charly has agreed to take some questions from the audience. if we can restrict those to the members of name, that would be appreciated. the microphone? >> one of the things that was striking was when you spoke about the implications if this is a structural moved in unemployment on our productivity. can you tell us what the full rate of unemployment might have changed to? how much higher could be? >> that is a good question. it depends on how you like to think about the national rate of unemployment. i think of it as much more slowly moving measure of employment. according to some measures. we used to think it was 4.75. i thought 5% was a better, rounder number. some of the structural issues i was talking about that affect unemployment duration, you could probably get estimates substantially higher, maybe as much as a percentage point. that is not how i like to think about it. audra for longer terms. maybe it's up to 5.75. for what you're looking at in terms of policy issues over the medium term, over the next four years, the gap of an islamic

speaker, a number of charlie's former colleagues who served with him, members of the texas delegation, has asked that we include their remarks in respect to charlie, his life and his spirit. and i would ask unanimous consent to be able to do that. also, mr. speaker, i would like to insert into the record the remarks of ralph hall, who served many years with charlie. and i would just summarize one statement made by ralph about his good friend charlie. said he was a courageous and kind man, with a strong sense of justice that compelled him to work for the good of others. while he was -- the speaker pro tempore: the remarks will be covered under general leave. mr. edwards: he was known as good-time charlie and he did enjoy life. charlie wilson spent his entire adult life in serious business of public service to our nation. he graduated from the naval academy and then served our nation as a lieutenant and as a naval intelligence officer. at the age of 27, he was elected to the texas legislature, where he was known as the liberal from lofkin supporting minimum wage, medicaid and equal rights am

charlie very much. are you disappointed, though? >> i'm disappointed. this man has served his country. me guilt when it comes to charlie rangel. let the investigation be complete. >> have you ever forgotten to report $500,000 on a congressional -- >> do you have to worry about that? >> have you ever done that? >> i think the answer is no. >> he just said no with a smile on his face. >> no. >> and also, i was explaining to these guys, if you go on a trip, you know who's paying for that trip, don't you? >> do you ever go on trips where you don't know who paid for it? >> no, i -- >> are you sure? >> i'm sure. >> he's trying to -- >> being nice about it. >> doing the best he can. >> but when you go back into their past and mention something else great they did, that's not an answer. >> yeah. >> irrelevant. >> it's sort of -- it's nice to know, but it doesn't change the difference between right and wrong. i'm still kind of curious as to why we're still talking about this. here with us now, editor at large of "newsweek," evan thomas. in the latest issue of "newsweek," he writes this. "the pro

charlie has agreed to take some questions from the audience. we could restrict those to the members of nabe that would be appreciated. please use the microphone. >> i know it's unfair for to me to ask a question to charlie, but one of the things that was striking when you're talking about the implications of our productivity is a structural with an unemployment. >> wright and. >> have you used estimates of what the full rate of one of women may have changed to or is that -- my assumption is the implication is the full rate is significantly higher than what was here and how much higher could it be practice. >> that's a good question and depends a lot on how you like to think about the national rate of unemployment. the way i like to think is much more slowly moving measure of employment, full employment according to salomon measures. we probably used to think it was war in three quarters before this started. i actually thought maybe 5 percent was a better rounder number, certainly the case with some of the structural with issues i was talking ab

charlie has agreed to take questions from the audience.if we could respect those to the members of names, that would be appreciated. please, be sure to use the microphone. >> one of the things that was striking was when you are talking but implications of the structural move. >> right. >> have you worked on in the estimates are planned with the full rate of unemployment may have changed? my assumption is that it is it the beginning higher than what it was. how much higher could it be? >> that is a good question. it depends on how you look at national unemployment. i like to look at it as much more slowly moving measure of employment. there probably used to think it was 4 and 3/4. i thought maybe 5% would be better, rounder. that is certainly the case with some of the structural issues as i was talking about. he probably could get some estimates that are substantially higher, maybe as much as a percentage point. i prefer to think about the longer term. maybe it has picked up. for what we are looking at in terms of the policy, over the next

