the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin and the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: in addition, ways and means ranking member dave camp and i asked the joint party on taxation to make available to the public a technical explanation of the modifications made to h.r. 4849 by the rule this technical explanation supplements committee report 111-454 with information on the committee's understanding and legislative intent behind these modifications. it is available on the joint committee's website at www.jc tsks.gov and is listed under document number jcx-21-10. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. will the gentleman suspend. would staff please take their conversations off the floor. the gentleman from michigan is recogniz

the gentleman from michigan, mr. upton, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. upton: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, folks are scared. they are really scared. debt is at a historic level, spending is out of control, the nation's trip triple-a credit rating is in trouble. we're going to spend $1 trillion over the next 10 years for $6 trillion in benefits. how did we get here? we are going to start by raiding $523 billion from the medicare checks of older americans. whatever happened to tort reform? not here. the lawyers will continue to get richer suing doctors and hospitals and older americans will see their benefits evaporate. where are our priorities? yesterday i introduced an amendment to delay the bill until we can guarantee medicare solvency for at least 30 years. it was denied. i guess they'd rather spend money we don't have than uphold our commitments to seniors. debt continues to soar beyond belief. today, every man, woman, and child will spend $6,000 on

the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: it's now my real privilege to yield to another member, an energetic member of our committee, mr. kind from wisconsin. mr. kind: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. kind: mr. speaker, i will never forget the pride i felt as a 6-year-old kid in wisconsin watching neil article strong walk on the moon. it was a deep and abiding belief that i live in a country that's capable of accomplishing anything once we put our mind to it. that belief is being tested throughout america today. people are wondering if we're stip capable of doing great things -- still capable of doing great things. i believe we can and i want my two boys to feel the same way. i believe our country by working together can ensure that all americans have access to quality, affordable and secure health care regardless if they're young or old. whether they're rich or poor, and even whether they have a pre-depifting -- pr

michigan state wins. the terps finish the season 24- 9. >> i thought we did everything we could to win the game. in other words, you ask your team to put it out there and try to win the game. i thought we did. you have to give michigan state credit. they hit some big shots to counter what we were doing at the end of the game. and, you know, it just seemed like we were going to win that game and then we had it taken away from us so this is tough. >> one thing about our team, we just never gave up. we didn't give up. i thought, you know, we still had the game won. you have to give them credit. >> later on in my life, i'll be able to look back on this and see what great of a comeback we did and we had the game won there for a moment. it's tough to think about now but i'm sure down the road that, you know, we'll look back and be very proud of how we came back in this game. >> absolutely. the game marked the end of the college careers of mr. hayes, vasquez and fellow senior landon -- [ indiscernible ] >>> in t

the gentleman from michigan, mr. upton, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. upton: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, folks are scared. they are really scared. debt is at a historic level, spending is out of control, the nation's trip triple-a credit rating is in trouble. we're going to spend $1 trillion over the next 10 years for $6 trillion in benefits. how did we get here? we are going to start by raiding $523 billion from the medicare checks of older americans. whatever happened to tort reform? not here. the lawyers will continue to get richer suing doctors and hospitals and older americans will see their benefits evaporate. where are our priorities? yesterday i introduced an amendment to delay the bill until we can guarantee medicare solvency for at least 30 years. it was denied. i guess they'd rather spend money we don't have than uphold our commitments to seniors. debt continues to soar beyond belief. today, every man, woman, and child will spend $6,000 on

you have to give michigan state credit. they hit some big shots to counter what we were doing at the end of the game. >> i don't want to be best coach in the ncaa. you know everybody has that privilege -- not everybody has that privilege. all i can say is i'm very very, proud of my teammates and my coaches and everybody involved with us. >> vasquez's credible career comes to an end. coming up -- much more from spokane including reaction from michigan head state including tom izzo, who nearly called time-out before lucious hit the three. what might have been. kate? >> march madness continues on our website, where we have continued an ncaa slide show. also a bracket for you to print out because most of you probably need to start from scratch. just go to wbaltv.com and click on sports. >>> another big sports story tonight -- tiger talks. it is his first interview since coming clean about his infidelity. the golfer in his own words straight ahead in sports. >>> but, first, the pope apologized. catholics in ireland balked and to

camp of michigan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for five minutes. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? mr. hoyer: is the motion going to be read? the speaker pro tempore: the rule dispenses with the reading, it's merely designated. mr. camp: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. members will take their seats. members need to know what's in the motion. mr. camp: am i now recognized on my motion to recommit? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes and the motion will be distributed. the speaker pro tempore: thank you, mr. speaker. as the previous vote shows, there is bipartisan opposition to the health care bill, the senate -- to the health care bill the senate sent to this house. there is good reason. the american people, republican, and a few brave democrats, 34 to be exact, 34 brave democrats have rejected it precisely because of the legislation's deep flaws. the motion to recom

