representative jim himes, matt columnist.ative himes, first let me get your thoughts on that nbc poll. >> well, you know, congress has never held in particularly high esteem by the american people, certainly in gate. people always hate congress but like their own member. what was important about that poll is -- and i make this comment just to report the poll, which is that it was an absolute catastrophe forhe longer, we need a deal. >> do you think a grand bargain is still possible? >> one step at a ti. we need to get through the debt ceiling potential debacle. i think there's a good chance we'll do that. there's some complication around reopening the government. that's still a negotiating point and whatnot. i hope where this winds up, as luke said, there is a structured period in which we have that conversation. about our longer term fiscal health but, again, you got to walkefore you run. be afraid? should we have confidence a substantial deal could get done? what does your reporting tell you? >> i'm more skeptical for a var

. >> democratic congressman from connecticut, jim himes, joins me now. sir, it's great to have you here. it was just a few minutes ago that roll call now reporting house republicans want to propose a new super committee to resolve the budget impasse, similar to the one created in 2011. do you feel that's completely necessary or is that just a stall tack tatic in an already elevated game of stall tactics. >> first thing is to restart the government and stop this nightmare developing for all too many people. by the way, let's stop screwing around with the debt ceiling. i heard people saying the debt ceiling breach won't be that bad. it will be a catastrophe. so let's take that off the table. and then by all means, let's do it. look, there are any number of democrats and republicans here who are willing to do what the president said he would do, talk about entitlement reform, talk about making those programs long term viable, just we'll have a negotiation. but we're not going to do it with a gun to our head. people understand that john boehner at the last m

congressman himes joins me now. thank you for your time what do you see as the next likely step?, at some point, the very small number, the 30 or 40 extremists in the house who have been the tail wagging the dog are going to need to have sat down by their leadership and now is the time to get back to governing and say, from world war ii veterans down on the mall, to the 700,000 people furloughed today, this is not good for the country and not good for political fortunes of the party that is behind doing this. by the way, we all hope that happens before we get to the much more serious matter of fooling around the full faith and credit of the united states government which is just a week and a half away or so. >> congressman himes it doesn't appear any meetings are planned behind closed doors unless you can tell me otherwise here. it seems this night will go on and we will i guess all wait and see what happens in the morning. >> unfortunately where we are, the pressure will build. we'll continue to hear stories about the brave veterans who knocked over the barriers at the world war

s, thankessman jim hime you so much for joining us. please there is a way forward now -- at least there is a way forward now, george. >> with me is american political commentator and former head of charlieans abroad wilson. good to have you on again. is right -- what did the republicans achieved after three weeks of this? >> well, everybody didn't achieve much. >> but it was republicans -- they went out to fight -- >> strategically they messed up. uz weresmen lee and cr working outside of the party. obamacare is a mess and it has brought it to the forefront. we know that spending is a mess and still needs to be addressed. we have a national debt of -- >> hang on a second. laura talked about the poll ratings. matter --f the actually, what we saw, this has been looked at through the prism of republicans versus democrats. actually, what people are seeing in america and around the world is republicans versus republicans. >> there was that, but it will be easier for them to get their house in order. what they also saw is a president who unf

himes, for five minutes. mr. himes: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise on this 15th day of the government shutdown, a shutdown which has put hundreds of thousands of americans out of work, that will have untold damage on what is already a hesitant economic recovery, and i rise as we contemplate the last maybe 24, 36 hours before an event unprecedented in american history, the possibility that for the first time in this great nation's history we may not pay our bills. we may default on our obligations. with a plea for sanity and a last-minute plea that we setaside the irresponsibility and recklessness that has consumed this congress for years now culminating in this moment. what has it profited anybody? 74% of americans disapprove of the way the republican majority has handled this. democrats could not have dreamed of a better plan to cut the ground out from under the republicans. this week the international monetary fund met here in washington and global leader after global leader stood up and basically said, what has become of the united

