miller and henry waxman. henry and george are two of america's greatest public servants. each serving their california constituents and serving the nation for almost 40 years. but it's not just their longevity that makes them so notable. they have been incredibly effective. they've used each of their days here in this institution to improve the lives of all americans. they've taught us who served with them. by their example to do the same. they've made their footprint their inprit on this place indelible for all age as. because they have focused on all americans and particularly the vulnerable. each of them have been especially skilled and adept at combining their keen knowledge of how to get things done here on the hill with their ability to dive deep into policy and to see how average americans, everyday americans, are affected back home in their districts, all americans. when you look at any major piece of domestic policy over the past 40 years that they've served here, their inprint is felt. for example,

henry waxman and george miller. i had the honor of receiving henry waxman's endorsement for my very first congressional bid in 1992 but i'd been an admirer of his long before. that i believe henry's career will be judged favorably by history. and going back to his co-founding of the los angeles county of democrats with congressman howard berman back in 1973, his passion for social justice is long and storied. and i have to say, as a member from the inland empire where we suffer from some of the worst air quality in the nation, i am grateful for henry's commitment to clean air. he's been a sfal water of progressive value -- stalwart of progressive values, conducting powerful investigations on water pollution, aids, tobacco, to . me a few and who else could have cajoled executives of tobacco companies to coin that nicotine was not addictive under oath? only harry. let me turn to the other liberal titan, george miller. george's work on education and labor issues are unparalleled, from leading the effort that raised the

henry miller -- george miller and henry waxman. two ofnd george are america's greatest public servants. each serving their california constituents and serving the years.for almost 40 but it is not just a longevity that makes them so notable. they have been incredibly effective. they have used each of their days here in this institution to improve the lives of all americans. they have taught us who served with them. by their example, to do the same. they have made their footprint, their imprint, on this place indelible for all ages. because they have focused on all americans and particularly vulnerable. .- the vulnerable each of them has been especially skilled at combining their key knowledge of how to get things with theirn the hill ability to dive deep into policy and to see how average americans , everyday americans, are affected by: their districts but all americans -- back home in their districts but all americans. if you look at the policy, their imprint is felt. for example, henry waxman was so intimately involved in our nat

to say how proud we are to honor the leadership of two great giants of the congress, henry waxman and george miller, how sad we are that they are leaving us. i come to the floor, mr. speaker today to join in celebrating two of the most accomplished members of this great body. when i say most accomplished, i'm not just speaking in the context of the present congress. i'm talking about two of the most accomplished members of this great body of all time. a pair of californians with 80 years between them, 80 years of service in the house, retiring with an unparalleled record, certainly an unsurpassed record of legislative achievements to their name, congressman henry waxman and congressman george miller. i'm proud to do that as a

henry waxman and george miller. i had the honor of receiving henry waxman's endorsement for my very first congressional bid in 1992 but i'd been an admirer of his long before. that i believe henry's career will be judged favorably by history. and going back to his co-founding of the los angeles county of democrats with congressman howard berman back in 1973, his passion for social justice is long and storied. and i have to say, as a member from the inland empire where we suffer from some of the worst air quality in the nation, i am grateful for henry's commitment to clean air. he's been a sfal water of progressive value -- stalwart of progressive values, conducting powerful investigations on water pollution, aids, tobacco, to . me a few and who else could have cajoled executives of tobacco companies to coin that nicotine was not addictive under oath? only harry. let me turn to the other liberal titan, george miller. george's work on education and labor issues are unparalleled, from leading the effort that raised the

henry miller, simon rushdie and on to the pantheon we are going to add seth rogan.i'm not sure we are going to like what we see and if this is going to be the great cultural export that stands for liberty i wish we had done better. nevertheless, i would agree, it is christmas so let's celebrate a victory for free speech. one of the reasons sony gave about pulling this movie from distribution was that north korea or whomever the hackers were threatened 9/11 style attacks on theaters that showed this movie. what if something happens? >> but, that was ridiculous from day one. the north koreans obviously have cyber ability. but does anybody actually believe that they have sleeper cells all over america waiting to spring? i'm sure even our intelligence agencies were highly skeptical that was serious at all. if it is going to be a problem, then we have resources. we have enormous homeland security department. its job is to stop stuff like this and a you put them outside every theater. >> i think north koreans we have lots of lawyers in america. lawyers would be telling th

