host: amy kremer.st: i don't know what cost- of-living increases are salary increases they have given themselves. i know that they have given themselves some kind of raise over the past couple of years. i realize that our seniors have not received a cost of living increase in a while. i think it is unfortunate and it absolutely should not be that way. host: from the "l.a. times." these headlines courtesy of the newsuem. drawing this back into individual households, one of our viewers -- it goes back to the issue of taxes or additional revenue. guest: they also cut their spending. not everyone takes on a second job. the main thing is to cut the spending. host: how did you personally get involved in all of this? guest: i am a former flight attendant and i was concerned about the direction of the country. the other control spending. so i started lobbying and through twitter became acquainted with other conservatives. of the 22 of us, after rent -- rex and tele -- rick santelli at his ranch, we formed the

host: amy kremer. guest: i don't know what cost- of-living increases are salary increases they have given themselves. i know that they have given themselves some kind of raise over the past couple of years. i realize that our seniors have not received a cost of living increase in a while. i think it is unfortunate and it absolutely should not be that way. host: from the "l.a. times." these headlines courtesy of the newsuem. drawing this back into individual households, one of our viewers -- it goes back to the issue of taxes or additional revenue. guest: they also cut their spending. not everyone takes on a second job. the main thing is to cut the spending. host: how did you personally get involved in all of this? guest: i am a former flight attendant and i was concerned about the direction of the country. the other control spending. so i started lobbying and through twitter became acquainted with other conservatives. of the 22 of us, after rent -- rex and tele -- rick santelli at his ranch, we formed

. >> amy kremer of the tea party express moving it forward with the bus tour, thank you for your time>> and breaking news right now on dominique strauss-kahn. we're going to listen to the district attorney who has something to say right now. >> after the indictment against the defendant was filed, we continued as an office to investigate the case rigorously, as we do, and are obligated to do. that investigation raised concerns about the complaining witness's credibility. and we turned over to the defense the information that gave rise to those concerns, as we are ethically and legally obligated to do. in addition, because our request for substantial bail was based in part on our assessment of the strength of our case at the time of the indictment, we disclosed this information to the court today as well. today's proceedings did not dismiss the indictment or any of the charges against the defendant. our prosecutors from the manhattan da's office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes and will do so until we have uncovered all relevant facts. the vindication of the

and tomorrow on the show, congressman barney frank and amy kremer.p next is tamara hall on "newsnation." >> thank you, andrea. in less than 24 hours, rupert murdoch goes before parliament to answer questions about the big hacking scandal. can murdoch save his company's brand? as other british officials are resigning. and who is going to step down or be arrested next in the scandal? >>> and plus, 40 states are feeling the heat wave today and no relief in sight. meteorologists say three more weeks of heat could hover over much of the nation. >> and why major giuliani says that republicans should get the heck out of people's bedrooms. "newsnation" is minutes away. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you wa

tea party express chairman amy kremer talks about the influence of the tea party on the debt ceiling debate. ceiling debate.

. >> on "washington journal," amy kremer talks about the influence thehe tea party on debate. catherine rampell discusses what happens if the u.s. the fault. -- defaults and that impact on consumers. "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> if you are asking me to try to be direct with you about a political situation, i am not going to be predictable in terms of saying, the left is always right, the right is always wrong. i will tell you what i honestly think and see if we can agree. we may have. of disagreement. i will try to give you my honest assessment. >> sunday, fox news juan williams on the controversial comments that resulted in his firing from national public radio. his new book is "muzzled." c-span's "q&a." >> the u.s. house rejected the debt ceiling plan offered by harry reid. the vote was 173-246. it needed to/free to pass. it allows a $2.40 trillion increase in the debt ceiling while cutting the deficit by $2.20 trillion over the next 10 years. here is the house floor debate on the bill. this is an hour and 10 minutes. the speaker pro tempore:or wha

. >> tomorrow, tae party amy kremer talks about the tae party. jeff flake talks about the status of the reduction plan and talking about what happens if the u.s. key faults and the impact on con fumers. washington journal at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. the bill will allow a $2.4 trillion increase while cutting the deficit by $2.2 trillion over the next ten years. here is the house floor debate. this is an hour and ten minutes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise seek recognition? mr. dreier: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2693, to cut spending, maintain existing commitmentand for other purposes, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2693, a bill to cut spending, maintain existing commitments and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> parliamentary inquiry, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the gentleman will suspend.