himes, mr. hudson, mr. maloney. as chairman of the financial services committee, i want to thank the members of the committee who joined together in a-- and approved this bill on an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 53-6. again, mr. speaker, the vote was 53-6. this bipartisan bill will relieve manufacturers, farmers, ranchers, and main street businesses of unintended consequences of one section of the dodd-frank act. now many americans may not realize it but farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and other employees use a financial product called a derivative to manage risk and protect themselves from extreme fruckchations in the price of things like fuel, fertilizers, and commodities. for example, a company like john deere will do an interest rate swap as they finance a tractor for a farmer in east texas in my district. and that derivative is directly linked to the cost of that tractor for my constituent. companies like southwest airlines who operate in my hometown of dallas, texas, will use derivatives to lock in cheap

brooks and himes.r to you. >> i don't want you to start worrying again, andrew. >> after that conversation, you have to worry. >> well, right at the top of the show you said we were going to ask people to rise above and win us back. then we're going to have a debate between two guys that are -- >> and then look what you just did. you totally instigated and you got -- it's all for cable tv. all for cable tv. i hope you feel good about yourself. anyway, that's an illustration of what we're going to deal with. >> yep. >> but what are you going to do? there are differences and both sides have merit necessary some of their arguments and not in their others. coming up, we're going to focus on the senate side. they're nicer over here. they're more collegial. we have a real gentleman coming up here, our newsmaker senator ron johnon, a job creator, a business owner. we'll find out why he voted against the last-minute deal. at a ford dealer with a little q and a for fiona. tell me fiona, who's having a big tire

congressman himes, i have a question for you. do you think that big business deserves the exemption that individuals don't get? and do you think that you in congress deserve the exemption in subsidy that the rest of us don't get as it relates to health care? >> well, first of all that is a complete misstatement of what really happened. all businesses in excess of 50 employees which are mandated to provide coverage have been exempted for a year. >> up and running -- are individuals excepted? >> individuals under the health care reform act must buy health insurance because they need to take responsibility for their own health insurance. >> and individuals are not exempted. so what i said is accurate? >> for a year. >> businesses get an exemption and individuals don't get an exemption, so back to my question, is that fair? >> well, you didn't ask about it, you made up as you had for a very long time that congress has an exception. just like you, we get an employer contribution, that has been true for 30 or 40 years, nobody at fox co

is raking it i why the court is giving hime money... than it gave the protesters. "she was just always happy >>> formerformer uc-davis police officer is receiving more money than protestors he pepper sprayed. >> she was always happy to teach. >> a 14-year-old student is held without bail for the murder of a popular teacher. how the school is helping students cope with the tragedy. >> it is not as foggy outside but we are seeing more low clouds, some cooler temperatures are ahead. we'll talk about that coming up. >> bart is back on time. for more on the orinda fire and crews removing the car off the track, cate caugiran has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. >> reporter: good news no delays at this point. but bart says we can expect them later in the morning as they work to move that train completely off the tracks. right now it's going to the concord yard very slow at 5 miles per hour. workers spent the early-morning hours trying to get a 1200- pound motor monitor cut into pieces to clear the train from the track. this is the piece of equipment that kept the tr

himes, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and ms. galante, thank you for being with us today. i've been doing this for about five years sitting on this committee, and i don't think i've ever been quite as impressed as i am today by the tone and the substance of this hearing, or by the way you have been personally treated. you have been subjected to the entire repertoire to benghazi, personal inquiries about your health insurance. i think i heard you call the faceless bureaucrat. that kind of language and that kind of tone is beneath the dignity of this institution and arms as our single-digit approval ratings, and it is violative of any standard of gentlemanly miss that anyone sitting back here should aspire to. i used to work in affordable housing so i'm familiar with your work prior to taking this job. you do this job in december 2012 at the request of the president, did you not? >> yes. >> 2012, four years after the meltdown you cayman. you might say that you cayman really one of the most difficult times in this nation's housing a

we will talk to jim himes next. from bill-or hear of michigan. we will be right back. >> this house really is florence is house. all the little things in the house, leaded glass by the front door, parquet floors. florence.l she is bringing her influence of what she has experienced in her life into this marriage, into the house. this is a very personal space for them. >> watched the program on florence harding on the website or see it saturday on c-span, beginning at 7:00 eastern. we continue the series live monday. we look at grace coolidge. during this year's book tv, david nassau spoke about joseph kennedy. >> finally, kennedy could not figure out the mind game with him whether churchill was teasing him or whether he was so drunk he forgot from the day before that he could not drink. the war was over. there had been intense suffering. said i that is hands and am so sorry for your loss. joe junior had died during the war. he was sincere. he said what good was it all? >> he looked at him unbelieving. world war ii had destroyed. democracy.d it had

