joining us now is democratic senator barbara boxer of california.ank you for inviting me. >> thank you for making your way over from there to here. >> yes. isn't that a beautiful sight. >> this is a great spot to watch it. what was your reaction to the speech tonight? >> i was touched. i was moved. i was so happy with the president tonight. because he showed i think a fierce determination to get this done. and he spoke to our strengths i think as americans, all of us, that we have this problem and it's a moral issue and we can't turn away from it. and we all have to do our part. boy, am i ever ready to go. i am so ready. as we bumped into the president, just so lucky i was on my way back to my little office and there he came. and congressman was asking him to do some autographs. i said i don't want an autograph. i just want to tell you something and i leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek and said, you hit it out of the ballpark, mr. president. you know what he said? he said, now, let's get it done. and said that loud. everyone heard it. now,

coming up, senator barbara boxer, former labor secretary robert rush. >> it's like 1978.l getting very conservative out here in california. >> all of a sudden. >> again, though, these are the realities, though. if you look at what's happening in california with taxes exploding, if you look even our good progressive friends in new york city say, you can't put 5% more taxes on top of what we're already paying or we're going to be paying 60% of our income to the governments on all three levels. >> you talked about the big problem he's got. obama already said it's going to be revenue neutral. you're going to chop medicare. >> how's he going to do it? >> that message goes out, you've got a problem. you're going to raise taxes. that message out there, you've got a problem. that's the next big thing for obama. >> cutting more fraud and abuse. >> of course. more with pat buchanan, peggy noonan, and lawrence o'donnell all straight ahead. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks, coming to you from the reagan library in simi valley, california. there was a time i wouldn't

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states say they would rather spend that money on more projects but california democratic senator barbara boxerhy on earth would you want to hide from the american people that the recovery package we passed is putting people to work?" and dozens of lawmakers are lining up in support of two florida school officials on trial for praying in the presence of students. pace high school president frank lay and athletic director robert freeman are charged with contempt of court for allegedly violating the conditions of a lawsuit settlement with the americans civil liberties unions. "the washington times" reports 60 members of congress have signed a letter of support for the men. one of those, florida republican jeff miller says, quote "the founding fathers would be appalled. a federal judge has gone well outside the bounds of the constitution to declare that prayer offered among adults is illegal." virginia republican randy forbes says it is, quote, "one of the first times we have literally had the potential for the criminalization of prayer in the united states of america." and an official with the ac

. >>> john kerry and barbara boxer are said to be coauthors a green bill. >> thursday, all about iran, u.n. security council will enter -- iran maintains the fuel enrichment program is strictly for peaceful purposes. >> from on friday, first lady michelle obama will be in denmark to support her hometown of chicago's bid fothe 2016 olympics. no word on whether or not she will be joined by the president. >>> it appears many parents ar not taking threats seriously, why some won't be getting their kids a swine flu shot. >> that's when our journey started with donations and donates organs and becoming a donor family. >> her only son died in a car crash more than two years ago, now her family's journey has turned to saving others and forming new life long friends.  seem smooth and strong to irreversible damage. no different. irreversible loss of enamel. enamel shield enamel loss by forming against acid attack. toothpastes dentists check most. save your enamel. be gone for good. enamel shield. with the rinse.  >>> come october, there will be a million doses of the h1n1 virus vaccine availa

are signs that tell motorists where billions in stimulus money is being s pent, and they cost -- barbara boxer says the expense of road signs show the american public how the money is working. others say it is a waste of money and is simply an example of politicians trying to pat themselves on the back. and finally, if you think you can escape paying taxes, listen to this. anna nicole smith, who died in 2007, apparently still owes the state of california taxes. according to tmz, the dead blonde bombshell owes back taxes. more than $35,000 is delinquent, and the rest is a penalty fee and interest. there you have it. the best of the rest. still, the last call. vice-president biden and kanye west have something in common. greta: 11:00 is almost here. flash the studio lights. last call. rapper kanye west and joe biden, the perfect storm for late night comedians. just ask conan o'brien. >> vice-president biden apparently called kanye west and aid. now, some people are upset about him doing that. joe biden is furious because that is his secret service code name, and now it is out. yes. we have got [

