when you can't -- when can you tell donors to the rnc that the rnc will be free and clear of that? >> my goal is by the end of the year, we will have $5 million less in debt. that is my goal. when we first came into the building, and feel free to cut me off, but we were in at about $24 million in debt when we came into the building. >> in january? >> yes, january. we had to add more bills to the overall debt as we went forward. our cash on hand was very low and we owed more in payroll i first came in in january and our cash on hand in the building. what i have had to do is rebuild trust, rebuild credibility with our committee and you all know when you have to rebuild trust and credibility in any organization, that is a tough place to start. >> but you are still going to be $5 million in the red during a presidential year when you're trying to take the senate and hold on to the house. how's that going to work when you are still that far in debt? do you expect the eventual nominee of your party to help close the gap? >> maybe i was not clear. i said $5 million or less in debt. we cou

when can you tell donors to the rnc and grass republicans run the country that the rnc will be free and clear of debt. >> guest: i think my goal that by the end of the year that we will have 5 million or less of debt by the end of the year. that's my goal. i can tell you when we first came into the building, if you don't mind, feel free to cut me off, but i will tell you that we are in about 24 million in debt when we came into the building. a lot of the folks are reporting -- in january. a lot of folks are boarding 23. usually 24. we had to add more bills to the overall as we went forward with a report to our cash on hand was very low. we owed more in payroll when i first came in january than what our cash on hand was in the building. so what i have had to do, i've talked a lot about this is rebuild trust, rebuild credibility with our committee. and you all know that when you have to rebuild trust and credibility, in any organization, that's a tough place to start. >> but you'll still be five money goes in the red going into a presidential year when you're also trying to take the senat

aisles running and making history but you look two years later, michael steele that came in as the rncy throughout the state level and federal level of candidates. you're starting to see that change within the republican party. now again it goes back it to, are these going to be seeds that are going to take root. is that where the challenge comes in it. we have to make sure the communication of what we're doing as far as diversifying the republican party as we go through this culture war, because you have the establishment republicans that aren't necessarily down with this as much as the new school republican is. >> i want to -- i don't necessarily agree with you. you know, i think lenny, and vanessa, a very important sign of the progress that the party is making. i think that the democratic party, the unions, and the left has done a very good job demonizing republicans as being racist, an it ti black, you're not rm there. members of the ku klux klan and forget about former senator robert byrd, the grand dragon of the ku klux klan. >> how many years ago? >> but he was still the grand d

when can you tell donors to the rnc and grass republicans run the country that the rnc will be free and clear of debt. >> guest: i think my goal that by the end of the year that we will have 5 million or less of debt by the end of the year. that's my goal. i can tell you when we first came into the building, if you don't mind, feel free to cut me off, but i will tell you that we are in about 24 million in debt when we came into the building. a lot of the folks are reporting -- in january. a lot of folks are boarding 23. usually 24. we had to add more bills to the overall as we went forward with a report to our cash on hand was very low. we owed more in payroll when i first came in january than what our cash on hand was in the building. so what i have had to do, i've talked a lot about this is rebuild trust, rebuild credibility with our committee. and you all know that when you have to rebuild trust and credibility, in any organization, that's a tough place to start. >> but you'll still be five money goes in the red going into a presidential year when you're also trying to take the senat

well, the rnc issued a statement today saying look, the convention will stay where it is, but at the same time, it will enforce the rules agreed to by all states with respect to the primary and caucus calendar. so florida even tries to do a beauty contest or any of this stuff, they will lose half their delegates and be in a hotel room somewhere in the everglades. to be continued. we'll be right back. >>> i think that you have made it abundantly clear stop spending money you don't have. right? >> welcome back to "hardball." that was congresswoman michele bachmann of minnesota speaking at the tea party's continuing revolution rally today. she and fellow republicans urged their colleagues to hold firm on cutting that $61 billion from the budget that the house republicans passed a month earlier. here's more from the rally. >> i think it's time to get serious, don't you? >> yes! >> and cutting $61 billion in my opinion is a starting point, it is not the goal. >> i stood in front of my colleagues this morning and i said if you choose to fight on the $61.5 billion, i'll stand and i'll fight