michigan state doesn't call time-out. oh, at the buzzer.yland goes down to michigan state 85-83. the terps finish the season 24- 9. the college careers of seniors landon melbourne and greivis vasquez are now over. a very disappointing day in spokane, washington. >> the tournament as a whole has been disappointing for a lot of people rooting for specific teams. we'll see you a little bit later. >>> last night we told you about a tiny puppy snatched from his 13-year-old owner. tonight we have new information on that case and what happened to little yetti. >>> plus, what's sitting underneath this beautiful scene? take a look. find out why this is far from the picturesque place you think it is. >>> a very sad story out of clinton, maryland where neighborhoods mourn the loss of an 8-year-old girl who died in a fire. i'm stacey cohan. i'll have information for you that may help your family avoid such a terrible tragedy. >>> stay right there, folks. we're coming right back after this ec bra. i'm a grass seed failure. well, i forget to water it, an

they play tomorrow's winner between maryland and michigan state. action, how about the two seed in the south villanova, they survived a scare in the first round but today another tight one with tenth seeded st. marys. we are tied at 59. but later tied at 65, mickey mcconnell, the heave. look what happens. he banks it in for 3. they go on to shock villanova 75-68. elsewhere blaine taylor, it looked good for the monarchs for a while. great ball movement. all five players touch the ball before the score. odu takes a one-point lead but in the final moments of this one, the bears win this one 76- 68. >>> ncaa women's action, georgetown the number five seed taking on -- [ indiscernible ] the hoyas took a two-point lead into the break. they would start the second half on fire. a 13-0 run highlighted by monica's three here. the georgetown women roll 62- 42. they move on to the round of 32. >>> it's time for a tv time-out but when we return, the nationals decide stephen strasberg's pass to the big show. . f06 >>> in sunny florida the nationals came close bu

powerful snowstorms power -- and rain on texas and michigan. breeding a sigh of relief when north dakota when the red river crested 19 feet over flood level. but sandbags can bid from flooding. they worked hard. >> we did not have -- a beautiful weekend. >> everything just sprung at the same time trip >> the title basin is just on the verge of be cherry blossom extravaganza, giving and other few days and it will look absolutely stunning outside. if your allergies are starting to bother you, that is because the pollen is beginning to increase. some rain later tonight should help you feel better. here are the showers right now. they are just around the call barbara area but within the beltway, it is dry right now. the clouds will continue to thicken over night. let's take a few stops -- 70 in the end, virginia drive 77 degrees. 71 in silver spring buried 70 degrees in d.c. new line did not break a record at reagan national, made up to 76 degrees. the record was 89 from 1921. but we did break a record at dulles international airport at 78 degrees.

the gentleman from michigan -- reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan. mr.yers: i recognize adam schiff, who was our task force chairman, who had ample time over these many months to display his legislative and judicial skills. i yield him as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. schiff: i thank the gentleman. i want to commend the leadership of chairman conyers in bringing this matter to conclusion here on the house floor and for all your leadership in the committee, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, today he we again find ourselves in the regrettable circumstance where we must act to remove a federal judge from the bench. the task before us is not one we would welcome, however it is an important responsibility entrusted to us by the founders and one that we cannot shrink from. unlike elected officials who may be removed periodically by the voters or serve a term that comes to an end, founding fathers provided only one stroort method of removing a federal judge, tha

michigan came to the forefront.hey have done what they can to save the position we're in now. >> reporter: in this case, michigan's gain was the loss of california, but the state also giving out grants to some dozen companies that they think will be able to create about 7,200 jobs over the next few years, simon and create 750 million in economic activity as a result. we're seeing this in every state. most are using these programs aggressively to try to create new jobs. >> bertha, thank you very much for the report there in auburn hills, michigan. let's move to smaller and medium-sized businesses talking specifically about backshoring where companies are able to attract production back from overseas into the united states. over 30% of north american manufacturers, of course, have experienced serious supply chain disruptions and therefore, there is an argument that you can use to attempt to get the work back. a.j. sweat works for mfg.com, a director of that organization. this is in a sense a social networking style ap

ben michigan state comes back and they score. -- then michigan state comes back and they score. you going to call? then merit -- then the maryland has the lead. oh, no, md. loses. it was 85-83 with a spectacular comeback. >> it was a spectacular team. i am not saying that there are not other teams out there. this is how we played, right there. >> magic johnson, jr., or tragic johnson, however you want to look at it, he did very well. i could not be more proud of the team. >> you have to give them credit. >> with less than one second left, wanamaker could drive. and save yohere is chris krame'g his team a lead. -harris, that is a great name. the huggins' the west virginia was looking to get his -- doug higgins of west -- he was looking to get his sweet 16. the virginia women have lost in the n.c.a.a. tournament, upset by green bay. today's nascar race -- the winner got to celebrate. on the short track, you'll never get one of the spectacular flips or anying. you get bumper cars. he took a hit to the wall and then he goes into jeff norton could you get the idea. jimmy johnson, whe