today, liberals led by john kerry and barbara boxer laid down their marker on climate change, the issue waiting after health care. and what senator kerry male the point was, it's not a piece of legislation that's going to damage the economy, it's about protecting the country. >> was introduced this legislation because of one word -- security. economic security, energy security, national security. america knows that that is the bat that will we face right now. >> now the security issue is largely about trying to free dependence on foreign oil. but obama says green jobs are the kind of jobs that will last. >>. >> every dollar we invest in clean energy creating as many as four times the jobs as the dollar invested in the old fuels. this will create good jobs in every region of the country for good workers with every single eblg casual back ground and these are jobs that stay here in america. they can not be shipped overseas. >> now, larry, i think this legislation is not about getting it passed by the end of the year. part of the game is with the house having passed a cap and trade bill th

are signs that tell motorists where billions in stimulus money is being s pent, and they cost -- barbara boxerays the expense of road signs show the american public how the money is working. others say it is a waste of money and is simply an example of politicians trying to pat themselves on the back. and finally, if you think you can escape paying taxes, listen to this. anna nicole smith, who died in 2007, apparently still owes the state of california taxes. according to tmz, the dead blonde bombshell owes back taxes. more than $35,000 is delinquent, and the rest is a penalty fee and interest. there you have it. the best of the rest. still, the last call. vice-president biden and kanye west have something in common. ún gecko vo: geico's the third-largest car insurance company in the nation. but, it's not like we're kicking back, now, havin' a cuppa tea. gecko vo: takes lots of sweat to become that big. gecko vo: 'course, geckos don't literally sweat... it's just not our thing... gecko vo: ...but i do work hard, mind you. gecko vo: first rule of "hard work equals success." gecko vo: that's why

. >> >> and barbara boxer, and who is the other woman? >> they're close? >> yeah, right downtown on e, right across the street from the store. we love these people for legislation, you know. right now we're trying to get them onboard for healthcare, for, you know, and we -- and warehouse workers, and i don't know, and they'll probably totally legalize drugs before they will prostitution, but you know -- >> that's the thing. if he is running for office, i would be a liability to him. glenn: i mean, this woman is rattling off a lot of names. your know, some of these names prominent. whether or not she even even knows these people and in what context, i'm not even going to speculate on. i don't know. i had will say that acorn's story keeps changing. first they called the video false and defamatory, and then they fired the first four employees in two different cities and then they called it got ya journalism and then they said the tapes are drok toward. they're not. acork is trying to bully the 20 and 25-year-olds who made the film to deflect attention from th

barbara boxer is very involved with the united nations children's rights commission, trying to puth ourren's rights, including going to church, anything like that, they can be taken out of your home. >> glenn, this program, the international backed laureate organization is an n.g.o. of eweness skoe and being -- of unesco and being sold across the united states. a third of their global programs are in the united states. it is competing with advanced placement of the american borne college board and being sold under the guys of improvements, when, in fact, it is dumbing down our schools. glenn: you start talking about, you know, the united nations and everything else, and it begins to sound, quite honestly, like conspiracy theories are. i mean, i find myself all the time -- i mean, what i believe now, i probably wouldn't have believed a year ago. i definitely wouldn't have believed two years ago. are you are with me? >> every time we figure out where is the line between the crazy conspiracy theorists and the government, then the government moves, too, with the conspiracy theorists. glenn:

you're the policy guy that worked with barbara boxer that was involved in getting the legislation outhere to make a difference. what do you think of this way of exposing hiv/aids and the horrors behind it? >> this ad is very destructive. the good part is it's provoking, it may get people's attention. what you have to do is you have to help them understand the behaviors that protect themselves. putting aside the hitler image makes people who have hiv into victims or perpetrators, which again is the wrong message, we don't want to say that people who have hiv are mass murderers, it alienates them, it stigmat e stigmatizes hiv further. more over, when we get people's attention, we need to fixture out how to help them protect themselves. we need to tell them that using condoms is an effective school for hiv prevention, and that's not in this message. >> kelly, with your experience, i have to say this is pretty scary to look at. i have to say it made me extremely uncomfortable. have you seen scare tactics work, when it comes to trying to get people to not have unprotected sex? >> while i w

