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PRODUCTION FUNDING FOR "THE CITIES" IS PROVIDED BY A GRANT FROM THE DORIS AND VICTOR DAY FOUNDATION.
CONGRESS IN CRISIS MODE YET AGAIN, AND THE QUAD CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRINGING SOME
SURPRISING SOUNDS TO THE CITIES. CONGRESS IS A PLACE WHERE BIG IDEAS ARE DISCUSSED
AND BIG PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED. BUT LATELY IT IS WHERE BIG STALEMATES OCCUR.
IT IS OBVIOUS THAT REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS HAVE PHILOSOPHICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES
ON HOW THEY SEE THE ROLE GOVERNMENT, BUT RARELY HAS THAT LED TO THE PARALYSIS THAT WE HAVE
COME TO EXPECT. JOINING US IS DEMOCRATIC QUAD CITY CONGRESSMAN,
DAVE LOEBSACK. WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US.
YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BRINKMANSHIP THAT
IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. LET'S START, OF COURSE WITH THE BUDGET. DOES
IT SURPRISE YOU IT IS COMING DOWN TO 11TH HOUR DISCUSSION OF REALLY CONCRETE CORE VALUES
OF TWO OPPOSING PARTIES? >> IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME, UNFORTUNATELY,
BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE SEVEN YEARS NOW, AND IT HAS HAPPENED A LOT THE LAST FEW YEARS.
WE DO HAVE DIVIDED GOVERNMENT. THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
REPUBLICANS CONTROL HOUSE AND SENATE IS CONTROLLED BY DEMOCRATS, AND THE PRESIDENT IS A DEMOCRAT.
BUT WHAT I AM HEARING FROM PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT WHEN I GET OUT EVERY WEEKEND WHEN I GO TO
THE GROCERY STORE OR TO CASEY'S OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, IS THAT THEY ARE TIRED OF
THIS. I HEARD IT COMING IN TODAY.
I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME. I THINK MOST OF US IN THE CONGRESS ARE TIRED
OF IT AS WELL. THE REAL PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE AT THE LEADERSHIP
LEVEL WHERE FOLKS ARE TRYING TO JOCKEY WITH EACH OTHER FOR CONTROL OF THE HOUSE OR THE
SENATE OR THE PRESIDENCY FOR THAT MATTER. SO UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS GOTTEN TO A POINT
WHERE I AM NOT VERY SURPRISED THAT IT HAS GOTTEN TO THIS LAST MINUTE.
REALLY THE QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT WILL GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER.
I AM A PART OF A GROUP, A NO LABELS GROUP IT IS CALLED, AND WE ARE TRYING TO COME TOGETHER
ACROSS THE AISLE IN SOCIAL SETTINGS AND PROPOSE POLICY AS WELL THAT GETS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
TO ME, THAT'S THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO ON A MUCH LARGER SCALE.
>>AS A DEMOCRAT, I KNOW THAT YOU WOULD HAVE OPPOSITION TO HOW THE REPUBLICANS HAVE HANDLED
THE BUDGET MAKING PROCESS, AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE HASTERT RULE AS WELL.
BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY CRITICISM FOR THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION?
THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF CRITICISM ON THE REBUBLICAN AISLE THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA HASN'T
REALLY TRIED TO NEGOTIATE. THEY POINTED OUT HAS NEGOTIATED WITH PUTIN,
HAS NEGOTIATED WITH BOEHNER, HASN'T REALLY HAD ANY LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA.
DOES THAT CONCERN YOU AS WELL? >>WELL, LOOK, AS I HAVE JUST SAID, I THINK
WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF BLAME TO GO AROUND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.
WHAT I REALLY THINK IS IMPORTANT NOW, WE GET PAST THE KIND OF THE POLITICAL PARLOR GAMES
IF YOU WANT TO CALL THEM THAT, AND ASSIGNING BLAME AND ALL THE REST. ALTHOUGH CLEARLY WE
HAVE TO IDENTIFY THE FOLKS WHO ARE IN THE WAY.
AND I THINK WE HAVE JUST GOT TO GET TOGETHER NOW.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY BECAUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE TAKING IT
SERIOUSLY. PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT TELL ME EVERY WEEKEND
WHEN I AM HOME, THEY ARE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY, AND THEY ARE TIRED OF THE FINGERPOINTING TO
BE QUITE HONEST ABOUT IT. IT IS TIME FOR LEADERSHIP TO EXERCISE LEADERSHIP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
AISLE. >>IT COMES TO AN ISSUE OF FUNDING THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND FUNDING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT THAT ARE KNOWN AS OBAMA CARE.
I WONDER, THOUGH, AND I WILL ASK YOU THIS IN SUCH A WAY THAT I PUT YOU IN SHOES YOU
MAY NOT WANT TO BE IN. IF OPPOSED OBAMA CARE, WOULDN'T YOU BE DOING
THIS EXACT SAME THING? IT IS POLLING SO BADLY, LESS THAN 50% OF AMERICANS
SUPPORTING IT, WHETHER THE POLLS ARE NECESSARILY A TRUE MEASURE OF THE PUBLIC'S BELIEF.
