fascinating about this, republican strategists have been say for months and months and months, that these republicans if they really want to have the sweep that they hope they will have, they ve got to give voters a reason to vote for them. that is what this pledge to america is all about. however, what is interesting in talking to many house republicans, even the authors of this who worked for months on this, they say it s actually, in this election year, perhaps not as important. because they still think that their number one issue that could ride them in is anger towards the democrats. anger at president obama and democratic leaders in congress. what they hope this does, john, take that voter who is mad at the democrats but still remembers that they didn t like republicans much either that this gives them a reason to say, maybe they re listening. maybe they ve changed even a little bit. i ll give them another chance. dana bash in sterling, virginia. by the way we re going to be ta
job creation. do what you need to do to remove the uncertainty of government on the economy to get jobs growing. control and cut spending and clean up the way congress works. people vote for 1,000-page bills they haven t read. we have to clean this up. we have to restore trust and accountability and saying we are not trying to reinvent the country but reclaim it reapplying the timeless founding principles that made us such an exceptional country in the first place. you offer outlines here. is there specific legislation drafted to go with? are there bills? sure. we are not trying to put a new party platform or a big long-term agenda or contract with a list of bills but behind the policies, yes, indeed, there is legislation to enact it. for instance, the spending cuts. we have legislation out to total $1.3 trillion in spending cuts to enact right now if, for instance, we got control of congress so, yes, behind all of
families have been hit, squeezed chipped at for 30 years now. and it s gotten worse and worse and worse. for the first time, thanks to the changes that congress has put into law and president has signed, we now have the tools on the table to repair at least one big part of that. and if i can be helpful in any way at all, that s what i ll do. well, it s great having you with us this morning. very good having you with us. thanks for dropping by. good luck, you ll need it. we ll take a quick break. when we come back, we re talking about coffee lovers. yeah, they re going to be steamed because they re going to be digging deeper at starbucks. minding your business. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula,
assembly this week, trying to get more money pledged into the country back to the country. over $11 million has been pledged. but the prime minister told me yesterday, he said, it s going to cost just that much just to clear away the rubble. that doesn t even include rebuilding, adding temporary housing. so much more is going to be needed. he s taken on the responsibility. it s a heavy load. eight months out, this is unfortunately not where many thought they d be. we ll see what happens. thank, jason. it means it s time for the top stories this thursday morning. republicans promising to repeal what may be the biggest achievement of president obama s first two years, the health care reform bill. going to have to win control of congress in november to even attempt it. it s part of their new pledge to america that will be unveiled today. president obama says it s good politics for the gop but bad for america. bishop eddie long the megachurch pastor at the center of the sex abuse sca
welcome back to the most news in the morning. is 1 minutes past the hour right now. laying out the blueprint. today republican leaders will tell voters how they would govern if they take back congress in november. it s the 1 pages and called the pledge to america. here s a bit from the introduction. it says, goat, in a self-governing society the only bulwark against the power of the state is the consent of the governed and regarding the policies of the current government the governed do not consent. well, congressman paul ryan contributed to this plan. he s on capitol hill and joins us this morning. thank you for being with us. you bet, kiran. you have broken this down into five parts, jobs, which, obviously very important to many. spending government reform abe national security. what are the priorities if the gop takes control of the houts after the midterms? what would be first on the plate for you? first of all, this is a governing agenda to put in place right now we re sug