mr. walker. >> mr. chairman, russ walker, state of oregon. this is a huge problem in the state of oregon. we have had thousands, we've had research done on voter integrity in the state of oregon. it's difficult to get records. they are quickly destroyed by many of the county election offices, and what we have been able to verify, problems, is usually one address were hundreds of ballots go to one address and we cannot find them. unfortunately, it's difficult to verify because the county elections office is in those counties are very partisan and the records are quickly destroyed. i know this is something that is moving to other states. this discussion in other states about going to vote by mail, all vote by mail systems, and it's just very difficult to monitor. so i support hold and ask the committee to please support this amendment. >> okay. this is merely come and appear to me to be a statement of principle and raises the issue it's risky but there's no call for action here at all. mr. bopp. >> i support the concept of the amended. i have n

mr. walker is here as well.applause] with any educational institution that has value as our city college, not only did we work with those that are currently involved with them, but we worked as a city family. there is no way to express at this time the need to have this a family together to support our city college. so also i have representatives of the comptroller's office, then rosenfield, mickey callahan, the human resources divisions that are here today, nadia from our public financing, and certainly kate howard and the budget staff, all here to help me help the city college to make sure they continue in the best tradition that we have in our city. after all, they need our help, our support. they will not be able to accomplish it all by themselves, so no less than any other educational institution. they cannot do it alone. certainly, i get that message from hydra a lot. working with her on the board of education, as well as her being at the city college at this time, and then with our community assets, read

mr. walker's commission. my understanding is the reason it is not there is because the company went bankrupt. if that is wrong -- that is what i've been told by many people. i think the problems start of the front door. there is gridlock now as you walk in, which i think discourages people from walking in. there is a huge line now to get a number four things before that you never had to get a no. 4. it is just gridlock everywhere. it used to take maybe three hours to get a permit for the entire day. now it takes twice as long or three times as long. everything is taking much longer. one other issue i would like to bring up is that the drone of the constant number call link is just enough to make someone go postal. people have said it is like dm v, but i have never heard that as a compliment. [laughter] >> next speaker, please. >> good morning. i am a lieutenant with the standards as the fire department. my assignment is at hand check. we are the guest there. -- is at plan check. plan checkers. normally would

mr. walker serves as the deputy assistant secretary for aging, advocating on behalf of older americans. now this new federal agency will seek to enhance and improve a broad range of support that individuals may need to live with respect and dignity as full members of our community. this needs to go well beyond health care. it includes the availability of private housing, employment, education, meaningful relationships, as well as social participation. in addition, we will be working with the centers for medicare and medicaid services to develop, refine, and strengthen policies that promote independent living among all populations, especially those served by medicaid. we would also look with cms to promote home and community-based services and support. last but not least, i will be remiss if i forget to mention that may is also the time of the year when communities across nations come together to celebrate the older americans month. the proud tradition that shows our nation's commitment to recognize is the -- recognizing the contributions and achievements of our seniors. the theme for th

we're just we're just trying to reestablish our connection with mr walker if i do try to you can hear me now as we're just making a very good indeed as we were just listening to william hague millions of pounds now are being sent to support the armed opposition who we hear were increasingly being aided by radical islamists from abroad is that a wise idea do you think that is a huge dilemma the british government has increased tenfold its assistance to non-lethal assistance to the rebels or to the civilians as mr hague really stressed in a sense the british government is taking sides technically in internal conflict. in a sovereign state now is that wise we don't know obviously medical equipment and medical aid is very much welcomed however we need to remember that only yesterday a turkish member of the parliament said that ambulances used to clear wounded persons from inside syria into turkey are actually taking ammunition and weaponry to inside syria and we been hearing similar reports here at r.t. and certainly not just in england sending money but now america is also expected to an

