Taiwan, as they were both as they were both called. So there have been many times in our history when president s have had to do the hard work. Esident george h. W. Bush made a budget agreent for which he may have caused him to lose the election in 1992 because it angered a number of republicans, but it also helped balance the budget and gave us a period of time in the 1990s when that agreement plus a good economy gave us an actual surplus of funding. Sense that there is at the white house a feeling, two things that i would like to disabuse the white house of. Thfirst is tt the budget problem isnt a real problem. I cant believe that people at the white house think that. I mean, Everybody Knows it is. Senator mcconnell gave a very good explanation of what was going what was going on there, but let me say it this way in 2025, according to the Congressional Budget Office, every dollar of taxes we collect will go to pay for medicare, medicaid, Social Security and interest on the debt, and
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by support also comes from and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the School Shootings that shook the nation sparked a new call to action at the white house today. The president vowed to have proposals ready for the new congress that convenes next month. Somber scenes of mourning played out once again today in newtown, connecticut. While in washington, president obama walked into the White House Briefing room named for james brady the press secretary critically wounded in the shooting of president reagan in 1981 to talk about gun violence. The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. Ifill instead, in the wake of the massacre at sandy hook elementary school, mr. Obama said, this time, the words need to lead t
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by support also comes from and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the School Shootings that shook the nation sparked a new call to action at the white house today. The president vowed to have proposals ready for the new congress that convenes next month. Somber scenes of mourning played out once again today in newtown, connecticut. While in washington, president obama walked into the White House Briefing room named for james brady the press secretary critically wounded in the shooting of president reagan in 1981 to talk about gun violence. The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. Ifill instead, in the wake of the massacre at sandy hook elementary school, mr. Obama said, this time, the words need to lead t
The syrian capital is having on supporters of t assad regime. In this educational districtr and the one next door alone, in the past two weeks 35 small children and two teachers ha been killed. Ifill we sit down with retiring connecticut senator Joe Lieberman, the democrat turned independent reflects on the tragedy in his home state and hi24 years in u. S. Senate. 24 there is reason for people to be angry skeptical and cynical about the willingness or capacity of congress to act or stop Mass Violence in our country. Woodruff and kwame holman remembers conservative juristff former solicitor general and failedupreme Court Nominee robert h. Bork. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been proby c support also comes from and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions ifill Ipresident Obama said today gun control would be a central issue of his second term. He tapped Vice President biden to spear head the administrations effort. Good evening, im gwen ifill. Woodruff and im judy woodruff. On the newshour tonight we look at the white houses stepped up response to the Newtown Elementary School shootings with illinois governor pat quinn among others. Ifill then, Jeffrey Brown examines a new report blaming the state department for systemic failures in security at the Diplomatic Mission in benghazi, libya, where four americans died. Woruff from damascus, i. T. N. s alex thomson reports on the impact the rebel siege of the syrian capital is having on supporters of the assad regime. In this educational district and the one next door alone, in the past two weeks 35 small children and two teachers have been killed. Ifill we sit down with retiring connecticut senator Joe Lieberman, the democrat turned independ