hoyer: we have not. what i indicated i hope to be working on that and i hope next week to have at least made a preliminary decision on some of the mondays and/or fridays. may not be all of the ones that we'll be able to have members have an opportunity to work at home, and again it's a little difficult to do that because it's a little difficult to predict the work flow schedule. mr. mccarthy: i appreciate the gentleman's answer. mr. hoyer: i want to reiterate, we do expect next week to at least pick a number in the relatively near term, that means september, so that members will have prior notice. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman. knowing we heard the president last night and we are all coming off from an august recess where we watched america wake up and really pay attention to what's going on and here in congress and voice their opinion when it comes to health care, and having watched that and having my own town hall meetings, watching other members' town hall meetings throughout the country and som

. >> in waldorf last bite, steny hoyer posted a town hall meeting. about 1500 people packed the room. the crowd became unruly. some people had to be escorted out. there will be meetings to light in centreville and in fairfax. there will be a rally in gaithersburg at the u.s. capitol, as well. >>> three metro stations on the blue a yellow lines will be closed down this weekend. stations at ronald reagan airport, crystal city, and pentagon city will be closed as part of a long planned maintenance program. this will open 5:00 a.m. on tuesday. shuttle bus service will be available. >>> the flames from a raging wildfire are showing no signs of slowing down in california. >> the blaze has scorched almost 200 acres. carla wohl is live with the latest. >> that is the good news, firefighters beginning to make some progress. the fire is no longer angry, it is just cranky. the moon reflected the fire fight below, but it was a better night for many who had been in fact you waited to return home. >> it is a pleasure to return home. you do not appreciate which you

last night, the heat was on steny hoyer.alth care reform opponent in waldorf made their voices heard. >> they are politicking up there. >> the message -- stay out of our business. steny hoyer took the stage. the greeting was less than in fighting. shouts erupted in the crowd. >> i know a lot of you are mad because you think someone wants to take over your health care. >> he did his best to debunk myths. a public auction would be an option. supporters stood by his side. >> it has gone up 300%. with money i've spent on health insurance, i could put my kids through college. >> president obama will be firing back as soon as next week with a new compromise. pamela brown, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> there is a lot more still to come in our second hour or. >> en eye-opening study. will take a look at some of the dangers of texting and driving. >> a woman carjacked, forced into the trunk of her car at the springfield metro station. i will have all of the details on a possible arrest. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at

please, join me in welcoming congressman hoyer. hoyer. [applause] >> good evening. we are at a wonderful high school in a week -- in wonderful southern maryland. i have been in office for 29 years in the congress, 12 years before that in the state senate, and i have never had a town hall meeting as large as this. what a wonderful celebration of democracy. [applause] we have just been through an extraordinary week. you have seen on the screen, and i am going to quote from some of them talking about health care, how we needed to make sure every american had access to affordable, quality health care. health care is not an option if we are a mother or a father. it is essential. it is and is essential assurance for us and our children. there are many in the room who are health care providers. thank you very much for all that you do to assure us that health care is available to us. tonight, i am here to talk about how vital health reform is. what the proposed reform bills will and will not do. and how it will ensure that you have affordable health care that you can count

[applause] >> thank you, congressman hoyer.before i introduce our panel, we need special thanks to principle though, vice president wilson. let us give them a round of applause. it is a beautiful city. we are very proud. we have a wonderful resource. our life experience -- the experiences will be informative for all of us. each member represents a different voice and the health care reform discussion. that includes small business, seniors, veterans, and health- care providers. i would like to introduce carolyn. carolyn, her friends called her could become that is the founder and owner and president of charles county office furniture which started as a home-based business in 1985. last year -- please, please -- remember the rules that we agreed to. last year the office furniture was named to the top 100 minority enterprise of maryland. [booing] the longer we shout, the longer this evening will take, folks. please, refrain from shouting. in 2002, the president of the chamber of commerce after being a member 20 years. she is also

steny hoyer said the issue is clear. >> and that issue is whether we are able to proceed with a degree of civility and decorum that our rules and democracy contemplate and require. >> the house ought not to stand silent on this, he said. nevertheless, the day after the accident, speaker nancy pelosi acknowledged wilson's apology ansaid it was time to talk about healthcare and not mr. wilson. democrats decided they wanted more mileage out of the incident. representative wilson himself took the floor today, but not to apologize. >> there are far more important issues facing this nation than what we're addressing right now. the president said the time for games is over. i i agree with the president. he graciously accepted my apology, and the issue is over >> republican after another conceded mr. wilson made a mistake but noted his apology and mr. obama's acceptance of it, as they wondered why house democrats refused to dot same thing. >> i think this is a sad day for the house of representatives. i think that this is nothing more than a partisan stunt aimed at trying to divert people's at

