Transcripts For CSPAN Capitol Hill Hearings 20120307

prepared for this gym floor in the coaches' room. this is our roots. behind me is part of our family. because this is where we are from. we are in areas in southeastern ohio, where the people who built this country have lived and worked for many, many decades. [cheers and applause] i emperor tigert excited to be here with my family. not just my immediate family, but my mom who is right here. there is my mother, kay, 93. [cheers and applause] and karen's mother and father right over there. thank you. [cheers and applause] i have got my brother here and his family, and karen has several -- she is one of 11 children, so you can imagine. brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews. we have got a great crew back here all behind us, all behind us, because this campaign is about the town's that have been left behind and the families that made those towns the greatest in this country. [cheers and applause] this was a big night tonight. the states, we are going to win a few analysts a few, but it looks like we will get at least a couple of gold medals and a whole bunch of silver medals. [cheers and applause] we can add to iowa, missouri, minnesota, colorado, now oklahoma and tennessee. [cheers and applause] we have one in the west, the midwest, and the south, and we are ready to win across this country. [cheers and applause] i want to thank again my wife. i know that those who have seen her on the campaign trail, the common phrase is more caring, less rick. i am trying to get -- more karen, less rick. i am trying to get better. my biggest supporter, my most important and most honest critic and someone who has kept our family together and continues to do remarkable an incredible things for all of oz. thank you, my love. [cheers and applause] we have almost all of the kids here. where are you? patrick. elizabeth. peter, daniel. they are all wearing buttons for our little bella. so we have everybody here. [cheers and applause] we went up against enormous odds, not just here in the state of ohio, where who knows how much we were outspent, but in every state. there was not a single state in the list i just gave you where i spent more money than the people i was able to defeat to win that state. in every case, we overcame the odds. year in ohio, still too close to call. [cheers and applause] but just like the folks here and throughout the ohio valley and all of the valleys of this country that are the heart and soul of this country, they worked hard, and they overcame odds. that is what we are here to talk about, and that is why we came to steubenville, and that is one reason why i am so proud to have my mother and father-in-law and others on the stage with me. they are part of the greatest generation. [cheers and applause] they preserve the liberty by sacrifice immeasurably to keep this country free. ladies and gentlemen, it is a different battle we are engaged in today, but it is no less a battle for the liberties that this country was founded on. we have a group of people in washington and in other places around this country that believes that they are the ones that should be making the decisions for all of us, and they have systematically gone and grown the size and scale of government to beyond where it was recognizable. we are running deficits where we are borrowing 40 cents of every dollar, and as you look at all of the young people here, the leaders in washington are saying to you, on your tab, and you will pay for this the rest of your life. what right does the government have to do that to the next generation? [crowd grumbles] we have people who believe that america's best days are behind us, that they believe it is no longer possible for a free economy and free people to build strong communities and families and be able to provide for themselves and their neighbors, but we need an increasingly powerful federal government to do this for us. [crowd yells, "no!"] we got into this for a one issue. i have said this. if there was not for me one particular issue that breaks the camel's back with respect to liberty in this country, and that is the issue of obamacare. [crowd yells, "no"] what we will go through in a very short period of time, about 50% of the people depend on some form of government payments or government benefit to pay for them. after obamacare, it will not be 50%. it will be 100%. now, every single american will be looking to the federal government, not to their neighbor, not to their church, not to their business or to their employees your order to the community or nonprofit organization in their community. we will be looking always to those in charge, to those who now say to you that they are the allocator and creator of rights in america. ladies and gentlemen, this is the beginning of the end of freedom in america. once the government has control of your life, then they have got you. that is why we decided to step out. as you look, karen and i have seven children, ages 20 -- [cheers and applause] ages 20 to 3. not exactly the best time to be out running for president of the united states. we have given up our jobs. we are living off of our savings. yes, we are making a little sacrifice for a very, very big goal, and that is replacing this president november of this year. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "rick, rick, rick!"] in order to make that happen, the republican party has to nominate somebody who can talk about the broad vision of what america is. as i talk about in every one of my speeches, i talk about how important it is that we remember who we are. ronald reagan in his farewell address to the american people, worried about whether america would remember what made us great, that we are not a great country because we have got a great and powerful government, we are a great country because we believe that rights do not come from the government, in our founding document as the declaration of independence says that our rights come to us from the creator. [cheers and applause] the government's job in the constitution of this country was intended to do one thing, protect those rights, so each and every one of you would have the opportunity to build their own life, to take your own path, to create a strong family, strong neighborhood, community, state, and country. that is what made america great. we have build a great country from the bottom up, and we need people to go up against president obama and his vision of a top-down government control of not just health care but of energy, manufacturing, financial services, and who knows what else is next? this is a president that believes that he simply is better able to do this then you are, that he will be fairer than you are with your fellow man. ladies and gentlemen, this is an election about fundamental liberty, and a signature piece, the signature piece of legislation that points this out, where you have economic rights created by the government, and then the government using its heavy hand to force you to buy insurance, to force you to take policies that you do not want, and, of course, to force you to take coverage that may even violate your faith convictions. [crowd grumbles] there is only one candidate who can make the case, because i have never been for an individual mandate at the state or federal level. i have never -- [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "rick, rick, rick!"] [cheers and applause] i have never passed a state run health-care system when i was governor, but governor romney did, and now we find out this week, not only he passed it in massachusetts, he advocated for it to be passed in washington, d.c., in the middle of the debate on health care. [crowd boos] it is one thing to have a government-run top-down health care system that you impose, it is another thing to encourage the president to impose the same thing on the american people, and it is another thing yet to go out and tell the american people that you did not do it. we need a person running against president obama who is right on the issues and toward fall with the american public. [cheers and applause] this raise provides a great opportunity for a garrett -- great contrast. big things have to happen in this country to bring us back from the brink of insolvency. big things that to happen so we can secure our freedom, and as i talked about this morning that we have a president that stands with our allies and defends this country and does not apologize for america around the world. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "rick, rick, rick!"] we need a fighter. we need a fighter, someone who learned what america was about by growing up in communities like this, understanding hell america and neighborhoods and families work and believing in them, understanding they are under a lot of stress and strain right now, much put upon them by the government, understanding that that is the greatness of our country. my mom and my mother-in-law and father-in-law represent on this stage the greatest generation -- [cheers and applause] mom's hamming it up a little bit over there. the greatest generation not because they had greater character or courage or perseverance than those of us today. the greatest generation was a great because when freedom was at stake, they rose to meet the call to defend this country. [cheers and applause] at a time in this country when freedom is at stake, and you are all blessed as i am to be here at a time when your country needs you, to be here at a time like the original founders of this country who signed that declaration of independence, to be here at a time when freedom was at stake and people were willing to go out and do heroic and courageous things to win that victory. i want to thank all of you here in ohio for overcoming enormous odds to make this a great night for us here in the buckeye state. [cheers and applause] i want to thank in particular sum up on the stage for all of the help and support for standing up and fighting for me throughout this. thank you. [cheers and applause] tonight, it is clear. it is clear. we have won races all over this country, against the odds, when they thought, ok, he is finally finished. we keep coming back. [cheers and applause] we are in this thing. we are in this thing not because i so badly want to be the most powerful man in this country. it is because i want so badly to return the power to you in this country. [cheers and applause] thank you, steubenville, and god bless america. thank you. ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ♪ we keep our faith when there is no way out when there is little hope, we show no doubt we know the distance, no matter how hard remember who we are we have paid a price to be free remember who we are with our blood, sweat, and tears remember who we are will our children be the ones asking us one day, what we did not do enough, why we gave it all away we keep our faith when there is no way out when there is little hope, we show no doubt we go the distance, no matter how hard remember who we are ♪ ♪ like a phoenix, rising from the ashes, we will run and not be fate -- faint the time has come for taking chances we are the masters of our fate ♪ ♪ >> thank you. ♪ >> you can win tonight. >> i still can. people presumed winner, and here we are in ohio. >> you know it. >> four years ago, i saw bill clinton year. it was on tv. four, man. >> thank you. ohio is looking good, guys. thank you. thank you very much. yes, of course, i do. thank you so much for being here. pennsylvania? >> god bless. >> my son. >> president. >> president. >> thank you, buddy. >> sure. yes, yes, yes. >> i cannot wait. >> how are you? what is your name? hi. so good to meet you. >> pa. >> north of pittsburgh. >> thank you. >> thank you for all of your help. >> i am so sorry. what is his name? thank you. >> i already ship your -- there you go. -- shook your -- there you go. >> thank you. >> so good to see you. >> keep working for us. >> hi, how are you. nice to see you. thank you for being here. thank you. hi. thank you. what is your name? and what is your name? >> a couple of weeks ago. >> yes, yes, yes. >> good, good. i'd love that. >> a i thank you for being here. >> you guys be careful. >> thank you. thank you. >> beautiful. thank you for that. >> thank you. >> hi, how are you? >> working for us in new jersey. >> what happens? >> great. that is all i can say. >> the convention. >> the thank you. >> oklahoma and tennessee? >> senator? ♪ >> 12-1. >> you bet. all right, all right. >> anytime. >> there you go. >> we are praying for you, rick. >> we are praying for you, senator. >> thank you. thank you. thank you for being out here. >> thanks a lot. >> hi, so good to see you. ♪ >> kimberly. >> how are we doing? >> ohio. >> thank you. thank you for having us. >> your family, rick. >> congratulations. >> your family. did they? they were beautiful. >> you are in your element. >> what we have been looking for. >> thank you. >> she is at home with all of her toys. thank you. >> thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you. >> good luck, senator. >> thank you. >> god bless you. >> thank you. god bless you. