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Ariz. governor on potential effects of sequester, VP's comments that Americans 'are no longer worried' about the economy
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Sequester quickly approaching and a debt quickly heading towards seventeen trillion dollar sound like reason for concern.
I'm not -- US vice president Joseph Biden the vice presence in American people are no longer worried about our economy.
There are no longer.
Traumatized by -- what was it traumatized to an event -- The great collapse in 2008.
They're no longer worried I think about our economy being overwhelmed either by.
You're -- large do you worry is China's somehow swallowing up every that every engine of innovation that exists in the world.
There are no longer I think word of are.
Our our economy being overwhelmed beyond our shores but.
And I don't think Jerry is -- and there is known for very little doubt thin and you've circles out there about.
America's ability to be in position to.
Lead the world in the 21 century.
Isn't a governor Jan Brewer -- -- says he governor nice to be your credit.
Governor the vice president says to another -- -- -- they mean the American people are no longer traumatized by what -- -- traumatize an -- the great collapse in 2000.
Eight.
Obviously.
By the vice pres it is it is clearly out of touch the American people are concerned they're concerned the direction in which the country is going.
And they certainly are concerned about the current leadership.
And it -- I'm not sure exactly.
I mean.
What he'd but he meant by that because with little disjointed sometimes we find that don't -- talking code you have to decipher it.
I think he's saying that the American public that they're not concerned that they filled full confidence -- what's taking place.
And he needs to get I believe this week with the public and they are concerned and they want leadership.
They see a government that it's not functioning they have no plan.
That they're showing leadership they just keep doing that batons swing it's.
It's.
-- Rickie you're the White House today I the president speaking -- through the press out but I'm curious what the present say about this that the about the sequestration all the money problems.
You know he definitely it says that he wants to work together but obviously doesn't want to compromise a little bit.
Bottom line is -- city wants to out raise taxes.
And it doesn't wanna -- and I think the American people believe that you know the -- -- is to start cutting the budget seventeen billion dollar deficit.
And he wants to continue to spend.
He doesn't want to do that I -- immediate access.
Is there any room in your -- and I -- -- face the nation yesterday am talking about about testing is in your mind is there any room to increase taxes on anybody or close loopholes or who are -- get rid of deductions.
-- on the federal level Greta I really truly believe expanding its been kind of controlled just totally out of control we cannot continue down that -- Compromise is always a good thing.
But he's not going to compromise it's his way -- -- highway.
No okay he.
Tell me that and the rest of the governors over there that he.
Wasn't guy running for election his elections were behind him.
And that he was going to do what he thought was right for the country.
And he wasn't gonna look at polls like some politicians do because I was looking forward to that next election and that gave me he's still.
Because that tells me that he's going to do would.
Ever he wants to do it and he's they got executive orders.
And exercising his power so I think it's going to be a real.
Scary time for America now hopeful.
Did any any of the governors -- -- Hamburg are and go out of.
With questions.
Everybody was relatively.
Polite.
Picking him for inviting us talking about and sent -- this Questar certainly got the defense cuts.
And certainly we're all concerned about what that -- What effect that's gonna have on our budgets because they are -- -- affects real effects.
Arizona for example.
You know we have a strong military presence in manufacturing of military.
Components like Raytheon volatility tremendous hits and that means there goes that jobs.
He wants to talk about growing the economy well you know he's -- the economy's going the job market.
Governor -- doesn't see you up -- Washington thank you.
