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GUEST
SOME DEBATE RIGHT NOW. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS RAISED THE SPECTER OF FLIGHT DELAYS AND LONGER LINES AND T.S.A. AND MADE THIS ONE OF THE WAYS...
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HOST
YOU WROTE WHITE HOUSE WARNS SEQUESTER WILL PRODUCE CHAOS AT THE NATION'S AIRPORTS. WHAT ARE WE TALKING IN TERMS OF JOBS BEING CUT AND FUNDING? GUEST:...
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| 00:01:07 |
GUEST
HAS SAID THE F.A.A. WOULD HAVE TO CUT $600 MILLION FROM THE D.O.T.'S $1 BILLION CUT. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO -- THE CULTS WOULD HAVE TO...
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HOST
SEE QUESTIONS ABOUT T.S.A. THAT IS NOT UNDER THE MANTLE OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IT IS DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BUT IT COULD IMPACT...
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GUEST
THEY WOULD HAVE TO FURLOUGH EMPLOYEES UP TO SEVEN DAYS WITH THE SAME CUT. HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS BRIEFING THIS WEEK...
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| 00:02:15 |
HOST
SAYS READY FOR TRAVEL TPHRAUR FLIGHTS IF SEQUESTRATION HITS. KEITH, HOW MUCH DO WE KNOW ABOUT WHEN THINGS WOULD HAPPEN? GUEST: WE DON'T
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| 00:02:26 |
GUEST
YET. THESE CUTS WOULD TAKE EFFECT ON FRIDAY AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO SEE HOW THE AGENCIES RESPOND TO THEIR AGENCIESCULTS. THEY HAVE ASKED AGENCIES TO...
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| 00:02:50 |
HOST
THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE? IS THERE PUSH BACK IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH THIS WOULD BE. GUEST: THEY ARE SAYING THAT
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| 00:02:59 |
GUEST
ALL OF THESE AGENCIES CAN STAND TO TIGHTEN THEIR BELTS AND THE CUTS DON'T HAVE TO GET STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF THEIR OPERATIONS. THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION...
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HOST
HOUSE BEEN GETTING OUT THEIR MESSAGE THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS? FRBGTS THEY HAVE HAD A CABINET SECRETARY COME OUT, TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD...
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| 00:03:46 |
HOST
CRITICS SAY THE F.A.A.'S BUDGET HAS INCREASED WHILE DOMESTIC FLIGHTS HAVE DROPPED IN THE POST-9/11 ERA. HOW DO THE NUMBERS JUGGLE OUT? GUEST: THE T.S.A....
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| 00:04:01 |
GUEST
ADDED ABOUT 3,000 WORKERS ACCORDING TO REPUBLICANS ON THE HILL. AND THEY SAY THAT THE LEVEL OF FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN STATIC. THE F.A.A. HAS ABOUT 47,000...
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HOST
AIR TIMES SHOWS A MONITOR IN AN AIR TRAFFIC TOWER IN LOS ANGELES. YOU SEE IT ONE DOT PER PLANE AND OFFICIALS FEAR ONE RESULT OF CUTTING SPENDING...
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| 00:04:55 |
GUEST
GUEST: I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY FAIR TO SAY. THE F.A.A. HAD RELEASED A STATE-BY-STATE IMPACT OF WHERE THE CUTS WOULD BE FELT BUT THE ADMINISTRATION...
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| 00:05:18 |
HOST
DO WE KNOW ABOUT FURLOUGHS? HOW WOULD THEY BE IMPLEMENTED? DO THEY HAVE THE SAME 30-DAY NOTICE THAT HAS TO BE GIVEN GUEST:
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| 00:05:34 |
GUEST
YES. THEY HAVE TO FINALIZE THE NUMBERS WHICH IS BEING USED BY REPUBLICANS IT ARGUE THAT THEIR BUDGET NUMBERS ARE LOW. HOST: OUR GUEST IS KEITH
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| 00:05:47 |
HOST
LAING TRANSPORTATION REPORTER FOR THE HILL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE K-YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBERS ON THE SCREEN.YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBERS ON THE...
