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congressman darrell issa, he lives in a different world. leading republican in charge to end saturday mail delivery and cut jobs. >> i think the american people look at the post office as something they don't use very much, but would like to have it still around. >> really? they don't use it very much. darrell issa acts like the postal service is just a luxury and always has been. americans depend on the postal service to deliver things like medicine, absentee ballots, fed ex and ups. they couldn't get into some of these neighborhoods hit hard by hurricane sandy. u.s. letter carriers delivered. but republicans think the postal service should do even more. >> like any business, ups, fed ex, the post office, it can live within its means if it makes appropriate changes. >> how can he say that? how can he say that with a straight face and have any integrity whatsoever? the post office is already required to live within its means. it pays for itself. i challenge the congressman from california to name any other business that could stay open unde
congressman darrell issa, he lives in a different world. leading republican in charge to end saturday mail delivery and cut jobs. >> i think the american people look at the post office as something they don't use very much, but would like to have it still around. >> really? they don't use it very much. darrell issa acts like the postal service is just a luxury and always has been. americans depend on the postal service to deliver things like medicine, absentee ballots, fed ex and...
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and congressman darrell issa said he intends to vote against it. what do you make of that? how do you convince people there's not pork in this bill? >> first of all, regardless, they can talk about the pork all they want, that's just not accurate. there is not going to be pork in this bill so that's really not the case. they're using that for cover. the truth is there are members of congress -- i have to respect their position that they don't believe that the federal government should outlay money for anything without an offset. that's their position and i have to respect that. it's dead wrong. i completely disagree with them and that's why i'm telling you, it's not a very easy thing to do to make sure we have these votes. they are not in the minority in my conference. there are many republicans that feel you have to have offsets and will not be voting for the $33 billion. but we will get enough votes to pass it. that's what matters. and, again, that's where peter king, myself and working across the aisle we have to make sure those votes are there. but there are going to be
and congressman darrell issa said he intends to vote against it. what do you make of that? how do you convince people there's not pork in this bill? >> first of all, regardless, they can talk about the pork all they want, that's just not accurate. there is not going to be pork in this bill so that's really not the case. they're using that for cover. the truth is there are members of congress -- i have to respect their position that they don't believe that the federal government should...
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republican congressman mike fitzpatrick and darrel issa co-chaired the measure. >>> what it was like for passengers on board the tour bus that crashed after sliding off a highway in oregon killing 9 people and injuring more than 3 dozen. >> we screamed and some mothers scream to do find their son or daughter. >> the bus was headed for canada. 14 people are still in the hospital recovering. police identified one person to died a 57-year-old washington man. his wife remains in the hospital. >>> parents and children in newtown connecticut are bracing for a difficult day as the students who survived the school massacre three weeks ago head back to school tomorrow. an open house is being held today so families can come see the temporary school set up in the neighboring town of monroe. the school says it will help in the recovery process reconnecting students with friends and teachers and return to a normal routine. >>> the daring rescue of an oil rig crew after it ran aground in alaska caught on camera. the coast guard rescued all 18 members from the shore of code backisland. the drilling
republican congressman mike fitzpatrick and darrel issa co-chaired the measure. >>> what it was like for passengers on board the tour bus that crashed after sliding off a highway in oregon killing 9 people and injuring more than 3 dozen. >> we screamed and some mothers scream to do find their son or daughter. >> the bus was headed for canada. 14 people are still in the hospital recovering. police identified one person to died a 57-year-old washington man. his wife remains...
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i heard darrell issa say today that the bill did not move in the house because it was filled with porkd le darrell issa to sit eye-to-eye with the home owner who lost their home and their life andell that homeowner to his face that is pork. >> i would have no problem telling a homeowner that you are not getting squat because somebody else stole that money from you. >> only 15% of that funding was coming to you in 2013 anyway, my hope is that, you kw. 9 billion would be for the sandy victs, and accelerated to be most to be spent in between 13, and -- 2013, and a honest look at 51 billion, i suspect most of that 51 billion would be pork unnecessary. roofr repair for the smithsonia? do we really need to spend on that right now in we do not. neil: ultimately the folks tt need it need the money directly to them, not various routes. >> and now. neil: they need it now. >> they need it now, let's not push off spending to 2014, let's be sure that money is spent responsibly. neil: thank you very much. very well put. >> thank you, neil. neil: taxes are going up, tea partiers are fed up, all of th
i heard darrell issa say today that the bill did not move in the house because it was filled with porkd le darrell issa to sit eye-to-eye with the home owner who lost their home and their life andell that homeowner to his face that is pork. >> i would have no problem telling a homeowner that you are not getting squat because somebody else stole that money from you. >> only 15% of that funding was coming to you in 2013 anyway, my hope is that, you kw. 9 billion would be for the sandy...
