Saying that there is not that big of a difference between the tea party. This morning, we are asking viewers if you agree with that assessment. Dca split in the Republican Party and you think it will be a factor in the election this year. Give us a call. It democrats, 202 5853880. Republicans, 202 5853881. Independents, 202 5853882. Line for thecial tea parties. It is 202 5853883. Us on alltch up with of your social media pages. On twitter, facebook, or email us. A good wednesday morning to you. We want to take you through some of the headlines from those primaries last night. The front page of usa today. Usa today. The Washington Post story primary victories a boost gop establishment. The front page of the washington times, gop insurgent gain no traction. Down tea party as promised in the landslide. Gop sees primaries taming tea party. In notes that john boehner asked tuesday whether he believes tea party influence was waning. Conflict that the between the tea party and gop leaders ha
The Party Divided . These are the numbers you can also send us a tweet or join the conversation on facebook or email us. The majority leader held a News Conference yesterday in the late afternoon, talking to reporters about whats next for him and what happened on tuesday. Here is what he had to say about whether or not the party is divided heard while i will not be on the island in november, i will be a champion for conservatives across the nation who are dedicated to preserving liberty and providing opportunity. Republicansdivides pales in comparison to what divides us as conservatives from the left and their democratic authority. Republicans will put minor differences aside and help elect a Republican House and senate so that we may all benefit from a proper check and balance that leaves our nation more secure, more prosperous, and freer. Host we will get to your thoughts from republicans and Tea Party Members is the Party Divided . Cameron joseph joins us on the phone. Is the Party
Institutions subcommittee will get underway with a hearing that will look at the impact of high student Loan Interest rates and debt and the impact on the economy. Among those testifying today, the Financial Aid director a washington dc teacher will testify and others as well. At the subcommittees chairman will introduce legislation that would allow individuals without Student Loans to refinance at a lower Interest Rate being offered to new borrowers. This comes as fox business reports the numbers are startling. 1. 11 trillion in Student Loans outstanding. Of two toulon hearings we are covering today on the cspan network. The Senate Budget Committee Debt and you can call that getting underway right about now online at cspan. Org. Thank you all for joining us. One decade ago, we begin to see the warning signs of problems in the housing market. A few years later, we watched accommodation of wall street greed and attentive regulators inattentive regulators helping to destroy our economy.
Agriculture issues, but talk about what it was to be an american, what it was like to be free and experience the types of opportunities that we have in america. So i understand why families want to come to the United States and experience that American Dream. But we are a nation of immigrants, and we are also a nation of laws. So we do need to enforce the existing laws, but i believe we also need to secure the border. That needs to be done first. I see it as more than just an immigration issue, but also one of National Security. Weve had lengthy questions here. Ill give you a real brief question now. Ms. Ernst, is there any scenario that you would support raising taxes on iowa voters . No. I believe that we can find ways to make our government more efficient without raising taxes on our hardworking iowans. I would like to see our iowans keeping more of their tax dollars in their own pockets so that they can save for their childrens college education, so they can pay their bills, so the
Democrats saying that the president should have given them 30 days notice. We will get your thoughts this morning on the prisoner swap deal. Hosthost join the conversationn facebook, and you can also email us, journal cspan. Org. The president began his 4day of europe and was asked about riticism of him that he didnt give them 30 days notice. This is what he had to say. [video clip] the United States has always had a pretty sacred rule, and that is we dont lead our men or women in uniform behind. Dates back to the earliest days of our revolution. We have consulted with congress for quite some time about the possibility that we might need to execute a Prisoner Exchange in order to recover sgt. Bergdahl. We saw an opportunity. We were concerned about sgt. Bergdahls health. We had the cooperation of the qataris to execute an exchange, and we seized that opportunity. The process was truncated because we wanted to make sure we did not miss that window. With respect to the bergdahlses of sgt