if i'm not mistaken, if they are here illegally they have access, ask california. america is time to become the greatest generation again this is as big as anything we've ever faced. this is our pearl harbor, normandy custer's land stand. after ing the contentious unpopular health care bill battle by jamming it down the throats of the american people, hook or by crook they are talking about comprehensive immigration reform. this week. so what do you do? what do you do? you do what our grandparents did. you get up from your seat and you never give up, you never give in i'll tell you exactly where we go, next. úñçqç?p>p >> glenn: loss the health care reform battle that's all right. you just know why the country was founded. you gotta know these principles. if you can explain them, great. if you can't, how you gonna fight for 'em? my radio show theme says these words: we will be the key. if you don't like corruption, don't be corrupt in your own life. can't preach against corruption if you're corrupt. be honest your business dealings. i love this. don't lie about any

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california -- does the gentleman from california ask unanimous consent? >> i'd be happy to yield four of our minutes which would give us two minutes remaining is that correct? the speaker pro tempore: that's correct. mr. miller: i ask unanimous consent to do that. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from new york is recognized. you have 11 1/2 minutes. mr. meeks: thank you. it's my pleasure to yield a minute and a half of that to the gentlelady from the great state of florida, the honorable corrine brown. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for one and a half minutes. ms. brown: thank you, mr. chairman. i stand in strong support of debt relief act for the earthquake recovery for haiti act, introduced by my dear friend and colleague, representative maxine waters like so many of my colleagues here in the congress and the c.b.c., we have been working to improve the lives of the people of haiti for many, many years. i was in haiti last october with chairman oberstar and congressman gre

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? mrs. capps: i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. mrs. capps: madam speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to the peace corps. this week the peace corps celebrates their 49th anniversary. since 1961, nearly 200,000 volunteers have served in 139 countries around the world. the talented and selfless volunteers have made lasting contributions in agriculture, business development, sustainable infrastructure, education, health, hiv-aids, and the environment. each volunteer's work represents a legacy of service that has become a significant part of america's history and positive image abroad. these accomplished volunteers come from very diverse backgrounds, including prestigious universities like the university of california in santa barbara located in my district. i am proud to represent this campus which consistently provides one of the highest members of

california, mr. lewis. mr. lewis: i askunanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in opposition to this flawed health care bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to a new member of the house, the gentleman from ohio, mr. boccieri who will be our last speaker on our side, except for closing. . mr. boccieri: thank you, mr. speaker. her story took me to a place i haven't been in a long time. i'm talking about the face of this debate who is sitting in a hospital room at the cleveland clinic right now with no insurance get ing blood transfusions for the next 30 days. she doesn't have health insurance care insurance because in 2009 her rates increased 25%. in 2010 her rates went up another 40%. finally she just couldn't take it as sing ale mom. so she dropped her health care insurance because she couldn't afford it. i remember as a young boy standing at my mom's bedside whe

. -- of california for a unanimous consent to request. >> i ask unanimous consent for one minute thetrong support of this legislation. >> without objection, so ordered. >> mr. israel from new york is -- >> the gentleman may extend his remarks. >> i also ask unanimous consent to -- >> they're trying to figure out how much time both sides have left. the democrats and the republicans at 6:42 p.m. eastern. they were spoelzed to have two hours of debate, one hour for the democrats, one hour for the republicans. that's the house of representatives time is clearly not precise, it's 9:15 p.m. eastern. it's a half an hour than it was supposed to be. you know what? that's what happens. this is historic. let them go on a little longer. continue to watch what's going on. said and done, the final two speakers will be john boehner, the republican leader, the note leader, and nancy pelosi, the speaker, will have as long as they want, basically, to make their wrapup statements for roll call. i want's a done deal, as far as we can tell. the 216 votes needed to pass this senate version. the democrats

california where water is much needed, in that area. apart from those problems, water contamination condition prevented. i ask that all members vote in support of this legislation not because it's a california issue but because it's a national issue that could impact anyone. it's a way to correct a wrong and prevent further problems. commissioner conner from the department of interior stated that the directives of this bill are within the usgs jurisdiction. the usgs found ground water constitutes about 79% of the drinking water supply in the empire. a studyy the usgs a long overdue. we have learned that contamination began in 1940 through the actions of the u.s. military in con -- and continued in 1960 through the work of u.s. defense contractors and was made worse by firework companies. some cities in the area discovered the high level of perchloric contamination in 1996. since that time, the usgs has not made the plume a priority. water managers need to know the source. and the fate. i state, water managers need to know the source and the fate and the transportation of pembings erchlorate within the basin a

