by a european auto executive the other day who said to me jokingly, well, i'm glat d to be in america's new automotive headquarters, washington, d.c. well, it's also becom becoming america's banking center. it is becoming america's insurance center. unfortunately, even in education washington, d.c., is now about to become americans' student loan center, for 15 million students, because the administration believes washington knows best. instead of having 2,000 banks make 15 million loans, we're going to have the united states department of education make the secretary the banker of the year. and now -- now -- we're discussing in the "help" committee and in the finance committee a brazen takeover of 16% of the economy, which would say washington knows best about our health care system. washington will become america's health care center as well. the health care bill that we're discussing in the "help" committee, of which i am a member, would expand one failed government program -- medicaid -- and create another one, a new government insurance program, a so-called public option. now, those who

. >> book expo america, new york city 2009 we are here with john. what is a publisher do? >> the publisher is just a title i have. i run in print at basic books so we have editorial, marketing, publicity, design and i just end up making the final decisions on things. i say a lot of yes or no is what i do all that long. >> what you say yes or no to? >> whether we are going to acquire a book, how much we will pay for, but then the resources we will put into marketing and promoting it, a final call on which jacket, i like this jacket better than that one, what the price will be, how many we should print, ship. a bunch of small decisions. it all adds up to big decisions but a bunch of small ones along the way. >> how long have you been in books and where did you come from before basic? did you always want to be a publisher? >> no. i was in retail. i ran a bookstore in washington for 10 years and finally decided i enjoyed the book business so much i wanted to try something a little different in retail. publishing was the obvious choice. you're going to date me here, i think thi

i have read accounts in the paper and i have heard information that bank of america new, and signed this agreement, that these bonuses could take place. later i am told that the ceo said that he was made to sign an agreement, understanding that these bonuses were going to be given. normally these bonuses were given at the beginning of the year. they rushed them so that they would be given toward the end of the year, and prior to the signing of the agreement. what do you know about this? >> congresswoman, there is obviously been very contentious discussion as you know that is gone out to the public between former secretary paulson, the chairman and the chairman of bank of america over what transpired during that transaction, which as you know, was months before i entered the obama administration. i would have to, i would need to go back and would be happy to do so to get what our administration's best understanding is of that, of that dispute but it is an ongoing dispute with the delete iran just a superb unengaged in it, so i don't have intimate knowledge of where that is right now, but

. >> bookexpo america new york city 2009 we're here with a publisher of basic books.what does a publisher do? >> a publisher is just the title i have. i run the imprint of basic books so we have editorial, marketing, publicity, design and i just end up making the final decisions on things. i say a lot of yes or no's all day long. >> what do you say yes to. >> whether we'll acquire the book, how much we'll pay it and how much resources we'll put on promoting it and the final call a lot of a over b i like this jacket over this one. what the price should be. a budget of small decisions. it all adds up to big decision because bunch of small ones along the way. >> now, how long have you been in books and where did you come from before basic. did you always want to be a publisher? >> no, imúx found the book business -- i was in retail. i ran a bookstore in washington for 10 years. and finally decided i enjoyed the book business so much i wanted to try something different than retail. so i've been -- you're going to date me here. this almost 20 years of bookexpos, abas as th

the award is a service to taxpayers from america's new automotive headquarters: washington, d.c. it's a second in a series of car czar awards to be confirmed, to be conferred upon washington meddlers who distinguish themselves by making it harder for auto companies your government owns to compete in the world marketplace. on monday i presented the first car czar award to the honorable barney frank of massachusetts for interfering in the operation of general motors. congressman frank, chairman of the house financial services committee, intervened last week to save a general motors distribution center in his massachusetts congressional district. the warehouse which employs some 90 people was slated for closing under g.m.'s restructuring plan, but mr. frank put in a call to the g.m. chief executive officer, fritz henderson, and lo and behold the facility has a new lease on life according to "the wall street journal." mr. frank, of course, is chairman of the house committee that recently orchestrated paying $62 billion in taxpayer money to give the u.s. treasury 60% ownership of gene

