nation under god -- >> one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> we haveeen and always will be one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> so that recalls groucho marx. you going to believe me or your lying eyes? i believe my lying eyes. i don't know what the -- why does the other guy say stuff that's so demonstratively untrue? are there people that don't want to hear the truth and just want to hear the gospel of the cruz family? why do they want to be lied to? this is one of the rare cases i'll use the word "lie." it's not about opinion on analysis or context. it's not true. he says "under god." >> yeah. well, as the romans said to christ, what is truth. truth is in this case a much larger thing. rafael cruz despite the obvious errors here, the obvious lie or fact that it's not true that obama doesn't use the term "under god," rafael cruz and ted cruz is speaking to a larger area, a larger message, a larger narrative. it is speaking to grievance and anxiety. he's speaking to people who think not only have they lost but that the c

under god, indivisible, for liberty and justice for all. thanks very much. >> you've been listening to the president of the united states. and he has been speaking now for 20 minutes. his first major comments since his deal to open the government after 16 days and end the debt crisis was reached last night in the united states senate, making three points. saying there are no winners here, saying what happened in washington over the last couple of weeks has slowed the economic growth. and he made a point of that. and he indicated how business in washington is done. that has to change, and if you don't like things that are happening in washington right now, don't break it. i turn to our white house correspondent, mike and he said they passed the budget farm bill. and now he said its time to get back to the business of governing. >> it's really remarkable. glad smiles and what we saw was a president channeling public anger, and it seemed that the president himself is obviously very frustrated. he hit on these themes in the past, but never quit

we have to maintain the very essence that justice is indivisible and that when we stand and we speakment or an economic argument, but there's a moral argument to what we do. the strength of the civil rights movement in this nation has always been the sense of what we wanted and what we fought for was right. >> before you could march, you had to go through training in nashville. they had to take you through a process, and i think tremendous commendation needs to be given from the old civil rights community to our hip-hop generation for we went 40 days of marching with no arrests, with no looting, in a leaderless motif in inner cities without there ever being an outbreak and people were upset and they were angry. so i have tremendous confidence in the maturity of this generation and the people that get involved in the movement, oh, my god, this happened and i'm upset. no, this is part of the long haul. there were always losses and we tend to remember '64 and '65 and we don't necessarily think of all of the losses. >> you know we don't think of is a long period of time. i mean, the effo

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of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. burgess: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. burgess: i thank the speaker. consumers will be able to go online. they'll be able to get a determination of what tax subsidies they are eligible for. they'll be able to see premium net of subsidy and they will be able to sign up. those were the words spoken by the head of the office of consumer information insurance oversight three weeks ago in a committee hearing of the energy and commerce. i had asked for a yes or no answer to the question, will the exchanges be ready on october 1? you heard his answer. in "the new york times" this weekend, a very insightful article from t

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thank you. -- >> thank you. >> thank you. say thank you to each and everyone of you for attending this evening. providingthat we are all of you a well-deserved break from your marathon efforts in trying to log onto healthcare.gov. [laughter] allow me to say three things. first, our party is in the middle of a revolution started by the tea party activist and liberty groups. we are not in a civil war. [applause] i am confident that all of us can work together in electing republicans from the coal house to the white house. second, congress should realize that they made a mistake in calling obamacare as patient protection and affordable care act. actually a patient distraction and unaffordable nightmare act. [applause] when congress is debating the immigration reform, they need to understand that people like me who follow the law and became legal immigrants and proud citizens of this great country will feel that it is totally if they give illegal aliens a

when i pledge allegiance to the flag, i pledge allegiance to one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. we have divided our nation 1/3 with the quality and 2/3 with people who hunger for equality but do not have it. our work is not done but i am optimistic because recently in california, the california field poll showed that 78% of young people under 39 support and support strongly, equality for lbgt people. 78% -- it's a matter of time. i'm very optimistic and i love young people. especially young straight couples because they are going to be making the gay babies of tomorrow. [laughter] [applause] it is for them that we have to be agents of change today. my life has been shaped and formed by people that i consider change agents. those young man who went from behind those prison camp fences to fight for this country and some to die for this country, they changed america for us, japanese-americans, and they were might change agents. my parents were also might change agents. when we were let out of the camp, our first home was on skid row in downtown los angeles. we

