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About that . Should we continue with the Affordable Care act . Should we adopt a single payer system . Obviously, doing nothing will not work. What would you recommend . The programs already existing for a long time, like medicare, for which the projections of spending are just growing and growing and we also of Social Security as well. But in the case of medicare, there is a bipartisan agreement that we need to control the growth. The president a couple of years ago said it should not grow much more than gdp. The House Republicans have also agreed. Theres a difference on how to do that. House republicans wanted to decentralize, as you know. And the president wanted to centralize it. It seems to me that is something we could come to agreement on. It is really not about current retirees. It is about future retirees. People know it has to be addressed. I would try to go after the medicare issue. And of course, the Affordable Care act is even more difficult now because it has become so pa
It was new. It was aggressive. It was a think tank but it wasnt your grandmother think tank. And so i decided to apply for an internship for the centers of American Progress and it was great. It was a lot of fun and it was pushing a Progressive Agenda in a way that i think many think thanks tanks havent been to show that progressives arent all weak. And all duds, for example, showing that religious voters can also be progressive voters. So its trying to change the onversation. So where does these ideas come from in your life . I think in part, because i grew up in a very small village, actually in upstate new york about 1,000 people, and im adopted. Im from korea and my siblings are also adopted. My one brothers africanamerican. My other brother is also from korea. My parents, however, are white. My fathers jewish. My mother grew up christian. And the rest of the town was white, christian, and conservatives. So we were an anomaly in the town. And i think sort of growing up with that pe
Should the United States take new action in syria and if so what should that action be . It is a call, our phone lines are open. Republicans can callin at you can also catch up with us on all your favorite social media pages, on twitter and facebook, or email us at journal c span. Org. Good monday morning to you. The syrian story on the front pages of most of the major newspapers today. Heres the front page of the New York Times moving a step closer to possible military action that is the front page of the New York Times. Here is how it plays in the Financial Times and we will show you the front page of the Washington Post and the front page of the Washington Times as we have said, several of those members of Congress Went on the sunday shows yesterday. Senator bob corker, a republican of tennessee, he is the Ranking Member on the subcommittee, he appeared on Fox News Sunday yesterday. I want to play you a bit of what he said. [video clip] i think we will respond in a surgical way. As