ask god to bless america, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. ms. woolsey from california. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i ask to speak out of order for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from texas is recognized for five minutes. >> i'm proud to follow my colleague from north carolina and we share his support and his prayers for our men and women serving our country. and that's why it's so important tonight to be here to honor the late member of congress, charlie wilson, from east texas. i first met charlie wilson in 1972 as a young state representative and he had just been elected to congress and there was a fundraiser for him at intercontinental airport in houston. and i was 25 years old and went out there and the state senator, he was just elected in congress, and heard charlie tell the folks stories, and this is 1972, long before afghanistan, long before charlie wilson became known as good time charlie. in fact, in texas he was known as temper charlie because he -- timber charlie because he represented the timber trees

california. they will be asking questions that everybody wants answers to. all of that here on this special live edition of huckabee. tonight we start with carl cameron. carl has the latest from capitol hill. it has been a long day for what you is the latest? >> reporter: there were a number of developments today important ones. the house rules committee has been working all day drafting the parameters for tomorrow's debate. earlier today they made a major decision. democrats chose to drop to a he abandon the deem and pass proposal that would have allowed them to have one vote on the rule for debate that would have ultimately deemed the senate bill as having been passed by the house and sending it to the president. that was very controversial. even democrats objected thought it was too much of a shortcut. couple of democrats on the rules committee expressed opposition and shortly thereafter early afternoon today they dropped it. there will be an actual vote on the floor tomorrow for the senate bill. house members will be required to register the yeas and nay

ask unanimous consent to extend and revise my remarks and submit my statement into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. spratt: i yield next to the gentlelady from california. ms. roybal-allard: i rise in strong support of this bill and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from south carolina. mr. spratt: i yield two minutes to the the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. scott: mr. speaker, america's been debating health care for over 100 years and during this debate we have heard complaints and blame and misrepresentation, slogans, even name calling, but today, we finally get to discuss the bill. the bill will provide affordable health care insurance to over 32 million americans who are uninsured including those with pre-existing conditions. this bill will provide security for those who have insurance because 1,000 americans will no longer lose their insurance every day and others will no longer have to watch the cost of their insurance skyrocket every year. insurance companies will no longer b

i ask us to support health care reform now, not tomorrow, not in the future but now. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. lungren: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lungren: mr. speaker, when he -- you practice law there is something that goes something like that, if you have the facts, attack your opponent. there are those of us who have argued that the process we are engaged in, that is we will not vote on the senate bill but we will kind of vote on the senate bill, we will deem it pass, is unconstitutional. in addition to that, the speaker of the house has said that, i think it's ridiculous and the people tell you that it's unconstitutional know better and you should be very outraged that people who know better than that. i resent the fact that the speaker of the house is calling me a liar. there are constitutional scholars who said this is unconstitutional. now, i have only argued one case to the supreme court which i won on behalf of the people of the grea

devon nunez of california was asked if the slurs and spitting go too far. to his answer. >> i think that when you use totalitarian tactics people, you know, begin to act crazy. i think there's people that have every right to say what they want. if they want to smear someone they can do it. it's not appropriate. i think i would stop short of characterizing the 20,000 people who were protesting that all of them were doing that. i mean, i was -- >> those are some of the stories, some of the -- >> of course. >> -- comments. >> i think the left loves to play up a couple incidents here or there. anything to draw attention away from what they're really doing. >> tonight i spoke with congressman nunes and asked him to clarify exactly what he meant by that. >> what i said is they should expect this when they behave the way that they do. the democrats have been using really abusing power here. they've allowed no amendments, no debate. >> what does one have to do with the other? what does calling someone the n word or f word have to do with a process happening in wash

california. ms. watson: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material under the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. watson: i rise in strong support of this resolution and yield myself as much time as i may consume. this resolution recognizes the continued persecution of falun gong practitioners in china on the 11th anniversary of the government crackdown on the spiritual movement. i would like to thank my friend, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, the ranking member of the house committee on foreign affairs for introducing this resolution and for her dedication to this issue. since 1999, the chinese government has undertaken a harsh campaign of suppression against the falun gong movement, banning its presence in china and branding it as an illegal cult. according to the 2009 annual report of the congressional executive commission on china, chinese authorities conduc