now true, the last words of dialogue in henry miller's death of a salesman are from willie wollman's wife who says, we are free. we are free. but millard isn't stating and not the logical truth refuting determinism. speak fashionably ironic. but linda loman is talking about is how the final mortgage payment on the loman house was made the day of willie's funeral. i mean, judging by the number of apocalyptic movies released lately, there is no hope in popular culture either. i mean, somebody is probably -- you may know him in hollywood, working on apocalyptic remake on the sound of music. darwin endangered species, meet the old layperson last, five zombies i better run. what am i going to do. whatever thomas comes from. t., that the future, which brings us back to see movies and over and over again like this. [applause] >> here we go. you are right and you're wrong. i grew up in the 70's and all this is about how bad my future was going to be. 100 million people and everybody would eat incitements of edward g robinson. i knit at the expense of the nuclear destruction. charlton heston

with my retirement and retirement in the house of congressman george miller and congressman henry waxman, we are the last of the so-called watergate babies. with two exceptions. among all the democrats elected in that landslide year of 1974, there were a few republicans, and one is left, my senior colleague from the state of iowa, senator chuck grassley. i have the greatest respect for and friendship with chuck. several weeks ago here on the floor, he said some very gracious things about me, and i thank him for that. i especially appreciated his observation, though, that even though he and i are like night and day when it comes to political views, there's no light between us when it comes to iowa. we have collaborated on so many important initiatives for the people of iowa. i think we made a heck of a good tag team on behalf of our state. so again, i salute and thank my friend and colleague of nearly 40 years, chuck grassley. carry on, chuck. and the other i mention is my lifelong dear friend rick nolan, who was in the 1974 class. voluntarily left congress after three terms, returned to

n, tributes to george miller and henry waxman. then the farewell address from michele bachmann. "q&a" is 10 years old. to mark a decade of compelling conversations we are featuring one program from each year of the series, starting december 22 at c-span. >> this week on "q&a," john bresnahan and mother russia share stories about mitch mcconnell, at the first one a republican primary and then won the general election. >> this experiment of government has lasted long enough. [applause]

henry waxman hearing. also from california, there's congressman george miller, one of the democrats who also came to washingtonlash. a watergate baby they called him back then. he mentored nancy pelosi and relied on her ever since. what is pelosi going to do without him? everyone is thinking about and wishing the best this weekend congressman john dingle who served in congress longer than anybody else. 59 years. dingle was hospitalized on friday in washington with what his wife says is a hairline hip fracture from a fall he took last week. he took that fall last week that means dingle already had that fracture during his last days in the house this week. debbie dingle, who won her husband's seat in november and will succeed him said it was only by sheer grit and determination that he didn't miss his final vote. on the senate side, jay rockefeller of west virginia in 1964. he was a new york native from that family of rockefellers and went to study poverty and hasn't left since. first as a governor and for the last 30 years in the senate. our friend e.j. expressed gratitude in a recent column that these gentleme

to chairman issa dated december 6 and an article by tom harken, george miller, and henry waxman on the affordable care act and what opponents are cherry picking in terms of facts. >> without objection. >> i thank the chair. >> i thank the gentleman. i recognize myself for five minutes of questioning. it is at least to me apparent today in what we've heard, what's gone on here, that americans now know that government transparency under this administration simply means what you see is not what you get. and that's concerning to me. do you believe obamacare was crafted in a way that was transparent to the american taxpayer? >> i certainly believe that what i've been part of for the last five years has been transparent. >> was obamacare crafted in a way to be transparent? >> i was not here during the crafting of obamacare. >> ms. tavenner, would you say the administration is transparent in its implementation of obamacare then? you've been here for that? >> yes, sir. i think we have tried to be transparent and we've tried to provide documents including the documents that we sent yesterday. t

with my retirement and retirement in the house of congressman george miller and congressman henry waxman, we are the last of the so-called watergate babies. with two exceptions. among all the democrats elected in that landslide year of 1974, there were a few republicans, and one is left, my senior colleague from the state of iowa, senator chuck grassley. i have the greatest respect for and friendship with chuck. several weeks ago here on the floor, he said some very gracious things about me, and i thank him for that. i especially appreciated his observation, though, that even though he and i are like night and day when it comes to political views, there's no light between us when it comes to iowa. we have collaborated on so many important initiatives for the people of iowa. i think we made a heck of a good tag team on behalf of our state. so again, i salute and thank my friend and colleague of nearly 40 years, chuck grassley. carry on, chuck. and the other i mention is my lifelong dear friend rick nolan, who was in the 1974 class. voluntarily left congress after three terms, returned to