la iniciativa del representante trent franks, cita estudios que indican que los bebes en gestacion sientenir de las 20 semanas... el comite antiabortos indico que sera una de sus prioridades, mientras que la democrata eleanor holmes norton dice que trabajara en contra de la propuesta... el numero de estudiantes de maryland sin hogar se ha duplicado en los pasados cinco anos, superando el incremento a nivel nacional de ninos desamparados...segun el departamento de educacion del estado, la cifra de estudiantes sin hogar subio de 6-mil 721 a 14-mil 117.. los aumentos mas significativos estan ocurriendo en areas suburbanas en los alrededores de las ciudades mas grandes. ..los condados de anne araundel, howard y baltimore han tenido un mayor aumento que la ciudad de baltimore...a nivel nacional el numero de ninos sin hogar se ha elevado un 38 por ciento a partir del 2007 al 2010.... el delegado de virginia bob marshall, no quiere que el gobierno federal le diga a los residentes del estado el tipo de bombillas de luz que deben utilizar.. el respresentante republicano del condado de prince willia

thank you trent franks and congressman. republican fight between newt gingrich and mitt romney has opened up a major fault line in the republican party. it's t-shirts versus tattersall. i'll be in palm beach tomorrow at the brazilian court hotel. we're having a breakfast on an author series discussing my book on jack kennedy. i'll be signing books at the barnes & noble down there. so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. >>> what a fight we just had and there's another one coming between the shirts and the skins if you will in the republican party. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the gingrich versus romney fight in florida for the nomination for president has revealed a sharp division within the republican party, across the party. as politico frames it, it's plaid, monster truck derbies

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we're back with congressman trent franks. let's talk.ople have to dig through it. you don't want any kind of october surprise, does that same thing apply for newt gingrich and the ethics investigation? >> i think it does. if people will go to newt.org/answers they'll see the entire ethics laid out. >> let's throw that up. newt has never engaged in lobbying, period. newt made a decision after resigning that he would never be a lobbyist so that nobody would ever question the genuine nature of his advice and perspectives. >> hilariously he said last night, i took legal advice on how to not be a lobbyist. when somebody asked that question, where is the bright line, that is not because i don't want to go anywhere near that bright line. that is a question you ask to walk right up to the bright line and stay away from it. with gingrich, this is an example of the limits of disclosure. the things we would like to know about the newt gingrich enterprises are not contained in his tax returns. he built, as he said, a whole series of interlocking ent

republican congressman trent franks came on "hardball" and had this to say about brewer's record andbama did. the state was the worst hit with the the housing crisis. 47th in job creation. she balanced the budget and is loved in arizona. >> loved? really? where does her approval stand. in the ppp poll, 49% disapproved of her performance. when it comes to the arizona governor, love is not all round her. >>> now for the big number of the night. remember when president obama went musical last week? ♪ i so in love with you ♪ >> thanks to the president, al green hit is making a comeback. how much did weekly sales of the hit surge? 490%. talk about a sales bump. as for the president singing al green said he nailed it. a 490% increase in sales. that's the big number. >>> up next, newt gingrich loves to call president obama a saul alinsky radical. do the republicans who lap this stuff up even know what they are talking about? you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. premier of the packed bag. you know organization is key... and so is having a trusted as

trent franks is is a newt gingrich supporter. and jim davis is a florida democrat. let's go over the rules of etiquette in talking to another politician or anyone in private and then describing that meeting. i am stunned that people today seem to think when you have a private conversation with another politician you have the freedom to describe it any way you want to the detriment of the other person. wasn't there an etiquette not too long ago, the private conversations were not to be exploited later for political gain? >> i'm not sure i understand the question, chris. try again. >> what's complicated about it? >> i'm not sure. you said something about meeting something? >> when you have a conversation with someone on the house floor that's not on the record, just chatting with someone, can you say i just talked to him and he said this or that? >> i think a person should respect confidentiality. if ast open discussion between policymakers, they have the right to express their per spiskt. but we should respect confidentiali confidentiality. i have known jan brewer fo

i really appreciate my good friend trent franks who has been a tremendous leader in the pro-life movementhe has been helping us carry the message. rich, and thank you for having helped us. thank you for your support and friendship. it really means a lot. i want to start, the white house today, said that my comments last night about president obama being the the best food stamp president in american history, and he seemed to disagree with. i know the white house is isolated from reality but i want to make a point. first of all, it is a statistical fact. president obama is the most effective personal putting people on food stamps. that is just a fact. second, i suggested that the president's policies might have something to do this. it was not as random bad luck. he said, we inherited the worst economy since the great depression. i think that is fair. ronald reagan inherited a terrible economy and turned it around within three hours. [laughter] reagan understood that you did not spend your first term blaming the past but creating the future. reagan ran for reelection with a slogan entitled

