. >> this week, james cliburn is our guest. healthcare is a moving target. where do we stand? >> in the house we are closer to consensus. we're not there yet. we have had meetings, all day yesterday, thursday, later into the night, and friday morning we works on a, and around 10:00, we had success on a critical part of this having to do with reasonable disparities. one of the big problems happened to be the fact that some states have investment rates much lower than they should be. we have concerns with that. so we're trying in this legislation to make sure we lock people in with a disadvantage to these disparities and we're trying to put in the process of boom allowing us to focus on the value of health care. part of what we have been hearing around the country -- some of you may have read the "new yorker," comparing mcallen, texas with al pastor, texas. that is the kind of thing we're trying to work through. and we're getting closer to consensus. >> it seems to have stalled. who was a mistake to lay down a mark before dealing with the blue dogs? >> i do not think we did that

our guest is james cliburn. -- clyburn. >> i am still an advocate of regular order. last week i said that even if we can get this note done -- vote done today with that consensus, i would much rather wait another week if it meant consensus. i am all for trying to do this consensus among our membership. one of the things that will probably be determined is whether or not there is more consensus in the larger caucus the and within the committee. -- than within t commithe d. i suspect the speaker will make that determination. -- than within the committee. those that you might not be willing to allow a small group to hold up this any further? >> i guess he knows this committee pretty well. if he feels that and he says to the speaker that is what he thinks should be done, i think the speaker would have to make determinations. i will let my feelings about this be known at that time. what i would do is continue, as i have been doing. i had six caucuses to make sure that what we're doing fine savers with the broader caucus. -- finds favor with the broader caucus. host: right

host: congressman james cliburn from south carolina, also the house majority whip would join us on "newsmakers" with more on the health-care debate. you can watch the entire program at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. today. good morning, kevin madden. when do you are on your way coming over after we saw your tweet. [laughter] steve, what kind of a week as the president had? callerguest: he has had the kinf week when he is the dog that call bus. you have heard that old metaphor? he is seen what the challenges are of being the president of the u.s. his offhanded been marked gates situation created a furor he did not intend. it took him off his agenda of health care reform for the week. having said that, he is beginning to weigh in on health care reform. he will have to leave the congress through the spring and he still has a very good chance to get it passed. guest: i like that analogy and would agree. to me it was a week where he had an unfulfilled expectations. that is an emerging trend that is, has his poll numbers under assault. by announcing last friday it would do a press conference to hit the re

on newsmakers, james cliburn get his thoughts on the rest of harvard professor louis gates jr.. >> we can be no more or less what our heritage allow us to be. the police officer in this was responding to a call. if this was a neighbor calling what was the neighbors role in all of this? the neighbor have been -- may have been overreacting. the police officers seem to have a record that was admirable and it seems to me to be a good guy. there have been times when i have overreacted. it is just human nature. >> you can see this entire interview on newsmakers, sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> congressman john conyers democrat of michigan, spoke yesterday at the press club. this is 45 minutes. good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. we are the leading professional organization for journalists. for more information please visit our website. on behalf of our 3500 members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and our guests in the audience today. i would like to also welcomed hoot -- those of you who are watching on c-span. we are looking forward to today's sp