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JOINS US. A REPUBLICAN FROM TENNESSEE. GOOD MORNING. PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS BEEN ON A TOUR IS A VISITING PLACES LIKE GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA. WE SAW HIM...
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GUEST
THAT HE CHOSE TO LEAVE D.C. THEN RATHER TRYING TO SIT DOWN WITH US OF TRYING TO ADDRESS THE NATION'S PROBLEMS. JOBS, THE ECONOMY, OUT OF CONTROL SPENDING...
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HOST
NBC HAS A RECENT SCORING -- STORY --HOW ARE YOU TWEAKING THE TONE? GUEST: I THINK
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GUEST
OUR CORE PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES -- DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE FOR. FREE PEOPLE, FREE MARKETS, A SMALL, CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT, MAKING SURE WE FOCUS ON...
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THE PAPER, THE SEQUESTRATION, THE AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS SET TO TAKE IN -- "THE NEW YORK TIMES" SAYS THE SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE OFFERING A PROPOSAL. THIS...
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GUEST
HAVE BEEN FOR SPENDING CUTS. I HAVE CALLED FOR ACROSS-THE- BOARD SPENDING CUTS. I DID IT IN THE STATE SENATE IN TENNESSEE. CUTTING INTO THE DISCRETIONARY...
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HOST
JOIN THE CONVERSATION, WITH MARSHA BLACKBURN, YOU CAN GIVE US A CALL AT THESE NUMBERS -- LET'S GO TO THE PHONES AND HEAR FROM A DEMOCRAT IN SHELBYVILLE,...
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CALLER
MY CALL. I AGREE WITH CONGRESSMAN BLACKBURN ON THE LACK OF LEADERSHIP FROM OBAMA. I THINK HE IS OUT CAMPAIGNING ALL THE TIME ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND...
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HOST
WHO DO YOU SEE AS REPUBLICAN LEADERS? CALLER: I THINK
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CALLER
THEY ARE REPRESENTING MY IDEAS, MY BELIEF SYSTEM, AND MY CONSERVATISM. I THINK THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING. HOST: ANY LEADERS
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HOST
IN PARTICULAR? WE SAW SENATOR RUBIO GIVE THE GOP RESPONSE. CALLER: I
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CALLER
THINK MARK RUBIO, JOHN MCCAIN, TED CRUZ, A LOT OF THESE CONGRESSMEN WHO HAVE BEEN IN GOVERNMENT FOR A WHILE, AND SOME OF THE NEW ONES ARE DOING THE JOB...
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GUEST
OF POINTS -- WE HEAR THIS FROM CONSTITUENTS, THAT THEY ARE FRUSTRATED THAT THEY ARE NOT SEEING THE LEADERSHIP. WHAT HE IS SAYING REALLY PLAYS INTO THAT....
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HOST
BILL JOINES IS ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. -- JOINS US ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: PRESIDENT
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CALLER
OBAMA WAS REELECTED BY A PRETTY HEALTHY MAJORITY. WE REELECTED HIM BECAUSE WE WANT $9 FOR A MINIMUM WAGE. WE WANT WOMEN TO HAVE A CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE...
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HOST
HIS OPINIONS. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF WHAT HE SAID ABOUT EARLY EDUCATION? HE WAS IN GEORGIA, CLOSE TO WHERE YOU ARE FROM, TALKING ABOUT PRESCHOOL EXPANSION...
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GUEST
FROM A TEACHER AS THEY WERE GIVING THIS SPEECH. IT WAS SOMEBODY I HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME. IT WAS -- ARE YOU KIDDING ME? MORE PAPER WORK. SO MANY...
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HOST
CONTROL IN YOUR DISTRICT, WOULD YOU APPROVE OF THE IDEAS LIKE PRESCHOOL? GUEST:
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GUEST
THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS. LET THEM DO IT. DO NOT PUT SOMETHING OUT HERE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER INCENTIVE...
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HOST
BLACKBURN IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TENNESSEE. BARBARA, FROM MARYLAND. GUEST: I AM REPUBLICAN IN
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GUEST
FULL SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT OBAMA AND IN THESE WARS. I AM AN ANTI-WAR PERSON. I THINK IT IS A MISALLOCATION OF OUR RESOURCES. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF MY...
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GUEST
GOVERNMENT DOES NOT -- THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOES NOT NEED TO BE PUTTING MONEY INTO PROGRAMS FOR COMPANIES LIKE SOLYNDRA AND OTHERS -- THEY HAVE...
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HOST
THE WASHINGTON POST." WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THOSE PROPOSALS? GUEST: I THINK WE
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GUEST
NEED TO LOOK VERY CAREFULLY AT WIND POWER. ARE WE GENERATING A LOT OF WIND POWER AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SOME AREAS ARE SUCCESSFUL...
