conservative woman. she was first elected to the michigan house, chaired house education committee, and the elections in assets committee and served on the committees on financial services insurance, tax policy, and legislative counsel. please welcome lisa post humus lisa. >> thank you. the great state of michigan is the comeback state rate it is no national secret of the past decade has not been a positive one for us in michigan. under some of the most leadershi liberal leadership ine nation, we have experienced the highest unemployment rate in the country for four consecutive years. we were the only state in america to lose population in the last. the only business booming in our state was the moving industry. we have one of the dumbest corporate taxes that you can think of that sends our jobs to your state. our story is one for washington, d.c. to look at. unfortunately, barack obama has gotten the wrong message. when he was elected in 2008, president-elect obama at an economic summit in chicago. for reasons i will never be able to understand, he asked michigan's liberal democrat tv host

michigan for our guest. on the republican line, good morning. caller: good morning. guest: good morning. caller: i'm a -- no, definitely not a democrat. i'm a heavy republican. i have a problem with the democrats. i live in michigan and heavily unionized, unfortunately unionized state, and thank god we became a right to work state. but the thing i have is when you made the statement that says you have $600 billion in taxes and you wanted more, first of all you guys have a spending problem bye you guys don't admit -- which you guys don't admit. the president of the united states is a very unionized person and you guys talk about special interest, he always helps out the unions with -- like when you say education, before you reform education, all that money goes to the union teachers, the teachers ubeon ruined the public schools. my daughter-dirnl' not wealthy in any means, but my daughter goes to a private school because the unions have ruined especially my state by what you guys have as a spending problem, all you want to do is tax and spend. and you have so many duplicate progr

one voting present. the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan rise? >> on the direction of the committee on house administration, i send to the desk a privilege red port for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 127, resolution dismissing the election contest relating to the office of representative from the 28th congressional district of texas. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. he house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan rise? mrs. miller: i call up house resolution 127 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 13, the election contest relating to the office of representative from the 28th congressional district of texas is dismissed. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. mrs. miller: mr. speaker, i ask un

attorney general eric holder. that's the wall street journal. dan in detroit michigan, independent line. caller: hello. these two parties have both been derelict in their duties, something going on a long time. host: what do you think about yesterday? caller: i'm watching paul ryan now. he sounds pretty good on tv, but i think a lot of it is grandstanding. they knew this problem was going on a long time. i say bring our troops home. these two parts will destroy this great nation. host: next, we learn, pennsylvania, a democrat. caller: representative ryan's spending budget is terrible, because social security as a medic to do with the deficit, so why mess with social security? we learned that money. i'm 34 years old and wonder if it will be there. host: there are papers talking about this today. caller: they should not do anything to entitlements. every time you cash your check, medicare, social security, all that stuff comes out. so i don't understand where they get the right to take from it. host: you may have heard from the previous caller, but even the president has said in a to

university of michigan, back in 2007. were you giving a graduation address? >> i was. >> let's look back. [video clip] >> this is a song that probably after today, you will never again want to hear it. this is a rush, playing my guitar at chrysler arena. [laughter] whoa. someone, lock the doors.i do not want this to slip away. this is a song of the student experience, except for the last sentence, which is for me as a genetics professor. so here we go.♪ ♪ ♪ i came i bought the books lived in the dorms followed directions i worked, studied hard, made lots of friends who had i crammed s they gave me grades and may i say, not in a fair way but more, much more than this, i did it their way ♪ [applause] >> now why did you do that? >> oh, goodness. i grew up in a musical family, and music has always been for me a break from the seriousness of life, whether it is a joyful song or a silly song.even a sad song. it is a way to use another part of your brain and relate to people, and as a medical school professor at the university of michigan, i also learned that medical students are n

reid spoke about the michigan democrat who chairs the senate armed sferses committee. -- services committee. >> some public servants, the political -- by their first trip to washington or by moving a memorable -- being moved by a memorable party convention speech. for others, history of military service leads to a career of public service. for still others, a proposed freeway through a community propels them into politics. car levin serving michigan familys is something of a family business. his father served on the michigan corrections commission. his uncle was chief judge for the district court in the eastern district of michigan for many, many years. i was elected to congress in 1982, the same year that senator levin's brother was elected to house of representatives. he has been a ranking member of the house ways and means committee and a distinguished member of the house of representatives having served that body for 31 years. plp, the first time i met carl levin was over here. going to run for the senate. we met in his office. the first thing i said as i came to washington a

