Shovelready project. If there were would would have done it. I if we had invested more in modernizing our infrastructure, it wouldnt some of it might still be spending out but thats fine. Maybe we might have been a little bit could have spent a little more. Could have spent more and im not so sure we were all right that it all had to be timely. This was going to be a long slog, and we did need the longer run investment. I think this debate has gone on for a long time but the fact that so many people placed so much of the emphasis on the recovery, and the single bill actually revealed the flaw. Growth is not a bill. Greg greg is a commitment to the kinds of incentives that get people to invest, to hire people and to want to spend money. Its not a bill. If we look at the economy today, the striking feature has always been that the business sector had the financial wherewithal to spend more and just didnt. Think harder about better incentives, including doing things we need to do, like ge
The first president of the United States, obama, got his start by beating Hillary Clinton in iowa. George w. Bush is another one. The last two president s of the United States launched their campaign in iowa very effectively. In the first halfhour we focused on the issue of medical marijuana. One of our viewers, from vivian host do you have a stand on this issue . Guest we do not have it. A bill was introduced in the legislature, but it was not met. It failed to meet the first final deadline. It will not be debated this year in iowa. Host mike is joining us from muscatine, iowa. Guest good morning. Regarding caller good morning, regarding medical marijuana, my son had a brain hemorrhage when he was 16. Host i am sucked guest i am sorry to hear that. The hospital did a great job of saving his life, basically. Within six months after the surgery he developed epilepsy. We have just had a continuous of all different kinds of medications to try to resolve his epilepsy. We finally found some
Reading right now. But enjoy those types of books. Senator john thune, appreciate your time. Thanks, steve, great to be with you. Tomorrow, arkansas governor mike beebe will discuss the Health Care Law eas implementation in his state at an event hosted by Kaiser Health news, an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family foundation. Thats live at 8 30 a. M. Eastern on cspan2. And live on cspan3 the National Association for business economics will host a daylong conference focused on economic policy. That event will begin with remarks from former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan t 8 45 a. M. Eastern. If this deal is completed, i think it putscome cast at the nexus, the center of every media policy debate were going to have. I dont think the i dont think see it being in the public interest. I think this is why we have antitrust laws, to prevent these kinds of deals. For most american, a deal like this seems unthinkable. That its gotten this far, that its being debated, th
The secretary i am directed by the president of the United States to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip , but in o five minutes no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentlelady from North Carolina, ms. Foxx, for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to talk about h. R. 899, the Unfunded Mandates information and transparency act, which will be considered by the house later this week. I realize, mr. Speaker, that this name doesnt come trippingly off the tongue, but it is an important piece of legislation. Every year federal agencies
I have not seen one of those yet, so i cannot give you a solid answer based on any criteria or facts. Why do you represent support representative thornberry as your successor . Did i write that one . [laughter] that is an easy question. Thornberry and i came on with the Armed Services committee at the same time. I was elected in 1992, but i did not get onto the covidien my first term. We came onto the committee at the same time, we sat next to each other for many years now. Ive had the opportunity to watch them, visit his victor, see how he relates to the people in his district. I see how he relates to the other members of the committee. He is very articulate, very smart. He has good leadership skills, very serious. He has also a member been a member of the Intel Committee for a long time. I think he would make an outstanding chairman for the house Armed Services committee, and i strongly support him. I could give you many more reasons, but if you know that copy you the facts, you know