that's the larger point that congressman grayson was trying to make.y have unartfully made it, but it was certainly important to stress that we need to get the republicans to come to the table, work with us, sit down. instead of continuing to be the party of no. >> take your time, congressman lungren. you have a lot to bite off of now. what the congresswoman just said, what grayson just said in his, well, doubling down you might say, his attack on your party. is this like what happened with joe wilson? the republican joe wilson. who said to the president joint session out loud, "you lie." is what congressman grayson said about the killing fields of the republican health care plan, is that the same misdemeanor or felony? >> i appreciate very much having me on. i must say i thought i was going to be on with a congresswoman. i didn't know i was going to be on with a senator who manages to filibuster and not answer the question. the fact of the matter is he said something he shouldn't have said on the floor. he should apologize just as my friend joe wilgse

last night alan grayson made a pretty interesting comment. i've gotten a lot of e-mail on this today. there are a lot of lefties across the country who are saying it's about time somebody on the house floor stood up. do you agree with what he said? >> alan is always to the point, makes a lot of sense. i'm not surprised at all he did hit the nail on the head. >> he hit the nail on the head. i think he was trying to point out the republicans have nothing on the table. quickly, with the situation in the senate, might not have a public option, how much pressure is this going to be putting on you folks in the house to get this thing done? >> it's going to put a lot of pressure but we are up to it. the fact is we have well enough people to pass a public option. in fact, we don't have enough people to pass the bill unless it contains a public option. i feel very confident that that's what we're going to see. >> a more serious note, congressman, brett favre and the vikings, next monday night against the packers. >> sweet revenge. >> good to see you.

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grayson had it exactly right.e the idea he used the same overheated language that the republicans have been using at town hall meetings all around the country. what this is about is not just about the people who are uninsured. it's about the rest of us who have insurance who are paying too much for it at higher premiums and too much in it for higher taxes. >> you have no problem with what he said on the floor last night? >> the type of language saying the republicans are this or that, i'll say it right here. the republican party is a wholly owned subsidiary of the insurance industry. i guess they'll want to bring me up on charges next. >> good to have you with us. >>> let's bring in our panel tonight. sam stein, political reporter for "the huffington post." michael medev, nationally syndicated talk show host. let's talk about this comment of mr. grayson. are you offended, michael medved? the republicans don't have a plan and there are people that are left out there to, you know, go absolutely financially destitute

representative grayson did we know who he was before today? >> we all know who michael moore is. how real is his threat to democrats in terms of the progressives, going to come after you if you stand in the way? >> i think that is a very real threat. i got an e-mail from someone yesterday who didn't like what i had to say about president obama and whether he is or isn't back tracking on public option saying we in the progressive move respect really upset with president obama and you better pay attention because we are going to exact revenge or whatever the words they use and that is something very real he tapped into, but also let's remember, he has a movie that's out. >> he was on "real time with bill maher" and waffled when he said there are things that the president is doing that you, yourself, normally would criticize, here you are being ginger with this administration, things upsetting to progressives? >> yeah, yeah. so you know, take it with a grain of salt. part promotion but let's not discount totally what he said, 'cause there's a real strain out there. president's getti

republicans are calling for an apology from a democratic congressman from florida, allen grayson, who took to the house floor last night and summed up his view of e republican approach to health care. >> do you want the democratic plan or the republican plan? remember, the republican plan. don't get sick. if you do get sick, die quickly. >> grayson said today, the only people that deserve an apology are those without health insurance. he compared america's health care situation to the holocaust. >>> when we continue on a wednesday night, some of the nation's bravest. the folk that is come when we call them. who's going to help them in an epidemic? >>> later, they want the second city to come in first. the first lady and other people from chicago travel to europe to try to bring the olympic games to their hometown. that has the thirst of a v6 with the thrust of a v8. we speak car. we speak innovation. introducing the all-new taurus sho from ford. drive one. caused by a comptely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack caused by a clot, on