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| 00:06:23 |
HOST
YOU MENTIONED RAY LAHOOD SPOKE AT A WHITE HOUSE BRIEFS FRIDAY. [VIDEO CLIP] >> OUR PEOPLE
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| 00:06:26 |
Unidentified Speaker
GET UP EVERY DAY AND THINK ABOUT SAFETY. WE THINK ABOUT IT IN A WAY THAT MAYBE NOBODY ELSE THINKS ABOUT IT. COMMON ORDINARY CITIZENS CERTAINLY. I...
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| 00:07:01 |
HOST
SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD IS TALKING ABOUT SAFETY SAFETY. WHAT DOES HIS DEPARTMENT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT AS THEY PREPARE TO IMPLEMENT THESE CUTS? GUEST: HE
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| 00:07:11 |
GUEST
SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION WILL HAVE TO ELIMINATE $1 BILLION TOTAL AND THAT CONFERS THE F.A.A., MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, THERE...
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| 00:07:53 |
HOST
THE SLOWDOWNS IF THE BARGAIN IS TO KEEP TRAVELERS MOVING AND SAFE WHAT HAS TO GIVE? GUEST: WHAT THEY SAY HAS
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| 00:08:02 |
GUEST
TO GIVE IS THE TIME THEY TURN THE PLANES AROUND. HOST: THE
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| 00:08:06 |
HOST
FIRST CALLER IS ANNE IN LAKE ZURICH, ILLINOIS. REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: GOOD
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CALLER
MORNING. HOST: GO
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HOST
AHEAD. CALLER: MY COMMENT IS THAT
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| 00:08:15 |
CALLER
I FIND IT ABSOLUTELY AMAZING THAT THERE IS ALL OF THIS TALK ABOUT HAVOC AND DESTRUCTION TO THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUE AND EVERY OTHER AREA OF THE GOVERNMENT...
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HOST
HOW TRAVEL WOULD BE AFFECTED. ARE YOU A FLIER AND DO YOU HAVE CONCERNS IF CALLER: WE ARE
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CALLER
SUSTAINING RISING GAS PRICES AND NOT FALLING APART. WILL YOU FALL APART WITH A 2% CUT? WE JUST SUSTAINED A 2% CUT? HOST: DO YOU
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| 00:09:08 |
HOST
TAKE FLIGHTS? CALLER: I CAN'T AFFORD TO
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CALLER
FLY. HOST:
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HOST
ARE YOU HEARING A MESSAGE THAT ANNE IS PRESENTING REPEATED BY OTHERS? GUEST: THAT IS THE ARGUMENT
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| 00:09:26 |
GUEST
THAT REPUBLICANS ARE MAKING. THEY ARE ARGUING THAT ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THERE ARE PLACES THAT BUDGETS CAN BE TIGHTENED AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO...
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| 00:09:35 |
HOST
A BREAKOUT FROM THE "U.S.A. TODAY." FRUSTRATED -- HOST:
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| 00:09:45 |
HOST
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SEQUESTER THAT KICKS IN FRIDAY. $85 BILLION OF ACROSS THE BOARD SPENDING CUTS. WE ARE LOOKING AT TRANSPORTATION SPECIFICALLY....
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| 00:10:01 |
HOST
MORNING. I WANT TO SAY TWO THINGS. I JUST WOKE UP SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER. HOWEVER, THESE CUTS ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY...
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| 00:11:26 |
HOST
JUST MOMENT AGO FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD AND HIS BRIEFING TO WHITE HOUSE REPORTERS ON FRIDAY. KEITH LAING IS A REPORTER FOR THE...
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| 00:11:48 |
GUEST
DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THAT. THE CUTS THAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT NOW ARE FROM THEIR 2013 BUDGETS. THE AGENTS WOULD HAVE DISCUSSION ON HOW TO DISTRIBUTE...
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| 00:12:14 |
HOST
WE SAW THE STORY IN "U.S.A. TODAY" WARNING THAT IT COULD BE A PROBLEM, BUT IS THERE A DANGER IN AMERICANS NOT FEELING THE CUTS RIGHT AWAY AND SO THE...
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| 00:12:26 |
GUEST
SOME CRITICISM OF THE WHITE HOUSE CAMPAIGN TO RAISE THE AWARENESS ABOUT THESE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE CRAIG WOLF SO TO SPEAK. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. THERE'S...