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney scored victories in virginia, massachusetts, and vermont. the former massachusetts governor spoke to supporters and boston. massachusetts is one of 10 states that held presidential contests on super tuesday. >> what a fabulous welcome form massachusetts. thank you so much. where he is known best, we are winning by 72%. [cheers and applause] >> and there will be more presidential contests. >> 3 win tonight -- three wins tonight and going. this list. in alaska, by the way, they have not even caucused yet, but we are going to thank them anyway. the lieutenant governor, the senator, in georgia, and others, thank you. in idaho, the senator, frank van ded sloot, and in north dakota, if they keep to the senator. in ohio, there ago, the senator, a family, any crawford -- any -- eddie crawford, and honoraria by donald trump. [cheers and applause] . >> he was on the radio for us all of the time in ohio. in oklahoma, thank you to fred and harold and others. in tennessee, the governor, senator alexander, and the commissioner. in vermont, d'arcy johnson, and the state senators. thank you. more states, guys, thank you. in virginia, a big thank-you to governor bob mcdonnell. we love him. [cheers and applause] also, our wonderful friend, and eric cantor. thank you for that endorsement. [cheers and applause] bobby, jack, and finally, massachusetts, thank you. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "we want mitt! , we want mitt!"] i want to thank scott brown, the is going to be your next senator. some of our favorite governors. our hearts go out to paul. the house minority leader. thank you, brad jones. [cheers and applause] chris collins, bob, and a special thank you to the thousands and thousands of volunteers all across this country. we have thousands of people making phone calls. thank you. we could not do it without all of you, so thank you, and we are going to wait for more returns and more good news. thank you. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "mitt, mitt, mitt!"] i have something to say about some of the women we have been hearing from, and you know what women care about? this is what i love. women care about jobs. [cheers and applause] women care about the economy. they care about their children, and they care about the debt, and they are angry, and they are furious about the entitlement to debt we are leaving the children, and this is what we are hearing. this is our message. it is an economic message, and it is about the future, and we know a guy who knows how to fix all of that. i said, "mitt, i never want to do this again," but the reason we are here and the reason i am fighting so hard and we are out there is because i believe he is the only person who can turn around america. so let's let him. [cheers and applause] >> she is the best. she is the best. thank you. [crowd chanting, "go, mitt, go!"] she is the best, and that was my son and his wife and their children. it is great to have my family here and to be back in our home of massachusetts. it is wonderful to be able to go home tonight for the first time in two months. [cheers and applause] ann said it right. what a great night. there are three states under our belt, and we are going to get more of them before this night is over. [cheers and applause] we are so excited to be in the state tonight, celebrating with family and friends who have worked with us tirelessly in this campaign, and is such an honor to read the citizens that i served as governor as part of our cause. your support means everything to ann and me, and i will not let you down. [cheers and applause] tonight, we are doing some counting. we are counting up the delegates for the convention, and it looks good, and we are counting down the days to november, and that is even better. [cheers and applause] we are going to take your votes, a huge vote tonight in massachusetts, and take that victory all of the way to the white house. cheers and applause now, it has been, it has been a long road getting to super tuesday. let me be honest, and my opponents have worked very hard. i want to congratulate newt gingrich on a good night in georgia and rick santorum on his good night and ron paul for his steadfast commitment to our constitution and his strong support, as ever where egos. nice, guys. [cheers and applause] now, we officially started our campaign about nine months ago not very far from here at a farm house in new hampshire. it was a beautiful spring day, full of hope and promise, a day that made as recognize once again how lucky we are to be americans. what we launched that day was an effort not just to win more votes and more delegates. it was the start of an effort to restore the promise of america, a promise that we now -- [cheers and applause] we sounded are clarion call across the country from airports and factory floors and carmax from door-to-door, hardart, face-to-face across the country. i have met with moms and dads and teachers and students and factory workers and business owners. i have listened, and i have learned. i hope i am a better candidate, by the way, for having done all of that. [cheers and applause] i am going to forever be grateful to you for the help you have given to me and grateful for all of the people who helped me in the process and taught me along the way. i met some extraordinary folks. i met someone named norm who represented the spirit that built the country. he did not go to college, did not go to engineering school, but he has 100 patents in his name, and he turned his basement into a very small company that employs a lot of people. it is entrepreneurs like him that are going to get the economy back on track if we can get the government out of the way. [cheers and applause] i have met parents like david macarthur. maybe you saw him on the "huckabee" show, whose children have served the country in war. david's son was seriously injured in afghanistan. he only returned from the front lines to face the new fight to get the medical care that he needed, that he surely has earned, and as i told david, i believe that for those who put everything on the line for us, we up everything to them that they need. !> that's right [cheers and applause] >> americans veterans deserve more than long lines. as president, i am going to make sure they get the care they deserve. [cheers and applause] so in running for office, i have got a chance to meet people like norm and david, and their stories are inspiring. but i've also the people who are hurting under this stagnant economy of obama, and their stories are heartbreaking. some have lost their jobs, others working two jobs just to make ends meet, and some used to be middle income and are struggling again back where they started. as you know, prices for gasoline and clothing and health care keep going up, but their wages did this thing if they are lucky. president obama keeps saying the recovery is here, but for them, the recession is not over, that is foreshore. [crowd boos] americans have always known that the future would be brighter and better. we have believed and a tomorrow of prosperity and security. a deep confidence and a better tomorrow is the basic promise of america, but today, at present -- promise is being threatened by a faltering economy and the failing presidency. to the millions of americans to look around and can only see jobs that cannot get and bills that they cannot pay, i have a message. you have not failed. you have a president that has failed you, and that is going to change. [cheers and applause] >> u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a.! >> when he was campaigning, president obama said he would create jobs, but for months, it is at 8% unemployment. he said he would cut the deficit and have, and he has doubled the. we have seen enough of this president of the last two years to know that we do not need another five. [cheers and applause] >> we need mitt, we need mitt, we need mitt! >> is president has run out of ideas and excuses, and in 2012, we will get him out of the white house. [cheers and applause] now, president obama seems to think he is unresponsive to the constitution or the will of the people. he operates by command rather than a consensus. in his second term, he would be unrestrained by the demands of reelection, and there is one thing we do not need, and that is four more years of barack obama with nothing but -- no one to answer to. he keeps saying that things keep getting better, but 24 million americans are still struggling for work. they are high-fiving each other in the west wing, but 8% unemployment is not the best this nation can do. it is just the best that this administration can do. [cheers and applause] when i am president, this american economy will not be lagging behind. this american economy will be leading the world as it should and will in the future. [cheers and applause] >> mitt, mitt, mitt, mitt, mitt! >> you know -- [cheers and applause] with this administration, the unemployment number is just another inconvenience statistics standing in the wake of a second term, but those numbers are more than date on a spreadsheet. they are faces. you are not forgotten. we will not leave you behind. our campaign is on the move, and real change is finally on the way. [cheers and applause] >> we need mitt, we need mitt, we need mitt! >> these times, these times may be tough, but the citizens still believe in the promise of america, and they deserve a president to believes in them. that is what this campaign is more than just replacing a president. it is about restoring america's promise, and we will do it. >> ago, mitt, go! -- go, mitt, go! >> i have a plan that will deliver more jobs, less debt, and smaller government. president obama raised the debt, and i will cut and cap the budget, finally. [cheers and applause] he passed obamacare. i will repeal obamacare. he lost our aaa credit rating. i will restore our aaa credit rating. [cheers and applause] amazingly, he rejected the keystone pipeline. i will approve this. [cheers and applause] he has stalled the domestic energy production. i will open up our lands for development so we can finally get the energy we need at a price we can afford. [cheers and applause] look, when it comes to the economy -- [crowd chanting, "go, mitt, go!"] >> -- >> i will be worried about your job, not saving my job. and i have a jobs plan that is going to jump-start the economy. president obama wants to raise your taxes. i am going to cut them, across- the-board 20% for every american. [cheers and applause] and, by the way, i am going to repeal the alternative minimum tax and finally abolished the death tax. [cheers and applause] the president -- i will cut taxes for job creators. [cheers and applause] the president wants to raise taxes on savings and investment. i will help middle-class families save and invest tax- free. [cheers and applause] you know, it is interesting. after three years, this president does not has a single serious proposals for saving medicare and social security. i have a plan to save both of them, and i have the courage to put that on the table, and we will win with the truth. [cheers and applause] as president, i will get our economy back on track and get our citizens back to work, and unlike president obama, i actually have the experience to deliver on that promise. [cheers and applause] as you know, i spent 25 years in business. i have been the leader of the olympics and the leader of this great state where we are tonight. i have cut taxes 19 times here. i turned a budget shortfall into a surplus. i know what kills jobs, and i know what can help create jobs. i stand ready to lead our party, and i stand ready to lead our nation to prosperity. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "all the way! all the way!"] i am said it before, and this is not just about a name on the ballot. there is an unshakable optimism that lies within the heart of every american citizen. we know our future is brighter and better. we have been knocked down. we have been tested, but we do not accept that america has limits. we know that this is a land of opportunity. we still get up every morning and thank god that we are americans. [cheers and applause] >> usa, usa, usa, usa, usa, usa, usa, usa! >> they also know that with strong leadership, but a president to tell the truth, a president to live with integrity that our greatest days are ahead of us, thanks to the american people, and tonight, we have taken one more step towards restoring the promise of tomorrow. tomorrow, we wake up and start again, and tomorrow, we will do this and, and so we will go day- by-day, dora by door, heart by heart. there will be good days and bad days, never enough time to get everything done, but on november 6, we are going to stand united, not only having one elections but having said the future. [cheers and applause] it is time to believe in ourselves. it is time to believe in ourselves and believe in america, and i am asking you to join our cause. we need your energy and your conviction and your commitment. i am asking you to pledge your support and -- at mittromney.com, and joined in the fight for freedom and ensure that tomorrow is better than today. let's go forward and restore the promise of america together. let's fight for the america we love. thank you, and god bless this great land. thank you, guys. [cheers and applause] ♪ freei was born born free born free >> go, mitt, go, go, mitt, go! ♪ >> thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> ♪ i was born free i was born free i was born free i am not good at long goodbyes, but look down deep into my eyes of was born free -- i was born free ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] [whistling] ♪ calm, facing danger lost like an unknown stranger grateful for my time with no regrets close to my destination tired, frail, and 18 waiting patiently for the sun to set and when it is done believe that i will yell it from the mountain high i was born free i was born free born free ♪ i was born free i was born free born free born free and oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ ♪ all we need is music, sweet music there will be music everywhere there will be swinging, swaying, and records playing dancing in the street ♪ dancing in the street dancing in this trade this is an invitation, across the nation a chance for folks to meet there will be laughing, singing, and dancing in the street philadelphia, croupier baltimore and d.c. now cannot afford it the motor city all we need is music, sweet music there will be music everywhere there will be swinging, swaying, and records playing dancing in the streets ♪ everywhere around the world they are dancing, dancing in the strait -- st. >> para be more presidential coverage on saturday. next week, caucuses and hawaii and the american samoa. later in the month, an illinois hold its primary. for more information, and go to c-span.org/campaign2012. >> president obama held a news conference today about the republican presidential primary. that is next. then it david cameron takes questions on iran and syria. >> i believe it is possible that we will come because of the kinds of plants that you and i wanted to be. >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 40 menu ran for office and lost. go to our website to see video of the contenders to have a lasting impact on american politics. >> the leaders have the ability to go to work effectively and immediately to ensure proper respect. >> president obama spoke to reporters at the white house. he talked about a new mortgage assistance program aimed at providing mortgage relief to members of the military and veterans purity of the to questions on gas and oil prices. this is 45 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. now, i understand there are some political contests going on tonight, but i thought i'd start the day off by taking a few questions, which i'm sure will not be political in nature. before i do, i want to make a few announcements about some steps we're taking to help responsible homeowners who've been struggling through this housing crisis. we've clearly seen some positive economic news over the last few months. businesses have created about 3. 7 million new jobs over the last two years. manufacturers are hiring for the first time since the 1990s. the auto industry is back and hiring more than 200,000 people over the last few years. confidence is up. and the economy is getting stronger. but there are still millions of americans who can't find a job. there are millions more who are having a tough time making the rent or the mortgage, paying for gas or groceries. so our job in washington isn't to sit back and do nothing. and it's certainly not to stand in the way of this recovery. right now we've got to do everything we can to speed it up. now, congress did the right thing when they passed part of my jobs plan and prevented a tax hike on 160 million working americans this year. and that was a good first step. but it's not enough. they can't just stop there and wait for the next election to come around. there are a few things they can do right now that could make a real difference in people's lives. this congress should, once and for all, end tax breaks for companies that are shipping jobs overseas, and use that money to reward companies that are creating jobs here in the united states. i've put forward a proposal that does just that, and there's no reason why congress can't come together and start acting on it. this congress could hold a vote on the buffett rule so that we don't have billionaires paying a lower tax rate than their secretaries. that's just common sense. the vast majority of americans believe it's common sense. and if we're serious about paying down our deficit, it's as good a place to start as any. and finally, this congress should pass my proposal to give every responsible homeowner a chance to save an average of $3,000 a year by refinancing their mortgage at historically low rates. no red tape. no runaround from the banks. if you've been on time on your payments, if you've done the right thing, if you've acted responsibly, you should have a chance to save that money on your home -- perhaps to build up your equity, or just to have more money in your pocket that you can spend on businesses in your community. that would make a huge difference for millions of american families. now, if congress refuses to act, i've said that i'll continue to do everything in my power to act without them. last fall, we announced an initiative that allows millions of responsible homeowners to refinance at low interest rates. today we're taking it a step further -- we are cutting by more than half the refinancing fees that families pay for loans ensured by the federal housing administration. that's going to save the typical family in that situation an extra $1,000 a year, on top of the savings that they'd also receive from refinancing. that would make refinancing even more attractive to more families. it's like another tax cut that will put more money in people's pockets. we're going to do this on our own. we don't need congressional authorization to do it. we're also taking a series of steps to help homeowners who have served our country. it is unconscionable that members of our armed forces and their families have been some of those who have been most susceptible to losing their homes due to the actions of unscrupulous banks and mortgage lenders. over the last few years that happened -- a lot. so as part of the landmark settlement we reached with some of the nation's largest banks a few weeks ago, here's what we're going to do, if you are a member of the armed forces whose home was wrongfully foreclosed, you will be substantially compensated for what the bank did to you and your family. if you are a member of the armed forces with a high interest rate who was wrongfully denied the chance to lower it while you were in active serve, which banks are required to do by law, the banks will refund you the money you would have saved along with a significant penalty. the settlement will make sure that you aren't forced into foreclosure just because you have a permanent change in station but can't sell your home because you owe more than it's worth. some of the money will also go into a fund that guarantees loans on favorable terms to our veterans, and there will be more foreclosure protections for every man and woman who is currently serving this country in harm's way. amount said before, no of money is going to be enough to make it right for a family who has had their piece of the american dream wrongfully taken away from them, and no action -- no matter how meaningful -- will entirely heal our housing market on its own. this is not something the government by itself can solve. but i'm not one of those people who believe that we should just sit by and wait for the housing market to hit bottom. there are real things that we can do right now that would make a substantial difference in the lives of innocent, responsible homeowners. that's true in housing, and that's true in any number of different areas when it comes to ensuring that this recovery touches as many lives as possible. that's going to be my top priority as long as i hold this office, and i will do everything i can to make that progress. so with that i'm going to take some questions, and i will start with mike viqueira. >> yes, sir. on the middle east and as it relates to american politics, a little less than a year ago moammar qaddafi gave a speech, and he said he was going to send his forces to benghazi, he was going to rout opponents from their bedrooms and he was going to shoot them. you frequently cited that speech as a justification for nato, the no-fly zone and military action against libya. in syria, bashar al assad is killing people. there's a massacre underway. and your critics here in the united states, including, most notably, john mccain, said you should start air strikes now. and on iran, mitt romney, on sunday, went so far as to say that if you are re-elected, iran will get a bomb and the world will change. how do you respond to those criticisms? >> all right, mike, you've asked a couple of questions there, so let me -- let's start with the iran situation since that's been the topic in the news for the last few days. when i came into office, iran was unified, on the move, had made substantial progress on its nuclear program, and the world was divided in terms of how to deal with it. what we've been able to do over the last three years is mobilize unprecedented, crippling sanctions on iran. iran is feeling the bite of these sanctions in a substantial way. the world is unified, iran is politically isolated. and what i have said is, is that we will not countenance iran getting a nuclear weapon. my policy is not containment, my policy is to prevent them from getting a nuclear weapon -- because if they get a nuclear weapon that could trigger an arms race in the region, it would undermine our non- proliferation goals, it could potentially fall into the hands of terrorists. and we've been in close consultation with all our allies, including israel, in moving this strategy forward. at this stage, it is my belief that we have a window of opportunity where this can still be resolved diplomatically. that's not just my view. that's the view of our top intelligence officials, it's the view of top israeli intelligence officials. and, as a consequence, we are going to continue to apply the pressure even as we provide a door for the iranian regime to walk through where they could rejoin the community of nations by giving assurances to the international community that they're meeting their obligations and they are not pursuing a nuclear weapon. that's my track record. now, what's said on the campaign trail -- those folks don't have a lot of responsibilities. they're not commander-in-chief. and when i see the casualness with which some of these folks talk about war, i'm reminded of the costs involved in war. i'm reminded that the decision that i have to make in terms of sending our young men and women into battle, and the impacts that has on their lives, the impact it has on our national security, the impact it has on our economy. this is not a game. there's nothing casual about it. and when i see some of these folks who have a lot of bluster and a lot of big talk, but when you actually ask them specifically what they would do, it turns out they repeat the things that we've been doing over the last three