for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> i askt to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. baca: in my home state of california is trying to raise the premiums by 39%. this is only the beginning. if we do nothing. we must give the american people not the insurance companies more control. if we do nothing, the american people will continue to pay higher premiums, higher out-of-pocket costs, now and in the future. we cannot, our families cannot afford to do nothing. health care reform will hold health insurance companies accountable, end discrimination on pre-existing conditions, cut eventually the cost in the doughnut hole for thousands of seniors, including $5,200 seniors in my district. cut the national deficit. produce over four million new jobs in the decade. that is 4,000 new jobs every year. health care reform will bring coverage to 219,000 in my district and 31 million nationwide for the very first time in history. this is an historic moment. in 1935 we passed social secu

for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> i asknanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> i rise today to honor the sacrifice of american men and women serving our country overseas and to urge my colleagues to support legislation i introduced to give them a much deserved pay increase for facing dangerous situations. late last year i traveled to afghanistan and was privileged to meet members of our armed forces serving our country in a difficult and dangerous environment. two of those soldiers -- i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting their troops and families by becoming co-sponsors of this bill. thank you, madam speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? mr. pence: ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. pence: the democrat health care bill that's being brought th

california. >> further inquiry, mr. speaker. i'm askingt if a bill is changed, does it not have to go back to the other body for further action? because the gentle woman from new york has assured the gentleman from california that his concerns about specific sections that were used to get specific votes is going to be changed by the manager's amendment. would that not then change the underlying senate bill which would then have to go back to the other body for further action? is that not true? >> the chair will not interpret the meaning of the pending resolution as it is being debated by members in the present debate. the gentleman from california? >> well, mr. speaker, i'm a little confused, then. perhaps you could -- tastes too. they have 35% of your daily value. oh, samples. mmm. fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. [ speaking native language ] [ speaking native language ] [ moans ] [ speaking native language ] ♪ [ speaking native language ] [ male announcer ] doctors have been saying it forever. let's take a look. [ male announcer ]

california. they will be asking questions that everybody wants answers to. all of that here on this special live edition of huckabee. tonight we start with carl cameron. carl has the latest from capitol hill. it has been a long day for what you is the latest? >> reporter: there were a number of developments today important ones. the house rules committee has been working all day drafting the parameters for tomorrow's debate. earlier today they made a major decision. democrats chose to drop to a he abandon the deem and pass proposal that would have allowed them to have one vote on the rule for debate that would have ultimately deemed the senate bill as having been passed by the house and sending it to the president. that was very controversial. even democrats objected thought it was too much of a shortcut. couple of democrats on the rules committee expressed opposition and shortly thereafter early afternoon today they dropped it. there will be an actual vote on the floor tomorrow for the senate bill. house members will be required to register the yeas and nay

mcdermott: madam speaker, the gentleman from california asked where the jobs are. well, this one-year extension of the emergency contingency fund will produce more than 160,000 subsidized job placements in clerical, health care, maintenance, human service, and customer service jobs in 35 states. they're already up and running, many of them. even haley barbour, down in mississippi, thinks it's a good idea. my office received a tremendous increase in calls from out-of-work amendments -- americans who are reaching the end of their benefits. the long-term unemployed need help transitioning into the job market and they need jobs right now. proven programs like the emergency contingency fund are already creating at a lower cost than virtually any other program. if states are uncertain of the extension, they will begin ramping down the programs in september. it is critical we pass this immediately. we've seen strong bipartisan support from the national governors' association, the national conference of state legislators, the national association of counties, all of them u

he was california governor before and wants the job again. ask me. even if you think your mattress is just fine... >>> after months of hints and speculation, attorney general jerry brown has officially joined the race to secede arnold schwarzenegger as governor of california. he launched the campaign with a three minute, 17-second video on his website. he joins us here in l.a. why? two terms you served. why do you need this? >> well, i don't need it, but the state's in deep trouble and the next governor needs the preparation, the know-how, and the knowledge to fix this state. and that's what i can offer and that's why i'm doing it. >> larry: is this state in a failed state? >> it's failing, but it has not failed completely by any means. our wealth creation last year was over $1.5 trillion, so we've got a lot of resources, we've got the creativity, but we've got to stop that bickering, that poisonous partisanship in sacramento. i think they need someone in there with the skills and the knowledge and maybe more importantly, insider's knowledge, but an o

