Other proposals. We will begin there this morning after the white house yesterday and democrats marked equal payday, hoping to make it a political issue in 2014. We turn to women only this morning. If its an issue for you politically or personally, we divide the lines by party. Republican women, 202 5853880. Republican women, 202 5853881. Democratic women, 202 5853880. You can also email us. Women only this morning 30 want to hear your story and get your thoughts. President obama yesterday at the white house marking equal payday. We will show you what you had to say yesterday at the white house. Democrats also talking about it up on capitol hill. And republicans responding. Here is roll calls headline. Democrats and republicans using women as ponds in payday. The Senate Republicans pushed back again tuesday against the notion the gop is waging a war on women. Gop leaders accusing democrats of using women as ponds to score political points. They will say whether they bring their own leg
We thank the witnesses for being here and it seems to have developed among some of the members that the costs of some of these regulations and the red tape thats resulted from these regulations, a lot of that has been testified to by mr. Wilson. A lot of it is either not real or either not real or if it is real its not having an impact or not significant. In fact, it seems that were heralding that this is a good bill because wall street has hit alltime highs. And i would suggest that may be true but it does not properly reflect the overall economy and the reality that the folks i represent are feeling. And i represent virginias fifth district, a rural district. 23 counties and cities. Mostly main street america. Weve had in the last six years unemployment in parts of our district as high as 20 . North of 20 . Theres still localities in our district where we have unemployment almost as high as 10 . Our economy is struggling and we need jobs and we need to capital. We had access to capit
Address. Im Carl Quintanilla along with john harwood. Youre looking live at the House Chamber where in a few moments the president will give his annual address to a joint session of congress. Tens of millions of americans watching on television and online. The president s speech will have a strong focus on creating jobs, bringing jobs back from overseas. Hell talk about reviving the nations middle class and is expected to discuss investment in infrastructure and clean energy, all ostensibly without increasing the nations deficit. Beginning the republican response tonight as well from marco rubio. John, a lot of discussion tonight about the tone. The dow is at a fresh fiveyear high but a couple of wild cards in the form of north korea, foreign policy, a standoff in california tonight, the gun debate. The gun debate is one thats thrust itself into the nations attention span, and the president s agenda, and this is going to only encourage that, but really the tone everybody is looking for
You both raised Social Security and medicare, but jack lew told me a couple years ago that Social Security longterm is solved and from what people have paid and for some 25 years and medicare for some 10 years and, according to him, and according to federal law, i think they dont even count in the deficit because they are on separate tracks. So i think it would be helpful if you could does clear up, and this is a terrific farm to do it, and these two questions at the constitutionality of the debt ceiling legislation through the house and senate on the pay issue in payment of the public debt in Social Security, whether they have enough in their surplus from what people paid regardless of what the government is taken out, or what they have paid in counts. It is count in the deficit numbers picture trying to do something about . Who wants to go first . Congressman price. Yeah, the debt ceiling affairs. Nobody is talking about paying the data. Nobody is talking about not paying the public
Recommendations of our leadership on this, but i could not commit to all of these things not having some assurance to have the capability to fund these things. You are giving us with the same assurance he they list as go for. The money would how could you give us a list of ifre 115 would be spent there is all of this uncertainty , which there is, and you are wise to be realistic. You have the reality of uncertainty and you cannot commit to these things, these larger numbers. If you are not going to give us a list, why can you not give us the stronger numbers . Thats what im trying to understand. A its a good question and fair one, mr. Chairman. The problem with the particular areas of the carrier air strike that it takes a long time to plant. Sequestration remains the law of the land we felt it prudent to put some of those items where we felt where we should put it in the lower levels where there is thenderstanding that appropriations will change and we can within the resource but we f