tonight the senator hoyer said this is the largest town hall he has held and the rowdiest. >> he about want the government out of our business now. >> this included concerns that this bill would subsidize abortion. the crowd of about 1,000 people quickly became unruley after waiting close to an hour before the first question were taken. some were escorted out by police while others walked out on their own. >> i had some questions, but i am not going to waste my time. >> even though supporters visibly outnumbered the opposition. >> prescription drugs have gone up 300%. that many i have spent i could have put my two kid through college. >> others made their opinions clear. >> the health care reform bill is unamerican as it gets. the congressman did his best to sub due the crowd. i know a lot of you are angry because you think somehow members of congress, the president or somebody else wants to take over your health care. they don't. >> he was quickly put on the spot and to the test. >> would you commit right now in this town hall and to a national audience, to maybe make every member of

hoyer from maryland. mr. hoyer: revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. hoyer: madam speaker, i rise to mark the death of a good friend and a good friend of america. sven who died last month after a long struggle with cancer. he was the first vice president of the danish parliament and was a political legend in his country. i had the opportunity to meet and work closely with sven on many occasions, most recently when he was one of mice gracious hosts on a trip to denmark this may. each time, each time i was impressed by the vitality, the sense of humor, the idealism of this man who devoted his life to public service. from the day he entered politics at the age of 28, right up to his death a few weeks ago, sven was a kind, wise, and insightful friend. i'll miss him. today i rise to offer my condolences to his wife, anne, his children and other friends and family whom he left behind. i also of course rise to pay him tribute. sven's country is home to a proud and political tradition. it stretches fr

hoyer in the hot seat. he was there to discuss the president's plan to reform healthcare and ended up being more shouting than discussions. lawmakers will vote on the bill later this fall. >>> new developments in the wildfires out west this evening. laura evans, everywhere at 11 starting in southern california. >>> officials say they're making significant progress on the wildfire raging north of l.a. some evacuees were allowed to go home; however, they're far from having the upper hand and 4,000 homes are still under an evacuation order. the fire is 22% contained. 62 homes have been destroyed. >>> a push to put same-sex marriage to a vote. the stanfordmarriagedc.com coalition is trying to preserve traditional marriage. they filed a ballot initiative with the board of ections. in may, the city council aroved to enact to recognize the same-sex marriage performed in other states. >> a major push to clean the chesapeake bay. the foundation presented the environmental protection agency with the signatures of 19,

>> reporter: congressman steny hoyer said this this is the largest counsel hall meeting he's seen in his career. moments later, the moderator went over the rules, no shouting or yells or profanities, no interruptions. moments later, the fireworks started. congressman steny hoyer walked into the town hall meeting to te sound of jeers and cheers of the crowd. the goal was to have a discussion about healthcare reform to talk about misinformation and to answer questions. >> what is being proposed is not a government-controlled system. we informed the system so all americans can find peace of mind with healthcare they can count on. >> reporter: it didn't take long for the crowd to express themselves. a scuffle broke out in the back of the meeting between two men, both escorted from the meeting. >> steny hoyer supports baby killing. >> reporter: moments later, another shouting match broke out near the front row and that is before the first question was asked. [ indiscernible ] when you take one hour to do a lot of propaganda and i hate to use that word, that is what it was, before you get

joining me now, house majority leader steny hoyer. great to have you with us tonight. appreciate your time. >> great to be with you. >> i'm not giving up. >> i hear that. >> i'm not giving up. strong views on this. i need to know, what is your response to john boehner, the minority leader in the house, saying it's dead, it's not going to pass? what do you say? >> he says it's not going to win. very frankly, if it doesn't win the losers are not going to be the democratic members of congress. it's going to be a american people, families priced out of the market, individuals who can't get insurance because they have pre-existing conditions. it's going to be the american public who's going to see prices spiral for government, for families and for individuals, small businesses. they're all going to lose. this is not an option. prices are driving people out of health care coverage. out of the confidence of being covered so they can get health care that they absolutely need. so when john boehner and mitch mcconnell and others say they are winning this battle, as mitch mcconne

