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congressman keith ellison, cochair of the congressional progressive caucus gives his take next. >>> theeople may have voted for divided government, but they didn't vote for a dysfunctional government. so i'm asking you all to make your voice heard. if you want a balanced approach to reducing the deficit, let your member of congress know. >> i want you to know i made a sincere effortç to work with t president, to identify a path forward that would implement the principals of cut, cap, and balance. and i'll tell you, i gave it my all. unfortunately, the president would not take yes for an answer. >> he gave it his all. and then he comes out to the american people and says that president obama wants a blank check. you don't even have to follow politics to see what's happening here. a blank check? the president of the united states wanted the big plan. $4.7 trillion. he was ready to put the big three on the table and the republicans walked from it. good to have you back with us tonight here on "the ed show." president obama and speaker boehner presented two dramatically opposed can account

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representative keith ellison about a debt deal that may involve cuts to social security and medicare about getting the fixation back on jobs and about a contender in the state was calling him a radical islam that's and you know the prison inmates are now doing the work the public employees in wisconsin did for free that's all thanks to governor walker's bill and we'll speak with one law professor who says the protect ip act is unconstitutional and aligns the u.s. with oppressive regimes around the world or you have all of that for you and more tonight including a dose of happy hour but first we're not going to do our mainstream mr nigh we're going to do things a little bit differently so we can out time with a congressman congressman now washington it was rumbling last night as word leaked from the white house the president obama would be pushing for a big deal to bring an end to debt negotiations and appease republicans by tying it to budget cuts that deal would include three trillion in cuts one trillion and revenue increases cuts to social security medicare and medicaid also inclu

one outspoken is keith ellison. he joins me from capitol hill. >> good morning. how are you?testified at the first hearing, but you were turned down to testify today. you are the first muslim in congress. any idea why your request was denied? >> no, but i don't think i should be allowed to testify because i'm the first muslim. i happen to represent the congressional district with the largest somali area. the muslim community is the topic of the hearing. i have expertise on this issue. >> am i right that you will submit testimony? >> yes. >> what is the point you would want to make before the committee? >> basically two points. first point, the anti-muslim rhetoric here evolves into toxic and terrible consequences indirectly and ugly rhetoric fed into anders breivik who killed so many people in norway. >> let me stop you right there. that is a strong allegation, congress member. is there any indication that is the case? >> yes. if you read anders breivik's manifesto, american anti-muslim web sites and commentators were referenced, including pam geller and others known for whip

joining me is congressman keith ellison.sman, do you are look around and think that you are in some sort of crazy bizarreo world? because to me, the conversation in washington is so detached from the immediate pressing need for jobs i don't even know where to begin. >> we had to break out of the beltway and go out to america. the progressive caucus is on a 12-city jobs tour. and so we've gone across the country, to milwaukee, detroit, minneapolis, and we have gone to new york city, we're going to have to miami, because we need to hear from the real folks. one lady in minneapolis stood up and said she's a wal-mart employee, a manager, makes $9.80 an hour, no benefits and says she carries three cards in her pocket. one is her wal-mart i.d., the second her discount card, and the third is a welfare card, a card so that she can partake of the basic social safety net that wal-mart refuses to grant to her, even though she is a manager and even though she is a valued employee by them. you wouldn't know it by the pay they give her. s

let's turn to keith ellison, the co-chairman of the house progressive caucus. congressman, good to have you with us tonight. where do you see the situation at this hour? >> quite frankly, ed, i really only see two options ahead of us. i see one where proerhaps we ca get enough sensible people to get a debt deal. hopefully republicans see we can continue this discussion around deficit reduction later. we don't have to couple it with the debt ceiling bill. and failing that, i think what we're going to see is we're going to have the president r president to invoke his presidential authority to protect the public debt of the united states. so because tonight, you know, we -- this bill, this boehner bill was supposed to be up last night. now here it is late in its night. we haven't seen it up yet. of course when the speaker of the house cannot get a bill passed, that's pretty scary thing right there. and so i really -- it's not really shaping up like there's going to be a bargain here. i just want to say the president has bent over backwards to try to be reasonable.

meanwhile today a group of progressive featuring van jones and representative keith ellison also gathered on capitol hill to talk about their demands that congress not gut social security medicare and medicaid so what exactly is going on here van jones and other progressive trying to start their own sort of tea party only on the left for more on our studio in los angeles we're going to go to richard afghan senior fellow at the campaign for america's future peter richard i want to talk to you about this new progressive movement that we're seeing a little later and so far i would have to say a little less powerful than what we've seen the tea party do what is this progressive movement trying to say here where. they are basically expressing the viewpoint of most americans according to the polls including most republicans and surprisingly even in some cases most tea party members with their are saying is that there should be no cuts to social security or medicare as part of the deficit discussion that social security should be fixed by raising the taxes particularly the payroll tax about one

to cooperate and of course today a group of progressive featuring van jones and representative keith ellison also gathered on capitol hill their demands that congress not gut social security medicare and medicaid so what's going on here are van jones and other progressive trying to start their own tea party of the last for more on this topic i spoke to richard ask out senior fellow at the campaign for america's future i started off asking him what exactly does new progressive movement is trying to say if elvis here's his take they are basically expressing the viewpoint of most americans according to the polls including most republicans and surprisingly even in some cases most tea party members with their say is that there should be no cuts to social security or medicare as part of a deficit discussion that social security should be fixed by raising the taxes particularly the payroll tax about one hundred six per thousand dollars which is his current limit that military cuts should be a big part of any long term plan and that we need aggressive action now to get jobs to turn the country aroun

