here's what henry waxman says. is much more bipartisan than in previous years. there are jews trending toward the republican party some because of their misunderstanding of obama's policy in the mideast. and some for economic reasons. they feel they want to protect their wealth which is why a lot of well off voters vote republican. does that not sound like a stereotype typical bigoted anti-semitic comment? >> he could have died seconded the district in many different ways. [ talking over each other ] >> isn't henry waxman jewish? >> sean: it sounds like a ridiculous caricature stereotype. >> i don't like the way he said it. people should avoid those kind of comments. there are a lot of reasons why that district went for the republican. it is not all to do with obama although the president's numbers had something to do with it. >> sean: it is a very hard district for democrats to win. >> there was a democratic state senator indicted recently. the incumbent had to leave in disgrace. [ talking over each other ] >> if

california representative henry waxman, a ranking member of the energy and commerce committee, offerstive on the republican plans to roll back regulations in a difficult economy. that is sunday at 10:00 and 6:00 on c-span. sunday, speeches by texas gov. rick perry and minnesota rep michele bachmann. >> i was not one of those people who knew at the age of 12 that he wanted to be a doctor or a lawyer or a governor or president. i spent many a night pondering my purpose. wondering whatod, to do with this one life. what i learned as i wrestled with god is that i did not have to have all the answers. they would be revealed to me in due time. >> as nominee of the republican party, i will also tell you, i will not rest until i cadillac to 13 more like mine did titanium's find senators who will go with me and also repeal obama-care. i will go all across the country. i will raise money for them. i will do whatever it takes to make sure they are elected. we must have a filibuster-proof senate and that is the magic number that we need to get 13 more senators. >> watch both speeches tomorrow nigh

is henry waxman wrong? yes.we need the safeguards to make sure we do not roll back the standards for clean air and clean water that have made our air and water better and safer? of course we have to protect those. but when you look, there are many shortcuts where there is a requirement for more public comment for a waiting the costs and benefits and it has been bypassed. we agree with the president and not so much henry waxman. host: frank is a republican from new jersey. you are on the air with darrell issa. caller: of want to know something about the fast and furious program. guest: is there a specific question? caller: i know from watching you and the hearing that you are a no bs died. you will make sure that this investigation gets done completely and thoroughly. because of these bats and the road operators, i hear from them because i am a gun owner in this country. when and if you find out how high and how far it went up, are you going to prosecute the people involved with this? guest: except for the word p

not so much henry waxman. host: all right. frank, republican. you are on the phone with congressman darrell issa. caller: congressman, i want to know something about the fast and furious program. guest: well, i think -- host: we're listening. guest: frank, is there a specific question on fast and furious? caller: i know you from watching you in the hearings that you're a no b.s. guy and i want your assurance that you will make sure that this investigation gets done completely and thoroughly because of the datf and their road operators. i see some people like them because i am a gun owner in this country and i just want to know if -- when and if you find out how high and how far this went up are you going to prosecute the people that were involved in this? comboip except for the word prosecute i'd be with you. we'll expose and we'll do our best to see if they are prosecuted if appropriate. we are trying to figure out every place the system should have said, stop, don't do this, broke down. when you get to, if you will, the last and highest, it's

then henry waxman. in this series on candidates who ran and lost but changed political history.will look to the life of james g. blaine. >> the first thing coming here the boom and see the flash, and the new hear them cry out in pain. the second thing i heard, if they have lost anything special, you know, shoot me. >> tonight, ivan kander and rob jones. kaeder is the director of a documentary about his friend severely wounded in afghanistan. it follows his journey from coping with all loss of his legs to his rehabilitation. >> this morning, david brody, chief political correspondent for christian broadcasting news, looked set to roll in evangelical voters will have in the 2012 election. then nelson schwartz discusses the federal lawsuit against

host: we want to remind our viewers and listeners that in this sunday's edition of newsmaker, henry waxman, the ranking member on the house energy and commerce committee, is our guest. what we are about to show you is part of the interview were the rep talks about whether the administration used bad judgment in extending loan guarantees to salindra and the solar panel that. loan guarantees from the government in the fiscal stimulus program. guest: you seem to suggest in a hearing he may believe the administration used bad judgment in making this loan guarantee to the solar panel company. you said, "there may have been a potential for sloppy or an adequate betting." do you believe the administration used bad judgment? guest: i think we need to investigate this matter and find out what is happening. this may be a possibility. the thing that bothered me the most is that the ceo came into my office and said that he was in good financial situation. that revenues were going to increase. and then within a month they went into bankruptcy. so i want to know what they represented to the administrati