michigan, republican. caller: good morning. i retired in 2008 from gm. .bamacare is a mess sequestration isn't going to hurt me. the government hurts me. the gentleman from florida, god bless him. east coastto the recently, massachusetts and new york. people, you don't buy american cars. why should i care about you? all i see is foreign in massachusetts and new york. you buy the non-union car. you by the korean car. we are the only free country. i laid my life down to keep my country free. and i willo stay fight. thank you. host: we are looking at the impact of sequestration, whether you are seeing an impact in your community or services that you rely on. a photograph of john boehner says he wants budget cuts or reforms to accompany company a boost in the debt ceiling. the speaker held a news conference to talk about sequestration and whether or not a grand bargain could be negotiated between democrats and republicans. >> we have made clear we need cuts and reforms to put us on a path to balance the budget. president has been clear that he will not address the crisis until

colorado. >> i'm not bill shooty from michigan. i'm just impersonating. i know you're expecting this question. when are washington and colorado going to hear on the federal government's position on marijuana legalization? >> yeah. we're still in the process of reviewing both of the initiatives that were passed. and i would say -- and i mean this. soon. we are in the last stages of that review. and we're trying to make the determination as to what the policy ramifications are going to be and what our international obligations are. there are a whole variety of things that go into this determination. but the people of michigan and washington deserve an answer. and we will have one as i said relatively soon. >> thank you. >> just a comment or really a thank you. i want to thank you for the extraordinary cooperation your department gave us on the bank mortgage settlement and now on standard and poor's. what tom pereli and jeff graber did in working with us has just -- as just total partners has been spectacular. i've been attorney a long -- attorney general a long time and i've never seen

to move onto henry, michigan, democrat's line. caller: i find it very disconcerting that these people the departmentut of education. al cÁrdenas was on c-span this morning, talking about how important education was. cpacning to this conference, i am cognizant of the fact that we have people in this country who don't want to see this country succeed. they're not creating jobs, they're talking about people being unemployed, but i don't see their publicans passing any bills or helping the president .ut in any way infrastructure, we are looking like a third world country. i don't understand these republicans. if they love this country so much, i don't understand why they don't want to see as progress. then again, it's all about politics, all about power. ted cruz is dangerous. i'm glad we have a drone program. host: thanks, henry. patricia is on the air. caller: i was impressed, and i have to agree with the school of thought that we need more conservative candidates. listening to the people who keep picking the losers is not a winning strategy. and coulter, sarah palin, beautiful,

in michigan. caller: a very simple comment, i think the tsa should allow each airline to make that decision for themselves. >> why not make it a policy from the tsa? caller: i think the government has been way too involved, especially now. the board involved the more confusing it gets -- the more they get involved the more confusing it gets. the airlines actually have the people in place, the people that work in the cabins. whoever is in contact with the public while the flight is in the air should be responsible. i do not see any reason why anyone should be able to carry a weapon on board. host: there are still some that are not allowed to read some of the requirements for knives not allowed on board is that the blade as longer than 2.36 inches. if the blade has a fixed blade or multi grip, those of the knives that are not allowed. we are getting your thoughts on these changes. here is twitter -- next up, we will hear from stanley from massachusetts on our independent line. caller: i carried two box cutters at all times to carry seat belts in cars. it is only a 38 7 inch long blad

where he begins saying. he puts it off on divine will. host: jeremiah is calling from michigan on the line for republicans. caller: i am not versed in this era of history much. what strikes me is you mentioned how he had to suspend habeas corpus, raise armies, all of these things without congress in session. it seems the way the 13 colonies formed united states, they were sovereign states and should have the right to secede. it is a voluntary union. his actions on that point set the stage for modern politics where we have presidential powers. correct me if i am wrong. the entire executive branch, the president and wage war in pakistan without congressional approval or declaration of war. we have come to this point because of lincoln's example. if the system was not designed for the president to be able to make war on states in the union, that is kind of the dark side of abraham lincoln in american politics. guest: his administration and use of executive power certainly signaled a shift in presidential authority in crisis. it was a model created by adrian -- abraham lincoln to meet

