america's greatest days are still to come. and they are great because of you. cheers. god bless you and your families and may god continue to bless those in uniform and the united states of america. thank you very much, everybody. [ applause ] >> may dinner be served. >> president obama from wednesday toasting members of the military honoring iraq war veterans. coming up, a look at the issues affecting our soldiers as they return from war. next, president obama announces measures to help veterans find work. then eric shinseki talks about the 10.5% increase in spending next year. it will help veterans find jobs and reduce homele leslessnessho. we will speak with tom tarantino. then a hearing on the availability of health services for returning soldiers suffering from mental trauma. >>> president obama recently unveiled some proposals to help veterans return to work. he called on congress to increase funding for communities to hire veterans as police and firefighters. the president delivered these remarks at a fire station in arlington, virginia earlier this month. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, guys. thank you so much. good morning, everybody. >> good

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in fact more rigs working now offshore and united states of america than any time in recent history, maybe in all of history, so whatever dip there was in production is because of the dip that happened in the gulf of mexico, in the wake of the 2011 mccondo oil well blow-out. >> i guess the question to follow up, did that conversation, that exchange occur on the senate floor, and is it accurate? >> senator heller, i know you will appreciate this, there are lots of conversations that take place on the floor of the senate, which are made for a political statement and at that point in time there was a political statement. i think the facts are that we move forward -- >> it was a bumper sticker. >> it's a bumper sticker. we move forward, senator heller, with a robust outer continental shelf production. many people who thought after the deepwater horizon there would not be any more deepwater production in the united states of america. i think we'll continue to lead the world in both in terms of technology as well as the production that we're doing there, the $300 million lease sale that occ

united states. there are 500,000 political seats that one can be elected to in the united states of america. all the states, all the county seats, legislative seats, city council seats, part time, full time, what have you, et cetera. think about that. when we started in the 1960s, you know when i mean? i don't know if we had 10 black folks elected to political office anywhere in the united states of america at that time. a lot of them have been. i'm not saying all of them are perfect, et cetera. but we need more and more progressive folks. that's the real term, the word, the meaning of where we've got to go in the future. we're going to take this ten-point platform and program and add it to any and all points of protests, points of debate, points of trying to organize and unify people. and we're going to have to work for that future. and that's what the naabp is helping to do with our unfinished business. this is where we're going to go. it's about our future world, present to future world in cooperational futurism. politically, economically, social justice wise. getting to that future world

dog bless the united states of america. -- god bless the united states of america. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [chanting "4 more years"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ roundtableeporter's on the presidential campaign. >> it is still march. if we had something else, we would say it is a replay. it is march. you at that% of the primary still to come. a lot of them will be winner take all. >> the essence of this story is that the party is preparing for the possibility advising the camp -- campaign about what can and cannot happen. >> i agree with what you are saying. it is possible. you have got newt gingrich, who remains in the race and is pledging to stay in and take it to tampa. you see the possibilities of people dropping out. if mitt romney can come on this, then the argument is going to end right there. because of the perceived divide within the party is, i think it is wise to prepare for the possibilities. >> i know you are quite familiar with rule number 30. this change from 2008-20

to a company that builds wind turbines here in the united states rather than ad results s billion of factories built here in the united states of america rather than abroad. look, we re and invest in new plants and commitment right now right now they invest. by allowing them to othe factory, the cost of the equipment, the cost of their vehicles so they can expand opportunities. thatng hired. the bottom line is, we're changing the paradigm here. we're rewarding instead ofmpani that invest in building and hiring here in america. and manufacturers areding they're hiring workers by the hundreds of thousands. they're exporting products all around the world, with this added incentive, we're to double as the presidento le exports by the year 2015. let me translate what that means. if we double american the year 2015, that creates another two million american jobs. so folk so all those skeptics and our republican opponents who -- especially tell me that america can't make things anyn'd market any more. more. we will lead t every aspect of the economy. and, begun, you've begun. not we, you' done. for years, american manufacturers have faced one