BUT I MEAN IF YOU WERE TO OPPOSE OBAMA CARE, WOULDN'T YOU TOTALLY SUPPORT WHAT REPUBLICANS
ARE DOING RIGHT NOW? >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT OPPOSITION, THOSE WHO ARE OPPOSING IT BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY DON'T LIKE IT. THEY THINK
IT WENT TOO FAR. BUT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF THOSE WHO OPPOSE IT WHO DIDN'T THINK
IT WENT FAR ENOUGH. SO WE HAVE TO CLARIFY THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE MOST RECENT POLLING THAT WAS OUT JUST YESTERDAY, 59% OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE THINK THAT THIS IDEA THAT WAS HATCHED OVER IN THE HOUSE BY THE TEA PARTY ORIENTED
REPUBLICANS, THAT IS HOLDING THE BUDGET HOSTAGE TO THE DEFUNDING OF OBAMA CARE, 59% OF AMERICANS
DISAGREE WITH THAT AS A STRATEGY OR AS A TACTIC. THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE HAVE GOT TO DO WHAT
WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. IF WE PASS LAWS, THEN WE HAVE GOT TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN, I THINK, TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED PROPERLY.
CONGRESS PASSED THIS LAW. THE PRESIDENT SIGNED THIS LAW.
ARE THERE PROBLEMS WITH IT? NO DOUBT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS.
I VOTED TO CHANGE THIS LAW TO SOME EXTENT OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
AND I AM OPEN TO MAKING THIS LAW BETTER AND MAYBEING IT WORK BETTER FOR FOLKS.
BUT THIS DEFUNDING STRATEGY DOESN'T HAVE THE FAVOR OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. JOHN McCAIN SAID IT IS NOT RATIONALE.
IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE SENATE. WE HAVE TO MOVE ON AND FIND THE PLACE WHERE
WE CAN FIND AGREEMENT. >>BUT IF YOU WERE TRYING TO CHANGE OBAMA CARE,
THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY YOU WOULD REALLY HAVE.
IT IS WHEN THE BURNER IS HOT, IT'S WHEN THE ATTENTION IS OCCURRING RIGHT NOW.
>>ONE REPUBLICAN JUST SAID IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, YOU CHANGE LAWS BY ELECTIONS.
YOU DON'T DO IT BY DEFUNDING, AND THAT'S MY VIEW, TOO.
>>ARE YOU ALSO WORRIED BECAUSE WE CAN THROW POLLS OUT LEFT AND RIGHT, AS YOU WELL KNOW.
>> SURE. >>THERE IS A POLL FROM CNN THAT SAYS IF THE
GOVERNMENT DOES HAVE THIS SHUT DOWN, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL BLAME EACH PARTY EQUALLY?
>> WELL, NO QUESTION. THAT'S WHAT I AM HEARING FROM FOLKS.
THEY ARE FED UP WITH FOLKS FROM WASHINGTON D.C.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THEY WILL TAKE IT OUT ON BOTH SIDES. THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
THE POINT IS WE HAVE TO GET THIS DONE. WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A BUDGET IN PLACE SO THAT FOLKS AT THE ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL CAN
BE ASSURED THAT HOPEFULLY THE FURLOUGHS AREN'T GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR FOR
EXAMPLE, SO THAT OTHER FOLKS, MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAMS AREN'T CUT.
I GO ON THOSE PROGRAMS ALL THE TIME. I DELIVERED MEALS A COUPLE WEEKS BACK IN DAVENPORT.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE HURTING BECAUSE OF THOSE CUTS, BECAUSE OF SEQUESTRATION.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE, AS A CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT, THAT WE HAVE THAT STABILITY OUT
THERE FOR FOLKS IN THIS SOCIETY SO THEY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND SO THAT WE DON'T HURT FOLKS.
>>YOU DO MENTION MEALS ON WHEELS. OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE
ARSENAL CIVILIAN WAR FURLOUGHS GOING ON. FOR THE AVERAGE AMERICAN, THE SEQUESTRATION
HAVES VERY LITTLE EFFECT. IF YOU ARE SAVING ALL THAT MONEY, WHAT IS
WRONG WITH THAT? >> I THINK IT IS HARD TO TELL THAT IMPACT
UNLESS YOU ARE AFFECTED PERSONALLY. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GET OUT AND GO,
FOR EXAMPLE, ON A MEALS AND WHEELS RUN. FOLKS LIKE YOU IN THE MEDIA CAN COVER THAT,
AND YOU CAN GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT WHAT SEQUESTRATION IS DOING.
I APPRECIATE WHEN FOLKS DO THAT. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN JUST TALKING ABOUT
IT TODAY, WE CAN DRAW ATTENTION TO THOSE FOLKS AT THE ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL WHO HAVE BEEN FURLOUGHED.
NOW IT WILL BE 6 DAYS. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE 22 DAYS.
BUT THANKFULLY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEFENSE FOUND A WAY TO REDUCE THAT FURLOUGHING. BECAUSE
WHEN IT COMES TO THE ARSENAL, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE DEFENSE OF THE COUNTRY.
THAT'S AN ABSTRACT CONCEPT TO ET GO YOUR HANDS AROUND, AND THAT CAN HURT US AS WELL IN BIGGER
WAYS WE CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE. >>I CAN FLIP IT ON THE EAR SIDE, AND SAY, YES, YOU ARE
CORRECT, BUT THERE IS ALSO THE ABSTRACTNESS OF SO MANY TAXPAYERS WHO FEEL A BURDEN THEY
CAN NO LONGER TAKE AND WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY CAN'T HAVE SOME CUTS IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
>>WE CAN HAVE CUTS. THERE IS NO QUESTION.
