two were freshman republicans with the tea party andy harris of maryland and tom graves of georgia. >s nothing but a washington bailout over, we see the past couple of years of pore spending, more spending, more spending. >> it doesn't produce permanent accountability to the american people. that's what they expect. they expect washington to stop the way we do our business. >> pelley: and on the opposite side of the political spectrum democrat jan schakowsky of illinois said she didn't want to support the bill either. >> i think that the wrong people are being asked to pay for our debt. no hair on the head of a millionaire or billionaire, that is going to be affected. and i think that's not right. >> pelley: only jim cooper democrat of tennessee said he would vote in favor. >> this is painful, this is about as painful as passing a kidney stone but it's necessary. >> pelley: we're sitting in the rayburn building named for sam rayburn who was speaker of the house. and back when mr. sam told the caucus how to vote, that's how they voted. that is the way the leadership was. it is not that

and then andy harris, who is the newest member of our delegation.e lives in baltimore county but represents the eastern shore and the western part of the short in anne arundel and baltimore counties. i worked with congressman harris on some of the chesapeake bay issues. we try to work together to bridge our differences. we have different views. are voting records are very different. but i met with him many times and we try to work together as a team in maryland to represent the people as effectively as we can. >> a final question. >> senator cardin, i want to thank you on behalf of all of us for coming and being here. i want to make a suggestion that the reason why there is a low turnout and the rise of tea party is the low respect with which congress is generally held. and i wonder if this is due to the fact that some of the congressmen are more concerned about the party than they are about people, or more concerned about getting reelected than they are about the good of the country. [applause] >> i agree with your assessment about below image of c

maryland's republican representative is here, andy harris. >> good evening, greta. >> people are phewsurious. they think we took a long time do it and we got it wrong and they think we ought to go back and get it right. >> what tell take? i have been grumbling to get them back to work because i being it would be an inspiration to the american people. whether it can be done in the short run, i don't know. but it gives the psychological boost the american people that they care enough to work. >> i agree. and part of it will be jousts to prove to the american people that we do want to get something done. i think, there is a balanced budget amendment with bipartisan sponsorship on the desk in the house. we should bring it up and pass it and send it to the states and prove to the world that our vt credit rating's going to be good. we should take a jobs bill that looks to create jobs. maybe a minor reform of the tax code and tax reform so companies will locate and manufacture in america. there are things we do. i will tell you, i think the downgrade was a wake-up call to washington. i think

andy harris joins us. good evening. should everybody come back to washington and work or put it off for another five weeks? >> i just got off two days of going through the district, had three town hall meetings, people are furious. they think that we not only took a long time to do it, we got it wrong at the end. they think we ought to go back and get it right. >> greta: what will it take? >> i've been grumbling the last couple of nights to get them back to work. whether or not something can be done i don't know. but give the psychological boost to the american people they care enough to work. >> i agree. part of it will be to prove to the american people we want to get something done. i think there's a balanced budget amendment, bipartisan sponsorship sitting on the desk in the house. we should bring it up, pass it and send it to the stays and prove to the world our credit rating is going to be good. take up a jobs bill that looks to create jobs in the united states. maybe a minor reform of the tax code bring down corp

and then andy harris, newest member of our delegation, lives in baltimore county but represents the shore in anne arundel county and baltimore county. i worked with congressman harris on some of the chesapeake bay issues. we are trying to work together to bridge some of our differences. we have different views, and our voting records are certainly very, very different. i met with him many times, and we try to work together as team maryland to represent the people of maryland as effectively as we can. >> final question. >> senator cardin, i want to thank you on behalf of all of us for coming and being here. i want to make a suggestion at that the reason why there is a low turnout and the rise of the tea party is the low respect with which congress is generally held. i wonder if this due to the fact that some of the congressmen are more concerned about party than they are about people, more concerned about getting reelected than at they are about the good of the country. [applause] >> i agree with your assessment about the lil image of congress, but i am going to take exception to the turno

i hereby appoint the honorable andy harris to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend james stager, second association in washington, d.c. the chaplain: let us pray. loving god, draw us to yourself, to your concerns and desires for us. help us attend to you, help us attend as you might yourself to the needs of our communities, nation and world. draw our hearts towards those persons in want, those suffering illness or hunger or poverty. inspire us to approaches and solutions in matters such as defense and learning and financial well-being. for those members on vacation, help them enjoy needed rest and family time. please, god, bless the members of this house, their staffs and the country they serve. this morning, in particular, we pray as well for the safety of those people and communities in the path of hurricane irene. please, god, care for them. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 5 of house resolution 37

i want to thank harry johnson andy mlk memorial project foundation for their continued work in bringinglace in history and for gathering us all here today. if you have not been to the mlk memorial yet, it is an amazing an awesome experience. it is truly something that we should be proud of, and that people from all over the world will come and be inspired as they read the quotations by dr. martin luther king jr. and see the amazing mountain of despair and stone of hope. it is truly an incredible experience. while hurricane irene is attempting to challenge this week in's celebration, b.e.t. networks is moving forward with dedicating our entire day of programming on sunday, august 28, to the legacy of dr. martin luther king. [applause] beginning at 9:30 a.m. we will pay tribute to dr. king was custom that the nets, a documentary entitled "how awful man, the brotherhood of mlk" and a special that captures the first lady's inspiring international journey to south africa and botswana. we are excited to share this inspiring content and we invite you to tune in. hopefully everyone will be insi

harry johnson and all of them. two of them marched with dr. king, and they are the reverend jesse jackson and andy young.nce again, why don't we stand? >> to the wonderful king family, thank you for sharing your father, your uncle, your brother with us. we love you so much, to all the king family. take the hand again. shall we pray? >> accept our petition, dear god. forgive us for our sins, for they are many, for the foolishness of our wears. stretch our hearts, know our ways, make us better and never bitter. tonight is an awesome celebration, one who embodied hopes and dreams of unborn generations, transformed america and the world for the better. we thank you for dr. king's will to be a confronting force, a battering ram for justice. willing to face the bombings of his home and maintain his dignity. to accept stabbings without retaliation, even that we might live. a family that sacrificed a father and a friend. those who live in the aftermath and glow of his life, we thank you. we thank them for their insights and will to serve extend the highest and best in each of us. as we celebrate this week, let u