they said that we are worried about the iranian nation. iwamura about the iranian nation? d-- you are worried about the iranian nation? you are concerned about human rights post itwh? who is crushing iraq under its soldiers' boots and brought humility into that country? in palestine who supported the tyrannical zionist regime and gave them so much funds and political support? america. you get surprised. during the time of the democrats when they were in power in the u.s., at the time when the husband of this lady in america, mrs. clinton, 80 people related to the son of

and i hope that the iranians nation will always keep its dignity. we remember the late leader of the islamic revolution and the martyrs' and to whom we owe all we have nowadays. elections i guess is a making a pair iraq. it isn't only picking one single person, it also means people getting energized for taking leaps towards conquering peaks of success and development. the atmosphere, the vote should be one of fervent zeal and excitement. it should be replete with logic friendship and convergence and brotherhood. at the beginning, i would like to make some complaints about some unfair, let's call it cruel attitude and approach is in great why -- lies and sat atolls and against the government. in the previous revolution we never had this to be it in the term of one's symbol government or the course of an election, we never saw heavy attack with criticism launched against any government. i think the reason is the friends who decided to enter the stage felt maybe they could never compete with this government and any other construct especially in the fie

they said that we are worried about iranian nation. you are worried about iranian nation? do you consider anything called human rights? who did that to what is happening to afghanistan now. who is fighting and bloodshed in afghanistan. who is crushing iraq under its soldiers boots and brought humility to that country? and palestine, who supported the regime and gave them so much funds and political support. it is inside america. you get surprised during the time of the democrats when they were in power in the u.s., at the time when the husband of this lady in america university, ms. clinton. 80 people, 80 plus people related to visit david and group were burned alive at that time. there were these same democrats who did this. they call it david or religious sects. for some reason they were not liked by the u.s. administration. they just sit in a house. they could not push them out of the house. they put the house on fire. 80 people, men, women and children got burned alive in that house. do you realize what human rights is? well, i believe the officials of america, some eu

think we came to see during the mahmoud ahmadinejad years that there was a sort of dormant iranian nationalism all of these years after the revolution that sort of rose up during perhaps the year of 2006. mahmoud ahmadinejad made a point of making the nuclear issue one of national pride and that really resonated with iranians especially because this fell in the aftermath of the axis of evil and they felt very offended and belittled by that and i think that that created a very fertile ground for them to feel they wanted to believe in a strong iran, an ascendant iran. and i think to that extent, you know, there's a sort of incoherence because people are so critical on the government on the one hand and yet very proud and convinced that iran has sovereign rights and should have status in the region with its resources and its population so i think it does sort of lead to a kind of incoherent nationalism in a way that will sometimes rise up and then at other times just go quiet. when it comes to culture identity, and i write about this a lot because i think especially for young people it's been alm

they said that we are worried about the iranian nation. do you consider anything called human rights? who is bringing fighting to afghanistan? who is crushing iraq under its soldiers' boots? in palestine, who supported the to radical zionist regime and gave them so much fun and political support? -- so much funds and political support? the democrats, when they were in power in the u.s., at the time when the husband of this lady in america, mrs. clinton, 80 + people related to david were burned alive at that time. there were -- these were democrats that did this. they called it david -- a religious sect. for some reason, they were not liked by the u.s. administration. they could not push them out of the house. they put the house on fire. 80 women, men, women, and fire were burned. -- and children were burned. america and some european countries should feel a little embarrassed, and they should not open their malls and say anything they want to say. the islamic republic is defending humanity. we support the oppressed, pot palestine, iraq, af