is henry waxman wrong? do we need to safeguard to make sure we do not roll back the standards for clean air and clean water that have made us better and safer? of course. we have to protect those. at the same time, there have been plenty of short cuts where there is a requirement for public comment or weighing the cost and the benefit, and it has been bypassed. we agree with the president, not so much henry waxman. host: frank, you are on the air. caller: great show. congressman, i wanted to know something about the fast and furious program. guest: is there a specific question? caller: i know from watching you in the hearings that you are a no b.s. guy. i want your assurance that you will make sure this investigation gets done completely and thoroughly. the atf and robe operators -- i fear people like them. i am a gun owner in this country. the want to know that when and if you find out how far this went up, are you going to prosecute the people who were involved in this? guest: except for the word prosecut

henry waxman -- hey, can i finish? [ talking over each other ] >> can i please finish?nry waxman democratic congressman said he was assured that everything was peachy by the ceo. let me tell you, the letter to the ceo that i just talked about didn't say anything about profit and loss. people in the government do not know how to assess like private financers. people do. the president came out in may of 2010 and gave a speech, praising solyndra. why do you think that happened? because it happened after an audit report that said it was going belly up. why did the president do that? because they were going to start an ipo in june. and he was helping them. the investors in our country knew not to support that. and they had to take the ipo down. >> sean: thank youing both. -- thank you both. our framers and founders warned about limited government. >> when we come back, mahmoud adolph ahmadinejad back in town for the u.n.. set to dine in style surrounded by columbia ivy league university students. >> plus, the palestinians prepare their bid for statehood. where will the admin

look, i'd be broken too if i was hauled before congressman henry waxman -- [laughter] you ever seen henry waxman? this guy looks like a combination of the original phantom of the opera. [laughter] waxman grilled greenspan, got him to admit that all of that self-interest stuff, all that virtue of selfishness and self-interest and self-regulation stuff didn't work well in the credit crisis, did it? greenspan said, yeah, i guess it didn't work so well. he basically recanted, so when i met him, i said, did you really recant? you know, i kind of saw it on youtube. he said, no, no, not at all. that's taken out of context. well, no it's not. it's like a year had passed. i had my copy of -- my favorite non-fiction book is "capitalism, the unknown ideal" two chapters written by greenspan -- one called gold, and the other is political freedom, and i have a first copy of that with rand's signature on it and i brought it to get him to sign it. i said, do you still stand by this? he said, every word. i stand by every word rand said and i ever said. it's all stood the test of time. well, go to youtube

he has the job that henry waxman, the congressman from california once had.is aware if issa pursues a gangster government agenda against obama, obama has trouble. they are trying to take him out. the "new york times" is happy to be part of that. >> the "new york times" is consciously protecting obama doing that? >> i do. >> you think it's a conscious effort. >> conscious effort. >> we are going to do a smear job on issa to protect the president of the united states? >> they represent a real threat. there is no evident that they are purposely smearing someone. >> i didn't say there is evidence. i say i think. >> we'll leave it at i think. [ laughter ] time for another break. if you see something that shows evidence of media bias, e-mail us. news watch fox news.com. coming up next, media coverage of hurricane irene. >> cleaning up after hurricane irene continues. but was the coverage too much? or just right? >> now all of a sudden it's silliness. >> is this man the right choice to be the new anchor at msnbc? answers >>> the journalists were reluctant to admit t

today, california congressman democrat henry waxman sent a letter saying he wants the ceo on the hot seat and says just two months ago the ceo was telling lawmakers solyndra was financially sound. >> thank you very much. and a 5-year-old intoi in critical condition after being struck by a bus in san francisco. it happened on williams near 3rd street. according to police, the driver was turning right when a shuttle bus hit the child. a small boy was unconscious when transported to san francisco general. authorities say those injuries may be life threatening. the mother did not appear to be at the scene skpf course we're going bring you updates as soon as they become available. >> bart riders facing another protest today in san francisco. it could prevent them from getting home on time. 7 is live over the powell street station. you can see police with riot gear are greeting demonstrators right now. abc 7 is there and jonathan is keeping an eye for us. we've heard they're threatening to block fare gates what. are you see something. >> i'm seeing protesters starting to filter into the st

