I want to begin with the Associated Press and their story on the exit polls from the New York Primary on tuesday. The headline that the heated primaries energized dems and divided gop. Voters saw their party being divided by a contest featuring months of barbs and heated rhetoric among donald trump, ted cruz and john kasich. Exit polls on tuesday showed the vast majority of democrats willing to back either of the candidates in november while significant chunks of gop voters some candidates in the field that they flat what not support. Independents, join the conversation as well. Has this energized you or do you feel this chanted or divided about the Political Parties . Lets go to mike in south carolina. A democrat. Is this energizing you or do you think it is dividing the party . Think it is energizing, it is bringing up issues that generally do not get brought up. I think in general, the primaries have helped the issues, at least in the Democratic Party, to be brought forward. Host do
Congress. However, since 2011, there have been 60 attempts to do the same. It is sunday, february 1. The budget, taxes and spending expected to dominate much of the debate in congress this week. Congress calling for higher taxes and doing away with sequestration budget cuts. We want to get your comments on all of this. 202 7488001 for republicans. 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7458002 for independents. You can also join in on the conversation, send us a tweet send us an email. Good sunday morning to you. Lets look at what the presence budget will include 7 increase over sequestration level 530 billion a nondefense spending. Cuts according to the white house would be evenly divided over the nineyear. Now, white house saying they want to undo the requester nation spending. We will get your comments and questions in just a moment. First, Jonathan Allen. Guest is my pleasure to be on. Host let me go to one of the court points of your story, Available Online from bloomberg. You talk about
My own background gives me a clear look at the infrastructure and the nations ability to move its people and its information. We have, for the longest time, avoided taking steps that we need to take to strengthen our infrastructure. Steps that would not be driven by incremental expenditures by the broad population, but would be paid for by user fees. And until we get smart, to understand that if our infrastructure is not working well, no matter what part of it is, it drives down productivity, increases accident, and has a very negative effect on our society. By the way, this is one issue none of us loses sight of. Were on the streets in this town. This is the worlds capital. Any day now, were going to fall into a sink hole. That should remind us we need to go forward. Make one other point if i might. Ive been in this town a long time. If its important, its contentious. If its important, and its expensive or its its the demands a difficult decision, its contentious. Now contention comes
As well as cspan radio. Thomas donahue said his organization has not made a decision about challenging democrats in 2014. This is event is hosted by the Christian Science monitor. Its an hour. Thanks for coming. Bruce johnston, the chambers executive Vice President of governmental affairs. The chamber is the world not for profit business. We welcome him back. Mr. Donahue led the chamber since 1997. He served for 13 years as president and chief executive officer of the American Trucking Association Prior to his tour at the a. T. A. , he was group Vice President for the chamber for eight years. In an earlier chapter of his life, he was postmaster general and Vice President for connecticut spearfield university. Hes a new york native and has a bachelors degree from st. Johns university and an mba from adele fie. Hes the government and Senior Political Affairs executive. Started as a telemarketer in 1974. Came to the organization quick for a rapid rise with a degree from harvard. He overse
[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 194. The nays are 228. He amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 4, printed in part a of house report 113271, by the gentlelady from texas, his jackson lee, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will designate the redesignated the amendment. The clerk amendment number 4, printed in part a of house report number 1132p 1, offered by ms. Jackson lee of texas. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of a request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recor