california. they will be asking questions that everybody wants answers to. all of that here on this special live edition of huckabee. tonight we start with carl cameron. carl has the latest from capitol hill. it has been a long day for what you is the latest? >> reporter: there were a number of developments today important ones. the house rules committee has been working all day drafting the parameters for tomorrow's debate. earlier today they made a major decision. democrats chose to drop to a he abandon the deem and pass proposal that would have allowed them to have one vote on the rule for debate that would have ultimately deemed the senate bill as having been passed by the house and sending it to the president. that was very controversial. even democrats objected thought it was too much of a shortcut. couple of democrats on the rules committee expressed opposition and shortly thereafter early afternoon today they dropped it. there will be an actual vote on the floor tomorrow for the senate bill. house members will be required to register the yeas and nay

california. mr. miller: i yield for the purpose of unanimous consent request. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to affirmatively support this bill for all of america. i ask unanimous consent the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mr. miller: i ask unanimous consent to inrevise and extend my remarks. i rise in support of this truly historic and great legislation that addresses two of america's greatest troubles. the costs and high obstacles to obtaining high quality health care and quality college education. our nation has suffered from long-standing failures to make college accessible to all american people. americans have waited a long time for health insurance reform, nearly 100 years. today congress and president obama will deliver on a central promise. because of this legislation for the first time in america's history, never again will americans have to worry about losing their health insurance if they change or lose their jobs. insurance companies will not be able to jack up coverage or deny coverage because of pre-existing conditions and not drop peoples

concise ask comprehensive all at the same time. >> thanks, chuck. >>> the california state medical board dr. conrad murray should not bea, loued to practice medicine in the state. court documents reveal next month the board will ask the judge to order dr. maherry to stop practicing as he's being prosecuted for inval unary manslaughter. the documents claim he was reckless when he gave a lethal do of propofol to the superstar. the coroner concluded that michael jackson died as an overdose of the anesthetic. they tried to have his license pulled and a judge denied the request though he did order murray not to use anesthesia on patient sgloos pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger won't be giving a dna sample to police in georgia. his attorney tells cnn the investigators have withdrawn the dna request and no longer need it. a 20-year-old woman claims roethlisberger sexually assaulted her in georgia this month. roethlisberger denies it and has not been charged with a crime. earlier police were making plans to interview the quarterback. last year a woman filed a civil complaint aga

ask-don't tell. >>> michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray, could lose his high seps. the california medical board plans to ask a judge to revoke the license while being prosecuted. murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. the coroner found jackson died of acute propofol injection. >>> reynolds, get out the boards if you live in colorado. >> spring actually started this past weekend, 1:30 or so on saturday. winter weather still looms large from the central rockies, some places could see 1 to 2 feet of snowfall. it's going to be rough for you. you see everything shaded in the blueish greens or reds, those are the advisories or warnings. rough weather there. a little farther to the southeast we'll see more rough weather entirely different flavor. the chance of strong thunderstorms in the dallas ft. worth metro plex and love field and dfw. we've got more coming up in a few moments. back to you in new york. >> reynolds wolf, thanks so much. another sure sign of spring is an increase in pirate attacks. we're following an attack off the coast of somalia that was thwarted

ellison: i ask unanimous consent that my remarks in favor of health care be inserted in the record. len levin the gentlelady from california. ms. richardson: i rise in support of this health care legislation and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: i now yield the balance of my time to the very distinguished the gentlelady from florida -- very disting wished gentlelady from florida, ms. wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 45 seconds. ms. wasserman schultz: i rise to support health care and put doctors and patients in control of their health care. when i do i'll cast it for the small business owner in my district whose insurance shot up 100% last year because one employee got sick. i'll cast it for the 135,000 people in my district who don't have health insurance. on a personal note, i'll cast it for the 2 1/2 million breast cancer survivors like me who have a pre-existing condition that makes it next to impossible to obtain health insurance. finally, i'll cast it for all the moms in health care who

california rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. baca: the clock is ticking. too many american families still don't have access to health care. we're at the goal line. we need to take the ball across the line on behalf of the american people. a step-by-step approach is not the answer, especially when families in my district face 14% unemployment rate and many without health coverage. in my home state of california, anthem blue cross raised our premiums up to 39%. this must stop. we must pass health care reform that ends discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, that makes health insurance affordable, that creates greater accountability and cuts the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years, that allows doctors and patients, not insurance companies, to make important health care decisions, that does not break the banks for small businesses. i urge my colleagues to stop partisan politics and deliver health care reform. we need it now and fore generations to come.

