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
Guiding us with your powerful providence and showering us with undeserved mercies. You hear our prayers and speedily supply our needs. Bless today the work of our lawmakers, empowering them with unceasing awareness and openness of heart. Give them wisdom and courage to glorify you through their work. May their thoughts, words and actions be acceptable to you, for you are our rock and our redeemer. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The president pro tempore the democratic leader. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to calendar number 297. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk motion to proceed to calendar number 297, s. 1950, a bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes. Mr. Reid mr. Pr
Its fine. Theyre moving forward, and everything in the senate is optimistic, but as you were talking about with libby, the house could be a different matter. The president made some remarks earlier today. What was his message to the gop . This was part of the messages the white house does. He takes this events around washington off the record. He went to marthas table, an establishment feeding the homeless in this town for many years. People furloughed because of the shutdown volunteered this week. The president greeted them, and he had this to say to keep the pressure on republicans. Not only is it untenable for us to continue this shutdown, this week, if we tonight start making Real Progress in the house and senate and if republicans arent willing to set aside some of their partisan concerns in order to do whats right for the country, we stand a good chance of defaulting. And the president keeps his messages strategy up tomorrow. Hes granting local regional interviews and selected ma
Court. It appears we may be on the brink of default and a possible credit down grade predictbly. Members of congress are playing the blame game. This republican habit of an tajing any effort to move forward is a luxury our country cannot afford. I think the republicans are making a good faith effort from the house, and their provisions of it that the democrats agree with, but its a reason to negotiate. Instead the democrats are rejecting it out of hand, and i think thats wrong. So of course there was a lot of talk but no agreement to end the stalemate. Wall street was optimistic about the deal but then it went south. We go to libby casey, shes on capitol hill for us. Libby, some kind of a deal among republicans are taking shape there at the house where you are. Whats in t and who is going to like it, who is going to hate t and we might get a vote this evening . Reporter heres the deal, tony. Too mean people in the house do not like t and now the house bill is in limbo. Heres whats goin