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oberstar: but even a decade after it was enacted, the reagan administration came in and cut the grant program to a loan program. and funding diminished over a period of time. now, we still have 1/3 or more of the nation's streams and lakes that don't meet the standards of the clean water act. we have to advance the cause. that is the big challenge ahead of us. you just don't think of raw sewage in waterways in a developed country, and yet, that's what we have, and not just in pittsburgh, but all over. narrator: pittsburgh is situated at the confluence of the allegheny, monongahela, and ohio rivers. these three rivers are vital for industry, recreation, and drinking water. and each year, billions of gallons of combined sewer overflows discharge directly into those rivers. hecht: we're now having to face the consequences of the choice that was made to put in combined sewer systems. narrator: in 1994, the government adopted a combined sewer overflow policy to reduce csos nationwide. cities with combined sewer overflows now face an enforcement action called a consent decree. under a conse

lady's background, coming from the reagan -- this last caller sort of a possible whit - sort of stole my thunder, with this latest action,, forming the reagan administration did this race from the top by arne duncan is a continuation of the assault, were you based teacher pay on merit. i taught for 31 years and i work hard for a middle-class income, and i think that public schools are doing an amazing job in this country, considering the socio- economic conditions -- poor,, both parentsor, having to work to put food on the tables. not set schools are to the same standard as public schools. host: let's take that point there. guest: i i do that they are held to a double standard, that they are having to demonstrate within five years or they are puttout of business but they are restricted in terms of buildings and supply and where they can set up schools. that is very important. this is a phenomenal country where i can be working very closely -- in fact, people work for me on a daily basis. we have people from the reagan administration, bush administration, clinton administration, obama administration coming together over education. this is not about politic

lady's background, coming from the reagan -- this last caller sort of a possible whit - sort of stole my thunder, with this latest action,, forming the reagan administration did this race from the top by arne duncan is a continuation of the assault, were you based teacher pay on merit. i taught for 31 years and i work hard for a middle-class income, and i think that public schools are doing an amazing job in this country, considering the socio- economic conditions -- poor,, both parentsor, having to work to put food on the tables. not set schools are to the same standard as public schools. host: let's take that point there. guest: i i do that they are held to a double standard, that they are having to demonstrate within five years or they are put out of business but they are restricted in terms of buildings and supply and where they can set up schools. that is very important. this is a phenomenal country where i can be working very closely -- in fact, people work for me on a daily basis. we have people from the reagan administration, bush administration, clinton administration, obama administration coming together over education. this is not about politic

more disturbingly, you have to go all the way back to the reagan administration to find an administration more indifferent to the issue. than this administration. i would next like to introduce brian exztaata. >> good afternoon my name is brandon exata. we go by the acronym aaa +. we are solely dedicated to promoting and enhancing the aids drug assistance program which is a federal and state program to improve access to care for people living with hiv aids. we work with patients, advocates, community, health care, government, pharmaceutical, and other stakeholders to make sure access to care is granted to those living with hiv. i am pleased to join the a's health care foundation today, the largest global aids organization providing cutting edge of medicine and advocacy to over 100,000 people in 22 countries. thank you for letting me come in on your parade and support you and what you are doing. i stand before you today as someone who has been living with hiv for eight years. i am someone who has been on the aids drug assistance program at one time in my life. unfortunately, i address you

replicated a subsequent debate between charles fried solicitor general and charles cooper during the reagan administrationone of individual liberty or is it one of states' rights? when they are in conflict of one another and when states was to regulate the economy against congressional pre-emption? you see these fall lines and jurisprudence. i want to give you a brief overview of where i think the roberts court is on one important question and that is the nature of judging. i want to read a brief paragraph from mike for rape her colleague at duke university, jefferson palle, about judges. -- jefferson powell, about judges. in almost every decision, the judge will confront enter the choices which have multiple resolutions back unjustified by craftsman-like arguments for there is no algorithm that will result the conflicting claims of plausibility. a judge must decide in good faith. a judge acting as conscientious judge will use legal crasmanship not to conceal difficulty but to render arguments to himself and others with candor including an overt recognition of the ambiguities and uncertainties present in

which is that in a year and a half to undue the mess that actually started as far [ back as the reagan administrationr love of deregulation, it's a tall order. it's a lot to ask of someone. >> and why is $30 million too much spending to give people unemployment benefits in this kind of economy. >> why don't you give businesses tax cuts and allow businesses to create jobs instead of trying to create them through the irs.

