host: we will go to john joining us from west palm beach, florida. caller: good morning. i wish that guy in south dakota would get out of his cave. i used to be a democrat, i got out of my cave. talking about hillary clinton that is like asking eisenhower to run in 1976. 24 years ago, it was bill clinton. the same thing with the bushes. the mother said it best, she is the only one i liked. the biggest mistake reagan ever made was choosing george senior as the vice president. as far as the candidates for the republicans, scott walker is not the best speaker but he is proven that he can do the job of being governor of his state. we need a governor, we do not need a community organizer again. i would love to see mitt romney. he would make a neck some president but he is wrong with immigration. rick perry is the same way. he talks so tough, but it does not show it in action as far as immigration. illegal immigration. we need to make that d
the financial regulation reporter from bloomberg. and the politico financial services reporter. chairman hensarling president obama has proposed a big tax on banks as part of his reform. what are your thoughts on that? is that the right approach? i hardly agree that a tax increase is a tax reform. it has nothing to do with that. this is just the next chapter of obamanomics. i say the next chapter but this goes back to the 2010 chapter of obamanomics. he has proposed this tax or fee in the past. then it was the rationale was punitive. today, the rationale is to make our markets supposedly less risky. i guess i would ask the question what. frank was all about? is this a tacit admission that dodd-frank has failed? as i understand it, all the firms that the president would apply this tax to could all be designated too big to fail. they could be functionally controlled by the federal government. they can have enhanced capital standards. you look at the volker rule, the deriv
fit in as a nominee for 2016. host: let me ask about the demographics of new hampshire. it s a very different set of voters that candidates are going after from the iowa caucuses which tend to be more conservative. and the demographics of the new hampshire primary. explain the difference, if you would. guest: the primary is open to lots more voters, including independents. whereas the iowa caucus is restricted to republicans. independents are allowed to vote in the republican primary if they choose. while evangelicals are an important part, they don t dominate in new hampshire the way they might in iowa. it is a much more full spectrum republican party. from that candidates find in new host: we have a line set aside for those of you who live in new hampshire or ohio. that number is (202)748-0003. you can also join the conversation a lot of you sharing thoughts on our facebook page. or send us a tweet. fergus cullen, mitt romney says he is thinking about a third bid for the
when a loved one becomes sick, it does not become about ideology. it becomes about practicality, getting things done and being able to pay for it. republicans need to have a message beyond, we need to repeal obamacare. of course we all agree with that, but we cannot leave it there. i think that is a mistake going back to when we thought hillarycare in the 1990 s. with hillary running, i think we will get a chance to talk to about it this coming cycle. host: there is a tweet. clinton, why is it not ok to say no to another bush? same dynasty problem. guest: they will have to sort this out when they come to new hampshire. it is too early to figure out whether people are are not receptive to that whether people are or are not receptive to that. host: chris on the democrats line. caller: i m from indiana. i have a question. i heard on the news and on tv that ted cruz was born in canada. how can he run for president? and then, i don t know, i say hillary clinton all the way. i t
on this monday morning and as the house returns from their weeklong break progress in a key piece of legislation in a rare display of bipartisanship. house leaders are pursuing a deal to permanently change the way medicare pays doctors and to exchange extend the health program for two years. you could be introduced as soon as this week. both john boehner and nancy pelosi are personally involved to the point that pelosi reached out to harry reid in recent days. the house returns today at noon eastern with legislative work starting at 2:00 p.m. including a measure to fund, care centers. later this week, they are affected to take a bit resolution disapproving in in live coverage of the house here on c-span. the senate gathering at 3:00 p.m. eastern today. depending on the outcome, it is possible senators could begin a debate this week on the nomination of loretta lynch to be the next attorney general. mitch mcconnell has set her nomination will only come up after the senate