretty intense. my daughter was screaming. we were trying to figure out what was wrong with her >> the sea creature weighing more than 40 pounds was identified as a lion's mane jellyfish. the species is rarely seen so far south and in such shallow waters. >> one way to cure a j sting, you know who cf3 y for the northeast after wild weather ripped through the new york city >> strong storms battered parts of new york, new jersey and connecticut with pounding rain, 60-mile-an-hour winds, lightning, even some reported tornados. hundreds of trees, branches

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following that, a chap with tom say he on new hampshire is balanced budget. that is live here on c-span. >> today, on "washington journal" a look at trade between the u.s. and china with sam golson, editor and publisher of the washington trade leonard. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the commission will come to order if we can do that. thank you. thank you all. let me just say a word about the passing of a giant in these last days, senator byrd. the senate will miss him greatly. he was an institutional memory. there was no one liked him in any sense . byrd loved my father. he said that when i came here, he said that your father was a wonderful man, patient, caring. about a year later, i got in a real dustup with robert byrd. i never called him bob. he said that he was thinking of my father again. he said he was -- he said that i was not like my father at all. thank you again for being here. we have established a high level of trust and i think the commission is establishing trust. that is something that is very sadly missing in this village since i was

the world that the first circuit court of appeals overstepped their bounds when they blocked new hampshire's parental notification law. i think we are making progress. on the national front, we are fortunate to have, and you rightly gave him a standing ovation, house republican leader john baer -- john baynor and his leadership in congress. [applause] congressman, i want to thank you for standing up for your convictions and for your example in washington. we must remain hopeful. we must remain committed. this is how i believe as a society we will be judged. i encourage you to get to a new for providing your community about the undeniable humanity of the unborn. working together we will continue to make a difference by j.d. and saving lives in this way. may god bless you. may god bless the commonwealth of pennsylvania. may god bless the united states of america. thank you all very much. welcome to pittsburgh. [applause] >> thank you very much. now, another leader for life, congressman tim murphy, is also here to speak with us. three of his career as a child psychologist, state senator, and u.

commonwealth of pennsylvania, new jersey, georgia, connecticut, massachusetts, maryland, south carolina, new hampshire, virginia, new york, north carolina, and rhode island. although not enounsuated by any act of congress, the colors of the flag have come to have a special meaning. in a report written by the secretary of the continental congress, charles thompson, the colors of the seal of the united states are defined as white, signifying purity and innocence, red signifying hardiness and valor, and blue signifying perseverance and justice. through the centuries of its existence, the flag has undergone a number of changes. the first went into effect after the signing of the flag act of 1794 by president george washington. this act of congress changed the number of stars in the flag to 15 to accommodate for kentucky and vermont the newly admitted state into the union. it also called for 15 stripes to go on the floog. the only official flag not to possess 13 stripes. the flag act of 1818 signed into law by president james monroe, the last founding father to serve as president, set the common standards

and manchester, new hampshire, has even started a bed bug action committee. >> bed bug problem is prettya. >> reporter: louis sorkin is an entomologist and leading expert on bed bug. he says these little suckers are hitching a ride on our clothes and in our suitcases. they can live just about anywhere and survive a year without feeding. >> one reason for having so many bed bugs is is people don't understand what to look for when searching. >> reporter: it's dogs like roscoe to the rescue. man's best friend is now being trained to sniff out these little bugs, which are no bigger than an apple seed. >> motte people don't see them. roscoe can defect them when nobody can find them. >> reporter: sure enough in the krause's apartment, roscoe tracks down the bugs. >> there it is right there. >> reporter: getting rid of bed bugs isn't easy or keep. it can cost you hundreds of dollars for a treatment like this, co2 spray which freezes the bugs to kill them off. the krauses are ank husband to get rid of these house guests. >> it will be a couple week before we can rest and be areassured they're ta

