mr. boehner? have you seen your local news where it says such and such factory has come to our town to bring in 200 new workers to our community? how come we can't get those kinds of numbers when they talk about the tpp? how come we can only get those numbers on the local level? give me a hard number. they can't. we start this program tonight with what i think is the most important story in america. not to say that the guy across the river doesn't deserve some attention, but in my world when it comes to jobs, when it comes to the middle class, when it comes to the working folk of america, may i ask america do we know what the hell we're doing? the battle in congress over the transpacific partnership is starting to reach a fever pitch. more and more attention is being paid to it in the halls of congress. a bipartisan group of lawmakers, they want to fast track this free trade agreement that is going to cost american jobs. no one can give me a number to counter that. on thursday, speaker boehner sai

mr. boehner if , maybeot running again that will make some progress. also, i think the tea party is realized that his donors are very angry with them and they stopped giving them -- business donors are very angry with them and they stopped giving them money. >> interesting, the republicans did come out swinging, many of them, after the speech was given last night. many of them toe the line that if life is harder for america today is due to obama and his policies. >> even the statistics obama is using to show that there is job creation, we can do what we want with statistics. the americans do the same and say that whatever progress has been achieved has been despite obama. for instance, job creation is due to fracking, not due to the president's policies, etc. websites fact checking that say that obama was a little fuzzy about this, the republicans are more or less lying about that. there is no way we can say that obama is making life more difficult and no way we can say the republicans -- everything the republicans say is wrong. the speech most of talk

of a thousand dollars to speaker boehner in two thousand and fourteen alone so it appears as if mr boehner is not completely independent from this story himself while politicians bigger and the cleanup continues for now west virginia residents are just trying to keep their heads above the contaminated water as they wait for the all clear in washington meghan lopez r.t. and that does it for now for more on the stories we cover go to youtube dot com slash r t america check out our website r.t. dot com say follow me on twitter thanks for watching. i'm sick. mind. and. money and the. politicians write the laws. just to.

mr. boehner said earlier today they're not going to sit for. they have been sitting for this and doing nothing. we lack a vision here in the house of representatives. i think it's important for the president tonight to set the phone for a vision for america, not democrats, not republicans but for all of us. that's what i'm looking for tonight. >> kevin brady, joint economics committee, you're the jobs guy. it's a tepid economic recovery, it's one of the worst in the post-world war ii history, tepid jobs recovery, only 58% of americans are working, which is an extraordinary number. do you expect any real growth initiatives coming out of the president tonight? i don't mean minimum wage, i don't mean unemployment extension, i mean entrepreneurial incentive. >> i don't think so. the truth of the matter is tax reform that lowers taxes and really gives us that jump start. infrastructure, private sector infrastructure, like the keystone pipeline, a thousand jobs waiting to go. but you ask small businesses what they want to hear from the president, it

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mr. boehner, was the shutdown paid for? no. you're wiping your hands of that one, right? democrats are taking a huge leap of faith trusting john boehner to go along with the senate bill. you know, i want to play out a scenario, if i may, tonight on this program. i would like to present myself to you viewers tonight as a long-term unemployed american. i'm in my 50s. i'm trying to to get back into the marketplace. i'm trying to get back into the economy. i have applied for jobs every day. with you just nothing seems to be breaking, because the economy is just still very much in a rut. now i've been in the work force for 25 years. i've paid all my taxes, i've played by the rules. you know, but you know what? my job was outsourced. i'm a professional, i was in middle management, the company i work at, i'm in my 50s, they have been pretty good over the years. but i just can't seem to find a job that uses my skills. and really what i need right now is more time. but right now i kind of feel like my government has abandoned me. i don't know what i'm going to do about putting food

mr. boehner: -- the speaker: unemployment remains high, wages remain stagnant, prices are rising faster than paychecks. the middle class is getting squeezed and the policies from this administration have not worked. five years after the president took office, many americans are still asking the question, where are the jobs? unfortunately, instead of helping to create job the president's focusing on -- focused on making it easier to live without one. the house is focused on making it easier to find a job, to break the status quo, not to sustain it. we've passed dozens of bills sitting over in the snavement our focus is on ending this new normal, improving employment, not unemployment. president says he wants to make this year a year of action. sounds good to me. he can start by calling on the leaders in the senate to pass our jobs bills he can start by approving the keystone pipeline and the tens of thousands of jobs it will create. he can start by leading on trade promotion authority that will help employers and provide more employment in our country. he can start by working with us on educa