THE SEQUESTRATION IS SIMPLY THE WRONG WAY TO GO ABOUT IT.
I VOTED AGAINST THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT TWO YEARS AGO THAT CALLED FOR SEQUESTRATION IF
THERE WAS NO GRAND BARGAIN ACHIEVED. I VOTED AGAINST THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE
THE CONFIDENCE THAT THERE WOULD BE GRAND BARGAIN. SEQUESTRATION IS THE LAZY PERSON'S WAY OUT.
IT IS AN ACROSS THE BOARD CUT. IT IS A MEAT AXE APPROACH.
IT DOESN'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING TO HURT PEOPLE AND THOSE WHERE WE
REALLY CAN SAVE MONEY WHERE WE REALLY CAN CUT OUT THE WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE.
IT IS MY JOB, I GET PAID TO MAKE THOSE HARD DECISIONS.
THAT'S WHAT CONGRESS NEEDS TO DO ALONG WITH THE PRESIDENT.
I THINK IT STARTS AT THE LEADERSHIP LEVEL. BUT THE REST OF US HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING,
NOT JUST A MEAT AXE APPROACH. THAT'S THE EASY WAY OUT, I THINK.
>>WHAT IS YOUR PREDICTION FOR NEXT WEEK? IT IS COMING DOWN TO OCTOBER FIRST.
DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN? IF IT DOES, HOW WILL WE NOTICE?
>> WELL, WE ARE GOING TO NOTICE BECAUSE A LOT OF FOLKS ON MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY
AND MAYBE SOME FOLKS IN THE MILITARY AS WELL EVEN THOUGH SOME SAY, SOME DON'T MIND HAVING
A SHUTDOWN IN CONGRESS. THEY SAY YOU KNOW LOOK, WE CAN PRIORITIZE
AND ALL THE REST. WELL, WE KNOW THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
IN ALL LIKELIHOOD IF THIS IS A SHUT DOWN. FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE HURT. THEY ARE NOT GOING
TO GET THEIR PAYCHECKS. THEY MAY NOT GET THEIR HEALTH CARE, MEDICARE
FOR EXAMPLE. I DON'T HAVE A PREDICTION.
I AM HOPEFUL THE SENATE WILL MOVE IN THE RIGHT WAY BY FRIDAY, MAYBE AS LATE AS SUNDAY AND
STRIP OUT THAT PROVISION THAT DEFUNDS OBAMA CARE BECAUSE IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN THERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND WE MOVE ON AND WE HAVE A CLEAN CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT DOESN'T
HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ATTACHED TO IT. WE WILL SEE HOW THIS TURNS OUT, BUT IT COULD
VERY WELL BE THE CASE THAT BY LATE NEXT MONDAY, YOU KNOW, I AM STILL VOTING ON THE FLOOR OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I REALLY THINK IT IS ANYBODY'S GUESS AT THIS
POINT. >>DOES THAT CREATE A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT FOR
WHAT, TWO, THREE WEEKS LATER WHEN THE DEBT CEILING IS REACHED?
>>I MAY VERY WELL GO BACK ON WEDNESDAY AND BE FACED WITH A REPUBLICAN PROPOSITION TO
SOMEHOW DO SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DEBT CEILING, BUT
TIE THAT TO AN INCREASE IN THE DEBT CEILING. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, THE DEBT CEILING
ISSUE REALLY SHOULD BE A NO BRAINER, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SAYS THE SAME THING.
I JUST GOT A LETTER FROM THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LAST WEEK THAT THEY SENT ALL MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS NOT TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE DEBT CEILING.
THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT DID BEFORE, IN TERMS OF LOWERING OUR CREDIT RATING AS A COUNTRY.
THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT WILL DO TO BUSINESS WITH THAT UNCERTAINTY.
THE POTENTIAL FOR ROYALING THE MARKETS OUT THERE.
FOLKS WHO HAVE 401K'S FOR EXAMPLE, WE SAW WHAT HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO.
THERE WAS A DRAMATIC DROP IN EQUITIES IN THE PRICE OF EQUITIES.
AND THAT REALLY HURT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE THINKING ABOUT RETIRING AT THAT POINT OR JUST
GONE ON RETIREMENT AND HADN'T BOUGHT AN ANNUITY FOR EXAMPLE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VALUE OF THEIR 401K DROPPED DRAMATICALLY.
WE JUST CAN'T CONTINUE TO DO THAT ANY LONGER. ONE OTHER BIG DEADLINE, OCTOBER FIRST, OF
COURSE, THE NINE MONTH EXTENSION TO THE FARM BILL.
>>RIGHT. >>WILL EXPIRE.
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WILL NOT BE RESOLVED AS WELL.
>>WELL, WE HAVE ANOTHER SITUATION THERE THAT REPEATED ITSELF THIS YEAR.
A YEAR AGO THE SENATE PASSED A FARM BILL. THE HOUSE DIDN'T GET ITS ACT TOGETHER IN TIME
TO DO SO. SO THERE WAS THAT EXTENSION.
THIS YEAR WE HAD A WHOLE YEAR TO WORK ON THIS. SENATE PASSED A FARM BILL, AND THE HOUSE DIDN'T
PASS ONE. THE HOUSE TRIED TO PASS A FARM BILL. I WAS ONE OF 24 DEMOCRATS WHO VOTE WITH THE
REPUBLICANS TO GET THE AG PORTION OF IT APPROVED. WE NEED VERY IMPORTANT REFORMS, OBVIOUSLY.