that ship jobs overseas and give that tax break to invest in workers and equipment in the united states of america. that makes a lot of sense. to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. we need to stop subsidizing companies. we are not as dependent on foreign oil. to make sure our businesses don't have to move overseas to find skilled workers, we have to invest in education. and there is a reason we are here today. we need to make sure as our troops return from battle, they can find a job when they get home. that's what i want to talk about today. [ applause ] the war in iraq is over. the war in afghanistan is moving to a new phase. we are transitioning to afghan lead. in the past, over 3 million have transitioned into civilian life and more are joining them every day. when they come home, they bring unparalleled skills and experience. folks like jacob, they saved lives in some of the toughest conditions. they moved tons of equipment over dangerous terrain. they tracked millions of dollars of military assets. they handled pieces of equipment that are worth tens of millions of dollars. they do incred

let's reward companies that are creating jobs right here in the united states of america. [cheers] we've got to make our schools the envy of the world. and that starts with the men and women in front of the classroom. an interesting statistic. a great teacher can increase the lifetime incomes of a classroom by over $250,000. just one teacher. so i don't want -- don't want folks bashing teachers. i don't want folks defenderring the status quo. i want to give the schools the resources they need to recruit and keep good teachers on the job. to reward the best ones. let's grant schools the flexibility to teach with creativity and passion. stop teaching to the test. train our teachers, and those who aren't helping our kids learn, we're going to have to replace. and when kids do graduate, the most daunting challenge is affording the cost of college. right now, americans owe more in tuition debt than credit card debt. so this congress, and i know these members of congress agree with me here, we've got to stop the interest rates on student loans from doubling in july. [cheers and a

of us. [ speaking chinese ] >> translator: as was pointed out in my testimony today, the united states of america plays an extremely important role in all of this. [ speaking chinese ] >> translator: i very much hope that the united states of america will help china to make amends and to make a change. >> thanks. [ speaking chinese ] >> translator: the suffering of my husband and my family showcased a widespread problem of human rights abuse in china and i repeatedly requested to meet the highest leaders in the united states, president obama, vice president biden, and also, secretary hillary clinton. i wish i can meet with them and i also hope that embassy in china can send a delegate to meet and to, at least, verify whether he's alive or not. and i really hope that the highest level of leaders in the united states with can pressure china to release them unconditionally so all the families can be united sooner. thanks. [ speaking chinese ] >> translator: i firmly believe that 1.3 begin chinese people still don't have the basic human rights right now and if this situation continues in china, the w

america has advanced. that is the conception they have of liberty. they are wrong. [cheers and applause] they're wrong. in the united statesica, we are greater together than we are on our own. [cheers and applause] this country advances when we keep that basic american promise. if you work hard, you can do well enough to raise a family. on a home. send your kids to college. put away for retirement. it does not matter who you are, where you come from, what you look like. that is what has created this extraordinary country of ours. [cheers and applause] that is what we are fighting for. that is the choice in this election. this is not just your usual run-of-the-mill political debate. this is the defining issue of our time. a make or break a moment for the middle class. that is what we have to fight for. [cheers and applause] we can go back to an economy that was built on outsourcing and bad debt and phony financial problems -- profits, or we can build an economy that is built to last. an economy that is built on american manufacturing. american innovation. american energy. american workers who are skilled. at the values that

one out of every gang member in the united states of america resides in los angeles, so i have a lot of people to observe and a lot of people that i spend my time with, who i talk with, who i live with, who are my sisters and brothers, my god children and they are my guides. i've interviewed and done life histories on over 300 gang members and i think it's very important, we've heard a lot of stories here today and we're going to hear a lot of stories here today, but i wanted to mention a group that hasn't been mentioned, which are women and young girls. i'm looking at some of your faces knowing that your sisters are a part of gangs or at risk for joining gangs in our country as well as transnationally right now. now, as i've listened to these voices that we rarely hear and we're so lucky to hear them today, as i listen, there's a young man who was 18 years old. one month past his 18th birthday, he was facing life in prison without the possibility of parol. precisely like mr. hill harper, offered the account of in that letter. his entire life was gone one month after his 18th birthday