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john boehner are getting blasted from both sides of the aisle, but lawmakers like california's darrell issa say they were never going to vote for a bill they say is full of all kinds of pet projects that have nothing to do with those devastated by the superstorm. >> the fact is the senate didn't do their job. they sent us a bunch of pork and left town and that was wrong. >> reporter: critics of the $60 billion senate bill which was going to be broken into two separate house votes, a $27 billion primary bill and a $33 billion amendment say it was loaded with pork. they point to $600 million for the epa to support climate change issues, $348 million for the national park service and 188 million for amtrak among other things. >> i doubt that darrell issa would say when california god forbid has an earthquake or a fire that relief to them is pork. in fact, he has not. so i'm infuriated, infuriated by comments like that. >> reporter: also infuriated, new jersey governor chris christie who says boehner refused to take his repeated phone calls last night as it was becoming apparent the sandy aid p
john boehner are getting blasted from both sides of the aisle, but lawmakers like california's darrell issa say they were never going to vote for a bill they say is full of all kinds of pet projects that have nothing to do with those devastated by the superstorm. >> the fact is the senate didn't do their job. they sent us a bunch of pork and left town and that was wrong. >> reporter: critics of the $60 billion senate bill which was going to be broken into two separate house votes, a...
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>> well, listening to darrell issa is just incredulous.re have been disasters in the west coast. in texas and louisiana, the gulf coast, in the carolinas, in kansas. i have never asked whether or not it's paid for. i've never asked whether or not do they have any connection to new york at all? you know, these aren't questions i ask. i ask what can we do, how fast can we do it? let me say to you, ten days after katrina, this congress appropriated $64 billion to the people in the gulf states. we didn't bat an eye. >> yeah. >> we take the first $9 billion on friday it will be 68 days after sandy hit. >> it's unconscionable, sir. and 72,000 homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed in new jersey. 305,000 homes, 265,000 businesses damaged or destroyed in new york. and speaker boehner seems to think nothing of playing politics with storm victims and their very lives. >> i was told they had no stomach to take this bill up before the end of the year. and my response is will they have the stomach to see the suffering taking place in the r
>> well, listening to darrell issa is just incredulous.re have been disasters in the west coast. in texas and louisiana, the gulf coast, in the carolinas, in kansas. i have never asked whether or not it's paid for. i've never asked whether or not do they have any connection to new york at all? you know, these aren't questions i ask. i ask what can we do, how fast can we do it? let me say to you, ten days after katrina, this congress appropriated $64 billion to the people in the gulf...
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i spoke with republican congressman darrell issa in our last hour. >> i'm with eric cantor.an't vote for it in its current form and for good reason. they failed to meet their obligation. their own stated obligation which was to bring us a balanced bill. >> let's discuss what is going on with chair representative debbie wasserman schultz of florida. congresswoman, thank you for joining us. >> hi, wolf. >> are you opened to amendments of what passed last night? >> i'm sorry. i missed that. i had someone else in my ear. >> are you opened to amendments to what passed the senate last night? >> no. because what this agreement was, be when the vice president and mitch mcconnell went into negotiations over the weekend, the deal was, and speaker boehner agreed to this, whatever they came up with, especially if it passed overwhelmingly, that there would be a straight up or down vote on the house floor. this is just unbelievable. it's understandable. okay. some republicans, maybe many republicans that don't support it. we have angst in our caucus, too. there should be an up or down vot
i spoke with republican congressman darrell issa in our last hour. >> i'm with eric cantor.an't vote for it in its current form and for good reason. they failed to meet their obligation. their own stated obligation which was to bring us a balanced bill. >> let's discuss what is going on with chair representative debbie wasserman schultz of florida. congresswoman, thank you for joining us. >> hi, wolf. >> are you opened to amendments of what passed last night? >>...