WE NEED TO GET RID OF DIRECT PAYMENTS, AND WE NEED TO GO TO CROP INSURANCE SUBSIDIES.
BUT ALONG WITH THAT WAS A $20.5BILLION CUT IN SNAP, IN THE FOOD ASSISTANCE AND THAT
NUTRITION PROGRAM. I DIDN'T LIKE THAT. IT WAS FOUR AND A HALF
BILLION IN THE SENATE BILL. I GREW UP IN PART ON FOOD STAMPS.
MY MOM WAS A SINGLE PARENT WITH AN 11TH GRADE EDUCATION.
I UNDERSTAND FOOD SECURITY AND THE NEED FOR THESE PROGRAMS.
BUT I VOTED FOR IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE HAD TO COME TOGETHER.
I AM A PRACTICAL PERSON IN THAT SENSE. WE HAD TO COME TOGETHER TO GET SOMETHING DONE.
THAT FAILED MISERABLY IN THE HOUSE. AND THEN REPUBLICANS CAME BACK WITH A FARM
ONLY BILL, AG ONLY BILL. THAT WAS OPPOSED BY THE FARM GROUPS.
I VOTED AGAINST THAT. THEY CAME BACK AGAIN WITH $40BILLION CUT
IN SNAP IN THAT NUTRITION TITLE. I VOTED AGAINST THAT.
BUT NOW WE WILL JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THERE AREN'T CONFEREES APPOINTED YET TO MY
KNOWLEDGE. SO IT YET REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER THAT
GET DONE. >>SNAP BEING THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM. >>OTHERWISE KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS.
>>WHICH HAS BEEN PART OF THE FARM BILL. THAT WHAT THE FARM BILL NOT ONLY GETTING RURAL
LAWMAKERS, BUT URBAN LAWMAKERS TO AGREE ON MULTI BILLION DOLLARS FIVE YEAR PLAN.
DO YOU THINK THE TIME HAS COME TO SEPARATE THE TWO BECAUSE THEY ARE TWO SUCH AND LET'S
BE HONEST, THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM MAKES UP 80% OF THE FUNDING FOR THE FARM BILL.
>>THAT'S RIGHT. I THINK THAT TIME IS GOING TO COME DOWN THE
ROAD, BUT RIGHT NOW THAT'S NOT THE TIME. IT IS NOT PRACTICAL.
IT WE WANT TO GET A FARM BILL PASSED, THEN WE HAVE GOT TO HAVE SNAP BE A PART OF IT.
THAT'S NOT JUST ME. THAT'S NOT JUST DAVE LOEBSACK, THAT'S STEVE
KING A REPUBLICAN ON THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER OF IOWA, AND DAVE LOEBSACK, A DEMOCRAT IN
THE FAR SOUTHEAST CORNER. THAT'S TOM HARKIN AND CHUCK GRASSILY.
WE ARE SAYING IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO DO OTHERWISE. >>THAT'S RURAL.
THE RURAL LAWMAKERS ARE PRETTY MUCH SINGING IN UNISON IN THIS AREA.
>>RIGHT. BUT POLITICALLY FOR A NUMBER OF DECADES, NEITHER
ONE COULD GET PASSED WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE OTHER. AND WE ARE STILL IN THAT SITUATION.
MY HOPE IS THAT IN THE NEXT MONTH, LET'S SAY, PROBABLY NOT BY OCTOBER FIRST, BUT IN THE
NEXT TWO WEEKS TO FOUR WEEKS, WE GET A FIVE YEAR FARM BILL PASSED THAT INCLUDES BOTH OF
THOSE, AND WE GET VOTES BECAUSE WE NEED BOTH OF THOSE TO GET THOSE VOTES.
WHAT HAPPENS FIVE YEARS FROM NOW IS ANYBODY'S GUESS.
>>LET ME TALK TO YOU ABOUT SYRIA BECAUSE THAT HAS BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE, NOT ONLY FOR THE
WHITE HOUSE, BUT ALSO ON CAPITOL HILL. YOU WERE VERY MUCH AGAINST THE PRESIDENT PERHAPS
USING MILITARY ACTION IN SYRIA IN ORDER TO ATTACK THE ASSAD GOVERNMENT FOR THE ALLEGED
USE OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE PRESIDENT COULDN'T FIND
A WINNER EXCEPT TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AS FAR AS SUPPORT FOR THIS GOES.
>>THERE WERE A NUMBER OF FOLKS ON BOTH SIDES AISLE WHO WERE FOR AND A NUMBER WHO WERE AGAINST.
>>DO YOU THINK THIS HURT THE PRESIDENT? DID THE DEMOCRATS HURT THE PRESIDENT?
>> WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT IS IMPORTANT. WHAT IT IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO SYRIA,
I THINK, IS DOING THE RIGHT THING. TO THIS DAY, I REMAIN UNCONVINCED WHAT THE
PRESIDENT WAS PROPOSING WAS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE, WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO DO WHAT HE WANTED TO
DO, WHICH WAS TO DETER AND DEGRADE THE WEAPONS, STOCKPILES AND THE USE OF THOSE WEAPONS, IF
YOU WILL. I THINK THE DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE, WE SHOULD
GIVE THAT A CHANCE NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT IS GOING TO SUCCEED,
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE IT A CHANCE. >>I THINK AGREE WITH YOU WITH THE BELIEF IT
WAS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO AT LEAST GET RID OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS. I WOULD ASSUME THERE
WAS A PUNISHMENT PORTION TO THIS TO PUNISH THE ASSAD GOVERNMENT WHICH DOES NOT THE SEEM
TO BE PUNISHED BECAUSE OF THIS WHOLE RED LINE. >>THERE IS NO QUESTION THE IDEA OF HOLDING
THEM ACCOUNTABLE IN PART WAS PUNISHMENT. THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
BUT THEN THAT WAS INTENDED TO LEAD TO SOMETHING ELSE WHICH WAS TO DEGRADE THIS CAPABILITY.
