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joining us now is democratic congressman anthony weiner of new york. congressman weiner, thanks very much for coming back on the show. it's nice to see you. >> it's my pleasure. happy anniversary. >> thank you very much. president obama on labor day spoke before a union audience in cincinnati yesterday, offered up a relatively vigorous support for the public option during that speech. how important is that in terms of what is still possible for health reform? >> it's very important. frankly, during the month of august there's been a lot of back and forth. but the president of the united states has yet to stand before the american people and say, this is why we need the public option and why it's so important to getting down costs and health care. that hasn't really happened. to some degree they have been all over the map on the public option, and i think tomorrow night at the building behind me, the president of the united states is going to do what only presidents can do, which is stand up and make the case. but you are right about one thing, we shoul

anthony -- >> you keep bringing up -- >> anthony weiner made a very good point. >> what you're sayingle to import drugs, you want them to drive across the border to canada where they control drug place pryces and that's evil and buy drugs that are controlled and kept lower and come back into new york and undercut the drug prices here where it's a free market. so even draw the two things together is simply -- >> some states regulate -- if i may answer. some states regulate insurance more than others. frankly the facilitate of new jersey, for example, mandates -- the state of new jersey mandates that you have a 48-hour mandatory waiting period after you have a -- give birth to a baby. others don't. >> that means stop talking now, guys. i have an alert that fires off in my head. we're trying to discourage all talking at once on this show. thank you very much. like a rising phoenix, the markets are on a run. how's that for mixing my metaphors? and we're closing in on 10,000. it could be just one good trading day away. with cialis for daily use... a clinically proven, low-dose tablet for e

it is our job to get i didn't. >> representative anthony weiner, again, democrat from new york. throughout what's looking like it is going to be an extended health care debate. >>> first we heard where the president was speaking now, "you lie." joe wilson is responding to some of the charges out there like from former president jimmy carter that they -- had a racial tinge to it. >>> all right. good morning, everybody. about 20 minutes to the top of the hour. welcome back to the most news of the morning. a few things we are following. first, the senate approve ad measure that would allow amtrak passengers to carry the licensed handguns in checked bags on the train. amtrak would be lose subsidies if it doesn't allow passengers to bring guns on boards. one opponent said the adjustment be woe so expensive the railroad could shut down. >>> the 2016 olympics will they wind newspaper chicago? if the president gets his way they will. he staged a homecoming style olympic rally. it took place at the white house yesterday. saying the whole country is rooting for his hometown of chicago to

anthony weiner called the possibility of bipartisanship on health care reform like children looking for a unicorn. this bill, this super idea, this is a unicorn, isn't it? >> it's a unicorn, but i want to make one more point. the house side and a lot of democrats are very supportive of a public option. it is not dead. i've talked to many members of congress this week, including senators. and i think this -- there may be so much outrage and pushback to this bill that it may give the public option a new lease on life. >> you almost wonder if there isn't some, and if somebody in the democratic party wasn't saying let's put up the worst possible bill and the recoil from that, the way the pendulum swings back will get us something decent. i imagine in some work of fiction that might be true. it can't possibly be true here, can it? >> i don't know, but this is the worst-case scenario. surely we can come up with something better than this. >> wendell potter, former head of pr for cigna. great thanks for your insights. >> thank you. >>> so much irrationality that twists to people who would most

joining me now, congressman anthony weiner of new york.essman, good to have you with us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> i want to talk at eric cantor with you. he is saying that the democrats aren't with the people. can you respond to that? >> well, i like eric cantor. if he had a plan for dealing with health care maybe he would come on the show to debate it with me. he doesn't have one nor do his republican colleagues. people want this problem solved. not only people who are uninsured but people having their rates go through the roof. right now, every single year our insurance rates go up $1,000 a year. most americans see that as a republican tact that they're paying. >> did i hear you say you'd like to debate him on this program? can we organize that? can you and i make an invitation to mr. cantor's office? i will give you guys, face to face, we'll go an hour. i'll dedicate an hour with you, mr. weaner and mr. cantor to go at it about health care. you okay with that? >> i would love to do it. i like eric cantor and feel bad for him he has to

