congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz joins us now. great to see you.of all what is your response to john mccain and mitch mcconnell and all the others who say the campaign should be paying for this bus trip through north carolina and virginia, not the taxpayer? >> president obama has been using his role as president of the united states to stump across the country to press the congress, the united states senate and the united states house of representatives to pass the american jobs act now. emphasizing how critical it is that the congress pass his legislation to ensure that we can get people back to work, that we can provide a payroll tax cut to small business owners and extend the payroll tax cut that would put $1,500 in the average middle class family's pocket, keep teachers on the job, firefighters, other first responders, put construction workers back to work. that's the role of the president of the united states to make sure the person people understand what he's proposed, what's at stake, and who the obstacles in the path of that progress really

congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz is the chair of the democratic congressional committee. she joins us now. congresswoman, thank you so much for joining us. >> sure. >> are you, as a leader of the party, still trying to figure out the cut of their jib up in new york? whether it's a group you want to get identified with or what? where are you with the protesters in new york and across the country now? >> no, i'm not still trying to figure it out. as both a leader of my party and also as a representative of my congressional districts in south florida, i think the occupy wall street movement represents a reflection of the callus indifference that for years under republican leadership in this country really ignored the needs of the middle class. it gave all the benefits and all the advantages in terms of a regulatory scheme and the financial services industry to corporations and to wall street and to the wealthiest, most fortunate americans. and this is the pushback. this is the point at which that middle class folks say, no more, it's time for some balance, and i think that t

debbie wasserman schultz, democrat from florida. now is ron reagan, author of "my father." do you feel for those people, is this something that you wish you were part of? >> i can be part of it myself if i want to stroll a few blocks from here, because an occupy seattle movement started over the weekend, i think it's at fourth and pike here in seattle. i just got back from overseas, so i haven't had a chance to go down there. but the impression i get, and i think joe biden even mentioned this in one of the clips that you plaid, this is a movement that has a broad-based anger. and the challenge, it seems to me, for the democratic party, if they want to somehow join the movement or co-opt the movement, however you want to put it, that these folks are just as mad at them as they are at the republicans. the republicans may be more egregiously in the hop pocket of the wall streeters and bankers, but the democrats are too. there are those who staked their whole career on creating loopholes. they're not the natural allies of the occupy wal

. >>> joining me from her home state of florida, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz who is chair emocratic national committee. congresswoman wasserman schultz, thank you so much for being here. let me start out with a big piece of business on capitol hill, and that is coming up with some kind of jobs bill that might move the meter on the 9.1% unemployment rate. on your side, you have a bill that essentially the president's bill that congressman larson has put out there with only a handful of democratic co-sponsors. why is that? >> well, the co-sponsorship is really not reflective of the widespread support that exists in the democratic caucus and in the country for the american jobs act. polling shows overwhelming support for congress to pass the entire bill. it's absolutely critical. we've got economists like mark zandi who say that the american jobs act would add 2 percentage points to the gdp, drop the unemployment rate by about 1%. i mean those are real shot in the arm to the economy that would create jobs now and it's got widespread support, not just among democrats but by ame

you will also here from florida center bill nelson in florida congresswoman debbie wasserman schultzwho also chairs the democratic national committee. annual boyd watching live coverage here on c-span2. >> since becoming the chair i traveled to 23 states and a in a little over five months but friends let me tell you there is no place like home and it is great to be here at home in the sunshine state with friends and supporters and with all of you. tonight is so special, it is truly an honor to have vice president biden here with us. he has been a full partner alongside president of barack obama helping move our nation forward, passing a stork reforms to help the middle class and small businesses and getting our country back on track. vice president biden is no johnny come lately and in his quest to make this country and the world a better place. throughout his 40 plus years of extraordinary public service, he has been and continues to be a problem solver, a decision-maker and a tireless fighter for middle-class families in the united states of america. we are just so thrilled to have

