leader reid capitulated to republican plan this is a he drop plans to change the i.m.f. system of funding. this is something democrats wanted to see done far while. it's something the treasury department and obama administration had been pushing for. it was a bit of a showdown and house speaker john boehner said basically, there is no way this is getting to the president's desk with that -- with that provision in it. mitch mcconnel in the senate said the same thing. >> you tweeted earlier in the week saying majority leader reid cited secretary kerry as the reason he's ok deloping i.m.f.

language. what did he refer to? >> after he came out after lunch with his caucus leader reid said he was dropping the language. he said he spoke to john kerry with it, and the said they want the i.m.f. language but want the aid more. >> in addition to the inch m.f. language being out of there, what about senate republicans? they wanted amendments keeling with energy to ukraine. did they get them? >> that's not going to happen for themful. democrats trop the inch m.f. language and they said, let's move this forward. >> what about the house, didn't they, before they went on their recess a week or so ago, pass legislation that would provide loan guarantees to ukraine? what else do they have to work on? >> the house did pass the loan guarantees measure as a stand-alone bill before last week's recess. the senate has kind of put both

sanctions and tide ukraine in the same bill and that's the bill that the senate will vote on tomorrow. the house is considering their own sanctions measure, basically doing aid before the break, now they're coming back and doing sanctions and they're arguing that the better approach -- that's a better approach because the sangs they're considering in the legislation that's coming up this week, they say is basically more up to date, it takes into account what president obama has already done through the executive on his own and goes a ittle further. the senate will have those. >> will something get worked out by this week's end or next week? >> it could go early into next week in terms of getting something to obama's desk but the train is leaving the station and the legislation is pretty much greased from here on out, it's going to get done, it's a matter of the house and senate both approving the same

legislation. but there's support in both houses for the elements of what's going to get done at this point. >> you can read more of kate hunter's reporting at oomberg.com or on twitter at kate underscore hunter. >> house speaker boehner held a weekly briefing with reporters earlier today who talked about the health care law and latest numbers for enrollment. >> it's a good day for our allies who are being bullied by the russians. you heard me say we need to approve an aid package quickly without getting bogged down in edebates about unrealed items. yesterday, senate democrats came to the same conclusion and we hope to get our friends in the ukraine the aid they need without much delay. this is what's possible when senate democrats focus on finding common ground. let's be clear, it's only a small breakthrough, i think we need to build on it. the most important issue remains jobs and the economy.

the senate continues to sit on stacks of house-passed bills that would get america working again. so let's hope the bipartisan cooperation on ukraine leads to senate action on other house-passed bills that will help americans here at home. another matter that must be settled in a bipartisan manner is how we deal with n.s.a.'s terrorist surveillance programs. as you know, i've long said these programs exist to save american lives and they have. while there are some valid privacy concerns, it would be irresponsible to end these programs before we have a credible alternative. yesterday we saw important progress toward that goal with bipartisan legislation introduced by chairman rogers and ranking member ruppersberger. the development presents the start of a bipartisan conversation about how we maintain our capabilities to thwart attacks while addressing privacy and simple liberties

concern this is a many americans have. so i expect that part of this effort will include the end of the government holding on to bulk data. and ultimately i'm hopeful that bipartisan cooperation will lead to result this is a all sides can support and most importantly, keep america safe. finally, last night brought us yet another delay of obamacare, another deadline made meaningless. you know, he hasn't put enough loophole into the law already, the administration is now resorting to an honor system to enforce it. what is this? a joke? listen, this is part of a long-term pattern that this administration manipulating the laws for its own convenience. it's not hard to understand why the american people question the -- this administration's commitment to the rule of law. >> mr. speaker, when you talk