and how can we persuade the iranians this is the right thing to do? >> without being national security adviser, i have actually done a little bit of that in the contact i currently have, but there are countries that can have a constructive influence on the iranians. if they are amenable to doing so, we should encourage them. i would add china to that list. i think the ones you have mentioned, 30 is involved, no doubt about that. -- 30 turkey is involved, no doubt about that. i don't know how much india is involved? do you know? does anybody know about india being involved? all right. anyway, i agree with you. >> we cannot let you get out of here without commenting on the peace process. >> which one? >> the other one. if you could comment on the link to the extent that it exists between engagement with iran and arab-israeli diplomacy? >> i think the debate of which comes first is futile. each affects the other. if there is no progress on the israel-palestinian front and the issued thereby becomes more intractable, it's not going to help in our dealings with iran, because it dir

in our interest to engage in activities which may unintentionally have the effect of fusing iranian nationalism with shiite fundamentalism. and i think that combination is the source of support for iranian extremism. and, mahmoud ahmadinejad has nurtured his political chances through that and i think the more the iranian population, particularly the urban intelligentsia, the urban middle class and the younger generation feels that there are real benefits to be had in a constructive relationship with the west, and in particular with the united states, the more likely is there a political change within iran. in the longer run. and, hence, in the longer run that is the way, really, to achieve something that implies a significant turn towards democracy. there is a form of -- democracy in iran already which we tend to disregard and if you look at these elections today, that are ongoing, can anyone in the room tell me with confidence, and i certainly cannot answer the question, with confidence, who is going to win? now, if you ask me about russian elections, in 2012, i'll tell you right now who is go

a waive oman muslims and their were speeches and excitement, and they welcomes their favorite iranian nation. regarding the issue of the holocaust, it is so interesting. in saudi arabia, how is the relation with saudi arabia had during mr. mousavi's time? i don't want to mention what happened during, at this time and what happened at the airport. the only thing i want to say is our ties were severed. he performed in a way that ties were severed for coats zetia arabia got totally severed, and i am amazed. he is worried about saudi arabia. he was writing articles and using harsh criticisms. some of our friends, who are now working in the electoral campaign committee, they never believed in such things. regarding the occupied palestine, he assumes that we should remember his own stances in the past. so, mr. mousavi had exclusively announced we would send military forces to go stand alongside the palestinian resistance group to fight against the occupiers and so mousavi announced the zionist regime must be wiped out. but mr. mousavi, we are not going to talk about tactics. we will go the wrong w

>> the president is committed to direct engagement with the iranian government on issues of our national interests, including their pursuit of nuclear weapons and/or sponsorship or tear. >> this disputed election does not in any way change that. >> the disputed election is something for iranians. [inaudible] >> obviously the president spoke both yesterday and today about what he thinks of his universal values. and obviously -- >> i'm sorry to. >> i think having a robust free press that covers an important source in the world, something that the president believes strongly in. >> does the administration believe internet and texting access should be restored? >> absolutely. >> they designate a spot on their website that other organizations, in light of the fact that we don't have a diplomatic relationship is the white house monitoring to the effect of that information? >> i don't have anything specific. >> the president said in cairo that countries that elect their government are better, the governments are better, more stable, that are able to provide economic opportunities. does the unit

we must send a clear signal today to the iranian regime and all of its proxy's and affiliate's that free nations will not tolerate further efforts to silence the voice of the iranian people through violence and coercion. with that, mr. speaker, i like to reserve the balance of our time. >> the speaker lays before the house of the following bills. >> an act to designate the federal building in united states court house located at 306 east main street and elizabeth city north carolina at as the j. herbert w. small federal building in united states court house. >> i yield myself one minute. mr. speaker, my friend, the ranking member correctly cited a whole series of very important issues that we -- the united states has with the government of iran. she is correct. the reason i worked to bring this up on this quick notice is about what she pointed out at the end of her comments. this resolution is not about a recitation of all those issues. it is about an affirmation of something that this house of representatives has done in places all over the world, whether it is and tibet, cuba, or in eastern eu

