Alan greenspan appeared at the National Press club in washington d. C. To discuss his book the map and the territory which looks at the past and the future of the Economic Forecasting and mismanagement. You can watch this hourlong program next on book tv. [applause] thank you, joe. Welcome everybody to the National Press club to our conversation tonight with dr. Greenspagreenspa n to talk about the map of the territory. This is not his first book. Its in fact the second one he has ridden since concluding eight and a half years as chairman of the Federal Reserve so we are honored to have you here tonight. Eight and a half years, eight and a half plus a decade. [laughter] [inaudible] he im sure. In addition to be of renowned economist dr. Greenspan was once an aspiring jazz musician and he is special to us here at the press club because he is the husband of Andrea Mitchell the National Press club just honored a couple of weeks ago with thereve Fourth Estate award for Lifetime Achievement
What was in that bill was a tax on billionaires. Why do you think the billionaires are ganging up against me. Duh. Social security is a contract. Im against privatizing Social Security. The best way to shore up longterm issues of Social Security, put people to work. Pass an infrastructure, jobs bill, that puts our people to work in goodpaying jobs and goodpaying jobs, when you have a job, you pay taxes and that helps reduce the deficit and can help shore up Social Security. Lets not forget about a grl oldfashioned jobs bill. Thats what we need. Medicare, im not for changing medicare into a voucher system as the billionaires and ryan budget wants to do. Medicare should be there, not changing a voucher system and pay more and get less. Senator jenkins. I agree that Social Security, edicare is a contract, a moral obligation. We must do everything. I oppose privatization of Social Security. I op ease a Voucher Program for medicare oppose a Voucher Program for medicare. More rhetoric trying
Of state billionaires who have an agenda that is totally adverse to West Virginia values . We dont need the extremes in the republican or democratic party. What we need to do is end the gridlock and disfunction to continue our rather than follow those hidden agendas. They are behind a hidden agenda. They are supporting all these efforts in congress to cut and gut programs that are so vital to our families in West Virginia. Follow the money my friends. When out of state billionaires came talking, my opponent went walking. Thats what it boils down to. Hell do their bidding. I support coal. To support coal, you have to spot our coal miners. I have good democratic and republican friends. I do work across party aisles. Even in this very divisive congress, i can bring both sides together to make things happen in West Virginia above party politics. I was born and raised here in West Virginia. Its my home. And it will always be my home. Its where my heart is. You have honored me with your supp
On monday the president will meet with the advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee at the white house. On tuesday the president will what is that . We will have more details. This is a Steering Committee interested on partnering with advanced manufacturing. [laughter] on tuesday the president will travel to milwaukee to attend a dnc roundtable. As you may know, ms. Burke is running for governor. Further details will be made available over the weekends. On wednesday the president will be here at the white house and will attend some meetings. Thursday the president will travel to portland, maine, to Campaign Event for maine democrats. Additional details about the trip to maine will be available soon. After those activities in maine, the president will travel to road island to rhode island. On friday he will deliver remarks at Rhode Island College which will focus on the economy and the apartments of pursuing policies that help women proceed. Details will be available in the
Workout, grimacing president caught on camera as he pumps iron in a polish hotel gym. Im wochl blitzer, youre in e the situation room. Right to the breaking news. New details about the investigation into Sergeant Bowe bergdahls disappearance. And those stillsecret videos that may have led u. S. Officials to urgently seek his release, coming as extraordinary, new images show a cautious moment tear troops between u. S. Special ops troops and heavily armed taliban as he leaves five years of cap taft under a white flag and whisked away in a helicopter. Growing controversy over exchange of taliban figures over a single american soldier. Ill speak with marco rubio. Correspondents standing by with the coverage only cnn can deliver. Gone with our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. Reporter wolf, as you look at this extraordinary video, one of the questions swirling all day, bergdahl walked to the helicopter on his own. Does that mean he is healthy . In contrast to the administrations posit