mr. walker of oregon. it is page six, line 38. mr. walker, you are recognized on your amendment. >> madam chair, i withdraw my amendment. >> this amendment has been withdrawn. we now go to page seven. same section. attaining academic excellence for all. page seven, line -- no, let's see, line three. mr. bopp of oregon, you have an amendment? >> i haven't moved, madam chairman. i'm mr. bopp from indiana. >> i'm sorry. i need to get myself more chocolate. >> thank you, madam chairman for recognizing this eam. this sentence that i'm seeking to amend lists the oms options which we support for learning, and as we know, children are different. each child is different. each child can vary in the context in which they can be most successfully educated. there are many of those options available through charter schools, open enrollment, virtual schools, etc. once we list those options, we then say "that they are "especially important for but not limited to families with children trapped in failing schools." i think the emphasis there is wrong. i

mr. walker? >> mr. chairman, russ walker, state of oregon. this is a huge problem in the state of oregon. we have had thousands of -- we've had research done on voter integrity within the state of oregon. it's difficult to get records, they're quickly destroyed by many of the county elections offices, and what we have been able to verify problems, it's usually one address where hundreds of ballots go to one address, and we cannot find them. unfortunately, it's difficult to verify because the county elections office is in those counties, they're very partisan, and the records are quickly destroyed. i know this is something that is moving to other states. there's discussion in other states about going to vote by mail, all vote-by-mail systems, and it is just very difficult to, um, to monitor. so i support it wholly, and i ask the committee to, please, support this amendment. >> okay. this is merely a, appears to me to be a statement of principle and it's race risky, but there's no call for action here at all. mr. bopp? >> i support the concept

mr. walker, and let's start off with background, if we can.elcome to "view point." >> thanks. >> the gaming bill passed and i want to talk more about the referendum later in november, and if we can give the viewers background, what does the bill mean? what will it bring to prince georges county? >> you have to state that over and over again, it's a referendum. if people want to decide they want to bring expanded gaming into the county it has to be improved by the voters, and then the local county council has the ability to zone it out to stop. serving on the weighs and means committee, this was a long process. this started in 2007 when we talked about introducing gaming. it was about revenue. so when we talked about the revenue, and we knew it was not going to be a one-time five sites and those were the only sites, and then it came around to the number one location, gee graphically, studies showed it would be down in prince georges county, and so it became a matter if the voters were willing to allow a site to be open there should we allow the

mr. walker's ambrose is stored if an ideal delivery system and to know ice.half a bottle of white wine, not always more but never less and then back to the desk and ready to -- no after dinner drinks and most especially nothing sweet and never ever any brandy. nightcaps depend on how well the day went that always but always the mixture as before, no mixing, no messing around with a gin here in a bucket there. hitch making rules about drinking can be the sign of an ahca holick but savored that as well. of course watching the clock from the start time is probably a bad sign but here is a simple piece of advice for the young. don't drink on an empty stomach. the main point of the refreshment is the enhancement of food. don't drink if you have the blues. it's a junk here. drink when you're in a good mood. cheap booze is a false economy. it's not true that you should not drink alone. these can be the happiest glasses you ever drank. [laughter] hangovers are another bad sign. you should not expect to be believed if he takes refuge in saying you can't probably remem

mr. walker of oregon. it is page 6, line 38. mr. alker, you are recognized on your amendment. >> madam chair, i withdraw my amendment. >> this amendment has been withdrawn. we now go to page 7, same section, attaining academic excellence for all. page 7, line -- no, let's see, line 3. mr. bopp of oregon, you have an amendment? >> i haven't moved, madam chair, i'm mr. bopp from indiana. >> oh, i am so sorry. [laughter] i need to get myself some more chocolate. [laughter] >> thank you, madam chairman. for recognizing me for this amendment. this sentence that i'm seeking to amend lists the options which we support for learning. and as we know, children are different, each child is different, each child can vary in the context in which they can be most successfully educated. and there are many of those options available through charter schools, open enrollment, virtual schools, etc. once we list those options, we then say, quote, that they are, quote: especially important for but not limited to families with children trapped in failing s