about these efforts of ukraine, trying to move another piece of legislation, week, working things out with the senate, can you articulate in a very concrete fashion what exactly you expect the result to be with vlad meefer putin? are you expecting him move -- vladimir putin? are you expecting him to move back from ewe cain? what are you expecting? >> we have allies in central and eastern europe, we have allies in western europe, who are asking the question, where is the line? and what we're trying to do is to work with the administration, give them tools to stand up to putin's aggression. and i don't -- i'll let the administration talk in terms of what their rules are. our -- what their goals are. our goals are to make sure the administration has the tools, the most effective tools available to deal with a very difficult situation. >> if he doesn't pull back, that

means crimea is gone, that means that, you know he, won. >> we'll continue to work with the administration to put them in as strong a position as possible. >> on health care you said, what the hell is this a joke? what are you talking about specifically a delay, the signup? >> march 31 is the end of the signups through this year. the administration last night came out and said, we're going to give you to april 15 if you started the process but it's nder the honor system. why don't they just say, we moved the date to april 15, because that's what they've done. is ore people get insurance that a better outcome, are they trying to jack the numbers up? >> democrats passed this law with their own members. the democrat president signed it into law. the dates are the dates, and the law is the thrasme president doesn't have the ability to

change the law whenever he wants which he continues to do. >> osama bin laden's son in awe law was just convicted in federal court in new york. the actual plotters of 9/11 have still not gone to trial. when is it time to just let the federal courts try the plotters of 9/11? >> i don't see why we can't continue with the trials down at guantanamo and do the military trials as was the plan over the last eight or 10 years. >> but they haven't happened, why not? >> i don't have the answer to that question. >> mr. speaker, you were pretty clear, you've been pretty clear on your position on u.i. in the bill the senate is cooking up, that states can't implement and also there's no job programs in there. you've been clear about that but so many times in the past, as we all know, u.i. has been extended, often retroactively, what's different this time that these conditions can't be met that u.i. can't be extended rhett are actively when before, so many times, since 2008 and

the crash, congress has been able to do it? >> listen, the administration wants to crow about the lower unemployment rate and the fact is the unemployment rate is coming down, but the american people are still asking the question, where are the jobs? i made clear that if we were going to consider extending emergency unemployment, let's be clear here, we're not talking about regular unemployment insurance, which will go up to six months for anyone who is -- these are benefits beyond six months. but i made clear if we're going to continue -- going to consider unemployment, we have to do something about creating better jobs in america, higher wages in america, the senate is sitting on dozens of bill we was sent over there. i think it's time for the senate to work with the house to help get the economy moving again. that's real issue. >> do you have a concern about the people with no cash in their pockets while you fight with harry reid though? >> what those people want is a chance at a good job and i'm

trying to get them one. >> on liquid natural gas, you said that should be used as a wedge against russia regarding ukraine. wouldn't exporting liquid natural gas raise prices for american consumers who just went through a hard winter? >> we have more natural gas than we know what to do with. and the permits for drilling, where drilling hasn't occurred because of the low price. i just believe that exporting liquid natural gas to our allies creates american jobs and it takes the stranglehold that russia has over our allies over in europe, who really have no other option than to buy their natural gas from the russians. >> but no price impact? >> long-term, i don't believe so. yes, ma'am. >> mr. speaker, on the ukraine issue, will the house adopt the

senate bill on that? >> i expect the house will move on the bill that came out of committee yesterday. we'll do that tomorrow. we're in conversations with the senate in terms of how do we clear through this? but our goal is to work together and get this bill done as quickly as possible. >> do you see any problems reconciling the two? >> you never know but there's an awful lot of cooperation and discussion under way to try to avoid that. >> is the goal to get it to the president's desk this week? >> as soon as possible. >> at the republican retreat last year you spoke about the republicans' need to be an alternative party not an opposition party and there's a group of conservatives who feel you aren't doing enough of that and they're rolling out their own jobs package because they don't believe you and other leaders are showing what republicans are for.

going into the mid-term elections, will plurns present their agenda? you haven't even put out your own health care bill yet. >> we have been focused on jobs for three years and three months. we welcome these ideas from our own members. it's, as i understand it a compilation of bills we have already passed and bills we intend to pass. if they want to package it in a way that they think is best, i pat them on the back, job well done. >> do you see any problem if congress doesn't act by next week, monday, as congress may not do, and the second thing is, there has been a lot of negotiations on trying to have a long-term fix here that fell apart at the last second and the question was over pay-fors. i'm wondering, has congress given up on the deficit reduction aspect of the doc fix?

