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joining us, two senate leaders on budget issues, from oklahoma republican tom coburn and from missourimocrat claire mccaskill. senators, let's start with the big question, quick question, quick answer, will the sequester happen? will those $85 billion in spending cuts kick in on friday? senator coburn? >> yes, it will and it is not $85 billion, because it is a pro rata portion of that, until the end of the year and it will not be a full $85 billion. >> chris: but it is going to kick in? >> it will kick in. but, at a pro rata rate and you will not see $85 billion all of a sudden shrink, from the federal government. >> chris: we're going to get to that in a second. senator, do you agree it is going to happen? >> well, unless the republicans are willing to compromise, and, do a balanced approach, i think it will kick in. i am a little confused about the republican position at this point. it appears that speaker boehner does not have any kind of bill that he can even put on the floor of the house, that could pass, within his caucus. i think there is a little bit of a civil war that has bro
joining us, two senate leaders on budget issues, from oklahoma republican tom coburn and from missourimocrat claire mccaskill. senators, let's start with the big question, quick question, quick answer, will the sequester happen? will those $85 billion in spending cuts kick in on friday? senator coburn? >> yes, it will and it is not $85 billion, because it is a pro rata portion of that, until the end of the year and it will not be a full $85 billion. >> chris: but it is going to kick...
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from oklahoma, republican tom coburn. and from missouri, democrat claire mccasskill. about the sequester happen. will the spending cuts kick in on friday? senator coburn? >> they will. it is not $85 billion because it is a pro rata portionle that until the end of the year so it won't be a full 85 billion. >> chris: but it is going to kick in? >> it will kick in. but at a pro rata rate. so you are not going to see $85 billion all of a shoulden shrink from the federal government. >> chris: we will get to that in a second. senator mccaskill, do you agree it is going to happen? >> unless the republicans are willing to compromise and do a balanced approach i think it will kick in. i'm a little confused about the republican position at this point. it appears that speaker boehner doesn't have any kind of bill that he can even put on the floor of the house that could pass within his caucus and i think there is a little bit of a civil war that has broken out among the republican ranks. >> chris: wait a minute, more, the fact is the house has passed two other measures. they pass
from oklahoma, republican tom coburn. and from missouri, democrat claire mccasskill. about the sequester happen. will the spending cuts kick in on friday? senator coburn? >> they will. it is not $85 billion because it is a pro rata portionle that until the end of the year so it won't be a full 85 billion. >> chris: but it is going to kick in? >> it will kick in. but at a pro rata rate. so you are not going to see $85 billion all of a shoulden shrink from the federal...
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this this, of course is we had tom coburn who is a fiscal hawk but has been a responsible fizzscal hawk saying that the president is just exaggerating to make a point. it's a politics. when you have the congressional budget office saying if you want a rae session, here is the way to get a recession. when you have alan simpson and erskine bowls who say this is the wrong way to go. republicans still aren't listening. they are determined to make this happen. janice down in atlanta. hey, janice, good morning. >> good morning, bill. >> what's up? >> caller: what i am calling ba about, to me it sees lime it's actually treason. i am trying to figure out why nothing is being done in reference to this. also, when they've met, when president obama was first elected and they met in a group
this this, of course is we had tom coburn who is a fiscal hawk but has been a responsible fizzscal hawk saying that the president is just exaggerating to make a point. it's a politics. when you have the congressional budget office saying if you want a rae session, here is the way to get a recession. when you have alan simpson and erskine bowls who say this is the wrong way to go. republicans still aren't listening. they are determined to make this happen. janice down in atlanta. hey, janice,...