mr. boehner critical of pea party opposition to the recent budget deal in congress indicates that he is serioushe immigration system despite deep reservations from conservative republicans. so how likely is it that we could finally see a political compromise here, or do you think that this is potentially a red herring and boehner's just buying cover for those that are vulnerable in the midterms in 2014? >> well, we've seen a lot of fits and starts on this. a lot of reasons to be -- for supporters, a lot of reasons to be optimistic that have been followed up with not a lot of action. but that said, boehner is putting his money where his mouth is with this. his office has signaled that while they're not interested in doing a comprehensive bill the way the senate did, they might be willing to move piece by piece on something like this. it could be that this will make democrats have the more difficult decision to make if we deal with this issue in the next six months. they're going to have to figure out whether or not they're willing to sacrifices a path to citizenship for all undocumented immigran

mr. boehner, wondering if you saw any of governor christie's press conference before you came on. >> no. i wasn't fortunate enough to have that opportunity. >> do you have any comment on this latest scandal engulfing governor chris christie? >> actually, i'm concerned about the transportation to the super bowl when the san francisco 49ers win the next two games. hey guys! sorry we're late. did you run into traffic? no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you leave the house in good shape? yea. yea, of course. ♪ [ sportscaster talking on tv ] last-second field go-- yea, sure ya did. [ male announcer ] introducing at&t digital life. personalized home security and automation. get professionally monitored security for just $29.99 a month. with limited availability in select markets. ♪ and this park is the inside of your body. see, the special psyllium fiber in metamucil actually gels to trap some carbs to help maintain healthy blood sugar levels. metamucil. 3

mr. boehner's attitude and that of the republican leadership in the house of representatives and how much they are likely to be influenced by the more conservative members in the republican house seats. yes? >> there is some momentum in the senate towards immigration reform that has increased immigration, mainly inertia in the house. how much energy is there behind your answer to decrease immigration that that fair supports? >> one way of answering that is that if you take a look at who is supporting the comprehensive approach and who is supporting our limitation side, on the comprehensive approach side you find big business for obvious reasons. because of the fact that the more workers that are available, the more it gives the advantage to the hirer of those workers. big labor, afl-cio, which is more difficult to understand because of the fact that they traditionally were opposed to increases in immigration, but they have had troubles in terms of splintering in the big labor movement with the service employees international union withdrawing from the afl-cio, in part because of the issue

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mr. boehner and everything, that he needs to mention did in the state of the union and get members of his own party on board? how does he view that? >> i'm not going to preview any of the action of the state of the union address, but i can tell you this is a key part of a comprehensive authority to support more american jobs at higher wages, including a stronger manufacturing sector. we have welcomed the introduction of the bipartisan trade act of 2014 as an important step toward congress updating its important role in trade negotiations. and we are actively working with democrats and republicans in congress throughout the legislative probs to pass t.p.a. legislation that has broad bipartisan support as possible. that includes obviously republicans and democrats. >> is it critical that it pass this year, or can it be brought -- >> well, it's the priority of the president's. it's part of a strategy to increase exports and increase american jobs. i'm not going to put a time frame on it, but it is a priority, and we're working toward its passage. >> a lot of the things the president called f

mr. boehner have to say about those numbers?issue that really does in large part divide on party lines. not all republicans are against raising the minimum wage. many are for it. some also really fundamentally believe it, when looking at economics of it, that it will hurt businesses, particularly small businesses. they have to pay more to workers. that's a debate that's gone on forever and will continue to go on. it's interesting that the speaker didn't specifically talk in this breakfast this morning about the substance of raising the minimum wanl. he was focused on the constitutional idea of the president using his executive power and not dealing with congress. so very interesting on that. one other thing i wanted to point out is over the next couple of weeks, there's going to be a big fight once again on raising the debt ceiling making sure the country doesn't default on loans. you know that republicans particularly in the house, particularly those who are the most conservative have argued they don't want to do anything witho

mr. boehner that he needs to mention the state of the union and get members of his own party on board?>> i haven't previewed any of the state of the union dress today but i can tell you it's a key part of the conference of strategy. the president has to increase exports and support more american jobs with higher wages including a stronger manufacturing sector. we have welcomed the introduction of a bipartisan congressional. prior to his act of 2014 as an important step for congress updating its important role in. negotiations and we are actively working with the democrats and republicans in congress throughout the legislative process to pass tpa legislation with his rod bipartisan support as possible. that includes republicans and democrats. >> is a critical that it passed this year or can it be put off? >> is the prior to the presidents in a conference a strategy to increase exports and support american jobs. i'm not going to put a timeframe on it but it's a priority and we are working towards its passage. yeah, scott. >> is still languishing. does he go back to the same. [inaudible]

