you have to. >> dr. paul, you are a member of a medical organization not the a.m.a., but another medical association that filed a lawsuit against secretary of health and human services alleging that this is unconstitutional. what do doctors, what do healthcare professionals say is wrong with this? >> this is aaps and the same group that sued hillary clinton. we took it to the supreme court and won. we allege it violates the fifth amendment that you can't take things from people without just compensation and it violates the tenth amendment that the rights were not emnumerated given to the federal government that have been traditionablely under state government. you mentioned this appears as if the federal government comm commandeering what functions were left to the state. we have a good chance in court but we are also fighting it electorally. there will be a big fight over this in november. >> we talked on my radio show about this. i was in florida this weekend with glenn beck, and a florida legislator chatte

it was one that dr. paulieces over and over. that banner comes from a segment in no. 3 when we did have rondel -- when we did have ron paul appear. >> what do you think of politicians? >> i love them. i just think that they are great. >> and why? >> mostly hugability. i think that is why i like them so much. >> they always want to shake your hand. if you have a baby, they will hold it for you. >> who is your favorite of all times? >> i became quite endeared to john boehner. he delivered one of the most memorable choruses in politics from any era. >> and it was basically what? >> hell no, hell no, hell no. >> ♪ hell no, hell no, hell no ♪ >> michael, do you have a favorite? >> the three that we just saw -- pelosi, john bamir, joe biden -- john boehner, joe biden. >> we would be remiss if we did not describe joe biden as one of our favorites. >> god bless, god bless, god bless america. >> they have standout voices and they will hold your babies, too. >> the next one is a serious speech from years ago. who got t

. >> carolyn lion's jaws one had to 80 miles to see dr. paul richards for melanoma treatment. >> i am hoping that this clinical study that i am in will help take care of its. >> after five surgeries in 52 radiation treatments, carolyn's doctors recommend that she come to bay ridge cancer care to take part in a clinical trial that uses a genetically -- a version of the herpesvirus. >> two times a month i get injected with it. >> their restricted islands -- restricted guidelines for how it is administered. a protective down has to be worn to mix it, and it must be taken to a treatment room in a container. once there, carolyn's skin is prepared for the injection that doctors hope will one day be a cure. >> it calls in the immune system, it calls in what i call the swat team. so the swat team comes in and attack the viruses, subdues the virus, but it also subdues the tumor as well. and the immune system becomes program, then, to go out into the body and attack other tumors that it might find. >> because her melanoma was detected in her lymph nodes,

dr. paul made an observation that bears repeating. it was the concept that banks that got into trouble were able to get money at the very low interest rate and now turn around and loaded back to you at a much higher interest rate and there is no reason for them to make loans to the entrepreneur or the small business person. they are making -- de making money working off the system that the fed has provided for them. i do urge you to look at that. if it makes them appear noncredit with it, this is a real problem. i heard from people all of the district saying this is going on. to the extent that you offered help and that, i intend to take you up on that offer. i will have several of these individuals visiting in washington next week and i would like for them to be able to tell somebody at the fed just what they told me last week and part of it is marked to market and part of it is very slow rate of getting appraisals back and the appraisals are so slow in coming back that they do not reflect rapidly changing market conditions and peopl

ladies and gentlemen, our constitution is worth defending, and dr. paul wants us to defend it.oming a true champion for limited government, dr. ron paul. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. >> ron paul! ron paul! ron paul! >> thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. it sounds like a freedom rally. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] well, it is great to see so much enthusiasm for the freedom movement and limited government. i want thank the host of the convention for and by now. i'm delighted to be here among friends. my wife is here today and i'm very pleased with that, too. [applause] you know, this last week, our report came out on friday -- a report came out on friday from the treasury. it shocked even me, even having been concerned about deficits 35 years ago. yesterday, it was reported by the treasury that this last week, our national debt went up $106 billion in one day. i would say it is time to it end that kind of spending and get rid of the deficits. [cheers and applause] getting rid of the deficits is