years, it indicates to me that that's more about politics than actually trying to solve a difficult problem. now, the one thing that we have not done is we haven't launched a war. if some of these folks think that it's time to launch a war, they should say so. and they should explain to the american people exactly why they would do that and what the consequences would be. everything else is just talk. >> that goes to syria as well? >> with respect to syria, what's happening in syria is heartbreaking and outrageous, and what you've seen is the international community mobilize against the assad regime. and it's not a question of when assad leaves -- or if assad leaves -- it's a question of when. he has lost the legitimacy of his people. and the actions that he's now taking against his own people is inexcusable, and the world community has said so in a more or less unified voice. on the other hand, for us to take military action unilaterally, as some have suggested, or to think that somehow there is some simple solution, i think is a mistake. what happened in libya was we mobilized the international community, had a u.n.security council mandate, had the full cooperation of the region, arab states, and we knew that we could execute very effectively in a relatively short period of time. this is a much more complicated situation. so what we've done is to work with key arab states, key international partners -- hillary clinton was in tunisia -- to come together and to mobilize and plan how do we support the opposition, how do we provide humanitarian assistance, how do we continue the political isolation, how do we continue the economic isolation. and we are going to continue to work on this project with other countries. and it is my belief that, ultimately, this dictator will fall, as dictators in the past have fallen. but the notion that the way to solve every one of these problems is to deploy our military, that hasn't been true in the past and it won't be true now. we've got to think through what we do through the lens of what's going to be effective, but also what's critical for u.s.security interests. jake tapper. >> thank you, mr. president. what kind of assurances did you give prime minister netanyahu about the role that the u.s.would play if diplomacy and economic sanctions fail to work to convince iran's leaders to change their behavior, and israel goes ahead and prepares to strike a nuclear facility? what kind of assurances did you tell him? and shouldn't we -- i recognize the difference between debate and bluster -- but shouldn't we be having in this country a vigorous debate about what could happen in the case of a middle east war in a way that, sadly, we did not do before going into iraq? nowell, i think there's doubt that those who are suggesting, or proposing, or beating the drums of war should explain clearly to the american people what they think the costs and benefits would be. i'm not one of those people -- because what i've said is, is that we have a window through which we can resolve this issue peacefully. we have put forward an international framework that is applying unprecedented pressure. the iranians just stated that they are willing to return to the negotiating table. and we've got the opportunity, even as we maintain that pressure, to see how it plays out. i'm not going to go into the details of my conversation with prime minister netanyahu. but what i said publicly doesn't differ greatly from what i said privately. israel is a sovereign nation that has to make its own decisions about how best to preserve its security. and as i said over the last several days, i am deeply mindful of the historical precedents that weigh on any prime minister of israel when they think about the potential threats to israel and the jewish homeland. what i've also said is that because sanctions are starting to have significant effect inside of iran -- and that's not just my assessment, that's, i think, a uniform assessment -- because the sanctions are going to be even tougher in the coming months, because they're now starting to affect their oil industry, their central bank, and because we're now seeing noises about them returning to the negotiating table, that it is deeply in everybody's interests -- the united states, israel and the world's -- to see if this can be resolved in a peaceful fashion. and so this notion that somehow we have a choice to make in the next week or two weeks, or month or two months, is not borne out by the facts. and the argument that we've made to the israelis is that we have made an unprecedented commitment to their security. there is an unbreakable bond between our two countries, but one of the functions of friends is to make sure that we provide honest and unvarnished advice in terms of what is the best approach to achieve a common goal -- particularly one in which we have a stake. this is not just an issue of israeli interest, this is an issue of u.s.interests. it's also not just an issue of consequences for israel if action is taken prematurely. there are consequences to the united states as well. and so i do think that any time we consider military action that the american people understand there's going to be a price to pay. sometimes it's necessary. but we don't do it casually. when i visit walter reed, when i sign letters to families that haven't -- whose loved ones have not come home, i am reminded that there is a cost. sometimes we bear that cost. but we think it through. we don't play politics with it. when we have in the past -- when we haven't thought it through and it gets wrapped up in politics, we make mistakes. and typically, it's not the folks who are popping off who pay the price. it's these incredible men and women in uniform and their families who pay the price. and as a consequence, i think it's very important for us to take a careful, thoughtful, sober approach to what is a real problem. and that's what we've been doing over the last three years. that's what i intend to keep doing. >> sir, i'm sorry, if i could just quickly follow up -- you didn't -- >> jake -- >> you might not be beating the drums of war, but you did very publicly say, we've got israel's back. what does that mean? >> what it means is, is that, historically, we have always cooperated with israel with respect to the defense of israel, just like we do with a whole range of other allies -- just like we do with great britain, just like we do with japan. and that broad statement i think is confirmed when you look at what we've done over the last three years on things like iron dome that prevents missiles from raining down on their small towns along border regions of israel, that potentially land on schools or children or families. and we're going to continue that unprecedented security -- security commitment. it was not a military doctrine that we were laying out for any particular military action. it was a restatement of our consistent position that the security of israel is something i deeply care about, and that the deeds of my administration over the last three years confirms how deeply we care about it. that's a commitment we've made. jackie. where's jackie? there you are. >> with the news this morning that the u.s.and its allies are returning to the table, are taking up iran's offer to talk again, more than a year after those talks broke up in frustration, is this israel's -- iran's last chance to negotiate an end to this nuclear question? and you said three years ago -- nearly three years ago, in a similar one-on-one meeting with prime minister netanyahu, that the time for talk -- by the end of that year, 2009, you would be considering whether iran was negotiating in good faith. and you said at that time that "we're not going to have talks forever." so here we are nearly three years later. is this it? and did you think you would be here three years after those first talks? >> you know, there is no doubt that over the last three years when iran has engaged in negotiations there has been hemming and hawing and stalling and avoiding the issues in ways that the international community has concluded were not serious. and my expectations, given the consequences of inaction for them, the severe sanctions that are now being applied, the huge toll it's taking on their economy, the degree of isolation that they're feeling right now -- which is unprecedented -- they understand that the world community means business. to resolve this issue will require iran to come to the table and discuss in a clear and forthright way how to prove to the international community that the intentions of their nuclear program are peaceful. they know how to do that. this is not a mystery. and so it's going to be very important to make sure that, on an issue like this -- there are complexities, it obviously has to be methodical. i don't expect a breakthrough in a first meeting, but i think we will have a pretty good sense fairly quickly as to how serious they are about resolving the issue. and there are steps that they can take that would send a signal to the international community and that are verifiable, that would allow them to be in compliance with international norms, in compliance with international mandates, abiding by the non- proliferation treaty, and provide the world an assurance that they're not pursuing a nuclear weapon. they know how to do it, and the question is going to be whether in these discussions they show themselves moving clearly in that direction. ed henry. >> thank you, mr. president. i wanted to follow up on israel and iran because you have said repeatedly you have israel's back. and so i wonder why, three years in office, you have not visited israel as president. and related to iran and israel, you have expressed concern about this loose talk of war, as you call it, driving up gas prices further. your critics will say on capitol hill that you want gas prices to go higher because you have said before, that will wean the american people off fossil fuels, onto renewable fuels. how do you respond to that? >> ed, just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the united states going into reelection wants gas prices to go up higher? is that -- is there anybody here who thinks that makes a lot of sense? look, here's the bottom line with respect to gas prices. i want gas prices lower because they hurt families, because i meet folks every day who have to drive a long way to get to work and them filling up this gas tank gets more and more painful, and it's a tax out of their pocketbooks, out of their paychecks, and a lot of folks are already operating on the margins right now. and it's not good for the overall economy, because when gas prices go up, consumer spending oftentimes pulls back. and we're in the midst right now of a recovery that is starting to build up steam, and we don't want to reverse it. what i have also said about gas prices is that there is no silver bullet and the only way we're going to solve this problem over the medium and long term is with an all-of-the- above strategy that says we're going to increase production -- which has happened, we are going to make sure that we are conserving energy -- that's why we doubled fuel efficiency standards on cars, which will save consumers about $1. 