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they're going through the debate, we heard from michigan, darrell issa from california, a very prominent republican, let's take a listen. >> a new congress is going to do what we're not going to do here today is not something i can bring myself to do. i would like to vote for this. because i do vote for lower taxes. i want americans to have lower taxes, but the other day in conference one of my colleagues pointed out that if in fact, you're spending the money you're taxing our future generation. we are taxing $1.2 trillion next year. we are taxing $1.2 trillion. we won't collect it, but we are taxing $1.2 trillion in deficit. the chairman of the ways and means committee, mr. camp, also said we're not making it more simple, better or fairer. we're not getting rid of the nascar loophole, we're not getting rid of the electric motor scooter low speed loophole. we're not getting rid of a whole lot of tax things that are still here. but most importantly we're not taking things that the president himself said he would be for. like getting the calculation of chained cpi, the consumer price index
they're going through the debate, we heard from michigan, darrell issa from california, a very prominent republican, let's take a listen. >> a new congress is going to do what we're not going to do here today is not something i can bring myself to do. i would like to vote for this. because i do vote for lower taxes. i want americans to have lower taxes, but the other day in conference one of my colleagues pointed out that if in fact, you're spending the money you're taxing our future...
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. >> reporter: republican congressman darrell issa, who voted no on the bill, says many house memberst blindsided by tax breaks that were never publicly debated. >> and it's pork particularly because they couldn't get these through any other way except by throwing them into a bill like this. >> reporter: but supporters of the tax provision say they will create jobs. dan houser of the international speedway corporation, the owner of nascar, says faster tax writeoffs will lead to more investment in tracks and in stadiums. >> it's not a tax break. what it's doing is it's creating shovel-ready capital investment in communities that desperately need jobs. >> reporter: for many in congress, though, who had sworn off pork barrel spending, these middle-of-the-night tax breaks represent a new level of pork. earmarks used to come from an individual member of congress but, anthony, tax code changes are more likely to come from lobbyists. >> mason: wyatt, wasn't tax reform supposed to be part of resolving the fiscal cliff? >> it is supposed to be long term, anthony. and now this is going to compl
. >> reporter: republican congressman darrell issa, who voted no on the bill, says many house memberst blindsided by tax breaks that were never publicly debated. >> and it's pork particularly because they couldn't get these through any other way except by throwing them into a bill like this. >> reporter: but supporters of the tax provision say they will create jobs. dan houser of the international speedway corporation, the owner of nascar, says faster tax writeoffs will lead...
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they chose majority law student sandra fluk, darrell issa judged her to be not qualified to speak on the matter. she later gave her testimony in front of the panel, and became a target of the biggest voice of the republican party, rush limbaugh. but before rush limbaugh could launch his campaign, she gave her first interview here on "the ed show". >> great to have you here, i understand you had planned to have your testimony, you were going to cite some examples of people who could have benefitted from president obama's mandate of birth control coverage. share with us what you would have told that committee today. >> that is what i was there to speak to the committee about. and that is why i was so stunned when chairman issa made the decision to not allow me to speak on behalf of those women, and to say that i was not an appropriate witness. that those women's stories were not appropriate for this committee. i cannot think of who would be more appropriate for the committee to hear from, than the women who are affected by this policy whose lives were affected. one of the women i wante
they chose majority law student sandra fluk, darrell issa judged her to be not qualified to speak on the matter. she later gave her testimony in front of the panel, and became a target of the biggest voice of the republican party, rush limbaugh. but before rush limbaugh could launch his campaign, she gave her first interview here on "the ed show". >> great to have you here, i understand you had planned to have your testimony, you were going to cite some examples of people who...
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i'll tell this to darrell issa and nails wants to make this argument.ssful businessman. he doesn't need a dollar (he didn't make his riches cutting his pay. >> brian: joe manchin is the only democrat that i can see that signed on. what do you think on the other side, some people on the left are calling it a gimmick. >> yeah. they're calling it a gimmick. i think leadership in the senate called it stupid. only in washington, d.c. do they call budgeting stupid. that's why we're $16 trillion in the hole right now. everything is done in washington, d.c. by crisis. everything is a crisis. whether it's the debt ceiling, whether it's sequestration, doesn't matter, whatever it is. everything is done by crisis. and we're going to push this forward. there is going to be a vote in the house tomorrow. president has already said if it's in the legislation, he'll sign it. so there is an opportunity. i've talked to joe. joe signed on to this thing and he's promised me that he'll trio get some of his colleagues on his side of the aisle to support the idea. >> brian: se
i'll tell this to darrell issa and nails wants to make this argument.ssful businessman. he doesn't need a dollar (he didn't make his riches cutting his pay. >> brian: joe manchin is the only democrat that i can see that signed on. what do you think on the other side, some people on the left are calling it a gimmick. >> yeah. they're calling it a gimmick. i think leadership in the senate called it stupid. only in washington, d.c. do they call budgeting stupid. that's why we're $16...