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and i do think that tom coburn is -- this could be a nixon goes to china moment for tom coburn and the and gun safety. >> where is john feehery? where were you? do you want something done on gun safety or not? >> i would like something done on gun safety. i would like something done -- i would like a more aggressive effort to get guns away from violent criminals. i'd like to get guns out -- make sure they don't get in the hands of crazy people. that's where i am. and i think that we do need to have a more aggressive background check, and i have been pretty public on that. >> how about the president? does he have to recognize reality here and go for what he can get? get a single, not a home run? even though he knows he's giving protection to the people on the center right and right? still be able to say they did something. there's a lot of strategy here. >> there's a lot of strategy. i used to work for senator kennedy, and senator kennedy after he got past his 30s and 40s decided what you should do in legislating is take what you can get and come back for the rest later. i think you saw
and i do think that tom coburn is -- this could be a nixon goes to china moment for tom coburn and the and gun safety. >> where is john feehery? where were you? do you want something done on gun safety or not? >> i would like something done on gun safety. i would like something done -- i would like a more aggressive effort to get guns away from violent criminals. i'd like to get guns out -- make sure they don't get in the hands of crazy people. that's where i am. and i think that we...
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are. >> thank you. >> don't miss the exclusive interview with claire mccaskill and tom coburn.ortune in to "fox news sunday" at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. only on fox. >>> the next hour we'll have kansas governor sam brownback telling us what he thinks can be done about sequestration and government spending. >>> and we're less than three hours from the start of the daytona 500. nascar racing fixed that track after the violent crash yesterday that injured fans and caused damage. >>> "sunday house call," the doctors are in with a warning that some physicians may be overprescribing everything from tests to medications. what you should know before you go to the doctor. plus a look at thyroid disease. it affects millions of americans, especially women. thyroid disease and signs you should look out for coming up in "sunday house call." of harst-working, smoothesriding.lass it's got the most torque, the smoothest suspension, the best storage, class-leading comfort, and a revolutionary collection of versatile accessories. it's built on everything we've learned creating the world's best-se
are. >> thank you. >> don't miss the exclusive interview with claire mccaskill and tom coburn.ortune in to "fox news sunday" at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. only on fox. >>> the next hour we'll have kansas governor sam brownback telling us what he thinks can be done about sequestration and government spending. >>> and we're less than three hours from the start of the daytona 500. nascar racing fixed that track after the violent crash yesterday that injured...
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senator tom coburn joins us now.t journal" says that the president already has the power to make these cuts less painful. he could do it if he wishes to make them less painful. but he's not doing it. why does he insist on forcing pain down the american throat? >> oh, you know, it's all the politics of it, rather than the policy. and, you know, this is -- relatively speaking, this is a small amount of cuts that could easily be accomplished by giving him a little more flexibility, in addition to the flexibility he has now. you know, he has a decision to make. he can make these cuts very painful and use the policy benefit to blame that on the -- the political benefit to blame that on those of us who think the federal government ought to quit growing as fast as it's growing or he could do it where he could make them as least painful as possible, and get a cooperative congress to give him even more flexibility. if we don't make these cuts, the pain that's going to come in the future is going to be far worse. and there's g
senator tom coburn joins us now.t journal" says that the president already has the power to make these cuts less painful. he could do it if he wishes to make them less painful. but he's not doing it. why does he insist on forcing pain down the american throat? >> oh, you know, it's all the politics of it, rather than the policy. and, you know, this is -- relatively speaking, this is a small amount of cuts that could easily be accomplished by giving him a little more flexibility, in...
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it has tom coburn all fired up. senator, good to have you. with just a mild overview you were doing here, you came up with a lot of stuff. this is the type of duplication the president, we're going to get to that in a second. but all of this, it's all coming on friday. >> well, you know, i have a fundamental disagreement with the president on the amount of duplication and amount of waste in the federal government. government agencies are not the most efficient organizations in the world, but certainly easy to highlight stupidity in how they spend the money. you can eliminate the stupidity and wouldn't solve our problems with this sequester. it does beg the question, who is running these organizations that are continuing to allow money to be wasted. we ought to be asking the hard questions. >> neil: now, when you went through a lot of this duplication and even as i'm looking now from the pentagon to develop beef jerky rollups, maybe that is fine idea. why wasn't this part of a back-up spending cut plan in lieu of the sequestration cuts. i thin
it has tom coburn all fired up. senator, good to have you. with just a mild overview you were doing here, you came up with a lot of stuff. this is the type of duplication the president, we're going to get to that in a second. but all of this, it's all coming on friday. >> well, you know, i have a fundamental disagreement with the president on the amount of duplication and amount of waste in the federal government. government agencies are not the most efficient organizations in the world,...