alan grayson made a blistering commentary on what he called the gop health care plan. here it is. >> very simply it is a very simple plan. here it is the republicans health care plan for america. don't get sick. that's right. don't get sick. if you have insurance don't get sick. if you don't have insurance don't get sick. if you are sick, don't get sick. just don't get sick. that is what the republicans have in mind for you. that is the republicans health care plan. i think the republicans understand that plan isn't always going to work. it is not a foolproof plan. so the republicans have a backup plan in case you do get sick. if you get sick in america this is what the republicans want you to do, if you get sick, the republican health care plan is this. die quickly. that's right. the republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick. >> as you can imagine republicans say grayson's remarks are like those of congressman joe wilson who shouted you lie during president obama's address to congress. so far grayson has refused to apologize. >>> the senate finance committee

so far, though, grayson has refused to apologize. >>> all right.of medical care, you may have to go the distance for cheaper medical care. hln money expert clark howard tells you how a plane ride can slash your medical costs. >> if you don't have health insurance or you were the equivalent of underinsured where you need non-emergency treatment or surgery that is very, very, very expensive in the united states, do you know there's an alternative to financial ruin? in fact, baron's magazine reports that it's booming. it's where you go overseas to a western-style hospital. you have 24-hour nursing in your room. you get the equivalent surgical procedure. but the bill is 1/5 to 1/10 the cost of what it is in the united states. this is known as, believe it or not, medical tourism. it has become big business in thailand, singapore, and india. but before you go overseas for surgery, you've got to know you're going to have a big distance from your family and you've got to really check out the facility and the doctors who provide the treatment. but it could

last night, democratic congressman alan grayson of florida criticized the republicans' plan to overhaullth care. he says the gop wants americans to die. >> the republican health care plan is this, die quickly. that's right. the republicans want to you die quickly if you get sick. you want the democratic plan or do you want the republican plan? remember, the republican plan, don't get sick and if you do get sick, die quickly. >> well, house republicans considered drafting a resolution criticizing grayson but then just a short time ago, the leadership said, you know, we'd rather just have an apology. let's get real on health care here i have been asking my viewers to send me their stories about their situation with the health care system this next someone a doozy. sarah price is from indianapolis, joins me now. sarah, tell me what your experience was when you needed your insurance company to step up and cover a particular procedure. >> well, i had an iud placed to prevent pregnancy and when it expired, i called my insurance company ahead of time, before i even made an appointment with the

grayson. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009 and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. jones of north carolina. mr. poe: i request to take mr. jones' place. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from texas is recognized for five minutes. mr. poe: mr. speaker, a few days ago, there was a town hall meeting not too far from here in reston, virginia, over 3,000 people were inside and about that many outside. this town hall event was held at south lakes high school and one of the security officers there, did not like one of the signs that the protestors were carrying and holding up. the sign apparently was not to the officer's political liking. so the security officer demanded that out of the thousands of signs at the event, the one he didn't like was going to come down and he ordered the person to take it down because it was obviously critical of the administr

grayson. mr. grayson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. grayson: last night, i gave a speech and i'm not going to recount every thing i said but after that speech, several republicans asked me to apologize. i would like to apologize. i would like to apologize and here's why. according to this study, health insurance and mortality in adults which was published two weeks, 44,000 americans die every year because they have no health insurance. 44,789 americans die every year according to the harvard study. and you can see it by going to our website at grayson.house.gov. that is 10 times more than the number of americans who have died in iraq and who died in 9/11. but that was just once. this is every single year. that's right. every single year. take a look at this. read it and weep. and i mean that, read it and weep, because of all these americans who are dying because they don't have health insurance. now, i think we should do something about that and the democratic health care plan does do som

first please help me welcome kentucky secretary of state trey grayson. [applause] >> next we have your own state's indiana's secretary of state todd rakita and we have massachusetts republican state party chair jennifer nassour. [applause] >> we have colorado, my home state, u.s. senate candidate, ryan frazier. [applause] >> and last but not least at all, mississippi state gop chair trailblazer brad white. [applause] >> so i thought it would be appropriate to start off the question -- on the tail of scott jones' presentation about technology and understanding that, you know, republicans really just didn't measure up in this 2008 election. and we're not going to do a post mshgsz mortem talk and how the democrats were able to use technology in the last election and republicans uniformly learned this and are doing some really interesting things with it already and one of the people who's doing it is your own secretary of state in indiana, do you want to go ahead and we'll kick it off to you and tell us how you're tsing technology and then i want to go to al