. ♪ >> next, keith ellison at the netroots bloggers convention.chance to see the right online conference with john fund and enter breitbart. in the weekly addresses with president obama and indiana senator dan coats. on newsmakers this week, rand paul, one of the founders of the seen it -- senate tea party conference. he talks about the debate over raising the debt ceiling and says that he and conservative senators will filibuster next week unless the senate takes up a plan to raise the debt ceiling and pass the balanced budget amendment. >> i am part of the freshmen group in the senate saying no more. we're not letting them go to any issue if we have a say in it. next week we will filibuster until we talk about the debt ceiling and the proposal, and many of us in the conservative wing are going to present our own proposal next week. and that is to raise the debt ceiling, but in favor of raising the debt ceiling next week if we can, but contingent on passing a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. >> you can see the entire interview sunda

after that, another chance to see keith ellison at the netroots convention.ebate and tax and fiscal policy. an assistant georgetown university professor talks about post best revolution -- post-revolution in egypt and the arabs from in the middle east. and the book "next generation, young officials and their impact on american politics" >> if he had decided several days before mckinley arrive that he was going to kill him. he got a pistol and followed mckinley's whereabouts in the newspaper, which reported in great detail where the president would be. he began tracking him throughout the fair. >> on september 6, 1901, a self- proclaimed anarchist fired the fatal shots at president william mckinley. sunday, scott miller looks of the president and his assassin and the changing era in which they lived. monday on c-span, the dali lama and martin luther king jr.'s speech writer talk about non- violence. they spoke at the university of arkansas, discussing osama bin laden's death, the nuremberg trials, the execution of saddam hussein, and the death penalty. >> in t

we have democratic congressman, rep sresentative keith ellison.expected to meet with leaders at the white house to hammer out a debt ceiling deal. the meeting comes as "the washington post" reports the president is considering changes in social security and medicare as part of the deal in exchange for republican support on taxes. the plan would cut more than $4 trillion over the next ten years. this is up from the original plan of $2 trillion in savings. let's stop there before we get to the president's twitter town hall. rattner, steve rattner, you think in is a big headline on what the white house is putting on the table? >> i think it's a very big headline. as the report said, the president proposed $2.4 trillion including tax increases. now he's trying to go for $4 trillion. i don't know that we know whether that is pure policy and a desire to do the right thing. i think it's clear the president wants to get beyond 2.4 trillion. i don't think he wants to be fighting the budget ceiling in the middle of an election when he's fighting an opponent

at the wesley united methodist church, the congressional progress of caucus, change to win, and keith ellison are going to have a speak out for jobs now and to rebuild the american dream. will you go and stand with the labor leaders and the elected officials who want to be a part of building this movement? will you stand with them at 2:00? please do it. please do it. let me close with something i have never done. and i said i would never do it, but when i was a kid, i used to watch cartoons, and my favorite cartoon was my original green hero. popeye. popeye the sailor, would get pushed around by the bad guys the whole show, and at some point, they would take it too far. at a certain point, they would cross the line, and popeye would say i have had all i can stand, and i cannot stand no more. i am here to tell you, after a two-year smear campaign, not just against me, but against you and everybody we hold, i have had all i can stand of fox tv, and i cannot stand any more. you listen to me. these are our values. don't you mess with our values. not love tell us we do our own country. fighting fo

[applause] >> congressman keith ellison is back in the conference this year.d amy goodman. [applause] >> van jones is back in the conference. i think somewhere around my boss john podesta might be here. and we have the 42nd president of the united states bill clinton. [cheers and applause] >> don't you dare sneak out to visit during the breakout session. we have represented gwen moore, cecile richards ahead of planned parenthood. and a whole lot more. why are they all your? not because of the money because we can't afford to pay them a dime. not because they do have other educations because they'll be. they had because they know that and people are essential to making progressive change for reality. put another way, for the seventh year in a row of this conference most important person here is you. now, it sounds corny. i don't care. it's true. because you're the person who can leave your and make a difference. by finding the truth, by speaking the truth, to powerful interest, and by turning truth into power for your generation. many of you know the concept of

the congressman from arizona, and congressman keith ellison from minnesota, posts about a 80-share caucusd they launched a letter saying they would not support any deal cutting social security, medicare or medicaid benefits. other groups like moveon.org, creative action, and others, so to have millions of members asking them to create their house democrat and send a letter supporting social security and medicare. those of you who want to give a call should definitely give a call. nancy pelosi has been good on this issue. my guess is that she is one of the strongest people in this room as negotiations are happening. harry reid has said that social security is off the table. he deserves all the credit in the world. our goal as a long term is to elect more progressives to congress and make sure that the progressive caucus and progress is in the senate get all the support that they can possibly have. they deserve to have a team on their side. host: the hill has nancy pelosi, the minority leader of former speaker, on the front page, along with senator mitch mcconnell. they want to reassert the