nancy reagan was an expert on drugs or law enforcement when she became a critical ally in the reagan administration'sfferent. an inept analogy. she was not on the campaign trail campaigning. she didn't have three cabinet secretaries trailing around with her. >> that's not the point. >> larry: one at a time, please. one at a time. mark, go ahead. >> the point here, laura, every first lady, every presidential administration has someone who advocates for public issues. whether or not michelle obama is a public health expert isn't the point. we have nutrition problems, we have food deserts in detroit, chicago, philadelphia and new york, where people have to go miles and miles for fresh fruit and vej tebls. let's focus on that instead of beating up on the president or his wife. >> it's not beating up on anybody. when you inject yourself into one of the most contentious debates of the last 15 years, which is frankly, what this whole fitness/health initiative ends up doing for michelle obama, that's fine if that's what you want to do. when you do that you better be prepared, mark to have your ideas and your

if you look at this chart -- and we'll start back in the reagan administration. and i want to start back in the and i want to start back in the reagan administration, because walk with me down memory lane. i know it's painful, but i think it's instructtive. as you walk with me down memory lane, look under which presidents we operated a deficit and which president we operated at surplus. president reagan, $1.4 trillion deficit. president bush, didn't get any better, $3.3 trillion deficit. president clinton, we went from a record deficit at the time to a record surplus of $5.6 trillion. and then when president bush finished off after being handed a record surplus, he finished office with an $11.5 trillion deficit, handing that record to president obama. and as you said, after having driven our economy off a cliff, now the republicans are asking for the keys once again.6 c1 for the keys once again. facts being stubborn things, the republicans voted against statutory pay-go. under the administration -- under the bush administration, they allowed pay-go to lapse. they

lady's backggound, coming from the reagan -- this last caller sort of a possible whit - sort of stole my thunder, with this latest action,, forming the reagan administration did this race from the top by arne duncan is a continuation of the assault, were you based teacher pay on merit. i taught for 31 years and i work hard for a middle-class income, and i think that public schools are doing an amazing job in this country, considering the socio- economic conditions -- poor,, both parentsor, having to work to put food on the tables. not set schools are to the same standard as public schools. host: let's take that point there. guest: i i do that they are held to a double standard, that they are having to demonstrate within five years or they are put out of business but they are restricted in terms of buildings and supply and where they can set up schools. that is very important. this is a phenomenal country where i can be working very closely -- in fact, people work for me on a daily basis. we have people from the reagann administration, bush administration, clinton administration, obama administration coming together over education. this is not about politi

we have not seen the arms sales battles on the hill in a 1980's when we battled the reagan administration. we are not seen major arms sales to the aerospace, or is it because israel understands there is a real commitment to maintaining the military edge, but there is a more common interest between israel and these arab states, then used to be the case. >> we want to make sure our partners in the gulf and the region -- in another region have the resources they need and the ability to defend themselves. there are not susceptible to iranian pressure -- they are not susceptible. there is a commonality when i had these discussions with israel and they are concerned about threats to the region. they can deter aggressive action by iran or counter threats. there is a development of commonality of interests. by law locke, we have to take you up -- take the military edge into account. that is part of our consultation with our partners is to try to fully understand what are the threats that they face andy what are the best means to be able to address them? >> israel is more sensitive to our needs? >