NOT NECESSARILY GO AFTER THE WEAPONS THEMSELVES BECAUSE THAT COULD CREATE A REAL PROBLEM ON
THE GROUND WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED, BUT THE DELIVERY CAPABILITY FOR THOSE WEAPONS AND
ALSO THE DETERMINE THEFUTURE THE IDEA IS IF YOU PUNISH, IT WILL DETER HIM, PSYCHOLOGICALLY,
HE WILL SAY I SHOULDN'T DO IT AGAIN. I WAS NEVER CONVINCED THAT WILL BE AFFECTIVE.
AND I AM STILL NOT CONVINCED. CLEARLY NOW, IF THIS NEW DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE
PUT OUT THERE BY THE RUSSIANS AND SUPPORTED ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, IF THAT
WERE TO SUCCEED, AGAIN, IT IS HARD TO SAY AT THIS POINT.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A HARD TIME LINE THAT HAS TO BE VERIFIABLE. THE SYRIANS HAVE TO DO WHAT
THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. THEY WOULD GIVE UP THOSE WEAPONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY AND EVENTUALLY THEY WOULD BE DESTROYED. SO IT ACTUALLY WOULD, IF IT WERE TO WORK,
WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO FURTHER THAN WAS INITIALLY INTENDED.
I AM NOT SAYING IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE NEED TO BE VERY VIGILANT ABOUT THIS.
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE THAT OPTION A TRY AT THIS POINT.
>>SOME CAN ARGUE AMERICAN INTERESTS ARE NOT REAL CLEAR CUT IN SYRIA, AND YOU COULD ALSO
SAY THE SAME THING FOR NAIROBI, KENYA. WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE RAID AT THE
SHOPPING MALL THAT KILLED MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE. THERE ARE SOME AMERICAN INGREDIENTS TO IT
INCLUDING PERHAPS SOME LINKS TO SOMALIS LIVING IN MINNESOTA.
IS THIS A NEW BRAND OF TERRORISM, THAT AMERICA NOW HAS TO GET USED TO?
>> I DON'T THINK. BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN AL QAIDA AND OTHER TERRORISTS
ATTACK CIVILIANS AROUND THE WORLD. OF COURSE, THEY ATTACKED CIVILIANS HERE ON
9 11 WHEN THEY ATTACKED THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. THEY WERE INTENDING TO GO AFTER OTHER FOLKS.
WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THAT. THIS ISN'T ANYTHING NEW IN THAT SENSE.
THE QUESTIONS WHO THOSE FOLKS ARE IN KENYA. WE DO KNOW THAT A NUMBER OF TERRORISTS GROUPS
IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD AREN'T AS STRONG AS THEY USED TO BE, BUT THAT MEANS THEY ARE
NOT AS STRONG MILITARILY. THEY CAN GO AFTER SOFT TARGETS LIKE MALLS.
AND IT IS OFTEN NOT THAT DIFFICULT TO CARRY ON AN ATTACK LIKE THAT IN A PLACE LIKE NAIROBI.
>>WHEN YOU ADD TO THE LATEST AS FAR AS THE AMERICAN SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS THAT NOT ONLY
HAVE CAUSED CONSTERNATION IN THE U.S., BUT AS YOU KNOW BRAZILLIAN PRIME MINISTER NATTA
COMING TO THE U.S. EITHER BECAUSE OF ALLEGED TAPPING INTO WHAT SOME OF THE BRAZILIAN DIPLOMATS
WERE TALKING ABOUT. HOW DO YOU FALL AS FAR AS CIVIL LIBERTIES AND THE NEED FOR ADEQUATE
AND TIMELY INFORMATION? >> GOT TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE.
THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. I VOTED FOR THE JUSTIN AMASH AMENDMENT WHICH I WAS HOPING
WOULD BE THE BEGINNING OF A CONVERSATION ALONG THESE LINES.
IT DIDN'T PASS, BUT IT CAME DARN CLOSE IN THE HOUSE TO PASSING.
THERE IS A SENATE BILL JUST INTRODUCED TODAY I BELIEVE WHICH CALLS FOR LOOKING AT THE OVERSIGHT
OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY. I THINK THAT'S BEEN LACKING.
THERE IS NO QUESTION. WE HAVE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES THAT KNOW
WHAT IS GOING ON AS FAR AS THE NSA TELLS THEM WHAT IS GOING ON.
BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE MUCH GREATER OVERSIGHT. AS I LIKE TO SAY, WE HAVE TO MAKE IT A DISTINCTION
BETWEEN AL QAIDA AND GRANDMA, AND THOSE DISTINCTIONS WERE NOT ALWAYS MADE IN THE PAST. SO WE HAVE
TO DO A MUCH BETTER JOB ON THAT FRONT. >>WE HAVE A MINUTE LEFT.