and compromise and act in the best interests of our nation, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thank very much. >> president obama wrapping up his remarks this morning talking about getting the federal government back up and running, thanking furloughed workers right there. a heartfelt thanks to so many who have been working some without pay. i understand the room there was filled with some of those workers from the president's staff, but saying thank you to the furloughed workers and thanking them for their service and welcoming them back. also saying the disagreement in washington, d.c. is expected, but it can't mean dysfunction and we can't take the beautiful government that has been given to us by our predecessors and utilize it to break it which is what we've been watching in washington, d.c., congressman charlie rangel was with me and you watched the speech with me and at the end there you say you got it. you got it. >> well, i was very moved. he talked about the america that i love so much. the america that took me out of the streets of lennox avenue

they were for one nation, indivisible.e have an insurrectionist, neoconfederate party that seems dedicated to all kinds of apocalyptic outcomes. i don't know if this comes from their fundamentalist religious outlook for whether it's just good fund-raising for them among their base, but they are no longer a normal political party. they are an insurrectionist party that is bringing down the government. >> okay. no longer a normal political party. i have heard a lot of commentators say this. i want to play devil as advocate and check my own biasses here, bruce. we had more shutdowns between tip o'neill and the democratic congress and reagan than we have now and there's some who argue a system like we have invest minority parties with a lot of power and so this is a natural system. what do you think of that? >> well, that's certainly true up to a point. but i think what we're really seeing here is a crisis of democracy, where one party believes its principles are so correct, so strong and the other party's principles are so ev

he wants to hear boehner in the well of the house recite one nation under obama care, indivisible andty for all, whatever. i screwed that up. but he wants them to make the concession on obama care. and then he will come back and make a concession on deficits. >> bret: quick rebuttal? >> the markets, charles and i actually agree the markets are real. the kabuki theater in washington isn't. let's hear from reality. >> bret: all right. we will get rebuttal from you two in just a moment. obama care, the first week for the president's healthcare exchanges. the virginia gubernatorial race. tropical storm karen and, yes, more with the all-star panel. a second hour of "special report" coming right up. he fen. then i read an article about a study that looked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. they used centrum silver for the study... so i guess my wife was right. [ male announcer ] centrum. always your most complete. some kind of... this is... an alien species. reality check: a lot of 4g lte coverage maps don't really look like much at all. i see the aleutian islands. lo

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks the senate flb a period of morning business for debate only until 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. senators will be allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each during that period of time. mr. president, senator schumer yesterday on the floor talked about what the house is doing, and he described it like "alice in wonderland." i don't know if that's an apt description. mamaybe it is beyond that. here is where we now are. the house has passed a bill to pay for federal employees. listen to this, though, mr. president: once the government opens. huh ... well, why wouldn't we do that? why wouldn't we do that? but the problem is, this uncontroversial legislation is kind of unique, isn't it? so now what the republicans in the house are telling -- because they're the ones that set the agenda -- what they're telling all these federal workers, what we're going to do for you now, even thoug

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> here, i'll give you back -- the majority leader. >> 211. >> motion to proceed to counter number 211 s 1569 a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the united states government until december 31st, 2014. >> following the remarks of the republican leader and me, the senate will be in a period of morning business where senators will be allowed for up to ten minutes each or at least be in a situation where people can speak up to ten minutes each. mr. president, i'm going to wait till senator mcconnell gets to the floor. so i'm not going to give any long remarks here. in can the fa, i'm i'm not going to give long remarks anytime. while we're waiting for senator mcconnell, i haven't had the opportunity to say this. admiral black has for me, during this long period of crisis we've had in the country, been a voice of stability, a voice of inspiration to me and i'm being very selfish in saying me. but it's been for the entire

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. reid: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks the senate will be in a period of morning business for debate only until 12:30 today. during that period of time senators will be permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the senate will then recess from 12:30 to 2:15 to allow for our weekly caucus meetings. mr. president, we are now entering the second week of a republican government shutdown. the speaker of the house of representatives is still sitting on the one bill that can reopen the government. speaker boehner insists that the senate-passed bill to end the shutdown can't pass the house. well, i'm not the first to issue this challenge. it's been issued all weekend and yesterday. that is prove it. bring it up for a vote. if he really believes the bill won't pass, he shouldn't be worried about bringing it up then. if the house, though, if you look at what's happened, they've wasted we

one nation, under god, indiv indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thanks very much. >> the president, walking out of the state dining room over at the white house. employees, many of whom have been furloughed during the 16-day partial government shutdown in the audience there, hearing the president deliver a very, very strong speech. speaking directly to those of his critics who supported this government shutdown, trying to link it to obama care and the future of obama care. the president saying this was completely unnecessary, cost the u.s. economy billions of dollars. what a waste. slowed economic growth down the road. he did say there is an opportunity now to get this country back together. began by thanking democrats and what he called responsible republicans for what they did in the senate and the house last night. we have a full team of reporters and analysts standing by to break it all down for you, our senior white house correspondent jim acosta, chief national correspondent john king, our chief political analyst gloria borger. jim acosta, y