pro-growth tax policies have been vindicated over 25 years, and after we cut taxes during the reagan administration, which had the longest, most successful period of growth in our history. host: florida, republican line. caller: good morning. i don't really have a problem with taxes going up. what i do have a problem with this tax is being spent on things that i have no control over. one side impact of that is that i tried to give as much to charity as i can, but if i am looking at a tax that is going to go to thousand dollars at the end of the tax year, that is money i cannot give to those charities. i would like to hear comments on how they're spending money. guest: i agree with you, that taxes go up and you up less money to spend in the ways that you want to spend it. taxes go up, you will have less to donate to charity and less to spend on other things, too. there are those who want to give to charity, or they want to invest in safe retirement or their children's future, future college expenses, and they will not be able to do that because taxes will go up. tax cuts were not tax cuts just for t

saw let's say in the 1980's when israel and its american supporters on the hill battled the reagan administration is against a sale to saudi arabia. is that because we're not seeing major arms sales to the arab states or is it because israel understands not only that it is a real commitment to maintaining the military edge but that there is a more common interest between israel and these arab states that are our allies then used to be the case? >> i think you hit an important point, which as we do not -- we want to make sure our partners in the gulf and elsewhere in the region have the resources that they need and the ability to defend themselves. so they're not susceptible to iranian pressure and have the confidence to continue to be our partner. and it is an airport element to what i do to the gulf security dialogues, trying to listen to our golf partners about what their needs might be. and it was said earlier that there is a commonality, and when i had these discussions with the gulf nations and israel, they are concerned about the threat in the region. and the desire to have the ability to d

of any consequence for example when the reagan came into office now just in the ten years the bush administration lobbying in d.c. went from being a one billion dollar industry to almost a four billion dollars a year industry an article that was completely omitted in a recent article by politico titled reality gap us startles d.c. bones it's like the entire corporate media wants to pretend that corporations giant transnational corporations jam monopolies have not taken over d.c. that the whole focus of the article was you know these jobs that are being created by this bureaucracy that's nothing compared to the money that's been thrown around by lobbyists but can we say that a leaves have always run washington be they the corporate elites of the political only if they're still not the average american. well for a long time and i'm in while arguably there been periods certainly the robber baron era when that was not the case but for much of american history people going to congress anyway the house of representatives have been average americans the number of millionaires in the house of representat

replicated a subsequent debate between charles fried solicitor general and charles cooper during the reagan administrationone of individual liberty or is it one of states' rights? when they are in conflict of one anoth and when states was to regulate the economy against congressional pre-emption? you see these fall lines and jurisprudence. i want to give you a brief overview of where i think the roberts court is on one important question and that is the nature of judging. i want to read a brief paragraph from mike for rape her colleague at duke university, jefferson palle, about judges. -- jefferson powell, about judges. in almost every decision, the judge will confront enter the choices which have multiple resolutions back unjustified by craftsman-like arguments for there is no algorithm that will result the conflicting claims of plausibility. a judge must decide in good faith. a judge acting as a conscientious judge will use legal craftsmanship not to conceal difficulty but to render arguments to himself and others with candor including an overt recognition of the ambiguities and uncertainties present i

yost began her career in the white house during the reagan administration. she's also worked at the project director of the family gender and tenure project at the university of virginia and as vice president at the family research council. she received her ba from wheaten college and her ma from the university of west virginia. you may provide. >> thank you very much for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of americans united for life, the nation's oldest pro-life public interest law and policy organization. our vision at aul is a nation where everyone is welcomed in life and protected in law. we've been committed to defending human life through vigorous judicial, legislative and educational efforts since 1971 and have been involved in every abortion-related case before the supreme court including roe v wade. in fact, 30 years ago this week, aul successfully defended the constitutionality of the hyde amendment before the supreme court, a landmark case in defense of unborn human life. i'm here tonight because of our strong opposition to the nomination