representative maxine waters, from california, is asking some questions. >> -- system did work remarkablyell over a period of many, many decades. it was in many ways the envy wa of the world. things started to change in the late '90s and in the last decade you saw a dramatic risk on their balance sheets and a substantial erosion and underwriting more broadly and as we know now those mistakes caused a huge amount of damage. but i agree with you it's important as we think about the future to make sure we retain what was good in this system. i don't think, though, tenable to try to re-create the system as it exists today in the future. i think we're going to do things. we're going to have to do fundamental change if we achieve the objective you laid out at the beginning. we are, of course, prepared to work with you and always find ways to provide ways for continued support for the housing truss fund. i am not here to describe in precise detail how to do that but we are here to work with you on that and we do have some suggestions. >> i appreciate that very much, and we look forward to workin

woolsey from california. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take the time. speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from washington is recognized for five minutes. mr. mcdermott: as the dust settles, mr. speaker, on the capitol today, i read an article called "waterloo" by president george w. bush's speech writer. i think it sum u.p.s. nicely what we just witness -- sums up nicely what we just witnessed. he began, conservatives and republicans today suffered their most crushing legislative defeat since the 1960's. it's hard to exaggerate the magnitude of the disaster. conservatives may cheer themselves that they'll compensate for today's unexpected vote with a big win in november, 2010, selections, but, first, it's a good bet that conservatives are overly optimistic about november. by then the economy will have improved and immediate goodies in the health care bill will be reaching key voting blocks. second, so what? legislative majorities come and go. the health care bill is forever. now comes the hard lesson. a huge part of the blame for today

california rise? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous concept to address the house for one minute, revise and extends my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize international woman's day and to highlight the needs of mothers around the world. every minute somewhere in the world a woman dies in pregnancy or child birth. most of these deaths are preventable with targeted cost-effective interventions and increased access to maternal health care. i applaud president obama's newly announced global health initiative and its focus on maternal health issues. these programs will make sustainable changes in the daily lives of women around the world. now i call on my colleagues to take the next step and fully fund the initiative and the programs that are meeting the dire needs of women in need worldwide. we owe the women of the world no less. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: are there any further one-minute requests? for what purpose does

ask the gentlelady how much time we have remaining on each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio has four minutes remaining, the gentleman from california has three minutes remaining and the gentlewoman from florida has 30 secretaries remaining. -- seconds remaining. who seeks recognition? mr. kucinich: i will. i yield to the gentlelady from california, congresswoman barbara lee, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for two minutes. ms. lee: thank you very much, madam speaker. first let me thank the gentleman from ohio for this very important resolution. today's debate and discussion on the path forward in afghanistan and the proper role of congress in determining united states commit am of our country while at war, this debate and discussion long overdue so, thank you, congressman kucinich, for bringing this to the floor. now, in our ninth year of war, this body has yet to conduct a full and honest accounting of the benefits, costs, affordability and strategic importance of united states military operations in afghanistan. in order to understand afghanistan and where we are today in terms of

california rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. baca: blue cross in my district has requested to raising the premiums by 39%. if we do nothing, the american people will continue to pay higher premiums and higher out-of-pocket costs now and in the future. and the insurance companies will continue to control the high cost of health care. a step-by-step approach is not enough, and it's not the answer. especially for the 219,000 families in my district without coverage, and that also face 14% unemployment rate. health care reform holds the insurance companies accountable , ends discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, cuts interventionly, closes the doughnut holes, expands coverage for 31 million americans who don't have health coverage, cuts the national deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years. health care reform must make health insurance more affordable, providing the largest middle-class cut for insurance in history, helping small business owners. i

california, ms. woolsey. ms. woolsey: i ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee: just a few minutes ago, mr. speaker, i stood on the floor of ethis -- of the house to introduce h.res. 1150 which addresses the national aeronautic space administration as a national security asset and interest. i served for 12 years on the science committee and as a member of the space and aeronautic subcommittee. i visited almost every nasa center around the country. i visited our science laboratories. i am very engaged with the science, technology, engineering, and math program to help educate america's children to ensure that we remain at the cutting edge of science and technology and inventiveness and as well to be able to build jobs for the 21st century. we're in that century now and having interacted with nasa and many of the astronauts over the years, watching them as they have launched into space, experiencing the tragedies of challenger and columbia, the los of life for those