. >>> and finally, beachgoers in new hampshire learned the hard way that a dead jellyfish still stings. about 150 people were stung after a 50-pound lion's mane jellyfish washed ashore. nine kids had to be treated in the hospital. stingers can stay alive days after a jellyfish dies. and that's the news at -- >> who knew? >> who knew? and their tentacles can be 150 feet. >> yeah, i knew that. >> i didn't know that. >> just sit and dry on the beach. just stay away. >> for days. all right. juju, thanks. >>> let's get back to sam in miami with the weather. good morning, again, sam. >> you know, robin, george, juju, happily in miami, feet in the sand, by the way. let's get to the boards. we've got some stuff going on this morning that we want to talk about. there's a lot of heat throughout the country. 15 states are under heat watches or advisories today. this is the kind of heat you've really got to take it easy with. and it feels like it's above 100 or 110 degrees. severe weather often breaks out in this kind of heat, and it will today. look at the areas we'vesha d c des the areas we'vesh

it is a fair amount of money for new hampshire. but we do this for tens of billions of dollars almost on a weekly basis around here three months ago, there was a pay-go bill passed in the senate and in the house. since that bill passed, we have either passed to put in the pipeline two hundred billion dollars in spending that violated the pay-go rules, the purposes of pay-go, and added to the deficits and the debt. now this is going to be added on top of that. so it should not be done this way. independent of whether you believe in this bill or not, you should agree that when we say we will pay for it, of the taxpayer can look get it and say, yes, that is a pay-for. real dollars should be spent to pay for this. this is why i am offering this amendment. let's not do this tarp language. let's not do this fdic language. while you're at it, let's confirm the fact that, when we terminate tarp, that the money from the terminated card funds will go to debt reduction. this fall -- some of this will be spent in 2019. we can do it. we can fin

. >>> in new hampshire, it wasn't exactly "jaws," but a scary sea create your sent beach-goers runningounder, in fact, found floating near the beach yesterday. the jellyfish was dead, but its long, stinging tentacles remained potent. more than 100 people were stung and 7, mostly children, were hospitalized. >>> and talk about a kodak moment. a couple was sailing off the coast of south africa when a whale suddenly leaped out of the water and a nearby photographer snapped some amazing pictures. cbs news correspondent mark phillips has the story. >> reporter: it's the time of year for whale watching off the coast of south africa, and what better way to do it than from your own boat? that's what ralph thought. >> it's such a loud sound when you hear those whales flapping their tails, that we were attracted by the sound. >> reporter: and the whale was attracted to the boat, too attracted. sailors on a neighboring boat took these shots. >> i just saw this thing come up, and apparently, i said, "oh [ bleep ]," you know. that's what she told me. i don't remember. and i just saw this huge thing

those with low unemployment include new hampshire, nebraska, south dakota and north dakota. est: those governments in those low unemployment states would be quick to tell you that it is still double what their unemployment rate was a year ago. i think everyone is struggling. clearly mining in the western states has been a huge help, states like wyoming and montana and the dakotas. they have rarely relied on their natural resources. but in those states that are battling persistently high unemployment -- rhode island, michigan, california have been double-digit for 14 months. when you think about what that means, how do we attract businesses ther i was just with the secretary in northarolina at a new business last week that may be separators for the lithium batteries really hoping -- i know the president was in michigan during the same thing -- that company has doubled its work force with stimulus dollars. i think there we are finding in a gray area -- when people to years ago started saying what is a green job, we start looking at solar panels, these new lithium tteries. i kn

you identify as tossups alabama, iowa, new hampshire, ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin and identified asg republican alaska, indiana. what is interesting to you to note in this? guest: i have meant doing this project for the past 10 years. i have a decent background on this. two things jump out it may. one is the sheer number of chambers in play. this is tied to the highest number in past years. it ties with 2002 which came at the end of the cycle. the pattern historically is that fewer chambers start out in play and as time goes on and people pay attention, more go into play. if we start at the highest level, it will probably go up. 31% of chambers are up this year and they are seen to be in play. i would think that would go up by a few percentage points and maybe more. at the same time, some of the chambers that lean democratic might switch. it might go the other direction. the sheer number is a big deal. a bigger deal than that is the breakdown in the chambers which are up and are competitive. during the past five cycles, the chambers that are up have been split about 50-50 for any gi