host: you are a lawyer, cattleman, and he worked in the reagan administration before working on capitol hill yourself. we begin with a phone call in orlando, florida. allie. caller: i have a hard time trying to relate to a man that is supposed to be on the intelligence committee, who is learned, who has a staff. i am a layman, and i can find out things that he does not seem to know. host: for example? caller: we are talking about the intelligence community and we are turning into a police state. eventually, we are all going to become either the victims or the pressureers. let me give you an example. the bombing in oklahoma city. there were four other buildings in the area. we can look at the anomalies of 9/11. anyone that does any cursory investigation on this can easily find out we have been lied to about 9/11. i could bring up a thousand different questions they use the system as an excuse to keep on building up the military industrial complex, the intelligence apparatus. guest: to try to put things in context little bit, -- a little bit, intelligence is one place where we do not have

we have not seen the arms sales battles on the hill in a 1980's when we battled the reagan administration. we are not seen major arms sales to the aerospace, or is it because israel understands there is a real commitment to maintaining the military edge, but there is a more common interest between israel and these arab states, then used to be the case. >> we want to make sure our partners in the gulf and the region -- in another region have the resources they need and the ability to defend themselves. there are not susceptible to iranian pressure -- they are not susceptible. there is a commonality when i had these discussions with israel and they are concerned about threats to the region. they can deter aggressive action by iran or counter threats. there is a development of commonality of interests. by law locke, we have to take you up -- take the military edge into account. that is part of our consultation with our partners is to try to fully understand what are the threats that they face andy what are the best means to be able to address them? >> israel is more sensitive to our needs? >

we have not seen the arms sales battles on the hill in a 1980's when we battled the reagan administrationwe are not seen major arms sales to the aerospace, or is it because israel understands there is a real commitment to maintaining the military edge, but there is a more common interest between israel and these arab states, then used to be the case. >> we want to make sure our partners in the gulf and the region -- in another region have the resources they need and the ability to defend themselves. there are not susceptible to iranian pressure -- they are not susceptible. there is a commonality when i had these discussions with israel and they are concerned about threats to the region. they can deter aggressive action by iran or counter threats. there is a development of commonality of interests. by law locke, we have to take you up -- take the military edge into account. that is part of our consultation with our partners is to try to fully understand what are the threats that they face andy what are the best means to be able to address them? >> israel is more sensitive to our needs? >>

replicated a subsequent debate between charles fried solicitor general and charles cooper during the reagan administration of individual liber or is it one of states' rights? when they are in conflict of one another and when states was to regulate the economy against congressional pre-emption? you see these fall lines and jurisprudence. i want to give you a brief overview of where i think the roberts court is on one important question and that is the nature of judging. i want to read a brief paragraph from mike for rape her colleague at duke university, jefferson palle, about judges. -- jefferson powell, about judges. in almost every decision, the judge will confront enter the choices which have multiple resolutions back unjustified by craftsman-like arguments for there is no algorithm that will result the conflicting claims of plausibility. a judge must decide in good faith. a judge acting as a conscientious judge will use legal craftsmanship not to conceal difficulty but to render arguments to himself and others with candor including an overt recognition of the ambiguities and uncertainties present in t

disturbingly, you have to go all the way back to the reagan administration to find the administrationfferent to the issue than this administration. so i would next like to introduce brian. >> good afternoon. my name is brfment randon eecsa -- mascata. i work for adap, an advocacy association for aids. michael, tom, thank you for letting me come in on your parade and support you in what you are doing. i stand before you today as someone who has been living with h.i.v. for eight years. i stand before you today as someone who has actually been on the aids drug assistance program at one time in my life. unfortunately i address you this afternoon conflicted by a feeling of accomplishment with a sense of defeat. the moment we should be celebrating the first ever national aids strategy in the united states we find 25 million americans living with h.i.v.-aids that we are aware of waiting to access their medication. in the wealthiest nation in the world, it begs the question, where is the justice? who is looking out for the people living with h.i.v.-aids waiting to access care. when will the r