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>> jamie, as washington braces for billions in budget cuts, oklahoma senator tom coburn is calling onresident obama to stop a 100 city campaign style tour, and angela mcglowan is a fox news political analyst, mark hanna, an adjunct professor at media of new schools and former aide, mark and angela, thank you for joining us, as you both know, senator tom coburn of oklahoma sent a letter to the white house, in it, if washington is truly cutting spending on missions many consider vital, how can we at the same time promise and promote more financial adistance, much less afford this mammoth, 100 city cross country tour, wrote coburn, and while he talked about that, while it's well intentioned, he's urging the president to cancel this tour. mark, what do you think about that? >> kelly, i think that senator coburn lives up to his representlation and his nickname as dr. no in the senate. if there's any senator taking issue with the president going city to city and town to town and informing americans and local governments about the programs that are available to them through their taxpayer do
>> jamie, as washington braces for billions in budget cuts, oklahoma senator tom coburn is calling onresident obama to stop a 100 city campaign style tour, and angela mcglowan is a fox news political analyst, mark hanna, an adjunct professor at media of new schools and former aide, mark and angela, thank you for joining us, as you both know, senator tom coburn of oklahoma sent a letter to the white house, in it, if washington is truly cutting spending on missions many consider vital, how...
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joining us from capitol hill, tom coburn, republican from oklahoma, senator coburn, as always, welcomeack. >> thanks. good to be with you. >> you were in the bernanke hearing today, the senate banking committee, and the fed chairman said that this budget sequester, the budget sequester is going to damage the economy. slow things down. do you agree with him? >> well, i think if you calculate it as $85 billion and you took it out over a year it will slow it down. it is about 0.2% . >> you are helping the economy to grow, certainly in the long run and maybe the short run. >> what most people don't realize, this will be the second time in since world war ii we have actually made a cut in spending at the federal government level and even though they make this 1.2 trillion, the actual government spending still going to rise every year. so the first time we did that was 1995. we sequestered about we did a recision in the house and cut about $60 billion. one of the reasons we got the balanced budget and the late economic growth in the late 1990s and 2000 is because we did that. i think this is
joining us from capitol hill, tom coburn, republican from oklahoma, senator coburn, as always, welcomeack. >> thanks. good to be with you. >> you were in the bernanke hearing today, the senate banking committee, and the fed chairman said that this budget sequester, the budget sequester is going to damage the economy. slow things down. do you agree with him? >> well, i think if you calculate it as $85 billion and you took it out over a year it will slow it down. it is about...
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up next, senator tom coburn joins us along with chuck todd.other made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at...
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tom coburn is chris wallace's guest op "fox news sunday" with claire mccaskill. wall street bounced back after down days and the dow picked up 120 points. s&p 500 gaped 13. finished ahead 30. the old saying about the three most important factors of real estate, location, location, location. may be true in ongoing discussion in the use of drops. what about at home? chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge. >> most americans think of drone and they think of the targeted killing of al-qaeda operatives overseas. including anwar al-awlaki taken out by the c.i.a. in recent confirmation hearing, the president's big to lead the agency was pressed for answers. >> do you believe the president should provide an individual american with the tute to surrender before killing them? >> i haven't spoke about any specific operation involving -- >> i'm talking about the concept. >> because you talk about the concept. >> in a series of supplemental questions, brennan said, "this administration has not carried out drone strikes inside the united states and has no intention
tom coburn is chris wallace's guest op "fox news sunday" with claire mccaskill. wall street bounced back after down days and the dow picked up 120 points. s&p 500 gaped 13. finished ahead 30. the old saying about the three most important factors of real estate, location, location, location. may be true in ongoing discussion in the use of drops. what about at home? chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge. >> most americans think of drone and they think of the...
