Boehner: Prepare For Trouble If Jobs Bill Was A Dress Rehersal For Health Care Bill

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says that if the manner through which House Democrats handled the jobs bill is similar to how they intend to bring the health care bill to the floor, then the majority party should prepare to face angry Americans. (0:34)
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The unemployment crisis

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Correspondent Michael Ruhl reports on the recent release of the unemployment statistics for March.

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The unemployment statistics for march

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Keith Hall testifies before Congress on the nation's unemployment numbers from March 2009, and how the recession has affected employment.

Hall said that unemployment numbers have climbed from 8.1 percent to 8.5 percent, and that the industries hardest hit are manufacturing, construction, and temporary services.

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Republican's biggest problem: "they ceased being the Republican Party"

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico - Talk Radio News Service

Scot Faulkner, Former Chief Administrative Officer to the House of Representatives under Newt Gingrich, sat down with Talk Radio News Service's Michael Ruhl at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). He said that the problem with current Republicans is that they "ceased being the Republican Party". Faulkner said that he has been involved through the years with the likes of Goldwater and Reagan, who were concerned about limiting the Bureaucracy, something he believes George W. Bush did not do well during his presidency. He continued by speaking about what the Republican Party can do to help rebuild their image. (06:44)
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Congressman Pete Hoekstra says the terrorist threat is still real

Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) says that the terrorist threat still exists, listing some recent terrorist threats and saying the Terrorist Surveillance Program is necessary to protect American and its allies. (0:47)
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Congressman John Boehner says that if FISA expires, Americans will be at risk

Congressman John Boehner (R-OH), during a press conference on the Capitol steps after the House Republicans walked out, describes the extensions made to FISA reforms, saying Republicans have attempted to work with Democrats to find common ground. He says that if the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act were to expire, Americans would be at risk. (0:35)
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House Republicans walk off the House floor to protest non-passage of FISA reform legislation

House Republicans staged a press conference on the steps of the Capitol Building after walking out on a House vote. They decried House Democrats bringing up contempt charges against Josh Bolten and Harriet Miers instead of debating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform bill that passed the Senate Tuesday night and which President Bush has called for passage of. (7:32)
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