state of israel, it's not assistance. it's an investment in the security of peace, freedom, and liberty worldwide. ask yourself this question -- how much money would it cost the united states of americathere wasn't an israel to be able to have a presence in the middle east? ten times more than the investment we make in israel. when we went into afghanistan after the attack of 9/11, we had to rent the kyrgyzstan airport to make sure we could get in. we need to have a friend in the area that is safe, secure, and an ally of the united states and has the ability to defend itself and our joint interest in that region. now, lastly and equally important, senator graham has introduced a great resolution that declares that containment is not a policy that works with a rogue nation. you can't just constrain iran's nuclear ambition, you have to prevent it. and that's why when you take senator graham's resolution and combine it with a statement made last night by mitch mcconnell, any ayatollah and a president knows there's no wiggle room in america when it comes to iran. there will be no development of, use of, or deployment of any fisible material for any purpose whatsoever as long as the state

and when we do, we'll remind the world once again just why it is that the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. thank you, everybody. god bless you. [ applause ] god bless the united states of america! [ applause ] >>> president obama wrapping up here at a community college. he'll travel to new york city for a campaign event at the abc kitchen. it's one of four fund-raising events the president is scheduled to attend in new york bringing his fund-raising total to 100 since filing for re-election last april. we'll bring you his remarks live tonight at 8:20 p.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span. >> bobby agenda will is scheduled to reveal his proposal f balancing the state budget, a budget $900 million in the

historic preservation and tourism that it is about jobs that cannot be exported from the united states of america. they cannot be exported from the united states of america. i want to thank you for that [applause] >> now, we have a great foundation from which to build. we have come a long way, standing on the shoulders of the giants of conservation for many generations. we have done some good things in the last three years, but we still have a long ways to go. i am proud that in the first few months that i was secretary of interior that the president of the united states, working closely with the senate and the house, was able to put together the 2009 public landfill, which he signed in the east room of the white house with many of you present there. and we can't forget that foundation that was raised for america's great outdoors. for the first time in history, we have a national landscape conservation system which we are so proud of for the bureau of land management. besides the conservation system, we projected 1100 miles of wild scenic rivers in america. we said a wilderness was important in t

they have every reason to view the united states of america as hostile. >> how so? > because of the history of u.s./iranian relations. >> yeah, the eisenhower administration, overthrew the democratically-elected leader of iran and installed -- >> same -- >> -- a monarch. >> same thing with the suez crisis of 1956. let walk outside the studio and ask a hundred of our fellow citizens, "tell me about what happened between the united states and iran in 1953," and none will know. let's go to tehran and ask them, and a hundred out of a hundred iranians will say, "that's when the c.i.a. and british mi-6 collaborated to overthrow a democratically-elected government and to reinstall the shah on his thrown," an action undertaken with absolutely no concern about the well-being of the iranian people, but in pursuit of near-term strategic interest. >> like you, i am confident that president obama seems to want to avoid war. but he also has said, as you have said, that an iranian nuclear bomb would be unacceptable. which suggests he would act to stop them before they build one, or

the united states of america fails, flufrpnks. we don't know who the best s but see if we could do that, then you might rise up and rise up and change everything. here's the two ideas i have for you then i think maybe you'll have some questions. this morning six million ceos got up. that's how many businesses there are in america. you'll read 26,000 are not. there are a bunch of them on paper. they have employees, there are six million. six million between one ploy and 100, between 100 and 500, there's only 80,000. see how fast that drops off? then between 500 and 10,000, there's only 18,000. it just goes -- it goes -- more than 10,000. that is only 1,000 companies. so you have six million companies that are under 100 and only 100,000 that are bigger than that. so in the ecosystem, we really are a nation of small businesses. when those six million small businesses get up, not one of them is thinking about how they can hire an employee. you're all going to see the president? make sure you tell him that. nobody's trying to hire an e