>> if representative allen grayson is going to say let's defund all these organizations and the rest did it as part of a witch-hunt against acorn, it's a said day in this country. that means there is no spine in that congress. >> jeremy skayhill, great to have you on the show. >>> news of some political movement in washington on health care. could conservative democrats be just plain democrats? the long-suffering health reform bill will join us next. en you m" tdd# 1-800-345-2550 he neglected to mention tdd# 1-800-345-2550 he also makes money when i lose money, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 withdraw money or do nothing with my money. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 tdd# 1-800-345-2550 >>> we have a very special guest tonight, exclusive to "the rachel maddow show." he's been on once before. we are happy to bring him back tonight. hi, bill. last time you did not look so good. are you feeling better? >> yeah, you know, fluids, max baucus grew a spine, kind of, baby steps. >> senator baucus did get testy with senator kyl, trying to slow you down. >> it's slower isn't better. >> the people always supported you

grayson from florida is recognized. >> has the federal reserve ever tried to manipulate the u.s. stock market? >> no, sir, not that i am aware of. >> and not that you are aware, but you are the chairmen. >> i would expect to know if something like that were being done. >> you'd be bound by attorney/client privilege in do not be allowed to tell us. right? >> so we agree that any part dissipation -- any participation [unintelligible] >> the federal reserve does have the ability to produce a paper in certain markets in certain ways. >> [unintelligible] >> your question is so over- broad that i do not know where to begin. >> i would like you to tell me if it is within the federal reserve's authority to manipulate the market. >> i didn't believe that it tries to -- >> tries? c'mon. do they? >> they tried to influence interest rates to maximize employment and stabilize prices. >> if they were doing that, is that not something we would want to know? >> to the extent that it influences interest rates, it does make an announcement to that immediately. >> that is not what i am saying. >> i

[applause] as i turned it over to secretary grayson, if you go to each of our website, you will see on our biographies a very important fact. we have kept the wars between indiana and kentucky down to zero during our tenure. thank you very much for coming. [applause] >> as we are looking over the next couple of years, a lot of the conversations have given us some food for thought. to me, when you are in opposition and try to stop bad ideas, always remember to be forward-looking. i think ronald reagan paused genius was -- i think ronald reagan's genius was forward- looking. it was the dawn of a new day. be optimistic and be positive. president obama was able to do that during last year's election and it really helped him out. as we think about the future, look at the policies. when i look at these, i want to leave a better life for my daughter's then my parents left for me. keep looking to the future and keep looking forward. that optimism is the tie that binds all americans. if we could recapture that, i think we can recapture a lot of the office is that we have lost over the years. [a

[applause] as i turned it over to secretary grayson, if you go to each of our website, you will see on our biographies a very important fact. we have kept the wars between indiana and kentucky down to zero during our tenure. thank you very much for coming. [applause] >> as we are looking over the next couple of years, a lot of the conversations have given us some food for thought. to me, when you are in opposition and try to stop bad ideas, always remember to be forward-looking. i think ronald reagan paused genius was -- i think ronald reagan's genius was forward- looking. it was the dawn of a new day. be optimistic and be positive. president obama was able to do that during last year's election and it really helped him out. as we think about the future, look at the policies. when i look at these, i want to leave a better life for my daughter's then my parents left for me. keep looking to the future and keep looking forward. that optimism is the tie that binds all americans. if we could recapture that, i think we can recapture a lot of the office is that we have lost over the years. [a

grayson, florida. mr. neugebauer, texas. mr. faleomavaega, american samoa. mr. bishop, utah. mr. deal, georgia. mr. forbes, virginia. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? to -- >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, the president's mention of a tort reform demonstration project in his speech to congress last week was a red herring. by putting secretary see we'llous -- sebelius in charge of a tort reform demonstration project, the president has left tort reform to the former executive director and chief lobbyist for the kansas trial lawyers association. the president may have well just said, we need to protect the hen house so i'm appointing the fox to evaluate security. democrats deride the status quo in health care, waving their fingers and blaming special interests, but their rhetoric fails to meet reality. in a moment of extreme candor, howard dean, the former d.n.c. chairman said, and i quote, the reason why tort reform is not in the bill is because the people who wro