dr. paul made an observation that bears repeating.eal problem. i heard from people all of the district saying this is going on. to the extent that you offered help and that, i intend to take you up on that offer. i will have several of these individuals visiting in washington next week and i would like for them to be able to tell somebody at the fed just what they told me last week and part of it is marked to market and part of it is very slow rate of getting appraisals back and the appraisals are so slow in coming back that they do not reflect rapidly changing market conditions and people in the real world cannot function in the system that we created for them. rep sanchez had some very good point and abel take you up on that because i think it needs -- there needs to be more hands- on from the fed about what the actual effects of the monetary policy that you are pursuing. you also made a comment that the fed is open. dr. paul talked a lot about auditing the fed and knowing what is in there. is there a way for me to know what the fed

dr. rand paul who is ron paul's son. are you going to enter the race? >> at this point, i have decided not to get involved in kentucky. i have said before i think rand paul is one of the best candidates we have as republicans in the country today. that's one race, at least at this point, i'm going to stay out ofme. >> i can't help myself. will the republicans take the senate come november? >> i think your question was will we take the senate. i think we have a good shot of taking the house. i'm not sure there are enough slots open in the senate to actually take it back this time. we are hoping for a good election. the key for me, larry, is to get four or five republicans who are committed to stopping the spending, the borrowing, government takeovers. if we can do that in the senate, if we don't take it over in 2010 we definitely will in 2012. >> senator jim demint of south carolina, we appreciate it, sir. good luck on saving the gop's soul. >> thank you, larriment. >> thank you, sir. >>> tomorrow we visit with dick durbin, the number two democrat in the

if dr. paulins the primary on may 18, the tea party will have to prove its appeal beyond the republican right." looking at the race of blanche lincoln, a senator facing a battle in arkansas, this piece says "the very definition of the democratic label is being tested in arkansas, which has become one of the most divisive primaries as the midterm elections get under way." ed, democratic line. san diego. good morning. caller: i have a solution for the economic situation. the furlough from the labor department to contact each state and county, looking at the old factories that were in existence. if they could get those back, people would have the ability to work again in the community. paying taxes, people would get back to work. a couple of years ago, georgia, florida, they were told that the stimulus money would be paying for our companies -- those companies. [unintelligible] transportation limiting the stuff sold in the united states. host: anthony, republican line, west palm beach, florida. call

i'll yield time now to dr. paul broun from augusta. mr. broun: thank you, dr. gingrey. i'm asked frequently by my constituents, dr. broun, what is obamacare going to mean for me? and when i explain it to my constituents that ask that is, number one, if they have private health insurance today, they can't keep it because it's going change. in fact, i will respectfully disagree with my learning colleague from tennessee, really on the semantics of what dr. roe was saying when he said this bill was designed to fail. actually it's designed to fail for what it was promoted to be and that's to provide free health care for people all over this country. some people are going to get free health care. but the reality is it was designed so that we wouldn't stay in this current system. so if, according to the designers it's going to be srgful because it's going to push everybody out of private insurance. mr. roe: correct. mr. broun: onto one single government policy. so it's designed to be successful in what this president and what the leadership here in congress wanted it to do and

dr. paul, thank you. i also want to thank the national taxpayers union, the citizens against government waste, for their support in blocking the pay raise. and i want to thank representative jim matheson for his work on this legislation, as well as house leadership for allowing this important bill to come to the floor today. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. lungren: thank you very much, mr. speaker. at this time i'd like to yield five minutes to the indom nable, distinguished gentleman from texas, mr. ron paul, who has worked on this issue for sometime. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas for five minutes. mr. paul: i thank the gentleman and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. paul: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of this legislation, and i want to compliment mr. mitchell from arizona for getti

jones for april 29, dr. paul for today and mr. burton for april 26, 27, 28, and 29. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? >> i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, revise and extend their remarks and include thereon extraneous material. mr. caves of tennessee. mr. janikowski of illinois, mr. altmire of pennsylvania, mr. davis of illinois, mr. -- ms. woolsey of california, ms. kaptur of ohio, mr. defazio of oregon, ms. -- mr. sablan of northern mariana, and ms. norton of d.c. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 26, 2009 -- of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. davis of tennessee. >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. davis: our region is known for its natural beauty, rivers, streams