>> the long-term fix, those conversations have been difficult because last price tag of $137 billion over the next 10 years and that issue has to be addressed. in the meantime, the payments to medicare doctors runs out at the end of this month. i've worked closely with senator reid's office, there's a package that we've agreed to, that would patch, fix the medicare payments to doctors for the next 12 months. that does not preclude any work from being done on the long-term fix in terms of how we pay doctors. and i frankly think the permanent fix that's being talked about is a good fix. and there's an agreement, bipartisan, bicameral agreement on long-term fix, what there isn't an agreement on is how are we going to pay for it? i think we need to take this step first.

the house will act tomorrow and i would expect the senate will act pretty quickly thereafter. >> waffs the 1997 -- why was the 1997 law such a failure? >> i'll let you go back and look at the expert bus we have been patching this for the last 14 years. enough. >> mr. speaker, you're ok with what the conservatives are proposing today but what about the bigger picture question about the leadership and whether you are going to come out with an agenda and specifically an alternative on health care? >> i think that our goal is to show the american people what we believe would work better when it comes to health insurance and our health care system. i believe that we will. i think it's important for us to show people, you know, how we would deal with the issues of energy in america. i think we've got a challenge to show people that we're the party of better ideas. we've got ideas. >> when are you going to show them? >> we're going to continue to roll them out as we develop them. >> on jeff's question, you

talked a lot about the health care law earlier -- having a tough rollout, why is it inappropriate, given the tough rollout, to extend the enrollment numbers? >> because the law says that enrollment stops at the end of march. that's what the law says. you know, i've got to live by the law, you've got to live by the law, the american people have to live by the law and guess what, the president needs o live by the law as well. >> senate democrats also held their briefing today. the majority leader responding to speaker boehner's comment thobes latest delay in implementing the affordable care act. >> this morning on this topic he said, what the hell is this, a joke? and later he said was that the law of the land, the bill that the democrats passed and the democratic president signed, it's not up to the president to just change it from his perspective.

>> the republicans say one constructive word about as many as 15 million people having insurance that they didn't before, not one constructive word. the joke, i say to my dear friend john boehner, is him, having more than 60 votes to terminate obamacare. this is, and i just think that we're at a point now where it really does appear to be extremely disingenuous, that they oppose anything that's good about obamacare. anything good about anything this administration tries to do, let's go back, without making the answer too long, this is their game. three days after obama was elected the first time, rove and the boys had a meeting here and said we're going to stop him from being re-elected and we're going to do this by opposing everything that he wants. and that's what they've den. that's why the country is in the situation they're in. >> president obama spoke in

brussels earlier today on the situation in ukraine and said that the borders of europe cannot be redrawn with force. the president also compared russia's decision to annex crimea and the u.s. intervention in iraq, saying that the u.s. tried to work within the international system, and, quote, did not annex iraq. his is 35 minutes. >> thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. please, please have a seat. ood evening. [speaking foreign languages] >> thank you, laura, for that remarkable introduction on -- before she came out she told me not to be nervous. and i can only imagine, i think

her father is in the audience and i can only imagine how proud he is of her. we're grateful for her work but she's also reminding us that our future will be defined by young people like her. your majesties, mr. prime minister, and the people of belgium, on behalf of the american people, we are grateful for your friendship, we stand together as inseparable allies and i thank you for your wonderful hospitality. i have to admit it is easy to love a country famous for hocolate and beer. [laughter] leaders and dignitaries of the european union, representatives of our nato alliance, distinguished guests.