mr. boehner, our speaker: in my opinion, he says, obamacare is the biggest job killer we have in america today. the speaker said that january 6, 2011. eight million jobs since the affordable care act passed have been created. not just eight million jobs, but take the close to one million jobs that have been created in the health care sector alone since the affordable care act passed. if it's a job killer, you would think it would have killed jobs in the sector where it has the most impact. but the affordable care act has helped create almost a million jobs in the health care sector and almost eight million jobs have been created in those four years since. i also want to mention one last thing. the launch of these exchanges which started on october 1st, that's, that was the guts of the affordable care act, right? because that's where millions of of americans now have a chance to get coverage. well, since the launch of those exchanges more than nine million americans have gained health security in this country. more than nine million americans just since october 1st. by the way, and in tha

mr. boehner, our speaker, in my opinion, he says, obamacare is the biggest job killer we have in america today. speaker said that january 6, 2011. eight million jobs since the affordable care act passed have been created. not just eight million jobs, but take the close to one million jobs that have been created in the health care sector alone. if it is a job killer, you think it would have killed jobs in the sector where it has the most impact. but the health security law has created almost one million jobs many the health care sector and eight million jobs have been created since the four years since. the launch of these exchanges that started on october 1, that was the guts of the affordable care act, because that's where millions of americans have the opportunity to get coverage. since the launch of those exchanges, more than nine million americans have gained health security in this country. more than nine million americans just since october 1. by the way, in that same time since october 1 of 2013, slightly more than three months, 530,000 jobs have been created in the health care se

mr. boehner, thank you to him. >> keep hope alive, chris. i love where you're coming from.of the things to watch is how mitch mcconnell's kentucky primary ends up affecting national policy. republicans are terrified of that low prime rate and fight for the right. whether they continue to stand up will be an open question to watch in this coming year. >> that's one of the big races to watch. >> 100%. >> thank you, john. >> happy new year. >>> coming up on "new day," can you guess what the number one new year'sç resolution is? you don't have to guess. we have the answer and tips on how to keep it. >>> and bet you can't guess what our resolutions are. here are the hints of mine. it involves time and expanding my cultural knowledge. e, often . [ rattling ] that's one smart board. what else does it do -- reverse gravity? [ chuckles ] split atoms? [ whoooosh! ] hey, how is that atom-splitting thing going? [ rattling ] [ electronic whistling ] oh! [ zap! ] a smarter way to shop around. now, that's progressive. call or click today. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patie

mr. becerra. >> speaker boehner announcing the escort committee. ceremonial training, if it were, in front of the president as he enders the chamber. of course, there's tremendous competition for that august designation. and that's now the vice president of the united states, joe biden who will be sitting in that chair in his role as the presiding officer over the united states senate. he is announcing the senate entrance committee. also sought after positions. because this is camera time for the folks at home for anyone, particularly in a tight re-election race, or who wants the folks at home to know they are a big shot in washington, d.c. and who does not want that? >> senator from south dakota, mr. thune. the senator from missouri, mr. blunt. the senator from wyoming, mr. barrasso. >> members of the escort committee will exit through the chamber doors. >> here they go to go get the president to bring him back into the chamber. while we wait for that, chris, the underlying public opinion fact going into this speech, and going into this year of th

to that idea, house speaker john boehner said today, big deal, mr. president. >> this affects not one current contract. it only affects future contracts with the federal government. and so i think the question is how many people, mr. president, will this executive action actually help? i suspect the answer is somewhere close to zero. >> not sure about the speaker's math there. the minimum wage did not seem to get too far under boehner's skin but if the president thinks the gop is going to let him sit back and wave the magical wand, boehner says he has got another thing coming. the opposing party with trot out a rising star to deliver the rebuttal. this year there will be no fewer than four republican responses. washington state congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers and mike lee and rand paul and what will all of those republican responses be talking about? could it be education reform? joining me now is the education secretary, arne duncan. secretary duncan, thanks for joining us. speaker boehner spoke at a breakfast this morning and i want to read yo

the politics, the atmoss ferics, listen to john boehner wrap this up. >> mr speaker i move the motion that the this be removed to the house. >> this is the republican response from cathy mc-march rogers from washington state. she'll make that from an undisclosed location on capitol hill. but we'll here - there are other republican responses. it's not just one. we have a tea party response, we have rand paul, the senator, who will speak as well. so we are going to have a number of different - we'll be monitoring some of those. we'll bring you cathy mcmorris as they turn out the lights. >> let me finish. we'll send it back to you. we are talking about - we have to look at the tape to be sure. there's a section where the president may have set up the republicans. the president was talking about women making up the workforce saying women deserved equal pay. half the chamber rose and half was on its hands. those are the visuals that do not help the republican party. >> sorry, i want to go to allen schauffler in seattle to tell us about the significance of this choice. >> big stage for cath