first and foremost, you have to understand the culture of iranian people which is different from other nations. you cannot compare iranian culture with other countries. transportation no similarities. now, my question, my comment is when a regime is deceiving its own people for the past 30 years it has been deceiving its own people, has been brutalizing its own people, has been embezzling the national wealth, what do you expect to do with the west? if the west is really serious to get rid of the nuclear issue and terrorism, international terrorism which is being supported, funded by the iranian regime, if the administration is really serious to put an end to it, it has to throw its full-fledged support behind the iranian people, and the window of opportunity has been open since june the 12th. and the young people in iran are on the streets. they are completely different. we are different. we love you people as opposed to the arab nations which the governments love the united states and the west, and the people hayes. the eye -- iranian people love the administration, but the government does no

nation the light of day. we know this regime must go. many iranians have tried. rewind the tape back to 15 or 20 years ago with the hope that reform may be at least attempted. remember the administration? they attempted it. it did not work for obvious reasons. so now, there's no question that iranians under clearly that the only way we are going to rid ourselves of all of our problems is a matter of this regime's ultimate collapse. that is what we demand. that is what we want to see happen, and this is our moment of truth. this is the other for iran after today. so anyone today in solidarity with the demand of a nation, and iranians will speak more and more, even in the span of one week, ladies and gentlemen, i am sure that as media, you have seen that the demand that started on saturday, june 13, one day after the 12th of june, and i contrast the statements coming from iran initially to today, you will notice that in the span of just a week, how quickly more and more people have been telling you. i have heard some of it through your own broadcasts. aside from de

they nationalized in it. the iranians say, wait, we need energy. practically self-sufficient in gas. they need electric generation. now the question is, is this nuclear power for energy, or are they lying? iraq is in a different -- iran is in a different situation from korea. the iranian said we do not want a nuclear bomb. we do not have a nuclear bomb. we do not have facilities for that. it is against our religion. they may be lying, but that is a situation for us to go in, supervise. mousavi said i am willing to see an iranian enrichment operation in iran in a joint venture. multinational companies. the russians, the japanese. i think that is about the best we can do. they want to have at least 10 nuclear-powered plants. they want to invest $1 billion or $2 billion per plant. they want electricity. they are not going to rely on someone outside to get them uranium. that is done. it does not matter who comes to power. the issue of sanctions -- i think the sanctions hurt the iranian public. there is no question about that. i do not think it has any

we must send a clear signal today to the iranian regime and all of its proxies and affiliates that free nations will not tolerate further efforts to silence the voice of the iranian people through violence and coercion. with that, mr. speaker, i would like to reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the speaker lays before the house the following enrolled bills. the clerk: h.r. 813, an act to designate the federal building and united states courthouse located at 306 east main street in elizabeth city, north carolina, as the jay herbert w. small federal building and united states courthouse. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. speaker, i yield myself one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. berman: mr. speaker, my friend, my ranking member correctly cited a whole series of very important issues that we the united states has with the government of iran. and she is correct. this resolution, the reason i worked to bring this up on this quick notice, is about what she pointed out

iranian are not asking americans to intervene. it is just because their turn to get their intention -- the united nations is in the united states. -- they're trying to get their attention. they do not realizrecognize ahmadinejad's government as iranian government. when the time comes for him to come to speak to the american people we hope that americans do not give him a visa. he is the one who claims to have democracy and freedom of speech. i want americans to know that iranians are just looking at the united states and try to get their voice out

prayer, that this or word of encouragement from the american people to the iranian people will be to good effect for that nation and for freedom in the world -- that this word of encouragement from the american people to the iranian people will be to good effect. >> if he has any time left, we do have one speaker who just came in. great. >> the german reserves. >> the gentleman reserves one minute -- the gentleman reserves. >> the gentleman from california. >> yes, mr. speaker, i am pleased to yield to the gentleman from minnesota. >> the gentleman from minnesota is recognized for two minutes. >> this is carefully drafted, and i think it is clear that the universal values of freedom that are expressed in the resolution are done with a great amount of prudence, and i think that is right. i think it is also important that when the congress of the united states speaks, a lot of people listen, so it is important to not allow congress to be used as a tool in what is essentially an internal fight in iran, and so, i would urge caution and urged the united states congress to stand up and speak about the universal value