as time expires michigan state breaking terps' hearts everywhere.ms says there is logic in not getting over it too quickly. >> i want to feel it. to get ready for next year or whatever. you have to, unfortunately, you don't do it as much with the wins as y should but with the losses i think you can really gain why you coach. you know, this is part of it. you have to get knocked down once in a while and you get back up again and hopefully it makes you better. as a coach, you can get better. >> gary williams also said he is good friends with tom izzo. he sd after the game tom and he were talking and he was saying, buddy, it hurts for me, too. they are such good friends. >> izzo was saying it hurts for him, too? >> yeah. >> not nearly. >> and also we have in other news, georgetown lady hoyas are trailing to baylor. 37-24 in the second half. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> a driver hits a woman and then takes off. the police officer who watches it all, it's definitely expensive having a growing family and it's something that you think about. we try

michigan's governor has declared this a meat-out day in her state. they are encouraged to avoid meat. the meat industry is is not thrilled with the governor's proclamation. they called it a slap in the face to livestock farmers and some people say that's not good enough. one group has declared today and every other day michigan meat-eaters day. our viewers are weighing in on this story. let's look at your feedback. christy says, oh, bo i'm a meat eater and i need it on a daily basis. so do my kids. i live in an ag community and have the occasional cow baurnd through my yard. i know catholic ranchers that don't eat meat on fridays but enjoy a good roast on saturday. besides,it's impossible for everyone to go veggie because certain blood types thrive on red meat. and bruce says, the fact that the gov has encouraged people to avoid meat suggests thatt is wrong to eat meat. it's almost impossible to stay away from high fructose corn syrup. that should be enough for everyone. this response from tina, not sure it's proper for a governor to proclaim since i

the gentleman from michigan, mr.camp, is recognized for 20 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time, i yield 3 1/2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from indiana, our conference chairman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 3 1/2 minutes. >> i request unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. pen: this is truly a historic moment. some say we're making history, i say we're breaking history. we're breaking with our finest traditions, limited government, personal responsibility, and the consent of the governed. the first principle of public service in a free society is humility. the arrogance we witnessed in this institution is breathtaking. only in washington, d.c. could you say you're going to spend $1 trillion and save the taxpayers money. only in washington, d.c. would you exchange the pro-life protections enshrined in the law for 30 years f

michigan state saw the big lead drainable -- dwindle and they won 70-67. it will be maryland and michigan state in round two tomorrow, you can see the action on wjz-13. tipoff at 2:30. more began -- morgan state also took to the court and with a different result. >> well, it's the different counterfeit bust in maryland's history. there was a large stash smuggled into the port and detectives think that thieves were making millions doing it. >> reporter: this is just one of the shipping containers -- it was filled with a million dollars in fake goods, shoes, pins, bags, watches and illegal copies of of nike and several items. >> this was organized crime on a grand scale. >> the feds say that the counterfeiters undercovered the under cover ice agents to deliver the items to new york and new jersey and sell them on the streets. >>> they payed a fee into a legitimate business. >> reporter: the feds learned they were distributing counterfeit viagra. >> the future of this case was counterfeit pharmaceuticals. that's something no one should put in their body. >> r

now maryland focused on michigan state.eam they know very well. >> we know their system and they know our system. i mean all i have to say, it's going to be a great game. two great coaches and it's going to be you know one of those games that you can't really make that many mistakes. you have to execute your offense and you have to play good defense. >> sometimes you hope you play a team that won't be ready for you. won't play hard. whatever. that's not the case in this situation. they're coming after you. hopefully we can get after them and that's why we've had great games when we've played each other. >> gy williams and the terps playing at 2:30 tomorrow against michigan state out in spokane, washington. did you get a chance to watch any of these games today. >> i did i got a chance to see the kansas game. >> the upsets keep rolling. great basketball. earlier this evening. the panthers of northern iowa knock over the top seed. becomes the first missouri valley tournament to champ to advance to the sweet 16 since indiana s

michigan state comes down court -- no you don't. the buzzer beater, maryland falls to michigan state. how many of us thought with the loss of kansas, maryland will make it in to the big date. tough one. 85-83. maryland loses, what a great game. i don't know how many teams could have beaten michigan state. >>> we are going to take a look at your weather, coming up and then we'll take a break. >>> it's 6:09, we have maryland's most powerful radar. we have had an intense band of rain developing on the east side of baltimore. over to rosedale, moderate rain, a fresh sweep coming through. as we have five sweeps with maryland's most popular doppler radar. take it easy, more on this and our cooler forecast, coming up. >>> let's see what is happening on the roads as a result of this wet weather. here's kim brown. >> the rain not affecting the roadways too much. only one incident in the area, a fire in lockhearn located southern crossfire, there is equipment blocking the scene. that's about it, all of our major roadways checking in without i