, mike rogers from michigan, would re-authorize programs designed to foster the development of medical countermeasures and strengthen the nation's preparedness infrastructure. these programs are essential to helping our nation's -- nation prepare for public health emergencies, including those caused by terrorist attacks. h.r. 307 re-authorizes programs for five years at the fiscal year 2012 appropriated level and does not create a new program, nor increase the authorization for appropriations for an existing program. according to the congressional budget office, the bill does not increase spending. congress originally enacted the program's re-authorized in h.r. 307 through the project bioshield act of 2004 and pandemic and all-hazard preparedness act of 2006. project bioshield authorized funds for the purchase of medical countermeasures through the special reserve fund and enabled the secretary of health and human services to authorize the emergency use of medical products. the original pop-up bill created the biodefense advanced research and development authority within h.h.s. to help

brain and relate to people, and as a medical school professor at the university of michigan, also learned that medical students are not so easy to keep interested, -- i also learned that medical students are not so easy to keep interested. for medical students, when it seems they were reading their newspapers or starting to sleep or maybe not show up for class at all. >> you were horn -- home schooled for how long? years. my mother had a master's degree from yale, which is where she met my father. it was unusual for her to be in graduate school at yale in the 1930's. sons,cided that her four and the youngest, would be better served by a per educational methods than by various public schools -- would be better served by her educational methods. i think she was right. she was remarkably gifted in rk.viding that sparked -- spa i learned to love learning because of the way she introduced me to topics. it was very chaotic, i must say. >> what was the day like? >> there was no lesson plan or curriculum standards. my mother would say, ok, what is interesting today, and some days, it woul

luckily met the university of michigan depression center, which has a comprehensive depression program and we funded a stem cell research program for the long term to see what could happen for our grandkids and all of our grandkids. then we went a little bit further ere and realized that there is nothing going on to help these kids that are under so much stress and anxiety. so we teached up with the university of michigan and a local high school and created a program called the even program, which is to fight and teach teachers and children how to handle depression and anxiety. what we're starting to see from the studies, -- you can make a difference. what makes a difference is reaching out and speaking to people. as gary said before, the issue here is stigma. the stigma goes away when you're ok talking to people. when you reach over to your neighbor and say hey, what is going on? we've gotten involved in what we hope is going to be the first of a nationwide program with the principal, who is a unique individual who has really taken this program and run with it and we've seen the impac

afghanistan. bob is joining us from michigan on the republican line. caller: my word is -- i will plan it this way -- the president promised he was going to cut the deficit in half in his first term. he is going to jump up and down like chicken little while $85 billion -- this guy is a joke. he is a liar. he is running around saying that this guy is going to fall -- that the sky is going to fall. he promised he would veto those bills to kill the sequestered. he turned around and blamed them for it. the guy is a joke. host: what is the solution? caller: there are thousands of solutions. get rid of the chamber of commerce, department of energy. i bet there are stuff going on that can be eliminated. you cannot eliminate all kinds of stuff. i know people who get food stamps that have no business getting them. it is just ridiculous. there is all kinds of waste. host: speaking of chambers of commerce, front page of "the chicago tribune". the president appeared on 60 minutes and said -- cathy is on the phone from albuquerque, new mexico on the line for democrats. how would you describe sequestra

yield the balance of my time to mr. conyers of michigan. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. conyers will be controlling the time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you, madam speaker. i recognize mr. ellison from minnesota for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota is recognized for one minute. mr. ellison: madam speaker, i'd like to talk to you about lucy. lucy is not the name of the person i'm referring to but she's real. i can't use her name because lucy still lives in fear of her abuser. a man she was married to. lucy is from a nation in west africa. and the man who was abusing her physically and sexually and mistreating her would tell her, threaten her based on her immigration status to the united states that she was hoping to obtain. he would threaten her and tell her i'm going to hold this against you. don't you dare leave me. and the violence against women act could self-petition process was a lifeline and a savor -- savior to her. she was able to explain the extreme violence she lived through and suffered throu