california. i don't have the confidence that they would have that. briefly, what am i overlooking? >> senator, i will ask to take that one for the record. it's a technical issue that i would like to provide you a little more data on. i will say that as a naval officer who has commanded multiple ships at sea, i am extremely impressed given my background with the system and ability to adapt. part of my confidence comes out of my grounding and sea operating at that system and belief that it can be transitioned. having said that, i want to provide you the hard data on this and take that for the record. >> that's all right and i don't disagree. i have been a strong supporter, but looking at long range icbms and we get that for the record, general, i appreciated the fact that you said good things about ethiopia and the response to the chairman's question. specifically i know that the one under attack in ethiopia more than anyone else is the prime minister. he has a tough job and he's a tough guy able to do it. when you make the same comments about his leadership as you would ethiopia in general? >> senator, i

california rise? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, the whole nation desperately needs health care reform, but no group of americans needs it more than women. women who face discrimination and insult at the hands of the broken status quo. we all know that the current system allows insurance companies to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions, but i wonder how many of my colleagues realize that essentially being a woman is a pre-existing condition. pregnancy, for example, or c-sections, can be deemed pre-existing conditions. and most unbelievable of all, insurance companies can legally turn back -- their backs on women who suffered injuries due to domestic violence because that, too, can be defined as a pre-existing condition. we should all be ashamed of a system that puts insurance company profits ahead of healthy american women. it's time for women to no longer be a pre-existing

>> john walker lynn grows up in california and he decides -- it's interesting you ask that because dgcews today about jihads gene following on the heels of g.i. jane and then again new jersey was really a somalian i think who went to the same town in yemen to study arabic as well. in fact told his american peers he needed to go to yemen to study real arabic and get it from the horses mouth, so to speak. so john walker lindh is far ahead of this curve here. and he ends up in the cross hairs of the afghan war. he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was 1txç x x x x x x but furans tragically, you know, one of the first people to be killed after 9/11 was an officer named mike spann and he comes face-to-face with lindh and that journey was one of the

. >>> a developing story out of southern california to tell you about. police are asking the public's health in searching for missing 11-year-old cody burton. he disappeared taking out the trash last night. he weighs about 85 pounds, four feet tall, black hair, brown eyes. last seen wearing black and gray basketball shorts. >>> is president obama paying enough attention to african-americans? it's been the topic of hot debate with many african-american leaders saying, no. controversial author and professor michael eric dyson will join us next. plus. >> this isn't radical reform but it is major reform. >> president obama may sign that major health care reform legislation into law as soon as tomorrow. the republicans in the senate will now target the fixes to the bill. but can they stop them? you're watching msnbc news. like new wood-grilled lobster and parmesan scampi... our signature lobster lover's dream... and eleven more choices. right now at red lobster. to create thermocontrol™. designed with the comfort of athletic fabrics in mind, stayfree® with thermocontrol™ quick

i'm going to ask you to comment on what we heard from congressman nunez from california when he said this democratic plan, this version of health care that president obama wants is nothing short -- and i'm paraphrasing a little bit -- of a soviet-style failed socialist program. >> look, republicans always run a risk, i think, when we start to think about our, you know, dislike of government institutions and creeping size of government into our lives. i think the congressman from california has a point, but it was inartfully framed. one of the most important things we can do out there is talk to the american people's anxiety about the size and the scope of this bill and how radically it will change 1/6 of our economy without leading -- you can do that without leaving a lot of the labels that seem to be nails on a chalk board aside. every single republican on capitol hill -- every single republican on capitol hill believes in fundamentals. we believe we can incentivize the states to stock pile the programs, they're the lavatories of democracy to get the health care they need, the acces

>> people from new york to california are all asking for help. look at this map here.he number of applications for energy assistance surged more than 20%. there are 17 of them. the biggest increase is mississippi. take a look, up 70%. what many of these states are finding is that these are new applications. people who have never applied for it kind of help before. washington, michigan, nevada are also near the top. the unemployment rates in these states are also high. something a little more cheery. stocks rallying. aig selling its asian life insurance business helps to shore up its balance sheet and pay out its bailout. the dow up 73, the nasdaq higher by 29. looks like we're keeping up this positive momentum today. >> alison kosik, thanks. using his sales skills and asking for help, an advertising exec left his job to start teaching scuba diving for people with disabilities. guess what, he's making 80% less and loving it. jack elliott's career change is at cnnmoney.com. >>> here is what we're working on for you. tony harris will be dropping in on a church in savannah

