that is the opinion of eugene robinson. alabama on theom democrats line. caller: i heard a congresswoman yesterday who said there was only to the blaze through the problem. he said one was raising taxes. the other, i cannot remember. i think the other was cutting programs. i feel like the only way they are going to fix it is by cutting programs or taxing businesses. i have looked at statistics. it said some corporations like exxon and walmart have more income. i do not understand how they do not owe more. we spend every day on these people. they are making millions and millions. it is amazing that they should not sit in on anything except to help the regulate everything. it is amazing to me. host: we are asking the question on our facebook page. will this congress be different? we welcome your comments. 78 are saying no. 17 are saying yes, it will be different. roman joins us on the line for republicans. caller: as far as will congress be different, i would like to say it wi
promise that no later than the 15th of this month, some 11 days from today, that we will make a full contribution to those people. i yield back the balance of my time. the gentleman from new jersey. i yield to the gentleman from new jersey who also recognizes that there have been absolutely no victims of delay when it comes to the flood insurance program because their payments have been made continuously because that program has been funded and we continue to fund it. the gentleman from new jersey. i thank my colleague for yielding. it has been 70 days and the residents of the northeast many have been living in misery and heartache. i m pleased that we are taking this step to support the national flood insurance program, which has met the needs of americans across our nation when there s been flooding crises. we in the northeast have been facing this craves now for 70 days. i m glad this essential program is going to be supported. there are about 125,000, from what i
from a french company. they get 30% they don t even pay tax on. we have to run a country. i think simpson-bowles is the right direction, but i don t think simpson-bowles goes far enough. at one time i thought steve forbes idea was great, but he wants to keep a certain piece of money that is an entitlement. guest: and makes a very good point that we have got to have the kind of pro-growth tax reform that simplifies the system, broadens the base, lower rates, but that stimulates economic growth and economic development. that means not only getting people back to work but it is the growing economy that creates more revenue, not higher taxes. the growth and the revenues from growth is what we really need to address the deposition and debt. often we don t focus on that enough in the scoring, like the cbo, congressional budget office scoring you see all the time, the revenue from growth is not factored in. in anything we put together a, like we just made the lower tax rates perman
gentleman from new york? i yield to ms. canner for unanimous consent request. i ask to place remarks in the record in support of hurricane sandy relief wherever it is needed in our nation. i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york on the judiciary committee. gentleman from new york is recognized one minute. thank you. i obviously support this bill today to replenish the hurricane insurance fund which would otherwise run dry for the entire country next week but it does not excuse the callous action of the house leadership the other night in taking the $60 billion of relief off the table. now we re told we ll get a vote on the 15th and i hope they re as good as their word although they haven t been in the past but even so it will take god knows how long for the senate because the bill they passed is dead, this being a new congress. that action the other night delayed relief for the long suffering people, the business owners whose businesses are going under, th