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? without objection. mr. wittman: mr. speaker, i stood at this podium, it shouldn't take a shutdown threat to force congress doing its job. i insisted that congress remain to complete critical business. the work of the people remains unfinished. today is day 11 of the government shutdown. thousands of workers stay home without a paycheck. yet, congress has not done its job. this shutdown has failed to will congress and the administration to the finish line and we have seen a cycle of crisis management rather than responsible governing. mr. speaker, washington is broken. this is not governing. this is not what our founding fathers intended. i urge congress and the leadership in washington to return to regular order of business instead of governing by crisis. let's responsibly

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., october 14, 2013. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable christopher s. murphy, a senator from the state of connecticut, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 211. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 211, s. 1569, a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the united states government until december 31, 2014. mr. reid: mr. president, at 5:00 today, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of and rea wood to be united states district judge in illinois and the nomination of madeline haikala

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 211, the debt limit legislation. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to consideration of calendar number 211, a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the united states government until december 31, 2014. mr. reid: mr. president, the senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15 to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. there are productive negotiations going on with the republican leader. i am confident we will be able to reach a comprehensive agreement this week in time to avert a catastrophic default on the nation's bills. the republican leader and i will keep our members informed as to how the negotiations are going. i express my appreciation to everyone for their patience. would the chair announce the business of the day. the speaker pro tempore: under the previous orde

one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thanks very much.onnell: president obama live from the white house of the state dining room to start us off today speaking for about 20 minutes to white house staff that were gathered. the government opens today. dagen: right now peter barnes live from the white house with more. peter, scolding would be one word to describe it, at least the tone at the beginning of his talks. peter: yeah, that's right. he did three things in this talk. he defended government against critics of big government saying he supports smart, effective government and highlighted and argued the shutdown showed people things that government can do to help them. number two, he laid out his agenda for the rest of the year. try and negotiate a responsible budget as he put it, includes opportunities for helping the economy and growing the economy we had we got a preview of that earlier this week. and the farm bill. as far as scolding, he said right at the top he thinks democrats and responsible republicans for helping to reopen the g

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection, so ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, it's been one week since the government shutdown. for one week the president and senate democrats have refused to negotiate to reopen the government's doors. house republicans know the hardships american families are facing due to washington democrats' failure to negotiate. we have worked over the past week, passing bills to have the government functioning. house republicans have voted to fund pediatric cancer research, reopen national parks, memorials and monuments, bipartisan vote to give veterans the benefits they have earned and deserve. on saturday house republicans voted to pay $800,000 fur -- pay

the family is indivisible from any other facet of america's history or destiny. crises like divorce, fatherlessness, and social isolation, while moral in nature, have social and economic consequences. in the same way, economic consequences, like unequal opportunity and the spiraling costs of housing, health care, and education, represent threats to the stability and to our national success. working families today are bearing the brunt of all of these things. and as a result, far too many are falling behind. abraham lincoln explained the what role of government should be for every citizen, at every stage of life, something encompassed by the following statement -- he said the purpose of it is to lift artificial weights from all shoulders, to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all, to afford all an unfettered start and a fair chance in the race of life. lincoln's insights offer an almost perfect collation of what america and what the republican party is at its best and what they stand for -- equal opportunity for all to pursue happiness. today this foundationa

one in addition -- one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >>> it is an interesting point out economic law, but to say, we can't let this happen again and we have to work together. >> and to be sort of the grown-up in the room, and to look forward and say, these are the three ways to work together, and he has gone back to the signature message for president obama, we are not just democrats or republicans, but americans, and disagreement should not mean dysfunction. we will see what happens. >> and the republicans are going to be saying, these are word, and how do we define action. we go to our chief correspondent and host of "face the nation" bob schieffer. >> well, the most important thing, charlie, is when the president said there are no winners here. i mean, the president won this thing, and there is no question about this thing, but he has to be careful not to rub the opposition's noses in it. the best thing that will happen around here is that the congress will go home for a while, and the divisions are wider than they have been in a long time and not just betwe