. >> rose: do yo believe, as some other people in the hou have said, anthony weiner a others, that if there's no public opon thathere's no vote for them? >> well, you know, i... fir of all, i favor the public option. >> rose: but that's nothe estion. if there no pubc option... i knowou favor it,i know the president favors it. i understand. i'm going to answer the question. rose: go ahead. i remember and in retrospect think it was a mistake when presidt clinton in the state of the union address in 1994 held up the veto pen and said "if i don'tet itxactly the way i want it, i'm goi to to the bill." i think thatas a mistake. certainly in retrospect that was a mistake. and in... you know, youold me that you're goi to beble to cover 30 or 40 million people with healthnsurance that don have i today, you're going to be able to rssure people that they'll onlyay a certain perctage of their income for alth insurance and only a certain percentage ofheir come for overall health care in this country a will do it by a state-bed public plan or a full-blownublic plan or a triggered- public plan. i ul

. >> rose: do you believe, as some other people in the houseave id, anthony weiner and others, that if there's no public opti that tre's no vote for them? well, you know, i... first of all, iavor the public option. >> rose: but that's not t qution. if there'sno publi option... i know y favor it, know the president favors it. >> understand. m going to answer the question. >>ose: go ahead. >> remember and in retrospect think it was a mistakehen presidenclinton in the state of the union address in 1994 ld up the veto pen and said "if i don't g it ectly the way i want it, i'm going to ve e bill." i think that w a mistake. certainly inetrospect that was mistake. and in... you know, you td me that you're goingo be ae to ver 30 or 40 million people with health iurance that don't have it today,ou're going to be able to reaure people that they'll only p a certain percenge of their income for heth insurance andnly a certain percentage of tir inme for overall health care in this country and will do it by a state-bas public plan or a full-blown plic plan or a triggered-inublic plan. i wod say to m

joining me now, anthony weiner, democratic congresswoman from new york. a democrat of pennsylvania p.a. and a member of the centrist blue dog coalition. also congressman thaddeus mccotter of michigan, the fourth ranking member of the house republican leadership. later in the program we'll be joined by a group familiar with the issue of health care and this program, joseph califano, former secretary of health, education and welfare during the carter administration, david brooks of the "new york times," al hunt of bloomberg news, and rich lowry of the national review. i am pleased to have all of them on this live broadcast tonight from washington and new york. i begin with people who were there in the hall listening to this speech and ask this basic question: what did the speech change? >> i hope what it changed was actually informing the people of this country really what this bill, what this legislation as we go forward entails. as i did my town halls, 19 of them throughout northwestern pennsylvania, i found that there was just a lot of confusion and a lo

anthony weiner wants the public ongs. >> no public option, it's not going to happen, don't worry. >>o. >> angela and doug, i've got to end it there, we have to talk about this for a long time. good to see you both. julie. >> julie: well, kelly, the left wing group acorn suffering yet another blow. new york governor david paterson ordering state agents put a hold on contracts with the group and its affiliates. this follows the release of undercover video of two acorn employees in brooklyn, apparently advertising a supposed pimp and prostitute to lie about they are profession. and earnings on top of it. in new york, the group received 1.8 million dollars in state funding since 2003. >> water troubles just outside of baltimore, take a look at this mess we're showing you, that's an ugly mess right there for people living there. submerged cars, a major roadway collapses, and people forced to flee in boats? we'll tell what you happened. and then, the probe into possible abuses of terror suspects. why are so many former ceo directors concerned. coming up, a conversation with representative

with anthony weiner who is doing such a fine job. we'll be back next week, everybody. this has been keith ellison with the progressive message. we yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank the gentleman. for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina, ms. foxx, rise? ms. foxx: to address the house for five minutes, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. next month allegheny county, a beautiful rural mounty county in northwest north carolina that i represent will celebrate bob dauton day and mark the beginning of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the creation of the blue ridge parkway. congressman bob taughton was an allegheny county native from the town of laurel springs who is fondly remembered for the instrumental role he played in the passage of social security and the creation of the blue ridge parkway. congressman daughton who was sometimes known as farmer bob served in the house of representatives for 42 consecutive years from 1911 -1953. according to his congressional biog graph

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