michigan's governor has delayed this a meatout day in her state. the proclamation encourages folks to avoid meat and try recipes rich with vegetables, fruitsnd grains. the meat industry is not thrilled. governor granholm's proclamation, calling it a slap in the face. in response to the flap, the governor is calling the day an all-inclusive agriculture day in michigan. some say it's not good enough. one group has declared every day michigan meat eaters' day. >>> our viewers are weighing in. let's look at some of your feedback. andina has this to say. how about no mcdonald's day is it or no walmart day? if the carbon footprint is an issue, how about support your local farmers. katie weighs in -- i doubt it will impact the meat industry, because people will just put their defrosted meat they already bought back in the fridge until the next day. if they think it will encourage people to eat more recipes with veggies, good for them. michelle says, eat more veggies, i like it. it would save a lot of animals' lives. ahead, thanks for your responses. just

gentleman from michigan?nk you, plk, at this time i yield two minutes from the distinguished gentleman from california. >> the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this is the people's house. and we're sent here to represent the people throughout america. some are actually in the gallery. some marching around this building. some are sitting at home watching on tv or they're in their car driving back from church and many of them have been calling this congress. and they've been asking one thing -- why does washington refuse to listen? they see what many on this side of the aisle see -- the arrogance of washington. we're here to represent our constituents which is why we're asking why are we voting on a health care bill today that empowers government instead of the people? survey after survey demonstrates the unpopularity of today's bill, not only the substance of it, but thethe deals, and the short cuts that led us to where we are today. but the deal is being pushed

michigan eliminates maryland 85- 83. tournament goes with one win, one loss and mary out. >> i thought we did everything we could to win the game. in other words, you ask your team to put it out there and try to win the game. i thought we did. you have to give michigan state credit. they hit some big shots to count wear we were doing at the end of the game. you know, it's -- it just seemed like we were going to win that game and then we had it taken away from us so this is tough. so give michigan state credit because when you take a hit like that, to come back and win the game, that's a pretty good accomplishment. >> since 1999, no team has won more ncaa tournament games than michigan state. the spartans have won 31 times. terrapins finished the season 24-9. maureen, coming up a little later, tiger woods gives his first interview since his troubles began. remember back on november 27 after thanksgiving night. >> you're coming back to break it down. with your thoughts. >> absolutely. we know he's coming back. >> i kind of

having this house gives us an opportunity to understand detroit, michigan in a way that i could not ifas living in an apartment in detroit or in the suburbs and then, you know, meeting my sources all over the place because we regularly have city officials and state officials and various stakeholders in the community over for dinner and lunch and coffee. we have various correspondents and editors and reporters and videographers coming into the house. having this house close to downtown detroit gives us a way towns the region and some of the issues that are at play here in a way we couldn't if i was living in an apartment or maybe had an office. tavis: you're not from detroit are you? >> no, i'm originally from new orleans. i moved here from chicago. tavis: give me some of your impressions of the city now that you have been there for six months. >> yeah, i think there is probably no better place in america besides new orleans to be reporting from. all the key issues the country is facing in terms of economic recovery to educational crisis to class and racial issues, they are all in the e

louis, michigan state over northern iowa. and they will play tennessee on sunday. izzo spoke with bill raftery after the game. >> bill: i want to hear the halftime talk. what went on? >> coach: the main thing, we started in the second half and had to go back inside a little bit. we were taking fall away jump shots. and i thought summers had good shots he passed up but then we went inside. >> bill: can you remember a game where you didn't get break outs and turnovers into baskets? >> coach: that's a good team. well head coach coached. they -- well-coached, fundamentally sound and we just missed scores and delvon roe, the kid just sucked it up is this guy here, hung in there. >> bill: and with the injuries, what is it that you get them to play so well? >> coach: i love march. >> greg: and greg, this time of year, michigan state has an inner toughness. >> greg a.: and defensively shut down northern iowa. they took a 10-minute sketch where they didn't allow one field goal and also korie lucious replacing kalin lucas. >> greg: and duke. we'll here from mike krzyzewski w

i'll let the congressman from michigan, the distinguished congressman from michigan, speak for himselfd show." congressman dingell, good to have you with us tonight. >> thank you, ed, glad to be here. >> what did you mean when you said control the people? >> well, i goofed. what i said -- what i meant to say was control the agencies that are writing the legislation so that it will deal fairly with the people's concerns. frankly, i goofed. >> well, do you understand how the way the rhetoric has been going hot and heavy around the country, they're looking for any kind of opening? and this would fuel them and how they think. how do you respond to that? >> ed, you've been absolutely right. you've been doing a great job. you've been making it very, very clear that this is not the way these issues should be fought out. we ought to have a fair, honest, frank, open, honorable debate. that way the public will be best served. >> have you ever been attacked like this in your 55-year career? >> i've had a few attacks and occasional death threat. it's never been quite this bad. >> how do you respon