harmon, executive producer of bbc world news america. [applause] >> congratulations to our winner. [applause] >> nicole, christine, and the, -- eva, i'll never forget when i woke up in the spring of 2003 and turned on the today show and saw your father broadcasting live from an american tank rolling up to the sands and iraq. i remember thinking, as a lot of people in this room did, this guy has changed the game. this instance. forever. i know you are very proud of him. i know that ora admired the kind of journalism your father practiced. i think he would of admire the kind of journalism that she does. she is brave, she is tough, she is smart, she is real, and she has the instincts to be right middle of the story. not to grandstand, but to know, as you all saw on that report, that that is the way to tell human, compelling stories that really make an impact. we're really proud to have a chance to showcase her work and that of other bbc journalists around the world on bbc world news america. if you have not seen the program, check this out. it is like nothing else on american televisi

first, we must agree upon a bold new vision and make the cultural shift in the h in the way we do transportation. a vision they can invest in and believe in, connecting america much like the eisenhower highway system did. we must do today what our parents and our grandparents did for us. invest in a new vision, reform the current program and revolutionize how we do transportation policy and funding. second, we must reduce the time it takes to deliver a rail project in this country. 20 years in new starts is just too long. we need to get our projects delivered in three to five years. this is not environmental streamlining, as some would like to call it. it's process delivery. agencies cannot just sit on projects. we need to -- we do not need to create a oversight office. we just need to get the projects out. we need to not open up the other process. it can be done by doing -- not doing duplicative service it must be performance based and outcome drirch. it will include reliable, ontime performance, congestion mitigation, safety and environmental benefits, improved choice -- improve choices, mobility options for all communities and reduce energy use. it needs

america. mr. chairman, i have something for this policy to commander -- consider. we must agree upon a bold new vision and make a cultural shift in the way we do transportation, a vision the american public can invest in and believe in and includes passenger rail that connect america like the eisenhower interstate highway system. we must do today what our parents and grandparents did for us. invest in a new vision. reform the current program and revolutionize the way we do transportation policy and funding. we must reduce the time it takes to deliver a rail project in this country. 20 years in new starts is too long. we must delivered in 3 to 5 years. this is process delivery. agencies cannot sit on projects. we need to create -- we did not need to create an oversight office, we just need to get the project out. we need to open the need for process to get this done, it can be done by reviewing duplicative services. the system must be performance based and out hundred and. performance measures for rail systems include reliable, on-time performance, congestion, safety and environmental benefits,

so in latin america, growing, new forces, energies, that are changing reality. so bolivia, and venezuela, and nicaragua, common sense, the president says we are not going to pay foreign debt unless it's proved that the foreign debt is real. because most of the foreign debt that have imprisoned our latin american countries are false debts, that never existed, or are the result of the generosity of the international financial institutions like international monetary fund and world bank and so on, and the great big bankers that were so generous with the military dictatorships to finance, and the question coming from common sense is, why should people pay for the stick that beated him or her, and why should people finance the corruption of the politicians who ran away with the money, saved in swiss banks. so we are going to pay but to pay real debts, not the other ones, and he was attacked. saying, this is a scandal. he is mad. what is this? all this trembling, a catastrophe is going to happen. but the catastrophe didn't happen. it happened in the streets, which is

america. mr. chairman, i have three policy changes for this committee to consider in the new authorization.irst, we must agree upon a bold new vision and make the cultural shift in the h in the way we do transportation. a vision they can invest in and believe in, connecting america much like the eisenhower highway system did. we@@@@@@x it will include reliable, ontime performance, congestion mitigation, safety and environmental benefits, improved choice -- improve choices, mobility options for all communities and reduce energy use. it needs to have ontime delivery. it needs to be reliable or the public won't use it. albert einstein said we won't be able to -- let's change our patterns of thought so we can solve the problems we created with our current patterns and thauths. mr. chairman, you should be commended for having this hearing today to talk about high-speed passenger rail. your leadership demonstrates the change is -- changes in washington, d.c., and is right here in this committee. passenger rail is the future for moving americans and now is the time to make that investment. we need