dr. ron paul. [applause] [applause] >> thank you very much.>> [crowd chanting "ron paul'] >> thank you. it sounds like a freedom rally. thank you very much. well, it is great to see some much enthusiasm for the freedom movement and limited government. i would like to thank the host of this conference for inviting me. my wife is here with me today and i am pleased with that as well. [applause] this last week there was a report that came out on friday, just yesterday. it came from the treasury. it even shocked me having been concerned about deficits like 35 years ago. yesterday, it was reported by the treasury that this past week at our national debt went up $106 billion in one day. in one day. i would say it is time to it end that kind of spending and get rid of the deficits. [cheers and applause] getting rid of the deficits is easily said. i guess everybody wants to get rid of the deficits. there is an effort in washington today, and our side of the aisle, which is well-intended, might do some good, but i think it comes up with too shorts. tha

dr. ron paul. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you.ou. >> ron paul! ron paul! ron paul! >> thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. it sounds like a freedom rally. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] well, it is great to see so much enthusiasm for the freedom movement and limited government. i want thank the host of the convention for and by now. i'm delighted to be here among friends. my wife is here today and i'm very pleased with that, too. [applause] you know, this last week, our report came out on friday -- a report came out on friday from the treasury. it shocked even me, even having s@@@@@@@@@@ cr@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will -- who will waste it even more than congress will. earmarks are the responsibility of the congress. we're supposed to designate every single penny that we spend. we're not supposed to let the president do this. i do not like a strong executive branch. i want a strong congress that exerts its prerogative. [cheers and applause] what we need is not to tinker with earmarks, but to vote against the entire pac

today marks the anniversary of pope john paul i snooi we're going to have more on jobs numbers with dre roemer in just a minute. but moving on, after months of hype, the day is nearly here. apple's ipad hits the stores at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. in the grand tradition tech geekz, people have been sleeping on the street to be the first to get their hands on apple's latest gadget except i thought you already had to preorder it. >> omar wasso technology analyst with the root.com we'll ask. not only that, don't you have it with you? they selected omar. >> show it. >> oh to, try out ipad for a week and review it. tell us what you think of it, despite the unfortunate name. how is it as a gadget. >> you know, i don't mind the name. i was actually skeptical about whether a sort of a tablet computer could work because for decades people have been trying to figure this out and nobody has quite nail it had. i think apple has pulled it off. this is a very elegant, fun, easy to use, engaging computer. >> now, you call it a computer. but it was originally being billed as sort of this is going to be appl

dr. dorothy height. it is fitting we do so here in our national cathedral of saint peter and st. paul.w dr. height as well as long as many of you. we were reminded during a previous moment of the service, you lived a full life. [applause] >> but we did come to know her in the early days of my campaign. and we came to love her, as so many loved her. we came to love her stories, and we loved her smile, and we loved those hats that she wore like a ground. regal. in the white house, she was a regular. she came by not once, not twice, 21 times. [laughter] >> she stopped by the white house. [applause] >> took part in our discussions around health care reform in her final months. last february, i was scheduled to speak, her and other civil rights leaders, to discuss pressing problems of unemployment. reverend sharpton, been jealous of the naacp, marc morial, the national urban league, and we discovered that washington was about to be blanketed by the worst blizzard in record. two feet of snow. so i suggested to one of my age, we should call dr. height since they were having to reschedule the

dr. phil joins us for abandonment. >>> sarah palin says the party should be the party of no and takes jabs at the party and newt gingrich and the retirement of justice john paul who jeff thinks may be picked. >>> new and disturbing details about this young girl's life, phoebe prince and the alleged abuse she had to handle. that at the top of the hour. jesse. >> jesse: thank you, anderson. congressman bart stupak resigns now. was it pressure from the tea party that made the man resign? >> yeah, no question. i mean the tea party took out over $200,000 worth of ads and put it up against bart. >> jesse: is that tremendous pressure? >> it is grass root, anti-establishment. >> jesse: they're not grass roots. they're getting financed with dick armey. follow it. there's no grass roots. >> you have to pick one or the other. are they an unorganized grassroots operation, or are they this highly sophisticated functioning well oiled machine? which one is it? at the end of the day. >> there's dick armey. >> at the the end of the day they will cause trouble for democrats and republicans. it is so fragmented you have seven different kind of tea parties in one congressional d

