Foreign policy at the brookings institute, martin indyk, on some of the big bets president obama is making during his second term in foreign policy. Thats on meetthepress msnbc. Com. Well be back next week. If its sunday, its meet the press. Weapons have no place. People need to feel safe. More than six weeks since newtown and the gun debate Takes Center Stage in d. C. You are watch msnbc. We will talk to connecticut senator about what is realistically going to get done. Plus president obama sits down with hispanic caucus leaders to talk about Immigration Reform. Congress woman sanchez was one at the meeting. She is packing up and moving out and heading home. What is next for Hillary Clinton . We will check in with one of the longtime residents of hillary land. President obama is urging gun control advocates to listen to voices of americans who grew up hunting. If you grew up and your dad gave you a hunting rifle when you were ten and that became part of your familys traditions you would see why youd be pretty protective of that. Congressman paul ryan sat down for his first talk show appearance since the election. The congressman told David Gregory that it is premature to talk about whether he will run for president in 2016. I represent wisconsin and i am chairman of the budget committee. I think i can do my job representing the people i work for by focusing on that right now than focusing on these distant things. A new antichuck hagel ad has popped up. The ad is from a conservative group called americans for strong defense. At least five other groups from the right and left are a organizing to block hagels nomination. The president out on tuesday. Republican congressman paul ryan said both parties are waiting on the president. The question many of us are asking, is he looking to play politics or does he want to solve the problem . We dont know the answer to that yet. We know there are a late of democrats in kwg who want to solve this problem, fix this mess and many of us agree with that. White house correspondent Peter Alexander joining me live. On tuesday can we expect to hear from the president about actual legislation or is he going to give us more of the contours of what future legislation would resemble . He is diving head first into this major policy speech of his second term. It is going to take place in a state well familiar with the issue of illegal immigration. One of the risks of proposing specific legislation, a bill that has his name on it runs the risk of potentially alienating republicans who might support an overhaul. Here is what we expect to hear from the president laying out a blue frint for his Immigration Reform. He will be expected to push for improving Border Security and expand the system used by employers to verify the legal status of their workers and perhaps most significantly he will address the path to citizenship. That is getting bipartisan support. It is one of the toughest issues for a lot of republicans. There is a new political reality taking place especially given the fact that a few months back the president won more than 70 of the latino vote. For the president s proposal the path would include the requirement that those Illegal Immigrants pay back taxes and fines. That is one topict that this morning we heard mixed support on. Mccain ameng those saying he believes will take place. So did senator menendez and senator dick durbin today. Peter alexander thank you so much from the white house. We will come back to you later in the show. The other big battles between president obama and republicans are mostly budget focused. On march 1 one month from this friday sequester cuts kick in. It is 1. 2 trillion. Those are cuts to military and discretionary spending. Paul ryan says dont expect a last minute deal or any deal at all. I think the sequester is going to happen because that 1. 2 trillion in spending cuts we cant lose those. Joining me now lynn sweet and david who covers the white house for the washington post. Good sunday to both of you. Lets start with the claim from paul ryan. 1. 2 trillion in cuts said to take effect march 1. Paul ryan indicating this time there will be no 11th hour deal. It is just a bargain position and it is not going to necessarily unfold that way. There are no absolute right now. It is early in yet another chapter of the on going rangles we have been having. So i would put no more into it. It is a prediction and i dont think either side has anything to gain. Remember the virginia economy, a lot of places very dependent on defense and other industries, neither side will look good if they cannot make an agreement. It is a prediction but one that i dont necessarily think will be true. David cuts would have a serious drag on the economy estimates from a half a percent to a full point of gdp. Someone is going to get the blame for that if it happens. Who do you think blinks first . That is a good point. You may recall the pentagon was very concerned about this saying they would have to cut about 100 billion right off the bat. Some of the officials went to the white house and said lets make a deal on this. There will be a lot of pressure to do that. Republicans agreed to raise the debt ceiling. That took away a little bit of their leverage going into negotiations at the end of february. Here comes paul ryan. Where has he been . He is making this line in the sand now. I think the white house is concerned because this could hurt the economy Going Forward if we go through these deep cuts and right now the white house is saying we need to keep the economy moving. We have to keep all eyes on that and continue to have growth and jobs. There is concern for the white house. Ryan took one of his famous charts on meet the press. You can tell immediately what he thinks the problem is, more spending cuts are needed. Paul ryan says increasing revenue is off the table for now. The gop, the tax hikes during the fiscal cliff stuff. Do they do it again . He was also asked and side stepped whether or not you could close loopholes. It is another way to get revenue. That is what David Gregory asked him. He had a nonresponse response to that. There are other ways to get revenue than across the board tax hike. We know we just litigated that. I dont think that congressman ryan was very responsive to that line of thinking. People on both sides say there are loopholes that can be closed. This is paul ryan talking about what he learned after the 2012 loss. Take a listen. What do you think the party should learn . We had to expand our appeal. We had to expand our appeal to more people and show how we will take the countrys founding principles and apply them to offer solutions. That sounds like a lot of corporate speak. What is your sense of the gops efforts so far . Its a little bit vague. You mentioned the immigration and that is one area where i think the gop does see a chance for them to sort of move into some sort of leadership role and take advantage of discussions coming up. But i think they are saying we are going to tackle