for example, the charlie rangel affair has been building for a long time. obviously, he is a senior and respected member of congress. he is entitled to his day and what counts as court in congress. on the other hand, the allegations have been swirling around him for months and months and months now. a and i think -- and i think that congress needs a more effective mechanism for asking people to step aside time brierley, to accuse -- step aside temporarily, recruits themselves until they are cleared. innocent until proven guilty is a wonderful principal for court of law. but when it comes to the court of public opinion, congress may have to adopt a more stringent standard. not just congress, but the executive branch as well. host: lakeland, florida. democratic line. caller: well, i'm wondering if the problem is government, as ronald reagan said, or -- are you including in your assessment of the contract on america? while it may have developed -- delivered a balanced budget, it delivered massive deregulation around here? and this criteria, do you also include

charlie has agreed to take questions from the members of the audience. if we could restrict those to members of nabe. thank you. >> i know it's unfair for me to ask a question. one the things that were spoking is this was a structural move in unemployment. >> right. >> have you worked on any estimates about what the full rate of unemployment may have changed to? my assumption is the implication of the full rate is higher than what it was, how much higher could it be? >> so the -- yeah, that's a good question. and it depends a lot on how you like to think the natural mate of unemployment. it's much more slowly moving measure of employment, full employment according to some measures. we probablily used to think it was four and 3/4 before it started. i thought 5% was better, rounder number, it's certainly the case with some of the structural issues that i was talking about that effect unemployment duration, you probably could get some estimate that is substantially higher, maybe as much as a percentage point. that's not the way that i like to think about it

charlie. you can tell. bob corker haspped up on financial regulation. >> dling with dodd. >> look at bob's background. he was a businessman and a mayor. not just dealing with issues in theory but in charge of implementing them fact. that just affects the way you look at things. >> rose: here's an interesting idea. are the best among us those decision makers, those people with the wisest sense of how to bring factions together, provide executive leadership, would they best from somewhere else? >> well, i don't know what other system we would have. i thought about this at one point. people who were involved in the presidential process complain about how rigorous it is and exhausting and demanding. i think that's pretty good. >> rose: good test. >> it is a good test because you're applying for the hardest job in the world. now all of them are human beings with strengths and weak nesses so the challenge is/-to-identify the person with the strengths that meet the moment and who have the minimal amount of weaknesses. i tell you

of pieces to it that struck notes that might to take a lot more than that to regenerate charlie crist. there has-- that crist might run as an independent. you point out it is a primary five months away. that's a long time to play out a campaign. i would have to say charlie crist is in dee >> tomorrow, a look at the white house and congressional plans for jobs legislation. also, business roundtable president john castellani on the budget for medicare and medicaid. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. tomorrow, part 2 of a hearing on reconstruction contracts in iraq and afghanistan. representatives from the state and defense departments and the u.s. agency for international development talk about interagency coordination and a proposed new government oversight agency to reduce

for example, the charlie rangel affair has been building for a long time.he is a senior and respected member of congress. he is entitled to his day and what counts as court in congress. on the other hand, the allegations have been swirling around him for months and months and months now. a and i think -- and i think that congress needs a more effective mechanism for asking people to step aside time brierley, to accuse -- step aside temporarily, recruits themselves until they are cleared. innocent until proven guilty is a wonderful principal for court of law. but when it comes to the court of public opinion, congress may have to adopt a more stringent standard. not just congress, but the executive branch as well. host: lakeland, florida. democratic line. caller: well, i'm wondering if the problem is government, as ronald reagan said, or -- are you including in your assessment of the contract on america? while it may have developed -- delivered a balanced budget, it delivered massive deregulation around here? and this criteria, do you also include weapons of

charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> the drought has cost businesses at least $3 billion. >> twosuing the chicago police department after they say they were viciously attacked. a surveillance camera captured the beating. the men say officers in plain clothes attacked them in a restaurant parking lot. both claimed they were shoved to the ground. leaving them with bloody faces, broken noses and concussion. one of the men said he was blocking the path of officers while trying to put on his coat. >>> a resourceful first grader in staten island helped save her great grandmother's life. phyllis hill collapsed in a diabetic coma, while taking care of her great granddaughter, kiana. the 6-year-old immediately called 911. she then let the emergency crew into the apartment where they revived her grandmother. kiana said she did what she was taught in school. >> i took the phone and i called 911. then they said, the paramedics are on their way. >> there was emts around me. and slapping my hand. and asking me do i feel all right? >> she's my angel. they say everyone has an angel. she's my ang

charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the drought has caused economic losses of $1.46 billione province. mostly from lost crops or livestock. >>> cornell is dealing with a cluster of recent suicides. six students have taken their lives over the past six months. university police officers and security guards all over the campus have been extended. they have also extended campus counseling options. >>> a graduate student was found dead this morning. investigators found anthony edge. they found the 35-year-old's body after an all-night search. police believe he fell about 600 feet on the mountain. they do not suspect foul play. >>> several states are reconsidering the punishment for teenagers who are caught text messaging each other sexually explicit photos, also known as sex ting. >> reporter: florida is the most recent state to join the effort to lessen the penalty for sexting. currently, teens caught sexting are subject to child pornography laws. and that means they can be landed on the sex offender registry and can forever be known as sex offenders. lawmakers want to create a

caller: charlie rangel has been around for a very long time with terrific support in his district, butsomething that he should have known. the next question will be if they find him responsible for something that he personally did wrong. there are already members, including democratic members, but are asking him to step down. this would make his re-election very difficult. host: how many -- how much pressure is he getting from democrats in the midterm election in terms of the republicans calling the democrats' poster boys for corruption in washington? caller: this is a real problem. up until a couple of days ago, before this report came out, of democrats were standing behind charlie rangel. and the problem is that now there are democrats coming out and saying that maybe he should stand down. i suspect, given the next couple of days, republicans in the house will attempt to force the issue. i suspect that there will be some democrats voting for it. the speaker of the house has said that he should not be forced to step down yet, let's wait to see what the rest of the ethics reports come

alexandria outside of the nation's capital and there is a battle raging here for years be a charlie huff, his family hasd 40 years and he says over the years he's tried to negotiate with private developers, with though government as well, to put a price tag on the land, because he's ready to move forward with it, it is under development and he says he had a deal for $48 million for the tract you see behind me and the government swooped in, the sanitation authority wants to use it for part of a water processing plant and decide take by the imminent domain and they gave him less than half of what he thought he'd get on the private market, $20 million and sounds like a good chunk of change but it was based on what he calls a fictitious appraisal. here's what he said: >> the appraiser uses other properties, okay? and on that basis, he comes to a valuation of your property, and he said, okay. a fictitious buyer and a fix tigers several would come to this number. what the hell is that, when i have real buyers out there? i mean, that is crazy stuff. >> reporter: apparently there is a -- quite a span between th

. >> rose: what damage has it done to his papacy? >> charliell try to answer that in short term and long term perspectives. short term what it's done that it has made it almost impossible to tell the other story of pope benedict xvi on the sex abuse crisis. because if you look at his record, particularly after 2001, that was the year when john paul ii placed then-cardinal rat syncer in charge of the sex abuse mess, which is really the first time he had to come to terms with it in terms of the scope and magnitude and also the details of the case files. in n from 2001 forward, he has a pretty clear track record as a reformer. this is the first vatican official, whoever sort of kick started the wheels of justice against accused priests, this is the first pope to ever meet with victims, the first pope to embrace zero tolerance as the official policy of the church, the first pope to break the vatican's wall of silence. in other words, there is a positive story to tell about this pope's record on the sex abuse crisis. these cases, however, and the sl

has more. >> reporter: a dozen state attorneys general now plan to charlie the constitutionality of the legislation. those ags say they will sue. to stop implementation of the bill on various grounds and it's clear the fight over the reform package is far from over. he put sound bite clips on the net. here's one. >> there's never been a point in american history where the federal government has been able to order individual citizens to buy any good or service. such a power to the federal government would represent an enormous erosion of liberty in this country. >> reporter: he also argues congress's power to regulate commerce does not apply because of the decision not to buy medical insurance, is not commerce but the opposite of commerce. he raises a state's rights issue. >> virginia is the only state so far to pass a law protecting its citizens from a government-imposed mandate to buy insurance. this sets up a conflict between the federal health care law and virginia's health care freedom act. it's our position that the health care bill is unsconce unconstitutional and in this case the federal law