e meet here at a moment of testing for europe and the united states. and for the international order that we have worked for generations to build. throughout human history, societies have grappled with fundamental questions of how to organize themselves. the proper relationship between the individual and the state. the best means to resolve inevitable conflicts between states. and it was here in europe, through centuries of struggle, through war and enlightenment, repression,repression,, that a particular se ideals began to emerge. the belief that, through conscience and free will, each of us has the right to live as

we choose. the belief that power is derived from the consent of the governed and the laws and and institutio should be established to protect that understanding. those ideas eventually inspired a band of colonialists across an ocean and they wrote them into the founding documents that still guide america today. including the simple truth that all men and women are created equal. but those ideals have also been tested here in europe and around the world. those ideals have often been threatened. by an older, more traditional view of power. this alternative vision argue this is a ordinary men and women are too small minded to govern

their own affairs that order and progress can only come when individuals surrender their rights to an all-powerful sovereign. often, this alternative vision roots itself in the notion that by virtue of race or faith or ethnicity, some are inherently superior to others. and that individual identity ust be defined by us vs. them. -- or that national greatness must flow not by what people stand for, but by what they are against. in so many ways, the history of europe in the 20th century represented the ongoing clash of these two sets of ideas. both within nations and among nations. the advance of industry and technology outpaced our ability to resolve our differences

peacefully and even among the most civilized of societies on descent ce, we saw a into bar -- barbarism. this morning at philanders field, i was reminded of how war between people sent a generation to their deaths in the trenches and gas of the first world war and just two decades later, extreme nationalism plunged this continent into war once again work populations enslaved and great cities reduced to rubble, and tens of millions slaughtered, including those lost in the holocaust. it is in response to this tragic history that in the aftermath of world war ii, america joined with europe to reject the darker forces of the past. and build a new architecture of

peace. workers and engineers gave life to the marshall plan, sentinels stood vigil in a nato alliance that would become the strongest the world has ever known. and across the atlantic, we embraced a shared vision of europe. a vision based on representative democracy. individual rights. and a belief that nations can meet the interests of their citizens through trade and open marks. -- markets. a social safety net, respect for those of different faiths and backgrounds. for decades this vision stood in sharp contrast to life on the other side of an iron curtain. for decades, a contest was waged . and ultimately that contest was

won, not by tanks or missiles, but because our ideals stired the hearts of hungarians who sparked a revolution. poles in their ship yards who stood in solidarity. czechs who waged the velvet revolution without firing a shot. and east berlinners who marched past the guards and finallier to down that wall. -- and finally tore down that wall. today, what would have seemed impossible in the trenches of flanders, the rubble of berlin, a dissident's prison cell, that reality is taken for granted. a germany unified. the nations of central and eastern europe welcomed into the family of democracies. here in this country, once the battleground of europe, we meet

in the hub of a union that brings together age old adversaries in peace and cooperation. the people of europe, hundreds of millions of citizens, east, west, north, south, are more secure and more prosperous because we stood together for the ideals we share. this story of human progress was by no means limited to europe. indeed, the ideals ha came to define our alunes also inspired ovements across the globe. among those very people, ironically, who had too often been denied their full rights by western powers. after the second world war, people from africa to india threw off the yolk of colonialism to secure their independence. and the united states -- in the

united states, citizens took freedom runs and endured beatings to secure an end to segregation and secure their rights. as the iron curtain fell here in europe, the iron fist of apartheid was unclefrpbled and nelson mandela emerged upright, proud, from prison to lead a multiracial democracy. latin american nations rejected dictatorships and built new demock sis and asian nations showed that development and democracy could go hand in hand. the young people in the audience today, the young people like laura, were born in a place and time where there is less conflict, more prosperity and more freedom than any time in human history. but that's not because man's darkest impulses have vanished.

