republicans used both the debt ceiling and the government shutdown as leverage to force spending agreement. that would give a couple weeks to hammer out an agreement. here s ryan talking to supporters yesterday. most budget increases in the past have involved budget increases. we believe that mechanism, just like the budget control that the president sign brd. president met with members of the financial services roundtable. including the ceos of goldman sachs and bank of america, and both of them warned against flirting with a possible default, trace. wendell goler at the white house. a rule that all patient records go digital in the future some doctors say the move will improve patient care making it easier for different doctors to see patients without the red tape of transferring paperwork but some privacy experts are not sold. saying they fear people s personal information might not be so secure.
intelligence is critical to the successful draw down in afghanistan, to the brutal war going on within s syria s borders, across north africa where the attacks of benghazi and hostage situation in algeria threaten to spread in to the next front of al qaeda and its affiliated groups. for counterterrorism operations around the world, in the efforts by the united states and others to prevent the gain and spread of weapons of massive destruction. in iran, north korea and other states. and in addressing emerging threats in space, cyberspace and elsewhere around the globe. to confront these challenges, and to lead the cia through a difficult budget tear period after a decade of major budget increases, president obama nominated john brennan. his closest adviser on intelligence and
yesterday off hawaii. the east coast system would be land based. the chief supporter of this plan is the ohio republic congressman mike turner. he argues we need this shield. to protect against possible threats from north korea and iran. at the pentagon they are unusually happy they are usually happy to see budget increases but today not really. jennifer griffin is at the pentagon with more. what are the arguments for and against this east coast based missile defense shield. republicans say they are worried the president has plans to cut missile defense in light of his hot mike moment at the russian president recently in which he would say he would have more flexibility after the november election. he has some secret dealer plan, and we want to make certain that we are robust while he at the same time announcing internationally that he wants to weaken it. democrats say the inclusion is pure politics designed to
snowstorm barrelling across the northeast bringing heavy winds, rain, and wet heavy snow, up to 16 inches expected in some areas. the storm stretches from west virginia up the coast to western new york. the april storm comes after a mild winter. march was also the warmest on record. and it could bring record snowfall for this time of year. coming up, we ll head to dubois, pennsylvania. the latest on the community and transportation. well, the weapons are new but the battle is as old as human kind. today, the subject of president obama s visit to the holocaust visit. he just signed an executive order signing sanctions against those who commit or facilitate. case in point, we need to be doing everything we can to prevent and respond to these kind of atrocities. because national sovereignty is never a license to slaughter your people. [ applause ] the president is also developing an as tros tea prevention plan. the downfall of john edwards begins today as the jury is being
from that. mr. speaker, is it true that you told some of the republican members this morning that you these to get your a-word in line behind this debt ceiling bill? i sure did. listen, it is time to do what is doable. alisyn: okay. so there you hear your speaker saying it is time to do what is doable, would you be able to take one for the team even though you re philosophically opposed? why should i make it worse? the bankruptcy is here, it s just a matter of how we re going to pay for it, and i think just adding more debt and permitting the congress to continue to spend is much worse than defaulting by printing money. therefore, i would say the best option right now that the american people could understand and say nobody gets cut anything, let s just give everybody what they got last year, and actually that cuts a trillion dollars out of proposed budget increases. that, to me, seems to be pretty logical, and you d solve your