in the united states. i come from michigan. it is not a secret. we're seeing a resurgence of the automobile industry. it has had some very clear spillover. we want to be sure that as we look at tax reform that we encourage businesses in a globalized economy to focus their activities race here in the u.s. we have a real jobs needs. >> let me step back for a minute. tax reform is something everyone wants to talk about. do you see a tax reform be enacted in 2013? >> it will not be easy. we have set up working groups, 11 of them. at long last we will sit down democrats and republicans and really take apart the present system and see what it is all about. years and years ago a republican i spent two days at a seminar on international taxes. we really took apart our present system and came up with some ideas as to how we would improve it. we resolutions in the past. >> tax reform this year is possible? >> it is possible but we need to get away from the slogans. for example, the motion a 25% tax on individuals. it has never been said how we would get there. in order to get there we woul

to go. host: that was kyl in indiana. let's hear from jesse in michigan and our democrats line. -- on our democrats line. caller: good morning. i like your style, when this post is on there. -- host is on there. i wonder if anybody watched last night brian lamb -- this girl was talking about, trying to force our way of life on them. she was a really nice lady. the gentleman over there, they will always want war. that is their job. [indiscernible] when george bush was president, all the democrats criticized what he was doing over there. now that obama is in there, you do not hear nothing. i cannot vote for obama because i do not like his attitude towards the war. i just -- i do not believe he is doing his job. i hope we can get out of there and leave those people alone and come back here and take care of people here, because people are hurting here. this war is not doing us any good. we're spending too much money over there in iraq and afghanistan. it is time for us to leave those people to run their own country. host: jesse mentioned the program "q&a." we spoke to judy williams

. ronald in detroit, michigan. caller: hello, good morning. host: your thoughts on the third anniversary of the affordable care act. caller: i can't believe for the life of me that some of these people that are calling in our core than snake oil, but they want to object to medical healthcare for all of our american citizens. everywhere in the world where the government is looking out for them people, they have health care coverage for it insurance companies know when they go to the system, they are out of business. i will be glad when we go to a so allpayer system americans will be covered without having to spend their entire welfare covering medical bills. i can't believe americans are so stupid. host: eleanor on our line for dependents. -- independents. caller: it seems like the republicans want to stand up for big business. at least now when the affordable care act, the insurance companies have to pay a larger portion towards patient care, i think that is the report that problem republican have with it. , our line for democrats. are you there? caller: yes. i don't think th

of michigan. paul, the governor of maine. there is, sorry, chris christie of new jersey i will be against him unless he changes on am northwest city. here is rick scott of florida. in the senate, you have ron i say we d cruz and -- scott walker. you have your favorites out there. i should also tell you at this moment i have height requirements. so if you did not hear your favorite senator or governor put hem next to the clown at the rollercoaster. see if he hits the height requirement. i would not get to close to any one candidate. let's see how they do in a debate. let's see what their position is on amnesty. thank you. drive safely. [applause] ♪ >> what fun, i have to speak after ann coulter. i would like to introduce you to graham with the "oneamerica" news network for a special announcement. [applause] >> thanks. very tough acts to follow. the good news is i'm the last speaker before you find out who the straw poll winner is. that's it. [applause] like fruit of the loom i will be brief. [laughter] what do you want from a boy who was born and raised in san francisco? f you ha

. ralph is on michigan on our line for republicans. caller: that whole joke about obama talking about science fiction, he has no idea what he is talking about. he is the one that created sequestration. all of these other people think the republicans did it. i think not. the republicans want this country to survive. obama wants to destroy this country. host: the president may have proposed it but the republicans in the house and senate voted to go along with it. caller: they were in the minority. host: they are the majority in the house, though caller: not with the sequestration went through. host: let us move to tom in virginia. caller: recently the congress passed this superstorm sandy bill. there was controversy because there were billions in port. hear is stuff you don't about when it comes to lawmakers' spending our money. you have cuts to people who are hard working and yet they're still billions of going out that are wasteful. host: we have to reset in lynchburg, kansas on our line for c democrats. caller: my comment is if the rich owns 90% of the wealth in america, they need to

trunk michigan, democratic caller. thank you. i was against the war from avery beginning. to voice myll in opinion. , itlt if we attacked iraq would bring destruction and chaos.very -- sure enough, all that came to pass. i look at our soldiers who were and they did the do.ing they were elected to the pain and suffering, to have people in power who had no idea of what they were sending these brave men and women into were unconscionable. a lot of things we're going through now is repayment for this ungodly and unjust war. i just feel sorry for the people of iraq, that they have had to suffer -- suffer and still suffer. i talked to them before the war .n iraq, during the war in iraq there was one who agreed with it. one person said it was a terrible idea. , barbara lee of california. later, doug collins of colorado who served in iraq. first, we want to give you a flavor of the senate floor debate on authorizing military action in iraq. here is than senator hillary rodham clinton. [video clip] shots are fired and bombs are dropped, not all consequences are predictable. while the military ou

