blackburn. mrs. blackburn: thank you, madam speaker. and i yield myself such time as i may consume. madam speaker, i come to the floor today in strong support of h.r. 7, the no taxpayer funding for abortion and abortion insurance disclosure act. this legislation is written with the same simple principle that has been supported on a bipartisan basis for decades. no taxpayer dollars should be spent on abortions and abortion coverage. h.r. 7 establishes a permanent government-wide prohibition on taxpayer subsidies for abortion. this bill is all the more necessary because of the president's health care law and its attack on this longstanding protection of taxpayer dollars. for example, the health care law's premium subsidies can be used to purchase coverage on exchanges that include coverage of abortion. the a.c.a. breaks with the tradition of the hyde amendment , which has ensured that federal dollars do not subsidize plans that cover abortion. the bill before us would simply codify the hyde amendment language so it applies across the federal government. consumers should also have the

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marsha blackburn wants to fix it. a lot of republicans want to fix it. i think we've moved beyond let's repeal it. we all need to come together and fix it, chris. .i think your former boss has set the example for the democratic party to reach across the aisle to work with republicans. >> like i said before, let's wait and see where we are in march before everyone is ready to bury the program. >> we've got three months. the goal is 7 million. we'll be back here in three months and see if they get that. there's a head shake right there. thanks so much. >> no doubt. >> thank you. >>> coming up, we're going to bring you a brand new update on the case of a young girl, a teenager declared brain dead after what was supposed to be a routine tonsillectomy. her parents continue the fight to keep her on life support. >>> and then there's the nsa. a necessary tool on the war on terror or a gross violation of your privacy? coming up, reaction from congressman peter king why he says he's siding with the administration on this one. eliee your mom has a mom cave! today

blackburn: thank you, madam speaker. i find it so interesting that we have an argument that talks about privacy when just two weeks ago we brought to this floor a bill that chairman pitts brought from energy and commerce that addressed the privacy issues and concerns of all americans that have had to go to the healthcare.gov site. i would remind my colleagues that there were 67 members of their caucus that crossed the aisle and voted with us. privacy is an important issue. and we are concerned about that issue for all americans. i would also remind my colleagues who are required about the possibility of an i.r.s. audit, we have seen many of those come out of this administration. i would remind them when they say, we are remembering our history as women, that we all stand and we remember that the first guarantee, the first right is the right to life. we have a responsibility as members of the people's house to make certain we do the will of the people and over 60% of all americans say do not use my money, all money we hav

that is marsha blackburn. your response to that?guest: there is very little intersection between her statement and facts. in fact, in tennessee, her home state, the nissan factory got a loan guarantee that helped them build advanced batteries that will be used in nissan all electric vehicles. the ford motor company got $6 billion to help retool factories it make more fuel efficient cars and that created 33,000 jobs. you just need to go to the d.o.e. website to see there's been a 97% success rate from the loan guarantees. they have created 55,000 jobs. so while the rhetoric reflects the interest of big oil and coal companies it doesn't reflect the facts. host: we are talking to dan weiss from the center of american progress to talk about clean energy investments by the federal government and other climate issues in his work as director of climate strategy. our phone lines are open. before we leave this report from sunday on "60 minutes" they noted in the report the department of energy didn't respond to request for comment. do you th

little there's very intersection between representative blackburn's statements and the facts. tennessee, her home state, the nissan factory there n smyrna, georgia, got a loan guarantee that has helped them build advanced batteries that used in nissan all electric vehicles. $6 ford motor company got billion in loan guarantees to help them retool their factories make more fuel efficient cars that created 3,000 jobs. havementioned earlier, you to go to the doe website to see that there's been a 97% success loan guarantees and they've created 55,000 jobs. while representative blackburn's rhetoric reflects the interests of big oil coal ies and big companies, it doesn't reflect the facts. dan weiss of the center of american progress here to talk about clean energy the federal y government. and other climate issues in his ork as the director of climate strategy. our phone lines are open. democrats.80 for 202-585-3881 for republicans. 202-585-3882 for independents. f you're outside of the u.s., 202-585-3883. dan weiss, before you leave, the "60 minutes" report on sunday, " note in th

