New reports suggest Iran maybe only two months away from being able to have enough enriched uranium to build a nuclear weapon. How accurate does this seem to be? What would be the next steps before Iran could deploy a weapon? What should the U.S. position be? We ask Alireza Jafarzadeh, former spokesman for the Iranian Parliament in Exile and the man who first warned the West of Iran’s latest nuclear intentions.
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review like Tim Pawlenty’s tax plan, can’t stand the news that 30 percent of employers will drop health coverage under Obamacare and we discuss two press conferences for the price of one surrounding the Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal.
Georgia Rep. Tom Price is sponsoring a new effort to repeal part of the new health care laws – specifically provisions related to Medical Loss Ratios. What are those? What would the Price bill do? How could it impact your bottom line? We discuss it all with Rep. Price, who is also a physician.
Ohio Rep. Bill Johnson is honoring veterans from World War II on today’s 67th Anniversary of D-Day. Johnson has also introduced a bill that would require President Roosevelt’s D-Day prayer to be added to the World War II Memorial in Washington. Rep. Johnson explains why he wants the text of the prayer included at the memorial and why it’s important that Americans know about it.
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review discuss the success of Sarah Palin’s new documentary movie, contemplate whether or not Obama will bring troops home earlier than planned, and muse about the new Twitter allegations against Rep. Anthony Weiner.
We are now less than a month away from the August 2 deadline issues by the Department of the Treasury to address the debt ceiling. Despite pressure from President Obama last week, Congressional Republicans are firm in saying they will support no tax increases of any kind. So how will lawmakers get past this impasse on taxes? Will America really go into default if nothing is agreed upon by early next month? Why is President Obama guilty of demagoguery on what will be eliminated if the debt ceiling is not raised? And are the American people really ready to embrace some budgetary upheaval in order to begin real fiscal discipline? We ask Georgia Rep. Tom Price, chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee and member of the House Budget Committee. Rep. Price also explains why he is not in favor of a short-term debt ceiling extension in order to buy time for a more comprehensive deal.
On Friday, the new unemployment report showed far less job creation than expected, and the overall unemployment rate fell to 9.1 percent. What does this tell us about any possible recovery that was or is underway? Why are so few jobs being created? What are House Republicans doing to reduce burdensome regulations? Which ones might actually be repealed? What are their goals on business tax rates? And why might President Obama actually go along with some of their agenda? We ask Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh, a member of the House Small Business Committee.
On Friday, the House of Representatives approved a non-binding resolution demanding that President Obama keep the Congress updated on the mission in Libya and insist that ground troops not be used in the ongoing operations. Louisiana Rep. John Fleming is a member of the House Armed Services Committee. He explains what the resolution actually does and what will happen if Obama continues to ignore lawmakers. Will the House block funding? Are they demanding a vote to authorize the mission? What is the mission? Are we succeeding? And how much support is there in Congress for these operations? We discuss it all with Rep. Fleming.
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review like how well Mitt Romney articulates the economic case against President Obama. We also groan as the May jobs report is the latest terrible news in a very bad week for the economy. And we laugh at and celebrate British intelligence for creating some confusion for would-be terrorists.
Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold tells us how he and his fellow freshmen are approaching the debt ceiling showdown. We also ask Farenthold what it would take for him to support an increase in the debt ceiling. He also says what he thinks is the bottom line in being able to move forward.