hoyer: mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet at 4:00 p.m. on monday next and further when the house adjourns on that day it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on tuesday, september 22, 2009, for morning hour debate. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. poe: mr. speaker, louanne is an elementary student in texas. she eagerly waits to be picked up by the school bus. after school she rides the bus home but sometimes she hesitates and slowly gets off that bus. once she just sat on the bus when it pulled in front of her house. the bus driver walked to her seat and told her, this is where you get off. she would not leave her seat and replied, daddy hurts me and mama. we should realize, mr. speaker, that behi

we are trying to help. >> good afternoon, congressman hoyer.am a public-school teacher, an entrepreneur. i am also an advocate of medical awareness -- medical record awareness. i have worked for a company where i was not provided any insurance. i had cobra, a pre-existing condition, and i had to get cobra. i have also been a victim of medical errors. i have no problem with health care reform. as a teacher, i want all my students to have health coverage and their families. what i do have a concern with, whether or not congress or president obama will enforce the health care facility to raise awareness for citizens to request, review, and revise their medical records. i have visited your office in d.c., and i have asked one of your legislators whether or not she had a copy of her medical records. she said no. i visited your other office, and i got the same answer. are you aware that citizens really don't know that they have a legal right to their medical record, or even how to request their medical records? >> you are absolutely correct. citizens

. >> and chuck, when you look at trying to deal with the democratic party, you've got steny hoyer and nancy pelosi not agreeing, really, on how important the public option is. so, if they can't agree on the policy and the tactics as to how to go about it, this makes it a lot harder. this is rahm emanuel's principal job now, isn't it? >> reporter: sure, it is, but i would also argue that what pelosi and hoyer are doing is a little more theatrical than maybe we're realizing here. you know, hoyer is speaking to the blue dog democrats, trying to let them know, look, we're not done talking here, we're not done negotiating. and you know, even when you sparse speaker pelosi's words very carefully -- you know, she's saying, you know, the house bill is going to have a public option. you know, she didn't say the health care bill that we send to the president is going to have a public option. that's number one. two, you already see a softening on the left on realizing, they like what the president heard, they're glad that he's getting feistier, as david pointed out, and it's also making them say

83-7 to cut off federal housing and community grant money for acorn and house majority leader steny hoyer says since the senate, quote, responded overwhelmingly, he wants to look at the issue, although he called the video makers, quote, despicable. iowa republican congressman steve king has tried at least 7 times this year to cut off acorn funding, but says house democrats have shot down his amendments. he says he will try again. >> there may be vehicles to introduce amendments or stand-alone legislation, but when nancy pelosi controls the agenda and steny hoyer technically controls the agenda, if they decide there will not be a debate, there will not be a debate. >> acorn appears unconcerned, saying most of its funding comes from, quote, its members and other supporters, so the decision will have little impact on overall operations. but other doors in washington are sluing to acorn. the census bureau said it doesn't want acorn's help with the 2010 census. house republicans are asking the i.r.s. to stop referring low and middle class americans to acorn for tax help, and republicans in bot

hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. there has been unprecedented, i reiterate, i don't think you can remember and i've been here 29 years and i can't remember a bill that was been more widely vetted than this bill in terms of the american public. maybe the social security proposal from the president some years ago. that was pretty widely vetted but i don't think as widely vetted as this proposal. i say to the gentleman, you go, you vet the bill, you discuss alternatives and you then come back after having listened to those alternatives and fashion a bill. you don't have new committee hearings. whether it's a health care bill or any other bill, you amend it, you perfect it, pursuant to hearings, and then you bring it to the floor. i don't think we'll expect to treat this bill any differently. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman. the only thing i ask knowing that the american public did have this bill vetted but the majority of the american public disagreed with this bill, disagreed with the public option. and having the

hoyer and minority leader, mr. boehner, for bringing this important resolution to the floor, bringing a bipartisan resolution to the floor is perhaps the best way to commemorate the bipartisanship that followed the extraordinary event of eight years ago this friday. i was here on capitol hill that day, as my colleagues were. it was just as pretty a day as it is today. and the shock and horror of the images on the television screens, the smoke rising from the pentagon still is with me today and informs my service in this building, as it does all of our colleagues. but let me say, today's resolution is important because as the old book says, we are to mourn with those who mourn and grieve with those who grieve and we are to pave the debts of honor and gratitude that are owed. this resolution remembers those that were lost that day. and this nation should never forget the lives that were lost at the pentagon, in the heart of our great city of new york or in a field in pennsylvania. so we remember them today. and we th

this one hosted by maryland congressman steny hoyer. a scuffle even broke out at the back of the meeting over two men. both were escorted from the meeting. lawmakers will vote on the bill later this fall. >>> astronauts successfully pulled off another high-flying job in space. two astronauts from space shuttle discovery removed a bulky 1300-pound ammonia tank from the international space station. a new one will be installed tomorrow. the space station also took possession of a $5 million treadmill named for comedian steven colbert. >>> if you plan to use metro on this labor day weekend, coming up, a few stations will be shutting down. >>> airlines are taking big steps to prevent spread of swine flu but are the airlines going too far? >> i don't know that the swine flu or any other viral infection will be that much more contagious on an airplane than being any other place where there are crowds of people. >>> also coming up, we'll update you on today's weather forecast. it will be another very nice day today. there is another tropical st