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believe that this issue is being overblown, because, earlier, we were listening to republican senator tom coburnthat the president is absolutely calling wolf on how the country will be impacted of these cuts. >> the president proposed the sequester. if you look at the numbers, the discretionary spending 40% in the last four years. this will only curtail this. >> but still, boris, this pew research poll shows that 49% of respondents that are republicans are going to be responsible if these cuts go into effect. only 31% said they'll blame the president. what do you make of these numbers? >> if these cuts go into effect, they're not widespread, then those numbers from the poll will change. because, the cuts are not going to be felt far and wide. like the president is trying to say they are. >> all right, we'll see what happens on friday. boris, republican strategy, thank you. >>> here's your "first look" at some of the other news going on around america right purr. >>> california, a major melee between college baseball teams. a bench-clearing brawl through sacramento and uc-riverside. >>> next to c
believe that this issue is being overblown, because, earlier, we were listening to republican senator tom coburnthat the president is absolutely calling wolf on how the country will be impacted of these cuts. >> the president proposed the sequester. if you look at the numbers, the discretionary spending 40% in the last four years. this will only curtail this. >> but still, boris, this pew research poll shows that 49% of respondents that are republicans are going to be responsible if...
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calls for gun control during the speech didn't make it any easier for republicans like senator tom coburn, who are interested in fi finding common ground. on fiscal issues, senator rob portman of ohio says he's open to working with democrats but says his interaction with the administration is limited to secretary treasury nominee, jack lew. senator marco rubio, who's been working on immigration reform was clearly frustrated when white house legislation on the issue was leaked before congress had its own version ready. republicans have never done that, by the way. a white house spokeswoman told "politico," the entire obama administration is in regular contact with members of congress and their staffs an the president has been very clear he is happy to work with any who wants to build the middle class. >> what do you think? >> i think some of it is fair and some of it is just piling on and the president could too a lot of good-bye walking over to capitol hill and saying, okay, let's go. >> he doesn't do that. why doesn't he do that at this point? >> they reach out, i think, more than the na
calls for gun control during the speech didn't make it any easier for republicans like senator tom coburn, who are interested in fi finding common ground. on fiscal issues, senator rob portman of ohio says he's open to working with democrats but says his interaction with the administration is limited to secretary treasury nominee, jack lew. senator marco rubio, who's been working on immigration reform was clearly frustrated when white house legislation on the issue was leaked before congress...
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, deserves to be your favorite united states senator. >> i love tom coburn. >> i was sad calvin coolidgest his 16-year-old son to a tennis blister. >> incredible story. >> why is phil here? >> he was looking in the mirror. i don't know. phil, kate upton's not here. we were just talking about her. >> we're just discussing the cover. >> kate upton's gone. she's not here. >> she's not here. >> kate upton's not here. you can go back to your office. it's way too early for "morning joe." please stick around. i don't even know who she is. why do guys act this way? here's the great chuck todd. >>> three for the price of one. president obama's state of the union feels more like three speeches at once. a short-term rallying cry, a long-term laundry list and an unusually emotional plea for action to change gun laws. >>> while senator marco rubio's watershed moment for the party came up dry in one way, his punchy primetime pitch did rev up the base. and it stirred up more 2016 talk. >>> also this morning, an exclusive first interview. exit interview of sorts. with now former indiana senator dick lug
, deserves to be your favorite united states senator. >> i love tom coburn. >> i was sad calvin coolidgest his 16-year-old son to a tennis blister. >> incredible story. >> why is phil here? >> he was looking in the mirror. i don't know. phil, kate upton's not here. we were just talking about her. >> we're just discussing the cover. >> kate upton's gone. she's not here. >> she's not here. >> kate upton's not here. you can go back to your...