debby wasserman schultzing wants to name a room after zimmerman in the visitors center and she is frustrated is it taking too long to pass that bill. >>> a volunteer firefighter is credited with saving a fellow member of the force. shawn roth just returned from a call when he came upon a firefighter who was choking. he performed the heimlich maneuver. >> she was obviously in distress and then afterwards i reached around and gave her an abdominal thrust and a piece of food came out. >> she went back to work in the fire station setting up for a luncheon. she's a lucky woman that he was in the right place at the right time. >> for sure, a fire house. >>> really, really? snow possible? >> it's so rare to see snow in october in our area. we're not going to see anything that is shutting down streets. it won't hard to travel. the temperatures will be warm enough that anything that does fall on the road will be melted quickly. it's not going to fall close to the d.c. area. don't worry about the snow. what you need to worry about is the potential nasty conditions tomorrow and really on saturday depen

. >> florida congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz serves as chair of the democratic national committee and joins me this morning. congresswoman, great to see you. >> you, too, thomas. thank you. >> the president's going to be in your state later today fund-raising, talking about his jobs bill and the senate vote that is expected to get little to no support from republicans. in your estimation, how much would a decision not to support this bill hurt americans, the ones who really need it right now? >> oh, it would be incredibly harmful for a member of congress to cast a vote against the american jobs act pushed by the president because the economy clearly needs that short-term shot in the arm to continue the recovery and the turn-around that has begun. you know, where we were bleeding 750,000 jobs a month just before president obama took office, and now we've had 19 straight months of private sector job growth, but we've got a long way to go. and you know, it's hard to understand, what are the republicans opposed to? are they opposed to putting construction workers back to work building

attracted attention back in july for his nasty comments on fellow florida representative debbie wasserman schultzed, quote, the most vial, unprofessional, and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. well, he's on the attack again. this time against president obama. here's part of an e-mail he sent to supporters. "i truly believe president barack obama does not comprehend american exceptionalism. he does not fathom that in america, the station of your birth does not determine the station of your outcome. america is not about class or caste, it is about rewarding work and ideas." hmm. well, there's a tough sell he's got on his hands there. i think president obama himself is the clearest example of west's definition of american exceptionalism, isn't he, when you think about it? look where he is. and now for the big number. it might come as no surprise in this fall's gop debate since rick perry, who was dealt the most verbal punches by the other candidates. that's right, he played the role of piÑata more often than all the other candidates combined. but, here's a shocker. who do you t

dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz joins me live to talk about the president's plan to slice andby piece, i mean, each of these pieces has broad support among the american people. >> is tonight's gop debate in new hampshire do-or-die for presidential contender rick perry? a brand new poll showed his numbers tanking in two key states while herman cain's numbers remain on the rise. and rally against the rich. occupy wall street protesters plan to take their corporate greed message straight to the wealthy ceos on manhattan's upper east side in what's being called a millionaires march. we'll have a live report on that. hi, everybody. great to have you with

so thank you for letting us, debbie wasserman-schultz.se] look, folks, the fact of the matter is that i don't need to remind you of the catastrophe we inherited, that america inherited after eight years of the last administration. when barack and i were sworn this on that bitterly cold day in january and looked out at literally a million people standing on the national mall, you could sense their sense of hope and faith and expectation. it was an incredible sight. but there was something else. something else on the faces of those million people. there was concern, uncertainty, and in some case even fear. practically before i lowered my hand on january the 20th, by that time at that moment, that month we had already lost 740,000 jobs just that month. that quarter our economy shrunk to almost historic lows, 6.4% loss in our gdp. and before barack and i sat down at our desks, we already inherited a bill for $ $1,300,000,000,000 for that year and a projected deficit of $8 trillion over the next ten. middle class americans lost $16 trillion in

to do as to why one specific piece of legislation hasn't moved anywhere and congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz introduced legislation to rename a room in the capitol building after gave zimmerman gave was the congressional aide who was killed while trying to save congresswoman giffords in the tucson shooting sure he was the first congressional aide ever killed in the line of duty in the history of our nation a bill has three hundred sixty six co-sponsors but has not been voted on and no one can explain why the having imposed as majority leader eric cantor why his office directed questions to speaker john boehner as office which declined comment because republicans are just too busy with their war on women and the e.p.a. is too busy running post offices after reagan to honor a hero. who was killed and just happens to be a democrat at spirit here. it's not even holloway yet but at least here on the east coast cold and flu season is already upon us people have come up with many odd remedies in the never ending battle with the germs that inevitably so many of us shivering under the covers for a fe