I WANT TO ASK A POLITICAL YES, WITH US APPROACHING THE ONE YEAR DEADLINE BEFORE THE ELECTIONS
OF NEXT YEAR, HOW DO YOU SEE THE HOUSE IN PLAY RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS?
>> I THINK IT IS UP IN THE AIR. I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT. I THINK IT IS TRUE
THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE A SHOT AT GETTING MAJORITY IN THE U.S. HOUSE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE REALLY FED UP WITH EVERYBODY IN WASHINGTON
D.C. AT THE MOMENT. THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE IT OUT ON A LOT OF
FOLKS NO QUESTION. FOR ME, MY JOB IS JUST TO KEEP GETTING AROUND
TO THE DISTRICTS AS MUCH AS I CAN, THE 24 COUNTIES, AND THAT'S WHAT I DO.
I GET HOME EVERY WEEK WEEKEND, TO FOR THE EXTENDED DISTRICT WORK PERIODS, I WILL PROBABLY
BE STUCK IN D.C. THIS WEEKEND, BUT IT IF MEANS GETTING SOMETHING DONE, THAT'S WHAT I NEED
TO DO. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID GOOD POLICY REALLY LEADS
TO GOOD POLITICS. I CAN'T HANDICAP SORT OF WHO WILL DO BETTER
THAN OTHER ONE. >> IT IS HARD TO LAMENT THE POSITION OF THE
INCUMBENT, BUT I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE TOUGH TO BE INCUMBENT WANT ONCE AGAIN.
>>IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME, TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS. I JUST ENJOY GETTING OUT AND TALKING
TO FOLKS, WHETHER IT BE OVER THE PHONE, TELEPHONE TOWN HALL MEETINGS, WHETHER IT BE COMPANIES
OR BUSINESS WHERE I GET TO MEET 20, 30, 40, 50 PEOPLE AT TIME, OTHER WHETHER KC'S OR A
COME AND GO, OR A HYVEE. MY JOB I THINK IS TO TALK TO FOLKS AS OFTEN
AS I CAN AND GET THE PULSE OF MY DISTRICT. >>CONGRESSMAN LOEBSACK, ALWAYS NICE OF YOU
TO JOIN US. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING ONCE AGAIN.
>>THANKS A LOT. >>THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE JOINED BY REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE BOBBY SCHILLING TO
TALK ABOUT THE FEDERAL BUDGET SHOWDOWN AND OTHER ISSUES FROM THE REPUBLICAN VIEW POINT.
BOBBY SCHILLING WAS THE ONE TERM WESTERN ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN UNSEATED BY DEMOCRAT CHERI BUSTOS.
THE BUSTOS CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE IS STILL TRYING TO FIND A DATE TO JOIN US.
>>LORA ADAMS HAS SOME GREAT IDEAS OF THINGS CAN YOU DO AS WE HEAD INTO THE LAST WEEKEND
OF SEPTEMBER. IT IS TIME TO GO OUT AND ABOUT. >> IT IS TIME FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL JORDBRUKSDAGARNA,
THE SWEDISH AUTUMN FESTIVAL AT BISHOP HILL STATE HISTORIC SITE.
PLUS FAMILY FUN CAN BE HAD AT THE HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL AT KENNEDY SQUARE IN EAST
MOLINE, ILLINOIS. THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF JANE AUSTIN'S CLASSIC
NOVEL "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" IS PART OF AN EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY AT AUGUSTANA COLLEGE RUNNING
THROUGH NOVEMBER7. SEPTEMBER FUN CONTINUES WITH FAMILY FRIENDLY
SPOOKY STORIES AT GHOST TALES ON THE LAWN OF THE HISTORIC COLONEL DAVENPORT HOUSE ON
ARSENAL ISLAND OR TAKE SOME TIME TO VISIT THE PUMPKIN EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE QUAD CITY
BOTANICAL CENTER INCLUDING SCARECROW MAKING ON OCTOBER6.
PLUS THE 22ND ANNUAL SIGNATURE CHEF'S AUCTION AT THE RIVER CENTER PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE CULINARY
EXCELLENCE OF LOCAL CHEFS AND HELPS RAISE MONEY FOR THE MARCH OF DIMES. IT IS THAT TIME
OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN HAUNTED HOUSES START TO RISE FROM THE GRAVE BEGINNING WITH THE FAIRGROUNDS
HAUNTED HOUSE UNDER THE GRANDSTAND AT THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FAIRGROUNDS.
WHILE TERROR AT SKELLINGTON MANOR BEGINS ITS TERRIFYING JOURNEY OF CHILLS AND THRILLS ON
OCTOBER3 AND INCLUDES ONE DAY ONLY SCARDY CAT'S MATINEE ON OCTOBER26.
ON STAGE, THE AGONY AND ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS, THE CONTROVERSIAL ONE MAN SHOW BY MIKE DAISY
OPENS AT DISTRICT THEATER OCTOBER24. WHILE THE COMEDY, "THINGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT
ME" OPENS IN ROCK ISLAND AT CIRCA 21 DINNER PLAYHOUSE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, LOG ON TO WQPT.ORG. >>THANK YOU, LORA.
QUAD CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS GETTING RAVE REVIEWS AFTER ITS SEPTEMBER POPS CONCERT FEATURING
THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON. NOW THE SYMPHONY HAS NO PLANS TO COOL DOWN
AS THE WEATHER DOES. JOINING US TONIGHT IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE OF SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, BENJAMIN LOEB. SO GOOD OF YOU TO JOIN US.