talk about he are ing torice appropriate the other 99% of the water and we need increasing block grayson we should make them seasonay adjusted in order to encourage conservation. and the third of mine new ideas, new proaches is to recognize the reality supply is final. if someone wants to put a news drought in the class we shod insist that they offsets that on the public supplied by pinching or removing someone else's straw. we need to require developers pay their own way. we need to require developers to purchase and retire existing water and i have an example o that. how many people know about geneva steel? a couple. a company built by the u.s. government in the second world war, by the end of thisentury the steel industry was on the roads. people seem to want to buy said they going to bankruptcy and they tried to reorganize and the chance of the move to liquidate their asss of a sell-off their assets. fortunately they had substantial assets. first they have the land. this is a plant loced just outside of prudhoe where brigham young university is and they had 1700 plus acres ofand that

my children have grown up, my grandchildren, reilly james and grayson, were born. life has brought in gifts to us, two brothers, two sisters, and their families. i wish he could be here to share them. but he can still be with us in the way we live our lives. he taught us to be humble and to be patient with one another, to never hold on to anger or hate. and in his own words, to find the strength to be gentle and the courage to be kind. this is a poem that expresses how i feel. i carry your heart with me, i carry it in my heart, i am never without you. anywhere i go, you go, my dear. and whatever is done by only mean is your doing, my love. i fear no fate, for you are my fate. i want no world, for beautiful, you are my world, my true. and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you. cesar, we miss you very much and thank you for sharing your life with me. love you. >> 9:06 now. we're looking at live pictures from the site of the world trade center, remembering september 11th. people have been throwing flowers into the wat

grayson: it was announced earlier today that there will be a hearing on h.r. 1207, the bill to audit the federal reserve bank. this will be the first independent audit in the federal reserve's 96-year history and it's long overdue. i asked the vice chairman who received the $1 trillion in funds that the federal reserve has handed out to domestic institutions and said i'm not going to tell you. and the chairman of the federal reserve, i asked him who received the half trillion, we are talking about $500 billion that the federal reserve handed over to foreign central banks and he said i don't know. half a trillion dollars and he doesn't know. it's long overdue. we need to audit the federal reserve and we will have a hearing on that very soon. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. murphy: address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. murphy: mr. speaker, over the past several years, we hear politicians during debate use harsh words, verbal attac

grayson, florida, mr. schiff, california. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and and you previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. edwards of texas. mr. edwards: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the dedicated public service of our friend and former colleague, pete garn, iii. tomorrow will be the last day his service as secretary of the united states army. i'm confident it will not be his last day of service to the country he has served so well. pete gar en's service to country began 26 years ago as an aide to the distinguished ugs senator from texas, lloyd benson. the depth and breadth of pete's public service since then has been rarely matched in american history. for eight years this native son of fort worth served the 12th district of texas here in the u.s. house of representatives. as a member of the armed services, science and technology and public works and transportation committees, congressman garren earn earned the respect of democrats and dem

i have to applaud and thank president obama for appointing major general grayson as the special envoyfor sudan because the general, who i met the first time i was in sudan, is really uniquely qualified to undertake this critically important post. . i know i speak for all members of the black caucus when i say we look forward to the convey toned the genocide in darfur and bring piece peace to the long suffering people of the sudan. these are just a few, i mean just a few of the many critical issues with which the congressional black caucus is taking a leading role. the continent of africa is strong, it's resilient. the congressional black caucus is committed to working with our colleagues here in congress to enact policies which support african nations in their efforts to ensure good governance, to prevent violence in conflict, and provide a foundation for future stability, human development, and sustainable economic growth. so thank you again, congresswoman fudge, for this evening and for giving us the chance to once again speak our mind and tell the american people what the congressi