the recovery act is working for america. every new project we obligate is a signal for states to advertise contracts and for contractors to hire workers and ordered materials like steel, asphalt and concrete '. we're making investments in projects that will save lives. we're making investments in our highway system that will help it operate more efficiently and effectively while moving people and goods we need to keep our economy healthy. it is not only important to get the money out quickly, we must get it out in the right way. the agency continues to focus on reporting and management of the risks associated withh

>>host: 2009 book expo america in new york city i am here with stacey lewis director of city lights books from san francisco. what is coming out this fall? >>guest: a couple of bucks coming ounce, we have a collection of essays and it is the first book published in about four years that covers things she is particularly interested and, racism, sexism, industrial complex, it is interesting publishing with angela, a new edition of a narrative of the life of frederick r. glass which contains his narrative as well as essays by davis that were part of a course that she taught at ucla and the 70 is. is it really brings to life at sa and we will also include a new essay written by her this year. we're hoping people who have read the narrative before take a look at this book as it will be enriched by the nol and the old. we're also publishing the way kenner, it is long awaited by helen weaver. she is also involved in the publishing scheme in the fifties it really presents a bigger picture of literary life in new york in the '50s in greenwich village which continues to always seem to be of interes

leads off debate today on behalf of the rules committee because she has been one of america's most outspoken advocates for new clean energy economy. madam speaker, the american people's election of president obama was a call for a change in the direction of the country. especially our energy policy. america's energy policy is outdated. we rely too much on foreign oil. which has serious economic and strategy risks. we have not invested in renewable energy or in cost saving technologies as we should. meanwhile, carbon pollution is changing our climate and destabilizing global markets. unless carbon pollution is addressed we face an uncertain future. but thanks to the leadership of speaker pelosi, chairman waxman, and chairman markey, and many of my colleagues and businesses and citizens all across america, we now have a golden opportunity to act and to modernize energy policy and to bolster science and research. we are going to pass the american clean energy and security act and none too soon. it comes at a critical time for our nation and right at the heels of the economic recovery act. together the clean ener

we are looking for good news in america, i will give you a good news story. look at park system, and national parks and forest. and we did that right and now have an obligation to maintain it properly. >> how do you when do you your research keep track of it all? what is your system? >> well, latest historian steve ambrose told me abandon knowledge on your own peril. and things happen day-by-day, and you get in danger to switch around dates. and writing wise i stay chronological. and then i get the dates of all the saved. and the date he declared something, i have that date. so i have t.r.'s biography and the date of the places and be sure they intersect. and you know enough about politics, you don't create an evergrades national park or grand canyon if there wasn't a fight. who is the champion that got the result, and then i try to bring them into the story. so i am dealing with two timelines and a cast of characters. >> where do you put it? on cards or sheets of paper? >> yeah, sheets of paper, notebook after note back, and yellow legal pads and spiral note

the opportunity for geothermal where i witnessed at the culinary institute of america, six new dorms and lodges as they are referred to utilizing geothermal as an energy source. and using the constant temperature of the earth far below us was a simple and novel idea, almost cavelike in its concept, but it is providing modern day usage. and certainly wind, solar, p.v., all being utilized in new york state as much as 1,100 megawatts worth of wind power. this is possible. it's very possible. and the jobs that we can create are countless as we go forward and it provides energy security, energy independence, and therefore i believe critically important to us, national security. we won't be putting our sons and daughters in harm's way because we won't be in the battle zone fighting over the commodity of oil and fossil-based fuels. mr. polis: what you're talking about sounds great. i mean the great spirit of american innovation, jobs being created, improving our security. do you think that if we fail to enact this policy that will be a blow to a lot of this activity, economic activity, secu