reagan had tax rate, they had economic growth and expand the economy. >> chris: the deficit still grew. >> the deficit grew under reagan and bush administration for differentns and had a lot to do with spending. the reality, in the reagan years we doubled the revenue we were sending to washington, d.c., after the tax cuts took effect. the point is we have to get the economy moving again. we can't go back to the tax and spend policies of the democrats or the tax cut and spend policies of the prior administration. fiscal discipline and tax relief is how we get america -- >> chris: congressman clyburn? >> i'll tell you what we cannot go back to. we can't go back to the policies that lost 8 million jobs in eight years. we cannot go back to those policies that refuse to give 95% of the american people, as we had done, a tax cut. moving tax cut to upper 2% and not paying for them is what got us in this, in the first place. the american people don't want to go back to that. the democrats will not go back to that. i'm going to tell my friend, mike pence, you are misreading the tea leaves here, and i mean it as an intended pun. we are going to take our contrast, be

and more disturbingly, you have to go all the way back to the bald reagan administration to find the administration more than different to the issue than this administration. so i would next like to introduce brian. >> good afternoon, everyone. my name is brandon. i serve as the ceo of the aids advocacy organization. we go by the acronym aaa+. we're the only federal seed proven to improve access to care for people living with hiv/aids. we work with patience, advocates, community health care, government, pharmaceutical and other stakeholders to ensure access to care is granted for people in hiv. i'm pleased to join the aids foundation today. the largest lead organization providing funding, cutting edge medicine and efficacy over a hundred thousand people in 22 countries. michael, tom, thank you for letting me come in on your parade and support you and what you're doing. i stand before you today as someone who's been living with hiv for eight years. i stand before you has been on the aids assistance drug program at one time in my life. and unfortunately, i address you this afternoon co

the 1960's. in 1970, they rendered its non- conforming to reagan -- non- conforming. our records indicate the department failed to send notification to the property prior to the state. the zoning administrator previously determined the project sponsor would be allowed to remove the termination date and legalize the ongoing operation of the bar. although the subject bl residene variety of uses are found in the neighborhood including offices, retail, and tourist activity. it is not situated in an area with a high concentration of eating and drinking establishments. it acts as a neighborhood gathering place. the owners have agreed to a number of measures including prohibiting smoking on the rear

the 1960's. in 1970, they rendered its non- conforming to reagan -- non- conforming. our records indicate the department failed to send notification to the property prior to the state. the zoning administrator previously determined the project sponsor would be allowed to remove the termination date and legalize the ongoing operation of the bar. although the subject bl residene variety of uses are found in the neighborhood including offices, retail, and tourist activity. it is not situated in an area with a high concentration of eating and drinking establishments. it acts as a neighborhood gathering place. the owners have agreed to a number of measures including prohibiting smoking on the rear patio, closing the exterior patio by 9:00 p.m. on weeknights and 10:00 p.m. on weekends. it and posting staff at the door on weekends. the staff has received approximately 40 letters in support of the project and a petition of about 200 signatures. this emphasizes the importance of the gathering space. the staff has also received three letters and phone calls in opposition to the continuance of the bar. they complained about noise and readiness from the bar, cigarette smoking on the rear patio, and all

nearly 2/3 of the national debt was accumulated during the administrations of president reagan, george h.w. bush and george w. bush. most recently when the past administration added to the national debt by prosecuting an endless occupation of iraq, with borrowed money, virtually no one on the other side raised this issue. most recently when the prior administration dramatically reduced the taxes of the top 5% of people in this country by borrowing the money, virtually no one on the other side raised this issue. and today members on the other side both in the other body and here have taken the position that while extending benefits to janitors and bus drivers and salespeople who lost their jobs is somehow fiscally irresponsible, if you don't offset it, then extending tax breaks to the top 5% of the people in the country on a permanent basis is completely responsible. so in other words, the person who is laid off her job cleaning an office building can't get unemployment benefits unless there is a spending cut or tax increase to pay for it. but the person who owns the office building, wh