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, two weeks ago friday, the president called speaker boehner out of the blue to announce he would not negotiate to avoid a shutdown. since then the president's made no plans to negotiate and has hosted one white house meeting to restate his position to not negotiate. clearly this confirms the american people should look at the actions of all officials, not just words. sadly the president says, quote, he has bent over backwards to work with republicans, end of quote. but this is not accurate. this continues his actions different from his words. in february, 2009, the president announced the deficit was unsustainable. then he tripled it.

god,ation under indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thank you very much. >> the president earlier this beenng, and we have following tweets by members of congress related to the government shutdown, now resolved. texas republican lloyd doggett says the impasses avoided now but extremist have not renounced brinksmanship schemes. this from marsha blackburn -- looking forward to conducting oversight on why 93% of epa workers are deemed nonessential. and new hampshire senator kelly ayotte says my office is in d.c. and new hampshire are open and have resumed normal operations. that's something we are seeing from a number of congress numbers. >> a 200-year-old clock stops ticking. time stand still. ohio clock, an easy metaphor for the government shutdown. >> we are standing just a few feet away from the united states senate chamber and the north the stench of the capital. the clock is behind me here, is the oldest clock in the united states capital. it was commissioned for the united states senate in 1815, ordered from a philadelphia clockma

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the family is indivisible from any other facet of history or destiny.herless-divorce, ness, while moral, have enormous social and economic consequences in the same way economic unequal like opportunity, stagnant wages, the spiraling cost of housing, healthcare, and education represent moral threats to our national success. working families today are here bearing the brunt of all of these things. as a result, far too many are falling behind. abraham lincoln explaining the role of government should be for every citizen at every stage of life. the purpose is to lift the weight from all soldiers and and afford an unfettered start and a fair chance in the race life. insight on what america and with the republican party is at its best and what they stand for, equal opportunity for all, to pursue happiness. american ideal is hanging as if it were by a thread. up and down american society which used to be defined down to riven by what they called our yearning desire to rise, we find . new and unnatural stagnancy we find the underprivileged trap in poverty somet

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., october 13, 2013. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable heidi heitkamp, a senator from the state of north dakota, to perform the duties of the chai. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 211, the debt ceiling bill. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to s. 1569, a bill to ensure the complete and time plaiment of the obligations of the united states government until december 31 20, 14. -- december 31, 2014. mr. reid: we're going to have some speakers throughout today's session. has the clerk reported the title of the bill -- i'm sorry. i wasn't paying attention, as i should. the presiding officer:

indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thanks very much. >> you've been listening live to president obama pretty harsh words about the manufactured brinksmanship as he discussed it. he's talking about the 11th hour agreement to reopen the government and raise the nation's debt ceiling. but the deal approved by congress last night is only temporary. just keeps the government running through january 15th and raises the debt ceiling through february 7th. right now we go to kyla campbell live to breakdown what the president had to say and the big financial crisis, the next big financial crisis the u.s. could be facing. >> reporter: the president did thank both parties for getting together and getting a job done. but he said there are no winners here. >> these last few weeks have inflicted completely unnecessary damage on our economy. we don't know yet the full scope of the damage but every analyst out there believes it slowed our growth. >> and now a new deadline both parties from the house and senate must have a detailed deca

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., october 30, 2013. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable edward j. markey, a senator from the commonwealth of massachusetts, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following the remarks of me and senator mcconnell, the senate will proceed to continuing resolution to consider the nomination of alan estevez to be principal undersecretary of defense working with senator hagel. this time will be until 10:30 equally divided. at 10:30 from there will be a cloture vote on the nomination. if cloture is confirmed, we expect to continue with cloture votes on additional nominations. mr. president, we always complain about what we don't get done but i think

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: i call up calendar number 211. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 211, s. 1569, a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the united states government until december 31, 2014. mr. reid: following the remarks of the republican leader and me, the senate will be in a period of morning business where senators will be allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each, or at least be in a situation where people can speak for up to ten minutes each. mr. president, i am going to wait until senator mcconnell gets to the floor, so i'm not going to give any long remarks here. in fact, i'm not going to give long remarks at any time, but i do have a few things to say. but while we're waiting for senator mcconnell, i haven't had the opportunity to say this. admiral black has for me during this long period of crisis we have had in the country been a voice of stability, a v