if you national security adviser what you recall when india or turkey or indonesia and saying can you help us out here and how can we persuade the iranians that this is the right thing to do blacks get without being a national security adviser i have done a little bit of that through less important contact than i currently have, but absolutely, yes. i think if there are countries that can have constructive influence on the iranians and if they are willing to do so we should encourage them. i would add china to that list. i think once you have mentioned turkey certainly is involved, there is no doubt about its. i don't know how much influence indians have, maybe there are people here who know more about that particular relationship. i just don't know. do you know? does anybody know? well, anyway, i agree with you. nadia? >> okay, well, we can't get you out of here without commenting on the peace process, so i was wondering -- >> which one? [laughter] >> rice, the other one. wondering if you could comment on the linkage that exists between engagement with iran and the arab-israeli diplomacy. >> i think that the bate switch comes first is u

seriously in israel, namely how serious is the argument that the iranians would be inclined to extinguish 3000 years of a rather impressive national history, when they achieve a nuclear bomb. i don't take the discussion versa visit. >> from the american foundation. i would like to take you back to your mark on identifying some of the ideas that seem to be shaping a good deal of the policy deliberation in washington about how to proceed with a negotiation with iran and the whole notion of trying to develop various forms of course of leverage as a way to increase the chance of that negotiation succeeding. you referred to the idea of winding up international support in advance for much more severe sanctions than we had before. you referred to -- >> please rapid up. >> i wanted to ask about what may be ongoing in terms of u.s. programs to support groups, promote democracy however it is described in iran? do you think it is important in order to maximize the chances for diplomatic engagement? is it important for the 90 states in some way to show that it is stepping back from these programs?

iran is an independent nation that deserves our respect and the iranian people are proud people who deserve democracy. that is why the regime must address the serious questions that have been asked about the conduct of the iranian elections. the way the regime responds to legitimate protest will have implications for iran possible relationships with the rest of the world in the future. i think the house will also want to know the speech of prime minister netanyahu where for the first time he endorsed a two- state solution. his speech was an important step forward, but there remains a long road ahead. i am speaking to him later today to press the importance of freezing settlements. so, mr. speaker, with the last british combat troops about to return from iraq, not the right time to ensure with the proper process in place to learn the lessons of this conflict and often controversial events of the last six years. i today announcing the establishment of an independent counselor committee of inquiry. it will consider summer 2001, before military operations began in march 2003, and subsequent inv

how serious is that argument that the moment the iranians have the bomb they will be inclined to commit suicide, extinguish 3,000 years of impressive national history for the satisfaction of damaging his real somehow so i don't even take that argument very seriously myself. >> thank you, dr. brzezinski. flint from the new america foundation. i would like to take back to the part of the remarks which you identified some of the

nation going it alone. we need to stand to gather, do this together, and in this spirit we conducted our talks. i like to underline that the iranian people need to be given the right to peaceful demonstrations. that the iranian people have the right to have their votes be counted and the election results substantiated. the rights of human beings and the citizens are in the visible world over. -- and are indivisible the world over. it is very desirable in the crease process -- that the peace process and the middle east gain momentum. we want to send a positive message to those forces in the middle east that are not ready to be peaceful. we will work closely together on those, and questions related to arms reductions. a partnership with russia is very important. it is also important for the european union. we have every interest in seeing a very good relationship between the united states and russia. we need russia, looking at the problems we have with iran, and the need to forge a common position with russia and china. it needs to be continued. we dealt with the preparation of the g-8 meeting that is coming up, the pittsburgh meeti