even here in europe, we've seen ethnic cleansing in the balkan this is a shocked the conscience. the difficulties of integration nd globalization, recently amplified by the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, strained the european project and stired the lives -- stired to life a politic this is a too often targets immigrants or gays or those who seem somehow different. while technology has opened up vast opportunities for trade and innovation and cultural understanding, it's also allowed terrorists to kill on a horrifying scale. around the world, sectarian warfare and ethnic conflicts continue to claim thousands of lives. and once again, we are confronts with the belief among some that bigger nations can bully smaller ones to get their way. that recycled maxim that might

somehow makes right. so i come here today to insist that we must never take for granted the progress that has been won here in europe and advanced around the world. because the contest of ideas continues. for your generation. and that's what's at stake in ukraine today. russia's leadership is challenging truths that only a few weeks ago seemed self-evident, that in the 21st century, the borders of europe cannot be redrawn with force. that international law matters. that people and nations can make their own decisions about their uture. to be honest, we define our

interests narrowly, if we applied a coldhearted calculus, we might decide to look the other way. our economy is not deeply integrated with ukraine's. our people and our homeland face no direct threat from the invasion of crimea. our own borders are not threatened by russia's annexation. but that kind of casual indifference would ignore the lessons that are written in the cemeteries of this continent. it would allow the old way of doing things to regain a foothold in this young century. that message would be heard not just in europe but in asia and the americas, in africa and the mideast. and the consequence this is a would arise from complacency are

not abstractions. the impact that they have on the lives of real people, men and women just like us, have to nter into our imaginations. just look at the young people of ukraine who were determined to take back their future from a government rotted by corruption. the portraits of the fallen shot by snipers. the visitors who pay their espects. the university student rapped in the ukrainian flag expressing her hope that every country should live by the law. a postgraduate student speaking of her fellow protesters saying, i want these people who re here to have dignity. imagine that you are the young

woman who said, there are some things that fear, police sticks and tear gas cannot destroy. we've never met these people. but we know them. their voices echo calls for human dignity that rang out in european streets and squares for generations. their voices echoed those around the world who at this very moment fight for their dignity. these ukrainians rejected a government that was stealing from the people instead of serving them and are reaching for the same ideals that allow us to be here today. none of us can know for certain what the coming days will bring in ukraine. but i am confident that eventually those voices, those

voices for human dignity and opportunity and individual rights and rule of law, those oices ultimately will triumph. i believe that over the long haul, as nations that are free, as free people, the future is ours. i believe this not because i'm naive and i believe this not because of the strength of our arms or the size of our economy. i believe this because these deals that we affirm are true. these ideals are universal. yes, we believe in democracy. with elections that are free and fair. and independent judiciaries and

opposition parties, civil society and uncensored information so individuals can make their own choices. yes, we believe in open economies based on free markets and innovation and individual initiative and entrepreneurship and trade and investment that creates a broader prosperity. and, yes, we believe in human dignity. that every person is created equal. no matter who you are or what you look like or who you love or where you come from. that is what we believe. that's what makes us strong. and our enduring strength is also reflected in our respect for an international system that protects the rights of both nations and people. a united nations and a universal declaration of human rights, international law and

he means to enforce those laws . but we also know that those rules are not self-executing. they depend on people and nations of goodwill continually affirming them. and that's why russia's violation of international law is an assault on ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, must be met with condemnation. not because we're trying to keep russia down but because the principles that have meant so much to europe and the world must be lifted up. over the last several days the united states, europe and our partners around the world have been united in defense of these ideals. and united in support of the ukrainian people. together we've condemned

russia's invasion of ukraine and reject the legitimacy of the crimea referendum. together we have isolated russia politically, suspending it from the g-8 nations and downgrading our bilateral ties. together we are imposing costs through sanctions that have left a mark on russia and those accountable for its actions. and if the russian leadership stays on its current course, together we will ensure that this isolation deepens. sanctions will expand and the toll on russia's economy as well as its standing in the orld will only increase. and meanwhile the united states and our allies will continue to support the government of ukraine as they chart a democratic course. together we are going to provide a significant package of assistance that can help

stabilize the ukrainian economy and meet the basic needs of the people. make no mistake, neither the united states nor europe has any interest in controlling ukraine. we have sent no troops there. what we want is for the ukrainian people to make their own decisions. just like other free people round the world. understand as well, this is not another cold war that we're entering into. after all, unlike the soviet union, russia leads no block of nations, no global ideology. the united states and nato do not seek any conflict with russia. in fact, for more than 60 years we have come together in nato not to claim other lands but to keep nations free.