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violation of the united states national security policy made by the the president of the united states that we would prevent mass cers wherever they take place. if the united states of america does not have the military capability with our allies to subdue the syrian military, then we have wasted $700 billion a year. every time one of these crisis comes up, we hear from this administration reasons why we can't do something. why we can't lead from in front. instead, they want to lead from behind. people are being massacred as we speak. by the way, general madis, the head of our central command and others have said that if syria fell, it would be the biggest blow to iran in 25 years. but the point is, massacres are taking place, massacres were taking place in bosnia and kosovo and under president clinton, we intervened because that's what america is all about. these people are fighting for their freedom. they're being slaughtered in an unfair fight, being sly supplied by the russians and the iranians, want only weapons, but iranian on the ground. it is not a fair fight. the united states of america does have the capability with our allies in exercising a lot of ogzs and air p

god bless the united states of america. ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ eres speaks of the steadfast commitment ofd states to israel's security. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. [applause] thank you very much. thank you. dear friends, as the president of the state of israel, first and foremost, i say on behalf of my people thank you. [applause] thank you, president obama, for being such a good friend. [applause] thank you, aipac, for your dedication and excellence as an organization like yours. friends, it's great to be here. it's great to be here together, strong, united. i see old friends and new ones. i see many young faces, young boys and girls, the future, it belongs to you. israel loves you. [applause] i am moved by your generous gift. i stand here before you. i am a hopeful man, proud to be jewish, proud to be israeli, proud to be here to have served my country for 65 years. [applause] i am proud of our alliance with the united states of america. israel, like america, was conceived as an idea to create a new world by breeding together the past in the innovations

violation of the united states national security policy made by the the president of the united states that we would prevent mass cers wherever they take place. if the united states of america does not have the military capability with our allies to subdue the syrian military, then we have wasted $700 billion a year. every time one of these crisis comes up, we hear from this administration reasons why we can't do something. why we can't lead from in front. instead, they want to lead from behind. people are being massacred as we speak. by the way, general madis, the head of our central command and others have said that if syria fell, it would be the biggest blow to iran in 25 years. but the point is, massacres are taking place, massacres were taking place in bosnia and kosovo and under president clinton, we intervened because that's what america is all about. these people are fighting for their freedom. they're being slaughtered in an unfair fight, being sly supplied by the russians and the iranians, want only weapons, but iranian on the ground. it is not a fair fight. the united states of america does have the capability with our allies in exercising a lot of ogzs and air p

this plant, of north carolina, of states all across the country, we can pull together and remind everybody around the world just why it is that the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. thank you very much, everybody. god bless you. god bless the united states of america! thank you. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> the president doing a little meeting and greeting today as he wraps up his remarks here in mt. holly, north carolina, during which he focused part of his remarks on the recent increase in gas prices. the associated press reporting today during a hearing earlier, republicans and oil industry leaders called for more u.s. oil and gas production, while democrats said oil production is up since president obama took office. democrats blame the recent spike in gas prices on middle east tensions and speculation by wall street investors. gas prices, by the way, have jumped 48 cents since january to an average of $3.76 a gallon. >>> a look now at where the republican presidential candidates are today after yesterday's sproouper tuesday primaries. the overall winner, moirm moiit is taking the the day off. rick santorum travels to missis

god bless the indians and ncai and the alaskans and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >> i wanted to stand here today with our chairman to show how we want to continue to work together in a bipartisan way and we will continue to do that on behalf of the indian people. thank you, mr. chairman. i wanted to be here to express to president keel my appreciation, my admiration, and my respect. i'm so greateful to be here wit you and representative cole's statements is absolutely right, flexibility and authority. and i want to thank you for sharing those wonderful stories and the history of your family as well as your great-aunt's story. those are lessons we should and can never forget. they are critical to all of us. the -- i listened very closely to the remarks and, to me, it all comes down to what's the real headline of this? it's tear down the barriers to success. and you continue to face those barriers to success. it's remove the obstacles as you have said and that's what we are going to continue to do as we work to remove the obstacles that stand in the way of economi