7 trillion and take about 12 billion barrels of oil offline, which will help to reduce prices -- and we're going develop clean energy technologies that allow us to continue to use less oil. and we've made progress. i mean, the good news is, 2010, first time in a decade that our oil imports were actually below 50 percent, and they have kept on going down. and we're going to keep on looking at every strategy we can to, yes, reduce the amount of oil that we use, while maintaining our living standards and maintaining our productivity and maintaining our economic growth, and we're going to do everything we can to make sure that consumers aren't hurt by it. now, there are some short-term steps that we're looking at with respect to -- for example, there are certain potential bottlenecks in refineries around the country that we've been concerned about. we're concerned about what's happening in terms of production around the world. it's not just what's happening in the gulf. you've had, for example, in sudan, some oil that's been taken offline that's helping to restrict supply. so we're going to look at a whole range of measures -- including, by the way, making sure that my attorney general is paying attention to potential speculation in the oil markets. i've asked him to reconstitute a task force that's examining that. but we go through this every year. we've gone through this for 30 years. and if we are going to be competitive, successful, and make sure families are protected over the long term, then we've got to make sure that we've got a set of options that reduce our overall dependence on oil. and with respect to israel, i am not the first president who has been unable, because of a whole range of issues, not to visit israel as president in their first term. i visited israel twice as senator, once right before i became president. the measure of my commitment to israel is not measured by a single visit. the measure of my commitment to israel is seen in the actions that i've taken as president of the united states. and it is indisputable that i've had israel's back over the last three years. aamer madhani. >> thank you, mr. president. do you believe rush limbaugh's apology to the georgetown law student was sufficient and heartfelt? do you agree with the decision of the growing number of sponsors that have decided to drop his show or stop supporting his show? and has there been a double standard on this issue? liberal commentators have made similarly provocative or distasteful statements and there hasn't been such an outrage. >> i'm not going to comment on what sponsors decide to do. i'm not going to comment on either the economics or the politics of it. i don't know what's in rush limbaugh's heart, so i'm not going to comment on the sincerity of his apology. what i can comment on is the fact that all decent folks can agree that the remarks that were made don't have any place in the public discourse. and the reason i called ms. fluke is because i thought about malia and sasha, and one of the things i want them to do as they get older is to engage in issues they care about, even ones i may not agree with them on. i want them to be able to speak their mind in a civil and thoughtful way. and i don't want them attacked or called horrible names because they're being good citizens. and i wanted sandra to know that i thought her parents should be proud of her, and that we want to send a message to all our young people that being part of a democracy involves argument and disagreements and debate, and we want you to be engaged, and there's a way to do it that doesn't involve you being demeaned and insulted, particularly when you're a private citizen. jessica yellin. >> bill mahr apologized for what he said about -- (inaudible) -- should apologize for what they said about that? >> jessica. >> thank you, mr. president. >> thank you. >> top democrats have said that republicans on a similar issue are engaged in a war on women. some top republicans say it's more like democrats are engaged in a war for the women's vote. as you talk about loose talk of war in another arena and women are -- this could raise concerns among women, do you agree with the chair of your democratic national committee that there is a war on women? >> here is what i think. women are going to make up their own mind in this election about who is advancing the issues that they care most deeply about. and one of the things i've learned being married to michelle is i don't need to tell her what it is that she thinks is important. and there are millions of strong women around the country who are going to make their own determination about a whole range of issues. it's not going to be narrowly focused just on contraception. it's not going to be driven by one statement by one radio announcer. it is going to be driven by their view of what's most likely to make sure they can help support their families, make their mortgage payments, who's got a plan to ensure that middle-class families are secure over the long term, what's most likely to result in their kids being able to get the education they need to compete. and i believe that democrats have a better story to tell to women about how we're going to solidify the middle class and grow this economy, make sure everybody has a fair shot, everybody is doing their fair share, and we got a fair set of rules of the road that everybody has to follow. so i'm not somebody who believes that women are going to be single-issue voters. they never have been. but i do think that we've got a strong story to tell when it comes to women. >> would you prefer this language be changed? >> jessica, as you know, if i start being in the business of arbitrating -- >> you talk about civility. >> and what i do is i practice it. and so i'm going to try to lead by example in this situation, as opposed to commenting on every single comment that's made by either politicians or pundits. i would be very busy. i would not have time to do my job. that's your job, to comment on what's said by politicians and pundits. all right. lori montenegro. >> mr. president, thank you. >> there you go. >> mr. president, polls are showing that latino voters seem to be favoring your reelection over a republican alternative. yet some of them are still disappointed, others have said, about a promise that you've made on immigration reform that has yet to come to pass. if you are reelected, what would be your strategy, what would you do different to get immigration reform passed through the congress, especially if both houses continue as they are right now, which is split? >> well, first of all, just substantively, every american should want immigration reform. we've got a system that's broken. we've got a system in which you have millions of families here in this country who are living in the shadows, worried about deportation. you've got american workers that are being undercut because those undocumented workers can be hired and the minimum wage laws may not be observed, overtime laws may not be observed. you've got incredibly talented people who want to start businesses in this country or to work in this country, and we should want those folks here in the united states. but right now, the legal immigration system is so tangled up that it becomes very difficult for them to put down roots here. so we can be a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. and it is not just a hispanic issue -- this is an issue for everybody. this is an american issue that we need to fix. now, when i came into office i said i am going to push to get this done. we didn't get it done. and the reason we haven't gotten it done is because what used to be a bipartisan agreement that we should fix this ended up becoming a partisan issue. i give a lot of credit to my predecessor, george bush, and his political advisors who said this should not be just something the democrats support, the republican party is invested in this as well. that was good advice then, it would be good advice now. and my hope is, is that after this election, the latino community will have sent a strong message that they want a bipartisan effort to pass comprehensive immigration reform that involves making sure we've got tough border security -- and this administration has done more for border security than just about anybody -- that we are making sure that companies aren't able to take advantage of undocumented workers, that we've got strong laws in place, and that we've got a path so that all those folks whose kids often are u.s.citizens, who are working with us, living with us and in our communities, and not breaking the law, and trying to do their best to raise their families, that they've got a chance to be a fuller part of our community. so, what do i think will change? >> what would you do differently? >> what i will do -- look, we're going to be putting forward, as we've done before, a framework, a proposal, legislation that can move it -- move the ball forward and actually get this thing done. but ultimately, i can't vote for republicans. they're going to have to come to the conclusion that this is good for the country and that this is something that they themselves think is important. and depending on how congress turns out, we'll see how many republican votes we need to get it done. norah o'donnell. how are you? >> thank you, mr. president. today is super tuesday, so i wonder if you might weigh in on some of your potential republican opponents. mitt romney has criticized you on iran and said, "hope is not a foreign policy." he also said that you are "america's most feckless president since carter." what would you like to say to mr. romney? >> good luck tonight. >> no, really. >> really. lynn, since you've been hollering and you're from my hometown, make it a good one. >> my question is about the switch of the g8 summit from chicago to camp david. a reason given from the white house is that now you wanted a more intimate summit. people of chicago would like to know what do you know now that you did not know when you booked hometown chicago for the g8 that led to the switch? and what role did security threats possibly play in the decision? >> well, keep in mind, lynn, we're still going to be showing up with a whole bunch of world leaders. we've got this nato summit. typically what's happened is, is that we try to attach the g8 summit to the nato summit so that the leaders in the g8 summit don't have to travel twice to whatever location. so last year, in france, we combined a g8 with a nato summit. we'll do so again. i have to say, this was an idea that was brought to me after the initial organizing of the nato summit. somebody pointed out that i hadn't had any of my counterparts, who i've worked with now for three years, up to camp david. g8 tends to be a more informal setting in which we talk about a wide range of issues in a pretty intimate way. and the thinking was that people would enjoy being in a more casual backdrop. i think the weather should be good that time of year. it will give me a chance to spend time with mr. putin, the new russian president. and from there, we will then fly to chicago. i always have confidence in chicago being able to handle security issues. whether it's taste of chicago or lollapalooza -- (laughter) -- r bull's championships, we know how to deal with a crowd. and i'm sure that your new mayor will be quite attentive to detail in making sure that everything goes off well. all right? okay. go ahead, last one, last question. >> thank you. mr. president, just to continue on that -- when the nato leaders gather in chicago in may, do you expect that they'll be able to agree on a transition strategy? and are you concerned at all that the koran burning and the episodes that have followed since then threaten your ability to negotiate with partners? >> well, keep in mind that the transition policy was in place and established at lisbon, and we've been following that strategy that calls for us turning over increasing responsibility to afghans and a full transition so that our combat role is over by the end of 2014. and our coalition partners have agreed to it. they are sticking with it. that continues to be the plan. what we are now going to be doing over the next -- at this nato meeting and planning for the next two years, is to make sure that that transition is not a cliff, but that there are benchmarks and steps that are taken along the way, in the same way that we reduced our role in iraq so that it is gradual, afghan capacity is built, the partnering with afghan security forces is effective, that we are putting in place the kinds of support structures that are needed in order for the overall strategy to be effective. now, yes, the situation with the koran burning concerns me. i think that it is an indication of the challenges in that environment, and it's an indication that now is the time for us to transition. obviously, the violence directed at our people is unacceptable. and president karzai acknowledged that. but what is also true is president karzai i think is eager for more responsibility on the afghan side. we're going to be able to find a mechanism whereby afghans understand their sovereignty is being respected and that they're going to be taking a greater and greater role in their own security. that i think is in the interest of afghans. it's also in our interests. and i'm confident we can execute, but it's not going to be a smooth path. there are going to be bumps along the road just as there were in iraq. >> well, are these bumps along the road, or are you seeing a deterioration in the relationship, based on the koran burning itself, the violence that has followed, that inhibits your ability to work out things like how to hand off the detention center? >> no, i -- none of this stuff is easy, and it never has been. and obviously, the most recent riots or protests against the koran burning were tragic, but remember, this happened