mr. walker from oregon? >> state of oregon. if i could speak, i oppose the amendment. all the harvesting in oregon today is done environmentally friendly. this is done to the highest standards required by law. a lot of our harvesting is done by helicopter and other ways. i would say i think that confuses people. i think it also can be interpreted like the man from utah said in a lot of different ways, that unfortunately could create more problems for us. i stand in opposition to the amendment and in support of the original amendment. >> the gentleman from wisconsin? >> support the original amendment due to the fact that it's as renewable resource which meets after they harvest it they will plant more trees there. that is the way it is implied to me and that is the way i would like to see it done. i support the original amendment for that purpose. >> the gentleman from west virginia? >> i support the original and not be amended version. in the preamble for this action we say the support the white development of resources that keeps in mind the sacrifices of past generat

> meantime we're seeing a lot of pictures of the dancer and natasha dimon walker's attorney did release this statement saying mrcalenda's allegations are a gross mischaracterization of the facts and an assault on ms. diamond walker's reputation. she is a serious and talented artist now dance wg the martha graham dance company and will defend herself against these false claims. >> yes. well i'm sure it was love at first sight. >> that is what she is going to do. absolutely. >> all right. >> you say she'll likely be able to stay in that unit for a while. >> yes. >> i think so. >> all right. >> for six yeerps at least. >> case closed at least according to the legal guys. we know it still has a long road ahead for those two in court. thanks so much. good to see you. all right. avery and richard, catch them every weekend noon eastern time. meantime tune in to cnn sunday at 2:00 eastern to see how one artist is taking the peaceful sounds of the ukulele to a whole new level. >> to me the ukulele is truly the instrument of peace. you can't possibly be angry when you're strumming a ukulele. it is very difficult. like wh

mr. walker. >> this is a huge problem in the state of oregon. we have that thousands -- with that research done on voter integrity in the state of oregon. it is difficult to get records. when we have been able to verify problems, it is usually one address where hundreds of ballots go to one address and we can find them. those counties are partisan and the records are quickly destroyed. i know this is something that is moving to other states. there is discussion to go to vote by mail and it is difficult to monitor. i ask the committee to please support this amendment. >> this appears to be a statement of principle and there is no call for action. mr. bopp? >> i support the concept of the amendment. i do not know what she means by "ballots must be considered at large." what does that mean? >> i would like to respond to that. the ballot is mailed to every voter. there are ballots in mailboxes the route to stay. those mailboxes may not have the correct person. those ballots could easily be picked up by whomever. i feel like the ballots are at large

mr. walker, you are recognized under amendment. >> i withdraw my amendment. >> this amendment has been withdrawn7, same section. attending academic excellence for all. page seven, line 3. you have an amendment. >> i have it moved, madame chair. thank you for recognizing me for this amendment. this sentence i am seeking to amend lists the options we support for learning. children are different at -- and each child is different. each child can vary in the context in which they can be most successfully educated. there are many of those options available through charter schools, open a moment, virtual schools, etc. once the list of those options, we then say that they are " especially important for but not limited to families with children's trapped in failing schools." i think the emphasis there is wrong. every child could benefit from having those options available. when i recognize that we should note especially children in failing schools. my amendment is to strike the word "especially important for but not limited to", changing the emphasis to say important for all children, especially for fami

walker. >> i and mr. mom. and an average day, i am up at 5:30.d the night before -- i ironed clothes the night before, make sure the home work is done. the only luxury is is that i am retired. i was granted disability through general motors. i was tearing doors from the paint department down to the body shop. i slipped on a substance and have a prosthetic ankles. so they reattached that. i take pride in combing their hair and making sure they go to school and are presentable, just as if their mom was at home. all right, little girl. >> bye. >> see you at 11:30. what does god have in his plans for us? we will survive. we always do. >> i switched places with the man. if i could do but he is doing, i would do it. and i would send him to fort wayne. the automotive industry, we are the middle-class. labor at a decent wage, where else is it? the middle class is still buying houses and feeling the economy, then we would not be in recession because the rich still got money and the port never had it. hey, baby1 how are you? >> good. >> i can fill your hea