i also want to congratulate my friend charlie rangel, who has been so instrumental in working on these jobs bills for so long and, madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to strongly support the legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. camp: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: it's tough to see the bill as either a small business bill or a jobs bill. specifically, i have three concerns. one, it raises tacks on employers during a recession. making it tougher for americans to find needed work. two, roughly 80% of the so-called tax relief in the bill is dedicated to state and local governments. small governments are not small business. and they do not create this kind of private sector jobs we need. and three, the limited and very narrow tax provisions, even if well intentioned, will not do enough to help employers create jobs. under this bill american jobs will be taxed. that's the simple truth regarding the provisio

has said it. >> larry: next on "larry king live." good evening, a program note. we're in woorkt tomorrow night and charlie rangel is our guest. it will be his first interview since stepping down today as chairman of the house ways and means committee amid controversy. he has taken a leave of absence. >>> now tonight, after a year of increasingly bitter political debate, president obama is pushing for an up or down vote on his nearly $1 trillion health care proposal. here's what he said about it today. >> the american people want to know if it's still possible for washington to look out for their interests and their future. they are waiting for us to act, they are waiting for us to leave, and as long as i hold this office, i intend to provide that leadership. i do not know how this plays politically, but i know it's right, and so i ask congress to finish its work, and i look forward to signing they reform into law. >> larry: joinings us in washington, congresswoman michele bachmann, she's championing what's billed as the health care declaration of independence, and congressman alan grayson. last fall he said the plan is don't g

host: charlie rangel, does the ethics committee currently have an investigation ongoing? guest: they do. what has come out and cause them to hand over the gavel is a report of one incident, a trip that charlie rangel and a bunch of lawmakers took to the caribbean. it was proven that it was paid for and funded by businesses and lobbyists. in any event, there is another much more wide-ranging investigation and it relates to several charges against charlie rangel, that he did not disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars of an income -- and this is on his financial disclosure form being a member of the house. he has a been a glut in the dominican republic and did not disclose a bunch of rental income -- he has a villa in the dominican republic. he had a car, classic mercedes in the house garage for years as sort of a freebie. he's got problems in this investigation as well. host: here is a tweet -- guest: it ought to be a wake-up call if they were to lose even a single senate seats because senator gillibrand, although she is not considered to have any ethical issues or problems in her background, sh

charlie rangel is an american tragedy. i mean he's a wonderful, wonderful, beloved figure. but what he has done, i mean-- . >> lehrer: combat veteran in the korean war. >> high school dropout and was one of the buffalo soldiers. the black regiment in korea , with a purple heart and bronze star, combat. and came back and finished high school on the gi bill. went to college at st. johns, nyu and st. john's law school. just a great story, up from the bootstraps and all the rest of it but 9 sense of entitlement had set in. talking about $500,000 unreported. and wealth. and so to his credit he didn't say i'm doing this because of my health or i'm doing this to clear my family name. he basically set up there and said look i'm becoming burdened to my party and my colleagues and my friends and i don't want to do that. >> the phrase that mark used, the sense of entitlement, the idea that you get to a certain place in politics where you are bulletproof. it seems to affect a certain group of people in politics whether they are from the left or right or democrats or republicans, just goes with it some

has it come to that. >>> and something new tonight. a segment of all-out commentary that comes at the end of this show. it's from me. it's called "let me finish." charlie cook, the best there is. he's also on nbc. a nbc news analyst, the same thing. and newsweek's howard fineman, who is the best in his way. we're going to see how they compete. >> what way are you, howard? >> he was on cbs's face the nation with bob schieffer. let's listen in. he was giving us a hint. >> i don't think we have the votes in terms of specific proposals, because there's not a specific proposal on the table yet. the president has made some suggestions, which i think reflect -- >> when will you have the proposal? >> i would think within the next couple of weeks we're going to have a specific proposal and start counting votes to see whether or not those proposals can pass either the house or the senate or both and send something to the president. >> that is the slow-mo kind of politics i cannot -- steny, steny, i thought about bob dole talking about it being a markup. answer the question. we're going to get to this. let's hear the speaker here. here she is, nancy pelosi. she w