rpt has give -- given, when it goes not so much to the rest of it. host: caller from michigan. caller: i'm wondering what happens in an off-the-record conversation? what does it mean historically or now? host: good question. thank you. guest: an "off the record discussion" in this town is one in which you can chat informally with the president or member of congress and you can use what you have learned to inform your own reporting. but you can't quote him. in other words, it never happened, except you know more at the end. it saves the person you who are interviewing, who is being off the record, from any possible embarrassment or blowback or from anyone being able to say, but you said then, or your unvarnished opinion of x is so and so. it is completely protected. we like to insist that things be on the record. sometimes sources won't allow it, so you take what you can get. >> have you counted the number of countries you have gone to since covering reagan? >> roughly, about 120. that leaves about 70 or 80 to go. host: here is one of your questions on the affordable care act.

university of michigan medical school became part of his journey. --c, growing up in banbury, ury, connecticut also went to yale. his story is one of a successful writing career that brought him to understand the culture person's face. what brings them both here today is their shared experience of having been features brick -- speakers at the national prayer breakfast. dr. carson 2012 and just a month ago. they shared their faith with a national audience and president obama on the dais. veggie tale.n for s. he is the author of a new york times bestselling book right now. those things are not necessarily in the same sentence. a varied career. i first read him in his series everything you always wanted to always wantedd -- but werebout god, afraid to ask. dr. ben carson, i know, conservative. pediatricrector of neurosurgery at johns hopkins, the recipient of many awards, including the presidential medal of freedom. he is also the author of many books and founder of the carson scholars program, which motivates young people. he made medical history by leading a surgical team that sepa

years was an assistant to representative john conyers of michigan. [applause] i want to thank all of the members of congress who are here and work to make this day possible. also with azar eugene dolled -- eugene dalb, the sculptor, and the codesigner of the statue. [applause] it is safe to say this was not just any project. these gentlemen rose to the occasion. gentlemen, please stand to be recognized. [applause] to unveil the statue, we will be joined by sheila keyes and alain steele, a longtime friend. and cofounder of the rosa and raymond parks institute for self development. thank you both for joining us and thanks to all of the civil rights guests who honor us today with your presence. every now and then, we have got to step back and say to ourselves, "what a country." this is one of those moments. all men and women are created equal, but as we will hear during the ceremony, some grow to be larger than life and to be honored as such. welcome. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of the colors by the united states armed forces color guard, the si

food on the table. otherwise -- [unintelligible] [inaudible] host: daniel. dearborn, michigan. independent calller. that nobodyticed wants to focus on the main problem, which is they are here illegally and should solve the first before they worry about orm and if they are violent nine budget -- not as violent. they need to do with that problem first. with that problem first. it is costing this country too much. the devil is in the details. no one talks about that problem first, which would take care of everything else. thank you. host: what would you do for now as members of congress and others work to change the immigration policies. what would you do now for people who were here illegally? my familyrsonally waited seven years until we get a visa to come to this country legally. the reason for that is this country can only hope assimilate so many people at a time. to answer your question, they should be sent back. they should wait in line like everyone else. they should come at a time of this country is ready for them and can give them work and fun no place for them to stay.

gentleman from michigan rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. thank you for letting me speak today. before i came to washington, i was a high school teacher. to be a good teacher, i had to make things understandable for my students in the classroom. with the budget, i knew that had to be an easier way to explain the numbers i was looking at to the people who sent me to washington. thomas jefferson once wrote that an informed public was vital to our couldn'ting democracy. i'd like to share with you how the sequester affects federal spending. spending is expected to be around $3.8 trillion. that's the number $38 followed by 11 zeros. mr. bentivolio: the sequester is $85 billion, the number 85 followed by nine zeros. that's a lot of money. the best way to understand these numbers is to take eight zeros off of both of them. the president is complaining that we're taking an equivalent of $850 from a budget of $38,0