>> is it rnc policy to get not behind the incumbent but -- but the rnc policy -- >> even incumbent senators? >> absolutely. we have a rule on that. we have rules we would have to fall into getting gauged in a republican -- [unintelligible] >> that is it for our time. would you have a message for speaker john boehner at this point? >> keep up the good work. >> thank you. >> tomorrow on "washington journal" a discussion on federal government spending. later, a look at cyber security with internet and data protection attorneys. that is live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> now, the former white house senior adviser, david axelrod, talks about working in the white house and issues involving the obama administration. this is about 45 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> first of all, it does not represent nine of them. i think there were a number that were adopted, but there is no doubt there is a larger discussion to be had. budgetet last year's business done and have a discussion about 2012. then let's have a d

the rnc has a $21 million and national debt. -- $21 million national debt. what do you think of this plan on debates? guest: i think there are two reasons for the idea being proposed. like the article pois out, there is a need for the rnc to find new revenue streams. there is frustration by many of the prospective campaigns and many republican oratives from the last election about the way the debates were conducted. the cadence, rhythms, decisions, and guidelines were very much upset by the networks -- much set by the networks. they are seeking more contr. host: mitt romney sightings have been hard to come by. what is the strategy? guest: i think he is trying to get things in place. this is going to be a marathon, not a sprint. with the emergence of tea party candidates, with michele bachmann raising more money than any other republican presidential candidate today, with people like newt gingrich, mike huckabee, sarah palin, th may take a long time to shake out. president obama provided a road map in many respects in 2008. he understood early on that the nom

the rnc has a $21 million and national debt. -- $21 million national debt. what do you think of this plan on debates? guest: i think there are two reasons for the idea being proposed. like the article points out, there is a need for the rnc to find new revenue streams. there is frustration by many of the prospective campaigns and many republican operatives from the last election about the way the debates were conducted. the cadence, rhythms, decisions, and guidelines were very much upset by the networks -- much set by the networks. they are seeking more control. host: mitt romney sightings have been hard to come by. what is the strategy? guest: i think he is trying to get things in place. this is going to be a marathon, not a sprint. with the emergence of tea party candidates, with michele bachmann raising more money than any other republican presidential candidate today, with people like newt gingrich, mike huckabee, sarah palin, this may take a long time to shake out. president obama provided a road map in many respects in 2008. he understood early on that

taking a look at our highs for today, we are rnc a little cooler than bee were yesterday. -- we're runningn we were yesterday. oakland 60, san francisco 57. san jose and concord 61 today. we'll have a full look at your forecast in a bit. first elizabeth has traffic. >> let's check the usual slow spots including coming off the antioch bridge, where you're good there. but heading into antioch, so far, so good, no brake lights heading past a street to pittsburg and concord. westbound 580 so far clocking in with 14 minutes towards 680 and the dublin interchange but yeah, i told but some roadwork on the dumbarton bridge. various lanes blocked still in either direction on westbound and eastbound 84 approaching the high-rise. so we'll have a few more details on that plus the rest of your morning commute coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> contra costa firefighters are still at work on a house that burned early this morning. anne makovec is in bay point where residents tried to put out flames with a fire hose. not very effective, right? >> reporter: no. in fact, the house is a total loss. bu

here is an exchange between the interim chairman and the former rnc chairman on why they feel the 2012 election will bring another year of change. >> you deal with the -- i deal with the tea party on a regular basis in south carolina. and i said that the republican party was the most liberal dot group in the room. it was unbelievable. i am going to get in trouble for saying this, but the tea party is a fad. it does not have any political death. i am big on ideas, but there is not one big idea that has ever come out of land paul or jim demand's mouth. -- rand paltz or jim demint's mouth. i'm very happy that -- in line >> i'm very sorry to cut you off. let me make one clearly distinguishable par. . the tea party is not a member -- is not a part of the republican party. some associate themselves with the gop. some associate themselves with the blue dog elements in the democratic party, not at the same level or degree, but everybody makes this league because of -- this week because some in the media or in the democratic party have done this or elsewhere. but the reality is that when there

>> guest: it is never for the rnc to be involved in primaries. >> just for incumbents? >> that's right. there are certain rules that would have to follow in order to get engaged in a republican primary. i'll let john cornyn answer that one. >> that's it. if you could get a message to speaker boehner at this point? >> guest: keep up the >> in a couple of minutes, our coverage of the house republican 2012 budget plan begins with paul ryan. also, remarks from the ranking member, chris and holland. >> as a host and a traitor, you are not necessarily a republican or democrat, you are simply looking at the impact of what government is doing on the financial markets. whether it be oil markets, trading, or wall street firms. >> tonight, the cnbc fast money anchor, melissa lee. watch the rest of the interview tonight at 8:00 on "q&a." you can download the pot test on our signature interview program, online, c-span.org/podcast. >> you are watching c-span, bringing new politics and public affairs. every morning, "washington journal. weekdays, the u.s. house. also, weeknights, supr