we see the environment committee is planning to lay down their bill, barbara boxer and john kerry are cosponsoring. that's just the starting point for a long discussion that's not likely to be con clued until next year. >> i'm going to start with the olympics. that's a big risk for him. political capital, isn't it? >> i think they're taking the view that you've got to lobby for your hometown. you're lobbying for the united states. his wife was headed over already. he's laid on a quick trip. i do think there's a bit of a perception chul risk for the president in that the end of the week is when those negotiations with iran are taking place. and one might ask why are you spending time on the olympic games when you're dealing with a nuclear threat from iran. but i think they've decided it's a quick trip, up and back. and he'll give it his best shot and see what happens. >> all right, john. thanks. john harwood in washington. >>> president obama considering pumping $35 billion more into the troubled housing market. is it good money after bad? we're going to decide. >>> at 12:45 eastern ha

senator barbara boxer of california. are there any other members? steny hoyer. boehner, the republican leader of the house. senator isaacson of georgia. senator gramm of south carolina. senator shot team -- shahim from new hampshire. senator franken and minnesota, and the newest member of the senate. senator feingold who is with us. senator boy and a bit of ohio. senger merkley of oregon. senator alt mire of pennsylvania. senator gil brandt of new york. senator read and write island from a -- senate term rtor reidf rhode island. any other member is ths? congressman dan to of pennsylvania. reaching dench of pe -- center dench of pennsylvania. i think we should take them as a sign of the enormous gratitude that we have. i hope we will go from here to our 9/11 ceremony were real honor you. anyone who visit here will see the name of your loved dom. now we will on bail. -- now we will unviel. unveil. [applause] >> [unintelligible] >[reaading list of honored heroes] [reading list of honored heroes] [readintg lisg list of honored heroes] >> and brave sacrifice on septe

senator barbara boxer of california. and the majority leader of the house.house. hx senator isaacson of georgia, senator graham of south carolina, senator from new hampshire, senator franklin of minnesota. the newest member of the senate. senator feingold of wisconsin, the senator from ohio, senator murfly of oregon, senator enzy of wyoming -- you should be announcing these names. senator altmier of pennsylvania, the senator of new york. senator reid of rhode island. we've never had this many senators ven tour to this side of the house. actually, we are on

think every -- she did say at one point that she talks to big government officials every day like barbara boxer. she said do you think every congressman, every legislature, do you think that even obama, our new president, any of them ever really puts down every single resource where they got their money? is she doing charlie rangel's books? what's that about? gretchen: here is the interesting thing. some people are confused about exactly what acorn is supposed to be doing with your taxpayer dollars. take a look. it's very simple. here are the main things acorn is supposed to be doing with your money. brian: acronym association of community organizations for reform now. gretchen: help poor americans. fight foreclosures, register to vote, and fix tax problems. steve: help them fill out tax forms. brian: we have seen it in four cities. they are trying to beat the system. that's outraged people like john boehner or peter king. co-sponsor legislation to actually freeze the funding coming out of washington. you know what happened with the 83-7 vote in the senate yesterday, saying, telling hud no more

energy and environment committee, jeff bingaman, and the chairman of the public works committee, barbara boxer certainly could not at the beginning of this decade. democrats also have the governorship in oregon and washington, and back in washington, president obama knew that he was doing when he drew nearly half of his cabinet from the west. they could better tackle our broken immigration system that janet palatine know, who served so ably as governor of arizona? -- janet napolitano, who serve so ably as governor of arizona? knew better than no ball prize winner steven chu, who state -- who came from berkeley, california to lead us into energy independence as it -- secretary of energy? the better than eric shinseki, a retired army four-star general, who was born in hawaii, to lead the department veteran affairs? by the way, despite what you hear, barack obama was born in america. [laughter] and of course, the better to preserve our national treasures in colorado's own ken salazar? -- banned colorado's on ken salazar? -- than colorado's own ken salazar? we are friends. i know that can mrs. rep

signed defender, california senator barbara boxer say they were an example of government tantransparency> the wealthy banking hub dubai has remained largely immune. the washington times has learned that the united arabist officials uncovered a plot to blowup a building in dubai. you haven't heard about it because the ua government has tried to keep it quiet because they have worry about the effect that it would among the u.s. deal that would allow them to sell the country fuels and technologies. congress has yet to review that deal. i'm ♪ >>> the senate finance committee comes out with its version of the healthcare reform. the plan was negotiate for months on members of both sides of aisle. in the end neither side is happy with it. good morning, gentlemen. >> good morning, patrice. >> so max bacchus says it's not everyone's first choice, i know that, but i think this can pass the senate. is that possible. >> only if gets out of committee. number one the left hates it because of the 35% exice tax on the insurance companies. that is going to directly impact union plans. there's no way they