we also need to understand whether the research not covered by new hampshire guidelines -- by nih guidelines is a significant problem in this area or not. in the 1980's, as the first products of genetic engineering began to move out of the laboratories and into commercial production, the administration was faced with the question of how we regulate. nih does not have the tools to do enforcement or regulation for commercial practices. the office of science and technology policy led an interagency process to develop a coordinated framework for the regulation of biotechnology. those policies are still in place today. they have guided the development of biotechnology regulation. there are three basic findings from that group that are relevant to our decisions today. one is that, as dr. patterson said, the decision that the process about technology itself was not inherently risky. it is no different in its risk characteristics than conventional breeding. therefore, regulation should be based on the characteristics of the final product, not the process by which it was made. the third point was tha

some medical care in new york, for instance, is a lot more expensive than in new hampshire, where i used to live. if everybody in new york wanted policyan insurance from new hampshire, the pricing may not work out. host: it reinforces the state's role in some ways, through reinsurance and things like that. guest: and these grants going out for states to start looking more aggressively at premiums paid on the other hand, i really noticed that secretary sebelius, a former state health insurance commissioner, seems to have that hat back on lately. she is out there hitting hard at the market changes. it is an interest of hers and she is focusing hard on it. host: next call, you are on with ceci connolly "the washington post." caller: i hear a lot about cigarettes and cancer is it causes. but what about alcohol? that causes cancer and accidents that cripples innocent people for life. what are they not doing anything about alcohol? why is it just about cigarettes? guest: a very good point, absolutely, and when i hear in the discussions. many of these things are societal, cultural attitudes tha

street journal" -- i want to put that out there as i ask this question on behalf of dianne in new hampshire who asks -- guest: actually, they were not put back on the books. we are debating an emergency supplemental which means we will be allocating another $30 million to fund our troops, which is the right thing to do, but it will not be paid for. the public perception is, at least back home, i cannot speak for the rest of the country, but jobs, spending, obama healthcare, is what people talk to me most about each day. what keeps them awake is the spending. one of the reasons the approval ratings for congress and the president is so low is the public understands this spending has to end. it is one of the reasons we are driving consumer confidence down. host: adrian, oakland, california. democrat line. caller: i am a paying taxpayer like everyone else. i feel like nothing is getting done in congress. you take more days off than any average joe or jane in america. you need to stick to your guns and do your job. this issue is happening in california, michigan, and in your home state of texas.

i have been driving in massachusetts and new hampshire and i drove find them months ago and i said i cannot believe there is a sign for that to tell us what the construction was funded by. it is like a smack in the face. that money could be better spent going to jump. -- jobs. host: did you hear his argument that those signs were created by a small business? caller: i do not believe that at all. it is like saying this useless program is ok because it gives people jumped. that is fine, but those jobs could be more permanent, more sustained. we do not need signed on the road to do those sorts of things. it is sort of a band-aid solution. that is what i see. political goals, but tons of wasted money. host: i think we have your point. guest: obviously, and jobs were created by these signs. it is a voluntary system that is not required. host: let me pick up on something he said, permanent jobs. the money would be better spent. of the 100 to 2000 jobs that were created -- 160,000 the jobs that were created through the stimulus, how many are permanent? guest: if we can get the funding, thos

