possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 207, the nays 213. the amendment is not agreed to. the committee will be in order. committee will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah, mr. bishop, rise? mr. bishop: i ask unanimous consent to speak for one minute. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bishop: fellow members of the house, if you would turn your attention to the back rail there, you will see the pages who have served us this past semester. [applause] the chair: thank you. mr. bishop: you're supposed to applaud after i speak. the chair: the committee will be in order. the gentleman from utah deserves to be heard. mr. bishop: thank you. these are the kids who still get up in the middle of the night at times i thought was only a rumor so they could go to an accredited high school at the library

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 176, the nays are 248 and the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business before the house is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in part a of house report 112-111 by the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by a voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2, printed in part a of house report 112-111. the chair: a vorded -- a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning ins

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are -- the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 170 the nays are 238. zero are present. the motion is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number one printed in the congressional record offered by the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the nays prevail wid bivoice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number one printed in the con fwregsal record offered by ms. foxx of north carolina. the chair: a recorded vote is requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc.,

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on -- the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 192. the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 193, the nays are 296, the amendment is not adopted. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask for unanimous consent that the house observe a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the tornado which hit joplin, missouri, on maye 22. as the congressman representing missouri's seventh district, which includes joplin, i ask that we observe a moment of silence for those affected by the ef-5 tornado that struck this area on the 22nd of maye. mr. long: this horrific event led to the loss of life of 153 individuals from babies to folks in their 90's. they also lost 54% of their school capacity, 8,000 homes, and 500 businesses. the chair: without objectio

auntie's going to churn she's in washington studios a mixed message then coming from the house of representatives what effect if any will this have on america's involvement in libya well not really surprising the house of representatives voted on two things one a resolution that denies obama the authority to continue the u.s. military action in libya a resolution that basically has no actual of fact as you previously said because it just reflects sort of the opinion of the lawmakers but more importantly they voted against defunding the u.s. participation in combat missions there a bill that was also on the table so the resolution adopted by the house of representatives is seen more like a message of rebuke sent to president obama rather than an actual war stopper because when it came to voting on cutting off funds for that war the majority voted no so some analysts see elements of the show in the behavior of the u.s. congress saying that many lawmakers they missed the chance to snub the president yet knowing that this knobs won't change much at the end of the day yes capitol hill observers say we

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 247, the nays are 168, the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. nugent: i demand a recorded vote. the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-ca

military intervention in libya and would authorize it so the move of the house of representatives is seen more like a message of review sends to president obama rather than an actual war stop or even those who really truly wants to stand up against the military actions in levy out there is little they can do as one congressman said here and i'm going to quote him you can't do resolutions until you're blue in the face but still be ignored by the white house but it seems it's not just resolutions that can be ignored it's also the voices of the american people the majority of whom are against the u.s. involvement there is also one interesting point that some explosive made was regards to the public perception of the war in the media and get is it's off the headlines american news channels of for weeks been focused on congress and viewers who are trying to there's fear that certain inertia develops in the public perception with regards to the war in libya inertia which some say could be very dangerous. and it's come reporting there from washington the u.k. failed to track detainees handed

military intervention in libya and would authorize it so the move of the house of representatives is seen more like a message of rebuke to president obama rather than an actual war stopper even those who really truly want to stand up against the military actions in lead there is.

house of representatives has ripped president barack obama of the authority to continue the american campaign. in the last hour the motion was carried by two hundred ninety five votes to one hundred twenty three will to talk about the effect this decision will have on the american involvement in libya we cannot possible have to our washington studio and is therefore is going to so what happens then to the u.s. operation in libya well below the congressional action has no immediate effect on american involvement it's just the resolution it's not a bill but it's meant to sort of reprimand the commander in chief for his policies but there is another proposal on the table of the house of representatives and that is to cut out funding for u.s. participation in combat missions such as drone strikes and the nato led air war analysts say it's a way for the congress to show their frustration over the white house refusal to come to the lawmakers to seek authorization for the military actions under the u.s. constitution only congress can declare war except the obama administration doesn't call

will the represent-elect houkle and members of the new york delegation present themselves in the well of the house? the speaker: if all of the members can continue to stand as representative-elect raise her right hand and do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic? that you will bear truthfully an allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, that will you well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you're about to enter so help you god? congratulations. you're now a member. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. rangel: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask that king be given permission to join with me at the time. it's a great honor for us at this time to present to you a young lady who did it the hard way, she's earned it, she's here with her husband bill, her dad pat, her dad jack and her mom pat, bill and katie, the children are here, and the symbolic of what a great

