To make it easier for young people like the ymca to move through the current permit process and open the doors to hundreds of young people and organizations. So despite the good points, there are gaps in the budget request. We should work to address these so we can do more to Work Together on recreational access, Small Businesses in my state that rely on recreation in our economy are confused about some of the priorities in the budget. For example, the Forest Service is proposing to cut road maintenance and is exploring ways to close some of the major recreational routes in my state. This is were going to hear loudly from people on this. I hope we can ask a question and get some details on that. In the same budget the agency is proposing significant increases in new roads. So people are trying to understand the new roads versus maintenance. Without much of an explanation, we want to understand how we make sure that these priorities are met on both sides. I want to take a point of perso
Prime minister, tony blair. As they await a new heir to the throne, the british consider changing the rules about who can become king or queen. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We begin with president obamas latest ideas for getting past the standoff with House Republicans. He now says there isnt enough time left to do a comprehensive deal, including tax reform, fixing medicare. So he wants congress to raise tax rates for the wealthy right now and putting off the hard work to next year. They have 28 days left to make a deal before the country hits whats called the fiscal cliff. Thats a combination of across the board tax increases for everyone, coupled with cuts in spending like defense, education, health care, and housing assistance. Lets go live to our chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin with the very latest. Jessica . Reporter president obama has now personally turned down Speaker Boehners opening offer to avert the fiscal cliff. He did it in a tv interview.
To see the American Economy under default and with all the consequent impacts on the Global Economy and on the american middle class. In order to do that and was enormously damaging to consumer confidence. We were downgraded famously and it is a testament to the American People and the American Economy and the American Business and some of the success we have had working with the congress that we have been able to rebound and the economy continues to grow and create jobs but that was a selfinflicted wound and we cant have that nonsense anymore. Ok for people to engage in that kind of nonsense i appreciate the question and i refer you to my comments back then. People voting the way obama did. What happened in 2011, republicans in Congress Demanded and said they would let america default if they did not get the items on their agenda. That was consequential and unprecedented and the result was bad for everyone. Two weeks ago, the committee for responsible federal budget, which includes de
Created with no agenda. The idea that there was a an agenda, that it was somehow a midwife to a Public Policy on the course of interrogation was absurd. It is absurd. Which is to say that which is not to say that if there was an issue, is our content was affecting the behavior of interrogators in the field, even if it was 0. 05 of interrogators taking their cues from jack bauer, it was a systemic problem and i suggest that we try to intervene on behalf of those people. But to suggest that this is a television show. I may be pollyannaish about this, but the fact that 24 became the political football that became for a while was a very valuable thing. Tonight at 8 00 p. M. On c span, how movies and television portrayed policy and policy making. Politics and policy making. And i 10 50 p. M. , singer songwriter james taylor. The taping was top secret. It seems the only people who knew for certain of its existence for my father, the secretary, and the secret Service Agent who installed it. T
Tree. Merry christmas, everybody. Its great to see you all. Happy holidays. Happy holidays to you mr. President. Sit time . I think its time. For the big button. Lets count it down. I hope everybody is ready. Weve got to do the count do you know. Starting the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [applause] Merry Christmas everybody. Please welcome director of washington st. Johns church. Let us bow our heads in prayer. Let us pray. Gracious god who has blessed us with this good land for our heritage, we pray that we may always prove ourselves to be a people mindful of your favor and glad to do your will. We pray that you will save us from violence, discord and confusion, from pride, arrogance and fear of each other, defend our liberties and fashion into one nite people the multitudes brought here out of many nations and languages. We pray that you will shower with your life giving spirit those to whom we have entrusted the authority of our government, that there may be justice and peace at home and that we