Too often it is one party power and sticks it to the other party. And then secondly i know you mentioned geographic concerns. We try to putt some other limitations on the map drawing process by requiring districts to be drawn more according to county lines or natural geographic features rather than just these crazy districts that squiggle around. Thats not you know not easy to do but one thing it does is makes it possible impossible for people to be too key yative. Some of the districts are very, very creative and having little bit more limitation on the process, open process about how to redistrict we are for. We werent willing to go as some people say to go to california or arizona which have models which are more completely out of the political process. They have turned it over to citizens. They dont want the legislature or the parties involved. Our commission really believed that having both parties have a say in those maps made sense but we did agree with you in many ways redistri
We want to keep using our military do go into the other countries, take a bill with us figure out what its going to cost and tell them that you pay half when we get there and half when the jobs done. We cant keep affording to go and police the world and some of the social programs like Social Security so easy to fix. When the kid comes out of the Social Security on year one, start taking taxes out. Dont wait 18 or 20 years. Take a little bit out of earned Income Credit and not miss it. It would fix Social Security and probably give a little bit of money there for health care that the whole country needs. Okay. Caller i think those are a couple of good things to start with. All right. John fortier the budget. We with respect taking positions like wars and entitlement. Those are functions for congress to address. I think if youre getting at the budget process, thats something we made recommendations about and the Bipartisan Policy Center has additional recommendations out of an economic
Its uncomfortable to say we want to defeat islamism. It is much more difficult the take on allege ideal logical question. There isnt a government in the world, right, left democrat republican that has to do that kind of thing. Too bad. Well, i would argue that that is extremely kournts productive. The last thing look and i say this. I dont want to sound flippant. But if were going to dispute iraqi freedom with iraqi salvation, its not a good plan. The u. S. Government has no business this is in policy, we have no business involving ourselves in things were not experience on. Were not experts on reforming religion. We didnt do that in this country as a government. We shouldnt be doing that in other places. Something that dana talked about is crucial. This idea of we cant reform islam as the u. S. Government, but we certainly are experts on addressing the ecosystem in which these kinds of movements can find followers supporters people to fund, etcetera, etcetera. What are those . Theyre
Out defense against ideology. Its uncomfortable to say we want to defeat islamism. It is much more difficult the take on allege ideal logical question. There isnt a government in the world, right, left democrat republican that has to do that kind of thing. Too bad. Well, i would argue that that is extremely kournts productive. The last thing look and i say this. I dont want to sound flippant. But if were going to dispute iraqi freedom with iraqi salvation, its not a good plan. The u. S. Government has no business this is in policy, we have no business involving ourselves in things were not experience on. Were not experts on reforming religion. We didnt do that in this country as a government. We shouldnt be doing that in other places. Something that dana talked about is crucial. This idea of we cant reform islam as the u. S. Government, but we certainly are experts on addressing the ecosystem in which these kinds of movements can find followers supporters people to fund, etcetera, etce
Testifies before the House Agriculture Committee wednesday. This is two hours, 15 minutes. Good morning. This is a hearing on the committee of agriculture for oversight by the u. S. Department of agriculture will come to order. Ive asked Rick Crawford to open us with a prayer. Thank you mr. Chairman. Father, i bow humbling before you. Thankful for this country youve given us and, father, mindful of the great responsibility that youve charged us with. Father, just ask that everything that is said and done here today be pleasing in your sight and we ask that you help us to be civil in our discourse and discerning in our comments and dialogue. Father, i just pray it all in jesus name. Amen. Thank you, rick. I want to thank the secretary vilsack for coming to be with us this morning. He has a horde stop at 12 15. He has cabinet responsibilities to do. Mr. Secretary, thanks very much for being here this morning. Be careful on your knee there on your on the table. I want to say at the start