debbie wasserman-schultz, about what she says is the real issue. i'll get to you react to this: >> okay. >> we've stopped the economy from dropping like a rock, like it was before president obama took i've. where is the leadership on the republican side? you want to talk about sitting on the sidelines, they're the ones that have just been crossing their arms and hoping for failure. i mean, how could -- it's so irresponsible for them to allow the economy to just remain stagnant. you know so, that they can -- >> i think they would disagree. bill: senator, is that even true on its face? >> well, to me, i got reelected as an independent, so that's the perspective i have, both parties are equally to blame for the fact that we haven't gotten together to reduce the debt which, again, i say is the most important thing we can do to get our economy going again and create more jobs again. those numbers, the two read before debbie wasserman-schultz's words, tell how serious a position our economy is in. people want jobs, and so the reaction is to put a jobs ac

dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman-schultz is here live to explain. forced to say "get your government out of my backyard." why one city wants him to tear down the treehouse he built for his son. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. on smoothie. yesterday doesn't win. big doesn't win. titles corner offices don't win. what wins? original wins. fresh wins. smart wins. the world's most dynamic companies know what wins in business today. maybe that's why so many choose to work with us. we're grant thornton. audit. tax. advisory. >> we do have some extreme weather. check out this video from mexico city where hurricane jova is wreaking havoc. much worse on mexico's west coastline, category 2 storm packing winds of 85 miles an hour. keep in mind, it's on the pacific side and moving to the north at 9 miles per hour. they'll have some damaging winds and some flash floods

debbie wasserman schultz and i look at the signs and the public opinion polls 30 -- what 33% think that the u.s. is worse than al qaeda? that's the democratic party you are supporting? >> yeah. this is a group dominated by kooks. this is a toxic group that -- that it doesn't really know what it wants that is infiltrated by extreme elements that do know what they want. nothing can take over a rebel quicker than somebody who knows what they want when they are dealing with people who don't know what they want. >> let's talk about the scandals. we have talked a lot about solyndra, $535 million down the drain. $1.2 million for sun power, same story. political connections, buys access, money poured down the drain, lost money. and the fast and furious, may 3, 2011, the attorney general said, quote, i probably heard about this for the first time in the last few weeks. we now have five specific examples that prove that that statement he made before congress is not true. >> yeah. well, if it is true, it is an appalling incompetence, where there is no chief of staff, no top aides to the attorney g

debbie wasserman schultz. she's the chairwoman of the democratic national committee.a feisty republican debate about to begin. kevin madden is with us. he worked on the 2008 campaign. and boringer. >>> would not bring the president's plan as the president wrote up for an immediate vote. he wanted to change how it's paid for. they came up with a millionaire surtax. he will not have the votes to go forward. isn't that an embarrassment for the democratic party. you can't get your own -- one voted against it. as we move on, are you ready to say, let's sit down with the house of republicans, break it into pieces if necessary, but get something done? >> he will with, i think this is embarrassing and sad for the republican party because they continue to focus on helping only the wealthiest most fortunate americans and corporate america. they've got a leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell who is singularly focused on one job. barack obama. he said proudly at the outset of this congress. now, won't even embrace an american jobs act proposed by president obama that puts constru

attracted attention back in july for his nasty comments on fellow florida representative debbie wasserman schultz called, quote, the most vial, unprofessional, and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. he's on the attack again, this time against president obama. here's part of an e-mail he sent to supporters. "i truly believe president barack obama does not comprehend american exceptionalism. he does not fathom that in america, the station of your birth does not determine the station of your outcome. america is not about class or caste, it is about rewarding individuals for their drive and determination for their hard work and ideas." hmm. well, there's a tough sell he's got on his hands there. i think president obama himself is the clearest example of west's definition of american exceptionalism, isn't he, when you think about it? look where he is. and now for the big number. it might come as no surprise in this fall's gop debate since rick perry, who was dealt the most verbal punches by the other candidates. that's right, he played the role of piÑata more often than all the ot