. >> henry waxman, a top democrat on the energy and commerce committee is on newsmakers this week, joining us from los angeles this morning. we have to reporters with us. mr. waxman, >> i want to begin asking you about the president's jobs plan. are you confident that this will create jobs? if so, which parts will do so? >> i think his proposal will create jobs and do so right away. it is not the answer to our problems. it is the beginning of the answer. we have got to get people working. and get people working, it will help our economy starts growing again. when we talk about deficit cutting, that should not be our first priority by now. we need to get people into the jobs and do all of the things that need to be done, like working on our infrastructure, working on construction, helping local governments to what they need to do. this is not as mass of a bill as i would hope for. it is an important step and we need to take it. the president took a lot of the ideas republicans had been for in the past. he said these are bipartisan proposals. they are not that controversial. they get money i

congressional lawmakers focused on those loans, but with no explanations from solyndra, representative henry waxman soon gave up. >> i want assert the fact that think it's unseemly and inappropriate for members to ask questions that they know you won't answer. you do have a privilege under the u.s. constitution not to answer these questions. should you answer any of these questions, you may well have waived your rights. >> reporter: analyst stuart sweet says the solyndra scandal could set back the struggling solar industry. >> trying to collect electricity through solar panels is just not cost-effective. they need very large subsidies from the government to compete. and some of these tax credits that have been popping up for the renewable energy industry will be taken away. >> susie: as for what's next for solyndra? the company has halted its operations while it tries to reorganize and remains under federal scrutiny. also under scrutiny? fannie mae. the federal housing finance agency's inspector general out says fannie mae failed to monitor foreclosure proceedings after the housing bubble burst. th

host: on this sunday's addition of "newsmakers" henry waxman is our guest, and we will show you part of the interview, when he talks about why the administration used bad judgment in extending loan guarantees -- about whether the industry's -- the administration used bad judgment in extending loan guarantees. >> i see suggestions that you may have believed that it administration used bad judgment in making this loan, saying "there might have been potential for sloppy or inadequate that in." do you think used bad judgment? >> i think we need to investigate this matter, and find out what happened pepys might be a possibility, but the thing that bothered me the most -- happened. the thing that might be a possibility. the thing that bothered me the most was the ceo of solyndra came into my office and said revenues would be increased, and within a month they were bankrupt. i want to know what they presented to the administration when they were trying to get their loan guarantee and further forbearance following additional money to be raised by private investors and have the guarantees app

they wound up with the money thanks it henry waxman, the democrat from california and now henry waxman he's blaming the company for not being a solvent company. when you could argue that the federal government should not be naming companies or deciding who wins and who loses in these races. other thing that's interesting is that -- oh, man, when you interrupted me, i totally forgot. >> can we start this segment again? >> you're thinking about testosterone. it's ok! >> i'm still going to have more children. but i don't want -- >> at least you're gonna try. >> yeah. today. >> i want to know how that's going. >> i'll tell you what, as brian thinks about that, here's something that -- >> see you later. >> one of the guys asked yesterday on the house subcommittee, should anybody for the gigantic boondoggle get canned? >> should anybody be fired? >> no. >> the people in the loan guarantee program at the department of energy, our colleagues at omb and have worked -- >> you're saying no one should be fired. >> i'm saying that we are doing the best job we know how to do. >> all right. in the me

today, henry waxman tried to sink that allegation. >> did anyone grant or restructure the loan guaranteed? to the president? >> no, sir. >> no he pointed out that the venture capitol firm madrone was also a big investor in solyndra and invests for the walton family of walmart fame. and explains this is going to be trouble in next year's election. >> i think basic story if you're explaining, you're losing. that is always the case in politics. and right now, democrats are explaining, therefore, they're losing. >> today, the treasury department announced it's opening an investigation and officials both due to testify and republicans and democrats want to know why the company said everything is fine in, july, then, a month later declared bankruptcy. >> a lot of questions here. >> and there are conflicted reports on the pending release of two uc berkeley graduates being held as spiz. the lawyer tells axe. c news bail is being paid and they should be freed in the next few days however, iranian judish yairy says the deal is release them is still under review. the government of ohman sent a plane