. >> we're at bookexpo america in new york city.ooth for regnery publishing with margini ross publisher and president of the press. what do you have coming out this season? >> well, we're actually very excited for several of our books in summer and fall and, of course, it's a good time to be a conservative publisher in washington, d.c. because there's a lot to talk about. our first book is a book by repeat bestselling author forna regnery it's the first anti-obama book coming from a publisher. michelle has done a real investigative reporter's job of looking at president obama, his team, who he's nominated, who he's brought in to work with him, who'som

the recovery act is working for america. every new project we obligate is a signal for states to advertise contracts and for contractors to begin hiring workers and ordering materials like steel, asphalt, and concrete. they're making investments that will save lives. they're creating a highway system that will operate more efficiently and effectively. it is not only important to get the money out quickly. we must get it out in the right way. the agency continues to focus on reporting and management of the risks associated with such a large investment dawdles -- with such large investment dollars. we have move forward aggressively to fulfill the president's commitment to transparency and accountability. we are providing detailed reports through recovery doc.go. we are monitoring progress and risks by analyzing data we have received to identify trends, problem areas, and making real time corrections as needed. successful deployment of highway dollars under the recovery act will remain a top priority as we continue to work to deliver fun

we're always looking for good news in america. i'll give you a good news story. look at our incredible park system we've got in this country of wildlife refuges. we get that right. now we have an obligation to maintain it properly. >> i know you remember this, because i talked to you many times. how do you, when you're doing your research, keep track it it all in? what's your system? >> i was once told, abandon chronology at your own pearl. i realized that events happen day by day. there is no -- so you get in a danger if you start switching around dates. i fry too stay chronological because t.r. lived his life chronologically. i would get the dates that he saved, which i would put as the appendix. the date he declared something, i have that date. now i've got t.r.'s biography, the dates of all these places. i make sure they intersect properly. i say, well, i know -- you know enough about politics. you don't create an everglades naxal park or grand canyon if there wasn't some fight or something. who was the champion that got the winning result? who was our great

america. [applause] >> this is a fact news alert. the house has passed a bill earlier today.46-183 without a single republican vote. >> every single house republican voted against a misguided house spending bill. >> a setback for the administration. a boost for republicans in the senate. >> speaker policy has designed this bill. this is not a bill that will provide any stimulus. >> there was a moment where the republican party said this is not what we stand for. in unison, every house republican voted against that big tax and spend project. >> when the house stood together, that is where the courage starts. i think that coverage has been contagious. it has encouraged a lot of us to keep working. i think the american people said, maybe we can stop this. they started calling. that is where it all began. >> here we are with 1100 pages. at one member of this body has not read. we are going to let the american people see what is in this bill for 48 hours. but no, we do not have time to do that. >> you have to be kidding. >> there was a massive bill what the devil is in thie detail

for electricity, and you may get the same price to transmit electricity can from the middle of america to new jersey, as it would be to bring in off the coast line of new jersey, than that it's going to undermine the economics of all the projects along the east coast, because it hasn't factored in how much it costs to transmit that electricity 1500 miles of the way into the east coast market. and so the question then becomes how many new jobs have we created along the east coast of the united states if there is no incentive in the clunker for mr. izzo because he is almost bound by his obligation to the shareholders to take all of this very inexpensive but subsidize electricity coming in from the midwest? so how do we square the circle so that mr. izzo and mr. joos and others aren't disincentivize to produce renewable electricity within their own service areas? >> the people that are receiving the power, they are using the power are paying the costs. that is what it really comes down to. if you are not talking about mailing that letter from the decota is to some other region of the country and

the recovery act is working for america. every newoject we obligate is a signal for state to advertise contracts and for contractors to begin hiring workers and ordering materials like steel, asphalt and concrete. we are making investments in projects that will save lives. we are making investment in our highway system that will help it operate more efficiently and effectively while moving to people and goods we need to keep the economy healthy. it is not only important to get the money out quickly, we must get it out in the right way. the agency continues to focus on reporting and management of the risks associated with such a large investment of dollars in transportation. the public needs to know what their money is buying, and the fhwa has moved forward aggressively to fulfill the president's commitment to transparency and accountability. i recovery act progress is on the front page of our website and is updated every day. we are providing detailed reports through recovery.gov. to guide our oversight we are employing extensive risk