you here in the united states one hundred percent of the newly elected republicans in the house of representatives one hundred percent of them deny the climate changes haven't even as all the science around us is overwhelmingly showing in the news those two now frankly in my opinion it's not because one hundred percent of those republicans are stupid or even anti-science it's because of the money the fact of the matter is there was other companies called giving politicians money bribery here in the united states our politicians have to spend on average three to five hours a day and offices pay rent outside the capitol building on the phone begging for money now politicians republicans or democrats frankly most of them would rather not have to do this if this was never a light created in a lot. that you know corporations are people in that they then that money is speech and always kind of stuff and that the political process can be corrupted this way it was never created in law by politicians in fact the opposite back in one thousand seven during the teddy roosevelt administration the tillman act m

we managed to win a profamily commonsense conservative majority in the house of representatives. house. [applause] >> to the republican column in 2012. [applause] >> because of you and the house of representatives, we now have a majority that is able to vote to defend our country, defend our treasury, and defend our values. since the first of this year, we've gotten a full taste of what a true republican congress, a house and a senate could be. republicans hit capitol hill we voted to cut spending now. we voted to end the borrowing and the bailouts of the recent past and house republicans voted to obamacare and we need a republican president to finish the job. we have to reelect this courageous new principled majority in the house of representatives. i got to tell you, men and women, just as a rank-and-file republican, it is absolutely essential that the republican party nominate a candidate who will stand for commonsense conservative values without apology. that is the best proscription for victory. [applause] >> on the national level in 2012. [applause] >> okay. that's step 1.

house of representatives. unced his resignation after that scandal involving sexting, as it's called. reaction coming in. let's bring in our senior congressional correspondent dana bash. what are you getting there, dana? >> reporter: a mixture of sadness and relief i think is probably the best way to summarize the reaction we're getting, particularly from the democratic leadership. anthony weiner's fellow democrats. john larson chairman of the federal democrats in the house said it's difficult to watch the self-destruction of a friend and watch the witness of the breaking of hearts over what can be categorized as reprehensible behavior and bad judgment. larson is someone who did not publicly say that weiner should resign. he said it was up to constituents but many of the other democratic leaders and rank and file did say so. steve israel is a friend and a colleague of anthony weiner's from new york. he is also in charge of getting democrats elected in 2012. he was i think a bit more pointed in his statement. he

house of representatives. i want to hearken back again of what the chairman of the rules committee said before, this should be a time of celebration, and, mr. speaker, when we have troops in harm's way it should be something that we are unified behind and believe in as a nation that we are ready to prosecute a war effort to the fullest extent and bring our men and women home victorious. but, mr. speaker, this is not a topic of unanimity. this is not a topic that we have found any sort of agreement on whatsoever in this body. in fact, this is a topic that we have been focused on and focused on and focused on trying to bring to conclusion in this house and this rule today, mr. speaker, gives us that opportunity. now, i want to make clear there's a further step we could go. we could go a step further and say no fund should be used period and we return to this body, mr. speaker, i believe my colleague, mr. kucinich, and my colleague, mr. amash, will make that amendment to us and i will vote yes when that amendment

. >> a tax hike cannot pass the house of representatives. it's not just that its a bad idea; it doesn't have the votes and it can't happen. >> reporter: boehner insisted the president needed to get more involved in the talks. but democrats like chris van hollen, a participant in the debt limit talks, charged republicans were pushing their anti-tax agenda at the expense of the country. >> the speaker of the house said it was time for an adult moment- - "adult moments" mean it's time

>>guest: this is the class of what is beginning on in the house of representatives, they are at the polaroren was in the one of the traditional sort of urban left-leaning liberal democrats who dominate the rank and file in the house of representatives right new. but it is people like boren and places in ohio, illinois, and indiana, where democrats made a lot of hey in in 2006 and 2008 and those gives are not around, and that is what they need to do to win back and that does not look well for the democrats to win the house back. he was the only democrat in that delegation from oklahoma and that seat automatically 8 lean republican without a guy like boren would had great name recognition. his father was a senator and governor, and without a boren if politics in oklahoma that is a hit to the democratic party. >>neil: remember this? >> there was a lot of misinformation during the health care debate. i communicate that the ... if you are happy with what you have, no one is changing it. >>neil: we told you that was not true and the democrats that prove us right, now. . i will send this to shel

