there was a comment made by representative john dingell who stated after the legislation was passed, -- the legislation needed to be passed in order to control the people. no one is picking up on this and i want to know why. guest: i did not see that comment, i do not know what he meant by it, or the context. i really cannot comment on it. all i can say is, there are an awful lot of people in washington who have a lot to say all the time. it news channels and cable channels tried to report in all, it would be impossible. if i knew the context of that comment, i might be able to reach a judgment on whether it is worth reporting on or not, but i am not aware of it. host: you worked at the "washington post" in 1970. are members of the public well served by reporting, and generally, in this country? guest: there is always room for improvement. when i started at "the washington post" the business page was a small shadow of what the economic and business coverage is today. we had only about 10 people. lately, i checked, they had 80 people. perhaps a less because of the economy. is the publ

john dingell made a comment that after the legislation was passed, that the legislation needed to be passed in order to control the people. the media is not picking up on this. nobody is talking about it. i would like to know why. guest: i did not see the comment. i do not know what he meant by it or the context in which it was put. i really cannot comment on that at all. all i can say is there are an awful lot of people in washington with an awful lot to say all the time. newspapers tried to reported all -- if newspapers were to try to report it all, it to be impossible. if i knew the context of his comments, i might able to reach a judgment if it was were reporting or not. host: a do not mean this to a self-serving question, but are the members of the public well served by the economic reporting generally in this country? guest: there is always room for improvement. i started out as a reporter at "to the washington post co -- " the washington post." i do not know how big it is today. they have had cutbacks. the quality and quantity of economic reporting today is light years beyond

now, are actually threatening lawmakers for votes that they made in the congress, on a bill that john dingel who has been in the house since 1955, said is to the right of why nixon was. >> what differentiates it between fdr or lyndon johnson and obviously he's part of that lynniaj is fdr passed social security, he hamilton fish, he had bipartisan support. lyndon johnson had evert dirkson on that civil rights bill. obama has had nobody. and the radical right or conservative right of today has been operating as a big fist of no. and the fact that obama survived that fist with health care is really his big political accomplishment of his presidency thus far. >> rose: russia and america, and president obama from a historical perspective next. >> funding for charlie rose has been provided by the coming. if you've had a coke in the last 20 years, ( screams ) you've had a hand in giving college scholarships... and support to thousands of our nation's... most promising students. ♪ ( coca-cola 5-note mnemonic ) captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is cha

calls from nancy pelosi, john dingell, president obama didn't persuade him.le in his retirement from what we've heard. >> you bring up an interesting point. you serve a long time, it's a tiring job. what we've seen over this health care now law has contributed to a dramatic rise in death threats. they range from vulgar to serious death threats here. the house speaker nancy pelosi recently became the best-known target. authorities say a man in fran made dozens of threatening phone calls to her office. chris, granted things have changed now. there are expectations of our representatives to show up at a lot of events. their jobs seem to go from dawn until very late night. has this changed the game, this health care law? >> you know, contessa, i think it's probably raised the stakes a little bit. i think luke is 100% right. stupak allies moved very quickly in the wake of this news to say this is not about the tea party movement targeting him, he's not running from anything. look, as human being, i think, when you're sort of faced with vitriol that he's faced with

i now yield -- madam speaker, i now yield a minute to the dean of the house, chairman john dingell.the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for a minute. mr. dingell: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dingell: madam speaker, i commend, congratulate and thank my good friends on the committee for their kindness, and i thank my good friend from massachusetts for yielding this time to me. i rise in strong support of the resolution expressing the sympathy of the united states for the people of poland in the aftermath of the tragic plane crash that killed the country's president. the first lady and 94 other poles. my thoughts and prayers are with the polish people at this difficult time. as an american of polish descent, proud of my heritage, i grieve at this loss and what a sad time it occurs when the poles were going to smolensk, russia, to commemorate the killing of 20,000 polish officers and intelligence under the direct orders of the soviet dictator, josef stalin. and i am

there was a comment made by representative john dingell who stated after the legislation was passed, -- the legislation needed to be passed in order to control the people. no one is picking up on this and i want to know why. guest: i did not see that comment, i do not know what he meant by it, or the context. i really cannot comment on it. all i can say is, there are an awful lot of people in washington who have a lot to say all the time. it news channels and cable channels tried to report in all, it would be impossible. if i knew the context of that comment, i might be able to reach a judgment on whether it is worth reporting on or not, but i am not aware of it. host: you worked at the "washington post" in 1970. are members of the public well served by reporting, and generally, in this country? guest: there is always room for improvement. when i started at "the washington post" the business page was a small shadow of what the economic and business coverage is today. we had only about 10 people. lately, i checked, they had 80 people. perhaps a less because of the economy. is the publ

i now yield -- madam speaker, i now yield a minute to the dean of the house, chairman john dingell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for a minute. mr. dingell: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dingell: madam speaker, i commend, congratulate and thank my good friends on the committee for their kindness, and i thank my good friend from massachusetts for yielding this time to me. i rise in strong support of the resolution expressing the sympathy of the united states for the people of poland in the aftermath of the tragic plane crash that killed the country's president. the first lady and 94 other poles. my thoughts and prayers are with the polish people at this difficult time. as an american of polish descent, proud of my heritage, i grieve at this loss and what a sad time it occurs when the poles were going to smolensk, russia, to commemorate the killing of 20,000 polish officers and intelligence under the direct orders of the soviet dictator, josef stalin. and i am

chaired for many years in the past by the distinguished gentleman from michigan, the honorable john dingell, a great member. but a member who for years and years, as his father also before him, was pushing and has continued to push, for a single payer, national health insurance plan for this country. not unlike what exists in some western european countries and other countries around the world but certainly canada and the u.k. are two very good examples of how national health insurance works. but i truly believe, madam speaker, and i'm basing this not just on my belief, but on comments made in the energy and commerce committee as this original bill that was called h.r. 3200 at the time, this was before the august recess of last summer, and when that bill was markeded up in committee and amendments were submitted, there were so many amendments, madam speaker, from your side of the aisle, the majority side, that would ask can to make this a national health insurance, a single payer as it's described. in that bill, of course, was a robust, that's the way the progressive wing of the democratic

there was a comment made by representative john dingell who stated after the legislation was passed,- the legislation needed to be passed in order to control the people. no one is picking up on this and i want to know why. guest: i did not see that comment, i do not know what he meant by it, or the context. i really cannot comment on it. all i can say is, there are an awful lot of people in washington who have a lot to say all the time. it news channels and cable channels tried to report in all, it would be impossible. if i knew the context of that comment, i might be able to reach a judgment on whether it is worth reporting on or not, but i am not aware of it. host: you worked at the "washington post" in 1970. are members of the public well served by reporting, and generally, in this country? guest: there is always room for improvement. when i started at "the washington post" the business page was a small shadow of what the economic and business coverage is today. we had only about 10 people. lately, i checked, they had 80 people. perhaps a less because of the economy. is the public