a while back when a pastor in florida threatened to burn a koran. in iraq, as we were making this transition, there were constant crises that would pop up and tragic events that would take place and there would be occasional setbacks. but what i've tried to do is to set a course, make sure that up and down the chain of command everybody knows what our broader strategy is. and one of the incredible things about our military is that when they know what our objective is, what our goal is, regardless of the obstacles that they meet along the way, they get the job done. and i think that president karzai understands that we are interested in a strategic partnership with the afghan people and the afghan government. we are not interested in staying there any longer than is necessary to assure that al qaeda is not operating there, and that there is sufficient stability that it doesn't end up being a free-for-all after isaf has left. and so we share interests here. it will require negotiations, and there will be time where things don't look as smooth as i'd like. that's kind of the deal internationally on a whole range of these issues. all right? thank you guys. oh, can i just make one other comment? i want to publicly express condolences to the family of donald payne, congressman from new jersey -- a wonderful man, did great work, both domestically and internationally. he was a friend of mine. and so my heart goes out to his family and to his colleagues. all right. wags tomorrow, lb will be joined by paul brown, a republican -- on washington journal tomorrow, we will be joined by paul brown, a republican. you can call limit their questions about foreign policy to ben cardin of maryland. "washington journal" is like every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> there is a real anxiety within a substantial part of black america when confronting black americans who are successful in the wider society. there is this anxiety to be successful, especially if you are in a predominantly white setting, to get the backing of white people, to get the trust of white people. what do you have to do? what did you have to do to get the trust? there is this fear that when the things you had to do was to be tray in some form your community. >> the focus on the worst of just one of there appeared this month, randall kennedy spoke about race, politics, and the obama administration. what it online at the san video library. we did watch it on line at the c-span video library. >> david cameron fielded questions on foreign policy for members of the british liaison committee. this 30 minute portion of the hearing focused on syria and iran. the primary minister appearance is a tradition that began with prime minister tony blair. it was he who carried through the system. most people regard it as the most of against reforms. >> when i city politics, i remember learning about these great reforms. they see what in effect it had have. issue is one of those read -- it was one of the reforms that has really endorse it. there was some advice. the call the executive into account. >> thank you. >> i am turning to a very serious matter. i thought we would begin today with the rising situation in syria. >> 6000 people are reported to being killed. to the cause for action grows. the russians and chinese are using their veto. you told the house he would have a phone conversation to congratulate him on his election. did you have a chance to talk about syria? do you have any optimism? >> i did discuss the issue of syria with president petition and dmitry medvedev yesterday. what happened is absolutely appalling. but jury is criminal. they bestowed a resolution that would have helped. i think we do need to try and persuade the russians that what ever we are going to agree that we have to persuade them that it is essential of humanitarian access. there is no doubt that whatever one thinks of the russians, they are wrong to take the position. they have considerable influence in syria. i think they can make a difference. >> did you get any advice? >> i did not sense any sign that they should not appear it the agree that our foreign ministers would talk. -- i did not send any sign that they should not. they agree that our foreign ministers would top. we want to see the regime accounted for the crimes. we want to see a transition that means the stock has to go. there at the end of getting a resolution that other countries can agree that would provide a combination of violence and humanitarian access. >> can we have a look at what we can do? there is the possibility of further support for the rebels. what exactly does he have in mind here? >> what would be welcome if there was a clear establishment of to the opposition are and there is a sense that they are representative of a future for syria that would be democratic and open and tolerant of minorities. we compare with the situation in libya, i think they did a good job of bringing the elements together in giving the world someone to talk to. there is more work that we need to do to understand the various elements of the opposition and encourage them to come together and present on a united front we can work quickly. the european countries have an arms embargo that is applied. i think there are lots of things we can do to build a diplomatic support for the syrian opposition. >> he mentioned the arms embargo. this is a general embargo on weapons to syria. . >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney scored victories in virginia, massachusetts, and vermont. the former massachusetts governor spoke to supporters and boston. massachusetts is one of 10 states that held presidential contests on super tuesday. [applause] >> what a fabulous welcome form massachusetts. thank you so much. where he is known best, we are winning by 72%. [cheers and applause] >> and there will be more presidential contests. >> three wins tonight and going. in alaska, by the way, they have not even caucused yet, but we are going to thank them anyway. the lieutenant governor, the senator, in georgia, and others, thank you. in idaho, the senator, frank van der sloot, and in north dakota, a thank you to the senator. in ohio, the senator, a family, eddie crawford, and honorary donald trump. [cheers and applause] >> he was on the radio for us all of the time in ohio. in oklahoma, thank you to fred and harold and others. in tennessee, the governor, senator alexander, and the commissioner. in vermont, darcy johnson, and the state senators. thank you. more states, guys, thank you. in virginia, a big thank-you to governor bob mcdonnell. we love him. [cheers and applause] also, our wonderful friend, and eric cantor. thank you for that endorsement. [cheers and applause] bobby, jack, and finally, massachusetts, thank you. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "we want mitt!, we want mitt!"] i want to thank scott brown, who is going to be your next senator. some of our favorite governors. our hearts go out to paul. the house minority leader. thank you, brad jones. [cheers and applause] chris collins, bob, and a special thank you to the thousands and thousands of volunteers all across this country. we have thousands of people making phone calls. thank you. we could not do it without all of you, so thank you, and we are going to wait for more returns and more good news. thank you. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "mitt, mitt, mitt!"] i have something to say about some of the women we have been hearing from, and you know what women care about? this is what i love. women care about jobs. [cheers and applause] women care about the economy. they care about their children, and they care about the debt, and they are angry, and they are furious about the entitlement to debt we are leaving the children, and this is what we are hearing. this is our message. it is an economic message, and it is about the future, and we know a guy who knows how to fix all of that. i said, "mitt, i never want to do this again," but the reason we are here and the reason i am fighting so hard and we are out there is because i believe he is the only person who can turn around america. so let's let him. [cheers and applause] >> she is the best. she is the best. thank you. [crowd chanting, "go, mitt, go!"] she is the best, and that was my son and his wife and their children. it is great to have my family here and to be back in our home of massachusetts. it is wonderful to be able to go home tonight for the first time in two months. [cheers and applause] ann said it right. what a great night. there are three states under our belt, and we are going to get more of them before this night is over. [cheers and applause] we are so excited to be in the state tonight, celebrating with family and friends who have worked with us tirelessly in this campaign, and is such an honor to read the citizens that i served as governor as part of our cause. your support means everything to ann and me, and i will not let you down. [cheers and applause] tonight, we are doing some counting. we are counting up the delegates for the convention, and it looks good, and we are counting down the days to november, and that is even better. [cheers and applause] we are going to take your votes, a huge vote tonight in massachusetts, and take that victory all of the way to the white house. cheers and applause now, it has been, it has been a long road getting to super tuesday. let me be honest, and my opponents have worked very hard. i want to congratulate newt gingrich on a good night in georgia and rick santorum on his good night and ron paul for his steadfast commitment to our constitution and his strong support, as ever where egos. nice, guys. [cheers and applause] now, we officially started our campaign about nine months ago not very far from here at a farm house in new hampshire. it was a beautiful spring day, full of hope and promise, a day that made as recognize once again how lucky we are to be americans. what we launched that day was an effort not just to win more votes and more delegates. it was the start of an effort to restore the promise of america, a promise that we now -- [cheers and applause] we sounded are clarion call across the country from airports and factory floors and from door-to-door, heart to heart, face-to-face across the country. i have met with moms and dads and teachers and students and factory workers and business owners. i have listened, and i have learned. i hope i am a better candidate, by the way, for having done all of that. [cheers and applause] i am going to forever be grateful to you for the help you have given to me and grateful for all of the people who helped me in the process and taught me along the way. i met some extraordinary folks. i met someone named norm who represented the spirit that built the country. he did not go to college, did not go to engineering school, but he has 100 patents in his name, and he turned his basement into a very small company that employs a lot of people. it is entrepreneurs like him that are going to get the economy back on track if we can get the government out of the way. [cheers and applause] i have met parents like david macarthur. maybe you saw him on the "huckabee" show, whose children have served the country in war. david's son was seriously injured in afghanistan. he only returned from the front lines to face the new fight to get the medical care that he needed, that he surely has earned, and as i told david, i believe that for those who put everything on the line for us, we up everything to them that they need. >> that's right! [cheers and applause] >> americans veterans deserve more than long lines. as president, i am going to make sure they get the care they deserve. [cheers and applause] so in running for office, i have got a chance to meet people like norm and david, and their stories are inspiring. but i've also the people who are hurting under this stagnant economy of obama, and their stories are heartbreaking. some have lost their jobs, others working two jobs just to make ends meet, and some used to be middle income and are struggling again back where they started. as you know, prices for gasoline and clothing and health care keep going up, but their wages did this thing if they are lucky. president obama keeps saying the recovery is here, but for them, the recession is not over, that is foreshore. [crowd boos] americans have always known that the future would be brighter and better. we have believed and a tomorrow of prosperity and security. a deep confidence and a better tomorrow is the basic promise of