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] papapapapapapapapapapapapapapap through line 21. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. latourette: this is a simple, straightforward amendment. during the committee markup of the military construction bill and under the abled leadership of the subcommittee chairman, a motion -- an amendment was offered by mr. flake of arizona to deny funding to the presidential executive oer deing with project labor agreements. the amendment was accepted by voice vote and it's accepted by voice vote because quite ankly i codn't wrestle enough votes in the committee to overturn it. this continues a pattern we've seen in the congress. believe we've had on the floor four votes they are not davis-bacon should be law of the land. the pponents of davis-bacon had been successful. the last one garnering 52 republic votes.

d.c., representatives of the pipeline police officering industry told a congressional panel investigating that explosion that they are open to new regulation. one bill making its way through the houseesentatives calls for more computer scans to be done inside pipes. experts say that is an effective way to spot potential damage. >> only a small percentage of pipelines are required to have those inspections so one of the things congress is interested in talking is expanding those inspections to more miles of pipeline so more people are safe. >> and the house is not expected to move forward on a pipeline safety bill until the national transportation safety board comes out with a probable cause on the san bruno explosion sometime in the next few months. >>> another top republican today demanded that president obama provide legal justification for the u.s. role in the libyan conflict. house speaker john baner said so far the president's reasoning, quote, doesn't pass the straight face test. >> the white house says there are no hostilities taking place. yet we've got drone attacks underway. we're spending $10 million a day. >>> and the speaker and other lawmakers say the president may be

tomorrow, the house of representatives will likely vote on a measure to limit the use of u.s. funding for u.s. military operations in libya to only -- quote -- "nonkinetic activities." in other words, noncombat activities. so that no limited strike mission toss suppress air defenses or predator strikes against qadhafi's forces, which we're doing very little of already. the only military actions for which the commander in chief could commit our armed forces would be supporting missions from search and rescue to aerial refueling to intelligence. that is the provisions in what is very likely to be voted on and passed by the house of representatives tomorrow. now, some may not see a connection between these decisions, but the connection is pro found. we're having a profound debate in this country right now that i suspect will continue for some time. critical questions are being asked and discussed. how could -- how should we in the united states define our national interests? what is the proper role for america in the world? how do we balance our commitments abroad and the global

of yours. why don't you demand -- >> hold on! here's what the house ethics rule number one is, a member officer employee of the house of representativeshall conduct himself at all times in a mannerly reflect credibly on the house of representatives. >> if we go back and name all bad men we've seen engage in incompetent pro rights and in congress over the last few years, not one of them could meet that standard. and what has happened is a crying shame, that the country has become numb to it. governor stanford made, he could stay. >> ever goff where? >> south carolina. >> argentina. >> we have become numb to it. it's an absolute embarrass basement. and not only did they embarrass the democratic party, he's humiliated his wife and the child she will bear. >> we're on the grounds for expulsion. >> i'm not criminalizing it, but i'm saying -- our elected members of congress just as the president, every single person that -- [everyone talking at once] moral obligation -- >> the standard should be higher than the law. >> exactly. >> representative body, unfortunately -- americans and they have a lot of human foibles, and i think that -- >> ly

they confirmed that anthony weiner sent photos of himself in t -- from the house of representatives gymnasiumt them to a woman. these photos appear to be him taking pictures of himself in the house gym mirror. so far there has been no response. >>> a near growing call for weiner's resignation. jason carroll is live in the district. jason, we heard he was going to check into rehab, basically. >> exactly. we're still waiting for more word on that in terms of specifics, in terms of where he went, how long he will be here. but some of those folks who have gathered here today, a small group of protestors. if you look behind me, it looks like a large group, but the press is actually outnumbering the number of protestors here who are calling for the congressman's resignation. as you know, debbie, with a story like this, there were two sides to every story, and when you look at some of the recent polling here in the congressman's district, it shows some 66% of voters here actually support the congressman, 33% say he should resign. but those who say he should resign are a very vocal group. i want to b