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senator tom coburn. >> if they want to eliminate the benefits of actually trying to prevent the saleso people who are mentally and criminal, they need to create recordkeeping and this will kill this bill. if you want to improve it, you have to eliminate the recordkeeping and give people the right and responsibility to do the right thing and that's check on the next list to make sure you're not selling the gun in one of those two categories. >> nra vice president and ceo wayne lapierre took on the white house today. he said, it's been the obama's administration's plan all along to confiscate guns through universal background checks. >> the media called me crazy when i said that given a second term obama would come after our guns. okay. i was wrong. he did it before his second term even official le begun. he tried to do it. at the very heart of their anti-gun agenda is what they call universal background checks. don't you be fooled. there is nothing universal, nor responsible, about it. it's aimed at registering your guns. and, when another tragic opportunity presents itself, that regis
senator tom coburn. >> if they want to eliminate the benefits of actually trying to prevent the saleso people who are mentally and criminal, they need to create recordkeeping and this will kill this bill. if you want to improve it, you have to eliminate the recordkeeping and give people the right and responsibility to do the right thing and that's check on the next list to make sure you're not selling the gun in one of those two categories. >> nra vice president and ceo wayne...
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tom coburn recommended him, the other senator from oklahoma approved with the choice, president obamablican senators from oklahoma and he recommended their chosen judge to be nominated to that court. and then, no. apparently that was really not okay with senate republicans. doing what they want and what they ask for is not okay. and it won't be stood for. the judge, who the republican senators asked for, was nominated in january 2012, and republicans in the senate filibusters him. they would not allow a vote on his nomination, they wouldn't allow him to be voted on for 263 days. but here is the really great part, when they finally allowed the vote to be taken, the vote on this judge was 93-0.
tom coburn recommended him, the other senator from oklahoma approved with the choice, president obamablican senators from oklahoma and he recommended their chosen judge to be nominated to that court. and then, no. apparently that was really not okay with senate republicans. doing what they want and what they ask for is not okay. and it won't be stood for. the judge, who the republican senators asked for, was nominated in january 2012, and republicans in the senate filibusters him. they would...
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but then we heard from senator tom coburn.ake a listen to him. >> i don't think we're that close to a deal, and there absolutely will not be record keeping on legitimate, law abiding gun owners in this country, and if they want to eliminate the benefits of actually trying to prevent the sales to people who are mentally ill and to criminals, all they have to do is create a record keeping and that will kill this bill. >> mayor nutter, we thought tom coburn was going to be one of the relatively reasonable people, at least on background checks but there he is dangling some nra conspiracy theory about gun registry to sabotage the whole possibility of it passing. >> well, as you mentioned, you know, sometimes that is a very inside process. so i don't know who the senator has been talking to or what else is maybe going on behind the scenes. there's often the one play, the other play, and then there's another play going on that you can't even see. again, i'm a former legislator. i was a member of philadelphia city council. you don't a
but then we heard from senator tom coburn.ake a listen to him. >> i don't think we're that close to a deal, and there absolutely will not be record keeping on legitimate, law abiding gun owners in this country, and if they want to eliminate the benefits of actually trying to prevent the sales to people who are mentally ill and to criminals, all they have to do is create a record keeping and that will kill this bill. >> mayor nutter, we thought tom coburn was going to be one of the...
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is they're actually behind the scenes have been a group of senators, republicans and democrats, tom coburn of oklahoma, supporters of kbree hencive background checks. what are policies that will make a difference in a quiet working group in the senate, trying to figure out what can get passed. i expect the president will say something tomorrow probably to stoke the flails and get it back in the public's conscience. and my sense is that there is hope to potentially get something done on gun control. probably not something as expansive as dinian feinstein's bill, but maybe universal background checks could move forward. >> an olive branch to congress, do you expect the president is going to be waving that? or z not a kumbaya moment? >> i think republicans have to reach out and back policies that they've backed in the past, but have tried to obstruct under president obama. >> margaret? >> maybe if it's lincoln's birthday, he did it for a reason. he'll take a page out of the playbook. we've all seen the movie, he'll hopefully take a page with how the 13th amendment got passed and bring us all
is they're actually behind the scenes have been a group of senators, republicans and democrats, tom coburn of oklahoma, supporters of kbree hencive background checks. what are policies that will make a difference in a quiet working group in the senate, trying to figure out what can get passed. i expect the president will say something tomorrow probably to stoke the flails and get it back in the public's conscience. and my sense is that there is hope to potentially get something done on gun...