a person said debbie wasserman schultz and you said i need a bucket. guest: let me tell you what i think about -- when the chairman of the democratic national committee say they owned the economy. when i look at this economy when there is $14.60 trillion of debt, about 73% to 74% debt to gdp ratio, a lot of us need a bucket because we have to deal with this fiscal morass, this pile of debt. we cannot continue with those kind of economic policies that have pervaded here in washington, d.c. that is one of the important reasons that i was sent up here. if i have to carry a bucket to take away some of that pile -- host: it wasn't personnel. guest: folks in the media tried to sensationalize. it helps to sell papers and things like that. i took an oath. i want to see the best for all americans. caller: good morning. i appreciate your service to the country. i am a democrat, but it blue dog democrat. guest: i'm thrilled about that. caller: my wife is a schoolteacher. we're probably think differently -- i appreciate you trying to do. i would ask you to try to

to talk to us how she is doing is her friend and colleague representative debbie wasserman schultz.recovery. any milestones you can tell us about in the past few months? >> well, gabby continues to make really wonderful progress. with each passing month, she is working so hard and, you know, rehabilitation and physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy. she's just really progressing along the way. all of the doctors would like her to and even beyond that. i am excited to see her this afternoon. >> reporter: you are in regular contact with her, i know. are you able to have a full conversation with her on the phone at this point? >> she is able to initiate conversation and respond extensively so, yes, you can have conversations with her. >> reporter: a lot of people wondering any talk at this point of when they may return to washington for her job as a congresswoman there? >> we are still ten months from the shooting in january and she's got a long way to go. she is working very hard. they are not focused on that at this point. at this point they are trying to to make her

thank you for helping us, debbie wasserman schultz. the fact of the matter is, i do not need to remind you of the catastrophe we inherited, that america inherited, after the eight years of the last the administration. when barack obama and i were sworn in on that bitterly cold day in january, we looked at it bitterly 1 million people standing on the national mall. you could sense their sense of hope and expectation. it was an incredible sight. but there was something else on the faces of those million people. there was concern, uncertainty, and in some cases, even fear. practically before i lowered my hand on january 20, by that time, at that moment, we had already lost 740,000 jobs just that month. that quarter, our economy shrunk to historic lows, 6.4% loss in our gdp. before barack obama and i sat at our desks, we inherited a bill for $1.30 trillion for that year and a projected deficit of $8 trillion over the next 10. middle-class americans lost $16 trillion in household wealth. vanished without a trace. as you know, almost better

also debbie wasserman schultz and florida senator bill nelson. live coverage on c-span2 at 7:30 eastern. although this headline proved trumandewey's defeat by was iconic. tonight followed the career of thomas dooley, a dominant force in new york state politics and influence in national politics in the election of dwight eisenhower and richard nixon. "the contenders" night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. this weekend on bill t.d., general westmoreland led forces in vietnam. lewis sorely contends his decisions were why we lost. bill vlasic tells the unraveling of the u.s. auto industry. and toure interviewed at over 100 african-americans in an examination of race, identity, and being black in america at stake. also is not still weekend on tv. look for a complete schedule online at booktv.org. >> i do not want every story to be 1800 words. >> last month jill abramson became the first woman to hold the post of executive editor at "the new york times." >> there is a certain lack of discipline sometimes, a point is repeated too many times in a story, or the

the article in good housekeeping magazine about your frip with debbie wasserman schultz and gabrielle a minority? >> it's wonderful to have such close friends in washington. the joke is if you want a friend in washington, buy a dog. it's not necessarily true. there are great girlfriends there. women often work well together. we can often reach across party lines. we can build consensus, reach compromise and get things done. we need to get things done in washington now. we have a tough economy. many, many families across new york, across the country are suffering. we need people willing to work together and solve the problems. i think if we have more women at the table making the decisions, we'll have better outcomes and better decisions will be made. >> by the way, how is gabby doing? >> great. i saw her a week ago. she's strong, still inspiring us all. she's going to make it. >> senator kirsten gillibrand, thank you. >> thank you very much. >> we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >> announcer: today's kitchen is brought to you by chili's lunch combos. go bold instead of th