. >> stepy hoyer supports baby killing!-- steny hoyer supports baby killing. >> some 1500 people showed up and there was plenty of shouting. the purpose of the town hall meeting is to discuss the president's plan to reform health care. lawmaker will be voting on the bill later this fall. the white house says president obama is considering giving a speech to spell out more details about his goals for overhauling health care. many activists have urge the president to be more hands on in helping to shape legislation. there is word the president may give that speech before the september 15th deadline that the white house has given to sowbt senate negotiators to draft a workable pi partisan bill. >>> it could put a cram and your weekend planned this labor day. >> three busy metro station will be shutting down starting this friday night. we'll find out what is behind the move and how those folks that ride metro can get around all this mess. stay with us. fox 5 morning news is coming back after the break. hearts happy... ...and bi

steny hoyer standing up and taking the brunt of it.ed almost a reluctant process, plmoving this ahead. and joe wilson is bringing in over a million dollars in new funding and by a 2-1 margin those are the most recent pollings supporting congressman wilson, not the house that seeks to rebuke it. >> i thing the house would have -- everybody would have preferred if congressman wilson would have apologized instead of making a phone call to rahm emanuel saying my leader said i should make a phone call so i'm making the call. it's important for the senate to have the respect for the president of the united states. >> i'm asking, just curious, are you suggesting we have a requ e requirementcerity on the part of the house members? >> i don't know how you would ever enforce that, but when the president comes and gives a joint address to the congress, when he's invited there, people shouldn't stand up and say you lie. if they do, they should apologize and take it like a man. this guy made a call to rahm emanuel and said i was told to make this c

and steny hoyer will join us as will representative eric cantor.th a quick check on the forecast. >> thanks. getting you out the door this morning, the travel trouble spot. mid-atlantic region. windy conditions and wet from virginia beach into southern new jersey. bring your umbrella. airports looking fine to start our day. we're not looking at too many trouble spots out west. the problem areas are along the gulf from san antonio to florida you'll get some rain. that's a look at your forecast. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. does your mouthwash work in six different ways? introducing listerine total care. everything you need... to strengthen teeth, help prevent cavities, and kill germs. introducing 6 in 1 listerine total care. the most complete mouthwash. [ engine powers down ] gentlemen, you booked your hotels on orbitz. well, the price went down, so you're all getting a check thanks. for the difference. except for you -- you didn't book with orbitz, so you're not getting a check. well, i think we've all learned a valuable lesso

steny hoyer said he was 100% behind the public option.ars on bottled water every month in the country. there's a very good public option that is a lot less expensive. turn on the faucet. there's mass transit and private transportation. they're all sorts of options. the choice and competition gives americans the opportunity to do what is best for them and their families. that is what we are trying to propose. trace: i want to bring up a quote from steve hildebrand. you touched on that. americans are confused and they are very skeptical today about this entire public option and this health care reform. >> it is understandable. we are trying to reform 17% of the economy. it's a huge undertaking. it is a huge system with a lot of moving pieces. the confusion is understandable if. i am glad that we took the month of august to go home and spend the time talking to our constituencies. trace: talking? you've got an earful. is the president listening? will he make it clear that he hears it? >> i think he will show that he is willing to reach acros

but is congressman hoyer looking further down the road?l with more on the negotiations on the health care bill. 55 minutes past the hour. a smidge? y'know, there's really no need to weigh packages under 70 pounds. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. cool. you know this scale is off by a good 7, 8 pounds. maybe five. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. >>> back with the most news in the morning. this week we have seen the dangers of ieds, impro fized explosive devices, up close. a road side bomb almost blew up a truck carrying our correspondent michael ware. 75% of coalition casualties are caused by devices like this. we saw its effect all too well in iraq and now afghanistan. these insurgents employing it with deadly affect across the country, barbara starr. >> absolutely. the taliban have made ieds the number one threat to u.s. troops. taliban are getting so good at it that u.s. commanders are seeing new

