Mr. Enzi mr. President last week the Senate Budget committee took an important first step in helping to change the way we do business here in washington by reporting out a balanced budget. This week, we take the next step as the Senate Begins debating how best to make the government live within its means and set spending limits for our nation. But were running out of time, and unless we do something soon, our nation will be overspending nearly a trillion dollars a year. Now, thats actually 1 trillion a year. A trillion makes it sound rather trivial. Its a thousand billion dollars a year of overspending. Now, Hardworking Taxpayers are paying attention. In fact, 24 states have already passed a constitutional balanced Budget Amendment and there are ten more that are working on it. If all of these states pass similar measures, well have 34 states needed for a Constitutional Convention on a balanced budget, and well be forced to act as they desire. In it if it isnt all of you they are sayin
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Here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the cspan networks. On book tv, saturday at 10 00 p. M. An afterwards author Peter Wallison says that they caused the financial crisis and it could happen again. And jeffrey sax on a Development Plan to counter global issues. And saturday morning at 10 30 eastern on American History tv, a discussion on the last major speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther king jr. Then sunday afternoon at 4 00, the 1965 meet the press interview with Martin Luther king jr. Let us know what you think about the programs youre watching. Call us at 2026263400. Email us at comments or send us a tweet. Join the cspan conversation. Like us on facebook. Follow us on twitter. On tuesday, admiral cecil haney briefed reporters at the pentagon. He talked about threats to u. S. Security and answered questions about north Koreas Nuclear missiles and chinas antisatellite missile test. This is 35 minutes. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you f
Well, this hearing will come to order. First of all, let me welcome Justice Breyer and Justice Kennedy. Thank you for being here today. I know both of you have testified before our subcommittee in times past and we appreciate you coming back and being with us here again today. We all look forward to this time to have an exchange. Not often does the legislative branch and Judicial Branch get to talk to each other, so we look forward to that. I think all of us know that a fair and impartial judiciary is very much a cornerstone to our democratic system of government. And so the fact that youre here today, i think is important. I think the work that you do is obviously very, very important. And not only you resolve disputes between individuals, but also between the executive branch of the federal government as well as legislative branch. And to do that, you need the respect of the citizens. And i think you have that. I think you also give respect to the citizens and their view of whats rig