and when barbara boxer glares at our side of the table, i am never sure whether it is set -- is at him us more dependent on foreign oil. >> that is all i wanted to know. >> all right. you understand that we fight, each one, to be the cause of the clear. is there any hope for tort reform in this congress? [applause] doctor, i will give you my honest answer. in this congress, i think the answer is no. i don't think this congress will ever consider meaningful tort reform. but let me just remind you of the first rule of politics, which i think is relevant there, particularly as we think about the next election. in politics, it is a lot easier to change bodies than to change hearts and minds. just keep that in mind. [applause] >> let me extend that. you heard howard been only a couple of days ago in a very candid moments saying, well, the reason why we cannot put it in the bill because it will never pass because of our trial are -- lawyer constituents. dollars we will give him a a for honesty -- >> we will give him an a for honesty. >> it is fascinating to me because some of the -- someone

environment committee, jeff bingaman, and the chairman of the environment and public works committee, barbara boxert. we should all be proud that -- all be proud that colorado, montana, new mexico, and wyoming each have elected democrats to be their governor. you couldn't say that just a short time ago. certainly you couldn't at the beginning of this decade. democrats also have the governorships in oregon and washington. and back in washington, president obama knew what he was doing when he drew nearly half his cabinet from the west. who could better tackle our broken immigration system as secretary of homeland security than janet napolitano who served so abeably as governor of -- abeably as governor of new mexico? who better than nobel prize winner steve chu who came from berkeley, california to lead as secretary of energy? . as john indicated, there really is a lot of their -- a love affair between us and the salazars. we are friends. i know that he misses missing the people of colorado. but i know that he understands patriotism. when he was called upon by the president of the united states to do

working on it it along with several other committees and the environmental public works committee, barbara boxer would like to get a bailout this fall. the action will be in the senate and it is a tough haul and seems unlikely to get through the senate this year because healthcare is taking up most of of the time. >> host: do you think the debate on healthcare and how the various votes go will give us a clue on the energy debate? is a lot looking with an eye toward 2010? >> guest: sure. the degree to which the next congressional election is already lapping at the feet of those in congress, you know, can't be underestimated. it is only a year away, 13 months away now. the notion the very simple dynamic here is if the republicans feel as though they have stopped president obama on healthcare, they will dig in their heels even more emphatically on other issues such as climate change and democrats themselves will get more anxious and seem as though the president, the simple sense is the president's agenda will be stalled out. should hasten that in one sentence and the same thing was said of bill cli

when barbara boxer glares at our side of the table, i am not sure if she is a glaring at him or glaring at me. we're going to continue the fight against this program that will cripple our economy, crippled our energy, and make us more dependent on foreign sources of energy, and undermine our national security. thank you. [applause] >> that is all i wanted to know. >> you understand, we each want to be the cause of the glare. we fight about there. is there any hope for tort reform in this congress? [applause] i will give you my honest answer. in this congress, i think the answer is no. i don't think this congress will ever consider meaningful tort reform. but let me just remind you of the first rule of politics, which i think is relevant there, particularly as we think about the next election. in politics, it is a lot easier to change bodies than to change hearts and minds. so keep that in mind. >> you heard howard dean only a couple of days ago in a candid moment say, well, the reason why we cannot put it in the bills because it will never pass, because of our trial lawyer constituents.

john kerry and barbara boxer are working on a proposal, and it will take part in ban ki-moon' s timediscussion next week. we understand that we are one part of what has to happen, internationally. and understanding that, we are working three years and years of of an issue that has not been at the forefront of many different agendas here in the white house. they are seeking to change that, and this will take some time. >> but given your expectations and the hope for real progress -- >> we can continue to make process and we can continue to make process -- progress in the international community and the developing nations, and the developing world economies and get them on board. this is not a one country solution. there will have to be an international effort to address this. >> back to afghanistan and the commission that is there, what is your feeling on this and how worried are you, about the fact that people in the world may not know who the next leader of the -- of afghanistan will be for some time? how will this affect your strategy? >> there is no doubt that there is a role for