hoyer. mr. speaker, i'm humbled and grateful for the support and prayers of my wife, rocks anne, my four sons, my staff, the people of south carolina, my colleagues and the american people. mr. speaker, i think it is clear to the american people that there are far more important issues facing this nation than what we're addressing right now. the president said the time for games is over. i agree with the president. he graciously accepted my apology and the issue is over. however, this action today will have done nothing for the taxpayers to rein in the growing cost and size of the federal government. it will not help more americans secure a job -- secure jobs, promote better education, ensure retirement or reform health insurance. it is the democrat leadership and their rush to pass a very bad government health care plan that is bad medicine for america. it is -- it has muzzled the voices we represent and provoked partisanship. when we are done here today, we'll not have taken any steps closer t

. >> reporter: but democrats moved ahead with the rebuke of wilson with steny hoyer of maryland introducing the resolution. >> what is at issue is importance to this house and to our country. and that issue is whether we are able to proceed with a degree of civility and dequorum. >> reporter: according to house rules, members are not allowed to call the president a liar, hypocrite or charges that he is intellectually dishonest. >> i don't think we can let it go untouched. >> reporter: one of those voting in favor, donna edwards told us, even though the president accepted wilson's apology, the house has its own rules. >> the problem, it was a personal apology which i think was important. mr. wilson committed a public offense and be station. that's why we have to issue the sanction. >> reporter: now, this vote wrapped up a short time ago. it came down along party lines. but this is interesting, seven republicans voted in favor of the relution. against their own colleague. 12 democrats voted against party lines against it. >> we have a day that could have been spent on health care. anything el

the maryland congressman and majority leader hoyer says support for a public option is still very much alive in the house. >> on the public option frankly i think the very sigma jort of the democrats -- significant majority of the democrats are ok with it, the issue is how it's configured and we're in the process of discussing that. >> the committee chairman is hoping to push his middle of the road measure to lr-p'el by the ends of the week. >>> lower energy costs may translate into lower heating bills this winter but bge isn't ready to predict what will happen just yet. crude oil and heating oil prices are down 50% from a year ago and natural gas prices dropped by 80%. bge is expected to forecast what will happen with its rates next week. >> rates for electricity and natural gas are going to be down this winter. they will actually go down and bge and delmarva territories october 1st. not by a lot. the supply portion will go down about 3%. >> but the demand for power could offset the lower energy prices if we experience one of the coldest winters in a decade as many forecasters have pr

in the house could a bill without a public option pass per hoyer or not per pelosi? and is the white house for or against us at the moment? >> well, the white house is for a bill, keith. the president is with the public option, but he would happily sign a bill without the public option. rahm emanuel's made this clear from the start, since january, rahm emanuel has been saying publicly the most important thing is to get a bill. that's a bill with anything in it that involves the health care sector. it does not have to include the public option for the white house. that's -- that's actually been very clear from the beginning on this thing. remember, it has to pass the house twice. it has to pass the house once to get it into conference with the bill from the senate. and then it has to pass the house again in final passage. it might go through the house with a public option the first time if nancy pelosi feels that her troops demand that. but i don't see any way it will go through final passage with the public option. i have strong doubts that the house -- that even wit

. >> did you hear what steny hoyer said today though. hoyer said it's one thing to say what you would like to have. it's another thing to find out what's important and what is possible. the language is changing. sean: we only have one minute left. axelrod and gibbs were specifically would ask this weekend does the public option have to be in the bill and they could not answer. >> they basically said no and walk in the gray line. one thing he might be able to say to bring other support. he has demonized insurance companies but not said one thing about malpractice attorneys. they have spent and increased advertising 400%. only increasing that's growing. sean: howard dean says they won't take on trial lawyers. >> he they are not going to talk tort reform right now. you have got to look at matt bachus's plan. there is a lot of details in here. sean: big night. folks, this means a lot. 20% of our economy. another day, smother czar. the president has appointed one more. we will tell you about that also, more of the president's radical associat

seems to be a split with majority leader steny hoyer. what are you hearing? >> well, chuck, as usual is exactly right. the fact is this president is not going to be able to transcend the partisan divide in this country. it's apparently gotten worse. it's not gotten any better. where he can be successful is by trying to get his own party in line in finding some consensus among congressional democrats. if it he can do that that's going to lead to a victory on health care. i talked to a lot of democrats today, mike, for a story that i'm doing. you know, they are confused themselves because of this right-wing attack machine you mentioned. the fact is if you're the president of the united states and you're in the white house, do you engage these folksen to the right wing or ignore them? if you ignore them you've got the sort of death panels that start setting in. if you engage them, does that diminish your office? it's a really tough question. clearly it was a very tough summer in large part because the white house didn't know what to do with some of these forces