america, but today, at present -- promise is being threatened by a faltering economy and the failing presidency. to the millions of americans to look around and can only see jobs that cannot get and bills that they cannot pay, i have a message. you have not failed. you have a president that has failed you, and that is going to change. [cheers and applause] >> u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a.! >> when he was campaigning, president obama said he would create jobs, but for months, it is at 8% unemployment. he said he would cut the deficit and have, and he has doubled the. we have seen enough of this president of the last two years to know that we do not need another five. [cheers and applause] >> we need mitt, we need mitt, we need mitt! >> the president has run out of ideas and excuses, and in 2012, we will get him out of the white house. [cheers and applause] now, president obama seems to think he is unresponsive to the constitution or the will of the people. he operates by command rather than a consensus. in his second term, he would be unrestrained by the demands of reelection, and there is one thing we do not need, and that is four more years of barack obama with nothing but -- no one to answer to. he keeps saying that things keep getting better, but 24 million americans are still struggling for work. they are high-fiving each other in the west wing, but 8% unemployment is not the best this nation can do. it is just the best that this administration can do. [cheers and applause] when i am president, this american economy will not be lagging behind. this american economy will be leading the world as it should and will in the future. [cheers and applause] >> mitt, mitt, mitt, mitt, mitt! >> you know -- [cheers and applause] with this administration, the unemployment number is just another inconvenience statistics standing in the wake of a second term, but those numbers are more than date on a spreadsheet. they are faces. you are not forgotten. we will not leave you behind. our campaign is on the move, and real change is finally on the way. [cheers and applause] >> we need mitt, we need mitt, we need mitt! >> these times, these times may be tough, but the citizens still believe in the promise of america, and they deserve a president who believes in them. that is what this campaign is more than just replacing a president. it is about restoring america's promise, and we will do it. >> go, mitt, go! go, mitt, go! >> i have a plan that will deliver more jobs, less debt, and smaller government. president obama raised the debt, and i will cut and cap the budget, finally. [cheers and applause] he passed obamacare. i will repeal obamacare. he lost our aaa credit rating. i will restore our aaa credit rating. [cheers and applause] amazingly, he rejected the keystone pipeline. i will approve this. [cheers and applause] he has stalled the domestic energy production. i will open up our lands for development so we can finally get the energy we need at a price we can afford. [cheers and applause] look, when it comes to the economy -- [crowd chanting, "go, mitt, go!"] >> -- >> i will be worried about your job, not saving my job. and i have a jobs plan that is going to jump-start the economy. president obama wants to raise your taxes. i am going to cut them, across- the-board 20% for every american. [cheers and applause] and, by the way, i am going to repeal the alternative minimum tax and finally abolished the death tax. [cheers and applause] the president -- i will cut taxes for job creators. [cheers and applause] the president wants to raise taxes on savings and investment. i will help middle-class families save and invest tax- free. [cheers and applause] you know, it is interesting. after three years, this president does not has a single serious proposals for saving medicare and social security. i have a plan to save both of them, and i have the courage to put that on the table, and we will win with the truth. [cheers and applause] as president, i will get our economy back on track and get our citizens back to work, and unlike president obama, i actually have the experience to deliver on that promise. [cheers and applause] as you know, i spent 25 years in business. i have been the leader of the olympics and the leader of this great state where we are tonight. i have cut taxes 19 times here. i turned a budget shortfall into a surplus. i know what kills jobs, and i know what can help create jobs. i stand ready to lead our party, and i stand ready to lead our nation to prosperity. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "all the way! all the way!"] i am said it before, and this is not just about a name on the ballot. there is an unshakable optimism that lies within the heart of every american citizen. we know our future is brighter and better. we have been knocked down. we have been tested, but we do not accept that america has limits. we know that this is a land of opportunity. we still get up every morning and thank god that we are americans. [cheers and applause] >> usa, usa, usa, usa, usa, usa, usa, usa! >> they also know that with strong leadership, but a president to tell the truth, a president to live with integrity that our greatest days are ahead of us, thanks to the american people, and tonight, we have taken one more step towards restoring the promise of tomorrow. tomorrow, we wake up and start again, and tomorrow, we will do this and, and so we will go day-by-day, dora by door, heart by heart. there will be good days and bad days, never enough time to get everything done, but on november 6, we are going to stand united, not only having won elections but having set the future. [cheers and applause] it is time to believe in ourselves. it is time to believe in ourselves and believe in america, and i am asking you to join our cause. we need your energy and your conviction and your commitment. i am asking you to pledge your support at mittromney.com, and join in the fight for freedom and ensure that tomorrow is better than today. let's go forward and restore the promise of america together. let's fight for the america we love. thank you, and god bless this great land. thank you, guys. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ♪ i was born free born free born free ♪ >> go, mitt, go, go, mitt, go! ♪ >> thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> ♪ i was born free i was born free i was born free i am not good at long goodbyes, but look down deep into my eyes i was born free ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] [whistling] ♪ calm, facing danger lost like an unknown stranger grateful for my time with no regrets close to my destination tired, frail, and -- waiting patiently for the sun to set and when it is done believe that i will yell it from the mountain high i was born free i was born free born free ♪ ♪ i was born free i was born free born free born free and oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ all we need is music, sweet music there will be music everywhere there will be swinging, swaying, and records playing dancing in the street ♪ ♪ dancing in the street dancing in the street this is an invitation, across the nation a chance for folks to meet there will be laughing, singing, and dancing in the street philadelphia, p.a. baltimore and d.c. now cannot forget the motor city all we need is music, sweet music there will be music everywhere there will be swinging, swaying, and records playing dancing in the streets ♪ ♪ everywhere around the world they are dancing, dancing in the street dancing in the street ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> there'll be more presidential caucuses on saturday. later in the month, an illinois holds its primary. for more information, to 02 c- span.org -- go to c-span.org. mitt romney won in vermont, massachusetts, virginia, and idaho. we listen to republican candidate, ron paul, next on c- span. >> i believe it is yet possible that we will come to admire this country, not simply because we were born here, but because of the kind of great and good land that you and i want it to be, and that together we have made. that is my hope. that is my reason for seeking the presidency of the united states. >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 men who won for office and lost. go to our web site, c-span.org /thecontenders to see video of "the contenders" who lost. >> gop presidential candidate, ron paul, at a republican caucus in fargo, north dakota. the state held its caucuses on super tuesday. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. [applause] thank you, thank you. what a delight. thank you very much for that very nice reception. is everyone going to vote tonight? are going to win? -- are we going to win? we always went. the cause of liberty is on a roll. this country is ready and ring. we will send a loud message to the rest of the country. i have said so many times the american people are way ahead of washington. washington is sound asleep. we're on the right track. make sure they hear our message all the way to d.c. [applause] and that message is not complex. most people realize we're having problems. we spend too much money now and then. we borrow to much money now and then. government grows. leaps by leaps and bounds. one of the things they have done over these last 100 years that has been detrimental especially in the last 40 years is they want government to grow and leslee. we do not have the money. they run out of borrowing power. guess what they do? they start printing money. and of course that leads to more problems. the world is facing a debt crisis. a debt prices of consequences -- debt crisis of consequence. they have not done a good job. it took a dollar of 1913, it is worth one penny. it is time we celebrate next year the 100th anniversary of the federal reserve by repealing the federal reserve act. [applause] a lot has happened in the last four years. these problems have been going on for a long time. it would be great if we could blame one person or one administration. so many young people here, you are realizing you are getting a bad rap for what you are inheriting. you would like a much better deal. the better deal can be found in less government and only sending people to washington who has -- who have read the constitution and will obey the constitution and take their oath of office seriously. [applause] which would do so many wonderful things for us. take, for instance, if you are tired of the wars, i hope you are sick and tired of the wars. what if we had the return to the constitution? the founders major in the document in the constitution that the wars would only occur not by the executive branch, but only by the people through their representatives in congress. that is the way in all wars should be declared. if necessary, they should be declared and get them over with and come home. that is the way we're supposed to do that. [applause] but since alderwoman to we have gone to war without a declaration -- world war ii. we have gone to war without a declaration. just in the past 10 years, these wars were fighting in the middle east come over 8500 americans have died. 44,000 have come back with serious injuries and amputations and all kinds of problems. hundreds of thousands looking for help because of posttraumatic stress syndrome. at the same time, economically, it has been damaging. it has added $4 trillion to our national debt. that is what you are inheriting. this is the reason why it is important if you are talking about peace and prosperity. you have to change the constitution and have less war and make a more sincere effort to promote the cause of peace. [applause] this has been going on for a long time. both administrations have been doing this. this is the reason that the message of liberty brings people together. individuals see that the parties are not doing a very good job. they want one party to cut the spending and they raise the debt. another job -- party is supposed to do the job. you look at the candidate, there is very little difference except for one. -- candidates, there's very little difference except for one. the rest of the candidate's support the status quo. monetary policy does not change. there is no challenge to the federal reserve system. most of all, there is no desire to protect personal liberty. personal privacy. protect us from the intrusion -- intrusiveness of the federal government. to protect your rights to use the internet. these are the kind of things that are so important to so many people. unfortunately, that is not offered. i believe it