host: david wolman?guest: this is precisely representative of the anxieties that people have about the state of national currencies and our government, that it is driving people toward bitcoin. you can think a lot about digital gold. you have to think again of this idea, the full faith and trust of the u.s. government. what makes one dollar one dollar? that is our case with issuing institutions. behind that faith is the government. if you do not have faith in the decision-making that the government is conducting to protect the value of the currency over the long term, you are going to look for something else. this is why i imagine, greta, you do not denominate your kids college fund in somalia shillings, because you do not have faith in the currency. with the government shutdown and everything before that, the fiscal cliff, the confidence of people in the dollar is being rattled because their confidence in washington's ability to get anything done has been shaken. that being said, the status of the dolla

host: wolman david wolman, joining -- david wolman, joining us from portland, oregon, thank you, sir. guest: my pleasure. live coverage of the house begins now. for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip , but in o five minutes no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. schiff, for five minutes. mr. speaker, for much of the past decade, iran's nuclear weapons program has been a top national security concern for the united states, and iran armed with nuclear weapons capable of threatening israel and other regional states would touch off a nuclear arms race in the world's most volatile region. for this reason i have pressed for ever-increasing sanctions to isolate iran from the global economy and have supported a policy that leaves all options on the table, including military force. the stakes are too high to risk any miscalculation of our resolve by iran's leaders. in pu

host: david wolman?iselys is representative of the anxieties that people have about the state of national currencies and our government, that it is driving people toward bitcoin. you can think a lot about digital gold. you have to think again of this idea, the full faith and trust of the u.s. government. what makes one dollar one dollar? that is our case with issuing institutions. behind that faith is the government. if you do not have faith in the decision-making that the government is conducting to protect the value of the currency over the long term, you are going to look for something else. this is why i imagine, greta, you do not denominate your kids college fund in somalia shillings, because you do not have faith in the currency. with the government shutdown and everything before that, the fiscal cliff, the confidence of people in the dollar is being rattled because their confidence in washington's ability to get anything done has been shaken. that being said, the status of the dollar as the so-cal

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currencies this wednesday on "washington journal" with a wired magazine article by contributing editor david wolman. he's also the storm damage. >> indiana governor mike pence will visit several of the hardest hit communities today, including kokomo, lafayette, and washington. >> and wisconsin where it all got started. strong winds knocked out power to thousands in the milwaukee area. damaged buildings and downed trees in dodge county. >> sending sunday church goers scrambling into basements for safety. no tornadoes have been officially confirmed in the state. thankfully, no injuries either immediately reported. >> let's have a look at the day ahead here and we have that system into the northeast. showers moving through quickly, though, temperatures are going to be in the 10 to 15 degrees in the northeast as we head to the next couple of days. lake effect snow popping for you. into the south, that front is bringing us showers and we are seeing a little bit of rain here into georgia. as we head throughout the day today, again, our temperatures will be mild through the day today. but that is going to

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