has always said he was in favor of a public option, yes? >> he said he that he thought that was a good vehicle to promote competition. now the goal, though, was, charlie get choice and competition for these small businesses and for these people who couldn't get insurance. >> rose: and to compete with insurance companies in order that they would be more efficient and less... >> but what we believe is that in the health insurance exchange that's being set up that there will be impetus for this kind of competition and that there will be economies that will flow from that and that there will be more and better care given at a better cost. >> rose: so therefore it's not necessary to come back and add to this by creating some kind of public option? >> let's see how this works. i think this is going to work and the president believes this is going to work. >> rose: in terms of its impact not only in more coverage but also in the conduct of insurance companies? >> yes. and of course there are so many more tools including appeals processes if you're denied care and medical loss ratio formulas in here so that insurance companies are prescribed to have to do 80%

has had to learn one of the great american truths. you've got to slap the bully in the face. he's a consensus building worrier, axelrod boasted to charliereading "the rise of theodore roosevelt" has always spoken with a soft voice. now he's wielded the big stick. >> tina brown, we were talking earlier about how the president the past couple of weeks actually rolled up his sleeves, got tough, started punching. >> i think americans do like to see the president sweat a bit. it's like, you know, there's a kind of -- he had so much glory, obama, that it was good to make him sweat. that's how people see it, i think, a little bit. they're now going to give him the kudos for having sweated a bit. nancy pelosi, hand it to her, really. she was like mrs. thatcher with reagan saying, don't go wobblingy. she actually helped stiffen -- it was a good partnership in that sense. she really did help stiffen it all. i actually do think, it's a total fantasy of the republicans to believe that they can now really make this kind of ongoing, unpop layer jihad and roll it back. it seems to me that people like a winner. ultimately the attention span of america

charlie crest running for the senate. back to john mccain the issues why he is vulnerable here? immigration. john mccain hasdvocated for a pathway citizenship for illegal immigrants. that's not popular in this state. two, he voted for the t.a.r.p., that bailout many people think was a bailout for wall street. and then, three, his maverick image. there are many people who distrust john mccain, do not believe he is a true, quote-unquote, conservative. i think it is noteworthy in the radio ad sarah palin released today she praises john mccain for being a true conservative. sarah palin, she is here to boost john mccain and vouch for his conservative credentials, david. >> norah, j.d. hayworth, mccain's conservative challenger spoke to msnbc earlier today. here's what he said about sarah palin's visit. watch. >> arizonaans are going to determine who is going to serve in the united states senate. we all welcome governor palin. we all respect john mccain but there are some profound differences and a record john mccain has that is going to make it very difficult for him to win a fifth term in the united states sena

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has been there -- >> yeah. >> -- i silt and look at charlie rangel going on trips claiming that he doesn't know who's paying forhe trips. just like dick durbin, i can bring in hundreds of congressmen, senators and ask them, they would all say, you just don't do that. nobody walks out the door. it's like joan, you at salon.com taking an advertiser without knowing who they are and saying, i am joan walsh and i think this is the greatest product ever. >> right. except it causes hair to grow -- >> even more so, calling up a woman like that, no -- >> it's abuse. >> then you go to this position, and you look what this guy has done. who calls a woman? who calls a woman who is about to go to court after being abused? "the new york times" reporting violently with her face slammed into a dresser and a wall. who does that, joan? >> well, someone who thinks they can, right? >> right. you know, it's so interesting because as people were waiting for the story to drop, the speculation was that it had to do with his own affairs, perhaps, as though that's the worst thing when it turns out to be a much worse thing, abuse of powe

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house side, congressman charlie rangel announced today that he's asked for leave of absence from his post as chairman of the house ways and means committee until the ethics committee hasd their investigation. we spoke to a capitol hill reporter for some background. greg hit of the was "wall street journal." charlie rangel said you bet your life he would stay on as chairman. what changed last night and the announcement this morning? >> i think political reality set in. it was obvious i think for those who were willing to look out across the landscape in the house that the political support for the chairman was eroding within his own caucus. >> any indication there was a final straw, a final member that said you got to step aside here? >> i don't know if it was a final member. i do know there was a lot of concern among supporters of rangel yesterday when congressman artur davis raised concerns about him continuing as chairman. he's a member of the committee and a member of the black caucus and that, i think, was a bad moment for mr. rangel. >> why was this representative rangel's chairmanship, continued chairmanship a potential problem for democrats? >> this is obviousl