what we will do always is uphold our solemn obligation, our article five duty to defend the sovereignty and territorial sbegrilt of our allies -- integrity of our allies and in that promise we will never waiver. ato nations never stand alone. today nato planes patrol the skies over the balance tacks and we've reinforced our presence in poland and we're prepared to do more. going forward, every nato member state must step up and carry its share of the burden. by showing the political wealth invested in our collective defense and by developing the capabilities to serve as a source of international peace nd security. of course ukraine is not a member of nato. in part because of its close and complex history with

russia. nor will russia be dislodged from crimea or deterred from further escalation by military force. but with time, so lightning as we remain united -- so long as we remain united, the russian people will recognize that they cannot achieve security, prosperity and the status that they seek through brute force. that's why throughout this crisis we will combine our substantial pressure on russia with an open door for diplomacy. i believe that for both ukraine and russia, stable peace will come through de-escalation, direct dialogue between russia and the government of ukraine and the international community , monitors who can ensure that the rights of all ukrainians are protected, a process of constitutional reform within

ukraine and free and fair elections this spring. so far russia has resisted annexes c overtures, in crimea amassing large forces along ukraine's border. russia's justified these actions as an effort to prevent problems on its own borders. and to protect ethnic russians inside ukraine. of course there is no evidence, never has been, of systemic violence against ethnic russians inside of ukraine. moreover, many countries around the world face similar questions about their borders and ethnic minorities abroad, about sovereignty and self-determination. these are tensions that have led in other places to debate and democratic referendums.

conflicts and a uneasy could he existence, these are difficult issues and -- co-existence, these are difficult issues and it's precisely because these questions are hard that they must be addressed through constitutional means and international laws. so that majorities cannot simply suppress minorities and big countries cannot simply bully the small. in defending its actions, russian leaders have further claimed kosovo as a precedent. an example they say of the west interfering in the affairs of a smaller country, just as they're doing now. but nato only intervened after the people of kosovo were systemically brutalized and killed for years. and kosovo only left serbia after a referendum was organized not outside the boundaries of international law, but in careful cooperation with the united nations and with kosovo's neighbors.

none of that even came close to happening in crimea. moreover, russia has pointed to america's decision to go into iraq as an example of western hypocrisy. it is true that the iraq war was a subject of vigorous debate, not just around the world but in the united states as well. i participated in that debate. and i opposed our military intervention there. but even in iraq, america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for our own gain. instead we ended our war and left iraq to its people in a fully sovereign iraqi state that can make decisions about

ts own future. of course neither the united states nor europe are perfect in adherence to our ideals. nor do we claim to be the sole arbiter of what is right and wrong in the world. we are human, after all. and we face difficult decisions about how to exercise our power. but part of what makes us different is that we welcome criticism. just as we welcome the responsibilities that come with global leadership. we look to the east and the south and see nations poised to play a growing role on the world stage and we consider that a good thing. it reflects the same diversity that makes us stronger as a nation and the forces of

integration and cooperation that europe has advanced for decades. and in a world of challenges that are increasingly global, all of us have an interest in nations stepping forward to play their part, to bear their share of the burden. and to uphold international norms. so our approach stands in stark contrast to the arguments coming out of russia these days. it is absurd to suggest as a steady drum beat of russian voices do that america is somehow conspiring with fascists inside of ukraine. or failing to respect the russian people. my grandfather served in pattin's army, just as many of your fathers and grandfathers fought against fascism. we americans remember well the unimaginable sacrifices made by the russian people in world war