: here are the states that have abolished the death penalty and when they did it. 1846, michigan decided to repeal the death penalty. host: did some of these states reverse itself? guest: no. michigan, -- not saying it never happened, but michigan, 1846, it never reversed. and the group of countries that don't have the death penalty have a lower murder rate than the states with the death pefpblet. it's true of countries as well. if you don't get a benefit from having the death penalty. it's that matter of fact. if you have a lower rate why go back. host: what's the alternative? guest: life without parole. it keeps society safe, it's a severe punishment, it's actually less expensive, and it doesn't have the risk that if you do find you made a mistake, you can still free the person. host: from twitter -- guest: good question. it was november of 2012, in the election, 52% to 48%, close vote, but almost half of california wanted to abolish the death penalty. it failed i think because people don't have to pay, you know, when they go to the voting booth, for the death penalty. they let

who's in charge of reforming our tax system, the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp. the chair: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for two minutes. mr. camp: i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on this issue, mr. chairman. i rise in support of a federal budget that balances so we can strecken our economy, create more -- strengthen our economy, create more jobs and allow american workers to start see an increase in their paychecks again. i know we can do it. i was part of a team, a republican congress and a democrat president, that balanced the budget for the first time in a generation. we focused on areas where we agreed and we made some tough choices and we should do that again. and balancing the budget is not just about the economy. it's about critical programs like medicare and social security and the benefits they provide to millions of americans. social security is already spending more money than it brings in, and the medicare trust fund is going broke fast. what does that mean? well, if congress and the president don't act, america's seniors will

sterling heights, michigan. morning. caller: how are you? host: fine, thank you. caller: excellent. video games, as long as a , let thes a scapegoat parents raise the kids. back in the 1980's and 1990's anytime someone killed someone they blamed metal music. it is the same thing here. someone was out, they start shooting at people -- people play video games. he played video games. that is what it is. no. it starts at home. it starts with the parents. host: brian, thank you for a call. this point from joseph -- you can join us online at twitter, twitter.com/c-spanwj. jason, democratic line, good morning. caller: good morning. my point is how come they are always against the law abiding citizens in taking those away when they do not uphold the seriousness towards people who commit these crimes. when you go places abolishing the death penalty for people to commit crimes, do not waste the taxpayers' dollars putting them in jail for dinner if they create a violent crime with a gun. in newtown, he shot himself, there was something mentally wrong with him. in aurora.guy he will be in jail

. michigan, horrible. minnesota, horrible. to john will move on in pleasant prairie, wisconsin, on our line for independents. caller: thank you. i think the bridge deal especially, a lot of the interstate bridges, back in the 1960's and 1970's, nor under designed in order to complete and cheaply so that we could finish them. now we're paying for it a little bit. obama likes to talk about the bridge between kentucky and ohio. it handles truck traffic like you could not believe. of course is going to wear out faster. the railroad bridge a mile away, 10,akes harmony, five, 18,000 ton trains a day over that bridge. they carry basically kohl over to the power plants. powerl over to the plants. it was built over 120 years ago. host: what would you say about the infrastructure situation in pleasant prairie? caller: is not really a problem. there's not much traffic up here. maybe if you want to 100 miles per hour, it would be severe. host: where is pleasant prairie? wisconsin-is on the illinois state line. it is on lake michigan. it is in the southeast corner of the state. want to letnder,

in michigan. [applause] a number of these republican governors were able to secure tort reform and a hoard of republican governors inherited budgets that were badly out of balance and replaced deficits with surpluses. [applause] these governors have shown they are able to reach across the aisle, offer innovative solutions and they are willing to take the heat that you have to do to do important things. we need the leadership. the ideas and the vision of these governors. we particularly, by the way, to hear from the governors in the blue and purple states because those are the states we need to win to get back the white house. these are the people we need to listen to and make sure their message is heard loud and clear across the country. [applause] now, we can also learn from the examples of principle and passion that we've seen in the last few weeks in washington, d.c. by republican leaders. i might be biased but i applaud the clear and convincing voice of my friend paul ryan. [applause] now, if i were to offer advice to any person who was or became the president of the united state

