that threshold to 12.5 thousand pounds. if you work on minimum wage, you pay no income tax. >> can i urge my friend, and remind the british people that the last prime minister destroyed public finances [inaudible] budget deficit, plundered the pension funds, [inaudible] five years of [inaudible] has the fastest growing economy? [shouting] [inaudible] for the first time since 2010 [inaudible] [shouting] i haven't felt particularly reticent today. the economy is recovering.

you see that in jobs, you see that in living standards, and the lowest rate of inflation we have had for many years in our country. the economy has turned around. we turned that corner. things are getting better, and we must not let labor wreck it. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the suffering of constituents of mine, lake lisa brady who -- like lisa brady, who lost her baby, is hard to imagine. they have had years of struggle to get to the point yesterday where the report puts recommendations for the local hospital and the wider nhs, will he honor their struggle today by saying the government will implement those recommendations? >> i think it is an important report. that is why the secretary made the statement he did. we want to see these changes put in place. what i would say is, well you problems in the nhs, and we saw

this with mid staffs and the case he mentions, it is important we do not sweep the problems in -- under the carpet, but we send in inspectors, we have this new post of chief inspector of hospitals, which brings focus to the organization, and we work out how to turn a hospital around and put in special measures and get instincts so these tragedies don't happen again. my heart goes out to does a lost their children. things that should never happen in our country. >> order. >> you have been watching prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. question time air's live on c-span to every wednesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern and on sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. eastern. what any time at www.c-span.org where you can find video of past prime minister's questions and

other british programs. >> the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. there are 43 new republicans, 15 new democrats, in the house, 12 democrats in -- new democrats and the house, and many women in congress, including the first woman veteran in the senate. keep track of congress using congressional conger -- chronicle on www.c-span.org. new congress, best access, all on www.c-span.org. >> next, former secretary of state hillary clinton at the emily's list gala. former florida governor jeb bush at a fundraiser in iowa. at 11:00 q&a with david stewart , talking about his book, "madison's gift."

after that, prime minister's questions the during david cameron and the house of commons. former secretary of state hillary clinton was honored at the 30th anniversary of emily's list, and she gave the keynote address. other speakers including former u.s. represented a from arizona gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly house minority leader nancy pelosi, and others. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen please welcome tonight's recipient of the we are emily award, hillary clinton. [applause]

>> thank you. thank you all so much. oh my goodness, that was a walk down memory lane. so many years, so many hairstyles. it is wonderful eating with you tonight. i have to say, i am still kind of in the grandmother's glow six months in, it is better than a spot treatment.

i highly recommend it. if there is anything that can compete with it, it is a room full of women and men who recognize the importance of making sure that all of our people have a chance to live up to their god-given potential, and that includes running for office, running campaigns standing up and being an advocate then emily's list has been on the right track for 30 years, and let's hope for 100 more. until we are no longer needed. i want to answer one question right at the start, before it stirs up twitter. over the years, people have read a lot of different things into my pantsuits. let's settle this once and for all. despite what you might think this outfit is not actually white and gold.

[laughter] [applause] i must say, that gave us all a bit of amusement in the middle of our days, and i can't tell you how many people i have been with who have held up the pictures and ask me. blue and black, white and gold. i believe in freedom of thought free expression. the internet is the great enabler. but, it is nice to be with people who actually see what is before us as a country, and are committed to doing each of our parts to make this a fairer more just, better place for our girls and our boys. i want to start by thanking stephanie, first of all that was an amazing speech. i am so impressed and proud

