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[0:00:20] ... your attorney -- ago -- talking about the passing of Jack Kemp Jim welcome -- the program good morning -- Obviously this was this was something that a lot of people thought might be ...
[0:01:09] ... for. Randy bush over. He asked me about the the impact of Jack Kemp I talked about the effect I think something it's overlooked all the time is the fact that he was peddling supply side ...
[0:02:37] ... they kept after the alarm built an action. Palestinian. And -- so Bill Paxton -- Chris leak a little time Reynolds you attempt was really the other. 88 pro business pro free market. Entrepreneurial. It capitalist. ...
[0:03:26] ... Jim when he was the secretary of housing and urban development under President Bush the first President Bush. He was -- again that the thinking that thinking outside the box. He was a big proponent of another idea in addition ...
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[0:00:00] ... He the guest is George been easier -- New York State -- I am not disappointed -- Samuels -- you know you're just you're out of breath you were just coming in from ...
[0:03:24] ... This sounds like sort Hillary Clinton -- killed 200000 southwest New York I'm gonna hold him to that -- this is about holding. ...
[0:09:32] ... was -- The democratic district and in Monroe county which -- and Mike Green. Said it was let's not that it it didn't appear just be the Rockefeller drug laws -- appeared that there are getting ...
[0:10:16] ... will get around your calls for -- in studio guest he's in New York State senator he's feisty he's here. He is the New York State senator George -- ours if you when they get get a word in edgewise let them. Give us a call eagle three ...
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[0:07:04] ... know whether it would it would if if if we started before labor day of the buffalo schools start before Labor Day would that actually mean. More teacher hours in classroom now would they be doing more actual work. It's more than equity issues. ...
[0:07:20] ... round and school districts announced that community -- Stotts who before Labor Day. We give the parents a chance to appear for the holiday in the vacation everything. And and our contract we have to. 282 days and 42 weeks away. So that is complicated -- now the state test process. At the end of the year we give the reasons -- they don't fluctuate and then we give the ELA in January. And my issue is that if you stopped after Labor Day because Labor -- is slate that she's been having labor is on the seven. So if you styled after the Labor -- ...
[0:09:46] ... some phone calls. Callers are lining up. And welcome back this is Kevin Hart Barbara burns also along for the ride in we're talking -- director James Williams of the buffalo schools doctor Williams's show has ...
[0:27:47] ... show today from noon to one it's meet the press swing is David Gregory NBC's David Gregory so you -- certainly listener that. We will go to the phones now for doctor James Williams calling in. Bill were more ...
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[0:00:32] ... get around if you will. What what's been like we talk about Barack Obama's first two and a half weeks you've had what five and a half weeks or five weeks now. ...
[0:29:47] ... you brought this up earlier you know what I questions is obviously John Boehner the majority or minority leader. From my home state of Ohio an -- Is is obviously the minority leader and I'm wondering though who is the leader of the Republican Party or is there leader of the Republican Party that you're looking to right now for guidance kind of I'm just backed by looking at this as a whole not seeing someone stand out there anymore I don't know it's still John McCain who do you see is that it is the leader of. ...
[0:30:15] ... Of your party that -- theory what John Boehner his stuff played the the leader of our party in the house right now and he liked to his credit and -- ...
[0:40:13] ... services. And financial services regulates the banking industry the insurance industry the Federal Reserve the Treasury Department Fannie Mae Freddie Mac. And being able to set on that allows me to help ensure that and have ...
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[0:00:29] ... persevere got some great guests for you today one hour from now New York State senator George -- ours will be live in studio. One half hour from now will be talking Amber's politics with -- council members -- rats and Barry Weinstein. Opening up the show however a couple of presidents -- current president today. Past president of the buffalo Niagara association of realtors their current president unite their past president Tom Hollander gentlemen welcome to the pro. ...
[0:02:36] ... dedicated to. Two the things that effect the quality. Homeownership in in Erie county western New York. So it's a -- A site that. Will the world the way it happens is zooey we send an ...
[0:03:43] ... issues that are home warmer homeowner driven. Things have to do with homeownership rates. And but there's a lot of political. Twists and turns to it. Our major issue which we tackle first and foremost coming out of the box were higher real estate taxes in Erie county. And I think as a response we got from that time a few degree was set was pretty good. ...