>>THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >>WE GOT TO TALK TO YOU WHEN YOU CAME TO THE
QUAD CITIES AND NOW YOU HAVE BEEN HERE, ESTABLISHED YOURSELF A BIT.
TELL ME ABOUT THE POPS IN SEPTEMBER. I HAVE HEARD SUCH GREAT THINGS, A COUPLE RAIN
DROPS BEING AND THAT WAS IT. >>OH, YEAH.
I HAVE ONLY HEARD GREAT THINGS, TOO. I THINK EVERYBODY FROM WHAT I SAW REALLY HAD
A WONDERFUL TIME. IT IS A GREAT BOY, THE GUEST ARTIST WAS
GREAT. >>MICHAEL JACKSON, THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON,
YOU DON'T NECESSARILY AND THIS IS THE WHOLE IDEA OF THE POPS, YOU DON'T NECESSARILY EXPECT
TO HEAR THAT WITH A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. >>NOT USUALLY. BUT WE HAD A GREAT GUEST ARTIST
WHO CAME IN AND DID A TRIBUTE HE CALLS IT A TRIBUTE SHOW.
IT WASN'T AN IMITATION SHOW. AND HE SOUNDED JUST LIKE HIM, SAME ENERGY,
SAME VOICE. I THOUGHT IT WAS FANTASTIC.
>>YOUR FIRST TIME AT LE CLAIRE PARK, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE BAND SHELL AND THE CROWDS?
>> AWESOME. IT WAS GREAT. I WAS AMAZED SO MANY PEOPLE
COME OUT AND THEY MAKE A WHOLE DAY EVENT OUT OF IT.
THEY HAVE A PICNIC. >>GOOD FOOD.
>>YEAH, I WANED TO EAT SOME OF THAT MYSELF. >>NEXT TIME, YOU KNOW WHICH TABLES TO GO VISIT.
>>I DO. >>SEASON IS KICKING OFF WITH MAESTRO AND MRS.MARK
RUSSELL SMITH. WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT THIS FOR SO MANY PEOPLE
WHO ARE INTIMATE ABOUT THE SYMPHONY BEING ABLE TO LEARN MORE FROM THOSE WHO ARE SO ACTIVELY
INVOLVED IN IT WITH THE BATON. >>YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. WE TRY TO GIVE OUR AUDIENCE
MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO GET TO KNOW THE MUSIC ON A PERSONAL BASIS, WHETHER IT IS HEARING
ABOUT THE PIECES AT OUR PRECONCERT TALKS OR AT OUR LUNCH.
WE ARE HAVING NEW INSIDE THE MUSIC LUNCH ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR COME TO THE OPEN NIGHT
PARTY WHICH WILL BE SO MUCH FUN AT THE NEW PLACE RIGHT THERE, RIGHT
CALLED THE OFFICE. >>THE NEW DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS, A LOT OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCE THAT AS WELL, AND YOU GOT THE WORLD PREMIER, MASTERWORK SERIES, YOU GOT THREE
MASTERWORK SERIES STILL THIS YEAR BEFORE JANUARY, I BELIEVE.
>>THAT'S RIGHT. >>IT STARTS OFF WITH WORLD TOUR OF MICHAEL
TORKE. >>MICHAEL TORKE.
>>I AM SORRY. TELL ME ABOUT THIS. >>HE IS A YOUNG COMPOSER.
HE IS VERY ESTABLISHED. HE HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED BY ATLANTA SYMPHONY
TO WRITE SOMETHING FOR THE OLYMPICS. HE HAS WRITTEN FOR JOHN WILLIAMS FOR DISNEY.
HE HAS DONE A LOT OF INCREDIBLE STUFF. YOU CAN HEAR HIS MUSIC ON iTUNES.
VERY ENERGETIC. REALLY POSITIVE. AND ON RELATIVELY SHORT NOTICE,
HE AGREED TO WRITE OPENING FOR OUR SEASON. IT IS QUITE A COUP. USUALLY IT IS HARD TO
GET COMPOSERS OF HIS STATURE TO WRITE A PIECE AND ON SUCH NOTICE.
WE ARE REALLY PROUD TO BE KIND OF BRINGING A BRAND NEW PIECE TO LIFE.
>>IT IS NICE BECAUSE YOU ARE MIXING THE YOUNG WITH AN ESTABLISHED PERSON HERE IN THE QUAD
CITY, A GOOD FRIEND OF OUR'S, WVIK DON WOOTEN WILL BE THERE GIVING NARRATION.
WHAT A GREAT BLEND THIS IS. >>IT IS.
DON WE ASKED DON TO NARRATE THE BRITAIN, YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO AN ORCHESTRA, AND
THAT'S A PIECE OFTEN DONE FOR CHILDREN'S CONCERTS. BUT IT IS ALSO DONE ON ADULTS CONCERTS.
IT INTRODUCES SECTIONS OF THE ORCHESTRA THROUGH A SERIES OF VARIATION.
AND WE ASKED DON TO WRITE HIS OWN NARRATION WHERE HE IS NOT GOING TO BE INTRODUCING THE
ORCHESTRA, BUT INTRODUCING OUR ORCHESTRA TO THE AUDIENCE.
AND THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL. FOR SOME PEOPLE INTIMIDATED BY THE SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA, THIS IS JUST A GREAT WAY JUST TO BOIL IT DOWN.