at this places, they are simple things done well. real food, social infrastructure, michigan has its 4x4 tool. it ought to be about second opinions. it is not about the doctors not being good. only 10% of americans get second opinions for medical care. we have seen that roughly a third of the time, a second opinion will change the diagnosis or your therapy. think about that. the difference between re- operative back surgery in boston and houston is tenfold. how can the exact operation occur 10 times more often than another? it cannot be a tenfold difference. second opinions -- why don't people get second opinions? a minor procedure is a procedure for somebody else. if it is a procedure on you, it is not minor. that is the mindset. one of the things a lot of states is -- it is in 14 states and the district of columbia. it is basically the peace corps. the peace corps was created and the basic concept was take energetic college kids give them a month or two of training and take them off to botswana and build dams. we take those same college kids and we put them through a month course a

is rick snyder of michigan. paul, the governor of maine. there is, sorry, chris christie of new jersey i will be against him unless he changes on am northwest city. there is rick scott of florida. in the senate, you have ron johnson, ted cruz and i say we -- scott walker. you have your favorites out there. i should also tell you at this moment i have height requirements. your you did not hear favorite senator or governor put them next to the clown at the rollercoaster. see if he hits the height requirement. i would not get to close to any one candidate. let's see how they do in a debate. let's see what their position on amnesty. thank you. drive safely. [applause] was the keynote speaker at the closing session of this -- tend cruz was the keynote speaker of the closing session of this year's cpac conference. he spoke for about 35 minutes. ♪ >> thank you so very, very much. it is great to be in a roomful of patriots. we are here in washington at a moment of time. i mean, of course, the sequester. in honor of the sequester, for each of you who went to dinner tonight, your meals

trenton, new jersey as a trainee. i moved to flint, michigan, marketing manager and customer service. i moved back to trenton as a general manager. then i came back to philly as a group manager. >> did you know you would be president someday? >> i hope it would happen. i think he wouldn't do it if he didn't think it was right. when i was made president at 30, it was a very different company. got out of college, the sales were 20 million a year. here we are. we wrote this together. that's the most fun of the whole experience, to do this with a friend and a partner and your father. >> if one or more of your children said i want to be president someday, what would you say? >> let's get to work. i wouldn't want the burden for them. i want them, you know, to live your life. if that's what you want to do with your life, start your career. if there are many roads to happiness, and it's more important to be happy -- >> let me ask you a complicated question. many people build great companies in the united states, become fabulously wealthy. your family built this company, but you have diluted

michigan and served as a member of the ann arbor city council. he will discuss the speeches and the current battles over gay rights, same-sex marriage, the gay minority and the gay minority in the leaders of the african american community. we have the professor of law at armored law school. before her ointment, she was a tenured professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. and she worked in the civil rights commission at the united states department of justice and headed the voting rights project at the naacp legal defense fund. with professor guinier is a word ontudent, a spoken us -- spoken word artist. rian willguinier andrian discuss racial literacy and the way the theory of racial literacy challenges the work of dr. seuss. so first, we will have professor parker. >> thank you very much and thank you to the new york law school and for the project for inviting me. i taughtlly more like her everything i knew and then she went on and learned a lot more fortunately for her students here at new york law school. i can't think of a worse position to be in then to appear afte

that tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. leonard in ann arbor, michigan. caller: i was watching over the weekend. i saw the reserve gentleman with this key -- this qe they tried to go through with the senate and the assets they are helping with in the european countries, i think it is time the american government looks at its own country and isolate from the other countries. we cannot afford, like you just said, $40 million in infrastructure for another country while that money should be here for the american public. that is what our tax money goes for. host: the money for egypt? caller: i know they have their economy problems, the same as we do, but why should the average american person ascended to there for them? he meant -- send it there for them? host: we're talking about your financial future. asking the your pessimistic or optimistic and why. our caller from maryland. caller: sequestration, the $86 billion, that is not the biggest problem. the problem is they're trying to do twelvemonth's worths -- 12 months worth of cuts in seven months. we should not be giving our corporatio

abolished the death penalty and the years they did it. 1846 for michigan. 1853 from wisconsin. 1887, maine. vermont did it in 1964. iowa, west virginia in 1965. north dakota, 1973. washington, d.c., 1981. massachusetts, rhode island, 1984. 2007, new york, new jersey. new mexico, 2009. illinois did so recently, in 2011. connecticut in 2012. did some of these states reverse themselves later? guest: you do not know. i would not say it never happened. if you take a state like michigan, 1846, and they have never gone back to the death penalty. that is true of countries as well. if you look at the group of countries, they have a lower rate than in the states that do have the death penalty. it is also true of countries as well. but you do not get a benefit from having the death penalty. matter of fact, you have a lower murder rate. host: what was the alternative? guest: life without parole. that is a punishment that keeps society said. it is is severe punishment. it is less expensive, and it does not have that risk that if you do find you have made a mistake, you can still free the person.