host: grand rapids, michigan. over 30. >> the lady before sounded up, it would be interesting if we had a poll to find out -- if the government is willing to take a cut in pay, like a lot of us had to take a half cut in pay, when we get done with their work we are laid off, fired or whenever. then we are stuck without health insurance again. i have been an injured person since i was 18. the issue is when i go in i get laid off because insurance companies raise the premium. host: health care, can you apply that to the poll? guest: yes, we had our survey discuss health care extensively. 48% of people under 30 were in favor of major reforms, 28% in favor of limited reform. the majority of the elements at the time indicated that health care was the no. 2 priority of young people right now. everything is trumped by economic concern. host: are they interested in mandates? having to purchase? guest: we have not gone deeply into that issue. host: michael, how old are you? caller: 28. i wanted to say thank you for c- span.

she joins us live from michigan.tha. >> reporter: yes, simon, the bls says 23 states saw job gains in february. michigan and a lot of the big manufacturing states were among the losers. this is a state where 16% of the economy comes from manufacturing, and they are fighting for every job they can. but in february, despite the fact that unemployment ticked down to just over 14% that month, the state saw a net loss of 16,000 jobs. the majority of them coming in manufacturing. 5,000 new layoffs last month, more than 1,000 of them in the auto sector, which had seen gains in four of the last eight months since the big three restarted plants back in july. next door in ohio, unemployment actually inched up to nearly 11% as more jobseekers re-entered the market. the buckeye state saw a net gain of more than 3,000 jobs. more than 5,000 pink slips in manufacturing. offsetting gains they had seen there over the last three months. year over year, nearly 60,000 jobs gone in manufacturing in ohio, though they expect to see 1,000 n

the raid took place in three states, michigan, indiana and ohio. the group calls itself hutaree and members were preparing for the anti-christ. according to federal documents the plans included ugly stuff, including killing police officers and attacking their funerals with bombs luring officers to their deaths. david lee miller is live in the newsroom here in new york. >> they called themselves christian warriors but there was nothing christian about their alleged plot. according to a federal indictment, members of the hutaree had a plan to kill anyone connected to law enforcement. first to get the attention of local police through a fake 911 call or killing an officer's relative. step two, attack the funeral and law enforcement officers in attendance. the third phase called for hutaree members to meet at rally points with trip wires and bombs to begin a widespread uprising against the government. authorities say they planned to implement the plan in april, which explains why raids in michigan, indiana and ohio, members were arrested. nine people f

we begin with maryland and michigan state. the spartans up by as many as 15 when the twerps come storming back. only six seconds left. that's just enough time for michigan state. spartans with one last chance. corey lucius for the win and he gets it. michigan state prevents a complete meltdown and beats maryland in dramatic fashion, 85-83. they'll play northern iowa on friday. >>> texas a&m and purdue needing overtime. chris cramer, not known for his offense but gets the job done. purdue up 83-81. the aggies have time for one last shot. b.j.'s pointer is off the mark. they advance with a 63-61 win. cornell may have done you in. the 12-seat shocking wisconsin leading from start to finish and their s.a.t. scores aren't too bad either. they pull a win. they'll play top seeded kentucky next. >>> and that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> well, alice won again as expected, but which new film flopped? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he's been called one of the

we have an unemployment rate in our state of michigan that is over 14%.ople need us to do the right thing and to extend these benefits. and here we are up against the wall of obstructionism again while thousands of our constituents, people in every state, wonder, what is it exactly that we're doing here that will deny the extension of unemployment benefits when we have a deep recession. we may be hopefully coming out. there's some evidence we may be coming out. but not for this record number of people who are going to lose their unemployment benefits if we don't act. this is not an abstract policy debate here. these are real lives that are hanging in the balance. we've got more than 500,000 michiganians receiving unemployment benefits. we have 125,000 michiganians who will lose their unemployment benefits by the end of april if we do not act. so unemployed breadwinners now will continue to receive benefits only if we can find the will and the decency to act on their behalf. real people, real families coping with enormous problems. and denying this extensi

the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: it's now my privilege to yield two minutes to chairman ike skelton who has worked so hard, so many years on behalf of the veterans of this country. two minutes to mr. skelton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. skelton: i certainly thank the gentleman from michigan. mr. speaker, it's commonly known fact that i oppose the health care reform bill as it exists currently and will vote against it tomorrow. but my duty as the chairman of the armed services committee compels me to ensure that the health care of our brave service men and women, our military retirees, and all of their family members are protected if the bill does indeed pass. in the health care bill currently under consideration in congress, which originated in the senate, tricare and the nonprompted fund health plans, programs that provide health care for these individuals, will meet the minimum requirements for individual health insurance coverage. and no tricare or n.a.f. health