states were in the red and we ended yesterday with one state that was able to balance its budget, new hampshire. for all of that you can go to our website, c-span.org, go to "washington journal" web page. but david brooks this morning rights at the end of his column -- also on the economy is "the new york times" waiting in on their editorial -- calling for president obama to come up with a trade policy. "usa today" has this piece -- expect lots of layoffs at the state and local level. new haven, connecticut, democrats line. chris, good morning. caller: how are you? i would definitely vote for an independent if it was a way to send a message. for example, here in connecticut, soloro will not need my vote to be reelected so i will vote for an independent if there were one running and i will also e-mail her and explain to her what that vote means, that i want to influence the way she votes -- that i don't want to do it by supporting her. i want to contract with her. i believe that she is a career politician and that we need to control career politicians and hold them accountable. host: troy, michi

wall street journal" -- i want to put that out there as i ask is question on behalf of dianne in new hampshire who asks -- guest: actually, they were not put back on the books. we are debating an emergency supplemental which means we will be allocating another $30 million to fund our troops, ich is the right thing to do, but it will not be paid for. the public perception is, at least back home, i cann

[applause] it has been my honor -- i joined a group in support of new hampshire is abortion and controlstatute which talent -- which was challenged that time by bureaucrats. it is the firsttcase challenged where the supreme court accepted it in five years in a unanimous decision. they've rolled the first court of appeals overstepped its bounds blocked the parental notification laws. progress. we are fortunate to have with us -- and you rightly gave him the stanley ovation, house republican leader john boehner, and the leadership in congress. bi want to thank you for steny hoyer conviction and your example in washington -- for your conviction and your example in washington tomorr. i encourage you to keep up the good work and continue providing for your community about the undeniable humanity of our unborn children. working together, we will make a difference by a changing and saving lives. this is an ending i always appreciate. may god bless you. may god bless pennsylvania. may god bless the united states of americaa thank you very much. stop >> thank you very much. congressman tim murph

tomorrow we will talk about florida, and also, pennsylvania and new hampshire and the coming days. if you want to join the conversation, we have regular numbers to call, and it winds up as the sociall -- and a line set up especially for new york residents. this is from "the washington post." "new york is fourth in line among states looking at a budget gap in fiscal year 2011." , but "vid paterson said we may be looking at a lifestyle around the country that may look like a depression, not recession." he made a last-ditch plea for federal help. what does the governor ought to see -- want to see the federal government due to step in? guest: the federal government stepped in and year and half ago with a sizeable package for the state. he would like to see one part of that, as the other governors would, extended, which is the medicaid assistance. is a matching rate that new york and other states get from the federal government for the medicaid program, which has expanded rapidly as people need services. host: explained the situation before the governor paterson took office, and the caus

the lowest state is in new hampshire and with about 7% or 8%. e highest is the district of columbia right here. it is not 22%. state-by-state, it varies massively. per-capita, i think new york is the most expensive state. host: what if you break down the services? guest: the lowest costs are children. a woman is having a child, or a relatively healthy person because the state $3,000 or $4,000. the most expensive are nursing homes. they cost $30,000 a year minimum and that is under paying them. then there are the people who are chronically disabled. the full-time staff and help are paid for by medicare. the costs are seniors in nursing homes and the high the disabled. host: we have a tweed who asks if you would cover inflation in the area of equipment needed? guest: that is a complicated question. my pet peeve about medicare and medicaid, and i think they are great, but the government fixes prices. having the government fix prices and decide what you will pay for an oxygen tank or wheelchair, government has never fixed prices well. when you get --

those with low unemployment include new hampshire, nebraska, south dakota and north dakota. guest: those governments in those low unemployment states would be quick to tell you that it is still double what their unemployment rate was a year ago. i think everyone is struggling. clearly mining in the western states has been a huge help, states like wyoming and montana and the dakotas. they have rarely relied on their natural resources. but in those states that are battling persistently high unemployment -- rhode island, michigan, california have been double-digit for 14 months. when you think about what that means, how do we attract businesses there? i was just with the secretary in north carolina at a new business last week that may be separators for the lithium batteries really hoping -- i know the president was in michigan during the same thing -- that company has doubled its work force with stimulus dollars. i think there we are finding in a gray area -- when people to years ago started saying what is a green job, we started looking at solar panels, these new lithium batte