[applause] senator barbara boxer of california. [applause] are there any other members?house, stanley foyer. [applause] the minority leader, john boehner. [applause] the senator of georgia. [applause] senator gramm of south carolina. [applause] the senator from new hampshire. senator franken of minnesota, the newest member of the senate. [applause] senator feingold who is with us from wisconsin. [applause] center of voyage of ohio. [applause] the center of oregon. perhaps you should be announcing -- [unintelligible] center of wyoming. -- cemetery of wyoming. -- senator of wyoming. senator reed of rhode island. [applause] we have never had this many senators bentsen over to the side of this house. we are actually on their side. [laughter] any other members? [inaudible] mr. murphy. congressman charlie dent of pennsylvania. congressman murphy of pennsylvania. [applause] i think we have them all. i think you should take that as a sign of the enormous gratitude that we have, how incapable words are to thank you, but i hope that the presence of so many members in this space. f

senator barbara boxer of california. [applause] the majority leader of the house, steny hoyer here.leader of the house, john boehner. [applause] center isaacson of georgia. [applause] senator gramm of south carolina. [applause] senator shaheen is with us from new hampshire. [applause] senator al franken of minnesota, the newest member of the senate. [applause] senator russ feingold of wisconsin. [applause] center of one of its of ohio. -- senator voinavich of ohio. [applause] senator ensey of wyoming. [applause] senator altmier of pennsylvania. [applause] senator gillibrand of new york. [applause] we have never had this many senators adventure over to this side of the house. actually we are on their side. [laughter] and the other members? [inaudible] congressman dan of pennsylvania. [applause] congressman murphy of pennsylvania. [applause] little bit i know when we went down this path hal honored we were. we should take that as a sign of the enormous gratitude we have. i hope by the presence of some members in this space will go from here to our 9/11 observance will we will also hon

[applause] senator barbara boxer of california.plause] majority leader of the house, steny hoyer. [applause] minority leader, john boehner, theepublican leader of the house. [applause] senator isakn of georgia. [applause] senator graham of south carolina. [applause] senator shaheen is with us as well from new hampshire. [applause] senator frank, senator frank end of minnesota,he newest member of the senate. [applause] senator feingold who is with us, of wisconsin. [applause] senator voinovich of ohio. [applause] senator merkley of oregon. [applause] senator enzi of wyoming. [applause] senator altmire of pennsylvania. [applause] senator gillibrand of new york. [applause] senator reed of rhode island. [applause] we havnever had this many senators center over to the side, this side of the house. actually we aren their side. [lghter] and the other members? we said senator graham. [applause] charlie dent of pennsylvania. [applause] congressman murphy of pennsylvania. i think we have them all. little did i know when we went down this pat

barbara boxer has said she would like to get a bill out this fall.e senate. it is a tough bill and is unlikely to get through the senate this year because health care is taking up so much time. host: do you think the debate over health care will give us a clue on to -- as to how this energy debate goes? is it looking with an eye toward 2010 tax guest: shore. pdit is only about 13 months a. the simple dynamic is that if the republicans feel as though they have stopped president barack obama on health care, they will dig in their heels even more emphatically on other issues such as climate change and the democrats will get more anxious. the president's agenda could be stalled out, as a result. the republicans took over control of the house in 1994 after bill clinton introduced health care reform. host: could passage of health care over republicans empower the legislators when they go back in 2010? guest: it could. at this juncture, and the dynamic can change, if the president gets health care, it will be with only a handful of republican votes. the re

the that chairman is now senator barbara boxer, and she has, since she took over the committee from myleadership -- the presiding officer: the senator's 10 minutes have been used. mr. inhofe: i understand that i have an additional five minutes given from our side. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: thank you very much. so -- and i will conclude with this. but all of the hearings -- over 30 hearings thatenator boakseb has had on the subject -- boxer has had on the subject of global warming were taking place, and it was not really the republicans, but a total turnaround and the democrats starting to look into this and realizing that the democrats, as a party who always supported cap-and-trade systems, such as the 2001 bill and the 2005 bill and the 2008 bill are looking at it and cutting to the chase. ly give you quotes from democrats -- i will give you quotes. president obama said electricity prices would necessarily skyrocket. democrat representative john dingelrom michigan said that cap-and-trade i a tax and add grade big one. democratic representative pete defa rch