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| 00:12:56 |
HOST
WE HAVE THIS FROM FACEBOOK. GUEST: I'M NOT SURE
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| 00:13:04 |
GUEST
WHAT SHE MEANS ABOUT THAT. HOST: IN TERMS
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| 00:13:07 |
HOST
OF FLIERS OR PEOPLE THAT USE THE F.A.A. LIKE THE FIRST CALLER SAID STKHAOEPBT FLY SO THEY MAY NOT BE WORRIED ABOUT IT. GUEST: THE F.A.A. IS SET UP
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GUEST
TO MAINTAIN THE OPERATION OF THE AVIATION SYSTEM SO I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS A USER FEE PER SE. IT IS THERE TO MAKE SURE PLANES ARE NOT COLLIDING...
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| 00:13:30 |
HOST
ALLISON IN MARYLAND ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE.
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CALLER
CALLER: I'M IN VIRGINIA RIGHT NOW. MY QUESTION IS AND I'M INVOLVED IN PAYROLL. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ARE SALARIED SO WITH SALARIES IT DOESN'T MATTER...
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| 00:14:51 |
HOST
ALLISON. GUEST: THERE ARE FEES
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GUEST
THAT GO TO AIRPORT MAINTENANCE AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. I THINK THE ARGUMENT FROM SUPPORTERS OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM WILL MAKE IS THAT THERE'S A NATIONAL...
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| 00:15:14 |
HOST
ROBERT FROM OHIO REPUBLICAN LINE, HIGH THERE FRANK. CALLER: I HAVE TO SAY, I
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| 00:15:22 |
CALLER
THINK THE REPUBLICANS -- THEY TRYING TO SCARE PEOPLE. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE SHOULD CUT OUT OTHER THAN THAT. THEY TRYING NOT TO PUT OUT THERE...
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| 00:16:03 |
HOST
WHAT WOULD MAKE A FINISHES YOUR LIFE FRANK? WHAT WOULD IMPACT THEM AND WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU RETHINK SEQUESTRATION IN A MONTH OR TWO TIME IF THEY WERE...
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| 00:16:18 |
CALLER
OF MIDDLE INCOME FOR PEOPLE. WE'RE PAYING MORE TAXES AND MORE FEES EVERYWHERE AND THE GAS BEING 54 CENTS A GALLON. WE USE A LOT OF GALLONS. WE LIVE...
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| 00:16:54 |
HOST
CONCERNED ABOUT TAXES. HE ALSO BROUGHT UP GAS PRICES AND ROAD TRAVEL. ARE WE HEARING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT OTHER PARTS OF TRANSPORTATION THAT CAN...
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| 00:17:17 |
GUEST
MUCH ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. THERE'S A GAP IN WHAT THE GAS TAX BRINGS IN AND WHAT THE LEVEL OF FUNDING IS NEEDED FOR MAINTAINING THE ROAD SYSTEM. THERE...
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| 00:17:41 |
HOST
HOST: LET'S HEAR FROM CHRIS FROM THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER: ACTUALLY, I
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| 00:17:47 |
CALLER
THOUGHT THAT SECRETARY LAHOOD HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT ROAD CONSTRUCTION THAT WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH HIS DEPARTMENT SINCE GETTING PROPER SHOVEL-READY...
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| 00:18:06 |
GUEST
IS SOMETHING HE'S MENTIONED BUT NOT THE SAME FREQUENCY OR URGENCY HE'S MENTIONED THE AIR TRAVEL CONCERNS. HOST: ANY FOLLOW-UP
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| 00:18:19 |
HOST
FROM YOU? CALLER: I THINK THE WAY
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| 00:18:22 |
CALLER
THAT WORKERS SHOULD APPROACH IT, THEY SHOULD GO TO WORK NOW HOW. CONGRESS HASN'T DONE THEIR JOB. THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM A YEAR IN...
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| 00:18:41 |
HOST
AN OPTION? GUEST: I
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| 00:18:43 |
GUEST
ACTUALLY DON'T THINK THEY WILL BE LEGALLY ABLE TO DO THAT. WHEN F.A.A. WAS PARTIALLY SHUT DOWN FOR TWO WEEKS IN 2011, THOSE WORKERS WERE NOT ALLOWED...
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| 00:19:13 |
HOST
YOU SO MUCH. WE NOW TURN TO LOOK AT EDUCATION. EDUCATION SECRETARY AROUND KNEE DONE -- ARNE DUNCAN WAS
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