to tell himed will he would be receiving this medal, one of the first things he did was to invite tohe ceremony those who fought alongside him. i would like all of those who served with such valor alongside marines, tormy and please stand and be recognized. [applause] [applause] thank you. reached out to the families of the four americas that gave their lives that day. to them, you wrote, we have never met. we have never spoken, but i would like to believe i know something about each of you through the actions of your loved ones on that day. they were part of the team, and you are now part of that team. i would ask the members of this team, the families of first lieutenant michael johnson, gunnery sergeant edward johnson, gunnery sergeant erin kennefick, james layton, and the family of kenneth westbrook to please stand. [applause] kenneth was not the soldier that kenneth wased -- the soldier that will delivered to the helicopter. he spent time in the hospital and joins us with his wife today. she still remembers the first time she spoke with will when he called from afghanistan to ch

,rovided them with protection to all of the christian political leaders and holy places. , i asked himepope to ask them to remain in iraq and tell european countries not to encourage iraqis who are christian to leave iraq. they are fighting al qaeda. i told him i do not want to see a middle east that is void of christians or muslims. christian in the east and muslims in the west is necessary for cooperation and the coexistence of the dual religions. we are supporting them. we respect them and love them. they are respectable. we cannot deny that they were targeted, as all people who are targeted. a question -- from the tour i think ie saw today, might know the answer to this -- have you decided to seek another term as prime minister next year? if so, what are your plans for the election? [laughter] >> well, i did not know what would justify this question. i have been asked every single day that this is something that is up to the iraqi. they will decide. , it is a difficult job. it is harmful. comesterest of the iraq first. the decision comes with the iraq he people. as didact responsibl

himes: well, thanks to the government shutdown, there is no head start in bridgeport now and they are scrambling and putting their jobs at risk to find something to do with those children that they love. so mr. speaker, let's make d.c. listen to 70% of americans and to tamika and to carla who have very real problems today. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate the scientists at fermu lab in my district to find the higgs article. francois englert and peter hi particle found the that gives mass to matter. while this discovery has been largely credited to some in europe, america has been a leading source in defining the higgs possible. many scientists are working actively on the experiments. they played a leadership role in playing the could he leader. we should congratulate thes

what hime hei'm hearing individ probably pursued and part of the settlement at issue here is whether. of course, it has been cooperating as much as it can. but it could get ugly especially amid things we heard there's a whistle-blower related to the mortgage-backed securities investigation and that could be aiding the criminal inquiry. >> great coverage today. kate, thanks so you. kate kelly in midtown on the jpmorgan story. this morning's squawk on the tweet. what does dimon write on the memo section of the $13 billion check? tweet us at squawk street. >> we're wouldn't did away from the first jobs report since the government shutdown. question is, how much it will tell us about the state of the economy now. we'll get you the answer when we come back. peace of mind is important when you're running a successful business. so we provide it services you can rely on. with centurylink as your trusted it partner, you'll experience reliable uptime for the network and services you depend on. multi-layered security solutions keep your information safe, and secure. and responsive dedicated sup

himes said yes. mr. peters said yes. mr. carney, mr. foster, mr. kildee, mr. delaney, mrs. beatty, and mr. heck to name just a few who joined with republicans to work in a borne manner to stand with americans, stand with american investors, realizing at the end of the day part of the problem in washington is too many agencies that are not communicating with each other. lack of communication is some of the problems we have seen in this country in the last few weeks and months. all we're suggesting is that the various agency the s.e.c. and department of labor, actually coordinate, work together, and work for the benefit of investors. how will they do that? the s.e.c., who is principally charged with the responsibility of looking at the areas of broker dealers and investment advisors and you know there's a difference on how they're treated right now and there's a reason for that, and they've been treated differently for three, four, five, eight decades or so. the s.e.c. will be looking at this. as the gentlelady from -- she's gone right now, but the gentlelady from new york in