. : >> we're at bookexpo america in new york city, the booth for regnery publishing with marjorie ross. what do you have coming out this season. >> we're actually very excited about several of our books for summer and fall, and, of course, it's good time to be a conservative publisher in washington, d.c. because there's a lot to talk about. our first book i'll tell you about is a book by repeat best-selling author michelle malkin, and it's called culture of corruption. it's probably the first anti-obama book coming from any publisher, and we think it's going to be very, very big. she's done a real investigative reporter's job of looking at president obama, who he's brought in to work with him, who's come from the corrupt city of chicago and what they're up to. and i think the story she's going to tell is that unlike the promise of change and maybe some reform in washington, government is up to the same old tricks, and you're not going to like what you hear when you hear about what's happening in the halls of government. >> another book coming out this fall by dinesh d'souza, life after

. >> book expo america in new york city, 2009, publisher of basic books, what does a publisher do? >> the publisher is the title i have. i run the imprint of basic books, we have editorial marketing and publicity, design, and the final decision on things, i say a lot of yes or no. >> what do you say yes or no to? >> whether we are going to acquire a book, how much we're going to pay for it, what resources we put into marketing and promoting it, the final call on which jacket, a lot of a over be, what the price will be, how many we should print, small decisions. that adds up to big decisions, but small ones along the way. >> how long have you been in books and where did you come from before? did you always want to be a publisher? >> i found the book business, i was in retail, i ran a bookstore in washington for ten years and decided i enjoyed it so much i wanted to try something different from retail, publishing was the obvious choice. this might be almost 20 years of book expos, half of them in retail and half of them in publishing. >> let's talk about books you said yes or no to.

i'm from voice of america persian news network. i have a bunch of questions so i just chose one of them. you talked about the iranian society, and you also described different aspects the cultural aspects and the economical crisis, how have these factors affected the iranian culture or the national identity? and is there any national or cultural identity crisis or not? and how this political situation impacted there the definition of their cultural identity? >> uh-huh, uh-huh. that's a really interesting question. i think that certainly -- i think we came to see during the mahmoud ahmadinejad years that there was a sort of dormant iranian nationalism all of these years after the revolution that sort of rose up during perhaps the year of 2006. mahmoud ahmadinejad made a point of making the nuclear issue one of national pride and that really resonated with iranians especially because this fell in the aftermath of the axis of evil and they felt very offended and belittled by that and i think that that created a very fertile ground for

legislation provides four weeks of paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers for the birth, adoption, or fostering of a child. america's 1.8 million federal employees will benefit from this time to learn how to care for and bond with their new addition to the family. it's what the private sector, many in the private sector already do. it's what we strive for. the federal government needs to set an example. mr. lynch: i'll yield the gentlelady an additional minute. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: this will also help employee morale and allow the federal government to retain young and talented employees in our aging work force. madam chair as a representative of the fourth congressional district of maryland and proudly home to federal employees, more than 1/4 of the federal work force, my neighbors, my friends, people who work hard every day this important legislation will advance family friendly policies and allow the new parents the time necessa