as well, soledad is going to go one-on-one with trent frank.oing to ask the arizona congressman how his candidate plans to close the deal in florida. and then rally the party behind him moving forward. >>> 36 minutes past the hour. coming up on "early start," mitt romney's vast riches about to release his tax returns a little bit later but we have the early numbers on "early start." forty years ago, he wasn't looking for financial advice. back then he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future. but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement planning for our military, veterans and their families. now more than ever, it's important to get financial advice from people who share your military values. for our free usaa retirement guide, call 877-242-usaa. >>> welcome back to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin along with ashleigh banfield. waving this morning. >> i'm just waving. that's it. >> 39 minutes past the hour here. in less than two hours the romney camp plans to release the candidate's most recent

the media are breaking down but you're still a year and we have a republican now from arizona, trent frank. if we could, let's start by talking about your colleague, gabrielle giffords. did you get a chance to talk to her tonight? she was sitting between two members to estimate a didn't crocker tonight. she and i have had the chance to talk earlier, and i just think it was the highlight of the evening. you know, she is going to be messed around here. she is someone that has demonstrated kind face. and just a willingness to fight back to the extent that she is transcended her life, one of the greatest tragedies i suppose one could ever face but she is such a living example of police and kindness and how thankful and grateful we should all be that she came. >> congressman frank, what did you think of the president's speech and where do you agree with him? >> i agreed when he quoted abraham lincoln and when he said the government should only do for people what they cannot do for themselves, but it's so hard for me without sounding terribly partisan to express my reaction to that because it's

republican congressman trent franks came on "hardball" and had this to say about brewer's record andte. >> she came in the same time barack obama did. the state in arizona was among the worst hit with the housing crisis. we were 47th in job creation. she balanced the budget and is universally loved in arizona. >> really? universally loved? where does brewer's approval rating stand in arizona really? in this november's ppp poll, 49% disapreerd of brewer's performance. 42% approved. so to quote the song, when it comes to the arizona governor, love is not all around her. >>> remember when president obama went musical at new york city's apollo theater last week? ♪ i, so in love with you >> thanks to the president, that al green hit is making a comeback. how much did weekly sales of the hit surge? 490%. talk about a sales bump. as for the president singing, al green said he nailed it. a 490% increase in sales. of "let's stay together." and that's tonight's big number. >>> up next, newt gingrich loves to call president obama a saul alinsky radical. but who was saul alinsky and do the repub

we have a republican now from arizona, trent franks. if we could, let's start by talking about your colleague, gabrielle giffords. did you get a chance to talk to her tonight? she was sitting between two members. >> i didn't crowd her tonight. she and i had a chance to talk earlier and i just think it was the highlight of the evening. you know, she is going to be missed around here. she's someone that has demonstrated kind of a spirit and a just a willingness to fight back to the extent that she transsended in her life one of the greatest trage i did is i suppose -- tragedies anyone could face. she is living example of poise and kindness. how thankful and grateful she should all be that she came our way. >> well, congressman franks, when did you think of the president's speech and where do you agree with him? >> well i agreed with him when he quoted abraham lincoln. when he said government should only do for people what they can not do for themselves but it is so hard for me without sounding terribly partisan to express my reaction to t

i appreciate my good friend, congressman trent franks, who has been a tremendous leader, particularly in the pro-life movement, who has been here helping us and carrying the message across the states. thank you again. rich, i want to thank you for helping us. this is their yard. thank you very much for your support and your friendship. it means a lot. i do want to start by the way, the white house, the press secretary today, said that my comments last night about president obama being the best food stamp president in american history, he seemed to disagree with. i know the white house is a little isolated from reality, but i want to make a point about this. first of all, as a matter of just statistic at facts, president obama is the most effective person at putting people on food stamps in american history. that's just a fact. second, i suggested that the president's policies might have something to do this. it wasn't random bad luck. he said, well, he inherited the worst economy since the great depression. i think that's fair. ronald reagan inherited a terrible economy and began turn

[laughter] think you, trent bachus and ranking member frank for holding this hearing this morning to the ranking member i want to thank you for acknowledging the lead for the legislation. your leadership will certainly be missed when you retire in this term, but look forward to working with you and german bachus to get this bill passed and of historic financial reform would be added to the committee is legacy. i thank the committee in fact after taking the stock act has been around for five years, never gained more than 14 co-sponsors or anybody then noticed. i introduced to the after increasing reports that members of congress and staff were abusing the officials tavis of the gain in the rise of the political intelligence firms which to me is one of the most important parts of the bill that never gets mentioned, but i want to talk about that later, using the congressional nonpublic information to gain an advantage in the stock market. in addition to the academic field developed a study where the members of congress performed better than average on the stock market in the 80's and 90