so there was a bill that was introduceed last year by congressman joe barton and congressman barney frank who's retiring, some other folks to, basically, allow for folks to play mace bets -- place bets online for online poker only. and there's been a couple of hearings on that. congresswoman mary bono mack who we talked about earlier, her committee will probably have another hearing on that. don't know if we'll see any actual legislation move, but you're starting to see a little bit more support for allowing people to gamble online including protections for consumers. so that's one issue that i see -- there'll be some discussion on. the other issue is the whole net sales tax issue, and there's been a lot of lobbying on that. and that deals with -- it goes back to a 1992 supreme court decision this which the supreme court said that you can't require -- you can't require retailers to collect sales taxes from customers in states where those retailers do not have a physical presence. well, with the growth of -- with e-commerce online, you know, main street retailers are saying, hey, you know,

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joe barton, thank you for your time. >> thank you.rners are paying their respects to former penn state football coach joe paterno. he died yesterday after complications in his battle with lung cancer. david lee miller is live in pennsylvania where he has covered the story of penn state over the last couple of months. good morning, david leave. >> reporter: there is a wide range of emotions on the campus this morning, but more than anything else there is a feeling of profound sadness. take a look across the street from where i'm standing outside beaver stadium. here you can see a statue of joe paterno, and you can see it has been turned into a makeshift memorial. there are plagues, flowers and signs, and despite the cold and rain people continue to come by. last night there was a candlelight vigil held so people could express their grief. the kwurpb current quarterback described the night he sreutse visited paterno's home the night after he was fired. >> as we sat there with coach joe and mrs. pa taoerpb owe i thin paterno, i think tha

. >> last month congressman joe barton announced a caucus that will examine the bcs. >> the bcs has neverson it hasn't is because it wasn't designed to put the best teams in the championship game. it's designed to maximize revenue for the big bowls that run the bcs. >> the justice department is now looking into the bcs for possible anti-trust violations. >> the matchup in this year owes rose bowl. >> so far, those who oversee the bcs, top coaches and college commissioners resisted a growing call for a playoff, telling us it is impossible to create any arrangement for post-season college sports, be it the bcs or the old bowl system. >> they don't seem to care we can get a bigger pie or their slice of the pie would be generous. he they don't want to give up the knife. >> this is kellen's white jersey. >> for fans like tony and ann marie thomas. >> shoes to go with it? >> all dressed up with really mo where to go. >> it's unjust. not american. it's makes us sick. >> all we want is a chance. >> good piece. >> this is not a new story but it seems even the president is on board. >> there's new

. >> last month, texas congressman joe barton announced a bipartisan caucus that will examine the bcshas never worked. and the reason it hasn't ever worked is because it wasn't designed to put the best teams in the championship game. it's designed to maximize revenue for the big bowls that run the bcs. >> the justice department is now looking into the bcs for possible anti-trust violations. >> the matchup that we have in this year's rose bowl -- >> reporter: but so far, those who oversee the bcs, top coach and college commissions, tell us it's impossible to create any arrangement for postseason college sports, be it the bcs or the older system. >> they don't care that we could get a much bigger pie or even that their slice of the pie would be much more generous. they don't want to give up the knife. >> bronco nation maryland shirt. >> reporter: leaving for now fans like toney and ann marie thomas -- >> shoes to go with it. >> reporter: all dressed up, with really nowhere to go. >> it's unjust. it's not american. it makes us sick. all we want is a chance. >> good piece. >> thank you. >

my name is congressman joe barton of texas, and let me just say, i wish roe v. wade had been made -- may 22 in bless janet 22nd. god bless each and every one of you for coming out in his measurable whether to show that you are for life. i am a lifetime 95% pro-life congressman. i guarantee you that we will eliminate rove versus wade, and i hope we do it sooner rather than later. we appreciate your inspiration by coming to washington to show the country, not just the congress, that this is a pro-life country. god bless you and god bless yours. thank you for being here. [cheers and applause] >> i'm jim jordan from ohio. my favorite scripture, i thought the good fight. i kept the faith. [cheers and applause] and that is an attitude that is always -- is the attitude we did most at this critical for air nation's history. so keep that in mind as you continue to fight. thank you for what you're doing. and always go with a smile on your face but i will finish with the i love this story, the david added to come to know the story when the issue let's were can't a stabilit

i'm congressman joe barton of texas, and let me just say i wish roe v. wade was made 22 -- [inaudible] thank you for coming u out to show you're pro-life. i guarantee you that we will eliminate roe v. wade, and i hope we do it sooner rather than later. we appreciate your inspiration by coming to washington to show the country, not just the congress, that this is a pro-life country. god bless you, and god bless yours. thank you for being here. [cheers and applause] i'm jim jordan from ohio. my favorite scripture verse, i fought the good fight, finished the course, and kept the faith. that's an attitude that characterized this country, the attitude we need most at this critical point in our nation's history. keep that in mind as you continue to fight, thank you for what you're doing, and do it with a senile on -- smile on your face. when the israelites were campedded against the philistines, and he issued the challenge of who fights goliath. david's response was he's so big, i can't miss. that's our attitude, keep it up. [cheers and applause] >> great job,

military men and women in some remote operating areas, went with senator inhofe from oklahoma and joe barton from texas, being in remote areas, it was amazing to say, we're being told amounts that we're going to be cut because of the sequestration coming. talking with some of our texas national guard folks, i've been told over the last couple of weeks, we're already being told about moneys that are being cut. these are people that are trying to protect and defend our country. i went to deployment ceremony of a unit leaving from lufkin, texas, being deployed as guards, and they're hearing, as they're being deployed, about cuts to the amount of money they will have to protect them while they're protecting us. absolutely outrageous. you know, as we talk about doing what's best for america, and as we hear from people around the world that think of the united states as the great satan, one would think, especially if they study history, that the last thing we would want to do is to hurt our national security, yet that is where we're going. it seems also clear that those negotiating from the republ

so there was a bill that was introduced last year by congressman joe barton, congressman barney franks, who's retiring, some other folks to basically allow people to place bets online for online poker only. there's been a couple of hearings on that. congresswoman mary bono mack, whom we talked about earlier, her committee will probably have another hearing on that don't know if we'll see any actual legislation move. but you're setting to see more support for allowing people to gamble online, including some protections for consumers so that's one issue that i see at least some discussion on. the other issue is the whole net sales tax issue. there's been a lot of lobbying on that. and that deals -- it goes back to a 1992 supreme court decision in which the supreme court said that you can't require retailers to collect sales taxes from customers in states where those retailers don't do not have is a physical presence. well, with e-commerce online, you know, main street retailers are saying, hey, you know, why are we still required to do this when online retailers like amazon don't have to