, proclaimed saturday as michigan meat outday.ut they renamed the proclamation to michigan agriculture day. the michigan farm bureau called the original proclamation an insensitive slap on the face of live stock and dairy farmers. we'll post a link to the proclamation on our home page u usfarmreport.com. >> california dairy men are going to great lengths to show consumers they take care of the herds. a state-wide initiative called farm, farmers assuring responsible management, has been launched. the goal has been to promote and verify responsible animal care on more than 1700 dairy operations across the state. that's it for headlines, mike hoffman joins us now with the national forecast. >>. >> us farm report weather is brought to you by manna. >> march so far has been mild east of the continental divide for the most part but woo see a change. we've begun obviously. the cold air is spreading through much of the country except for the far southwest and the southern plain states, you're still on the mild side. we're going to start t

they advance to play michigan state tomorrow at 2:30. gary williams knows that is no easy task going against tom and the spartans. >> tom's team has always played. they come after you. they execute very well. you have to match their intensity and passion for the game. >> we'll have much more post-game reaction plus complete highlights and a review of their game against the spartans at 10:50 on "sports unlimited." back to you. >>> what a perfect spring day. at 1:32 today, spring arrived. plenty of people took advantage of the amazing weather downtown. many walked around the harbor, shops and even paddle boating. will this great weather continue tomorrow or could a few clouds roll in? he has a first look at our skywatch forecast. welcome. >> good to be here. i don't know how we're going to improve tomorrow. i think it will be almost as good tomorrow as we had today. 61 degrees. can you believe at this hour 61 degrees and partly-cloudy skies. how warm was it on this first day? 74 degrees. we didn't break the record, but we should be at 55 o

i grew up in michigan, and my school principal was from the upper peninsula of michigan, 10 hours north, meaning he never let us off because he was from a snowville, usa. we never got a snow day. we never got a sun-day. i am glad they got the day off. >> dobson is chairman of entertainment at the biggest network in the world -- >> and she's from michigan. >> entertainment correspond correspondentry. >> that's the way you answer a question. >> coming up next, what will the president of the u.s.-- the ultimate fighting have to say it me? here's hope heying says it, rather than show. >> his head's shaven and the next guest we have is a super star, the president of the ufc, the ultimate fighting championship t. promises to be better than the other 110 combined. the pressure's on you. dana white, the president of the ufc. welcome back to fox news. this is like a second home. [laughter] >> dana, for one thing, 111. as you know, i did the first five. i got the call that the gracies would be involved and they were these brazilian jujitzu experts, you could be 500 or 150 pounds and you could fig

and he's a former state trooper in michigan. but he knows right from wrong. i think that he did the right thing here. i'm proud of him for doing that. >> you heard another republican on the floor, he shouted out he says "it's a baby killer" although we only heard the words "baby killer" when he seemed to be directing the comments directly at congressman stupac. it's getting pretty ugly here, this whole debate, especially if you heard the slurs that were expressed outside of the congress during some of the protests over the weekend. it's pretty ugly out there. >> well, yeah. i think that -- look, the right-wing has been in power for, you know, been in power for the last eight years and president obama and the democrats have had it now for over a year. they're upset. they would like to be back in power. you know, they like to start wars. they like to bankrupt a country. they like to control women's uteruses. that's their gig. so they're upset. i don't blame them. let's keep them out of office as long as possible because we don't need any more of what we went th

michigan state ends northern iowa's dream. 59-52. next up for the spartans, tennessee in the elite eight. thank goodness iowa is out. i'll never have to say that name again. d.c. united against the kansas city wizards. >>> let's talk about this weather one last time before we go. >> cold overnight and as we get into the day tomorrow, clouds and showers on sunday lingering into monday. >>> we're back tonight at 10:00. for the "news edge" at 11:00. we hope you are too. see you then. 

rogers of michigan, which would prohibit the employer mandate from going into effective national on a plan that is over 10%. and amendment number 51 offered by the gentle man michael rogers from going into effect if and a state where unemployment is over 11%. >> you heard the gentleman's notion. is there any discussion? flout, the focus on the motion of mr. sessions. all in favor, say aye. opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair come the noes have it. >> i asked for a recorded vote. >> recorded vote. [roll call] the clerk will report the totals. the motion is not agreed to. mr. sessions. >> thank you madame chair. i have an amendment to the rule and move that the committee make an order to provide the appropriate waivers for amendment number 58 offered by the gentleman mr. shimkus, who was before the committee today which would allow states to opt out of the medicaid expansion. >> you heard the gentleman's motion. any discussion? if not all of the vote occurs on the motion offered by mr. sessions. all in favor, say aye. opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. >> r

