Open Phones
Telephone lines were open for comments on negotiations between President Obama and Senate leaders on raising the debt ceiling. C-SPAN Radio’s Bobbi Jackson previewed topics for Sunday…
114 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on negotiations between President Obama and Senate leaders on raising the debt ceiling. C-SPAN Radio’s Bobbi Jackson previewed topics for Sunday…
114 viewsJonathan Cowan talked about congressional gridlock, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. His group, Third Way, advocates for more compromise between the two political…
473 viewsSenator Byron Dorgan talked about the divide between Democrats and Republicans in negotiations on raising the debt ceiling, tax revenue, and budget cuts. He also responded to telephone…
345 viewsSenator Charles Grassley talked about congressional negotiations on raising the debt ceiling. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
161 viewsRepresentative Xavier Becerra talked about the federal deficit and national debt, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the impact of tax cuts made…
289 viewsRepresentative Cliff Stearns (R-FL) talked about talked about congressional and FBI investigations into the federal government loan to failed solar panel company Solyndra, and he responded to…
253 viewsLinda Feldmann talked about her June 13, 2011 Christian Science Monitor article, “Five Reasons the GOP Race is So Unsettled,” the strengths and weaknesses of the first and second-tier candidates,…
244 viewsJoseph Minarik talked about the future solvency of Social Security, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Social Security went cash negative in 2011, meaning the the…
607 viewsRich Lowrie talked about 2012 Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax proposal to replace the current federal tax code, which he helped write. He also responded to telephone…
1,300 viewsWayne White talked about possible action the federal government could take to address the issue of bed bugs. Bed bugs have been found in all 50 states, and a two-day summit on the issue was to be…
568 viewsRepresentative Henry Cuellar homeland and border security. Topics included al-Qaeda, immigration, and U.S. involvement in Libya. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.…
245 viewsSenator Ron Wyden talked about Senate Democratic leaders intention to bring up House Budget Chair Paul Ryan’s budget proposal, which passed the House, for a vote in order to force Republican…
212 viewsBill Gertz talked about reports from the United Nations watchdog group, the International Atomic Energy Agency intelligence, that found Iran has the capability and intent to produce nuclear…
284 viewsHouse Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adams Smith (D-WA) talked about his committee’s recommendations to the joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, and he responded to telephone…
190 viewsTransportation Secretary Ray LaHood talked about his upcoming trip to Michigan and Ohio to promote the Obama administration’s efforts to help the automobile industry and create manufacturing…
196 viewsRepresentative Ron Paul talked about federal spending and the budget process, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He also discussed job creation and reducing the…
4,273 viewsFred Barbash and Daniel Friedman talked the congressional agenda following a month-long August recess, and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio’s…
359 viewsJames Kitfield talked about the role of Egypt’s military in the conflict between the Egyptian government and anti-government protesters, and the U.S. role in training and aiding the Egyptian…
192 viewsScott Keeter talked about how polling works, and described how polls are crafted, surveyed, and analyzed. Topics include polling samples, weighting, margin of error, and tabling of statistical…
563 viewsSean Lengell talked about private and public deliberations of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included…
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