benefit, then spend it simultaneously on the new program. i asked cbo director el mond elmandorff, anded yes, we re taking that money, leaving a bond in there but the fact of the matter is you re paying it twice because at some point you pay back that bond, the $52 billion, # on billion dollars, $500 billion, so yes, they re spending it twice and i don t know how somebody could say with a straight face in washington, you can spend the same dollar twice. jon: karl, thank you. if you want to read more of karl s thoughts, log on to foxnews.com/opinion, another whopper from the obama white house on the budget. jenna: here s another big story we re watching, terror trials at gitmo, the president ending a two-year ban on new military trials at guantanamo bay. congress was trying to some say this left the administration with few options, but this move raises serious legal questions about the prosecution of prisoners
what you need to know about commodity price hikes, making almost everything you buy more expensive. joran van der sloot reveals a new strategy in the defense in peru, it could get him out of prison in less than two years. it s all new, all live. it s happening now . jenna: we re so glad you re with us on this tuesday, everybody, i m jenna lee. jon: yes we are, i m jon scott. the senate set to vote on bills, each offering a different take on spending cuts. our chief political correspondent carl cameron joins us live from the capitol with more. will there be a vote or not today carl? reporter: there s dispute about that but in all lick likelihood there will be. last week, president obama proposed 6 1/2 billion dollars in cuts to current spending as an alternate to the republicans bill of # billion dollars, in fact the
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weight, diabetes. jenna: all right we ll try it. a major about face from the white house on the u.s. prison at gitmo. president obama approving the resumption of military trials for detainees at this facility. what this means for our nation s approach to fighting terror and finding justice. jon: also, joran van der sloot is planning to killing stephanie flores in peru. why this strategy could land him a surprisingly short term in prison. [ folk pop ]
gitmo now? i think the thing that caught my attention about this announcement was it was really de void of detail about any of the high profile cases. it doesn t mention how the 9/11 case will be handled, it does not mention how the u.s.s. cole case will be handled and it doesn t mention other cases important like the bali nightclub bombing linked to sombali. the thing that caught my attention was the part that referred to federal courts, it s from the president and it reads i strongly believe the american system of justice is our key arsenal against al-qaeda and its affiliates and will continue to draw on all aspects of our justice system, including article three for the federal courts to assure our security and values are strengthened. so what we can see here is that the administration is recommitting to the use of article iii courts, even though there are blocks that have been put in place by congress in december of last year to prevent the transfer of detainees here to the united