has all been lies. and of to now -- now the people have seen it and i do not know of the people realize it or not. nancy pelosi, harry reid, chris dodd, charlie rangel, they have all made this white house no longer the white house, but the house of ill repute. host: eric on the line for democrats in the astin rouge, louisiana. caller: your guest had a good point. he said he saw little support for the president in washington. do know why? because we did not want to get on the tv and look like the tea party and local radical. one of the callers called in and said she wanted to move out of the country, but when you ask her to a representative was, she could not say. another said she wants her country back. listen up, americans. you are not getting back what you thought you lost. [unintelligible] he was actually looking like he was getting something going there. has he been doing that for the past two weeks? oh, yeah probably. republicans call this terrorism. guess what, nobody is dodging anymore. host: sorry about that, eric. we are going to move on. last week, the phone lines or hot -- were tied up pretty heavily on the house side as people wor

charlie wilson from cbs. can you give a dollar figure of how much aid to the ambassador how much has the u.s. defense for this effort if the lesson -- food side orderly? >> i will the ambassador cousin speak to the judiciary but with respect to the u.s. support for amisom, the united states as a member of the contact group and as a member of the international community has provided something in the neighborhood of one under $85 million over the last 18 or 19 months. and that is in support of the amisom peacekeeping effort. ugonda primero but djibouti as well funding going to the tfg from the united states has been substantially smaller and at that number is approximately $12 million over the last fiscal year's. so the money that we are talking about or what to flee small. i will let ambassador cousin speak to the food issue. >> thank you. our food assistance budget for somalia is approximately $150 million. but at this time, the wfp is not operating in the southern region of somalia, and our operational and food aid support to somalia is limited to the northern region of somalia only. >> char

charlie is a very good friend and i'm sad about his problems. host: have the democrats in your view made mistakes in the way healthcare has been crafted over the last year or year and a half? guest: not really. there are things they have done in this legislation that substantively i don't agree with. but i have to tell you that i think, given the problems we have had, they have done a good job. the big problem that we confront on these matters is that it is enormously complex. you are talking about a piece of legislation for 300 million people and programs that will cost enormous sums of money and you are going to talk about a free society of people who all have their own ideas and thoughts. that is reflected both in the house and in the senate over there. and it is the making of legislation is a very complex business and bismarck said if you like sausage and you like legislation, don't watch either one of them made. host: waldorf, maryland, robert on the independent line. caller: how are you today, congressman? guest: fine and i hope you are. caller: i'm good. a couple of questions. with all of the media hype that this process was so bad, isn't th

charlie is a very good friend and i'm sad about his problems. host: have the democrats in your view made mistakes in the way healthcare has been crafted over the lastar or year and a half? guest: not really. there are things they have done in this legislation that substantively i don't agree with. but i have to tell you that i think, given the problems we have had, they have done a good job. the big problem that we confront on these matters is that it is enormously complex. you are talking about a piece of legislation for 300 million people and programs that will cost enormous sums of money and you are going to talk about a free society of people who all have their own ideas and thoughts. that is reflected both in the house and in the senate over there. and it is the making of legislation is a very complex business and bismarck said if you like sausage and you like legislation, don't watch either one of them made. host: waldorf, maryland, robert on the independent line. caller: how are you today, congressman? guest: fine and i hope you are. caller: i'm good. a couple of questions. with all of the media hype that this process was so bad, isn't this

addition the government has confirmed its medical research in one of the most difficult areas where lives are so often sadly lost. and we will re-examine the situation. >> charlieeiland was copied into all the smeargate emails and apparent was part of the forces of hell of which the chancellor spoke. can the prime minister explain why he's back in number ten advising the prime minister or has the prime minister lost his moral compass suffered the same fate as the twelve and other elements beatened up in the bunker? >> he has a chance to answer ask him a question about his constituency and he has a chance to speak up for the people of the britain. the once again the conservatives are trying to turn a industrial relation dispute into a political football. they should be ashamed of themselves. >> order. i have a very short -- >> from london >> dick armey discusses his worked with the so-called tea party movement. he talks about the future of the republican party, fiscal party and alexander hamilton. from the national press club, this is an hour. >> for more information about the press club, please visit our website at www.press.org. so donate to our programs, plea