the mclaughlin group and othert? >> correct. >> now you know nancy reagan firsthand. >> yes. of her influ accomplishments of his administration >> you think she served also to strengthen his spine or do you think his spine was quite strong independently? the velvet glove. she needed to be. he would be the good cop she was the bad cop when it came to dealing with staff. >> do you think they ever had disagreements? something. >> sure. >> did she take any negative position on anything that he decision-making process an when they made a decisio they stuck with it jointly. she would make her views known. a good friend omineaid fo about a four-year period and that gave me a real good window into the relationship between nancy, the way the white house is run, the schedule >> you think that her influence over ronald regan our current president? the -- this presidency, laura bush is very muc involved in the details of policy and decision-making in president bush's speeches >> there are differences o opinion at least their public expression of their opinion. for example in the matter of fetal tissue >> right stem-cell research is one w

the great things about america, john mclaughlin, is that we are self-correcting. so we have had hard left progressive presidents and administrations before and it produces folks like ronald reagan, pat buchanan, and the country does correct and that's why i think the optimism is well placed. > the first thing he -- >> he can't stand to let the other side speak. it's unbelievable. >> i think it's well placed and i will amplify what monica was saying about self- correcting on an individual level. the reason why is because people believe in the dream because they believe in their own abilities, attitude, and work ethic. that's healthy. that's heartiness. they also are saying, and i haven't seen this too often, e dream. >> the answer is, it >>> issue two, the impossible dream? ♪ [ music ] >> i'm feeling it. when i shop for food, when i pay my bills, like rent, cable. >> got a 12.5% reduction on my salary and it's affected me a lot. i bought a brand-new car last year and barely can make the payments on it. >> the american dream was once defined in terms of material possessions. their price, their number, the dreams core elements used to be net worth, asset accumulation, buying power

overall size of government at a very modest level comparable to lower than in the bush administration comparable to what president reagan presided over. that's very important. that's a difficult thing to do when we face so much challenges as a country. he's also proposing as you said to allow these tax cuts for the highest earners to expire on schedule. he's proposed to reinstate a bunch of disciplines that produced surpluses of the clinton era. and those policies will bring our deficits down by more than half over the next several years. >> final question, the president talked about the fact that like a lot of americans saving for their kids education, his 529 or college savings plan for his daughters has gone down in value. a lot of people think about it. >> it's come up dramatically. >> okay. but this is serious point. a lot of people think about this and about investing in the market for the future as you passed a financial regulation. what is a fair expectation for americans to have out of the capital markets if they see that as a place for savings when we heard you'll get 10% to 15% returns over long-term. is that

the first energy plan america has ever had in 40 years. i think that will happen. >> larry: so a lot of firsts in this administration that apparently is not popular. although, the reagan popularity was only 41, 42 in his second year. >> yes. >> larry: you are saying good things will come from this. >> well, i am so -- >> larry: you are predicting good things. >> i am focused on energy only. and i know what i'm talking about. and i don't want to -- i don't want to be distracted on other things. >> larry: i got you. you are a tunnel guy. >> that's right. i am on this issue. because i'm running out of time. >> larry: you are going to live forever. >> i'm not going to live forever. you know that. but i've got to get this problem -- i've got to get it solved. >> larry: boone called it right on one prediction. see if others come true. we'll ask some ahead. [ male announcer ] there's complete. and then there's most complete. like what you get from centrum ultra men's. the most complete multivitamin for men. it has antioxidants to help support your immunity and nutrients like vitamin d for your colon. centrum ultra men's. i'm going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a vol