IN EVERY WAY. WE LEARN ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA.
YOU GET TO MEET THE PLAYERS. ITS A FANTASTIC PIECE. IT IS SO MUCH FUN.
I MEAN YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO GIVE A STANDING OVATION, EVEN HALFWAY THROUGH THE CONCERT.
>>TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL.
WHAT IS IT THAT THIS STYLE GETS YOU SO EXCITED? >> YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR ALL
THE INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS IN THE ORCHESTRA AND THE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS.
SO EVERY ONE IS GOING TO SHINE. THEN BRITTIN HAS A WAY OF COMBINING EVERYTHING,
NOT JUST THE ORCHESTRATION, BUT THE THEMES AND THE HARMONIES.
IT JUST BUILDS TO THIS INCREDIBLE CLIMAX. IT IS JUST IT IS SO MUCH FUN.
>> THIS IS COMING UP NEXT WEEKEND OCTOBER5 AND 6, THAT THE OPEN AT ADLER THEATER, BUT
CENTENNIAL HALL. >>THAT'S RIGHT.
>>IT IS NICE TO BE IN THE QUAD CITY AND BE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER.
>>YES, THAT'S RIGHT. WE LIVE IN A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT HERE WHERE
WE HAVE ALL THESE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES, AND IT IS OUR GOAL TO SERVE EVERYONE.
AND I THINK IT IS GREAT TO BE ON BOTH SIDES AND TO FEEL LIKE YOU ARE INCLUDING EVERYONE.
THEN AT THE END OF THE MONTH, YOU HAVE GOT SARAH SHAFFER WITH MASTERWORKS TWO?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVE MOTHER MASTERWORKS COMING UP RIGHT
AWAY. AND THAT'S ANOTHER FUN PROGRAM WHERE WE ARE
MIXING THE MUSIC OF SCHUBERT, THE LYRICAL DANCE LIKE MUSIC OF SCHUBERT WITH THESE QUASI
THEATRICAL PIECES OF BY STRAUSS, AND WE ARE INTERJECTING OTHER SONGS AND THERE WILL BE
SOME SURPRISES ON THE PROGRAM. IT IS JUST GOING TO BE FUN.
>> YOU ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS. >> WE DEFINITELY ARE.
>>YOU END JUST BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS, WITH THE HOLIDAY POPS, AND NOVEMBER23, AND DEBBIE
BOONE. >> IT IS GREAT TO BRING AN ARTIST LIKE DEBBIE
BOONE INTO OUR COMMUNITY. SHE IS GOING TO DO THIS WONDERFUL MIX OF STANDARDS
AND A LOT OF CHRISTMAS SONGS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
SANCTUARY CHOIR SINGING. WE WILL HAVE OUR NEW QUAD CITY YOUTH CHOIR
PERFORMING. WE ALWAYS HAVE HAD A CHILDREN'S CHOIR.
BUT FOR THE FIRST YEAR, WE ARE INTRODUCING THE CHOIR FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
THEY WILL BE SINGING. WE HAVE GOT HOLIDAY FAVORITES.
IT IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN. >>AND OBVIOUSLY THE TIMING COMES ALONG WITH THE FESTIVAL OF
TREES AND EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON ALONG THE RIVERFRONT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER.
I AM THINKING THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, YOU GUYS DON'T MIND THE HOLIDAYS.
YOU ACTUALLY EMBRACE THEM AND REJOICE IN THEM. >>ABSOLUTELY.
THERE IS GREAT HOLIDAY MUSIC, AND WE ARE ALL ABOUT MUSIC.
BUT WE ARE ALSO ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND TO HAVE ALL THESE ACTIVITIES GO ON AND
TO BE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY EVENTS, I MEAN THAT'S WHERE WE FIT IN.
I AM FOR ME, IT IS SO EXCITING TO NOT JUST TO HAVE A CONCERT, BUT TO BE THERE AND TO
HAVE THE FIREWORKS AND TO HAVE THE FESTIVAL OF TREES AND TO HAVE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY COME
AND SEE MUSIC AS A PART OF ALL OF ALL THEIR ACTIVITIES.
>> BEMJAMIN LOEB FROM THE QUAD CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
>>WE DO APPRECIATE IT. >>THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENJOYED A FANTASTIC
SATURDAY WITH US LAST WEEKEND FOR BREW HAHA. WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE BREW MASTERS AT
BENT RIVER BREWING FOR COMING IN FIRST AND SECOND PLACE FOR OUR PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS,
AND THE GRANITE CITY AWARDED THROUGH THIRD BY THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED.
JOIN WQPT SATURDAY WITH SPECIAL SEVEN OUT BROADCAST AND OUTREACH EVENT.
IT IS AIMED AT TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF GROWING DROPOUT RATE IN THE NATION'S SCHOOLS.
WQPT WILL SLOW CASE LOCAL EFFORTS AIMED AT EARLY EDUCATION, LOCAL PARENT RESOURCES AND
THE ACHIEVE QUAD CITIES PROGRAM WHICH IS AIMED AT MENTORING AREA STUDENTS.
IT IS THIS SATURDAY ON WQPT. ON THE AIR, ON THE RADIO, ON THE WEB AND ON
YOUR MOBILE DEVICE, THANKS FOR TAKING SOME TIME TO JOIN US AS WE TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES
ON "THE CITIES."