charlie rangel, in addition to leadership, taking on the role -- you write a problem was that there were some missed deadlines. guest: the reason the committee system was created and the reason it hasrospered is bills have gone to committees like ways and means because they have the expertise. what has happened since 1995 with newt gingrich, now with into pelosi, power has been reduced by the committees and to the speakership. you do not have the committee's claim the role like they used to. host: next phone call. addy on the democratic line. caller: first of all, this is not president obama's agenda, this is my agenda. i need insurance. people are making it a race thing. we need help. host: give us more about the president's relationship with the senate, harry reid? guest: he came from the senate, did not spend too much time there. he certainly had the support of senator reid and his campaign. i once had a campaign event in nevada when then-candidate obama was running for president. harry reid introduced him ground they. he spoke to some of us after, really looking forward to working with now president obama. i think their relationship is a good one, but i think it is a difficult

our task has to be to show that we went to be a steadfast partner, but we are not wanted to pakistan what we have done before, such this after charlie we provided a substantial amount of assistance and then left. it is therefore important that we provide a sustained so if -- substantial commitment. that is what we are endeavoring to do. this bill does that provide a $1.5 billion in economic assistance per year for five years. it supports military financing and other forms of security assistance that provide critical assistance for pakistan to build security forces. together, this funding and our assistance to establish our importance for cooperation. in iraq, in the three years since the conduct of said -- security has improved. attacks are down by well over 90% from their highs in 2006 or 2007. with the improvements in security has also come progress in a variety of other areas. a repair of infrastructure. even in various social and political areas. the conduct of the elections brought out an impressive group of voters. to provide the latest example of iraq's progress. as always, however, the progress is still fragile and it could

has been an immense honor. i look forward to continuing to work hard for the people of louisiana and our great nation. thank you for your attention in this matter. signed, sincerely, charlie melancon, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resignation is accepted. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. the gentleman from tennessee, for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> request a one-minute speech, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. today the congress passed a jobs bill and it was a small jobs bill but it was a smart. this country needs to work on jobs. this week i introduced an urban sustainability act to direct $10 billion of tarp money into cities with 600,000 populations or more and unemployment of 10% or more, to put in public works projects and job training. it's important that we realize that urban america is suffering and suffering at a disproportion way against particular emphasis and i encourage other co-sponsors, we have nine or so already, to join with me and for the leadership to look i

has done." i think that he stands taller in the minds of many people in our caucus for doing that. how are -- javier? >> every member expressed his fervent desire for completing the president's agenda. charlie rangel said it best. he wants us to finish our work and he believes he is doing the best thing so that america can get its work done in washington, d.c. this is a man that respects the institution a great deal and he is ready to work. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> in a few moments, the hearing on the military "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays and lesbians. anil < two hours, nato briefings on the situation in afghanistan. and after that, a hearing on next year's budget request on u.s. aid budget. -- the usaid budget. on "washington journal" tomorrow morning, your effort -- your questions about congressional efforts to oversee the financial industry's. more about health care legislation from wyoming republican senator john barrasso and peter welch of vermont. and we will examine the president's budget with someone from the brookings institution. "washington journal" is live it every morning

charlie rangel, in addition to leadership, taking on the role -- you write a problem was that there were some missed deadlines. guest: the reason the committee system was created and the reason it hasommittees like ways and means because they have the expertise. what has happened since 1995 with newt gingrich, now with into pelosi, power has been reduced by the committees and to the speakership. you do not have the committee's claim the role like they used to. host: next phone call. addy on the democratic line. caller: first of all, this is not president obama's agenda, this is my agenda. i need insurance. people are making it a race thing. we need help. host: give us more about the president's relationship with the senate, harry reid? guest: he came from the senate, did not spend too much time there. he certainly had the support of senator reid and his campaign. i once had a campaign event in nevada when then-candidate obama was running for president. harry reid introduced him ground they. he spoke to some of us after, really looking forward to working with now president obama. i think their relationship is a good one, but i think it is a difficult piece of legislation. moscow in

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