representatives and senators depending on when the president reaches the podium, speaker boehner will introduce mr. obama and the speech begins. we expect the president to conclude his speech somewhere between 9:50 and 10:15 tonight. g.o.p. will deliver their response. after president obama leaves the house the response begins. the highest ranking republican woman in the house of representatives, john. >> no pressure there. libby, thank you very much. while economic issues are expected to be a main theme as tonight's speech look for immigration reform to be another big topic, and one that many people may want to see resolved. jennifer london has that story from los angeles. >> a popular rally call that means yes, we can. it's been shouted at dozens of pro immigration rallies throughout the state of utah. it's a show of support and also a demand for comprehensive immigration reform. there are some 2.5 million undocumented immigrants living in the state of california. during the president's re-election campaign and during his 2013 state of the union address the president promised to make immigration

but boehner acknowledges the president has said he won't negotiate, and mr. obama doesn't seem willing to deal with the government spending problem without raising taxes, and he says that's not going to happen. >> the options available continue to be narrower in terms of how we address the issue of the debt ceiling, but i'm confident we'll be able to find a way. >> most republicans seem determined to attach mng, even items some democrats support, but the president will try to convince them now isn't the time. bret. >> mike emanuel on capitol hill, mike, thank you. >>> more concerns tonight over whether the federal government is headed for a bailout of the health insurance industry because of obamacare misfires. chief national correspondent jim ingle with a look at what was supposed to be the crowning achievement of this administration and what at this point was supposed to be a victory lap about the president's health care plan. in this, his fifth state of the union speech. >> republicans expect the president to tout his signature issue tonight, obamacare, so

mr. president, will this executive action actually help? i suspect the answer is somewhere close to zero. >> boehner said this could cost low income workers their jobs, and hurt the very people that the president is trying to help. but president obama has been trying to raise the federal minimum wage, and congress has taken no action on this, and he hopes that this will show that the president is standing up for the little guy >> reporter: president obama is leaving a turbulent 2013 behind and trying to turn the tide on 2014 with his fifth state of the union. his approval numbers are all-time low, and the congress' numbers are even lower. >> i have a pen and i have a phone. >> reporter: that was president obama nearly two weeks ago, who says that he has a new plan of action, doing what he can on the new issues, when this polarized congress is unable or unwilling to act. >> success in washington of a president, of any party, 1 shoud not be measured alone by any bills that congress passions. >> let's be careful that we don't create a situation and a momentum y where congress is an afterthought >> reporter: president obama is expected to focus on

mr. speaker, last month many of us stood here and pleaded with speaker boehner to act to extend unemployment insurance for 1.3 million hurting americans, including over 213,000 in california alone. every day americans like vincent, people who've lost their jobs through no fault of their own, will be devastated if we do not right this wrong. vincent's 57 and worked at bank of america in my home state of california. he says that he's interviewed with other organizations since being laid off but has not found a job. he's not giving up, but vincent will have to worry he'll sleep n his car, going to food pantries since not getting unemployment insurance since december 28. we extended it before because it was the right thing to do as human beings and as legislators. we must do that again. earlier many of us stood with president johnson's daughter, linda johnson, as we marked the 50th anniversary of president johnson's declaration of an unconditional war on poverty. and in this ongoing war on poverty, extending unemployment benefits to americans who've lost their jobs is witnessed one of our greate

the speaker boehner has offsets and he wants to offer a bill, i will serve and i will consider that. sure mr. reagan our side of the i will -- i'll will consider that. we believe it is critically important to extend this long- term unemployment safety net for by million people that grows 72,000 people a week. >> i want to switch briefly to marilyn politics. it looks like they will introduce a couple of bills to legalize marijuana. the governor said he is not supportive of that. where are you on the issue? >> a long time ago there was a , a very baltimore extraordinarily able guy who have been a state prosecutor and ofgested the legalization marijuana. my initial reaction was a positive one. as i talked to people with drug issues i became convinced that it is a threshold drug and it would lead to the use of very harmful drugs. i am not a proponent of the legalization of marijuana. time.fting one more we're going to bounce. >> i will try to balance with you. >> senate negotiators are close to reaching a deal on a farm bill. it would cut -- include a budget.cut to the as this is something you c