steny hoyer said something else. that's a real conflict. >> it's a math game.t worked in the house but it's a math game. i think what nancy pelosi has done along with jim clyburn, the leadership and steny hoyer counted the votes. they know those votes are there. the math is there. >> we've had a public option in this country since 1965. it's called medicare. it's available to every american over the age of 65. for democrats, who in our dna, are programmed to stand up and protect medicare and republicans' dna to undermine it and destroy it, they've been doing it since 1965. for a democrat to be opposed to a public option -- >> i don't get it. great discussion. we'll have you back. tonight we're going to be back at 11:00 with the special edition of "the ed show." postgame to the president's speech to the joint session. >>> coming up, the republican "playbook." the congressman picked to give the response tonight has questions about where the president was born. and the house minority leader is calling on obama to hit, what? the reset button and start health care r

. >> good afternoon, congressman hoyer. i am a public-school teacher, an entrepreneur. i am also an advocate of medical awareness -- medical record awareness. i have worked for a company where i was not provided any insurance. i had cobra, a pre-existing condition, and i had to get cobra. i have also been a victim of medical errors. i have no problem with health care reform. as a teacher, i want all my students to have health coverage and their families. what i do have a concern with, whether or not congress or president obama will enforce the health care facility to raise awareness for citizens to request, review, and revise their medical records. i have visited your office in d.c., and i have asked one of your legislators whether or not she had a copy of her medical records. she said no. i visited your other office, and i got the same answer. are you aware that citizens really don't know that they have a legal right to their medical record, or even how to request their medical records? >> you are absolutely correct. citizens to have a legal right to see their records.

is there a disconnect between steny hoyer and nancy pelosi?t in talking even to democrats, even liberal democrats coming back from recess, they are more and more likely and willing to have a compromise that doesn't include a public option or something short of that. we're definitely hearing that, i think that's what the number two democrat of the house was reflecting when he said that. sounds a little bit different from nancy pelosi, but there's some politicking going on. he's a little more moderate than nancy pelosi is. do we expect the president in his speech to actually reach out to republicans? >> yes, i just talked to a senior aide to the president who says he will make one last shot at trying to win republicans over, maybe reach out to them on an issue like tort reform, lawsuit abuses, the kind of thing republicans have been pushing for so long. saying, look, i want to give this one last try. these folks are not seeing eye to eye, that's happening throughout the debate. the stakes are so high for democrats. let's face it, it was 16 years

brian: steny hoyer had an intelligent town hall.was actually listening. 23 house democrats will vote no at this hour. if they get up to 3 and the republicans hold theirs and they all vote no across the line which the word is they will in the house, they are not going to get the votes. alisyn: part of it is they went home for summer recess and some had town hall meetings and heard from the republic. reflected these numbers at least a third don't want their representative to vote for this. it's interesting, also, that 24 % to 29% say that they don't know what they would do because people can't really understand the bill. and that is what the president is tasked with tonight, is explaining it to those undecided people who have no idea what their representative would be voting for. steve: also, it was probably bad news for the president of the united states, politico.com has a picture of several dozen protesters outside the white house yesterday holding up big signs. the extraordinary things about these protesters are the fact that they

tonight, a look at emergency room and then i talk with steny hoyer. see his answers tonight at about 9:30 p.m. eastern on c- span. and tomorrow, vice-president biden talks about the progress of the economic stimulus and the overall state of the economy. c-span and c-span radio will have live coverage starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> later this week, a review of the health-care debate in congress, with highlights from house and senate committees and analysis from capitol hill reporters. and don "q&a," a comparison of health care systems from around the world, when it bought former washington post reporter t.r. reid. >> the status quo is unacceptable. >> house speaker nancy pelosi said today that her version of legislation will include a public option. she spoke with reporters afterwards. this is almost a half hour. >> the cost of entitlement is skyrocketing. right now we have an opportunity for change which is an opportunity not only of a lifetime, but a historic opportunity. the president has said, he has called for quality, affordable, accessible h