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. >> congressman darrel issa was a no vote for the fiscal cliff bill which had a 41-1 new rish yo of new taxes suspending cuts. he continued blasting that provision last night. we have taken a slug of hair waned said quaint do it again. we are taking this new debt as a result and saying we are not going to do this. >> the first order of business will be voting on legislation to aid hurricane sandy a. >> time for the first degree weather update with janice dean. much of the country waking up to freezing temperatures this morning. janice and i were talking about this. i can't take it. it is too cold. >> both of you girls are from the south. >> i am from canada where we are a little heartier. it is 8 in burlington where it is minus 9. these are actual air temperatures minus 2 in bangor. factor in what it feels like with the windchill if you are not really bundled up. minus 9 it feels like in burlington. minus 15 in bangor deals like 4 in detroit. this is across the ohio river valley the northern plains. feels like 5, feels like 6 in denver. it is cold for much of the country. kran it is
. >> congressman darrel issa was a no vote for the fiscal cliff bill which had a 41-1 new rish yo of new taxes suspending cuts. he continued blasting that provision last night. we have taken a slug of hair waned said quaint do it again. we are taking this new debt as a result and saying we are not going to do this. >> the first order of business will be voting on legislation to aid hurricane sandy a. >> time for the first degree weather update with janice dean. much of the...
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last night darrell issa was on. he had this review. >> has he been the republican right-wing strong man? no. has he been speaker of the whole house? yes. is there someone going to challenge him? no, i don't expect it. does he have a dilemma which is ultimately it isn't work as well as we'd like to? we're not able to message. by the way, we're not united in the most important things republicans stand for, which is restraining the growth of government? yeah, that's a problem. and under his leadership, i hope with eric cantor and others we can fix it. >>brian: there are some conservatives in congress who are angry at the speaker for the plan b thing, for the fiscal cliff, for -- because nobody wanted to raise taxes on anybody. but ultimately at the end of the day they had to do that. >>steve: let's face it. john boehner played the hand he has been dealt. ever since the november election he's had a lousy hand. >> he has not had an easy time of it. who would want that job to try to rangel all of the competing opinions in
last night darrell issa was on. he had this review. >> has he been the republican right-wing strong man? no. has he been speaker of the whole house? yes. is there someone going to challenge him? no, i don't expect it. does he have a dilemma which is ultimately it isn't work as well as we'd like to? we're not able to message. by the way, we're not united in the most important things republicans stand for, which is restraining the growth of government? yeah, that's a problem. and under his...
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delaware democrat senator tom carper and republican congressman darrell issa are renewing efforts toin the new congress. they say the piece meal approach won't have the kind of reforms that are needed to stabilize the post al service but the looming budget battles make congress set for quick action on postal action not all that good. some experts are predicting a cash crunch by october. a spokesperson telling cnbc the liquid i liquidity problem is a big concern and the price of a postage stamp goes up january 26th. >> let's bring in jimmy p. boxes everywhere, sort of people moving around, so you've got a fedex or ups. man, it is streamlined. looks a little better here. what should you do with the post office? privatize them? >> well, i think that really needs to be the end game? the bill going through congress, or which did go through congress has to come up with a new bill. that was never going to do it. the post office doesn't need more like cost-cutting, what it needs is innovation and needs to be exposed to competition. listen, we're really behind the country where the post offic
delaware democrat senator tom carper and republican congressman darrell issa are renewing efforts toin the new congress. they say the piece meal approach won't have the kind of reforms that are needed to stabilize the post al service but the looming budget battles make congress set for quick action on postal action not all that good. some experts are predicting a cash crunch by october. a spokesperson telling cnbc the liquid i liquidity problem is a big concern and the price of a postage stamp...