for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and call up h.r. 4783 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4783, a bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in chile and to extend the period for which such contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake of haiti may be accelerated. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, and the gentleman from illinois, mr. roskam, each will control 20 minutes much the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: in addition, mr. speaker, the ranking member, david camp, is not here today because of a death in h

gentleman from michigan?ds, i wish i could yield more to our distinguished colleague from maryland, mr. van holland. >> the gentleman is recognized for 45 seconds. >> thank you, mr. speaker. they called it a dangerous device invented in nazi germany, a method for imposing stalinism. those are the statements made by the opponents of medicare, medicaid which now provides coverage to 45 million americans. this legislation insures that 32 million more americans have access to affordable health care and no american is held hostage to the abuse of practices as in the insurance industry. as in 1965, we have the rhetoric of mass distortions. leader boehner said this bill means armageddon. the day after the legislation is signed by president obama, the world will see it's not coming to an end, there are no death panels. they see a system that works for them and not the insurance industry that's spending millions of dollars to kill the bill. >> at this time, mr. speaker, i yield 45 seconds to the distinguished leader o

the key player in this is bart stupak of michigan. one of our intrepid producers, we have a lot of them up here, lisa jansing just caught up with bart stupak to ask him the latest on negotiations. listen to what happened. >> reporter: congressman stupak, hi. tell me, do you have a deal? >> not yet. >> reporter: how close are you? >> we're not -- there are different parts to it. we're trying to get it done. >> congresswoman debbie wassermann schultz said some of your colleagues who were with you have agreed to this so far. >> well, i don't know her source of information. >> reporter: how close are you to a deal again? >> getting there. getting there. if i can get in my office maybe we can get it done. >> reporter: there you see him going right back in the door trying to get to work again. it's specifically what he's working on is language for the president to sign an executive order making very clear that there would be no taxpayer funding for abortion and that is ultimately the goal of bart stupak, he says he has about a dozen of his

the terps and michigan state for a trip to the sweet 16. we pick it up with terps down 1, under 10 seconds to play. the spin and floater and maryland takes the lead with 6 seconds to go. michigan state with a chance. they drive and put the ball in the hands of corey lucious and miss. michigan state eliminates maryland with an 85-83 win. >>> the wizards last night visiting kobe bryant and company and they were abused by kobe bryant from long-range. the lakers star scored 7 from behind the ark. he had 24. the lakers against wizards, a 99-92 loss. they have dropped 11 straight. >>> good news for the nationals this sunday. they won. giving up two runs over five innings of work. nats beat the marlins 9-7. that is a quick look at morning sports. have a great start to your workweek. >>> it is 6:25. watch out cheaters, find out what is being done to nab you. >>> and a proposed fare hike. in five minutes learn where and when they will be. angie? >> reporter: heavy delays on the outer loop due to a disabled vehicle. more info coming up. devon? >> a c

stephanie from michigan. that will cause a meat sales in michigan just to spite the governor.ting jobs in our state. instead of worrying about what we eat. >> we'll bring out the grill and barbecue cheeseburgers and rib, and chicken, no vegans here. >> jean writes. it would have made more sense to do it on friday since it was lent. >> obviously she would like people to be healthier. i think it is strage. here's the rational. >> it is salmonella and e-coli. that is suggesting that all meat is tainted and it is not. >> if you watch the fantastic documentary this year. they break it down. support your local farmers. because therefore you have depot fresh meat and produce and not likely to have the tainting process of mat traveling 3,000 miles on a truck coming from a factory somewhere. >> right. popular governor but in the a good choice. i am curious of what her advisors suggested. corn dog day . i will go for five . we'll talk to a farmer and we'll hear from that farmer coming up in a bit. >> and oh, dear. president obama said iran has chosen isolation instead of diaglog. he sai

the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: reserving the right to object.would just indicate to my colleague that from our perspective this is an emergency, an economic disaster he for families right now. we need to do as we've done three other times here in the congress and extend this emergency spending to help families that are out of work. given that, i will object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. coburn: well, mr. president, i'm sorry that we have an objection. the fact is we agreed to it. and the fact is, as the senator from michigan is having to protect the house of representatives. she knows we're not going to go forward to this unless we pay for it until we get back. the only way for us to do that is through unanimous consent. the only way we're going to accomplish that is what -- is to agree to what we greed to yesterday and send it -- agreed to yesterday and send it to the house and let them do it by unanimous consent even though they said they won't do it. the fact is we agreed to it in the senate. we came to an agreement. and bec