dr. elmendorf of the congressional budget office. chairman bernanke has echoed that. i think economist paul samuelson has said that we have a fiscal cancer that could threaten our nation. that's a paraphrase. i don't have the quote in front of me. but already we're looking at levels of debt to gdp going from 40% of the economy to 90%. we are looking at a budget that's going to triple the national debt over the next 10 years. we are looking at almost a trillion dollars of interest payments alone at the end of the decade. and so the question i have, when everybody from cbo to omb, the president of director of omb says we are on an unsustainable fiscal path, why don't we use $50 billion to pay you guys to do something that you probably already our incentive to do as opposed to pay off the national debt? >> if i see no enthusiastic takers of the question, i will give back back to joan aspe before, i didn't get to pick the gentleman from eleanor will have the final question. >> thank you, mr. chairman. my last question was one of the things i hear to my constituent service folks in my district i

dr. dorothy height. it is fitting that we do so here it in our national cathedral of st. peter and st. paul.by the love of family and friends, the love in this sanctuary is a testament to a life lived righteously, alive that lifted other lives, a life that changed this country for the better over the course of nearly one century here on earth. michelle and i did not know dr. height as well or as long as many of you. we were reminded during a previous moment in the service when you have a nephew who is 88, you have lived a full life. [applause] but we did come to know her in the early days of my campaign, and we came to love her as so many loved her. we came to love her stories, and we loved her smile, and we love to those hats that she wore like a crown, regal. in the white house, she was a regular. she came by not once, not twice, 21 times. [laughter] [applause] she took part in our discussions around health care reform in her final months. last february, i was scheduled to see her and other civil rights leaders to discuss the pressing problems of unemployment. reverend sharpton and others

dr. elmendorf of the ngssional budget process. chairman bernanke has a code that and i feed -- i think paul samuelson has said we have a cancer that could threaten our -- that is a paraphrase i don't have the quote in front of me but already we are looking at levels of debt ggp guinn from 40% to 90% and we are looking at a budget that is going to triple the national debt over the next ten years. we are looking at almost a trillion dollars of interest payments alone at the end of the decade and so the question i have when everybody from the big ceo to the omb, to the president's own director says unsustainable gistel pass why not use the money to pay you guys to do something that you probably already earned and our incentive to do as opposed to paying off the national debt? >> if i see no enthusiastic takers of the question i will yield back >> the gentleman from illinois will have the final questions. >> thank you. my question is one executive year from my constituent focus in my district is people who have been trying to get free ma edged many of them were on unemployment insurance. but then they are not approved for a permanent

dr. elmendorf of the congressional budget office. chairman bernanke has said that economist paulnta mail has said we have a fist will cancer that could threaten our nation, that's a paraphrase, i don't have the quote in front of me. but already we're looking at levels of debt to gdp going from 40% of the economy to 90%. were looking at a budget that's going to triple the national debt over the next 10 years. we're look at almost a trillion dollars interest payment alone at the end of the decade. and so, the question i have when everybody from the cbo to omb, to the president director of onset is an unsustainable fiscal path. why not give one of these $50,000 that you are earned or incentive to do is supposed to pay off the national debt? >> if i see no enthusiastic takers of the payment, i will yield back. >> the gentleman from illinois will have the final questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. my last question was one of the things i hear from my constituent services in my district is those people who have been trying to get three months, a number of them have been approved for

dr. stephen stokowski talked about the neocons invade iraq for israel. his article titled israeli lobby unworn iran. aipac is pushing for this work. i don't know if you've seen ron paulid it's basically the building blocks of war with iran. >> sir, question. >> what are your views about aipac? if they're pushing us into another war with iran. >> i guess that's to me. i often got the correct characterization. in fact, if you look at what apex doing and they are a great very influential and concerned about the issue. their major lobbying effort with a mac and turned last two and half years is arab son. the idea here is to sanction the 40% of refined petroleum. iran can't refined enough for the gasoline internally so it does from abroad from a very small number of the players reliance in india et cetera et cetera. the idea is to draft legislation in congress that would allow the u.s. government to sanction these entities to make it harder for iran to buy gasoline from abroad as a way of putting pressure on the regime to bring them to the table to avoid military conflict. the goal here isn't to create a military conflict. if there was a good time last roundabout ways of