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darrell issa says the interference is disturbing and outrageous.rnal agency reviews must be independent to be effective. in washington, catherine herridge, fox news. >> bret: a a former c.i.a. officer was sentenced for two-and-a-half years in prison for revealing the name of a covert agent to reporter. they sayion kiriaakous a whistle blower that exposed use of torture. p.c.s say he wanted to be famous. central command chief general james mattis was fired without receiving a phone call from anyone at the white house or the pentagon. we told you monday he was in trouble for questioning civilian officials over the plan for military action against iran. we were told he got the news from the news media while travelling. still ahead, changing the way the electoral college elects presidents. what is in the works or could be. first, era of spring is over but the winter of discontent is not. >> bret: you are looking live in cairo's tahrir square. right now it's pretty quiet. early in the morning. a few hours ago it was full of activity. not everyone in egy
darrell issa says the interference is disturbing and outrageous.rnal agency reviews must be independent to be effective. in washington, catherine herridge, fox news. >> bret: a a former c.i.a. officer was sentenced for two-and-a-half years in prison for revealing the name of a covert agent to reporter. they sayion kiriaakous a whistle blower that exposed use of torture. p.c.s say he wanted to be famous. central command chief general james mattis was fired without receiving a phone call...
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i think darrell issa called it pork. out with breaking it into two parts. one that would be more pallatable. why would there not have been any sort of vote last night? >> i don't know. i think it is going -- it's bad for the republicans actually because i think that it probably could have passed. at least they could have voted no -- in the fiscal cliff deal, one of the things that passed that should not have passed was an extension of the wind power and renewable energy tax credits. those are things that should have been phased out. but yet they made it into the fiscal cliff deal, but people that are dealing with the aftermath of sandy didn't get the help they need. i do believe they will get that help. but as a courtesy and symbolic gesture, they could have said, we are going to get this done. you are going to be taken care of. >> juliet: john boehner did say that ultimately. >> steve: it was just audacious that a number of u.s. senators packed that thing with so much pork. >> i also blame senator harry reid for that be
i think darrell issa called it pork. out with breaking it into two parts. one that would be more pallatable. why would there not have been any sort of vote last night? >> i don't know. i think it is going -- it's bad for the republicans actually because i think that it probably could have passed. at least they could have voted no -- in the fiscal cliff deal, one of the things that passed that should not have passed was an extension of the wind power and renewable energy tax credits. those...
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it starts with darrell issa who voted against the fiscal cliff. >> i'm with eric cantor. i can't vote for it in its current form. the senate and the president and vice president failed to meet their obligation. their own stated obligation which was to bring us a balanced bill. one that had tax adjustment, yes. but also had spending cuts. this one fails at that and fails badly. >> so enter ohio republican steve latourette who wasn't jazzed but took the plunge and voted yes. >> i went to the same high school as congressman issa but we haven't agreed on much since. >> did you agree in high school? >> i didn't see him a lot in class, so i don't know. >> somehow i doubt they'll show up together at the reunion. one point of agreement, both congressmen suggested that new year's eve was partially to blame for what the senate put together. >> i think it's a little unreasonable for senator reid to say something they produced on new year's eve by a bunch of doctrinarians is what we should vote on. >> all that partying own revelry and drinking that goes on on new year's eve at 2:00 i
it starts with darrell issa who voted against the fiscal cliff. >> i'm with eric cantor. i can't vote for it in its current form. the senate and the president and vice president failed to meet their obligation. their own stated obligation which was to bring us a balanced bill. one that had tax adjustment, yes. but also had spending cuts. this one fails at that and fails badly. >> so enter ohio republican steve latourette who wasn't jazzed but took the plunge and voted yes. >>...
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congressman darrell issa, the country would go into a slide like greece. congressman issa, nice to see you. >> nice to have you concentrate on this waste in government, over and above all things we argue about, it slipped into every big bill. >> of course, there is no discussion about waste, i mean, the debate on this fiscal cliff has been about spending and revenues, taxes, but i haven't heard anything about waste from anybody. >> well, and greta, if you would have taken what shouldn't have been in last night's bill out you wofer at least taken it from the 330 billion net increase of spending down to something closer to neutral and it might have been more palatable for some republicans, but it was the best excuse in the world to say we're for lower taxes, but not if we're simply passing it on to the next generation. >> greta: you were quoted in the video saying we're on a path to becoming like greece, 26% unemployment rate and if it defaults on its next round it's going to end up getting kicked out of the euro zone. why do you say we're on the path to gre
congressman darrell issa, the country would go into a slide like greece. congressman issa, nice to see you. >> nice to have you concentrate on this waste in government, over and above all things we argue about, it slipped into every big bill. >> of course, there is no discussion about waste, i mean, the debate on this fiscal cliff has been about spending and revenues, taxes, but i haven't heard anything about waste from anybody. >> well, and greta, if you would have taken what...