[0:04:37] ... We we maintain that partially at the buffalo Niagara search issue realtors to some degree. We we have control over the content obviously and there's an outside vendor that handles the ...
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[0:00:26] ... Well recently as Lee and the liaison to the use and the recreation department and a ton of Amber's. And -- from what I'm being told this at the state budget some of the down. Suggestions ...
[0:01:21] ... another concern I mean you know a lot of your money in Amherst Hampshire goes to your. Highway department your snow plowing your roads and bridges. Will that be affected by the state budget. ...
[0:02:45] ... you're not a stick to that student you're tuition. Doesn't is -- SUNY system -- system and then if you look at it from if you have an illegal immigrants that children who were born ...
[0:06:34] ... call. Okay that was deputy supervisor mark manna from the town of Amherst let's go next to Chris in -- Chris welcome to the program. ...
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[0:00:36] ... and a half ago when my doctor said you know get that colonoscopy thing and of course I put it off for a year and but eventually got around to -- the second time he he got to be had at the back in November right thinker no I guess it was December anyway. -- piece a cake but it came back with a lab results last week did have a pile up. And it was found to be precancerous switches which is buying no harm done. But you know what it got me to thinking that's a procedure -- lot of ...
[0:01:19] ... Europe -- UB nine part of your fifties would have been your colon cancer if you sixties. ...
[0:01:28] ... after me in you know there are people out there think of Katie Couric. Having her losing her husband to colon cancer and then she had the courage to go wire and when she was with the today show having a procedure done you know she -- colonoscopy on television call and ask to be on television I mean that's. That's that's really gutsy and it's it's it's those sorts of things that encourage media yeah I mean as well go ahead to. I'll tell you the procedure itself with a piece of -- the preparation was a pain but. But it was it was worth it. Anyway back to -- of the state budget -- that's that that's our Segway colonoscopy at the state budget which we said we want to talk about. ...
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[0:00:14] ... was senate time and I assume that your watch is still set the Senate time in Albany you forgot that your back here in western New York. No way can I ninety I couldn't get in ...
[0:01:31] ... right. Normally what happens is. It's a it's a joint session the Senate goes in this session. And then they all march over to the symptoms chamber led by the leader right in my question ...
[0:02:18] ... this in 1965 to -- in in the assembly not -- in the Senate guys in the Senate. And it actually did not elected majority leader until June of that year and I don't suspect that's going to happen. I ...
[0:04:46] ... don't its leadership. Struggle isn't resolved. How do you go forward in the Senate with until you elect the leader what you have to resolve we have to result we should resolving this week this is ...
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[0:00:17] ... that's listening understand there's no crisis in buffalo there's no crisis in Erie county. I just got back from Albany on Friday night. I met with all the other county executives I can tell you that condition we're in an Erie county. Is far better than what we're seeing across the state. I mean just down the -- here in Monroe county they've had a couple of years of massive budget deficits they used up there. Rainy day fund their their property taxes at the county level or 80% higher than hires. You know they they're doing everything they can but there in a downward spiral compared to Erie county. It's had surpluses the last couple of years we've rebuilt -- rainy day fund north of thirty million dollars now. The budget ...
[0:01:52] ... which is something they are. Very strictly prohibited. From doing by the Erie county charter. And and that tragic mistake he is going to cost us five point two million dollars. Which has about six dollars ...
[0:06:40] ... at and -- researched and I'm going to keep in place the Cornell cooperative extension the Erie county soil and water -- to. That we are definitely going to allowed to stand. We are leaning towards allowing the ad that ...
[0:07:19] ... the other ads that they made to smaller cultural is that the Erie county cultural advisory board recommended against I'm -- Vito. The vast majority of those. And hope that they respect those vetoes. To reduce ...
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[0:09:08] ... areas that we we need to protect. We need to investigate in Medicaid fraud and sitting down with Andrew -- next week to talk about Medicaid fraud five billion dollars those areas -- to focus. And you know be being a little bit more conservative however agreeing with -- ...
[0:21:00] ... Do do Medicaid recipients qualify for. Too many procedures I mean we have a lot onto our our Medicaid program that other states don't mean. There is a base Medicaid program that if you participate you have to accept the federal government says you have to take this like buying the stripped down ...
[0:24:00] ... and I think most people think of Medicaid and they think of Medicaid recipients think of this single mother with three or four kids and and just tears. Burying the system and costing us all a ...
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