Rep. Jordan the only thing worse than not doing the budget is spending more money. You have to look at this in thereal world context of debt just hit 19 trillion. Cbo reported six risk of this weeks ago this years shortfall, this years annual deficit will be 105 billion higher than expected. Within that context, we said look, maybe we should not spend 30 billion more. Maybe we should actually at least hold the line on spending to start to deal with the fiscal mess we are in. After all, every singlefamily, every single government, every Single School district, township, city, state has to do that, but the one entity that does not just happens to be the one that has the 19 trillion debt. We think that would just become we would love to have a budget. Lets write the upper patient and start the process, but there is trouble getting folks for that as well. We will see. Ms. Ferrechio following up on that, congress does not have to pass a budget, but they are obligated to pass the appropriati
President ial race continues tuesday night for the new york state primary. Join us at 9 00 for viewer reaction and speeches, taking you on the road to the white house on cspan, cspan radio, in cspan. Org. Monday on of the communicators, george ford, chief economist of the Phoenix Center for Public Policy studies and mark cooper, Research Director for the Consumer Federation of america, debate the secs proposal allowing consumers to buy their own settop boxes instead of renting them from cable providers, a move to open up competition in the settop box market. They are joined by lydia bay ude. We think we need competition in the settop box market, and we want competition, competition, competition. Someplace who has worked; some places it hasnt. This is one where it really hasnt. We the lower prices and more choices with vigorous competition. The first question is is there a market for settop boxes . The answer really, in terms of what has been over the cable network, is no, because they
Worse than not doing the budget is spending more money. You have to look at this in the real world context of the debt just hit 19 trillion. Cbo reported six weeks ago this years shortfall, this years annual deficit will be 105 billion higher than expected. Within that context, we said look, maybe we should not spend 30 billion more. Maybe we should actually at least hold the line on spending to start to deal with the fiscal mess we are in. After all, every singlefamily, every single government, every Single School district, township, city, state has to do that, but the one entity that does not just happens to be the one that has the 19 trillion debt. We think that would just become we would love to have a budget. Lets write the upper patient and start the process, but there is trouble getting folks for that as well. We will see. Ms. Ferrechio following up on that, congress does not have to pass a budget, but they are obligated to pass the appropriation bills. There are 12 of them and
As well as a witness. Heres what they had to say. We had been working very hard to try to figure out ways to contend with folks with weapons trying to create time and distance and apparently this event unfolded very quickly and we will be looking to find out why it had to go as it did. Im conflicted. They have a difficult job. A psycho with a knife should not be a death sentence. Some witnesses are telling us louise did not pose a threat to the officers paid he did not understand english and he did not understand these officers were telling her. The San Francisco police in the das office are opening parallel investigations. Theyre asking anyone with video or any witnesses to give them a call. Henry, another incident where people are wondering if having tasers would have made a difference in this case where are we when it comes to the Police Department is going to get tasers . Has been an ongoing debate in San Francisco for years. They should be armed with tasers with a nonlethal level
Their investigation into the shooters that left 14 dead. The president s rare speech from the oval office is scheduled tomorrow at five. Tomorrows address will be the third time in president odot ms. Obamas presidency that he is spoken this way. He concerns addresses terrorism concerns after the burn San Bernardino attack. Adam hauser he has the latest. Reporter president obama spent part of saturday in the situation room being briefed about the attack. In his address, the president called for stricter gun control legislation. We know that the killers used military style assault weapons to kill as many people as they did. Its way too easy for people to get their hands on a gun in the us. Reporter the fbi made a tactical entry into a riverside home in california. The house along so former neighbor of syed farook. The 28yearold and his 29year old life wife are believed to be the two loan attackers. His wife pledged allegiance to isis shortly before the killings. We are hearing more stori