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>> following up on that, i want to refer to comments of the house oversight committee chairman darrell issarepublican of california, who says he wants to launch a investigation into how the u.s. attorney's office pressed charges against aaron swartz for downloading his articles. he told the huffington post -- this whole issue of prosecutorial overreach, computer crimes, i am wondering if, alex stamos, you might want to comment on that? >> >> tarn has a good point. one of the key problems are the definitions in the computer fraud and abuse act. there is this one word that is very difficult for even those of us who work professionally in this area to understand, and that word is "authorized." multiple counts in the indictment against aaron existed because they said he had exceeded what he was authorized to do either on the mit network or the jstor network. the term authorized in an internet context, and makes a lot less sense than a dozen the real world. for example, there are thousands of people right now going to democracynow.org watching the live stream. did you authorize any of those peop
>> following up on that, i want to refer to comments of the house oversight committee chairman darrell issarepublican of california, who says he wants to launch a investigation into how the u.s. attorney's office pressed charges against aaron swartz for downloading his articles. he told the huffington post -- this whole issue of prosecutorial overreach, computer crimes, i am wondering if, alex stamos, you might want to comment on that? >> >> tarn has a good point. one of the...
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they george sandra flock, chairman of the house oversight committee darrell issa rejected her as not qualified to speak on the matter. she eventually gave her testimony in front of a democratic congressional panel and became a target of the biggest voice of the republican party, rush limbaugh. but before limbaugh could launch his smear campaign against a private citizen, sandra gave her first national interview here on "the ed show." >> great to have you with us. i understand that you had already planned your testimony. you were going to cite some examples of people who could have benefited from president obama's mandate for birth control coverage. share with us what you would have told that committee today. >> that is what i was there to speak to the committee about. that's why i was so stunned when chairman issa made the decision to not allow me to speak on behalf of those women and to say that i was not an appropriate witness. that those women's stories were not appropriate. i cannot think of who would be more appropriate for the committee to hear from, than the women who are affe
they george sandra flock, chairman of the house oversight committee darrell issa rejected her as not qualified to speak on the matter. she eventually gave her testimony in front of a democratic congressional panel and became a target of the biggest voice of the republican party, rush limbaugh. but before limbaugh could launch his smear campaign against a private citizen, sandra gave her first national interview here on "the ed show." >> great to have you with us. i understand...
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darrell issa rejected her as not qualified to speak on the matter.eventually gave her testimony in front of a congressional panel and became a target in the biggest voice of the republican party, rush limbaugh. but before limbaugh could launch his smear campaign against a private citizen, sandra fluk gave her first national interview here on the "ed show." great to have you with us tonight, sandra. now i understand that you had already planned your testimony. you were going to cite some examples of people who could have benefitted from president obama's mandate for birth control coverage. share with us what you would have told that committee today. >> that is what i was there to speak to the committee about. and that's why i was so stunned when chairman issa made the decision to not allow me to speak on behalf of those women, and to say that i was not an appropriate witness, that those women's stories were not appropriate for this committee. i cannot think of who would be more appropriate for the committee to hear from than the women who were affecte
darrell issa rejected her as not qualified to speak on the matter.eventually gave her testimony in front of a congressional panel and became a target in the biggest voice of the republican party, rush limbaugh. but before limbaugh could launch his smear campaign against a private citizen, sandra fluk gave her first national interview here on the "ed show." great to have you with us tonight, sandra. now i understand that you had already planned your testimony. you were going to cite...
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. >> that's republican congressman darrell issa of california. he's hammering home the republican message of spending cuts above all else. the breaks news we're following is ben smit of buzz feed, carol roth radio host and maria cardona, the democratic strategist and cnn contributor and ali velshi our chief business correspondent. what do you make of this deal that looks like it's going to be a deal, the house looks like it's going to follow the senate's lead, carol, pleat go to you first. good deal or bad deal? >> well, i guess it depends on for who. for the american people i think this is a mediocre deal at best because it doesn't have a solution. i have a very hard time throwing a parade for a congress that took 13 months to get a mediocre solution that doesn't address spending, doesn't address the debt, raises taxes not only on the wealthy but i keep hearing it's not raising taxes on the middle class. that's not true. the payroll tax cut is expiring. so taxes are going up for everybody. we're going to end up in a situation where we end up fig
. >> that's republican congressman darrell issa of california. he's hammering home the republican message of spending cuts above all else. the breaks news we're following is ben smit of buzz feed, carol roth radio host and maria cardona, the democratic strategist and cnn contributor and ali velshi our chief business correspondent. what do you make of this deal that looks like it's going to be a deal, the house looks like it's going to follow the senate's lead, carol, pleat go to you...