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., october 29, 2013. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable edward j. markey, a senator from the commonwealth of massachusetts, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks -- following leader remarks, the republican leader or his designee will move to proceed to s.j. res. 26, a joint resolution of disapproval on the debt ceiling. the time until 12:30 will be equally divided, the senate will resettest is from 1:30 to 2:15 for our weekly business meeting of each caucus. at 2:15 senators should expected two roll call votes. first on the motion to proceed to s.j. res. 26 and second a cloture vote on the nomination of richard f

one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.or those government workers hit by the 16-day government shutdown now over, also, laying out where he hopes congress makes some progress in the coming weeks and months, and, of course, says he wants to avoid what he called lurching from manufactured crisis to manufactured crisis, we cannot, he said, have another government shutdown, another round of brinksmanship. matt dowd is here. our political contributor. he seemed to be alternating between scolding congress and urging compromise. >> i thought the speech was fascinating, here the president was talking about the biggest threat 0 our economy was dysfunction in the political divide and we'll about to have the fifth anniversary of the president's election who ran on how to fix this problem in washington which he believed existed. his presidency is captured in that speech so far, seesawed between attack and accommodation between conflict and consensus and i think for the next three years he has to figure out is he going to be on one sid

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., october 9, 2013. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable heidi heitkamp, a senator from the state of north dakota, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks the senate will be in a period of morning business until 2:00 p.m. today. during that period of time senators will be permitted permitted. to speak forum to 10 minutes each. there are two measures at the desk due for a second read,, i'm told. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the titles of the bills for the second time. the clerk: s. 1569, a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the united states senate government until -- the united states governmen

when i pledge allegiance to the flag, i pledge allegiance to one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. we have divided our nation 1/3 with the quality and 2/3 with people who hunger for equality but do not have it. our work is not done but i am optimistic because recently in california, the california field poll showed that 78% of young people under 39 support and support strongly, equality for lbgt people. 78% -- it's a matter of time. i'm very optimistic and i love young people. especially young straight couples because they are going to be making the gay babies of tomorrow. [laughter] [applause] it is for them that we have to be agents of change today. my life has been shaped and formed by people that i consider change agents. those young man who went from behind those prison camp fences to fight for this country and some to die for this country, they changed america for us, japanese-americans, and they were might change agents. my parents were also might change agents. when we were let out of the camp, our first home was on skid row in downtown los angeles. we

one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thanks very much. jon: president obama there speaking inside the white house to a group of primarily white house employees, and no questions, obviously, taken there at the white house. the president spoke for about 15 minutes about his awe parent victory in this debt ceiling and government shutdown fight. so let's talk about it with senator marco rubio from florida. he joins me now. the president, obviously, got the debt limit raised. we're bumping up against $17 trillion, and he suggested that lifting that debt limit is just sort of an ordinary function of government like, you know, keeping airports open or building highways. >> well, that's the fundamental problem. i think that people are all focused on this washington-manufactured shutdown and washington-manufactured drama of the month that we've just overcome last night, but i think we can't forget the real crisis is still there. the real crisis, by the way, is that the american dream is eroding. you have millions of people who feel like they're ru

one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thanks very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national able satellite corp. 2013] >> coming up on the next "washington journal" adam green talks about the future of the progressive movement. then a look at the future of the tea party following the deal that reopened the government and raised the debt ceiling. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> friday remarks by actor and gay rights activist. you can see this event live starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> every weekend since 1998 c-span2's book tv has shown programming with top non-fiction authors. >> i thought wow, that is the answer. if there were more women in politics, if there were more women in public life things would change. so i called my editor and said i'm going to write a book why women should rule the world and she said okay. >> all of us are subjected to pune ty taxes, being ignored by the elite media. not getting special help in washing

this is one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. it's not for who the republicans decide they want to fund. it's for all of us to decide. open up the government. you shut it down because of health care you don't like the affordable care act. i appreciate that. you can fight that. you can sit -- the president, we were with him for a couple hours yesterday. republican senators were with him today. he said he'll look at everything. but don't keep this government closed and don't bring us to the first default we ever had. the national transportation safety board furloughed 380 of its 400 employees. in my state, we have an investigation going on into the aseana airlines flight 214 crash. this crucial hearing was to include testimony from foreign officials from asia. its postponement and ongoing shutdown will delay the entire investigation. we need to know what went wrong. but this shutdown has shut down that investigation. two weeks ago there was a small plane crash at the santa monica airport killing four people, and the ntsb is unable

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., october 10, 2013. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable brian schatz, a senator from the state of hawaii, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i moved to proceed to calendar number 211, it the debt limit bill. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1569, a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the united states government until december 31, 2014. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks the time until 1:00 this afternoon will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or