boehner. >> i appreciate what the president said, but i'm with the americans who are asking, where are the jobs? >> to the man sitting right next to him, vice president joe biden. good morning, mr. vice president. what's the answer to speaker boehner? where are the jobs? >> the jobs are in -- jobs and good jobs and middle class jobs are in matching skills to the real increase we have in high-tech manufacturing in this country, getting out there, beginning to rebuild the infrastructure of this country which has to be built to the 21st century. matching educational skills to the need of the new economy and that's what the president talked about last night. he talked about everything from early education to using community college to retrain people for the high-tech jobs of the future and there are plenty of jobs out there and there's a mismatch now in terms of skills and the jobs that are available. >> you mentioned the mismatch between skills and jobs. there may be a mismatch because what needs to be done and what the president can do with these executive orders. they're relatively limited. can he even say how many workers will get a raise because of the president's executive or

affect those working under new contracts in the future, speaker boehner had it right he said that president executive act affects no one. mrent, i don't know where you are getting of when the ideas but this one is a beauty, all have you done is appearance of trying to put one particular class of federal employees over millions of minimum wageworkers in the privacy sector, why? why would you do that? as you know there are more than 20 million americans that are unemployed, under employed give up up looking for work. newest wall street report shows that americans' you create be jogs your number one -- jobs your number one priority, not raising minimum wage for a small number of folks, i devote a lot of my new book, "upheaval" to jobs and the economy, listen to a part of "upheaval". >> for each person who finds a job two other people sign up for food stamps. and the most recent economic reports reveal another disturbing aspect to altered state of our economy under president obama. there are more part-time jobs created, than full-time jobs. and those part-time jobs are created by businesses so they may avoid epens of paying fo

wage, that strikes to the heart of what i remember speaker boehner harping on the president in 2010, 2011, 2012. remember, where are the jobs, mrent. every day there was a tweet. every day in a press conference he would ask that question. and here we are 2014. the unemployment rate is still at 7%. people are still hurting. the folks who -- the 1.3 million americans who were dropped from receiving unemployment insurance, these are folks who long-term unemployed who were gainfully employed mostly, looking for new jobs after the economy implodeded, and can't find work. and i have to agree with senator schumer. it's insulting to say that people who are on unemployment are some how lazy getting unemployment. that doesn't speak to what they have been trying to do to get off unemployment, looking for work, and they can't find work. >> what is interesting that at its heart, this is compassion politics, i guess you can say. and the polling favors democrats on these issues, big-time. look at some of these polling results. on the minimum wage according to last month's nbc/"wall street journal" report, 63% of americans favor raising the mi

boehner has expressed a willingness to work on immigration reform. >> kristen welker in washington tonight, kristen, thanks. >>> former first lady barbara bush is back home this evening. the 88-year-old mrs. bush was released from a houston hospital yesterday after spending nearly a week there being treated for pneumonia. she is home just in time to celebrate her 69th wedding anniversary with former president george h.w. bush tomorrow. >>> pope francis will visit the holyland in may. he made his announcement during his bookly -- weekly sunday blessing in st. peter's square. he plans to travel to israel and the west bank and jordan may 24-26. it will be his first visit ever to the region. >>> when nightly news continues this sunday, the outrageous crime wave that has spread to several states and what's being done to stop it. >>> and later the riveting story of a team of navy s.e.a.l.s and what happened when their covert mission in afghanistan went wrong. >>> we're back about an arrest in the wave of the so-called knockout game attacks that has authorities around the country concerned that they may be spreading. we get the latest from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: they are brazen at

mr. president, will this executive action actually help? i suspect this is somewhere close to 0. >> speaker boehnerrs are saying. 8:55 eastern time. primetime here. on the fox news channel. >> the nsa knows what you are up to according to new documents from edward snowden. the spy agency uses cellphone apps like angry birds and google maps to assess your personal information. live in washington is catherine. how does this work? >> thank you, martha. according to the documents the nsa works alongside british intelligence counterparts to harvest personal data from phone apps. the intelligence agencies target angry birds because it is a leaky app. it generates personal information so data can be pulled illustrating your interest, universe of contacts and location. the new reporting unsettling for those that use the app. >> our constitutional rights are more important than spying on phone calls or data mining google maps. i think there is a line that is overstepped. i think when the defense is turned on the citizens itself this is an atrocity. >> another reason to stay away from smart phone apps. wheth