precedent i'm skeptical that the iranian regime will engage in an honest review of this election contest. this count, i should say. president obama and his senior national security team have refrained from extensive commentary on the election in recent days. that is as it should be. the u.s. government should not give the iranian regime any flimsy rationals for further crackdown on protesters and reformist leaders. however, the administration officials, led by vice president biden, have made clear that the strategy of diplomatic engagement with iran's leadership to bring a peaceful resolution of iran's nuclear program will continue regardless of who may comprise that leadership or how they may have assumed power. that, i believe, is the right strategy. we must deal with iran as it is, not as we may wish it to be. for far too long the united states deprived it sell of the power of its diplomacy on the mistaken insistence that iran agree to a set of preconditions before talks could commence. talking to your enemy can never be viewed as a concession. the united states has spoken to the soviet union during the worst excesses of the cold war but diplomacy, d

but he says, we can't tell a sovereign nation they can't develop nuclear power. he said to the iranians, you have the right to develop nuclear capability even though you want to get rid of israel. so, according to president obama, iran has the right to nuclear, but americans don't. we can't build a nuclear power plant here to make up the gap that is recrated by the nuclear restrictions that are coming. those of us who produce energy from coal, will punish states, those states that do not, those that are recipients, if they put this on cap and tax, you will see a massive corruption bill within the united states as they trade the carbon credits. and to give an example of what goes on as speaker pelosi received the gavel here in 2007, she decided that the capitol complex which we stand in the middle of right now, should be a carbon neutral, greenhouse gas emitting, neutral facility. so she ordered that the power plant that feeds this capitol complex, fired by coal and natural gas and oil be converted from coal to natural gas. doubled the cost of our power to come into this capitol, but fou

iranian affairs, other than to say that there are ra union versal status in mill rights. if the country itself claimed that it wish the to have a democratic element to its national element, like iran does, then it is reasonable to listen to voices coming from within iran itself as to whether or not those standards have been met, so, in my persons, iranians don't want violent change. they want peaceful reform leading to a stronger representation of the democratic elements in their constitution in decision making in their country, so that seems to me a very reasonable position, an we should be cawb tious about expressing clear support for that at any one time, there is no doubt that iranians want that form of peaceful revolution and they have a right to it. host: mike from colorado writes do you think the moral authority of the ayatollah and the clerics has been diminished as a consequence of the crackdown? guest: yes, i do. i think that the breaking of the taboo on criticism of the supreme leader is significant. i think the he refusal of the candidate who stood against ahmadinejad to stand against the outcome as presented by the election authorities is unprecedented and th

how much they appreciate your attention on the iranian cause, and some of them in a more audacious way, it is about time. thank you very much. the nation's highest court is issuing rulings today and accepting new cases. this morning the supreme court announced it is exempting a small texas governing authority from a key provision of the civil rights law. the voting rights act requires all or parts of 16 states mainly in the south with a history of discrimination in voting to get approval -- approval for making changes in the way elections are being covered. the northwest austin utility district -- can't opt out of the advanced -- approval -- can opt out. the court ruled 6-3 in favor of a teenage boy from oregon who whose parents fought to of their local school district. the 5000 two hundred dollars a month it cost to send their son to a private school. majority opinion says a school district must pay for private special and services if the public school does not have a proper and services regardless if the child previously receive special education services for the public schools. the supreme court has upheld a federal government permit

nation going alone. we need to do this together. we conducted our talks. i would like to underline that the iranian people need to be given the right to peaceful demonstrations. the iranian people need to have the right of being counted, the rights of human beings are indivisible the world over. we do not agree that iran -- that iran gets a nuclear weapon. there needs to be visible improvement here. germany and america will work closely together related to arms and we like to wish you, mr. president, the best in your trip to russia prin. we need russia. we want to forge a common bond wherever possible with russia and also china. we have done that over the years to the united nations and would like to see the continued. you have made important steps here in united states and through financial market regulation. you can see where these regulations me -- meet. we are very grateful that we are able with the united states, we now have to emerge and -- from the economies. this morning when i was in congress, i sensed this is a sea change. this points to the fact that the united states -- it should be not