folks, this could be the perfect name for the chairman of the rnc which i believe is pronounced "reince. " >> for the record, how do you say your name? then we're going to put it on a loop. >> you bet. it's ryntz-pree-bus. my wife and i have watched it many times. that's when a greek and a german get married. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> of decision to try the alleged michael blumberg calls a new decision to try the alleged master mind of the 9/11 attacks in guantanamo a more appropriate choice. the trial was originally set to be held in civilian court in new york city. but on monday the obama administration may a major reversal. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams has details on this. pete, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. tl attorney general says he's still convinced that a federal courtroom here in the u.s. is the best place for a federal trial. he says that's where the strongest evidence can be presented. he said he has to accept that congress simply won't let that happy. >> they'll be brought to new york. new york. >> reporter: a year and a h

i have been very clear with my colleagues on the rnc and iowa republicans that at the end of the day, the order will not change. it will be iowa, new hampshire, north carolina, nevada. the other states are out of compliance and there is time for them to get into compliance. i really do hold the german as were that he is working with those states and they understand the consequences. as the father of three young kids, i am constantly reminding that there are consequences to your actions. florida doesn't get in line, that is something we need to remind them as well. host: our "news makers" program tomorrow. that is at 10:00 tomorrow on c- span. seattle, washington, you are up next. we are asking you to gauge a comment on your confidence in government disaster relief. caller: thank you. i think the people there who suffer from this natural disaster have been traumatized. they need our support. many of them have lost loved ones. their homes have been destroyed. i am sure they must be in shock. i think the response of our government has been right so far. i like the fact that the president

guest: it seems the new rnc chairman just took a side on about thesubtle lly question of whether president obama was born in america -- which he was. there are some groups out there show overwhelming evidence out there that obama was born in the united states. host: i have heard it said his birth certificate is not authentic. guest: i have watched with fascination the interviews that trump has had. it the values him and his success as a businessman -- devalues him and his success as a businessman to take this route. -- at first, i thought it was just something to get better ratings for "the apprentice." when you put it all together, it is overwhelmingly conclusive that president obama was born in the united states. nbc did a great job. one of the interviews trump had been relying on saying he was not born there, nbc placed the whole interview and showed the translator made a point of saying to the person doing the interview that he was born in america and not pulling their. -- not born there. trump marginalized himself. and i do not know why this would be productive for him in winning poet

i was always impressed with how you managed the rnc. you did a great job in 1994. >> i met jason. what do you do? >> i kind of run a department. >> good, good. y'all make resistors? like wire resistors? sorry. do you know howard industries? they make transformers? >> i have heard of them. >> do you work together? >> we are tiny compared to them. >> thank you for coming. >> i met you in louisiana. i came here to hear your accent. have a question for you. are you going to take them la r later? >> yeah. >> john claiborne. >> how are you? nice to meet you. thank you for coming out tonight. >> my mother was born in your area, down in jackson. >> how did you get here? >> my father was in the army. >> pretty part of the world. >> it is. >> pretty today. thank you for coming. i want to be sure i have spoken to everybody. >> kathy is my wife. >> when you said kale -- thank you. she's great. >> she is. >> i'm virginia. thank you for coming. >> i'm tickled to be here. >> i saw your beautiful chamber today. 400 people. wow. >> third largest in the world. >> i told them that it would be the th

host: rince priebus, the head of the rnc, tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. florida on the democratic line. are you there? caller: good morning. how are you doing? one, i have been paying into social security all of my life from what i was 12 years old until now. the reason i want to make a couple of statements is because as of now, i am still paying taxes as a social security employees. i worked for the state all my life. working as a state employee, i had co-workers who had been killed on the job. no one ever mentions this. when we hear about this, it sounds like nobody in the state is working and that we did not deserve a track. someone needs to -- deserve a check. we have a government that is all crossed up. this man needs to go somewhere and find out what the state is all about. he is a rich man and does not understand we need to work for a living. we also need to look at the fact that in the social security, we have people who are coming in from foreign countries who are receiving social security. i doubt seriously they have been working more than one y

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i was always impressed with how you managed the rnc. you did a great job in 1994. >> i met jason. what do you do? >> i kind of run a department. >> good, good. y'all make resistors? like wire resistors? sorry. do you know howard industries? they make transformers? >> i have heard of them. >> do you work together? >> we are tiny compared to them. >> thank you for coming. >> i met you in louisiana. i came here to hear your accent. have a question for you. are you going to take them la r later? >> yeah. >> john claiborne. >> how are you? nice to meet you. thank you for comg out tonight. >> my mother was born in your area, down in jackson. >> how did you get here? >> my father s in the army. >> pretty part of the world. >> it is. >> pretty today. thank you for ming. i want to be sure i have spoken to everybody. >> kathy is my wife. >> when you said kale -- thank you. she's great. >> she is. >> i'm virginia. thank you for coming. >> i'm tickled to be here. >> i saw your beautiful chamber today. 400 people. wow. >> third largest in the world. >> i told them that it would be the third la