when the house of representatives return to work today, anthony weiner will not be there. >> the new york democrat says that he is taking a leave of absence. and also getting professional help. party leaders say that's a good idea. but first, he should resign. not helping his case, newly released from tmz.com show anthony weiner taking photos of himself in various stages of undress. we're told that they were taken on government property. in the house members' gym. the photos sent to several women. in addition to revelations that he traded messages with a 17-year-old delaware high school student, although those were deemed harmless. >> i have made some serious mistakes and i need to redeem myself and i'm working hard to try to get back to normal. and try to serve the people of my district the best i can. >> he should not be convicted in the press. if he violated a law, let him be convicted by a jury. >> reporter: the calls for weiner to resign are growing. >> he's a liar and i could never, ever believe anything that this man says. >> from some of his konstituents, to a number of his co

president obama fails to get authority from the house of representatives for further u.s. military involvement in libya. lawmakers voted against the u.s. participation. with more in just a moment. the u.k. stands accused of handing over to the u.s. with little concern about conditions in america's secret prison system. and in the ukrainian capital kiev the former prime minister yulia timoshenko stands trial for abuse of power the result in the country losing millions of dollars in gas revenues . and broadcasting live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is r t i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us let's take a look at our top stories a majority of vote in the lower house of the u.s. congress has turned down a motion to cut funding for the american military action in libya but this came directly after the very same lawmakers refused to grant president obama approval to carry on the campaign. has more from washington. the resolution adopted by the house of representatives is seen more like a message of rebuke to president obama rather than an actual war stopp

he says he won't resign from the house of representatives. een described as a rising star on the democratic party and expected to run for mayor of new york city in 2013. the democratic leader in the house of representatives nancy pelosi is calling for ethics investigation to find out if the 46-year-old broke any house rules. cnn's jeanne moos has the story. >> reporter: the camera sounded like a firing squad. must have felt like one to anthony weiner. he took a last drink, but the water works that mattered came out of his eyes an his sniffling nose. >> i've done things i deeply regret. i am deeply regretting what i have done. >> reporter: sorry to the media for all the stonewalling he did. >> you would know if this is your underpants, right? >> the question is -- appreciate you continuing to flash that at me. >> reporter: it was when pictures like this flashed out from the conservative website big government that congressman weiner's goose was cooked, pictures exchanged konsensly he said with women he met through facebook. >> i don't know what

majority to come to the floor of this house and break their most treasured promise to the american people, a promise made in writing to the rules of the house of representatives. today by waiving the house cut-go rule, my colleagues across the aisle are giving up on their foundational principle of deficit reduction. no new spending without offsets. don't take my word for it, the congressional budget office clearly states that the manager's amendment, as we just heard, to the base bill, h.r. 1249, breaks the ruleses of the house and so the majority -- rules of the house and so the majority has written a new one-time rule that breaks their most fundamental promise to america, that this congress will not enact new spending without cutting spending from another area of our federal budget. this bill is going to increase discretionary spending by nearly half a billion dollars, with no offset to cover that new spending. from my seat in the budget committee, i have watched how fiercely they have clung to this promise and though i disagree with many of their choices in cuts, this is truly a new low. it is an historic breakdown that only took six months to arrive. thou

campaign or he's going to has more for us now from washington the resolution adopted by the house of representatives is seen more like a message of rebuke to president obama rather than an actual war stopper because when he came to voting on cutting funds for that war the majority voted no so some analysts see elements of a showing the behavior of the u.s. congress saying that many lawmakers don't miss a chance to snub the president yet knowing that this now this won't change much at the end of the day as capitol hill observers say when it comes to waging wars congress has generally been supported the resolution was sort of a way for the congress to show their frustration over the white house refusal to come to the lawmakers to seek authorization for the military actions under the u.s. constitution only congress can declare war except the obama administration doesn't call it a war although it lasts more than three months and involves many civilian deaths earlier this month the congressman had a chance to send an even stronger message the house debated a resolution from congressman dennis kucinich th

in light of that, he will request a short leave of absence from the house of representatives. the news comes less than a week after the new york congressman confessed to exchanging inappropriate photos and messages with at least six women. top democrats stepped up calls for his resignation after he admitted sending twitter messages to a teenaged girl in delaware. the congressman insists the tweets were neither explicit nor indecent. house minority leader nancy pelosi urged weiner to seek help without the pressures of being a member of congress. other party leaders called his behavior, quote, indefensible and an insurmountable distraction to the house. congressman weiner has served this district in queens and parts of brooklyn for more than a decade. while some of his constituents are outraged over his actions, others, including people who live here in this apartment building, are showing support. >> give the guy a break. when election time comes, let the voters decide. >> it seems to me he has no integrity and he lacks character. >> reporter: weiner's camp says the congressman

