Per year. Heroin and opiate abuse is not a criminal justice issue alone. This nation must recognize this addiction as the overwhelming powerful chemical dependence condition it is. Concurrently too it is often a Mental Health and mental medical crisis as well. They tell us the annual financial costs for our society now is over 33 billion a year and thats based on 1996 figures. But the gravest cost is in lives lost and grief felt by those loved ones whom the overdose victims leave behind. I think of the family of my own district staffer, teresa, who lost her beloved cousin, angel kid, this past july, to heroin. Angel grew up in a working class family, got married young, had two children, went to work in food service and one night on her way home was in a terrible car accident and was given opioid Pain Medicine to mr. Herrera with her discomfort. As she regained strength, she found it difficult to live with chronic pain and turned to other Prescription Medication and eventually to illega
President obama and congress to agree on avoiding a combination of higher taxes and Government Spending cuts, the president today said he wont extend tax cuts for people who dont need them. That hard line came during a White House Press conference just as a negotiations with Republican Leaders get underway to avoid the fiscal cliff. As darren gersh reports from washington, even before republicans and democrats sit down to talk on friday, both sides are laying down markers. Reporter just two days before he meets with congressional leaders, the president took a tougher tone on budget talks. In his news conference, he pushed hard for an immediate extension of tax cuts for everyone making less than 250,000 a year. And by the way, that means every american, including the wealthiest americans get a tax cut. It means that 98 of all americans, and 97 of all Small Businesses wont see their taxes go up a single dime. The senate has already passed a law like this. Democrats in the house are ready
Tom with 47 days left for president obama and congress to agree on avoiding a combination of higher taxes and Government Spending cuts, the president today said he wont extend tax cuts for people who dont need them. That hard line came during a White House Press conference just as a negotiations with Republican Leaders get underway to avoid the fiscal cliff. As darren gersh reports from washington, even before republicans and democrats sit down to talk on friday, both sides are laying down markers. Reporter just two days before he meets with congressional leaders, the president took a tougher tone on budget talks. In his news conference, he pushed hard for an immediate extension of tax cuts for everyone making less than 250,000 a year. And by the way, that means every american, inuding the wealthiest americans get a tax cut. It means that 98 of all americans, and 97 of all Small Businesses wont see their taxes go up a single dime. The senate has already passed a law like this. Democrat
Reporter just two days before he meets with congressional leaders, the president took a tougher tone on budget talks. In his news conference, he pushed hard for an immediate extension of tax cuts for everyone making less than 250,000 a year. And by the way, that means every american, including the wealthiest americans get a tax cut. It means that 98 of all americans, and 97 of all Small Businesses wont see their taxes go up a single dime. The senate has already passed a law like this. Democrats in the house are ready to pass a law like this and i hope republicans in the house come on board too. Reporter republicans said again they would be willing to raise more tax revenue by closing loopholes or limiting deductions. But those revenues had to be matched with cuts in entitlement programs. Until you make our entitlement programs fit the future demographic of country, the demographics of our country, you cant possibly solve our Long Term Debt and deficit problems. Reporter the president d
Congressional leaders, the president took a tougher tone on budget talks. In his news conference, he pushed hard for an immediate extension of tax cuts for everyone making less than 250,000 a year. And by the way, that means every american, including the wealthiest americans get a tax cut. It means that 98 of all americans, and 97 of all Small Businesses wont see their taxes go up a single dime. The senate has already passed a law like this. Democrats in the house are ready to pass a law like this and i hope republicans in the house come on board too. Reporter republicans said again they would be willing to raise more tax revenue by closing loopholes or limiting deductions. But those revenues had to be matched with cuts in entitlement programs. Until you make our entitlement programs fit the future demographic of country, the demographics of our country, you cant possibly solve our Long Term Debt and deficit problems. Reporter the president did rule out some ideas today. He rejected so