ii. and we have honored those sacrifices. since the end of the cold war, we have worked with russia under successive administrations to build ties of culture and commerce and international community. not as a favor to russia, but because it was in our national interests and together we've secured nuclear materials from terrorists. we welcomed russia into the g-8 and the world trade organization. from the reduction of nuclear arms to the elimination of syria's chemical weapons, we believe the world has benefited when russia chooses to cooperate on the basis of mutual interests and mutual respect. so america and the world and europe has an interest in a strong and responsible russia. not a weak one. we want the russian people to live in security, prosperity

and dignity like everyone else. proud of their own history. but that does not mean that russia can run rough shod over its neighbors. just because russia has a deep history with ukraine does not mean it should be able to ictate ukraine's future. no amount of propaganda can make right something that the orld knows is wrong. in the end, every society must chart its own course. america's a path or europe's path is not the only ways to reach freedom and justice. but on the fundamental principle that is at stake here , the ability of nations and peoples to make their own choices, there can be no going

back. it's not america that filled the square with protesters. it was ukrainians. no foreign forces compelled the citizens of tunis and tripoli to rise up. hey did so on their own. from the but burmese particle minutetarian pursuing reform -- particle minute mentarian pursuing reform -- parliamentarian pursuing reform, we see something irreducible that all of us share as human beings. a truth that will persevere in the face of violence and repression and will ultimately vercome. for the young people here today , i know it may seem easy to see these events as removed

from our lives. remote from our daily routines, distant from concerns closer to home. i recognize that both in the united states and in much of europe there's more than enough to worry about in the affairs of our own countries. there will always be voices who say that what happens in the wider world is not our concern. nor our responsibility. but we must never forget that we are heirs to a struggle for freedom. our democracy, our individual opportunity only exists because those who came before us had the wisdom can and the courage deals gnize that eye

will only endure if we see ourself -- that ideals will only endure if we see ourselves interested in the success of other peoples and other nations. now is not the time for bluster . the situation in ukraine, like crises in many parts of the world, does not have easy answers, nor a military solution. but at this moment, we must meet the challenge to our ideals, to our very international order with strength and conviction. people s you, the young of europe, young people like laura, who will help decide which way the currents of our history will flow. do not think for a moment that your own freedom, your own prosperity, that your own moral imagination is bound by the

limits of your community, your ethnicity or even your country. you're bigger than that. you can help us to choose a better history. that's what europe tells us. that's what the american experience is all about. i say this as the president of a country that looked to europe for the values that are written into our founding documents and which spilled blood to ensure that those values could endure on these shores. i also say this as the son of a kenyan whose grandfather was a cook for the british. and as a person who once lived in indonesia as it emerged from colonialism. the ideals that unite us matter

equally to the young people of ston or brussels or djakarta r nairobi or cracka or kiev. -- krakow or kiev. the success of our ideals comes down to us, including the example of our own lives, our own societies. we know that there always be intolerance but instead of fearing the immigrant, we can welcome it. we can insist on policies that benefit the many, not just the few. that an age of globalization and dizzying change opens the door of opportunity to the marginalized and not just a privileged few. instead of targeting our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters, we can use our laws to protect their rights. instead of defining ourselves

in opposition to others we can affirm the aspirations that we hold in common. that's what will make america strong, that's what will make europe strong. that's what makes us who we are. and just as we meet our responsibilities as individuals, we must be prepared to meet them as nations. because we live in a world in which our ideals are going to be challenged again and again by forces that would drag us back into conflict or corruption. we can't count on others to rise to meet those tests. the policies of your government , the principles of your european union will make a critical difference in whether or not the international order that so many generations before you have strived to create

continues to move forward or whether or not it retreats. that's the question we all must answer. kind nd of europe, what of america, what kind of world will we leave behind? and i believe that if we hold firm to our principles and are willing to back our beliefs , then rage and resolve hope will ultimately overcome fear and freedom will continue to triumph over tyranny. because that is what forever tirs in the human heart. thank you very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014]