other speakers include democratic national committee chair, representative debbie wasserman schultz, florida u.s. senator, bill nelson and state democratic party chairman, rob smith. >> this weekend on "book tv" on c-span 2, general westmoreland led forces in vietnam from 1964 to 1968. lewis sorely talks about how we lost. "new york times" bureau chief bill vlasic talks about the unraveling of the car industry in 2008. and then interviews in being black in america today. also, it's naaqsville weekend on "book tv." we'll feature authors and literary sites all around the city. look for the schedule online at booktv.org. >> all though this headline proved false, dewey's defeat bihari truman was iconic and he continued to be in political history. follow thomas dewey as three-time governor and influencing national politics in the presidential races of eisenhower and nixon, "the contenders," friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> former pakistan president pervez musharraf that america has, "abandoned pakistan and afghanistan," leading to the rise of al qaeda and the taliban in the regio

in a statement, debbie wasserman schultz saying quote, they voted for governor tomblin someone like presidentll, working to create jobs, educate children and win the future. but in fact governor early ray tomblin has a different idea how to win the future. listen to his remarks from his victory speech last night. >> i will fight for our state's coal industry, the backbone of our economy in west virginia. [applause] we will oppose the efforts by epa and others to stop production of the most efficient fuel our country knows. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: sew republicans will keep a very close eye on the state. they sense over the years it has been turning less and less blue. more and more red. who will be the next candidate after this 14th month term is up? we don't know. i asked bill maloney last night whether he would consider another run. he replied, i haven't even begun to think about that. jenna. jenna: a whole another ballgame ahead. doug mckelway. we appreciate that. we'll move onto the a fox bills alert. new report showing september was the worst month for job cuts in two years. th

speakers include debbie wasserman schultz and the state democratic party chairman.onight at 7:30 p.m. >> although this headline proved false, dewey continue to impact political history. follow the career of thomas dewey, influence in national politics in the elections of eisenhower and nixon. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> spend this weekend in knoxville, tennessee which "book tv" and "american history tv." a real life csi. and a look at alex haley and his roots in not sell. on "american history tv," an indian silversmith created a system of writing for the cherokee language. and a visit to the secret city. the lap's part in the development of the atomic bomb. -- lab's part in the development of the atomic bomb. saturday at 11 a.m. and sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> middle and high school students, it is time to get those cameras rolling for this year's student cam competition. you could win a grand prize of $5,000. >> former pakistani president pervez musharraf says american actions prior to 9/11 were a disaster for pakistan. he spoke for just over an

they will have debbie wasserman schultz who is chair of the democratic national committee. also armed services committee ranking member john mccain and georgia democratic congressman john lewis. at 4:00 p.m. eastern, it is face the nation from cbs. they talk with representative darrell issa, chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee and congressman elijah cummings, the panel's ranking democratre-airs of the network talk shows begin at noon eastern with meet the press, 1:00 -- this week, fox news sunday at 2:00, 3:00, state of union, and at 4:00 p.m., face the nation. listen to them all on cspan radio on 90.1 fm in the washington area. channel119 >> every weekend, the people and events that document the american story. this weekend, did thomas jefferson really fathered children with sally hammocks? hemmings? montana state university professor focuses on our post- fdr leaders. also a look at justice byron white, the university of chicago law professor on how early success and celebrity as a football player shaped his career on the court. look for the com

for lillian, for monica, and for my colleague who is here, debi wasserman schultz -- debbie wasserman schultz, and for all our mothers, sisters, daughters, and friends let us never abandon our fight to find a cure and finally eradicate breast cancer in our country and ultimately in the world. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock: thank you. mr. speaker, the government's continuing failure to address our nation's gut wrenching unemployment stems from a fundamental disagreement over how jobs are created in the first place. we are now in the third year of policies predicated assumption that government spending creates jobs. we squandered three years and trillions of dollars of the nation's wealth on such policies and they have not worked because they cannot work. government cannot inject a single dollar into the economy until it's first taken that same dollar out of the economy. true, we see the job that saved or created when the govern