troops expressing their concerns and so forth there has been huge numbers of the jury in the house of representatives of but i think it would be plausible for the court to refer you ms case congress to cut off the funding if it chooses congress clearly impeach if it chooses that's not now that's an interesting point i want to talk about tonight because the white house had met that it is spending quite a bit that this has cost the pentagon more than seven hundred million dollars and is expected to cost one point one billion dollars by september but this is existing money from the d o d budget can congress block that i'm just curious it sounds like you're saying they are and ok even if the white house is making this argument that they're not violating war powers act because the u.s. isn't really out war let every think of that does the white house need to go to congress when it spending this kind of money when the government spending is such a huge issue right now. one would think one would hope so that the court case is dramatically strengthened by the fact that congress is not appropriated a dime for

worked with all of us to look at the facts and do what was in the best interests of the house of representatives, the best interests of our country, and to leave our politics aside so that we could come out with the result that was fair and that would restore confidence in the legislative process. in fact, we did that. we were able to reach a totally unanimous judgment, one that was agreed to on the floor of the house of representatives, and i think spoke volumes about our ability to get things done in the best interests of our nation. i thought jim cole did a fabulous job, great job helping us, but that was also the view of porter goss, who was the republican leader on the ethics committee, the chairman of the committee at the time. he said that he felt that jim cole brought professionalism at the highest level to our investigation and allowed us to come forward with a fair, nonpartisan conclusion. madam president, that's the exact person we need in the department of justice. it's the person that we need to be deputy attorney general of the united states. the attorney general, the deputy attorn

house of representatives has voted down a measure giving president barack obama via force if you continue the u.s. military action in libya more on this development a little later here in r.t. problem a new stories this hour declassified documents reveal the u.k. was happy to hand over terror suspects to the u.s. with little regard to moving the waiting for them in secret prisons under bush and jurisdiction hundreds ended up being tortured and abused without trial that. morning the euro the face of the common currency is in serious doubt as europe agrees another bailout to the debt laden grace for that is the country to get behind seven spending cuts some experts argue it's too late as the euro already has both feet in the great. plus the former prime minister of ukraine goes on trial for abuse of power this alleged to have cost the country millions of dollars of its image schank up faces up to ten years behind bars if convicted in the clear. more than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime the moscow art team explores the divisive figure of the father of the russian revolution it's not

i want to thank my colleagues in the house of representatives, democrats and republicans align. fundamentally we all agree they are all thank you -- i also also want to express my gratitude to members of my staff. they're young people who are not paid very much. they're people who worked very hard and long hours, ultimately those people define the notion of service. i want to thank, of course, the many people who have helped me,ed people who have volunteered, the people who have given me advice, the many of my constituents who have offered me good ideas, and of course i want to express my gratitude to my family, to my mother and father who instilled the values that carried me thus far, to my brother jason and of course to my wife who has stood with me tlurg this entire difficult period and to whom i owe so very much. i'll be looking for other ways to contribute my talents. the idea that leaving a family, a community and ultimately a country is the one thing that all unitesition willition are us. >>> what's the reaction, dana, first of all, you're getting from democrats? >> it is

tmz reports weiner took partially nude photos of himself in the house of representatives gymnasium and sent them to at least one woman. the website showed photos of a man who appears to be weiner taking pictures of himself in the mirror. cnn is working to independently verify the photos were, in fact, taken in the house gym. weiner's office had no comment on those photos. weiner has already admitted sending lewd photos and texts to several women, even before these latest photos surfaced there were demands for his resignation even from his own party. >> the statement i made speaks for itself yesterday. i think anthony weiner needs to resign so he can focus on his family, focus on his own well-being. >> it's my understanding mr. weiner has indicated he wants to take a leave. i would hope he does so. i hope he reflects upon whether or not he can proceed. it seems to me extraordinarily difficult that he can proceed to represent his constituents in an effective way given the circumstances, this bizarre behavior. >> you think he should resign? >> i think certainly he's got to consider that o