Immigration Reform this time. I think that is where republicans will try to expand. What paul ryan said was very vague and goes against what we heard last week that the republicans had to retreat and talked over lessons learned. Some are saying we need to say it better. We have a good message but we need to deliver it better and not change what we believe in. I think it was a battle for control over the Republican Party. Well have to leave it there for now. Chicago sun times lynn sweet. We will see both of you later in the show. Folks, we are following a developing story in brazil. More than 230 people have been killed in a Night Club Fire. We will have the latest on that coming up. In egypt smoke and tear gascon to fill the streets there. Dozens are dead. We will get a live report from cairo. Will we see middle ground between Border Security and Immigration Reform . Linda sanchez will join me coming up. This is msnbc. The place for politics even on a sunday afternoon. What we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. By 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough College Graduates to fill them. 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Joining me is democratic senator richard blumenthal. It is good to see you. Thanks for being here. Thank you, kraig. You just heard what senator feinstein said. What reforms do you think we can see enacted . An assault weapon ban and a prohibition on high clip capacities is doable. You think it is doable . I think it is. More likely background checks for all firearms purchases. Right now 40 of them involve no background checks. Convicted felon, fugitive, drug addict can walk into a store and buy a shopping cart full of ammunition and pay for it no questions asked. And improved background checks so that states report Mental Illnesses and commitments. I am glad you brought that last part up. Politico earlier this week writing about the Current System of background checks as, quote, ineffective. Few states are submitting the required records to the federal database. Why are these states not submitting these records . Is it a question of inadequate resources or a lack of political will . My view is that it is a lack of political will more than financial wherewithal. That is why the president s leadership is so important and why congress has to provide more sticks and carrots so that states will do better in reporting all qualifications. It is drug addiction, fugitives, felons, Domestic Violence abusers, all need to come into this National Database so it is more effective. Both congress and the administration have a responsibility to require or incentivise the states to do better. It is an often cited study conducted. They looked at the correlation between background checks and murder rates in states that had background checks being enforced. With the background checks be a kin to a placebo effect. It would make people feel better but not accomplish a great deal . My professional life has been spent in Law Enforcement. I was a prosecutor. Worked with the Law Enforcement community. I am listening to the Law Enforcement community now, the prosecutors and police who tell me background checks are significant. Are they fool proof . Absolutely not. They are not perfect but they make a difference. Ceo of the nra expected to testify this week. What are you going to ask him . One question will be about some of the Marketing Tactics of the gun manufacturers. Promoting assault weapons to children is certainly problematic rife with risk and fraught with peril, a tragedy waiting to happen. My view is that some of the scrutiny ought to apply to the promotion and Marketing Tactics moved perhaps not by the gun manufacturers directly. I will be asking also about background checks and why the nra cant support this common sense Law Enforcement tool to make safer our streets and neighborhoods and prevent the kind of tragedy that happened in newtown. Newtown is a call to action. 26 beautiful people, 20 wonderful babies and courageous teachers and educators would be alive today. Are you where we thought we would be in this country with regards to the public debate that is going on right now since newtown, connecticut . The public debate on gun violence prevention has always been fraught with controversy. And i am encouraged by many of my colleagues who have been staunch opponents of any measures in the past who say we really need to do something about the guns. And that is the did you think that by now 20 first graders killed, six teachers killed and there was this tremendous mood in this country. A lot of people talked about wanting to do something. And now it seems as if once again the devils in the details and the political will has subsided. One point to make very clearly is there rights to possess firearms. The Second Amendment has been reaffirmed to provide for a right to possess firearms. On marketing and promotion, gun ownership and responsible shooting and hunting ought to be encouraged and promoted. And nothing i say about promotion or marketing ought to take away from that important point. There is common ground. And i am not surprised that this debate will proceed for a while. I think it has always been an uphill battle and always an educational challenge. I think the nation is ready. More than 90 of American People approve of wider use of background checks, a majority approve of banning assault weapons. There has been a seismic shift, a real change in American Public opinion in part arising from newtown which is a call to action and in part because i think americans realize how potentially tragic these horrific massacres can be. Connecticut senator, the official debate begins this week. Thank you so mump. Do appreciate you. Do keep us up to speed on all that happens this week. Thank you. With more crashes raging into streets of cairo, egypts president spoke moments ago. We will go live to the egyptian capitol next. Also president obama bringing the heat to the white house. 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The former senator is leading by a 22point margin for senator john kerrys soon to be vacant seat. Perhaps this is his return to washington that he hinted about. Spelling might not be in the senators wheelhouse. Three straight tweets posted around midnight showed spell check would be a good idea. Misspelled words including youre. And he butchered whatever. A member of the super bowl bound ravens plans to use the nfls media day on monday to talk about the importance of legalizing same sex marriage. And if the ravens become super bowl champs he says he will go on the ellen show to talk more about Marriage Equality and says he will do a little dancing, as well. And lebron and the crew are heading to the white house. President obama will be welcoming the heat to the white house tomorrow to celebrate that teams 2012 championship. We flashback to 1998 when the then first lady uttered a phrase that stuck to her like glue ever since. More ahead, plus. 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