>> on the next "washington journal," congressman lee terry, a member of the house energy and commerce committee, on his support for building the keystone x.l. pipeline. also congressman adam smith, the lead democrat on the house armed services committee, will discuss national defense policy. "washington journal" begins live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on -span. the house is out for the evening. but earlier today members passed a bill that would change the process for the president to create national monuments. tomorrow work's expected on two bills. one on medicare payments to doctors and another relating to aid for ukraine and sanctions against russia. the house returns live thursday at 9:00 a.m. eastern here on -span.

>> we are on the brink of enacting an independence bill for the disabled of america. they will henceforth i think look to this day and the day when the president of the united states signs this bill as the independence day for those who have been disabled. but who have a willingness, a desire and who are qualified and have an ability to productively participate in america, in the promise of america and in the pursuit of happiness. mr. speaker, there were some concerns raised about this bill . there are those who will present a motion to recommit this bill and they are very open. they want to discriminate against individuals. they want to discriminate against individuals who have a communicable disease. this bill does not allow that.

this bill does however say that you can do that if it poses a risk to the public. that is our responsibility and this bill does exactly that. the united states senate recognized that concern and adopted an amendment offered by senator dole and senator hatch and that .mendment was adopted 99-1 99 members concluded, i would suggest, that the public's health concern was protected by the amendment which was adopted in this bill. there was another concern that was also taken care of. further than that, this bill represents the work of the house of representatives. it represents the bipartisan effort of the gentlemen who have spoken on behalf of this conference report.

i would ask the members of this house on this historic day to say now is the time, now is the time to open the door of american life to all of the disabled in our country. today, tonight, do not delay this bill one minute more. let us act now. let us stand up and say to the disabled, you are fully part of america. reject this amendment which is unnecessary, unwise, discriminatory, arbitrary and capricious. it is not based on medical evidence. it is opposed, i would suggest to you, by the secretary of health and human services. and let me in closing say this. quoting the president of the united states. today i call on the house of representatives to get on with the job of passing a law as embodied in the americans with

disabilities act. that prohibits discrimination against people with h.i.v. and aids. we're in a fight against the a fight against people. and we will not and must not in america tolerate discrimination. this motion to recommit tolerates discrimination, reject it out of hand. move on with this bill. say yes to the disabled. defeat the motion and pass the bill. >> the gentleman's time has expired. all time has expired. without objection, -- [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> find more highlights of 5 years of house coverage on our facebook page. c-span created 5 years ago and brought to you today as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. next, a look at president obama's plan to end the n.s.a.'s storm of telephone data and how it compares to the legislation being put forth by the house intelligence committee. from "washington journal," this

is 35 minutes. today ou as a public service by her local satellite provider. "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is a research fellow here to talk about the changes to the nsa. it comes toks when the changes. let's start with the president posses proposal. what is he proposing echo -- proposing yak go -- proposing -- proposing? idea, a little closer to a pen register, a tooled used to generate real information

about specific phonelines calling data. of hybrid be a kind with the government would be able to get the court to sign on prospective and forward-looking orders that would require regular updates on the activity of watch listed numbers, including those that are not members of a particular company. they would be under a regular obligation to search the archives when a judge determined there was reasonable suspicion link to some kind of foreign power. everything important is in the details. exactly the standard the judges have to media october currently, it is of links to specific foreign telegram -- terror groups. a small number of them. there would be something similar here. a reasonable suspicion standard. reasonable suspicion of what the , it on the house side

to an existing authorized investigation. anyone suspected of being a -- the key on the president's side, he is ending bulk collections. only particular requests. authorized in advance by the pfizer court, and without, some people expected they would in -- impose, any additional data on the companies, to hold data longer than they normally would. collects for the company holding the data, is that acceptable to use gecko -- he -- you? they need the ali