terps have a great player but michigan state has a great coach. don't know how that sits with gary williams but this will ultimately be settled on the court, not in the oval office. >>> maryland and -- both play friday, see it here starting at 12:10. that game in buffalo new york. taking on houston and spokane washington. see all the action here on wjz. folks already looking on how to get out of work tomorrow. >> you talked with the president's brother-in-law. >> he's still coaching in a college basketball invitational, so he keeps his opinions to himself. opinions to himself. >>> a family dog ,,,, it's definitely expensive having a growing family and it's something that you think about. we try to be conscious of that and plan out our meals so that we can feed everyone on a budget. at giant, we know saving money is important. every time you shop with your card, you can enjoy thousands of real deal savings and weekly specials, like perdue boneless chicken breasts, buy 1, get 1 free. and fresh asparagus, $1.99 a pound. this week only. it makes me fe

mr. -- michigan. some news reports this morning said that the house of representatives wants to have healthcare done by march 18 when the president leaves the country. is that going to happen? guest: i can't tell you that. we have run in nothing but trouble as we have progressed on this matter. if you will recall i have been trying to get it enacted for 54 years. i'm hopeful we are going to be able to do it and i believe we will. but there is almost total partisan opposition from my republican colleagues on this legislation including tremendous amounts of effort to at all almost everything in the senate. host: you wrote an op-ed recently for the "detroit free press" i believe it was where you said that the bill is bipartisan but the vote will not be bipartisan. guest: i think that is a fair statement. there are a lot of things in that bill which were ideas which the republicans had. it is far different than the bill which i would have had. i would go for single payer. host: that is what h.r. 1 is each

michigan representative bart stupak released some of the vulgar voice mails he's received. >> congressman stupak, you baby-killing [ bleep ]. >> reporter: wednesday house majority leader steny hoyer said the democratic leadership was genuinely concerned. >> i think we had very serious incidents that occurred over the last 48, 72 hours. >> reporter: virginia congressman jerry connolly has gotten a slew of angry phone calls. >> some that certainly used inappropriate language and certainly some descriptions of the president that were racist in nature. >> reporter: connolly believes joe wilson's famous scream of "you lie" during president obama's state of the union and shouter of "baby killer" during this past weekend's debate set the tone. >> i think some folks up here need to look in the mirror in terms of what they unleashed. >> reporter: ten congressman have been targeted. wednesday i asked the sergeant of arms at the senate whether his office received specific credible threats aimed at senators. >> yes, there has been. we are working with federal authorities on those. >> reporter: tonigh

federal investigators say this video investigators -- from dover township, in michigan. several of those people face gun charges. >>> barbara bush could be released from a houston-area hospital after falling ill over the weekend. a spokesperson said she was not feeling well for a week and was taken to the hospital saturday. doctors performed routine tests but don't suspect anything serious. the 84-year-old could be released as early as today. >>> christians commemorated palm sunday in east jerusalem with a mass and traditional procession of the mount of olives. palm sunday marks the day that jesus rode into jerusalem. as recounted in the bible, greeted by cheering crowds bearing palms. palm sunday is the start of the christian holy week. >>> and tonight at sundown, passover begins for jewish people. family and friends will gather for a seder where there will be a retelling of the story of liberation in ancient egypt. this morning, 9:00, we take to you owings mills to show you how the jewish community center early childhood education program helped 4 and 5-year-olds last

bronson, michigan.aller: my question on health care -- we have been on this for paul little over eight years. this money it affects everyone in the country. if you do not have health care, you are going to have to pay some sort of a fund. they have not applied what it will be. would it be good to stop all of this gridlock, put it on the november referendum and allow the american people to decide? all these people are doing right now are becoming professional the gridlock-makers, and they are excellent at it. the democrats are all in there. why can they get this passed? -- can't and they get this passed? guest: we do not have a procedure to have a referendum -- what other countries referred to as plebiscites. i think it is possible but you are asking for. it could happen this november indirectly, namely, the election will be a referendum on the house reform bill and voters in both parties -- republicans will say, let's make this a vote on what the democrats have not done. democrats, for the most part, wi

northern iowa will play the winner of maryland and michigan state. so you know the terps were watching this one. and one minute two seconds into the game they never got it back. second half northern iowa up by six. what a pass. northern iowa and the jayhawks shaking in their boots. kansas down by three. jayhawks go to their go-to guy. driving, hanging and hitting. it's a one-point game. closest it had been since 3-2 with northern iowa hanging on? they barely break the press here. get to it the man. no rebounders. no problem. the only purple you see on the screen is number 5 and he is fearless, drains it and that was basically the difference. 69-67 was the nal. northern iowa, a ninth seed knocks off number one kansas. scotty reynolds and villanova fighting for their tournament lives against st. mary. nova down by three. gets it up to pena. the basket and the foul. a three-point play. we're tied at 51. wildcats had traed st. mary's for most of the game. tied at 65. st. mary's guard with a filthy crossover and a deep three. mcconnell finishes with 14. s