i should say that henry waxman doesn't have a lot of room to talk, there are a number of firms like cathllar -- caterpillar and at&t saying they would take writeoffs, waxman made them show their books to prove this. this is a fight that's done in this committee all the time. martha: it has also come up in the context of the health care reform bill, right? >> it did. martha: we hear more about it in that regard. >> if you remember the passage of omabacare was a cliffhanger at the end because representative bart stupak was on the fence about whether he could support the provisions in the law. martha: what's the likelihood that planned parenthood gets de funded in your opinion? >> zero. it's not going to happen in the house. if it gets to the house, it's not going to happen in the senate. look at republican efforts to de fund lots of things like npr, the corporation of public broadcasting. in the end it hasn't happened. martha: just in general, not so good, it could be funding pretty much anything. >> that's basically it, yeah. martha: thank you very much, byron york. bill: for context and

and california democratic congressman henry waxman wants the ceo on the hot seat. saying just two months ago, he has assured lawmakers that they were in a strong financial position. and in no danger of failing. the raid was conducted this morning, one laid off employee watched and told us he felt they had squandered its money. >> we got like four buildings here. we shouldn't spend money for the buildings. we should keep focus on the process. on the production line. >> and now, we understand that they have two phone shall buyers and according to bloomberg news there is concern that one of those phone shall buyers might want to take technology and equipment overseas. that would violate terms of that loan. with that behind the rate today? it is not clear. we should get more answers after next week's congressional hearings. in fremont abc 7 news. >> and thank you, carolyn. >> san francisco police have now arrested a football player more than two months after an incident putting an opponent into a coma. it happened in late june during a game on treasure island. witnesse

. >> on sunday, representative henry waxman on the house energy and commerce committee talks about republican plans to roll back regulations on the environmental protection agency and other energy issues. that is at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> debate will start at 4:30 on the trade preferences bill. they will take up a vote at 5:30. it is likely to become a vehicle to ratify a trade agreements. you can watch live coverage of the senate on monday starting at 2:00 p.m. on c-span2. on tuesday, the house returns for legislative business. members will address a number of suspension bills. later in the week, they are expected to continue debate on a resolution that would extend funding for short-term government programs to november 18. both on the measure are possible on wednesday. -- votes on the measures are possible on wednesday. >> on sunday, speeches by texas gov. rick perry and michele bachmann. >> i was not one of those people who knew at the age of 12 that he wanted to be a doctor, a lawyer, a governor, or a president. i spent many a night pondering my purpose, talking to

. >> sunday, representative henry waxman, a ranking democrat on the congress -- commerce committee talks about republican plans to roll back regulations and other energy issues. that is at 10:00 and 6:00 on c- span. >> the first thing, you see the flash. the next thing you hear, your them cry out in pain. the second thing i heard, if i have lost anything special, you know, shoot me. >> sunday, the director of the 30-minute documentary about his friend who was severely wounded in afghanistan. the film follows is journey from coping with a loss of his legs to his rehabilitation. >> world bank president robert zoellick told students at george washington university that the u.s. must learn from developing countries. a look at those remarks. this is almost an hour. in a village in the mountains of guizhou province, china -- a village like others in africa, central america, or india -- people assemble to discuss the future. they don't want handouts, they don't want policy prescriptions, they certainly don't want lectures from visiting dignitaries. they want a chance. they are ready to leave th

