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tim kane. he had to deal with precisely this kind of challenge because the budget was hemorrhaging because of the economic downturn that was beginning. he was able to manage to balance every budget during his term without the meat axe approach to strategic investment while preserving virginias much followed investments in higher education, for example, and preserving aid to localities so that they would not go under water. he should get a lot of credit for showing us how it can be done, avoiding this rancor and avoiding some of the worst pain that otherwise may have been inflicted. host: congressman, thank you. we will continue this discussion with a freshman republican from alabama. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> consumer spending numbers showing a drop of 0.2% in june has added to concerns on wall street about the economic recovery. ahead of the belt, dow futures are down 45 points. an update on representative giffords'surprise visit last night. congressman debbie wasserman schulz

which is why the kaufman foundation's tim kane wants to offer start-up visas to foreign entrepreneurs. >> something everyone in washington agrees on is high skilled immigrants are great. and this idea of a start up visa would focus on entrepreneurs and let foreign entrepreneurs come in. if they can create three jobs here, why not? >> reporter: and while we're at it, why not give unemployed workers here a chance to become entrepreneurs? seven states now allow workers to get their unemployment benefits while starting their own businesses. there are many creative ideas like job sharing that have been tried out in pilot programs. the challenge now is to find good ideas and make them big ideas. darren gersh, "nightly business report," washington. >> tom: from big ideas to small business. small companies are the engine of u.s. economic growth responsible for as much as 75% of all new jobs. as we look at ways to fix the economy, we found one small business owner who has overcome challenges while benefiting from good timing. >> my dream has always been to own a dance studio. i decided to open

if it goes back to obama, then democrat tim kane will win. >> brian: interesting. way things are going to change. you got the sense a year from now, we'll watch it happen gradually here. i know you will go to your crystal ball and you predict so often so accurate. we'll be going there over and over again. time to stop life guarding, get back to school. labor day is here. >> i'm in school, brian. i really am. >> brian: i keep hearing that. thank you so much. straight ahead, did you get short changed in the looks department? you might be -- i'm not looking at you. you might be in a new protected class when it comes to getting a job. our next guest introducing affirmative action for the ugly. we're not kidding. let's check in with the very handsome bill hemmer to find out what's happening at the top of the hour. >> martha and i were talking about how lucky you are. greg norman offers you a free golf lesson and you get your second round with a former president, president bush. you are living right, man. >> brian: i am. and i just can't screw it up, bill. thank you very