we were the united states of america. president and there is a lot of division. >> you are blaming it on him? >> but if you are president of the united states of america. if you are senator and you make the speech that he made, this a little bit something else. >> i got people together and how can you be in the same room with jay thomas and you said he is a friend and they showed a tape and you were running for something, oh my god. let's say you were. he was running for president and the media didn't vet him, and hang out with bill ayers? >> i'm going the say one more time. what do you think his motivation by being friends? >> sean: i'll ex slain when we come back. >> sean: continue with our great american panel. you wanted to ask me a question. >> i did? >> sean: about the radical association. >> let's say somebody shows you hugging and how could you be friends and they hold our association or shaking hands or whatever having dinner against you. >> sean: first of all i'm a host. just because i interview jeremiah wright.

from 200 million to 400 million so israel has united states material on the ground in israel and can get permission to use it by the united states of america as it once in the past has already done. it ensures that we foster more cooperation between nato and israel, to ensure that all the world that loves peace, liberty and freedom and the inalienable rights of the pursuit of happiness work together to secure the security and longevity in this great world of ours. tell that story today when you talk to your congressman and senator, it's an unekwifl cal statement of the pledge. there should not not a isn't till la of wiggle room between a republican and democrat when it comes to the state of israel and it's security. >> there is a second subject i want you to talk about. it's the 2007 commitment the united states made it to israel for a ten-year $30 billion for the state of israel and the ability to defend itself. they recommended this year in their budget 3.1 billion of athat commitment, and we need to see to it that commitment is met. there are a lot of people who question in difficult times spending american taxpayer money on foreign ass

united states is energy-independent. what goes on in iran, in the straits of who are muse, in venezuela affects the speculation on gasoline and petroleum which affects the prices of gasoline in the united states of america. now, i'm not one of these burn gas right and left, drill as much as you can, fossil fuels are fine. i know we have problems with carbon. i drive a hybri high vehicle, nt because i'm trying to drive a point, but because i think it makes sense. any time you can reduce carbon, that makes sense. but can't eliminate it. we've got to put all sources of energy on the table and one of those is to continue to explore for gasoline and petroleum in the domestic united states of america, off the gulf of mexico, off of our coastline, in our national lands that we own where we know we have shale oil, where we also know we have oil gas. so we're expanding our supply and reducing or dependence on foreign exports. the congress of the united states and the president of the united states need to have a comprehensive energy policy that embraces alembraces all forms o. to the credit of the president, he approved not too long ago the loan guarantees on reactors 3 and 4 at plant vogel. the first energy rea

their vision of america is fundamentally wrong. because in the united states of america, we agreed together that we are on our own. we are better off -- we are better off when we keep to that basic american promise that if you work hard, you could do well to raise a family. and own a home. send your kids to college. let them dream bigger than you ever imagined. maybe you can retire with some dignity and respect, after a lifetime of labor. if you have a good idea to start a business, you can go out there and start one. if you want to serve, then there is a place for you -- teaching, helping kids who are having a tough time. that is the choice in this election. this is not just another political debate. it is a defining issue of our time. because middle-class americans and also those striving to get into the middle class, those of us know we would not be here had it not been for the opportunities given to our parents and grandparents and great grandparents. some of us immigrants. some of us who are here because that basic american promise -- that is what we are

we were the united states of america. e is elected president and there is a lot of division. >> you are blaming it on him? >> but if you are president of the united states of america. if you are senator and you make the speech that he made, this a little bit something else. >> i got people together and how can you be in the same room with jay thomas and you said he is a friend and they showed a tape and you were running for something, oh my god. let's say you were. he was running for president and the media didn't vet him, and hang out with bill ayers? >> i'm going the say one more time. what do you think his motivation by being friends? >> sean: i'll ex slain when we come back. [ female announcer ] feeling that flu all over your body? immerse yourself in all over relief with alka seltzer plus. it's specially formulated to speed relief to every inch of you. liquidate your flu symptoms with alka seltzer plus. ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for excellent fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion, a