from ann arbor, michigan. he is a democrat. welcome to caller:. wouldke to ask him if he comment on the combined state and local tax burdens as to their progressive or regressive nature relative to income level. guest: sales tax is generally regressive. they take out the less income they earn. a poor person will pay more in sales taxes as a percentage of their sale -- as a percentage of their income. income taxes are reversed. a rich person will pay more in income taxes, especially if the state has higher tax rates. this is another thing that will depend on what experts you talk to. some people say it balances out. there are other people that say state taxes are very regressive. our concern should be more on designing a tax system that will foster economic growth, be able to create jobs, open doors economically to anybody who wants to try to work or live in a state. host: said augustine, florida, independent line. caller: there are a couple of callers that already touched base on a question i have. the word "progressive tax" could solve a lot of problems in a complex tax structure. you

is in cold water, michigan, independents. what you think about the use of domestic drones? caller: are you kidding? this should be completely outlawed. take these weapons out of the hands of these people. they have declared war on america now? we have all wake-up. there's a constitution and it's very easy to read. what they do is legislate around the amendment and then they call that law. this is junk. they worry about people getting upset about this. people should be upset. what is it going to take in this country for people to stand up and say, wuit -- quit stripping away every right that we have. we get these rights from god. the constitution is supposed to restrict the government from infringing upon any of these rights at any time. it has gone completely the other way. people to think we actually get rights from the constitution. no, they are there to protect our rights and that the job of government. it's time for the country to ask the question, what is the role of government? i am tired of these socialists. call them what they are. host: we will leave it there. that was ri

little bit of it. michigan, democrat line. hello. points ofere are two light to make. havenited states does not a monopoly on science. whether we like it or not we cannot prevent weapons -- we cannot prevent countries from producing nuclear missiles. for 25 years we were toto with russia and the thing happened. -- we were towed to toe with russia. and nothing happened. we turn that country glass in 15 minutes. host: from twitter, how old is the current system? does it get periodic upgrade or do they wait until crisis like usual? republican line. only the peoplet involved would know what -- there have been some technological enhancements in the last 20 to 30 years in antiballistic system missilmiss. them. worked on the long term thing that we need to look at is how we approach north tweets. -- we approach north korea. it is special interests getting hold policy against north korea. we need to take a confrontational view towards them. into the north korean philosophy that they are always under attack. you approved -- if you prove north korea's point to its -- le the exit strategy

received her law degree from the university of michigan law school. she currently serves as the assistant special agent in charge of the bureau of investigation, technical service unit. she uses a wide range of advanced technology in support of law enforcement operations, including the internet crimes task force. after evidence and intelligence was developed in a wide range of cases, including homicide investigation to the search of a dangerous fugitive, internet crimes against children, computer intrusions and child of the options, she entered trainees are using the technique in strict compliance with federal law. he also provides instruction to law enforcement officers at all levels of government and techniques for obtaining and using communications evidence in support of criminal investigations end is active in technical and electronics specialists. he graduated and received his law degree from vanderbilt law school. professor orin kerr was an honors program trial attorney. he it was a special assistant u.s. attorney, a former law and in the summer of 2009 and 2010, he served

: a democrat and go michigan. caller: i would like to make a couple comments to representative price. first, leave obamacare alone. but back the $400 -- some odd trillion you took out of social security 30 years ago. my whole entire income is based on $700 a month which is my social security and ssi. i do get medicare and medicaid. but for 17 years prior to this point, i had no medical insurance because i held minimum-wage jobs. multiple66 and have heart circulation and bone problems. if it were not for obama care, as you like to tag it, i would not be able to see the doctors that i need to see right now. rather than cut medicare, medicaid, or turn it into an absolutely inefficient voucher system, why replace the social security funds that were taken 30 years ago over prices pieces put themthat say iou, back into social security so they can be distributed to the senior citizens? republicans are trying to kill us off. host: thank you for calling in. guest: the hyperbole that passive now for political discussion is really a shame, because we have huge challenges. medicare is going brok