california. mr. miller: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.r. 4247. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. miller: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. gentleman is recognized. mr. miller: mr. speaker, members of the house, i rise today in strong support of this bipartisan legislation that will make our classrooms safer for our children and our teachers. but first i'd like to tell the story of cedric. this is a picture of cedric who was a young man from texas who died in his classroom when he was just 14 years of age. cedric was living with a foster family after an early childhood filled with abuse. among other things his by logical family had neglected him by denying him food. despite knowing this on the morning he died, cedric's teacher punished him by refusing to do his work by delaying his lunch for hours. when cedric tried to leave his classroom to find

california. bluecross asked for a 40% rate increase. think about what that does to a small business, middle-class family. either they don't coverage or they get inadequate coverage that is the status quo, and it does not work. host: our viewers are ready for you. spend a moment to talk about your separate legislation on coverings prescript -- prescription drug medications for medicare. guest: we want to allow the government to negotiate wholesale price discounts when we are making bulk purchases. it is a pretty astonishing thing in medicare that we buy wholesale but pay retail. if we pass this legislation and negotiate prices, just as you would in the pharmacy, we want a taxpayer to be able to pay less. it would save the american taxpayer $156 billion over 10 years. it makes no sense to abide by a time delay effort -- tom delay effort which dictated what people would pay to the insurance companies. this would give people more access to what they need. host: do you support drug importation from canada? guest: yes, drugs are lifesaving. i

california. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. mcdermott: i ask unanimous consent to take her time. to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcdermott: mr. speaker, i rise today to tell the story of an 11-year-old boy from washington state who visited congress last week to lobby for health care reform. his name is macelis owens and he lost his uninsured mother to pulmonary hypertension which could have been treated. he shared his story with senator patty murray and then presented to an audience of 100 people at a hearing, telling them that he thought, quote, health care should be for everyone. he was an articulate and bright young man and his story exemplifies why we desperately need health care are he form. so, in one of the clearest signs of republican deck la -- desperation, others took to the airwaves to tear marcelis apart. mr. limb by a calm -- limbaugh said, i would say this to the boy, well, your mother would have died anyway because obamacare doesn't kick in until 2014. fox news came in a close seco

california, mr. miller, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. mix: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent -- mr. meeks: madam speaker, i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on this legislation and insert extraneous material thereon. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. meeks: i yield myself five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. meeks: -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend, please. if we could get some order. if -- will people please take their conversations off the floor. the gentleman will proceed. mr. meeks: today, madam speaker, we consider an issue close to all of our hearts. haiti suffered a devastating earthquake on january 12 of this year. the country, which was finally making strides to a more stable and economic political role after so many failed governments of the past was rocked by a natural disaster of historic proportions. the images of the disaster are pressure fresh in our minds and the desire of the global community and the averag

i do wish to go back and ask my friend, my good friend from california abbey is the round, i will take the prerogative especially now that he has left the room on pointing out that just recently he made the statement that this is unprecedented and outrageous. well, evidently he didn't remember the 104 and 109th congress as mr. mcgovern and i were here with mrs. slaughter and ms. matsui and we labored those eight years under the mr. dreier ruling tutelage and giving him credit for having extraordinary capabilities when it comes to this process. but let me tell you what he said on a given day and one of those converses. he said that the self executing rules often used and often misunderstood. that is from mr. dreier. often used and often misunderstood. additionally, he made the proclamation that occasionally and i am quoting him a self executing world may also provide for the adoption of other unrelated measures or action such as adopting another simple resolution, bill, a joint resolution or conference report. in essence what we have here is a conference report without members of the ho

for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? ms. woolsey: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey of california, mr. engel of new york, ms. jackson lee of texas. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previoused orer of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. the gentleman from texas, mr. poe. mr. poe: i request permission to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: the new health care bill is an invasion of people's privacy. it's another reason why we should vote it down. the government shouldn't be sticking its nose into people's medical records, it's none of the government's business. there's a health care integrity data bank in the bill that gives

for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> i rise today to honor the sacrifice of american men and women serving our country overseas and to urge my colleagues to support legislation i introduced to give them a much deserved pay increase for facing dangerous situations. late last year i traveled to afghanistan and was privileged to meet members of our armed forces serving our country in a difficult and dangerous environment. two of those soldiers -- i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting our troops and their families. thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back. >> the gentle man yields that. what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise democrats -- rise? without objection, so ordered. >> the democrat health care bill brock threw to congress this week is nothing more than the government takeover of health care, and the american people know it. i know the of ministers and does not like us to use the phras

