Taiwan, as they were both as they were both called. So there have been many times in our history when president s have had to do the hard work. Esident george h. W. Bush made a budget agreent for which he may have caused him to lose the election in 1992 because it angered a number of republicans, but it also helped balance the budget and gave us a period of time in the 1990s when that agreement plus a good economy gave us an actual surplus of funding. Sense that there is at the white house a feeling, two things that i would like to disabuse the white house of. Thfirst is tt the budget problem isnt a real problem. I cant believe that people at the white house think that. I mean, Everybody Knows it is. Senator mcconnell gave a very good explanation of what was going what was going on there, but let me say it this way in 2025, according to the Congressional Budget Office, every dollar of taxes we collect will go to pay for medicare, medicaid, Social Security and interest on the debt, and
Think, central to the next chapter in this transition. I just wanted to comment on that. The second question as it relates to afghanistan is one that senator boxer raised and her work on this has been exemplary, on women and girls and in particular, i have a an amendment that we got through the National Defense authorization act which would require both state and defense to file a report on the efforts to promote the security of afghan women and girls just by way of itemization monitoring and responding to changes in womens security that will be part of the report. Secondly, improving gender sensitivity and responsiveness among the Afghan Security forces and increasing the recruitment and retention of women in the Afghan Security forces. So both with regard to the election and women and girls. Senator with respect to women and girls, i had a conversation with senator boxer earlier and with senator cardin, in which i committed to the ongoing significant efforts of secretary that secreta
The tea party is killing the tea party because theyre outside of the american mainstream and the reality of the american political system. This from tim. Most rational people are tired and disgust wed the continued extremism from either side of the political spectrum. We want adults, not children running things. This from barry. I had no idea they were dying. In mainstream, middle america, they are alive and well. And karen, the tea party is dying . Really . You wish. There is half a nation thats angry at whats happening and a good many are tea party. Obama keeps it up and the tea party will continue to flourish. Keep the conversation going. Facebook. Com carolcnn. Cnn newsroom continues right now with ashleigh banfield. Thanks, carol. And hi, everybody. Nice to have you with us. Its 11 00 in the east. And now come the funerals and the arrests. The grief and incrimination, all of it in the wake of a terrible nightclub inferno in brazil. More than 200 people dead and one american says t
Border. Warner with conflict raging inside syria israels taking no chances. Its now fortifying the security barrier behind me to guard against any dangers that may arise. Ifill and from mali Lindsay Hilsum has a story of celebration as french and local forces push north to capture two key towns. Reporter look at these people. Just thrilled because they can dance. They can sing. The women can ride motor bikes. They can do all the things they havent been able to do for the last nine months while the jihadis have been in power. Woodruff we close with a new edition of the daily download. Tonight, can your facebook postings get you fired . Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these i
Talked about getting things done with a pen and a phone. Now were seeing the next president get things done with a twitter account. He sat down tonight with the ceos of two companies he called out on social media. Boeing and lock heheed martin. He got a concession with boeing, which he had targeted because mr. Trump accused them of going way over budget on the next air force one. Trump was concerned the price tag for two planes had ballooned to more than 4 billion. But he was assured it wont cost that much. Were going to get it done for less than that and were committed to working together to make sure that happens. I was able to give the president elect my personal commitment on behalf of the boeing company. Reporter Lockheed Martin manufactures the expensive f35 military aircraft, which mr. Trump reamed while talking about how he plans to cut costs at the pentagon. He said he is working on lowering that price tag. Were going to get cost down. Were going to get it done beautifully. Th