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Sen. Gregg: Nat'l Debt Biggest Issue Confronting U.S.
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Senate Budget Cmte. Rnk. Member Judd Gregg (R-NH) said the budget deficit is biggest challenge confronting the U.S. He added that health care reform should not add to our debt & that GOP amendments will lower costs.
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Senate Budget Cmte. Rnk. Member Judd Gregg (R-NH) said that the biggest challenge confronting the U.S. is the budget deficit. He added that health care reform should not add to our debt & that Republican amendments will lower health care costs.
Washington, DC
: 31 min.
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 From Sunday, November 15
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte. Chair Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) reflects the GOP victories in the VA & NJ Governor races and looks ahead to the 2010 congressional races.
Washington, DC
: 32 min.
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From Sunday, November 8
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Today, Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Mbr. Richard Lugar (R-IN) joined Newsmakers to discuss U.S. tactics in Afghanistan. He urged Pres. Obama to make a decision about additional troops in the region and said he would like to see Gen. McChrystal testify before his committee. He also stated that nation building is "too ambitious" but regional "stability" is what's needed.
Washington, DC
: 30 min.
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From Sunday, November 1
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Asst. Labor Sec. Jane Oates oversees unemploymnet benefits & displaced workers for the Employment & Training Admin. This week, the Senate is expected to take up a bill on extending unemployment benefits. The House passed a bill in Sept. to extend benefits in states where unemployment exceeds 8.5 percent.
Washington, DC
: 31 min.
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From Sunday, Oct. 25
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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate HELP Cmte., stated that the final health legislation coming out of the Senate will have a public option. He also spoke about the challenge of reconciling his Cmte.’s reform bill with the Senate Finance Cmte.’s, estimated by the CBO to cost $829 billion over ten years.
Washington, DC
: 35 min.
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From Sunday, October 11
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Recently, the House Financial Services Cmte. had several hearings with Treasury Sec. Geither & FDIC Chair Bair on proposals to change the nation’s system of financial regulation. Ranking Member Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) gives his perspective on the debate.
Washington, DC
: 35 min.
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From Sunday, September 27
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Pres. Obama announced that he will abandon a Bush Administration plan to build a long-range missile defense system in Poland & the Czech Republic. On Newsmakers, Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcmte., gives his opinion on the President's decision and the U.S. military policy in Afghanistan & Iraq.
Washington, DC
: 35 min.
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From Sunday, Sept. 20
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Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) joins Newsmakers to give an update on health care legislation in the Senate. He is a member of the "Gang of Six," which is composed of three Democrats and three Republicans from the Senate Finance Cmte. who are trying to put together a bipartisan health care bill.
Washington, DC
: 33 min.
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From Sunday, September 13
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