he is for extending the benefits and republican marshia blackburn of tennessee.congresswoman let me begin with you. why wouldn't you want to extend unemployment benefits? what we would love to see happen is for the president and mr. sper ling to say what can we do right now to create the environment for jobs growth to take place. i hear that the uncertainty that is coming from washington and what is happening with the new 40,000 pages of regulations that are coming out. people want to see less government over reach and they would like to have washington out of the way and get back to creating jobs and getting back to work. >> what do you say to the person who is going to be looking for the check that is not going to be there? they want to look at the politics they want to know how do i and what can i count onto pay that rent and put food on the table and try to keep the heat going in these near freezing and sub vero temperatures? >> you are right. and yeah, but what you need to be doing right now is in washington, the policies need to be what do we do to make it

. >> reporter: you can see the blackburned crosses, the toys toys and figures. >> shocked. >> our crews were dispatched for a fire. >> reporter: the chief says the fire was put out and late this afternoon investigators shifted through the debris and rebuilt a portion of the alter. the question, was it arson or an accident, fueled by candles. >> at this point we don't have any details. >> reporter: october 22 in this field the 13-year-old was shot and killed by a deputy. investigators say he told them he thought the toy rifle he had was real. that shoot chine grew -- shrine grew. they said they believe it was arson. because items from the memorial are missing. >> none of his pictures are there. he had more toys and stuff. >> reporter: a lot of folks that you see out here live say there is still a strong fiduciary turn this field into a park to honor lopez. the focus is on what sparked sparked the fire. the alter will be rebuilt this weekend. live in santa rosa, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> happening now, a vigil on 104 avenue where on new year's eve a 13-year-old was shot and ki

we'll now turn to the vice chair of the full committee, the gentle lady of tennessee, miss blackburn for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you all for the time this morning. i want to pick up where the subcommittee chairman left off, talking about the responsibility of the fcc and what it would look like going forward. i think that it's fair to say -- and mr. powell, i will address this to you. i have heard you say aol was on top at one point when you were -- on top of the game and where are they now, i think, was the comment. anyway, looking at where the fcc would be and as we look at the telecom act, should we look in terms of the fcc being more enforcement rather than regulatory in its scope or in its -- really in its scope? mr. powell and then mr. wiley, i would like to hear from you. >> i think some aspects of that deserves a fresh examination. i was a huge supporter of, served there with great people. it does an enormously great public service. int introspective management. it is one of the last of the new deal agencies that has regulatory power. that is, the

blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. when is this administration finally going to start paying attention to the warning signs? when career staff at o.m.b. warned the administration that solyndra wasn't ready for prime time they moved forward anyway. and lost hardworking taxpayers a half billion dollars. when private consultants told the white house and h.h.s. officials last spring that there were problems with healthcare.gov, they moved forward anyway. when c.m.s. sent a memo just four days before healthcare.gov went live and warned about inherent security risks, their terminology, the administration moved forward anyway. so their failed policy of forward is costing us money and is getting people into trouble. this is what we are hearing from an expieron report. america's personal information is at high risk on healthcare.gov. there is a great opportunity for data breach. this is something we can stop. the bill today does that. it is simple. it addresses the problem. what it does very simply, and i commend the gentleman

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republican vase cha-- vase out amarcia blackburn put statement saying this report underscores the massive failure administration's green thrg programs. the obama administration spent money s of taxpayer propping up green energy agenda guise of job creation failed companies and the loan question program -- proven to be a massive has proven to be a more for chinese imulus investors. a blackburn.h guest: there is very little between her statement and facts. tennessee are her home state he nissan factory got a loan guarantee that helped them build advanced batteries that will be all electric vehicles. $6 ford motor company got billion to help retool factories efficient carsel and that created 33,000 jobs. ou just need to go to the d.o.e. website to see there's been a 97% success arithmetic len guarantee -- rate rom the len -- loan guarantees. so while the rhetoric reflects oil and coalof big companies it doesn't reflect the facts. ost: we are talking to dan white from the center of american progress to talk about the energy investments by federal government and other climate issues in his wor

blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. when is this administration finally going to start paying attention to the warning signs? when career staff at o.m.b. warned the administration that solyndra wasn't ready for prime time they moved forward anyway. and lost hardworking taxpayers a half billion dollars. when private consultants told the white house and h.h.s. officials last spring that there were problems with healthcare.gov, they moved forward anyway. when c.m.s. sent a memo just four days before healthcare.gov went live and warned about inherent security risks, their terminology, the administration moved forward anyway. so their failed policy of forward is costing us money and is getting people into trouble. this is what we are hearing from an expieron report. america's personal information is at high risk on healthcare.gov. there is a great opportunity for data breach. this is something we can stop. the bill today does that. it is simple. it addresses the problem. what it does very simply, and i commend the gentleman

and for some more reaction, we turned it over to our panel of lawmakers, congresswoman blackburn, good what is going to be told, that there is a war on women, republicans want dirty air and water and they want to throw granny over the cliff. they don't want income inequality. what is the response to that? >> i think what we keep the focus on is opportunity, we're the great opportunity party. and when -- you've got the president always talking about minimum wage. let's flip it. let's talk about maximum wage and letting individuals earn as much as they can possibly earn. >> you just care about the rich, you know what they're going to say. >> we want individuals to have opportunity and children to dream big dreams and see those dreams come true. >> could part of that argument be it is immoral to rob from our children, with $17 trillion in debt. and congressman, they said it is irresponsible, now it is $17 trillion. is there an argument to be made we have to balance our budget? how many of you would support the penny plan cutting one cent out of every dollar that the president spends? you

blackburn's questioning. recollection that what the president said was that actr the affordable care was implemented that insurance premiums, people would save a year. opposed to what they would have to whatnding, compared they would have been spending if it weren't for passage of the affordable care act. is that your rex length of what he said? >> that's my understanding, yes. >> not that people's insurance could cost $24 less. >> that's my understanding, correct. >> in fact, has has been alluded to earlier in the various costsoning, health care are rising at a much lower rate historically. so while the numbers may not be precise, there's evidence to wasest that the president actually correct in that insurance would have cost more affordable't for the care act? >> i think there's no question about that, and i think it's also true that many americans seeing actual reductions in what they are paying over what they were paying. manyvery american, but americans are. >> right. let's talk about the enrollment hist

republican vase cha-- vase out amarcia blackburn put statement saying this report underscores the massiveailure administration's green thrg programs. the obama administration spent money s of taxpayer propping up green energy agenda guise of job creation failed companies and the loan question program -- proven to be a massive has proven to be a more for chinese imulus investors. a blackburn.h guest: there is very little between her statement and facts. tennessee are her home state he nissan factory got a loan guarantee that helped them build advanced batteries that will be all electric vehicles. $6 ford motor company got billion to help retool factories efficient carsel and that created 33,000 jobs. ou just need to go to the d.o.e. website to see there's been a 97% success arithmetic len guarantee -- rate rom the len -- loan guarantees. so while the rhetoric reflects oil and coalof big companies it doesn't reflect the facts. ost: we are talking to dan white from the center of american progress to talk about the energy investments by federal government and other climate issues in his work

blackburn's questioning. it's my recollection that what the president said was that after the affordable care act was implemented that insurance premiums, people would save $2400 a year. opposed to what they would have been spending, compared to what they would have been spending if it weren't for passage of the affordable care act. is that your rex length of what he said? >> that's my understanding, yes. >> not that people's insurance could cost $24 less. >> that's my understanding, correct. >> in fact, has has been alluded to earlier in the various questioning, health care costs are rising at a much lower rate than they have historically. so while the numbers may not be precise, there's evidence to suggest that the president was actually correct in that insurance would have cost more if it weren't for the affordable care act? >> i think there's no question about that, and i think it's also true that many americans are seeing actual reductions in what they are paying over what they were paying. not every ame

i want you to listen to something marsha blackburn said. she spoke to my colleague chris jansing a few minutes ago. here's what she had to say. >> i want to solve this problem. it is just untenable that so many people have been unemployed for this amount of time, because this economy has created an environment where employers cannot create jobs. the uncertainty, the overregulation, the overtaxation, the way washington picks winners and losers. >> your thoughts on what she had to say? >> well, what i think we ought to be focusing on is a pro growth economy where we continue the strength of our recovery through investing. investing in education, in skills training, in infrastructure. there have been a number of bipartisan bills introduced and discussed and debated here in the senate. just earlier today, i met with a bipartisan group of senators committ committed to moving legislation on manufacturing. infrastructure, education, research and development, where we can and should be investing to grow our economy. the congresswoman points solely