controls not to be accepted by the iranians, and at the same time to give them access to civilian nuclear freedom. we are working hand in hand. iran is a great nationgreat civilization. we want peace, we want dialogue and we want to help them develop but we do not want nuclear -- military nuclear weapons to spread and we are clear on that. mr. president, there are a lot of comments in france and germany recently on the fact that you stayed briefly in these two countries and you haven't spent much private time outside of the official engagements here. does that mean that europe is not on your priority list, diplomatic list, or what would you have to say on the subject? >> what it means is that i have a very tough schedule. i would love nothing more than to have a leisurely week in paris, stroll down the thames, take my wife to a nice meal, have a picnic in luxembourg gardens. those days are over for the moment. and so i think it's very important to understand that good friends don't worry about the symbols and the protocols, the united states is a critical friend and ally of france and vice versa. i personally consider nicolas sarkozy a friend. i th

iranian crown prince. he talks about the current political unrest in his native country and the 1979 islamic res -- revolution. from the national press club, this is an hour. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. thank you very much for coming. welcome to the national press club and another nbc morning news maker. my name is peter. i am a former usa foreign service's officer. i was never fortunate enough to be stationed in his country. before introducing our speaker, some announcements. there will be a sound file made of this made available to members through the website. others may purchase a copy to the broadcast operations center of the club. please turn off any cell phone or blackberries or icons or pea pods or what at -- ipods or p pods or whatever was on. the next topic is u.s. muslim relations. if you have not already done so, as you leave, please add your name to the signup sheet outside. there is material outside related to this morning's news maker. he is the former crown prince of iran and the son of the

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nations internal affairs. one may ask if there is all this, why is there such good will from the iranians toward americans. aside the fact that a number of iranian americans here with relatives in iran. there is the connection to the two. for a number of years, the americans that did go to iran in a number of ways helped iran become the kind of strong state that it did become in the 20th century. a member of some amazing educational institutions were formed by americans, some very well known schools were founded by missionary and otherwise. the police system in iran was pretty much shaped by a number of americans. so on and so forth. i mean, there has been this long-term relationship. i think when president obama makes the reference to the history of iran relations, most think of the 1963 and post that in regards to the relations of the two countries. it goes beyond that and it has its ups and downs. host: mr. yektafar thank you for being on the program. guest: thank you. host: what is coming up later on "washington journal" today. next up rick rosendall with the national gay alliance. and nelson smith wit

iranian navy? >> i would see the type of relationship that would develop would be one that would be based on the broader national interests and then the question also becomes their reveries various elements in iran that are operating maritime forces and with whom with the relationship be, but that is our decision that is part of the broader diplomatic context and we will conform

they appreciate your attention on the iranian cause, and also some of them in a more awe dashese way, it's about time. thank you very much. [captions copyright nationalble satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> up next on c-span, president barack obama announces the pharmaceutical's agreement to help close the gap in medicare coverage. after that, senators talk about the benefits of the cap and trade proposals. later, a white house bill-signing that expands federal regulations of tobacco products. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," former treasury undersecretary in the bush administration, john taylor on the economy, the federal deficit and the economic stimulus package. after that, senator john mccain talks about foreign policy challenges the u.s. faces. then a conversation with linda douglas of the white house health care reform office. later, bowen schaefer of cbs news. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 each morning with the day's news. over on c-span 3, work continues on health care legislation, live coverage from the senate health committee begins at 10:00 eastern. now president obama announce