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>> and by the way, take what rich said, combine that with what tom coburn said, talking about how theled over the past decade. so really what we're talking about is we can't take 3 cents out of a dollar today, but putting it in historical perspective, that's 3 cents out of a hyper inflated dollar, if that dollar we're talking about is federal spending, which has exploded at obscene rates under barack obama and george w. bush. >> you can at the macro sense, and it's not going to sink -- >> again, we're talking over ten years. >> it's a trillion dollars roughly over ten years, 80, $90 billion, this year is will be $45 trillion. it's only on discretionary spending. you're putting off to the side most of the budget, as you know, entitlements and everything else. and even within discretionary spending, it's quite limited. so depending on, for example, you can't touch personnel accounts and all that. so it will have more impact than it should. will it sink the economy? no. is it a smart way to run this airline of the united states? absolutely not. >> absolutely not. peggy noonan writes also
>> and by the way, take what rich said, combine that with what tom coburn said, talking about how theled over the past decade. so really what we're talking about is we can't take 3 cents out of a dollar today, but putting it in historical perspective, that's 3 cents out of a hyper inflated dollar, if that dollar we're talking about is federal spending, which has exploded at obscene rates under barack obama and george w. bush. >> you can at the macro sense, and it's not going to sink...
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this is wrong for the country: when they say that -- well here is, for example, tom coburn.urn is a fairly intelligent guy. right? a doctor. >> a doctor. much too conservative for my tastes but he is a fiscal hawk. so he is not crazy. but here is co bun yesterday basically dismissing the sequester as anything we have to worry about. >> what sequestration is a terrible way to cut spending. i don't agree with that but to not cut 21/2 % over the total budget over a year when it's twice the size it was 10 years ago, give me a break. the american people, we see all of these claims about what a tragedy it's going to be. the secretary of transportation can assure us all of the planes are going to be safe the department of homeland security can assure us they get through the airports. they have discretion in terms of how they spend money and they are exaggerating the impact. >> so the white house has been detailing, going to great detail telling us all of the different things that are going to get whacked, head start, air traffic control, nutrition for the elderly. they do have a po
this is wrong for the country: when they say that -- well here is, for example, tom coburn.urn is a fairly intelligent guy. right? a doctor. >> a doctor. much too conservative for my tastes but he is a fiscal hawk. so he is not crazy. but here is co bun yesterday basically dismissing the sequester as anything we have to worry about. >> what sequestration is a terrible way to cut spending. i don't agree with that but to not cut 21/2 % over the total budget over a year when it's twice...
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oklahoma republican senator tom coburn is making it painfully clear that background checks could stopill in its tracks. >> there will not be record keeping on legitimate law-abiding gun owners in this country, and if they want to eliminate the benefits of trying to prevent the sales to people who are mentally ill, all they have to do is have record keeping, and that will kill this bill. >> according to "slate" magazine at least 2265 american souls have been lost to gun violence, that's about 87 new townes, since newtown. a seconded a was released featuring a military veteran tying mcconnell to the nra. >> i would be a pretty bad hunter if i needed an assault rifle to shoot that buck. i support the ban to ban assault weapons, because i know these guns. i know what they can do. the nra and the gun manufacturers have given a ton of money to senator mitch mcconnell. >> michael: on wednesday the senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing on banning assault weapons. now joining me on the phone is "ross call's" senate beat reporter niels lesniewski niels. welcome inside "the war room." >
oklahoma republican senator tom coburn is making it painfully clear that background checks could stopill in its tracks. >> there will not be record keeping on legitimate law-abiding gun owners in this country, and if they want to eliminate the benefits of trying to prevent the sales to people who are mentally ill, all they have to do is have record keeping, and that will kill this bill. >> according to "slate" magazine at least 2265 american souls have been lost to gun...