something that my republican friends would not like the here, but the truth is that ronald reagan tried to close the small business administrationn 1984. republicans tried to close it again in 1996. during the bush administration because of budget staffing in half with an attorney telling me that -- telling us that today is that the lowest point in 30 years. i think it is true that democrats approach more small businesses than republicans when looking at the facts. i am not dazzled with how president obama and democrats have handled the economy and how they have treated small businesses. host: talking about the economy and small businesses. lloyd joins us from oregon on the republican line. go ahead. caller: i am a small businessman myself. i kind of enjoys seeing the argument going back and forth. both parties are demagoguing each other about who can do something better or worse than the other one. host: what is your business? what do you do in oregon? caller: i manufacture small optical components for the aerospace industry. it has been fairly stable for a while. host: do you get government contracts? guest: -- caller: in dire

dan mccue, on top of his call, he was talking about the previous administration of the first president bush and president reagannow we got a twitter message from oversight of government and they write quit blaming anyone other than the current president. obama's president now. so he caused this. thank you. where does the responsibility 3 implemented by certain administrations as to how we got to where we are? guest: well, i mean, i guess it was a combination of a lot f different policy actions, as well as personal actions and business actions that all kind of culminated in the housing bubble. you know, one of the prime kul prints really is -- culprits is the extension of subprime loans deeper and deeper into less credit-worthy borrowers. without documentation of income or reasonable income, based on the assumption that house prices will continue to rise. that delinquencies will not go beyond a certain amount that they hadn't been in the recent past, and the policies and the oversight allowed these kind of experiments in risky credit. and lenders offered them. not all -- but they offered them, and borrowers took

the victims of difficult times. >> going back to 1980, ronald reagan misread the 1980 election. one of the things the obama administration has done is to read the last election which was a repudiation of the bush administration and questions about john mccain's capacity. and read that to mean we want to move more to the left. i think that was misreading. they might have been able to handle it in a better way. >> did democrats mystery the public's tolerance for an expanding role in regulating the economy? >> change is hard. i don't think any of the things we have been able to pass by one vote or a so has been perfect. but in this legislative environment, perfection is not an option. i don't remember that. i don't think this is an ideological election unless you think -- i don't. 95% of people have wanted to reform our health-care system for years. after the financial catastrophe, most people think we need to make change. , don't know they want this they think getting through congress, but most people think we need changes in energy regulation. if anyone has not paid attention to the gulf, everybody thinks we would have to

the victims of very difficult times? >> going back again to what happened in 1980, ronald reagan misread the 1980 election. i think one of the things the obama administration has done is to read the last election as well as questions about john mccain capacity, and read that to mean we now want to move a little more to the left, bigger government. i think that was a misreading of the public. i think to some extent that might have been able to handle it in a little better way. >> the democrats misread the public challenge for an expanded government role in policing and regulating the economy? >> change is hard, especially big change. in this kind of legislative environment, perfection is not an option. what i was going to say is i do not think this is an ideological election, unless you think ideologically of yes, we can't compare to help no is an ideological election. -- unless you think that' yes, e can compared to hell no is an ideological election. most people think we need to change. i think most people think we need some changes in energy regulation. surely if anyone has not paid attention to the disaster in the gulf, i think everyone thinks we have t

in the gulag improved when the west and president reagan championed their cause and challenged the lies at the foundation of the soviet system. it seem this is administration, the obama administration, has forgotten the lessons of history to the detriment of china's young democrats. in their annual freedom of the world report, the n.g.o. freedom house documented a litany of abuses perpetrated by the chinese government and then made the following observation. while these acts of repression are disturbing so is the absence of protests from the democratic world, when the soviet union arrested a dissident for suppressed religious expression, it drew widespread condemnation by figures raising from heads of state to trade union leaders, as well as by human rights organizations and prominent humanitarians. china's current actions, by contrast, elist little more than a boilerplate -- elicit little more than a boilerplate criticism and just as often provoke no response whatsoever. elsewhere in asia we see an administration seeming to align itself with the oppressors over though oppressed. look at vietnam. on july 19, a.f.b. reported that kurt campbell, assistant se