iranian assets in the united states. his views are echoed by the top echelon. people like the former commander of the guards and the supreme leaders adviser on national security affairs. the guard believes that iran is key to security in the persian gulf. there are some questions as to whether they will play a similar role in this election. it has been a very controversial issue. in fact, the representative to the supreme leader made a speech where he said that we have been criticized for becoming involved in politics. they do not intend to interfere at all as long as the right candidate gets elected, they do not care. >> what other u.s. policy implications are there? do not wait until the presidential election to engage iran. in some ways, it is too late. i talk about the correct president. if the as long must write one engagement, to some extent, there will be engagement. there are indications that iran is interested in a limited engagement. knott full engagement, because that would be against one of the red -- one of the pillars of their establishment. i do not think that the islamic republic, especially the right, once a fully normalized relation. if the u.s. ope

structure of the iranian government and that power resided ultimately with khomeini, the supreme leader, and fitch at that point this weren't significant differences in the core national security interests that we had talked about diplomatically, i.e., nuclear weapons development in iran, the scomportation of terrorist activity, that we could not automatically assume that there would be a huge shift on those particular national security issues depending on who won that election. i think what is slultly clear is over the course of subsequent days, that mousavi has shown to have captured the imagination or the spirit of forces within iran that were interested in opening up. and that he has become a representative of many of those people who are on the streets and who have displayed extraordinary bravery and courage. i continue to believe that ultimately it is up to the iranian people to make decisions about who their leaders are going to be. but as i said this week, and i have said previously, a government that treats its own citizens with that kind of ruthlessness and violence and that cannot deal with peaceful protestors who are trying to have their voices heard in an

captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> coming next, from minnesota, oral arguments with the election recount between norm coleman and al franken. after that, the iranian presidential debate, and then after that, the in iran defense strategy. the u.s. house gavels in at 12:30 p.m. eastern. on the agenda, a bill reauthorizing state department programs for 2010, which includes the u.s. peacekeeping and legislation to increase aid to pakistan. you can see the house live on c- span. the senate is back live in the afternoon with a bill to regulate products, a vote on a substitute amendment expected in the afternoon. it is possible next week that congress will vote on a report. the house is expected to vote on the measure first followed by the senate. senators can also debate a bill concerning the number of foreign tourists visiting the united states. see the senate on c-span2. and now, attorneys representing republican norm coleman and democrat al franken argue before the supreme court in the case of counting absentee ballots in their senate race. roughly 4400 ballots should be counted, a claim rejected by previous courts, according to north franklin. this

iranian navy? in >> i would say the type of relationship that would develop would be one that would be based on the broader national interests. and, then, the question also becomes, you know, there are various elements in iran, that are operating maritime forces, and you know, with whom would the relationship be? but that is a decision that really, i believe, is part of the broader diplomatic context, and you know, we will conform to whatever the commander-in-chief would require. >> admiral, thank you very much for your time. >> thanks a lot. [applause]. >> thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> people have been trying to get me to say a figure now for about a me and the reason i won't do it is because it will be different every, single day. and, it will be based on how much training and advising an coordination is required and that will change each and every day and i will not put a number on it. it is a significantly smaller number than we have had in the cities now, but it has very specific missions. train the iraqi securit

iranian workers striking in protest of the regime. finally, we must link all of our relations with iran and with those nations abetting the regime's defines of its people's freedom to human rights. if we fail to take these measures, we will be haunted by the cries abandoned to preserve our neutrality in this time of moral crisis. but when we act, we will expand freedom to be oppressed and enslaved and ensure it for our children and ourselves. only then will we have honorably performed our duty of liberty to generations of americans and iranians. we are free. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the speaker, house of representatives, dear madam speaker, this letter is to alert you that i have sent a letter to governor ar naled schwartz nager of california resigning for the 10th congressional district of california effective immediately. in may, i have the distinguished honor of being nominated by president obama to serve as undersecretary of state for arms control and international security. keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists, making su