steny hoyer, will hold a town meeting tonight from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in waldorf. a local woman is turning her frustration about the health care system into art. regina holliday has now created a mural on connecticut avenue in northwest. it details her husband's three month battle against cancer and which she calls a sick health care system. >> patients have rights. you have to wait 21 days. >>holliday said she and her husband cannot afford health insurance or the tests that -- husband passed away in june. >>> 5:16. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we begin with lisa baden. we were talking about how it is the first day of sepmber already. >> and chilly last night. i had to get up last night and get a blanket. we have the usual traffic flowing on the greenway, the toll road, route 7 betwn sterling and tysons. good on 66 between centreville and the beltway. a southbound direction between father hurley boulevard and at the beltway. things are good on 95. here is the beltway live, moving nicely in silver spring. >> thank you so much. let's look at

particular have responded to members of e puic about the auestion of reing the bill, and the story of steny hoyer, the democrat leader essentially laughing when the queion was posed to him tells y all you need to know out washington's commitment to transparency for that matter. i know that a lot of people call on to the republican line are as upt as i am that this president is essentially admitted thate had not read the billither. when he was that's specifically about the provisi first pointed out by business daily-- that individual market would basically be destroyed, he admitted that he hadn't even heard of that provision. and, i think that this mirrors the out rage, and resods during the stimulus debate, of these massive programs getting rammed through, and then the american people only discovering after they are passed ansigned into law, but they are not getting what they were promised and that in fact every single one of these it turned out to be a slush fund for special interests and i think that is another reason why it was important to read the book, because when ese things come and when

[applause] >> thank you, congressman hoyer.fore i introduce our panel, we need special thanks to principle though, vice president wilson. let us give them a round of applause. it is a beautiful city. we are very proud. we have a wonderful resource. our life experience -- the experiences will be informative for all of us. each member represents a different voice and the health care reform discussion. that includes small business, seniors, veterans, and health- care providers. i would like to introduce carolyn. carolyn, her friends called her could become that is the founder and owner and president of charles county office furniture which started as a home-based business in 1985. last year -- please, please -- remember the rules that we agreed to. last year the office furniture was named to the top 100 minority enterprise of maryland. [booing] the longer we shout, the longer this evening will take, folks. please, refrain from shouting. in 2002, the president of the chamber of commerce after being a member 20 years. she is also co

steny hoyer will hold a meeting tonight between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. in waldorf. lawmakers are preparing to come back from recess and tackle health care reform. a small group of bipartisan senators are said to be working on a bill that will not include a government insurance option. they hope ted kennedy's memory will inspire them. reaction from locaresidents is mixed. >> we love teddy but, come on. >> i do not think it is the right answer. >> we are disappointed it has taken so long. >> president obama has been accused of not doing enough to steer the health-care debate. t white house is calling those accusations inaccurate. >>> linda bell is live for a look at business headlines. >> you know those charities that made money's iestigating with bernie madoff? now they say they may sue the charities and forced them to return their profits. charities are not exempt from the so-called clawback waugh. as forrh trading, take a look at stock index features, indicating a lower open. there'll be reports on manufacturing and automobile sales. the paper says restaurants are

steny hoyer has described them as very rabid people. the fear mongers, from harry reid.and on it goes. birthers, tea baggers, and finally, accusing them of acting like brownshirt nazis. with me now is a fox news contributor. it is stunning. she breaks down in tears almost, and her point is a good one, but to blame it on one side without taking responsibility, when she begins her remarks by saying we have to take responsibility? >> i have the same thought you did. if she would have stopped after the first sentence, that people should tone it down and people should be disturbed by this rhetoric, i would have agreed with her. he pointed out, in this press conference, as well as in this fund raising letter, she suggested that this may lead to violence. one of the things we need to do is take a look at the big picture on this. the number of democratic elected officials who have been using very incendiary rhetoric, whereas on the other side, -- and it is still a small number -- you see people at town hall meetings saying things and carrying signs that i believe is over , but t

hoyer and minority leader, mr. boehner, for bringing this important resolution to the floor, bringing a bipartisan resolution to the floor is perhaps the best way to commemorate the bipartisanship that followed the extraordinary event of eight years ago this friday. i was here on capitol hill that day, as my colleagues were. it was just as pretty a day as it is today. and the shock and horror of the images on the television screens, the smoke rising from the pentagon still is with me today and informs my service in this building, as it does all of our colleagues. but let me say, today's resolution is important because as the old book says, we are to mourn with those who mourn and grieve with those who grieve and we are to pave the debts of honor and gratitude that are owed. this resolution remembers those that were lost that day. and this nation should never forget the lives that were lost at the pentagon, in the heart of our great city of new york or in a field in pennsylvania. so we remember them today. and we th