we'll now turn to the vice chair of the full committee, the gentle lady of tennessee, miss blackburn for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you all for the time this morning. i want to pick up where the subcommittee chairman left off, talking about the responsibility of the fcc and what it would look like going forward. i think that it's fair to say -- and mr. powell, i will address this to you. i have heard you say aol was on top at one point when you were -- on top of the game and where are they now, i think, was the comment. anyway, looking at where the fcc would be and as we look at the telecom act, should we look in terms of the fcc being more enforcement rather than regulatory in its scope or in its -- really in its scope? mr. powell and then mr. wiley, i would like to hear from you. >> i think some aspects of that deserves a fresh examination. i was a huge supporter of, served there with great people. it does an enormously great public service. int introspective management. it is one of the last of the new deal agencies that has regulatory power. that is, the

so now tennessee republican congresswoman marsha blackburn has just a two-word statement, and all it eric cantor said this morning he's going to push for new legislation that would require more transparency from the administration. >> the numbers are as bad as they seem with the lack of information, just imagine perhaps how bad it really is. so we need to get to the bottom of this. people's health care is at stake. people's pocketbooks are at stake. >> reporter: and another very important number in the hhs report, 79% -- that's how many people have signed up for a plan who qualify for federal subsidies and, thus, lower premiums. jenna? jenna: peter doocy from a rainy white house today. peter, thank you very much. jon: for more on this, let's bring in a.b. stoddard, associate editor and columnist for "the hill," and tim carney, senior political columnist at "the washington examiner." so the health insurance companies, a.b., are saying that if these numbers persist, their profits are going to be cut in half. i mean, profit doesn't have to be a dirty word in this country. what are they

new york representative carolyn maloney and tennessee representative marsha blackburn drafted a billartisan commission the task of devising a fund-raising strategy and determining a location for the proposed museum, dedicated to the legacies and accomplishments of women. joining us is congressman maloney. >> thank you, melissa. marsha and i are very grateful you're having us on your show. and we're thrilled to be here and tell you about our bill, which would create a commission to study the creation of a national women's history museum, which would not cost the federal government or anybody any taxpayer anything, and it would be totally funded by a not-for-profit, which has already raised over $12 million, including $1 million from meryl streep. >> i was going to ask, who are the folks who you think clearly see the vision here, and are willing to support either with their voices or dollars? >> well, like-minded men and women who recognize that half the population is not recognized in our nation's history. as you said in your beginning, a brilliant, brilliant author was not recognized

wh to get involved o are very clear in the purpose and want to articulate their view, and marsha blackburn, diane black, there are just women who are so competent. it becomes a non-issue. but to osha get into whether it's practicing law or i think health care is better than politics, it's a tough venue and women do need mentors to help guide them through the system. i know my own race was a little bit hostile to women. the seat was held by republicans for 20 years and there was another fellow involved who had money, and i didn't. he was the favorite and i had, i got the nomination but those are the kinds of things -- i have to tell you, i have a character flaw. as soon as someone tells me i can't do it or you won't do it, this little thing goes off in my and -- goes off in my head this is okay, you've got to do it. you can go to law school with six kids. i don't want to push that character flaw on you, but it's in my situation, i just kept plowing forward. mentoring and having that support i think is a wonderful goal. we should have more of it. >> i don't think it's a character flaw. i thi

blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania for the great work that he's done on this bill. mr. terry has also done great work on this bill. you know what is so interesting and one of the reasons we find it necessary to come and address these issues, secretary sebelius told us, told us in december, 5,000 people a day were getting access to health care that they had not had before. the other side of that story, which was not told, 74,000 american families a day were getting cancellation notices. . they looking at one another across the dinner table and saying guess what? our insurance has been canceled. it has had a devastating effect. and as we try to do oversight and due diligence and continue to push for that oversight and due diligence, and carry it out even this morning at energy and commerce committee, where we have had mr. cohen, what we have found is that it's very difficult to get information. even when where sometimes hearing from employees they are admitting what they told u