the campaign you're running in california for governor stands for something positive. >> let me ask an i brought up. a lot of working class, middle class voters, they oppose this health care plan. wait a minute thrks is mostly helping people that are poor or don't have insurance, i'm hurting here, why are they getting all the benefits and not me? >> absolutely they feel totally disconnected. lindsey is right -- for a middle of the road person who would put washington back together. they got a more labor oriented administration. they feel very disconnected from washington which is why polls show the republicans are doing so well t. only worry i have about republicans, we'll do very well because the country wants to get this out of control congress. i'm worried about the day after election, that's where we'll have the store read piece, then the country will say what are you going to do. we better have a damn good answer. >> and you don't. >> sarah palin has gotten a lot of coverage. out this weekend campaigning for senator mccain, who faces a tough race. that anti incumbency is directed

california. mrs. boxer: i ask tts quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: wowcts. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: i know that you and i and others in this chamber are focused like a laser beam on getting this economy turned around. and although we see some promising signs, for example, in my state of california, it turns out that last month 32,000 new jobs were created. we still are not moving quickly enough on the jobs front. and that's why i'm particularly pleased that leader reid is focused on jobs, jobs, jobs, and we're going to finish, hopefully, the bill that's before us, which is very clit cal to jobs, and then we're going to move on to the f.a.a. reauthorization, which is the federal aviation administration authorization, which is going to create 160,000 new jobs as we modernize our nation's airports, and then we're going to so forth and for other purposes a brief moment and take up the "hire" act, h-i-r-e act, that was passed over in the house. that will save 1 million jobs. we can't play politics with the highway trust fund, and the

california, all across the country. >> reporter: and as our anchor was asking, she was asking why specifically do all these people out this health care reform bill? >> the reason they're denouncing it is because they're very concerned about first of all how their care is going to be. my husband has parkinson's disease. one of the problems is it's an ongoing progressive disease and in the future we know that our medical care is going to be limited. it's already happened and with medicare and medicaid and they're very fearful of their coverage and what's going to happen to them. >> reporter: this is not the only protest that's going to take place. this group is going to go to their house of representatives all throughout the day to pressure them to vote this bill down and they're planning a candlelight vigil later this evening. they say they will be here for the vote tomorrow. >> wow. it looks like quite the scene out there. thank you so much, sandra. >>> now, for the latest on the health care debate and if you want to find out where every house member stands on the plan, go to cnn.com/healthcare. >>> pope benedict xvi

california. mr. filner: madam speaker, i have no further speakers and would ask if the gentleman is yielding back? -- ask if the gentleman is yielding back. mr. stearns: i would like to thank chairman filner and ranking member buyer, as well as chairman mica and member brown of the subcommittee on health for bringing this bill forward. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 4810 and do their part -- do their part to ensure that not a single one of the brave men and women who fight in uniform to defend our rights come home to a life without a job and a home. madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. filner: thank you, madam speaker. a famous president once said that we have nothing to fear but fear itself. the deputy ranking member, i didn't know we had such a title, is spreading fear. i'd just like to make it clear to every veteran, every family veteran and all-american -- and all americans, there will be no reduction of any benefits, of any veteran in the veterans he

ask how much time remains on each side. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio has 40 minutes remaining. the gentleman from california has 23 1/2 minutes. the gentleman from florida has 20 1/2 minutes. mr. kucinich: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: who seeks recognition? the gentlelady from florida is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. i'd like to yield five minutes to the gentleman from indiana, mr. pence, the chairman of the house republican conference and a member of the committee on foreign affairs. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: if i could revise because mr. pence has to go, i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from dent because he has other duty the ranking member of the homeland security subcommittee on transportation security and infrastructure protection. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. dent: thank you, madam speaker, i appreciate the accommodation. i rise in strong opposition to this house concurrent resolution 248 that directs the president to remove u.s. armed force

california insurance commissioner's are opening an investigation and are asking for a lot of data. that is an example that at the very least, a spotlight of having some transparency, having companies come forward, is a helpful step for consumers. what we really need is comprehensive reform. that is part of what this discussion is about. >> what do you say of the people who are still very concerned that the savings out of this reform package which is still calculated at $500 billion is going to come at the cost of some of the services that people are now receiving. >> that has certainly been a part of the misinformation that has been circulated. we have seen statements about the enormous profitability in the health-care investment plans. one of the cost savings is not to eliminate the advantage but stopped overpaying the insurance companies for delivering services to seniors. those kinds of savings are long overdue. we are subsidizing insurance companies and not a proven -- improving the health of seniors. we are reducing costs from pharmaceutical companies, not limiting the kinds o