democrats are not only paying for this $700 billion tax and spend package by raising taxes, super sizing the irs to bring more muscle on so they can go after taxes. the tax reduction act the senate passed over the weekends gives the irs $80 billion to add agents to their roster spending money to bring in more money. this is six times the current annual budget of the irs. half of the $80 billion goes to inflation efforts, having auditors pour over taxes with a fine tooth comb to make sure they re paying their fair share. we also empowered the irs to go after wealthy tax cheats so that we collect taxes that are already to you and owing from very wealthy people that try to hide their income. not contribute to the country. the white house and the irs commissioner insists that audit rates for anyone making less than $400,000 will not increase. but last year half hoff all irs audits were people making $75,000. republicans say there s no way that the irs can guarantee that a bee
let us pray. we thank you, loving god. is attention of our nation drawn to a raging tragedy. we re torn by aversion of the military years of engagement while compelling narratives unfold in so many in our world.s send your spirit on the people of this people s house that they judiciously balance seeminglier reconcilable differences. them to ex-cute their consciousness and judgments with so ity and purity of heart that all might stand before you honestly and trust that you can bring fruits from their labors. n this anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, may you heal the lives of all immediately impacted by events of that day. and as we as a nation continue toward greater peace and security to our world. day us this day and every and may all that is done. be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the chair examined the last day s proceedings. one, rule o clause one, stands approved. join me for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of to
sense. stacy apple work as a financial consultant who knows small business is key to job growth. as state senator, she got results, helping make equal pay for equal work the law in iowa. she will fight to protect social security and medicare. end the backroom deals and put iowa families first. just some of the ads running ahead of iowa s third district race as candidates run to replace tom latham who announced his retirement after 10 terms. 8:00ht s debate for my p.m. eastern on c-span 2. tomorrow morning, michael peron joins us from the washington examiner to talk about his column on the republican party. former 9/11 commission or vice chair lee hamilton reacts to last night s speech by president obama. and the president of the university of iowa looks at issues affecting higher ed. lost your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets on washington journal live tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. this weekend, american history tv is live from baltimore for th
the area of interest at the time. we get into these legal arguments that the groups we go after our pursuant to that authority and with that authority, somehow or other, it connected adequately to the group we were going after. it is a legal document and it has to be done with some real care. it is not done in the conflicts we have seen. we didn t have aumf in lybia. we have never had an aumf using airpower. i believe the president should get bipartisan support. i think the policy is right. i believe that the policy that he has laid out his right. for this moment to disagree on technical wordings a concurrent or joint resolution doing with those limits, no ground troops relying on a coalition. these are themes of this president which i happen to share. it gets to the point of if we are going to try to overcome the complexities of an aumf which might be a complex partisan debate. it leads to that because it is such a legal document that is binding law instead of supporting the
as he turned to walk away i said you should come too. he said you want both of us? you re both good friends. we ve been friends all these years. and just couple to couple. yeah, that would be great. think about that. he said i will. and they did. and that s just a great honor to have them both out. they ve been just good friends of ours for all these years. bill and hillary have provided i think great leadership for our country in the past and in their respective ways. i served on the can he in the snath under ted kennedy with hillary clinton all the time she was in the senate. we had great working relationships in the snath. i think she just did an outstanding job as our secretary of state. in fact, as we traveled around the world the last two years, the just amazing how stature that hillary clinton globally among women and girls all over this globe. he has kind of let, lit a fire among women and girls around the world. in hey re just holder her high esteem. they re all ex