It is very clear that the American People want a balanced approach for the deficit reduction. We have to make smart spending cuts. We can do that by closing tax loopholes and asking millionaires to pay a little bit more. That is basically what our proposal is and we will vote on it this afternoon. We want a balanced approach. That is what the American People want. By almost an 80 margin, that is what americans want. Even a majority of republicans want this. It is hard to comprehend. The only republicans in the country who disagree with this proposal are the ones who serve in congress. Today, to make it worse, they once again said they would filibuster any proposal that we ask. I went to the floor. They said a want to have a vote on a new proposal, one says that they want something else. Senator ayotte and senator graham and someone else wanted to cut federal employees among other things. I said im a fine. Lets have a majority vote on all three. Objection. And other filibuster. Unfortun
Business administration, which fills our commitment to women entrepreneurs. The sequester has the potential to undermine this very promise by reducing sba funding. As a result, loans to women will be reduced by 250 million, translating to an decrease of 2,500 jobs. This means fewer women will be able to access affordable capital to turn their ideas, their dreams, into reality. When it comes to contracting, we have been fighting for so long we even took the Bush Administration to court to implement a contracting women program, and now that it is up and running, were going to shut the door, preventing a level Playing Field for womens businesses to act as federal contractors. We have not achieved the mandating contracting goal of 5 . This will translate to 1. 3 billion in Small Business contracts that will be lost for women entrepreneurs. This will jeopardize at least 15,000 jobs. When combined with the closure of Business Centers that serve mainly women across america that will provide T
It is about doing Work Together. There are plenty of people that you work with and you dont like. Thats what we need to do in this congress. Speaker boehner and the republicans who control me to say it is not time for a weekend break. It is backed that get us back into the session. Host that was the last call. What happens once Congress Comes back into session . Guest i am looking forward to hearing about the results of the meeting at the white house today. In my own office, we are facing as well cuts in our legislative branch. I am meeting with my stamp staff today to go over reductions in pay and possible furloughs. We are under sequester as well. Host Donna Edwards. She serves maryland. Thank you for your time. We will hear from randy forbes next. Again, with been talking to reporters across the United States to learn how their states will be affected. Mike from a public location joins us. When it comes to military guest i am sitting here in hampton roads. It is a dark and overcast