is the offering up of a program that emphasizes personal liberty, the constitutional, sound monetary policy and a sensible foreign policy is the reason momentum is building and the reason why we're getting such a great reception in north dakota. [applause] we're in the midst of a financial crisis. a financial crisis, the biggest one in the history of the world. there was a time when we were a creditor nation. we would have ups and downs but we were a creditor nation, and we had a lot of productivity. we had a lot of wealth, and we had borrowing power. today we're and debtor nation. -- we're the debtor nation. we create no significant new jobs. there is never a lack of desire for more spending. what we should be proposing and what i propose is in the first year, to cut the budget in real terms by $1 trillion. [cheers and applause] the proposal by others is to cut the proposed increases. the proposed increases, called baseline budgeting. they assumed the budget will go up by $10 trillion plus over the next 10 years. they're cutting about cutting $100 billion a year of proposed increases. there are zero cuts. what i am talking about are real cuts. cutting but you cannot do this unless you change policy. if you expect to have the entitlement system, have welfare benefits from cradle to grave, free housing, free food, and free medical care, and free education, you cannot do it. if you expect to be the policeman of the world and advocate pre-emptive 4 and going into countries and occupying countries, if you want that kind of foreign policy committee cannot do it. in a what will happen if we do not change policy? we're going to end up in a financial crash. there will be a dollar crisis. we will suffer the consequences. it is in our best interest not only of the younger generation but everybody. we're not passing this on to the younger generation pri we pass it on to the current generation. that is why it is vital we understand what liberty is about and what the constitution needs and why limited government and personal liberty and property rights is the road to peace and prosperity. [applause] it has been said that no army can stop an idea whose time has come. the idea of returning this country to the principles of liberty, that idea is alive and well. alive and well and growing by leaps and bounds. that is why this country is changing significantly. the message is loud and clear and growing exponentially. i am optimistic to believe that we can turn this around. we have to cut the spending. a lot of people say you are going to cut this, this, and this. i actually have a transitional program. i want to cut $1 trillion but i want to have priorities. i want to start with the overseas spending. overseas spending and welfare and the occupation, we ought to agree that spend the money here at home if you have to, but not overseas. [applause] therefore, i want to protect certain budget problems -- programs. for instance, we made promises to the elderly, they are dependent now. medical care and social security. my plan would protect those individuals. what about protecting the infrastructure, protecting the states and parts of the country that need money for the intercoastal canal and flood projects? would i vote for that and what i advocate. by adding more debt and borrowing? i would not. let me tell you how we could do it. by cutting spending overseas to such an extent you cut the deficit and put the money that you want to for some programs back here at home. not to raise taxes and not to raise the debt and lower the debt to and do not increase the spending. we can do that by working our way out. a few years ago, they build an embassy in baghdad. an embassy -- it was close to $1 billion. that was the beginning. this year the appropriation for that embassy was nearly $5 billion to operate it. let's say we need a project here at home. why can we not cut that $5 billion out, forget about that embassy in baghdad. take it and cut it in half. $2.5 billion of the deficit and spend it here at home on projects that we need. [cheers and applause] there is no doubt it cannot have economic reform and economic growth unless you look at the monetary policy. financial bubbles are cause for reason -- are cause for reason. they come from excessive spending by the federal reserve system. if we want sound economic policy, we have to address that subject. you know, if we do all these things, we still have another major problem. that is the ultimate responsibility of the government. the real purpose of the constitution. the real purpose of what a republic should be about. it is not to have welfare from cradle to grave. it is not to be the policeman of the world. a limited government we should have at a constitutional republic should be designed to protect our liberties and nothing else. that should be their responsibility. -- of the responsibility. this and includes a strong national defense. but not an offense. it should be a defense. we should defend our country as necessary. if we go to war, the wars have to be fought, they should be fought, get them over with and get the troops home as quickly as possible. [applause] there has been a steady erosion of personal liberties in this country. that is what we have been so careless about. that has been going on for a long time. it got bad in the last 10 years durso. 9/11 helped create the spread that was a terrible day. the assessment was wrong. the assessment was it had something to do with iraq. therefore, they used 9/11 as an excuse to go to iraq might invade iraq, fight a war there as well as -- as well as afghanistan. al qaeda was not in iraq. they had no weapons of mass destruction. that at it -- attitude is continuing soap -- because there are people who think we cannot wait until we go into iran. that makes no sense. it will not give us more defense. [cheers and applause] we have been careless about the protection of our civil liberties. after 9/11, they passed a bill which was absolutely misnamed. they called the patriot act. it should have been called the unpatriotic act. that bill would have been properly named and called -- the repeal the fourth amendment act, it would never have been passed. [applause] it is the patriot act. it allows government agents to invade our promises and invade our e-mail and whatever they want to look at without a proper search warrant. something, the founders explicitly fought a revolution on, the right of privacy. we have it turned upside down. we do not have privacy. we have too much secrecy in government. we need much more openness in government and protection of our privacy. [applause] as frustrating as it might get, we do have victories. we had one here recently in the last month. there was a bill floating around, the stock online piracy acts. this was an effort to take over control of the internet. a lot of people like you got word of it and sent a message in washington. the house and the senate, once they heard from the people, they whipped through the bills and they took them off and they are not pushing them through congress. the people have to be heard. how are we going to spread our message without the internet? since that time we haven't had other things that are discouraging as far as undermining personal liberties. the president announced it was legal for him as president and the commander-in-chief that he would now be allowed to assassinate american citizens without a trial or without charges. to prove that point, he has done it on three occasions. that is the law according to the president. when they asked him about this, where does it say in the constitution's you can assassinate american citizens, he said i can do anything i want except those things that are denied to me in the constitution. he has that twisted around a bit. the president only has the authority to do the things he has the explicit authority to do. the rest he is not allowed to do. [applause] which means of president, i promise to be that type of president. i will not legislate by executive order. i will use the exec of order to repeal those executive orders. it is not only the president that is undermining our personal liberties. the congress laid it on a platter. they passed the national defense authorization act. this is a bill that means the president has the authority to use the military to arrest an american citizen any time he so chooses if he wants to. no charges, no trial, no attorney. held in a secret prison indefinitely. that is not what america is all about. the bill needs to repeal. we can solve our problems by finding the people who will read the constitution, obey the constitution, emphasize personal liberty. liberty will bring people together. we are divisive because all we're doing is fighting over power. who will control the money? which faction will control it? they all support the same monetary policy, the welfare system and the deficit. they fight over control and who will get the benefit. true liberty brings us together. people get t is the liberty the way they see fit. it is your life, you should do what you want. as long as you do not hurt other people. if we carried that got through, if our life and our liberties come from our creator, we ought to have the natural right to keep the fruits of all of our labour also. [cheers and applause] but if we say people should not be punished -- all this should come together. no matter how diverse we are. just because there will be a difference in how we use our liberty. how we want to spend our money. what our social values are. what church we go to. it should come together in the defense of liberty. government should butt out of our lives and out of our work. [applause] so, this is where we have the good news. this message is coming out loud and clear. people are joining us. i am delighted to see the young people. they are energized by this but there are many who are not so young but young in spirit. they know this, too, and they know the status quo is not working. the financial system. keynesian economic theory is not working. we have to do something better. we had the best example of a free society and we have the largest and richest middle-class ever and we are now, unfortunately, letting it slip away. we have to recapture this. this is emphasizing personal liberty. the constitution. sound money. property rights. second amendment rights. and also, a sensible foreign policy of national defense. that is the only alternative of what we have today. if you seek as i do peace and prosperity, it can be found by restoring the great values of this country. if we do that, i tell you what, the whole world will benefit. so often today they believe we are -- so many want to promote our presence around the world. they say we are an exceptional nation. we are and we have been. but you cannot push for exceptional ism on other countries by force. you cannot go and invade -- invade and bomb people and say we have -- you have to live the way we do. [applause] but, if we set a the standard of individual liberty and prosperity and peace, the rest of the world will notice. then, they will want to emulate s. it is much easier to promote our cause through peacefulness. we do not have to go backwards. we pick up the pieces and move forward and refine the understanding of -- understanding of liberty. it has been tested a short time in this country. a lot of times they will accuse us of wanting to go backwards. those who accuse us of wanting to go backwards are going backwards toward tyranny and we do not need to go in that direction. [applause] so i do not think it is difficult to define the problem. the answers can be found. this is what we are all about today. today especially because in an election, i want to make sure that everybody tonight goes out and votes and it makes a statement for this cause. because if we truly want to promote the cause of liberty and restore its greatness, we can find it very easily in the cause of liberty. i want to thank you for joining me tonight and joining us in this effort to restore liberty to this great country. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> no remarks from rick santorum in ohio. the former pennsylvania at senator won in oklahoma and tennessee and spoke to supporters in ohio. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you. thank you. well, thank you for coming out tosteubenville, ohio. for the folks listed at home -- we are in steubenville, ohio. very few people come here, to have their victory party in steubenville, ohio. steubenville, ohio.

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