iranian processes. but our intent is to pursue whatever opportunities might exist in the future with iran to discuss these matters. thank you all. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> up next former president bill clinton and house majority leader steny hoyer had a dinner for al fromm who is retiring as the c.e.o. of the democratic leadership council. >> this week, california congress pete stark chair of the house ways and means committee on health discusses legislation working its way through congress. he talks about a proposal that would establish a public health insurance plan to compete with private plans. >> at the end of the day, if you choose to have competition and you choose to have a plan that is dependable and affordable, you can't do it without having a public machine there. that creates the competition for the private plans. so, yes, there will be a public plan in the bill. will the people vote for it? i don't know who wants to go home at next year's primary and say i voted against plan that will provide, let's say, 30,000 people in my district, most of whom are nonw

nation committed to peace need not pursue weapons of mass destruction. i cannot envision in my own mind if i were there today, that as an iranian i would feel safer if everybody around us had their own said of nuclear weapons pointed at each other. that is not a safe environment under any circumstance. i don't buy that argument. don't forget last, and not least, that most of the regime's rhetoric in the last few years, and perhaps enlonger before that, had always been mostly aimed for not domestic consumption, but for external consumption, particularly towards the arabs in the region. that often has deflected attention from the problems in iran itself, which have left many confused as to the real sentiment of the people. and today you will hear more and more, because of your presence there, what i knew all along. what the iranian people really think, when you have people struggling to make ends meet, when you have a factory worker who has not been paid his salary in over a half a year, and his entire salary is only $2,000 or $3,000 a year, and this regime gives twice or 10 times that amount to a hezbollah family in lebanon or a family in palestinian, when he

appreciate your attention on the iranian cause, and some of them in a more audacious way, it isÑÑÑÑÑññ >> it's about time! so thank you very much. [captions copyright nationalsatellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> up next on c-span, president obama talks about medicare. after that senate republicans talk about the economic effects of the democrat's cap-and-trade energy proposals. and later, a white house bill signing that expands federal regulations of tobacco products. >> on tomorrow morning's washington journal, former treasury undersecretary in the bush administration, john taylor, on the economy, the federal deficit and the economic stimulus package. after that, senator john mccain talks about foreign policy challenges the u.s. faces. then a conversation with linda douglas of the white house healthcare reform office. later, bob schaeffer of cbs news. washington journal begins each morning at 7:00 eastern with the day's news. over on c-span 3, work

, that a democratic iran and a nation committed to peace need not pursue weapons of mass destruction. i cannot envisage in my own mind, if i were there today, as an iraniant their own set of nuclear weapons pointing at each other. that is not a safe environment. under any circumstance. i do not buy that argument. but don't forget, last and not least, that most of the regime of's rhetoric in the last few years -- the regime's rhetoric and the last few years, and perhaps longer before that, has always been mostly aimed for not domestic consumption, but for external consumption, particularly towards the arabs in the region. that often has deflected attention from the problem with in iran itself, which until now has left many, including the media, confused as to whether it is a real sentiment of people. today you will hear more and more, because of your presence there, what i knew all along -- but the iranian people really think. when you have people struggling to make ends meet, when you have a factory worker who has not been paid a salary over at least half a year, and his entire salaries may be the equivalent of $2,000 or $3,000 a year, and the regime giv

national unity government and i did. i believed and i still believe that unity was essential for us now more than ever as we face three immense challenges. the iranian threat, the economic crisis, and the advancement of peace. the iranian threat looms large before us as we learned yesterday in full force. the greatest danger confronting israel, the middle east, and the entire world is the nexus between radical islam and nuclear weapons. i discussed this issue with president obama during my recent visit to washington and i will raise it again in my meetings next week with european leaders. for years, i have been working tirelessly to forge an international alliance to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. confronting a global economic crisis, the government acted swiftly to stabilize israel's economy. we passed a two year budget in the government and the knesset will soon approve it. the third challenge, so exceedingly important, that which we face today, is the advancement of peace. i also spoke about this idea with president obama and i fully support the idea of a regional peace he is leading. i share the president's desire to bring about a