boehner has certainly granted my wish. listeno him today. >> we're not just the opposition party, we are actually alternative party. lou: the alternative party, that is what they want as a message. mrr, you're makingour followers heads hurt, i imagine. republican national committee has come up with a report on the failures of the 2012 election calling at the autopsy, now you nt republin party to be known as the alternative party. such a name might make people think alternative to what which gives primacy to the word democrat or liberal. how about all words that are latin derivatives for just a holiday that extends through this election years. helping you get concrete and specific and inspiring in your messaging. how about alternative to the current g.o.p. establishment, is that to alternative for you? one that focuses on pele and less on taxation and less on regulation. how about the republican party being the partof the middle class and all those who aspire to be in it? locally controlled education. that is not federally mandated. barnes & noble, walmart, and the book is good to rea here are a few of the lucky winners tonight. keep it up an and maybe the republan party will unders

boehner's observation and c.b.o.'s assertion that that would have a substantially positive effect on growing the economy and creating jobs. i yield to my friend. mrcantor: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman for yielding. if i could just revisit the issue of the skills act. the gentleman speaks to the amount of money called for in the bill, and i would say to the gentleman the thrust behind the skills act was to try and refocus the program on actual effectiveness and results. i think the gentleman will agree that the job picture right now is not as bright as it should be. as i indicated earlier, a lot of the folks who are trying to access skills training are unable to do so. there's evidence that the existing programs are not results oriented like we'd like them to be. and the purpose is behind that bill to realign the focus of the skills and training programs across the country with job availability and openings in the different regions of the country. so rather than insisting on spending more money on a one-size-fits-all washington approach, we provided for the flexibility for the regions so it could be tailored, the training programs could be t

boehner slammed it. >> let's understand something. this affects not one current contract. it only affects future contracts with the federal government. so i think the question is how many people, mr executive action help? i suspect the answer is somewhere close to zero. >> as to the 30 million who will get a pay raise, for now, they're out of luck. the value of the minimum wage has fallen 32% since it's peak in 1968. with public approval at a whopping 66%, don't expect this to be the last you hear about an honest day's work and an honest day's wage. joining me now is lilly ledbetter. it is an honor and pleasure to see you today. with the news that the president is going to be giving a raise -- a pay increase to future federal contractors, the speaker of the house is down playing it. you wrote something encouraging the president to do more, to use executive action to raise wages. is this enough? >> it's not enough. it's a start, but i really wish he'd gone further and protected those workers from retaliation if they discuss their pay and other aspects of the federal work force because that's one of the problems that workers have. they can't talk about their wages or they can't fin

mr. graham: if i may just conclude here, i have a quote from speaker boehner who said he would support the obama administration if it decides to keep troops in iraq beyond 2011. i remember senator obama and senator clinton not being particularly helpful to the mistakes made in iraq during the bush administration. as a matter of fact, the entire election in 2008 in the primary was about iraq, and i remember the politics of barack obama candidate who basically used the iraq war i guess to win the nomination, i guess, for lack of a better word. i remember during the campaign, he tbawkd afghanistan being the good war. we'll talk about afghanistan later. it's not a happy story either, i'm afraid. but the bottom line is there was bipartisan support for troop presence beyond 2011, a residual force. this administration chose to ignore the advice of their commanders and vead a situation where the iraqis could not say yes yet they want history to record this being a problem created by the iraqis for not giving legal imhiewnt to u.s. soldiers. history is going to be written about our times. how this

boehner did send a set of principles to the party rank-and-file. it calls for providing a chance of citizenship for children brought to u.s. illegally. but mr. obama kept the pressure on in a speech at job training in a general electric plant in waukesha, wisconsin. >> the question for folks in washington is whether they're going to help or they hinder that progress. whether they're going to waste time creating new crises that slow things down or they're going to spend time creating new jobs and opportunities. >> holman: from there, the president traveled to a high school in nashville, tennessee. a student there was killed tuesday night, in an off-campus shooting. >> ifill: how are the agendas of the president and congressional republicans shaped by the political realities they now face? we explore that with michael gerson, "washington post" columnist and former chief speechwriter for president george w. bush, neera tanden, president of the left-leaning center for american progress. she served in both the obama and clinton administrations. and andrew rudalevige, professor of government at bowdoin college, and author of the book "the new impe

mr. obama was determined not to, if you will, offend john baper in this state of the union address, and he took care to give him the space boehnerds to get an unruly, if you will, constituency behind him, hitting him only once really when he said you know 40 times trying to repeal the affordable care act is enough. we're going to hear from the republican response from kathy mcmorris-rogers. that's the official republican response but we're also going to hear a tea party response from utah republican senator mike lee and we're going to hear a response from kentucky republican senator rand paul, the three responses probably an indication of the divisions in the republican party. shepard? >> wendell, one of our white house correspondettes thanks so much. it is interesting of note there is the official, there is the tea party and there is the rand paul. >> yes, and rand paul just seems to have decided he's going to deliver his own response. we despite what when del said won't be hearing all of those tonight. all you'll hear is kathy mcmorris-ronnellers one of the top members, in fact the only woman in the republican leadership in th