we will see the state governor scott walker introduce we are told both mr. romney and mr. ryan.that happens we will take you right back to this event. we wanted to give you a quick peek in and let you know things are rolling along right now in wisconsin. we will bring you other news and get right back to that as the news warrants on that. >>> another step in the healing process for sikh worshipers in oak creek, wisconsin. terrorized by a gunman a week ago today. the temple holding its first sunday service since the suspect shot and killed six people. the prayer services were open to the public. extra security clearly visible at all times. members spent the past few days replacing carpets and repairing walls damaged by gunfire inside the temple but left one dime sized bullet hole unrepaired in memory of those who died. >>> a major milestone for gabby gifford. she is moving home to too you son, a year and a half after this mass shooting left her severely injured. today her husband, is astronaut mark kelly going to the internet and tweeting out moving back to tucson today. gabby ha

governor scott walker was one of them. as he was introducing mr. ryan he introduced the two families and you can see them there and it was that moment that the two ryanmr. romney and mr. plouffe and to the stage and you you could see congressman ryan visibly shaken by the moment. he was tearing up. people in the crowd reacting to that some what as well. he then shouted hi mom as he began his remarks. reminding people that this is his home. was born not too far away from there in janesville, wisconsin which is in his district in the u.s. congress. now, we want to go to our chief campaign correspondent carl cameron who is there. he has been with this campaign since its announcement yesterday that mr. ryan would be joining the ticket. electric place to be where you are standing right now? >> it was clear that paul ryan was emotional from the moment he stepped on stage he recognized so many faces in the crowd. within seconds he was wiping away tears. clearly emotionally affect by all of this. and it had an effect on mitt romney. both he and his wife an

. >> reporter: and ann walker heads up a corporate communications in downtown d.c. she would have advised mrs. romney to express a better understanding of the struggles most families go through, raising children, managing finances and health issues and so forth. >> and i thought she missed that opportunity and demonstrated that she was completely out of touch with what many women are facing on a daily basis. >> reporter: in tampa, she can count on big support is support from the wife of the gop vice presidential candidate. >> ann's story is an inspiration for millions of women across this country. ler friendship is an unexpected blessing in this campaign. >> reporter: well, as that campaign continues, mitt romney is trying to reach out to latino voters, which could make a big difference between him and brama. moose and barack obama. mrs. romney said hispanic voters are mistaken if they think they'll be better off if obama wins. laura. >> thank you. >>> who is or women. you guess women, you're right. a new study said you're right and it has to do withgen rhettic -- gentics. we'll explain. >>>

mr. romney. so i give him a needs improvement. it's a c plus for the speech now. but he's still a rising star. wisconsin governor scott walkeral rising star gets a solid a. a hero for rolling back the unions and fiscal discipline in wisconsin. florida senator marco rubio, wow. he gets an a plus from me for his amazing introduction to romney and his personal story of economic, political and religious freedom and faith. another one i give high marks to, governor nikki haley, superb. a solid a. she knocked back the national labor relations board to keep boeing jobs in south carolina. same for former secretary condoleezza rice. gave a spectacular speech. i give her a strong a. lastly congressman paul ryan, now the vice president wall candidate. i give ryan a b. it would have been an a had i heard about tax cuts and growth. plus for whatever reason he made that lefty term tax fairness. that shocked me. it's so un-ryanesque. but the democrats now in my opinion have no such list of star power. in fact, they have no program to restore economic prosperity. jonathan cowan of third way. cnbc contributor jim pethakoukos and wabc radio t