. >> the california congressman henry waxman joins us now. sir, thanks for being with us.he chairman of this committee in the past for a long time, you have led a number of investigations. it is not a good thing when top executives of a company come in and all plead the fifth. not good for them and certainly not good for the obama white house, either, is it? >> well, i was disappointed that they took the fifth amendment. i wanted to ask them a lot of questions. the ceo of solyndra came in and told me how his business was doing very well, they were going to double their revenues, and a month later, they went into bankruptcy. i was disappointed but on the other hand, they do have the constitutional right to assert the fifth amendment. but that means we've got to continue the investigation and get the information from every source that's possible, because we ought to find out what went on with solyndra, the contract they got and the loss for the taxpayers of $500 million. >> i know you think some republicans are leaping to conclusions before they have all the facts, but do yo

host: the ranking democrat henry waxman has created a new web republicans the the most anti-environment house in history. here is a look at it. host: what is your reaction? guest: hyper-partisanship. the rhetoric that henry espouses does not match reality. we are not talking about attacking the epa. what we are trying to prevent or it least discussed is the merits and the balance of the jobs that will be lost by the new standards set they want to implement with these new rules. it is not a ratcheting back at all. all we are asking for is do not ratchet down the numbers even further until we better understand them. host: we will hear from roger, an independent in florida. good morning. caller: hello. host: please go ahead with your question or comment. caller: i think the epa is running amok. it appears it the epa is starting to do the country more harm than good. it started out doing some good, but now it appears like we need to basically put a leash on the epa. guest: that dovetails back into what i want to say from ted's question, too. you have an epa producing six different rules on

. >> you heard henry waxman talking about the super committee saying he does not think the democrats on the committee would vote for any compromise that does not include tax revenues, but cuts entitlements spending. >> that is the washington-speak part of this that is difficult. we are talking about revenues and what the republicans are willing to be going with a plan backed support something that is not -- backed -- that supports something that is not net neutral. there are ways of doing that. there is some room for compromise. even though the congressman made the points he made, i think this is some room once you close the loopholes. if republicans can allow it to -- can allow it to be scored in a way that would be a net positive. >> thank you for being done "newsmakers." -- on "newsmakers." >> tomorrow, the maker of the center of economic and policy research and james shirt from the heritage foundation look at republicans economic and job proposal. allan coukell discusses oversight of the pharmaceutical industry and the safety of four and made drugs. andrew tilghman talks about --

. >> sunday, representative henry waxman talks about republican plans to roll back regulations on the environmental protection agency and other energy issues. and that it -- that is at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> next, a discussion on some of the significant cases scheduled to be argued before the supreme court in its upcoming term. then, the white house medal of honor ceremony for iraq and afghanistan more veteran. >> among the case is being watched in the next supreme court term, enforcement of the decency rule and police placing gps device is on cars without a warrant. or acting u.s. solicitor general leads this panel of constitutional scholars and attorneys who are previewing the upcoming supreme court term which begins october 3. the american constitution society for law and policy hosted this discussion in washington d.c. it runs nine minutes. >> those who believe in the progressive ideas of our constitution. as an example of the kind of work a c.s. does, i am pleased to tell you about a project we have started with the national constitution center based in p

i think where henry waxman and i have a difference is, i'm looking and saying let's do it in a way in which we can clean up the coal, we can clean up our energy source. let's not do it in order to move an agenda towards solar panels because you take coal out of production. i think that's where there's a balance. people in michigan enjoy fuel from almost every source. one of them being coal. we have to recognize that's part of how you successfully manufacture the things you to -- do in michigan. host: a tweet 230r you, whether or not you plan to investigate money lost in iraq and afghanistan, saying americans lose $12 million a day from contractors and warlords. guest: he's right. tony, our committee has been investigating this. this is one of those things we have been investigating under republicans, when we were in the majority, then democrats throughout the four years they were in the majority, and we are continuing on. todd platts and a number of my other subcommittee chairmen are regularly holding hearings. we are working hand in hand with the commission our committee was instrume

. >> on sunday, representative henry waxman talks about republican plans to roll back regulations on the environmental protection agency and other energy issues. that is at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> you see the flash. then you hear them cry out in pain. the second thing you hear them say is, if i have lost anything special, shoot me. >> he is the director of the 30- minute documentary about his friend who was severely wounded in afghanistan. the film follows his journeys in coping with rehabilitation. >> next, a senate health committee hearing on the safety of drugs made outside the u.s. the fda deputy commissioner testifies along with an official from the government accountability office. this is about two hours. 80% merican drug ingredients and 40% of finished drugs are made abroad. this hearing is two hours. >> senate committee on health education labor and peng pensions will come to order we have convened this hearing to examine the safety and integrity of our pharmaceutical supply chain. few issues are more important to the health and safety of americans tha