[applause] the fact that she could get al franken, my friend of decades, elected to the u.s. senate tells you everything you need to know -- about what an extraordinary person of patients stephanie is. but, she has led this indispensable organization and the 21st century with such savvy and class, and she took the baton from ellen and she has run faster and further than we could have hoped. growing, as al said, from 4000 members, to more than 3 million, and today, under stephanie's leadership, emily's list is bigger stronger, younger, and more diverse than ever. [applause] so this anniversary is a chance to celebrate how far we have

come together, and where we still need to go, and why it matters, not just for women but for the entire country. i have to confess, sometimes i do feel like a broken record saying that. i know that there are still some people who roll their eyes when i or others say that women's issues are america's issues. but they will just have to get used to it. i will beat this drum as long and loud as it takes to be part of the chorus that so many of you have been in for so many years. and it is important for us to remember what it was like for women in politics before emily's list. it's not just that the playing field wasn't level. women were barely in the game. they couldn't often even get into the arena where the game

was being played. and that is the genius that inspired ellen, who decided to shake things up. on that day in 1985, when she gathered those friends in her basement, none of them could have known exactly what kind of impact they would have. but they did know something very important. they knew that when women participate in politics, the effect ripple out far and wide, and they knew that our country is full of brilliant, talented, women, ready to step up and lead , and who better to prove that then a four foot 11 inch spark plug named barbara mikulski?

[applause] barbara has great integrity, but that four foot 11 inches might be stretching it a little. the old boys never saw her coming, and with the help of emily's list the voters of maryland not only saw her, but they elected her, again and again and again. harbor a possibly be in 1986 was a turning point for this organization come of women in politics, and certainly, for the united states senate. she blazed a path forward, and among her many accomplishments, one that i am particularly grateful for is when she forced the senate to allow women to wear pantsuits on the floor. [applause]

like so many of my fellow women senators, i will always remember her kindness and wisdom when i was elected in the 2000 election, she was one of the first calls i got. it went something like this. congratulations, i followed it. that was a hard fought race. now, you need to figure out how to be a senator, since you have been elected to serve as one. she came over, and sat down with the, and started giving me a tutorial that stood me in such good stead. she knew the ropes, but she also knew how to cut through all the hot air. she understands that, yes, we have to work on macro issues but also, macaroni and cheese issues as well. for hard-working families, they are one in the same.

it is hard to imagine the senate without senator mikulski. we over so much. but i am glad she is going to stay out there raising hell like she always has, and inspiring even more people to consider public service, because of the rewards that, despite all of the challenges, come to you. so thank you for everything, barbara. we love you, and we are grateful to you. emily's list has gone on to help elect to 19 women to the senate, more than 100 to congress, and 11 governors. in addition, emily's list has with your help, recruited and trained more than 9000 women from every background to run for every office, at every level. [applause]

and aren't you proud to see governors like our wonderful maggie caps on from new hampshire, and jia -- gina romano don't you love seeing nancy pelosi stand up against efforts of politics, nobody fights harder for middle-class families day in and day out than nancy. didn't it make you want to cheer when it was a coalition of women senators who finally broke the logjam during the last government shutdown? or, when patty murray showed that it is still possible to build relationships in washington when she worked at a budget deal with paul ryan? emily's list made all of that happened. it is because of you that kirsten gillibrand can lead the fight against sexual assault in the military. [applause] it is because of you that

elizabeth warren can work to hold wall street accountable. [applause] it is because of you that barbara boxer can defend the rights of women to make our own reproductive health care choices. [applause] and of course, it is hard to believe we are losing both of the barbarous -- bar i hope that that willbaras. inspire more women to follow in her footsteps. i will be always grateful that i got to serve alongside so many terrific road choice democratic women senators. emily's list was there for all of us. and, as exciting as the past 30 years have been, think about the future. wasn't it amazing to hear from ayanna pressley and stacy

abrams? [applause] they are both true rising stars the kind of creative, passionate leaders we need, leaders who know how to find common ground when they can, but to stand their ground when they must. and even in 2014, a difficult year for democrats, you saw as nancy pelosi introduced them. the nine new democratic women now serving in congress. so, all of these women certainly fill me with hope about what we can accomplish together, and also remind me that we are not just standing up for women, but for all people and for our families, our communities, our country, and indeed, the kind of world we want for our children.