but now hoyer says he will talk with gop lawmakers to decide if wilson should be punished or not. we wanted to hear from you on this story. we want your views. should congressman joe wilson face any consequences? call us, 877-tell-hln. u can e-mail us as well, or text the word views and your comments and name to hlntv. what do you think? let us know. >>> meanwhile, president obama is trying to keep the momentum rolling from last night's national address on health care. this morning, he met with members of the american nursesanurses 'association. he pointed to a census data that shows that more americans are losing their health care coverage due to the economy. >> over the last 12 months, it's estimated the ranks have swelled by nearly 6 million people, 17,000 men and women every single day. and we know that during this period of time, the number of adults who get their coverage at the workplace has dropped. by 8 million people. >> like he did last night, the president also said the time for talking about health care reform is winding down. now, under president obama's proposals, y

hoyer: mr. speaker, i yield myself one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, and ladies and gentlemen of the house, none of us, none of us is happy to be here considering this resolution. i know i am not. at the same time, my colleagues, what is at issue here is of importance to this house and to our country. and that issue is whether we are able to proceed with a degree of civility and decorum that our rules and our democracy contemplate and require. the house code of conduct requires that each member, every one of us, each and every one of us conduct himself, and i'm quoting from the rule, at all times in a manner which shall reflect creditably on the house of representatives. there seems to be little or no disagreement that mr. wilson did not so conduct himself on the evening of september 9. senator john mccain was quoted as saying mr. wilson's behavior, and i quote, totally disrespectful. he went on to say, quote, t

steny hoyer is even imposing. how you get out of that? >> that was what the speech was.e was saying, there is a non- public public option. he is for it before he will be against it. this is part of the strategy. the public option is going to be k.o.'d relatively quickly. he needed a trigger. sean: the president wants to -- >> political gain. >> fancy prep work. >> i thought the speech was very misleading. for one thing, there is always unintended consequences whenever there is legislation. there is no way the president can promise people that there will be able to keep their doctors, keep their insurance companies. no change, no cost of everything will get better. what really bothered me was what he said about abortion. if you look at the mainstream media, "the wall street journal ," factcheck.org, they say it is in there. he is saying it would not do that. sean: we got into that with the congressman, the issue of illegal immigrants, abortion, end of life counseling, medicare cuts, the president was not exactly honest last night. >> he addressed some of those issues in a

steny hoyer, the argument between hoyer and pelosi is if they can pass something with public option ino be on different pages. what does the white house make of that? >> most important thing, clearly, the president has talked about the public option and having such an option be available in an insurance exchange that is for those people who don't have health insurance, who are buying insurance on the individual market, who may work for a very small business. that is where the public option would be available. not for most people, the 165 million americans who get health insurance through work, but for people who don't have had health insurance or who are buying insurance through the individual market. there would be a marketplace with many, many options. among those options, the president has said he believes a public option would be a very good choice to drive down costs and produce competition, keep the insurance companies honest and make sure there are more affordable options. that's what there's been discussion of in these many, many weeks. that's what the leaders are talking about

john kerry and steny hoyer calling for mcchrystal to testify. >> we will permit no safe haven for all stand on the front lines in pledging support for the pakistani people tomorrow and we will pursue positive engagements among faiths and new partnerships for opportunities. >>> a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll say public support for the war is fading. 51% oppose sending more troops, 38% want an immediate and orderly withdrawal from afghanistan. should general mcchrystal come to washington to make his case for more troops. jennifer palmieri and republican strategist kevin madden. kevin, we have very publicly the mcchrystal report that has been leaked suggesting failure without more troops. general petraeus in a speech in washington saying failure without more troops, yet on the front page of the "new york times" a story that says biden and others advising the president for a change in strategy and the president might not send more troops. does this put the president in a politically difficult situation if he ignores or does not take the advice of his own generals. >> no matter

now, you have moderate and liberal democrats liked steny hoyer, the house majority leader, voting againstation is just too hot to handle. rick: and you know those democrats that voted against acorn, that will show up in campaign ads that start next year. i know that originally acorn was saying that the videos were doctored and do not accurately portray conversations that took place inside the offices. is the organization still maintaining that? >> actually, the heaven of a double argument. on one hand, they say that they do not represent what happened and were doctored. on the other hand, they say that they have fired all of the people doing things that are wrong in the videos, and they thanked the filmmakers for pointing out the wrongdoing. they are killing the messenger, but they are taking the message. rick: is there any evidence that this has hurt president obama at this time? >> i do not think so. there are certainly links between acorn and the president, but he is not currently involved. and a lot of this money -- acorn has got something like $15 million from the federal government