. >> we are at book expo america in new york city. we are with emily hamilton marketing director from the university of minnesota press. everything you know about indians is wrong. what is wrong? >> according to the author of this book, he believes that there are a lot of myths about american indians in our coach or perpetuated by movies, like toys, ideas about the way that american indians live in our culture. and he has basically taken people to task with this very dry wit, to say, you know, american indians are people that you don't expect him to be. they live in lots of different places. they live in cities. they do all kinds of different jobs. you know, contribute to culture and a really, really ethical way, not just it a rest dork away. he has tried to crack the ideas that are still so pervasive in our culture. >> there's a sign behind you, anatomy of a scapegoat is a subtitle. can you tell us about us? >> this book is about the incident around the firing you know, the racial comments that he made on the air and people when this

we're always looking for good news in america. i will give you a good news story. look at our incredible park system we have in this country of wildlife refuges, national parks. we give that right -- we have the responsibility to maintain it properly. >> how do you, when you're doing research, keep track of it all? what is your system? >> stephen ambrose, the latest jauron, told me to abandon chronology at your own peril. i realize even-- he was a histo. when i'm writing i tried to stay chronological because roosevelt lived his life chronologically. then i would get the dates of all the places and say that as an appendix. the date he declared something, i have that date. so now i have his biography, the dates of all these places, and i make sure they intersect properly. then i say, well i know, you don't create an everglades national park or grand canyon is the was not a fight, so was the champion that got the winning result? who was the great grand canyon champion blue was the great yosemite champion? then i bring them into the store. so i'm dealing with two time

[applause] he is now director of the new organizing for america, the 13 million strong grass-roots anonline course that emerge from the campaign to help obama win victories. mitch will talk about how they won the election, the mission of organizing for america and how they plan to work with outside groups. please welcome mitch stewart. [applause] >> thank you all very much and thank you for the gracious introduction and for putting this conference together and for all the folks here participating. as roger said i did start on the campaign the third week in january of 2008, i lived in iowa for a. then travel to a number of different states, nevada, minnesota, texas, indiana and then spend about six months in virginia which was a truly gratifying experience. there are a number of things that we learned during the campaign that i think because of the president's unit background as a community organizer helped instill in us a new way to reach out and talk to people of bella lipitor campaigning -- electoral campaign and that is that people matter and all too often in campaigns people are p

and it is the destiny of america and of new democrats to remain forever young. it's up to all of you to make sure that that is always true. thank you very much and thank you again for coming. [applause] >> coming up next, a conversation with columnist george will. after that, president obama is remarks at the radio and television correspondents dinner on friday. then on america and the courts, supreme court justice anthony kennedy delivers the commencement address at stanford university. this week on c. spence "newsmakers," california congressman pete sparked discuss this legislation working its way through congress. he talks about one proposal that would establish a public health insurance plan to compete with private plans. >> at the end of the day, if you choose to have competition and you choose to have a plan that is dependable and affordable, you cannot do it without having a public plan there. that creates the competition for the private plans. so yes, there will be a public plan in the bill. will people vote for it? i don't know who wants to go home in n

america, this is our time. our time to make our mark on history, our time to write a new chapter in america's story. there are a few obstacles that can withstand the sound of millions of voices calling for change. that's how change has already happened. that's how we caused an end to the scourge of slavery, that's how we brought the vote to women, that's how we brought an end to the vietnam war. that's how you and i will change this country! [applause] >> he gets it. he understands. and during president obama's amazingly successful first 1 hundred hookup days, he stayed true to that vision, and working together led by people like heather booth who is here in the audience, progressive coalitions helped win big victories, passing the economic recovery package and the budget and building crucial momentum in a forward direction. now, you will see in the sessions of this conference focused on the big battles to come. the economy, health care, education, workers rights, immigration, and real security. right now we want to hear from organizers who have built winning organizations around big progressive ide

often reminded us, when our memories outweigh our dreams we become old and it is the destiny of america and of new democrats to remain forever young. it is up to all of you to make sure that that is always true. thank you very much and thank you again for coming. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] . >> this morning we will talk with tony blankley. then, jon-christopher bua, about iran, and u.s. politics. tom davis will discuss the republican party. in a c