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obama took office, the senate sat on his first nominee andrew traifr, and even conservatives like darrell issa. >> did andrew traver is the november 2010 designate should in fact be given and up or down vote, and should be given the opportunity to be confirmed. >> reporter: but the republicans and nra could spell trouble for todd jones, because already todd grassley is raising concerns over his fast and furious scandal. but they do believe that the atf deserves a permanent leader. >> should there be a bureau? >> yes. >> should there be a director? >> yes. >> you believe that there should be a director of the atf? >> yes, but the problem is getting the right person there permanently. in the meantime, todd jones serves a as the current atf director and the attorney general for minnesota. his office did not respond to cnn for comment. erin? >> well, it is amazing, joe, that we go this long with these new laws that we have to make sure that what happens is working. >>> and a catholic church says that life begins at bertirth, a now a court is forced to decide. >>> and also a report says that the pr
obama took office, the senate sat on his first nominee andrew traifr, and even conservatives like darrell issa. >> did andrew traver is the november 2010 designate should in fact be given and up or down vote, and should be given the opportunity to be confirmed. >> reporter: but the republicans and nra could spell trouble for todd jones, because already todd grassley is raising concerns over his fast and furious scandal. but they do believe that the atf deserves a permanent leader....
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senate just sat on his first nominee, andrew traver, even conservatives like house republican darrell issalled for action. >> andrew traver, who i believe is the 2010, november 2010 dezinate, should in fact be given an up or down vote. should in fact be given an opportunity to be confirmed. >> but republicans and the nra could spell trouble for todd jones. already senator chuck grassley is raising questions about his ties to the fast and furious scandal. the nra hasn't weighed in on jones yet, but nra president david keen does believe the atf deserves a permanent leader. >> should there be a bureau? >> of course. >> and a drether? >> of course. >> the issue has been about getting the right person in the job permanently. in the meantime, current nominee todd jones continues to serve as acting director of atf while also serving as the united states attorney in minnesota. his office didn't respond to cnn's request for comment. erin? >> pretty amazing story there. thanks to you, joe. we go this long and we talk about all of these new laws, we have to make sure what we have is working right. >>
senate just sat on his first nominee, andrew traver, even conservatives like house republican darrell issalled for action. >> andrew traver, who i believe is the 2010, november 2010 dezinate, should in fact be given an up or down vote. should in fact be given an opportunity to be confirmed. >> but republicans and the nra could spell trouble for todd jones. already senator chuck grassley is raising questions about his ties to the fast and furious scandal. the nra hasn't weighed in on...
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this sounds like a committee darrell issa would be very proud of. >> come on. say that would be of any benefit to the republican party? >> maybe stick tim scott on the panel or something. >> sure. if he wants to be on the panel. or how about marco rubio? or how about senator cruz from texas? the idea that you're going to have three white men come up with strategies to appeal to people of color and women to help save the republican party, i repeat what i said before, it's bananas. >> okay. that's the second bananas. krystal, there are some other details that are leaking out about their itinerary and perhaps i should say oozing out. for instance, patrick doyle, the ceo of dominos pizza is giving a presentation on quote, turning it around. that sounds apt for this audience. >> that's a smart booking. that makes sense. >> you think he makes sense? >> having panels about how to talk to minorities and women led by white men is not the best turnaround. one thing that has been amazing coming out of the republican party is rather than look at the things they've been say
this sounds like a committee darrell issa would be very proud of. >> come on. say that would be of any benefit to the republican party? >> maybe stick tim scott on the panel or something. >> sure. if he wants to be on the panel. or how about marco rubio? or how about senator cruz from texas? the idea that you're going to have three white men come up with strategies to appeal to people of color and women to help save the republican party, i repeat what i said before, it's...
