I would like to welcome you to the university of minnesota. We have a terrific program here today talking about the significance of the budget deal reached in washington in terms implicationscal for both the democratic and republican parties as well as the origins of some of what we have been seeing in washington. We have a terrific panel. I would like to introduce the panel. , he served gutknecht in 12 for 12 years in the minnesota house and 12 years in the United States house of representatives. , who servedin sabo for a long time in the minnesota house of representatives, including a speaker from 1973 1978. He went on to washington, where he served for 13 terms, i believe, in very important positions. It passed a budget act that played a major role in the reduction of the deficits during the 1990s. Mine and colleague of teaches courses as well as working with us in some of our other programming. He was a representative in the minnesota house from 19792000 seven. He was also speaker
The president to work with our congress now. Our nation decuves better. I now yield six minutes to the Ranking Member for her opening statement. I want to thank the chairman for holding this hearing and im delighted to welcome you secretary to our committee to testify today. I would like to discuss what i believe to be one of the biggest social economic and political challenges we face today both domestically and internationally and that is the problem of growing inquality. Over the past 30 years income and equality in the United States has been steadily increasing. This was the case even during periods of growth. Before the financial crisis levels of inequality in the United States reached peeks not seen since the late 1920s. While other committees have also experienced rising income inequality, the most shocking shortcomings are right here in the United States which has the highest level of inequality of any advanced industrial nation. In fact today 20 of the income in our country go
The numbers you can also participate via social media. There will be a facebook conversation going on that you can participate in, facebook. Com speak facebook. Com cspan. Morning, the house budget passes budget accord. Voted 33294 to approve a twoyear budget outline that would reduce the chance of another Government Shutdown and and the cycle of crisis budgeting that has been the scourge of washington for much of the past three years. The budget approval that legislation will head next week to the senate you and you and you younger you hear is the front page of the Financial Times are you finally, and you and i before we go to calls, here is take. Todays and i this chart shows some of the agreement figures. It establishes a twoyear spending, the topline figures, and sets fiscal year 1. 012. 2 trillion trillion. It eliminates the threat of another Government Shutdown and saved 28 lien dollars over 10 anrs, it does not include extension of Unemployment Benefits, and replaces 63 billion
They have to suspend enrichment. Very evident that that is not where the administration is going with these negotiations. I want to ensure before we alleviate any sanctions, we at least get iran to agree to the Un Security Council resolution that is in place. I assume you have raised these concerns of secretary kerry. What was his reaction . Not to characterize other peoples answers to my questions. What do you mean by to follow . Toothless . [inaudible] sometimes congress attempts to act as if they have done something relative to a particular issue. They tried to show that they are being strong against the administration or making a statement. At the end of the day, sometimes those things are only messages that have no real substance behind them. I do not know how that discussion will leave all. To see a focus not be on that, but a focus to be on ensuring that before we alleviate any more sanctions on this country, they adhere to the base agreement that the Un Security Council has alr
Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in newtown connecticut. Some in congress advocated for tougher gun laws. In our first 45 minutes who would like to get your views on gun control. Have they changed since sandy hook and consequently other shootings, even as early as yesterday. Heres how you can reach out to us this morning you can participate on a pole on our facebook page. And you can send this email to journal cspan. Org. The connecticutbased papers play up the event of last year in this manner, the hartford. Urrent out of connecticut go to the newtown local paper, not much mention of an Anniversary Event but they do have a listing of what the churches will be doing on the weekend and how they will commemorate things. The colorado papers picking up the story out of that high school yesterday. The denver post with the large headline for our first 45 minutes, in light of the anniversary at sandy hook and in light of efforts on gun control right after that you may remember as earl