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HOST
CALLER IS FROM OHIO, ON OUR DEMOCRATS LINE. WHATEVER ARE YOU FROM? GO RIGHT AHEAD CALLER: YOU HAD SOME GOOD SPEAKERS BEFORE ME. MY FATHER WORKED 41 YEARS...
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GUEST
WAS AN ENTITLEMENT. I SAID THAT MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY ARE TRUST FUND FOR YOU AND I ARE IN AGREEMENT ON THAT. IT IS A TRUST FUND FOR IT BECAUSE...
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HOST
TWITTER -- HOW CAN THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS BE A LEADER? GUEST:
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GUEST
THE WAY WE DO IS THROUGH OUR ACTIONS AND THAT IS ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN SO INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. ONE OF THE CALLERS EARLIER...
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REALLY NEED THOSE? START TO BREAK THEM APART. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THE JURISDICTION OF THE LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS. IT IS NOT EVEN THE JURISDICTION...
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HOST
LEON PANETTA HAS 1 FOOT OUT THE DOOR BUT THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS HE IS NOT LEAVING YET AS WE AWAIT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE SENATE WITH THE CHUCK HAGEL...
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GUEST
I THINK THERE ARE REAL PROBLEMS THAT LIE AHEAD FOR CHUCK HAGEL IN THIS CONFIRMATION PROCESS AND PEOPLE ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SOME OF HIS PAST STATEMENTS....
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HOST
ABOUT HAVING A DEFENSE SECRETARY IN PLACE? YOU SAID YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THE DEFENSE CUTS HAEDED OFF? >>GUEST: I THINK EVERYONE
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Unidentified Speaker
HAS CONCERNS WITH THAT AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PENTAGON AND MILITARY POSTS HAVE STRONG SEASONED LEADERSHIP TEAMS. REGARDLESS OF HAVING THE SECRETARY...
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HOST
NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND THE PENNANT CALLER --
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CALLER
CALLER: MORNING AND THANK YOU. I AM SO TIRED OF THE IRRESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPUBLICANS. THE CHUCK HAGEL THING IS PREPOSTEROUS. HOW DOES IT SERVE THE...
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GUEST
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAMILY SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO OUR COUNTRY. THE 101ST AIRBORNE IS ONE OF THE DIVISIONS THAT IS THERE AT FORT CAMPBELL, THE 160 A...
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HOST
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SPEND ENOUGH TIME IN WASHINGTON?
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GUEST
GUEST: I THINK THEY DO. WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WE CAN WORK IN THE DISTRICT AND WE ARE ABLE TO MEET WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS AND HOLD MEETINGS....
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HOST
IS FROM INDIANA, DEMOCRAT BLIND. --LINE,
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CALLER
CALLER: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ABOUT THE DEFENSE. WE HAVE MILITARY BASES IN 170 COUNTRIES. THEY ARE NOT THERE FOR FREE. HOW MUCH MONEY IS GOING TO THEM?...
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GUEST
TALKING ABOUT IS GETTING TO ONE OF THE POINTS THAT MANY OF US AS REPUBLICANS HAVE MADE. WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT WITH THE FLEXIBILITY...
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HOST
HOST: FROM TWITTER -- GUEST: THE KEYSTONE XL
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GUEST
PIPELINE IS A GOOD POINT. IT HAS BEEN AWHILE SINCE THE PRESIDENT HAS DELAYED A DECISION ON KEYSTONE. AS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND THE GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA...
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FROM SOUTH CAROLINA IS NEXT. CALLER: THANK YOU VERY
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CALLER
MUCH IF THE PRESIDENT WERE TO CALL YOU IN TO 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. WITH YOUR POSITION ON ENERGY AND THINGS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN, TO INCREASE JOBS,...
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GUEST
JOBS GROWTH IS THE POINT. IT IS ALSO THE NEED TO GET THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS DOWN AT THE PUMP. IT HAS DOUBLED SINCE THIS PRESIDENT WENT INTO OFFICE....
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GUEST
THE WHITE HOUSE WILL COMPROMISE WITH TAX POLICY AND REGULATIONS? HOST: SHOW BLACKBURN
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| 00:33:03 |
HOST
REPRESENTS THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. COMING UP NEXT, WE WILL TURN TO THE SENATE AND HAVE A VISIT FROM SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY, A DEMOCRAT FROM...
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SHE WAS THE SMARTEST PERSON HE EVER KNEW. HE KNEW HOW MUCH SHE LOVED HIM AND HE
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.