Air. Please ask mr. Reid to not to be such an obstructionist and sit down and listen. Have a great day. Guest imitate a few days for that message out to get through from me. Theres a lot of concern about budget deficits. In the period after the downturn, budget deficits for in a range of 10 of the entire gdp, the entire economic output of the u. S. They have come down a little bit. Economists think to be sustainable, budget deficits have to be in the range of 3 of economic output or a lower. The focus of this effort to reduce deficits now is on getting them, in the federal budget deficit to the range of 3 or so. That is what i mean when i say policymakers are not trying to get rid of the budget deficits. Given the economic weakness, a little bit of deficit spending is probably not a terrible thing, at least in the eyes of some budget economists. I think there would be comfort in washington around 3 of gdp. Getting there is a big challenge. There are problems with medicare and Social Se
I want to do what i can to see that this doesnt happen again. Clifton Truman Daniel will join us to discuss the inspiration for his trip sunday at 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan3. A report by the group securing Americas Future Energy says the greatest threat to national and Economic Security is dependence on foreign oil. Members of the group, business political and retired military leaders are suggesting a plan of maximizing oil and Gas Production, reducing consumption, and improving conservation as a way to boost revenue and reduce our debt. This is a little less than an hour and a half. Good morning, everyone. Thank you all for coming. I especially want to thank the members of the Leadership Council that could be with us here today. Theyve been a distinguished group of people working on this issue since 2006. Were nothing without their credibility as the great c. E. O. s, entrepreneurs and military leaders of our time. I also want to give a special thanks to the staff at securing Americ
Now we have these reports saying 30 of everything we do may not be necessary in health care. When we step back, 30 of the medications we prescribe, the tests we order, the procedures this is something, i think, which is for the first time really being called out as a problem. Dysfunction in the u. S. Healthcare industry. Dr. Marty makary on what hospitals will not tell you, tonight it 10 00 at 10 00. The Supreme Court will look at what happened in 2008, and they will say that this precedent. And indiana had when we talk about the facts, they decided on the indiana case it was constitutional for them to establish i. D. States who have subsequently correct, they talked about indiana let me finish because you misrepresented what i said. The Supreme Court is the law of the land. When i hear these accusations that black people voter i. D. Laws disproportionately affect minorities it seems to me somehow we have something missing in our brain. To me, if white americans can go throughto voting
Democrats are focussing on how big it should be. I am neil cavuto and this is your world. Hope you are doing well along the Tropical Storm front. On the political front, a storm how much to spend for another relief effort. Easier said than done to put together. Chad with the latest. There is a meeting going on right now. There is a sense of desperation setting on capitol hill. They had negotiations between the white house and house and Senate Democratic leaders for a week and a half. They dont have a lot to show for it. Chuck schumer indicated they narrowed the gap but have a long way to go. Some lawmakers like the republican senator from alaska are starting to fret. The same discouragement. We are here on the 4th of august and dont have answers for people really worried. We will keep working. There are 20 Senate Republicans who oppose any big bill or any new bill. Any new agreement will have to have democratic votes. We moved closer together on 5 or 6 issues. There are more to go. We
Increasingly important. Well have more on the state of play in just a moment. We now have that breaking news from the Biden Campaign. Lets go directly to nbcs mike memoli who is following it all for us. Mike, theres been a lot of talk over the course of the last couple weeks about whether or not joe biden, Kamala Harris might hit the road. What are you learning . Reporter yeah, chris. Just in the last few minutes, as you mentioned, weve been following the potential of a potential joe biden trip to the state of wisconsin, to kenosha following President Trumps visit yesterday. Just getting released from the Biden Campaign hell hold a Community Meeting tomorrow in kenosha and also to focus on bringing together americans to heal and address the challenges we face. Whats interesting about this, chris, just yesterday, a top Campaign Adviser said they were planning to go very soon. But Hallie Jackson spoke with the local president of the naacp who said he didnt want to see any of the candidat