chris van hollen just will us some blue dog are coming on board.publicans would be what? go tell the blue dog, don't go with the president? this will be a bad deal? what is the play right now? >> one, i'm not speaking for the

congressman chris van hollen. congressman sorbays is here. congressman butch rupersburger is here. and the president of the university of maryland, thank you so much. you know -- who? you know, the last time i was here it was in the heat of a very long and very tough campaign. and in that campaign i promised to be a president who -- you guys can sit down, by the way. in that campaign i promised to be a president who didn't just clean up yesterday's crisis. i didn't want to be a president who was content with standing still. i promised to be a president who would build a better future. who would move this nation forward. who would ensure that this generation, your generation, has the same chances and opportunities that our parents gave us. that's what i'm here to do. that's why i ran for president of the united states of america. >> listening to the president beginning his speech out at the university of maryland. his pitch for health care there. >> we know dwlaed max baucus introduced an $885 billion bill yesterday. no republican support at this point. we're going to see how it wra

caller: good morning, representative chris van hollen.rrine nice to speak with you this morning. -- a very nice to speak with you this morning. i want to speak with you about the public option and i want to make some suggestions to the democrats because we need to start standing up a little stronger. i have worked in d.c. all of my adult life and i see how the different trends from one party going in and won going on have taken an effect on all of our lives. starting with reagan, mr. of the destroying of the health- care system, we have got to start -- but we have got to stop allowing the republicans to push over our party with lies and gambling us out of things the our rights -- things that our rights for the people. -- and bamboozling us out of things that are the rights of the people. what the government has done is that it has deteriorated government jobs. and now, public contractors will those jobs. -- hold of those jobs. these public companies have shrunk the government and i believe they would just try to get rid of the government

congressman chris van hollen. congressman sarbanes is here. congressman butch roads is here. of maryland, thank you so much. you know, who? you know, the last time i was here, it was in the heat of a very long and a very tough campaign. and in that campaign, i promised to be a president who -- you guys can sit down, by the way. in that campaign, i promised to be a president who didn't just clean up yesterday's crises. i didn't want to be a president that was just content with standing still. i promised to be a president who would build a better future, who would move this nation forward, who would ensure that this generation, your generation had the same chances and the same opportunities that our parents gave us. that's what i'm here to do. that's why i ran for president of the united states of america. i ran for president because the people like rachel. did she not do an outstanding job in the introduction? part of that promise is an economy that leads the world in science and technology and innovation. part of that promise is a clean energy revolution that protects our pla

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congressman chris van hollen. congressman sarbanes is here. congressman butch rupersburger is here.y of maryland, thank you so much. you know -- who? you know, the last time i was here, it was in the heat of a very long and very tough campaign. and in that campaign i promised to be a president who -- you guys can sit down, by the way. in that campaign, i promised to be a president who didn't just clean up yesterday's crises, i didn't want to be a president who was just content with standing still. i promised to be a president who would build a better future. who would move this nation forward. who would ensure that this generation, your generation, had the same chances and the same opportunities that our parents gave us. that's what i'm here to do. that's why i ran for president of the united states of america. i ran for president because of people like rachel. did she not do an outstanding job in the introduction? part of that promise is an economy that leads the world in science and technology and in innovati innovation. part of that promise is a clean energy revolution that prote

congressman chris van hollen joins us.e's the chairman of the democratic congress campaign committee and dave camp is with us, ranking member of the ways and means committee. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> representative van hollen, you're following i'm sure what's going on on the senate side. the house already has its bill. the senate wrangling in finance about the issue of mandatory health, about the public option, whether there will be one or not. are you watching aghast or are you encouraged? how are you taking it all in right now? >> we're following very closely what's going on. in the house all three committees have now reported bills. we're waiting for the senate finance committee to complete its work so we can see exactly what they come up with. what we're call moving together in the same general direction, which is to try to provide health care reform, comprehensive health care reform for all americans. >> very quickly, it doesn't look like there will be a public option out of the finance committee bil

after that, chris van hollen talks about how democrats are moving ahead with health care and other issues as global climate change. and finally, a discussion on concern over president's speech to school children. live at 7:00 a.m. here on c- span. >> as health care dominance debate this summer, medicare continues to be one of the main programs providing care to seniors. next, a look at how the program was passed by the house and senate in 1965. lyndon johnson spent a lot time on the phone talking to help and senate members as well as members of his inner circle about strategy and political maneuvering to get the bill to congress. in the next hour and a half, we will play you some of those calls with analysis. >> we bring you a special program about the debate on medicare. you will hear lbj plan approval of the measure. and a call with a packa ediatrician. david shreve will be getting back rent. we will get to our first call in a few minutes. david shreve and currently working on a book called "american promise." mr. shreve, described the provision of the social security amendments johnson

after that, maryland congressman chris van hollen talks about how democrats are moving forward. .s his switch to conservatism. he spoke at a conference hosted by the steamboat institute. this is over 40 minutes. we did have many things in common. there is a backer that i commend it to you. -- there is a prayer. in other words, if you keep doing what you do, you keep getting what you have. i am pleased that the steamboat institute and its freedom conference represents a breath of fresh air on policy action front. we really do need a new voice that is willing to engage in self examination. the highest form of into a is the ability to be self examine -- the highest form of intuity. i europe as a liberal left civil-rights activist. i am proud of the accomplishments of the civil rights movement. -- i grew up as a liberal left. it is important to move on. i want to do some analysis of what i believe what we did right and what was done wrong and where we can move into the future. someone asked me with the difference was between a conservative -- neo-conservative illiberal. i had to figur