the rule all law has been in place for many administrations. it is not just obama. you had president bush tried to bring something about. president reagan tried to do the same thing. let me talk about something you just talked about. if you would look at arizona, all of those people wanted cheap labor, and they caught that. it all starts with cheap labor -- excuse me -- but it started with republicans, corporations overlooking the fact that they were bringing in people for cheap labor. if you want to stop illegal immigration and enforce the rule of law, this is what you do. any company that is found hiring illegals, put them in prison. if these people know that they can get cheap sources of labor and a turnaround and received only a marginal penalty, then they will receive to do the same thing. the american taxpayers will suffer. these people have to be dealt with in a criminal manner. all of that other stuff they are talking about, charging the american people, if you do not have a place to work, believe me, people will turn around. guest: you are right, we need to focus on who is really profiting from illegal immigration. frankly, bot

reagan, who was one of my idols, granted amnesty to about 3 million illegal immigrants it was based on the fact that the borders would be secured. that didn't happen. it didn't happen during the bush administration. and now here we go again. we have 11 million, 12 million illegals in the country. they want to talk about, their words, comprehensive immigration reform. well, i don't want to talk about that. i don't want to deal with it until our borders are secured. then we need to come together and determine what is the best way to address that issue. >> larry: thank you, governor. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, larry. have a great day. >> larry: you too. governor jan brewer, republican governor of airs. laura ingraham is next. don't go away. [ malhis day starts thwith his arthritis pain.. that's breakfast with two pills. the morning is over, it's time for two more pills. the day marches on, back to more pills. and when he's finally home... but hang on -- just two aleve can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is steven, who chose aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. i'm going to own my own

as president ronald reagan said so well 30 years ago, big government is not the solution to our problems. it is the problem. it's long past time for this administration and this congress to focus like a laser on how we create jobs instead of devising plans that actually destroy jobs, mr. speaker. too many american auto dealers and the workers who lost their jobs have paid a very dear price as a result of this administration's actions. and let us be determined now that we in congress will conduct our proper oversight responsibilities to get to the bottom of how this happened and to make sure that it never happens again. american auto dealers, mr. speaker, deserve no less from this congress. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. ms. kaptur from ohio. mr. flake from arizona. mr. defazio from oregon. ms. ros-lehtinen from florida. mr. graves from georgia. mrs. miller from michigan. mr. gingrey from georgia. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. m

served during president reagan's first term as a social director for economics and planning, office of management and budget where he was engaged in the development of the administration's economic and budget policy. formally -- economist and senior managing editor -- director of bear stearns and co. and began his professional career at the unreserve bank -- federal reserve bank of new york. republican from franklin, pennsylvania. caller: i laud you as a host, and to mr. kudlow, i cannot appreciate and of what you said. i am calling literally from the heart of where many things started. technical notes -- please, don't cut me off, i will not digress. from -- to tie it is no where oil was started in 1859 there is a 40-mile stretch, could you believe that at one time the largest oil refinery in the world was just outside of franklin, called eclipse. i checked with different sources including local library archives and they said eclipse -- but my technical points. for anything on monday, the hundred dollar bill, the county seat where i'm calling from -- the man from texas said you had been laid off, i have been, too. i do independent vehicle research and troubleshooting bu

served during president reagan's first term as a social director for economics and planning, office of management and budget where he was engaged in the development of the administration's economic and budget policy. formally -- economist and senior managing editor -- director of bear stearns and co. and began his professional career at the unreserve bank -- federal reserve bank of new york. republican from franklin, pennsylvania. caller: i laud you as a host, and to mr. kudlow, i cannot appreciate and of what you said. i am calling literally from the heart of where many things started. technical notes -- please, don't cut me off, i will not digress. from -- to tie it is no where oil was started in 1859 there is a 40-mile stretch, could you believe that at one time the largest oil refinery in the world was just outside of franklin, called eclipse. i checked with different sources including local library archives and they said eclipse -- but my technical points. for anything on monday, the hundred dollar bill, the county seat where i'm calling from -- the man from texas said you had been laid off, i have been, too. i do independent vehicle research and troubleshooting bu