. >> in fact, scott walker says quote, win or lose paul ryan's ideas will lead the party. right now paul ryan, not mr. romney, looks like the future of the republican party. so what are these ideas of his? ryan wants to ban most abortions. even in cases of rape and incest. he wants to turn medicare into a private voucher program. and he wants to cut taxes for millionaires. starve the government and shrink the safety net. all that is profoundly out of step with how the majority of americans feel on those issues. which is why tonight you won't hear ryan talk much about them. the associated press says tonight's speech will be quote, heavy on personality and lighter on policy. romney's advisers have made him shift focus from ryan's policies positions specifically his controversial budget proposals have caused some headaches for romney. ryan is on the ticket because of ideas. but his ideas are broadly unpopular. and republicans are afraid for him to talk about them at this convention. but today president obama was talking about those ideas. campaigning in virginia and drawing a sharp contrast between the

walker bush. governor bush selected richard cheney as his running mate and that election would ultimately be decided by a supreme court ruling. here is his speech from early august 2000. mr. chairman. mr. chairman. thank you all. >> [applause] >> thank you! >> mr. chairman, mr. chairman, delegates and my fellow citizens, i proudly accept your nomination. [applause] thank you. thank you for this honor. thank you for this honor. together, we will renew america's purpose. >> [applause] >> our founders defined that purpose here in philadelphia. ben franklin was here. thomas jefferson. and of course, george washington. or as his friends called him, george w.! >> [applause]

mr. awlaki. but you may remember john walker lend who was among the al-qaeda contingent.they will have the right of habeas corpus as my colleague from indiana has mentioned, they will have access to article iii court review. so putting this blanket statement while i agree with the base sentiment of the sponsor, i think i wouldn't recognize the flexibility we need in our war against terrorism. >> yes, sir. minnesota -- >> [inaudible] >> mr. erickson from minnesota. yeah, get close to the mic, if you can. >> [inaudible] >> there you go. now you're on. >> [inaudible] i would support this position. as the language stands we're already having -- [inaudible] all due respect to our respected colleagues on the other side, the fact is that taking care of al-awlaki, the u.s. citizen, by assassinating him with a drone attack, frankly, would have our founders spinning in their graves -- [inaudible] or by fiat. the fact that we have a president who has a kill czar, an assassination czar and a kill list is an abomination to our constitution. so whether you are -- [inaudible] or not, th

walker. the first time he was brought on and then after he was done speaking. >> chuck todd speaking while mrs. romney is now coming out to the stage. as we said, this is a planned period of welcome. for ann romney. [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome! >> scenes of her husband and family behind her. she is 63 years old. they've been married for 43 years. >> thank you and thank you. i can't wait to see what we're going to all do together. this is going to be so exciting! just so you all know, the hurricane has hit landfall and i think we should all take this moment and recognize that fellow americans are in its path, and just hope and pray that all remain safe and no life is lost and no property is lost. we should all be thankful for this great country and grateful for our first responders and all that keep us safe in this wonderful country. well, i want to talk to you tonight, not about politics and not about party. and while there are many important issues we'll hear discussed in this convention and throughout this campaign, tonight i want to talk to you from my heart about our hearts. i want

walker. that plant effectively closed in december 2008, a month before the president took office. all right. you know what? you win, mr. ryan. you win. your strategy has worked. i cannot get all of your d distortions into the two-minute opening of our show. i will allow jay carney to offer his response from the white house this afternoon. >> i'll say this. there was i think an important moment earlier this week that many of you or your colleagues wrote about and that was when a senior romney campaign adviser said to a group of reporters in tampa that they were not going to let their campaign be dictated to by fact checkers. in other words, by the facts. and perhaps when the facts aren't on your side, you ignore the facts. >> yes. i think that perhaps that's what's happening. let's bring in our panel now in tampa, msnbc political analyst, david corn and msnbc contributor, joy reed and here with me in new york is msnbc political analyst, richard wolffe. it seems there are lies and the ryan romney ticket, but is this where we've come to? we get no specifics on policy when we ask. we don't know what the loopholes are goin