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i know tom coburn and i agree on that. we need to do more spending cutting. we agree on that. why is it that we want come to the table and agree what cuts need to happen. that's what we should be doing. we shouldn't be passing the blame to the executive branch and saying this is obama's sequestor. the republicans supported this i supported it. we need to come together to make the right cuts. >> president obama is warning of dire consequences. >> our recommendation to the president is it is stop campaigning. last year we passed one of the most sweeping education reformulas in the country giving real choice to our kids putting right teachers in the classroom we have significant tax reform. my advice is stop the campaigning stop the cabinet secretary from scaring the american people roll up your sleeves and do the and use the revenues to lower tax rates so we don't have the highest corporate income tax rates. >> coming up at 7:00 a.m. donald trump gives his take on the sequestor. >> the time 12 after the hour. he is one of the biggest quirks of all times a lot of people knew what
i know tom coburn and i agree on that. we need to do more spending cutting. we agree on that. why is it that we want come to the table and agree what cuts need to happen. that's what we should be doing. we shouldn't be passing the blame to the executive branch and saying this is obama's sequestor. the republicans supported this i supported it. we need to come together to make the right cuts. >> president obama is warning of dire consequences. >> our recommendation to the president...
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that is what, for example, senator tom coburn says will never happen. just coburn. are you sure?, i no they're going to say it won't work unless they get a registry. they just had a memo from inside the does the justice department that indicated that there were senes at that point. lou: and the games continue. and at the threat, liberty, as always. thank you so much. >> thank you. lou: breaking news. journalist bob woodward saying that the white house issued a warning to him warning him after comments that he made this morning. what word this morning slammed president obama. do we have that? to listen to what bob dole wd said about this president on his so-called decision not to deploy an aircraft carrier to the persian gulf because of the sequester. >> we now have the president going out because of this piece of paper and this agreement. i can do what i need to do to protect the country. that is the kind of madness. lou: a kind of madness that he has not seen in a long time. well, after reese said that ms nbc an interview, the white house apparently warned word, and woodward ton
that is what, for example, senator tom coburn says will never happen. just coburn. are you sure?, i no they're going to say it won't work unless they get a registry. they just had a memo from inside the does the justice department that indicated that there were senes at that point. lou: and the games continue. and at the threat, liberty, as always. thank you so much. >> thank you. lou: breaking news. journalist bob woodward saying that the white house issued a warning to him warning him...
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. >> michael: the republican senator tom coburn has identified some areas that could be cut.n listen to some of these . . . so, you know, it makes me think maybe somebody has a point here. >> i mean there is absolutely a point to be made. i have talked to a number of republicans who sat on the committees and they agree, of course there is some trimming to be done particularly since you're seeing the ends of the very costly conflicts for the united states. but there are cuts that will be damaging cut. >> michael: i'mture chuck hagel would like one of those pentagon-brewed beers. let's talk about hagel. he is calling for cuts to the defense budget. republicans have just skewed him with it. and how will he do with that? >> there is some concern in how chuck hagel will work with those on capitol hill. you have heard the chairman of the house armed services committee say he doesn't want chuck hagel to be confirmed. he think president obama needs to put up someone new. but it is likely he will be confirmed in a very hostile, tense environment where he is working in the constraints
. >> michael: the republican senator tom coburn has identified some areas that could be cut.n listen to some of these . . . so, you know, it makes me think maybe somebody has a point here. >> i mean there is absolutely a point to be made. i have talked to a number of republicans who sat on the committees and they agree, of course there is some trimming to be done particularly since you're seeing the ends of the very costly conflicts for the united states. but there are cuts that...