so thank you for letting us, debbie wasserman schultz.ks, the fact of the matter is that i don't need to remind you of the catastrophe we inherited, that america inherited after eight years of the last administration. when barack and i were sworn in on that bitterly cold day in january, looked out at literally a million people standing on the national mall, you could sense their sense of hope and faith that makes it a shame. it was an incredible sight. but they are something else, something not on the faces of those million people. there is concern, and searching teeth. in some cases, even fear. practically before i lowered my hand on january the 20th, by that time, at that moment, batman we had already lost 740,000 jobs just that none. that quarter, our economy shrunk to almost an historic low, 6.4% lost in our gdp before barack and i sat down at our desks, we already inherited a bill for $1,000,300,000,000 for that year and a projected deficit of $8 trillion over the next 10. middle-class americans lost $16 trillion in household wealth.

also speaking, senator bill nelson and florida congresswoman debbie wasserman-schultz who also chairs the democratic national committee. the florida democratic party convention this evening at 7:30 here on c-span2. and coming up in just over an hour, noon eastern here on c-span2, a look at how potential budget cuts from the joint deficit reduction committee might affect children. the urban institute hosting a discussion this amp, and that'll be live here -- this afternoon, and that'll be live here on c-span2. next up, though a conversation with the chairman of the house transportation committee on efforts to save money in the nation's transportation budget. >> and now on your screen is chairman john mica of the house transportation and infrastructure committee. chairman mica, each of the major committees was asked to give their recommendations to the superdeficit committee about whether they would cut or what they would like to see done in their areas of jurisdiction. one of the things that in your letter to the committee you recommended was no increase in user fees. why? >> guest: we

>> one of your colleagues debbie wasserman-schultz, she's been talking about how many jobs the administration yesterday, she was on our program -- >> were there any? >> no, she's talking about -- listen carefully, here's what she said yesterday on our program via satellite. listen. >> mitch mcconnell believes if he got a republican in as president, they would create more jobs. >> that's not why people elect leaders, though. they elect -- >> to create jobs, i think -- trust me, this time around, they'll be electing a leader that's going to create some jobs. >> yeah, that's not why we need a new president because we don't elect them to create jobs. >> she's admitting, number one, barack obama didn't create any jobs. very true! jobs were lost. either that or she's just become a republican and she recognizes that government doesn't create jobs, the private sector creates jobs. but i don't think so. >> are you suggesting she's switching over to your side? >> i saw her last night, i was in washington voting for the free trade agreements which we should have passed four years ago. create thousands o

congressman emanuel cleaver of missouri, and congresswoman marcia fudge of ohio, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz of florida, congresswoman jan schakowsky of illinois, congresswoman gwen moore of wisconsin. i invite every member of congress to join us in living for a few days or a week on what a family on food stamps will face every day of the year. i hope that the challenges will open our eyes to the challenges and the struggles of the millions of americans who face hunger each and every day. living in poverty and facing food insecurity means missed meals, poor health and loss productivity. even if you choose not to join the food stamp challenge, i encourage you all to stop and consider what it means to have $31.50 to spend on food for the entire week. stop for a moment and consider there are over 46 million americans that have to swallow their pride and ask for help just to put food on the table. as a former recipient of food stamps myself, as a single young mom, i know how difficult this is. i did it because i had to do it just to get over some very difficult times. 46 million americans who re

also there florida senator bill nelson and florida congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz who also chairs the democratic national committee. the convention is live tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. eastern. we'll have it here for you on c-span2. >> the education committee last week voted to revamp the no child left behind law and reduce the federal government's role overseeing the nation's public schools. here is some of last week's education committee debate on that legislation. senator tom harkin of iowa chaired this hearing for about four-and-a-half hours. [inaudible conversations] >> senate committee on health education, labor and pensions will resume. i thank all the senators for being here and for your helping to move this legislation along. um, and we're going to go -- i don't know when it will break for dinner, we're going to try to find out what the floor situation is like, and as soon as we have some idea on votes on the floor, we'll try to do our dinner break around the time that we may have a bunch of votes on the floor too. so i think we're making great progress, and i thank everyone, i