and it is the destiny of america and of new democrats to remain forever young. it's up to all of you to make sure that that is always true. thank you very much and thank you again for coming. [applause] >> up next a conversation with columnist george will. after that, president obama's remarks at the radio correspondents dinner and another opportunity to see president clinton and steny hoyer at a dinner for al from head of the democratic leadership council. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," a round table discussion with tony blank lee, "washington times" columnist and jon-christopher bua on iran, health care and politics. tom davis will talk about the republican party, virginia politics and issues like health care and kevin baker, contributing editor for "harper's" magazine discusses his cover story "barack "hoover" obama." >> every weekend, "book tv" has the latest nonfiction books and authors on c-span2. on afterwords eduardo galeano recounts the creation of the world through a short story collection. "after words" also airs sunday night at 9:00 eastern. al

america should have acted. but we did not. today, we're going to act. significant new investments in renewables. carbon capture and squest ration. electric vehicles and cutting edge energy research. all of that is in this bill to take action. change that america can believe in. and energy saving standards for buildings, appliances, energy. this bill creates a clean energy bank to fund clean energy projects across america. investment in america's ingenuity and innovative entrepreneurial spirit. that's what this bill is about. that is why it's so important to america. and it invests in high-tech transmission lines to build the essential foundation for a more efficient grid that is essential if the energy we produced can be delivered to those who need it in businesses and in homes. new transmission lines comprised of superconducting cable and other efficient wires will carry more power within existing rights of way with less land use, the result will be a more secure, environmentally friendly grid. that's what this bill does. i work with the chairman and representative inslee to ensure that those tr

flint from the new america foundation. i would like to take back to the part of the remarks which you identified some of the

madam speaker, let's unleash new investment in america, let's produce more of our energy here at home, let's wean ourselves off foreign oil dependency. let us create new clean energy jobs in america. we cannot delay economic recovery, and we cannot risk further destabilization of our climate. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, madam chair. my colleague from indiana made some very, very eloquent and compelling remarks about the status of our economy, and my colleague from west virginia gave valuable information on energy and called attention to some important issues. my distinguished colleague from florida, whom i like and admire very much, says the energy bill will create jobs, but he's wrong. it will kill jobs. he never answered his own question -- why don't we produce those mirrors in the united states? because our taxes are high and regulations drive jobs overseas. america, if the democrats pass this cap and tax bill, get ready to pay more for electricity, a lot more. this

news programming to president obama's health care plan. the network will shell for the administration on every program from "good morning america" to "world news tonight" to a primetime town hall meeting broadcast from the white house. abc will not devote time to an opposing view point and refused to air ads critical of the administration's health care plan. i join with dozens of other members of congress to send a letter to abc news protesting this one-sided coverage. it is contrary to the journalistic code of ethics which states that a journalist's duty is to seek truth and provide a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. abc should adhere to this code of ethics and abandon its plans to broadcast unfair and biased coverage of the health care debate. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? the gentleman from new york. >> revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i rise to pay tribute to bill banks, a person that really made a difference in the lives of so many. bill banks passed four days ago and of course he's going to be re

. >> i'm from voice of america in the news service. my question to you, madam, you know recently pakistani prime minister gilani made a statement about kashmir and u.s. wanting the peace process to resume and possibly include kashmir as well. my question to you is, what will be india's position in this regard, whether bringing kashmir into dialog or whether starting the peace process, whether countering their terrorism if you could elaborate on that, please. >> you know, india had a composite dialog with pakistan which lasted three years. and that dialog made considerable progress on a range of issues including j confidence-building measures for increasing people to people contacts for opening new transport and trade routes including a link across kashmir by bus. but this whole process received a very severe setback with an increase in terrorism. first, there was the terrorist attack against the indian embassy in kabul, which u.s. sources also said had -- you know, there was evidence of direct involvement of elements of pakistan securi