boehner introducing the president of the united states. >> thank you so much. [applause] thank you. thank you. thank you so much. speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, my fellow americans, today in america a teacher spent extra time with a student who needed it and did her part to lift america's graduation rate to its highest levels in more than three decades. and after burner flipped on -- entrepreneur flipped on the light in a tech startup and did her part to add to the more than 8 million new jobs created over the past four years. [applause] and autoworker fine-tuned some of the best, most fuel-efficient cars in the world and did his part to help america wean itself off foreign oil. springr prepared for the after the strongest five-year stretch of farm exports in our history. a rural doctor gave a young child the first prescription to treat asthma that his mother could afford. [applause] a man took the bus home from the graveyard shift bone tired dreaming big dreams for his son. in tightknit communities all over the country, fathers and mothers will talk in their kids, put an arm around their spouse, remember

boehner says it has a very narrow scope. >> this affects not one current contract. it only affects future contracts with the federal government. and so i think the question is, how many people, mresident, will this executive action actually help? i suspect the answer is somewhere close to zero. >> woodruff: we'll preview the president's speech, with white house press secretary jay carney, right after the news summary. >> woodruff: arctic air descended on the deep south today, bringing bitter cold to millions who aren't used to it. snow, ice and sub-zero readings stretched from texas to virginia. snowfall began to slow and snarl major interstates around atlanta, and shoppers emptied shelves of shovels and other cold weather gear. but as they waited for the worst, north carolina governor pat mccrory conceded the region is never ready for such weather. >> we've got to be honest that we don't have these storms very often, so, um, the equipment needed or the equipment level of capacity isn't as great as comparison to new york or connecticut or new hampshire. >> woodruff: meanwhile, the midwest endured another day of wind chills that reached as far down as 50 below. the huge storm al

boehner is waiting for his queue. >> he's pushing joe biden out of the picture, don' isn't he. >> ifill: i don't think so. >> woodruff: very handsome ties. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. ( applause ) >> woodruff: speaking of joslin, the members do jostle for a front row place, so they can lean over and hug, kiss, or otherwise embrace the president, as he comes in, even if they're a republican. mark, is this right? >> you're absolutely right. and you will see eliot engel of new york, who has been there since the 11th of january. now we have to get the seat. >> ifill: the president in the last few days has said he will do whatever he wants toot without congress. he considers congress to be intransigent. but there are rituals you go through in the city, in this capital, and also we're going to see about 20 people in the first lady's box tonight. remember when-- all of a sudden we have a lot of american here whose are part of that box. >> woodruff: well, they do look like they're enjoying each other's company right now. >> they are politicians. we need to sleep and eat. they need other people. and they do thrive on each other'

boehner's observation and c.b.o.'s assertion that that would have a substantially positive effect on growing the economy and creating jobs. i yield to my friend. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman for yielding. if i could just revisit the issue of the skills act. the gentleman speaks to the amount of money called for in the bill, and i would say to the gentleman the thrust behind the skills act was to try and refocus the program on actual effectiveness and results. i think the gentleman will agree that the job picture right now is not as bright as it should be. as i indicated earlier, a lot of the folks who are trying to access skills training are unable to do so. there's evidence that the existing programs are not results oriented like we'd like them to be. and the purpose is behind that bill to realign the focus of the skills and training programs across the country with job availability and openings in the different regions of the country. so rather than insisting on spending more money on a one-size-fits-all washington approach, we provided for the flexibility for the regions so it could be tailored, the training programs could be

mr. speaker, we are a country of hardworking americans. we must not turn our backs on those who need this critical federal assistance as they struggle to find work. i strongly urge speaker boehner and leader cantor to schedule floor action on extending emergency unemployment insurance benefits without delay. i yield back the balance of my time. mr. pocan: thank you so much. it's so important to note that about 37% of the people who receive these benefits have been searching for a job over six months, the very people who are going to be affected, 72,000 a week, if this house doesn't act. i'd now like to yield time to another colleague of mine, someone who has been a stalwart member of the progressive caucus, he senior whip for the democratic caucus, currently a member of the judiciary committee and homeland security committee and a strong advocate for people who are trying to lift themselves out of poverty and find opportunity in america, it's my pleasure to yield time o to representative jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: i'm privileged to be very proudly a member of the progressive caucus, serving as the vice chair on behalf of the congressional black caucus to the progressive cauc