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 396, the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the house will come to order. members, please take your seats. the house will be in order. members, please take your seats. the house will come to order. the house will come to order. the chair would ask that all present rise for the purpose of a moment of silence. the chair asks that the house now observe a moment of silence in remembrance of our brave young men and women in uniform who have given their lives in service in iraq and afghanistan and all those who serve and their families. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. without objection, five-min

house of representatives has voted down a measure giving barack obama the authority to continue american military action in libya it seems a merely symbolic for now between congress and the president as the house later rejects a bill to cut funding for the campaign. to classified documents reveal the u.k. was happy to hand over terrorist suspects to be us with little regard to what would be waiting for them in secret prisons on some of washington's jurisdiction hundreds ended up being tortured and abused without a trial. mourning for the euro the fate of the common currency is in serious doubt as europe agrees on another plane out the debt laden greece and urges the country to get behind savage spending cuts however some experts argue it's too late as the euro already has both feet in the grave. plus the former prime minister of ukraine goes on trial for abuse of power that's alleged to have cost the country millions of dollars due to some shankar faces up to ten years behind bars if convicted in kenya. that something's up to take the moment about one hundred fourteen fifteen minutes fro

house of representatives has voted down a measure giving president barack obama the authority to continue american military action in libya. but lawmakers voted against cutting funds for the u.s. participation in that war i'll be back with more in just a moment. declassified documents reveal the u.k. was happy to hand over terror suspects from iraq to the u.s. with little regard to what would be waiting for them in secret prisons. mourning the euro the fate of the common currency is in serious doubt as europe agrees another bailout to debt laden greece but urges the country to get behind savage spending cuts. international news income and live from our studios here in central moscow this is . a majority vote in the lower house of the u.s. congress has turned down a motion to cut funding for the american military action in libya but this came directly after the very same lawmakers refused to grant president obama approval to carry on with the campaign he's going to come on has more now from washington. the resolution adopted by the house of representatives is seen more like a message of re

allows congress to spend freely despite earmark ban so the defense bill that just passed the house of representatives includes a back door fund that lets individual members of congress funnel millions of dollars into projects of their choosing so the fungus called the mission force enhancement transfer fund and roughly one billion dollars has been transferred out of this to congressman's local pet projects and kickbacks including from steve plot so republican of mississippi party candidate and but it allows them this secret slush fund allows them to pretend we're fiscal conservatives will throw a few people in your little patriot house. they don't like to obey any of the laws so they just create ways to of. boy complying with any law but they need people to break the law to put them in prison because that's where the majority of their profits come from ultimately is running the prison go like complex so they are running this double edged sword where they don't obey the law but they have to enforce laws on everyone else to supply the prison industrial complex so they can make the money to get themselv

start focusing on what's actually going on today as should we be focusing on members of the house of representatives voting on resolutions to either fund or defund or authorize or not authorize the war in libya or does that become petty. well it's all part of the same package. because the awful truth is that we are funding both a lifestyle and a level of consumption as well as an imperium that we can no longer afford it's funded through debt about forty cents on every dollar now is borrowed two billion dollars a day from the chinese we are hollowing the country out from the inside our infrastructure is collapsing massive unemployment real unemployment hovering somewhere between seventeen and twenty percent when you count people who have either stop looking for work or people who have part time jobs at places like wal-mart that put them below the poverty line so we are dying the way all imperium sty and i think it's often a characteristic of dying empires this is certainly true and romy austria-hungary and empire are that they retreat into this kind of twilight world where they just kind of unplug an

>> i can only look at what happened -- just over two years in the house of representatives. i can tell you on the republican side of the aisle, john boehner has done some things behind the scene that are pretty remarkable. you had eric -- representative souder, representative lee, when they had scandals, literally within hours both of them stepped out. i don't know that speaker boehner did anything directly, but i tend to think he was somewhat involved somehow. and those gentlemen moved on. and the body itself, i think it was better for the body. that's the ultimate question. what is best for the congress is really what ought to be first and foremost. >> let me ask you this, does your discomfort and your sense then -- you speak to him, you're saying this to somebody as somebody who has been a friend of his, if he acknowledged his wrongdoing immediately, instead of lying to the media, would that have changed your perspective about the obligation on his part now to resign? >> i think it plays a big, big role because time after time after time what i saw him repeatedly say is i