so we need to think big, but all these costs on the shoulders of the ratepayers all across america and the new england region we've really suffered from the over enthusiasm i will say of the central planners and so we have to be careful here that those types of we will call it planners don't control this process because it is just the opposite year of we hope we are entering in terms of the development and i can just feel the hoofbeats of the central planners moving towards this whole concept, and after 33 years i am kind of aware of what can happen. there's an old saying a smart man learns from his own mistakes and a wise person learns from other people's mistakes but at my age and service and, an expert in both areas of mistakes so i just don't want to see that happen again, and that overbuilding issue is something that is quite important to me. so mrs. azar can you go to the question of the cdc and first explain to the viewing audience with that is and why different results occurred depending upon the decision which is made. >> the alternating current system is the primary transmission grid

were willing to pay for 500 people in order to run the paper out of town, in order to run the news america to the ground. and then to sustain an evening edition of the paper for a long enough to get as many of those viewers -- sorry, enough of those readers to come over to an evening paper. they floated the evening edition to. they ran zone editions to try to get as much circulation as they could and the growth areas of baltimore. they did that i tell that figured out to by the regional papers in those counties. they were willing to have 500 and even 400 reporters when the pursue that they were after was a monopoly. there were not willing to do it to make a great product or even a good product. that is what our industry discovered. they discovered this in the 1980's. they went to wall street, and wall street rewarded them handsomely by basically saying, you know what, we can make a lot more money putting out a mediocre news ticker than putting out a great newspaper. more of wire copy, less reporters, less coverage. this was the bargain that we made. the people who were making this decision

as a result of these new policy settings, we will create millions of clean energy jobs for america and restore our technological leadership in clean energy. we are also protecting consumers. the bill tackles big problems that have been ignored for far too long, and it proposes solutions that will transform our economic and clean air environment. there is a remarkable coalition behind this bill. electric utilities support the bill, manufacturers support the bill, farmers support the bill, and so do the nation's leading environmental organizations, labor unions and faith-based groups. there are many members responsible for this remarkable coalition. on the energy and commerce committee, john dingell helped force compromises with the auto industry. rick boucher developed ideas that will provide a future for coal. mike doyle addressed the concerns of the steel industry and other trade vulnerable industries. the chairman of the ways and means committee worked with us to make sure that the interests of low-income families are fully protected. and the chairman of the agriculture committee mad

and hopefully those jobs will stay in america and be a sustaining crotch of new jobs that will help -- crop of new jobs to help people say in the middle class. >> on behalf of the los angeles times and steve of the cleveland plain dealer thanks for joining us on "newsmakers". >> thank you. >> as we continue the kferings, let me follow conversation, let me follow up to your question on california. what are you sensing and what role does labor have in >> the administration is really retsents. that's what wear hearing. they're really retiscent. they think it's going to up up a pan dora's box. we saw what happened with bailout money to the private sector and they are just not interested in deling into that area. there's 50 states out there, most of them have budget troubles. not all as bad as california. but they really do not want to go down that road. and i think you saw that the secretary was hesitent to give any indication they were going to do anything other than what they've been doing, which is money from the stimulus, to help with extended unemployment benefits, transportation pro

it wanted to run news america into the ground. to sustain its evening edition of the paper long enough to get all of the viewers. i'm sorry. readers. enough of those readers to get over to an evening paper, but then the folded that too. they even started zone editions for the surrounding areas to get as much growth as they could. the easier thing to do would be to buy at the regional papers. -- buy up the regional papers. the greek -- they're willing to have 400 reporters, but that was a monopoly. there were not willing to do that to make a great product. that is what our industry discovered. this covered that in the 1980's. the went to wall street and wall street rewarded handsomely. they basically said they could make a lot more money and putting up with a good newspaper. the reporters, less coverage. that was the bargain that was made. only, the people that were making the decision had less and less to do the news room and board to with the border. -- and more to do t tohe board -- and more to do with the board room. one guy ga