mr. president, you're right. >> it would be only two words. shortest in his six. some thing that are not too short but important, heather nauert has some -- >> the problem with ted cruz pushing back is john boehner on the tonight show and said it was the republicans' fault for the shutdown. anyone who says it wasn't the republicans fault or it might have been the republicans fault or it is the democrats fault, the speaker of the house threw that in the street to jay leno. >> ultimately the president said he would bring the two parties together. >> in 2008 we were naive kids. >> that was then. >> we were naive to believe that could happen. >> what were we saying about the headlines? >> we were saying something about heather. >> steve, great to have you back. >> thank you very much. as it turns out we're going to have highlights in 15 minutes. >> terrific. brian, you look like you were on vacation but i guess you were just on long island. you got a nice tan. >> windburn. i walked my dog one block and came back all chapp. >> that poor dog. >> i had to moisturize my body but of course i had my butler do it. >> t.m.i. good morning. you probably don't want to hear this story either. it is a royal nigh

boehner's observation and c.b.o.'s assertion that that would have a substantially positive effect on growing the economy and creating jobs. i yield to my friend. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman for yielding. if i could just revisit the issue of the skills act. the gentleman speaks to the amount of money called for in the bill, and i would say to the gentleman the thrust behind the skills act was to try and refocus the program on actual effectiveness and results. i think the gentleman will agree that the job picture right now is not as bright as it should be. as i indicated earlier, a lot of the folks who are trying to access skills training are unable to do so. there's evidence that the existing programs are not results oriented like we'd like them to be. and the purpose is behind that bill to realign the focus of the skills and training programs across the country with job availability and openings in the different regions of the country. so rather than insisting on spending more money on a one-size-fits-all washington approach, we provided for the flexibility for the regions so it could be tailored, the training programs could be

speaker boehner to bring an emergency unemployment benefit extension benefit to the floor and in doing so not only help our economy but more importantly, millions of deserving and unemployed americans. mr. speaker, i yield back to the gentleman from las vegas. . mr. horsford: thank you. and i'd like to thank the gentlelady from new york. thank you for your hard work and for bringing your perspective to the need for extending the unemployment insurance benefits to the 1.3 million americans who, as of this week, have now lost receiving that benefit. this is the week that they would have otherwise received that unemployment insurance benefit in the mail. so this is real for some 1.3 million americans who are struggling this week to meet their obligations, to keep the lights on, to put food on the table, to pay the rent. this is the week and each week that congress fails to act, 72,000 americans, additional americans, lose their unemployment insurance benefits . one person every eight seconds, mr. speaker, loses their uninsurance benefits when congress fails to act. and that's why the congressional black caucus is here this evening, to bring attention to the urgency of now . every week 72,

mr. pocan: thank you, representative. when you talk about the 72,000 people every single week. as we try to talk to our colleagues trying to get this vote this week, speaker boehner's district, hamilton, ohio and springfield ohio, 60,000 and 62,000 people, it's like that entire town losing their benefits. lambeau field, every week losing unemployment benefits. we need to act. it's now my pleasure to yield some time to my colleague from the great state of minnesota, although those of us from wisconsin aren't gover fans. nolan was ive rick elected in 1974 and served three terms when he was first hear representing the state of minnesota, he came back. he wanted to fight for the middle class. my honor to yield some time to representative rick nolan. mr. nolan: thank you, mr. speaker. i want top commend you for the tremendous service that you have been providing, bringing to the attention the important issues that relate to the working men and women in this country. in particular, i want to address the failure to renew emergency unemployment benefits. clearly, it's unconscionable, it's unforgiveable as you and others have pointed out, it's bad economics. and the charact

mr. garrett: i was just thinking, speaker boehner raised the question at the beginning of this administration, where are the jobs? and it's a question that i continue to get when i go home to my district, where are the jobs after all the years of this administration? and it's a question i hear on the floor once in a while from members who don't follow the activity on the floor closely, where are the bills to help create jobs, as if we don't move them. well today, mr. speaker, we are moving two bills out of the floor of the house to facilitate creating jobs for the american public. that's why i'm pleased to be here with the sponsors of the legislation in a bipartisan manner, h.r. 801, and be able to get this through the house, and the house continues in its tradition to make more jobs for the american public, to streamline the regulatory process, and reduce the number of american whors no longer in the work forest whatsoever. so i encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to not only pass legislation today but also encourage the u.s. senate, whereas -- where as some also say, all good