he is followed by the gop weekly address, delivered by house budget committee senior republican paul ryan, who criticizes democrats for failing to pass a budget resolution. >> this weekend, i'm traveling to toronto to meet with members of the g-20. there, i hope we can build on the progress we made at last coordinating our global financial reform efforts to make sure a crisis like the one from which we are still recovering never happens again. we've made great progress toward passing such reform here at home. as i speak, we are on the cusp of enacting the toughest financial reforms since the great depression. i don't have to tell you why these reforms are so important. we're still digging ourselves out of an economic crisis that happened largely because there wasn't strong enough oversight on wall street. we can't build a strong economy in america over the long-run without ending this status quo, and laying a new foundation for growth and prosperity. that's what the wall street reforms currently making their way through congress will help us do -- reforms that represent 90% of what i prop

consequently, we need to address the paul ryan proposal sooner rather than later. even under the paul ryan scenario, when compared to our economy, the budget cannot be balanced and the debt cannot be eliminated until the second half of this century. so it takes over 40 years, given that scenario, to balance the budget and eliminate the debt. however, that's the kind of slow glide path that we have to take with an economy this enemic and does not raise taxes. if we learn anything from the japanese in the 1990's is that you don't raise taxes during a recession. that is what slowed and retarded their growth out of their economic slump. mr. akin: that's a great point. and what you just said -- let's repeat that -- you don't raise taxes during a recession. what we're going to talk about tonight, there were bad assumptions that are destroying our country and our economy and just killing jobs in america and creating a whole lot of har, but doesn't have -- hardship, but doesn't have to be that way. but we have to follow the principles of economics. and one of those, you go

is republican congressman paul ryan's roadmap, and it was introduced originally in may 2008. even though i strongly oppose some of its severe medicare cuts for seniors, i have praised and continued to praised congressman ryan for being the only one in his party to offer a solution equal to the problem. but what ave we heard from his own party? crickets for two years. the republican party has run away from paul ryan's plan, even though you expected to rush to embrace a proposal based on spending cuts. as the caao institute's michael tanner observed last month, and i quote, "the right and road mmp is a test, and right now the republican party is failing." nevertheless, i am still hopeful that we can reach a balanced solution -- in large part, because we have a history of success to draw from. in the 1980's, president reagan and speaker o'neill agreed -- to agree on social security reform. reagan and chairman dan rostenkowski agreed on tax reform. in 1990, the first president bush agreed with congressional -pdemocrats on a compromise to raise thh top marginal tax rate and cut sp

for two years, the republican party has run away from paul ryan's plan even though you expected to rush to embrace a proposal based on spending cuts as the cato institute, michael tanner, observed llst month, and i quote, the ryan road map is a test and right now the republican party is failing it. nevertheless i'm still hopeful that we can reached a balanced solution. in large part because we have a in the 1980's president reagan and speaker o'neill agreed on social security reform. and reagan and chairman rostenkowski agreed on tax reform. in the 1990 the first president bush agreed with congressional democrats on a compromise. three years later president clinton enact add similar spending and revenue agreement even though republicans unanimously said no. spending fell from 22% of g.d.p. to 18%. revenues rose from 17% to 21%. and the reagan-bush deficits were eliminated. president clinton and speaker gingrich also took our country in a more fiscally responsible direction by agreeing on the re-authorization of pay-go. so let's not pretend that hat i'm proposing can't be done. of every

yet we hear paul ryan pretty supportive of the proposal. would you have to rely on the votes of the democratic leadership? >> >> i hope not. the leadership as indicated that they support the bill. the appropriators will not be enthusiastic. but if we can get it to a better piece of legislation, we can get the majority of democrats. i would not pretend that we could get all we all want something that we can take back to the districts and say that this is what we have done, and this will have a healthy impact on fiscal responsibility. >> you think we will sit out before this month or the election? could this be folded into the fiscal commission negotiations? >> it could come up in july. we could deal with issues light it being exploited by president putting a muzzle on some members. you could do more spending rather than less spending. we always do what we did once before, and you have the ability to put up the equal alternative. the alternative they got the most votes would be still standing. we could do something like that to give us more f

he is followed by the gop weekly address delivered by house budget committee senior republican paul ryan, who criticize democrats for failing )jjip @ >> i am traveling to toronto to meet members of the g-20. i hope we can build on the progress we made at last year's g-20 summits by coordinating our global, financial reform efforts to make sure a crisis like the one for which we're still recovering never happens again. we have made great progress towards passing such reform here at home. as i speak, we're on the cusp of enacting the toughest financial records since the great depression. i have to tell you why these are so important. we're still digging ourselves out of an economic crisis that happen because there was not strong enough oversight on wall street appeared we cannot build a strong economy in america over the long run without ending the status quo and laying a new foundation for growth and prosperity. that is what the wall street performs currently making their way through congress will help us do. reforms represent 90% of what i propose when i took up this fight will put in pl

on the same day as but the deficit, congressman paul ryan said, "there are billions of dollars you canget out of the pentagon. we're buying some weapons systems, i would argue, we do not need any more pirko choices in this fiscal challenging market is -- and barnett are essential. i understand that whatever savings we put on the table will prove controversial. but as with all budget crunches, the fundamental decision we face is this, hard choices today or even more painful and draconian ones forced on us down the road. now let me hasten to add, as i did last week, that a strong economy, as well as fiscal balance, is essential, and one cannot be the victim of the other. after years of war, we still have the strongest military on earth, and thousands of men and women have given us examples of courage and sacrifice, to which the only proper responses great gratitude. but our history reminds us that arms alone do not win wars. particularly against an enemy that we will rarely, if ever, meet on the battlefield. nations win wars. the skill of our intelligence officers, the vigilance of our f

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also, weekly addresses from president obama and house republican paul ryan. and later on the "communicators" republican don shimkus and democrat mike doyle on broadband internet service. >> of course, the lottery is prescribed by law if demand outpaces supply -- by law. if demand outpaces supply, you have to do a lottery. >> this issue is not just about race. it is about class. >> sunday, the lottery producer on the family she chronicled hoping to attend the harlem success academy and the anti- charter schools sentiment facing that school. sunday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> next week, watch the confirration hearing for supreme court nominee elena carrigan, live starting monday at 12:30 p.m. eastern on the c-span network and at c-span.org and watched replays of the hearing at night on c-span2. >> house majority leader steny hoyer talks about the federal deficit at an event hosted by the washington d.c.-based film tank. a panel discussion follows and includes remarks by u.s. comptroller david walker. this is an hour and 35 minutes. >> i am appreci

on the same day i spoke of the deficit, congressman paul ryan said, "there are billions of dollars youcan get out of the pentagon. we are buying some weapons systems, i would argue, we do not need any more." choices in this physically challenging environment are absolutely essential. i understand that whatever savings are put on the table will prove controversial and even politically painful, but, as with all budget crunches, the fundamental decision we face is this -- hard choices today or even more painful and draconian once forced on us down the road. let me hasten to add, as i did last week, that a strong economy as well as fiscal balance, is essential and one cannot be the victim of the other. after years of grinding war, we still have the strongest military on earth and thousands of men and women who have given as examples of sacrifice, to which the only proper response is great gratitude in all. but our history reminds us that arms alone do not win wars, particularly against an enemy that we will rarely if ever meet on the battlefield. nations win wars. the skill of our intellig

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