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senator tom coburn identified several waste programs of dod wants set set aside.rgeants showing off favorite grill recipes. money to send a spaceship to another solar system. $6 billion on questionable research, including what lessons about democracy and decision making could be learned from fish. others point to enormous duplication. listen. >> there are 47 job training programs according to gao. only five of which have had an impact study since 2004. less than half of which had a performance review. >> reporter: now homeland security spent $90,000 to upgrade security at a spring training site in peoria, arizona, so other pro teams want money for the site. he says homeland security has $9 billion in unspent funds itself. the general services administration which runs federal properties got unusual noteriety when a director took this photo on lavish government paid trip to vegas. gsa has $15 billion of property which of president obama says should be sold by 2014 but no progress to report. many hope the sequester will look at wasteful federal spending instead of p
senator tom coburn identified several waste programs of dod wants set set aside.rgeants showing off favorite grill recipes. money to send a spaceship to another solar system. $6 billion on questionable research, including what lessons about democracy and decision making could be learned from fish. others point to enormous duplication. listen. >> there are 47 job training programs according to gao. only five of which have had an impact study since 2004. less than half of which had a...
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and tom coburn, the republican senator from oklahoma, sent him a letter saying please don't do this. cancel this tour. the white house today, jay carney, the spokesman, says it's not a tour. in fact, they are going to be visiting many, many cities and states around the country trying to encourage those local governments to apply for more in federal grants. >> neil: i'm wondering where you think this goes. these are backing up like planes at la gashed i can't, so called -- laguardia. the next one is what happens the end of next month as we face another government shutdown. >> that's the continuing resolution fight. since the congress has not passed a budget since april of 2009, they fund the government by passing continuing resolutions which basically keep the government going on its current basis for another x number of months. they've got to do another one to fund the government until the end of this fiscal year on september 30th. and right now, there's -- it looks like there's going to be serious fights over spending and taxes. same issues we've seen in the fiscal cliff and the deb
and tom coburn, the republican senator from oklahoma, sent him a letter saying please don't do this. cancel this tour. the white house today, jay carney, the spokesman, says it's not a tour. in fact, they are going to be visiting many, many cities and states around the country trying to encourage those local governments to apply for more in federal grants. >> neil: i'm wondering where you think this goes. these are backing up like planes at la gashed i can't, so called -- laguardia. the...
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so do you agree with those that would say the sequester is a bad thing, like tom coburn, for instancet or doing nothing, it is better to cut 2.5% of the budget this year? >> i didn't agree with the deal made on new year's day to make permanent tax cuts that we couldn't afford. once you decided to do that, then you gave up $4 trillion of revenues and then you don't vp money to spend on things we need. big surprise. so we made decisions that didn't make sense. >> dr. jeffrey sachs, thanks. we'll be right back. but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. how do you keep an older car running like new? you ask a ford customer. when they tell you that you need your oil changed you got to brin
so do you agree with those that would say the sequester is a bad thing, like tom coburn, for instancet or doing nothing, it is better to cut 2.5% of the budget this year? >> i didn't agree with the deal made on new year's day to make permanent tax cuts that we couldn't afford. once you decided to do that, then you gave up $4 trillion of revenues and then you don't vp money to spend on things we need. big surprise. so we made decisions that didn't make sense. >> dr. jeffrey sachs,...
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senator tom coburn identified several wasteful programs at the pentagon including a video called drillgeant showing the favorite recipes and $6 billion on research including decision-making could be learned from fish. senator coburn and others refer to what he calls duplication nation. dozens of programs intended for the same purpose. >> there are over 100 different programs focused on science and technology, engineering. >> there are 47 job training programs according to gao. only five have had an impact study since 2004. less than half of which have performance review. >> can't we cut 2% like american familys? american families don't build their own roads, or run prisons. >> janet napolitano argues the sequester threatens homeland security. and says the department has $# billion in unspent preferences fund. they appoint to $90,000 spent to upgrade security at spring training site in arizona for pro baseball teams. general services administration runs the federal properties won notoriety when an official memorialized lavish paid trip to vegas. stark contrast to building in the gsa inv
senator tom coburn identified several wasteful programs at the pentagon including a video called drillgeant showing the favorite recipes and $6 billion on research including decision-making could be learned from fish. senator coburn and others refer to what he calls duplication nation. dozens of programs intended for the same purpose. >> there are over 100 different programs focused on science and technology, engineering. >> there are 47 job training programs according to gao. only...