host: democrats on the committee, henry waxman and diana degette, have sent two letters to the oversight committee of energy and commerce, first of all, they want the committee to have those that invested, private investors to the tune of about $1 billion each to come before the committee and testify as to why they gave money to solyndra. perhaps there's evidence they can provide that they thought this was a viable corporation, a viable company and that's why they went forward with their money. guest: it's worth asking those questions. but the other issue, if that was the case, they thought it was viable, why and who pushed for the switch of the taxpayers number two and the investors are number one. mr. kaiser put together many of these loans. the series this year was $75 million, the government put in $70 million of taxpayers' money. but we need details of the timeline, who knew what, when. that may be a valid question. host: and they wrote a letter to congressman cliff stearns saying that the chief executive officer of solyndra met with us to assure us they were in a strong financial p

host: we did have henry waxman on our show this past sunday, and he did the phone look -- defend then guarantee program, but he said that solyndra should be looking -- should be investigated. guest: it is not about all loan guarantees or all subsidies. if we do it, it has to be done right. it cannot turn into a political earmarked for the sake of the taxpayers, i want to get his money back. host: and the committee will hear from the solyndra execs in person on friday, from the reports this morning, we understand they will invoke the fifth. guest: we hope that they would change their mind and give us some facts. the taxpayers deserve to get their money back. host: as someone talking to them about changing their minds? guest: i'm sure discussion is taking place with their attorneys. host: thank you for being with us. in 45 minutes, we continue our spotlights on magazines. this week is the "weekly standard," the september 12 issue of that. up next is charlie rangel from new york. before we take a break, we want to let you know about @ cspannow. this allows you to find out what is airing

that's what henry waxman bought up a couple of days ago, let's blame the company for lying to the government and it's not our fault they lied. the f.b.i. seems to be going after that. the other thing is they're looking at the 15 separate loans for a total of $6 billion worth of stimulus money to see if those green dollars went down the toilet as well. >> yep. so i was almost a math major but i'm going to let eric handle the numbers. >> all right. there are $38.6 billion in this fund alone. there's another fund, i want to talk about the other fund in the next hour maybe but in this fund alone $38.6 billion that is available for these green energy loans to get the jobs going. turns out they've created about 3,545 jobs or so. $20 billion went out the door. so if you take $20 billion that they've loaned out, they've created 3500 and some odd jobs, that comes to $5 million per job. >> so wait a second, 40 different projects. all that money. and the government says, these numbers, 3,445 permanent jobs. you know what they've come back with and said has the administration, well, wait a second, you'r

--www.ncicap.org-- [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> representative henry waxman here on c-span. on monday the senate will start debate at 4:30. they'll take up a vote at :30 on that bill -- they'll take up a vote at 5:30 on that bill. you can watch live coverage of the senate on monday at 2:00 p.m. on c-span 2. on tuesday the house returns for business. later in the week they're expected to debate a resolution which would extend funding for short-term federal government programs. votes on the measure are possible on wednesday. watch live coverage of the house on 2:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. next, a house energy and commerce subcommittee hearing on a $535 million government loan to solyndra, a solar equipment manufacturer that filed for bankruptcy in september. you'll hear remarks from officials from the department of energy and office of management and budget give an overview of their involvement in the review of a loan gean awarded to solyndra. also testimony from jonathan silver, a former hedge fund executive who now runs the energy department loan program

host: we did have henry waxman on monday. he said in the case of solyndra, the committee should be looking into this. guest: it is a matter if we're going to do this, i cannot be some is pet project. for the sake of the taxpayers, i want to give this money back. host: the energy and commerce committee will hear from the executives. they will be their in person on friday. they will invoke the fifth. guest: the american taxpayers deserve that. they deserve to get their money back. host: are you talking to them about changing their mind? guest: i am sure discussions are taking place. >> tonight, president obama speaks to the un general assembly in new york. then google chairman eric schmidt addresses antitrust accusations at a senate hearing. the house debate a temporary spending measure to fund the federal government for the next to a video months. into for the next two months. >> the president obama said that the israeli-palestinian conflict must be resolved through direct negotiations. on friday, a boss -- abbas this said to