Al Hubbard
Al Hubbard
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Medicare is a much bigger problem than Social Security ... you can't wish away the problem, it's there and the sooner we address it the better.
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Right now, the president's approval rating is not that strong. That has a lot to do with Iraq.
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The timing is unclear. In terms of priorities for next year, that's up -- I'm going to leave it up to him to share his priorities with the American people.
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It's sort of Economics 101. The demand for fuel and gasoline has been ... growing dramatically and the supply has not been growing as rapidly.
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The president is totally committed to Social Security reform.
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Why should we discourage people from paying for health care out of their pocket as opposed to through their insurance, the result of which is we tend to over-insure because that gives us a tax break.
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There are very good laws on the books. What's important is that those laws are enforced aggressively.
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We're still concerned about the high cost of energy. The president is especially concerned about the cost of natural gas and what it's going to mean to the American homeowner.