we are fighting for an economy that works for everyone, and includes everyone. that is the only way to achieve broad-based growth and prosperity in a world that is growing more competitive and interdependent every day. we can't leave talent on the sidelines, given the pressures and challenges we face. not women, not the millions of young people who are out of school and out of work, not the long-term unemployed, not everyday americans who worked hard for years, but find it tougher and tougher to get ahead. as secretary of state, i spoke around the world about a new participation age, and that is what we need here at home as well. next week, as part of our no

ceilings project at the clinton foundation, i will be joining chelsea and melinda gates to onvia -- unveil a sweeping new global report full of evidence about how women and girls have opportunities to participate fully, they lift up not just themselves, but their families, their economies, their entire societies. we know that women moving into the workforce in large numbers helped america's economic growth over the past 40 years. the average family in our country would be earning $14,000 less, and our rose domestic product would be about $2 trillion smaller, if those women had not gotten jobs and paychecks. but unfortunately, today, there

are too many policies and pressures. those make it harder for parents, men and women alike to work while raising a family. many parents do not have access to sick days, or paid family and medical leave. it is hard to find quality affordable childcare. work schedules are often far from predictable or flexible, and sometimes, simply unfair, taking advantage of low wage workers. and it is still an outrage that so many women are paid less than men for the same work. [applause] these are not just problems for women. these are problems for families and for our entire economy. let's be honest here. our families looked -- look different than they did a decade ago, and so do our jobs.

many families today depend on two incomes to make ends meet, and 40% of mothers are now the sole or primary breadwinners. that is a fact of life that we have not yet fully embraced. so, when any parent is shortchanged the family is shortchanged. and when you go all the way up the ladder, our economy is shortchanged. when i talk about this with men, ask them to think about, if their wife or sister or daughter or mother is getting taken advantage of at work, then they, too, are suffering because of that. this is everyone's fight. we have divided together, we have to win it together. and that means making sure women have the legal tools they need to demand fairness at work, and real transparency that makes accountability enforcement, and

negotiation possible. as a nation -- [applause] we know that the american middle class was built in part by the right for people to organize and bargain on behalf of themselves and their colleagues. [applause] you know, this is one of those important issues that is not just for labor union members. this is an important issue for everybody who works, because if there is not a balance of power in the workplace everybody will suffer. so, we have to get our economy

to reflect the reality of 21st-century america. and we are not doing that. we are not doing that when the hard work of women and men across our country is not rewarded with rising wages, but ceo pay goes up and up, no matter what. it is not happening in the biggest corporations can exploit tax havens overseas, but small businesses are held back by outdated red tape. it is not happening when workers have to jump from job to job in a dynamic market, but often have to leave the benefits they have earned behind. it is not happening when so many young people worry that, no matter how much education they get, no matter how hard they work, they won't able to afford

-- be able to afford to pay for college, or the middle class lifestyle that their parents and grandparents enjoyed. across our country americans feel the ground shifting under their feet. so many of the old jobs and careers are gone, or are unrecognizable. certainly, the old rules don't seem to apply anymore. the new rules are not at all clear. thanks to president obama, we have fought our way back from crisis and recession, but there is still so much anxiety and uncertainty, and the gains we have made our real, but fragile. we have to regain a sense of security and confidence. if we want to find our balance again, we are going to half -- have to work together, to build that 21st-century economy creating more and better jobs

with higher wages that will make it possible to afford a middle-class life. helping more people to grow small businesses and investing in the innovators and entrepreneurs who will create the jobs of tomorrow. providing our kids and our adults with the education and skills they need for lifelong learning in order to compete. changing the way we do business so that americans have the flexibility and support to be both great workers and great parents. and, making washington work, again, not just for those at the top who have access to influence, but for everyday americans, whose grit and hard work drove our comeback. and, who have always been the backbone of our prosperity. we have to get back to investing for the long term in the things that matter most.

human beings, first and foremost. if we remember how to work and grow together, we can help more families find their footing in the middle class, and make sure every one of our kids has a fair shot to emily's list has always supported pro-choice democrats but if you look at the agenda of those pro-choice democrats from city hall through the congress we can see that they also stand for the kind of positive prosperity that has made it possible for so many of us to leapfrog our grandparents and parents. recently we have heard republicans try to sing out of the same hymnal, talking about