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darrell issa said the speaker had no choice because of what new york lawmakers did. >> your two senators packed this with pork, had the opportunity to have a 27 to 30 billion-dollar legitimate relief package, packed it with pork and then dared us not to vote on it. >> republicans including new jersey governor chris christie and new york com peter king denied that pork accusation. but the debate is pretty much mood now. because since a new congress begins tomorrow. members will have to write a new bill from scratch delaying aid to all those still struggling to recover. this morning lawmakers from new york and new jersey blasted leaders for allowing that to happen. >> it is the most disgraceful action i have seen in this house in the 20 years i have been here. >> this is not about people in congress. this is about constituents whose lives were ruined. we need to do the right thing and we need to do it now. >> this afternoon, members of the new york and new jersey congressional delegates arrived at speaker boehner's office. they emerged with assurances of two votes. >> $99 billion on flood
darrell issa said the speaker had no choice because of what new york lawmakers did. >> your two senators packed this with pork, had the opportunity to have a 27 to 30 billion-dollar legitimate relief package, packed it with pork and then dared us not to vote on it. >> republicans including new jersey governor chris christie and new york com peter king denied that pork accusation. but the debate is pretty much mood now. because since a new congress begins tomorrow. members will have...
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including congressman darrell issa of california. >> i cannot believe this tax cut will be followed by the spending cuts to offset any part of the three-- sorry, four trillion dollars we're putting on the backs of future generations. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner was among the 85 republicans who voted for the bill. but in a statement, he promised to focus on a future deal that does cut spending. he said, "the american people re-elected a republican majority in the house, and we will use it in 2013 to hold the president accountable for the balanced approach he promised." many of the other republicans who voted "yes" were committee chairmen, retiring lawmakers or members who lost their seats in the november elections. congressman dave camp of michigan chairs the ways and means committee. >> republicans and the american people are getting something really important-- permanent tax relief. as big as that is-- and it's only the first step when it comes to taxes, this legislation nuremavehe levelnuf overee we should bring in. >> reporter: beyond the income tax provisions, the bill
including congressman darrell issa of california. >> i cannot believe this tax cut will be followed by the spending cuts to offset any part of the three-- sorry, four trillion dollars we're putting on the backs of future generations. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner was among the 85 republicans who voted for the bill. but in a statement, he promised to focus on a future deal that does cut spending. he said, "the american people re-elected a republican majority in the...
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darrell issa said quote, i'm hoping the president will recognize that compromise should have been the words for today and they clearly weren't. john mccain said i would have liked to see a little more on outreach and working together. there was not, as i have seen in other inaugural speeches. i want to work with my colleagues. and i'm wondering what you think about this approach and i think that the push-back isn't surprising as much as we're surprised by just how strongly worded it was. >> republicans wasted no time whatsoever rebuking the president and the president, to be fair, this was not a speech about conciliation or compromise and in fact, the clip we heard about a nation of takers, referring to medicare and medicaid and social security, was basically a direct rebuke to congressman paul ryan, who was mitt romney's running mate. so the republicans have lots to bicker with, lots to single out in the president's inauguration speech, including the president didn't write it with the thinking of this is going to be a reach across the aisle type of message. >> yeah, obviously a very
darrell issa said quote, i'm hoping the president will recognize that compromise should have been the words for today and they clearly weren't. john mccain said i would have liked to see a little more on outreach and working together. there was not, as i have seen in other inaugural speeches. i want to work with my colleagues. and i'm wondering what you think about this approach and i think that the push-back isn't surprising as much as we're surprised by just how strongly worded it was....
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another interesting exchange earlier at end of the hour between two leading republicans between darrell issa and david camp and issa is in support i mean issa is against and camp is in favor. obama has succeeded in splitting the republicans. weakening them and now this has to pass the house with democratic support which shows that republicans have lost control of the house which was otherwise a blocking agent. obama has had a political success on top of a substantive success. >> bret: sandy levin, congressman from michigan continuing to call democrats up for this debate on the senate piece of legislation. we'll go through exactly what is inside that on the the other side of the break as we continue with our panel and continue coverage of this historic night. a vote in the house of representatives to try to avoid all of the things that come along with the fiscal cliff that the u.s. has already gone over. >> but this is a bill which -- [ male announcer ] coughequence™ #8. waking the baby. [ coughs ] [ baby crying ] ♪ [ male announcer ] robitussin® liquid formula soothes your throat on contact
another interesting exchange earlier at end of the hour between two leading republicans between darrell issa and david camp and issa is in support i mean issa is against and camp is in favor. obama has succeeded in splitting the republicans. weakening them and now this has to pass the house with democratic support which shows that republicans have lost control of the house which was otherwise a blocking agent. obama has had a political success on top of a substantive success. >> bret:...
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