john larson went to one danish town leading the way. a place where residents are using remarkably little energy. if you'd like to lower your home heating bill, take a look at whathey're doing in denmark. >> reporter: in a field 20 miles from copenhagen is stenlose south, the largest low energy development in europe complete with an energy efficient school -- >> hi. >> reporter: stenlose plans 750 super efficient private homes and 65 apartments. imagine winter heating bills lower than $15 a month. so how energy efficient are these homes? homeowner bo anderson. >> there's more insulation in the floor and the attic and also in the walls. what you'll notice is the walls are slightly thicker than in an ordinary house to give room for more insulation. and, also, the windows are special. they have three layers of glass with argon gas in between for better insulation. >> reporter: an engineer, he used to live in new jersey, in an average american home. so energy inefficient he can still scarcely believe it. >> there was absolutely no -- next to

. >>> john larson, is saying they have 216 votes. he is a guest on candy crowley's "state of the union," which starts now. >>> normally, on sundays, we take a look at the past week and set the agenda from today. today is no normal sunday. we are four hours away from a showdown on the house of representatives, determining the health care reform, impact the economy and influence this year's election and set the stage for the rest of president o obama's sunday. today is no normal sunday. today is game day. i am candy crowley and this is "state of the union." >>> two house leaders on the house. we have heard the words end game so many times in this health care day baebate, i wouldn't tr now. for democrats, the magic number is 216. that's how many yeas needed to pass the health care bill in the house. 216 votes among the 253 democratic members. it has been a struggle all week to get there. we begin with seven days in two minutes. >> i think we will have the votes. >> if we had 216 votes, this bill would be long gone. >> when we bring the

i'd like to thank chairman larson and betty sutton and alcee hastings for their support of this bill and program. i rise today to support the manager's amendment to h.r. 4846, the jobs tax act which adds an extremely important jobs program called jobs now. it has created over 156,000 jobs in 29 states across the country. it is extraordinary for the fact that it has been able to create jobs so quickly. the model in el monte county created over 1,000 subsidized jobs in one year, jobs like park rangers, teacher's

two house leaders, john larson and mike pence, on today's vote. two senior senators, dianne feinstein and orrin hatch on the week ahead and analysis from donna brazil and bill bennett. >>> we have heard the words "end game" so many times in this health care debate i wouldn't dare try it now. this would in fact be the end if republicans prevailed in today's vote. for democrats the magic number is 216. that's how many are needed to pass the bill in the house. 216 votes among the 253 democratic members. it has been a struggle all week to get there. we begin with seven days in two minutes. >> i think we will have the votes. >> if she had 216 votes, this bill would be long gone. >> hello, ohio. >> when we bring the bill to the floor, we will have the votes. >> we need to get to 216 and we're still tweaking stuff. >> your own congressman, who is tireless on behalf of working people, dennis kucinich. >> it is an important trip that the important will take. and i think he looks forward to it. >> i mean it's clear, they don't have the votes because the ame

john larson, the chairman of the democratic caucus. and, of course, eric cantor, the republican whip. so, chairman larson, where are the votes? >> we have the votes. we are going to make history. in that sense, president roosevelt passed social security. lyndon johnson passed medicare. and today, barack obama will pass health care reform. demonstrating whose side we're on. >> let me pin you down. >> go ahead. >> you have the votes now? >> we have the votes now. >> you have 216 commitments now? >> yes. >> do you believe him? >> well, jonathan, let me tell you something, the american people don't want this to pass. the republicans don't want this to pass. there will be no republican votes for this bill. and frankly, i think if it does pass, it's because they're using everything in their political power. and even some things they shouldn't have in their political power, to cut political deals. >> like what? >> to deliver the votes. >> certainly, you have seen the kind of political kickback deals that have occurred. you have states, like l

thank you, john larson.r kind words on behalf of all of our courageous members of the house of representatives who want the best for the american people. and what we can do that is best for them in the next 24 hours is to pass affordable, accessible health care for all americans. the best for all americans is to have 32 million more people to have health insurance in our country. the best for our country is to have $1.3 trillion in deficit reduction so we are not heaping on mountains of debt. the best for our country is to hold the insurance companies accountable and not let them come between patients and their doctors. we are on the verge of making great history for the american people. in doing so, we will make great progress for them, as well. the president has said over and over, we will measure our own success on the progress that has been made by america's working families. that is our responsibility and we will honor it when we vote on health care reform. we would not be here, mr. president, without t

. >> you know it's fascinating to see the split between john larson on your show saying we've got theere was steny hoyer and debbie wauserman saying we're kind of close, we think we might have it. that didn't fill me with confidence as far as what the democrats think that they have got. >> i think what should give people confidence is that they have called the vote. if we get to 9:00 and vote isn't called, i think then we'd have to go back and say did we have it. but i think larson is right, i think they do have it, i think they're just back checking pulses again, going, okay, you're with us, right? i think it's that kind of thing going on. >> now, you last week said the democrats are going to get to 216, it's a question of which wavering members will have to take a vote they don't want to vote. >> yes. i think they'll still get 216. i think you'll see by and large when the no votes come, you'll see they're from swing districts. >> in other words, people will be given a pass by the party to vote no? >> in some caseses not like you've got a bye this time but it is understood. there are

steny and john larson and all the others here, my classmate, this has been a real labor of love. someone asked me earlier this afternoon how tough this was. i said, you know, i can't quite figure it out because i've enjoyed every single moment of it. >> that's absolutely right. >> and i do mean that. i said earlier during my talk on the floor that i consider this to be the 21st century, because i do believe that this is the one fundamental right that this country had been wrestling with now for almost 100 years. i think tonight we took a giant step toward the establishment of a more perfect union. and with that i'm pleased to yield to chair john larson and to say to you all that last evening i saw no one work as hard as he worked trying to nail down the moment. >> and where was that? >> with the members of the caucus. thank you, jim, and let me say on behalf of our -- >> democrats are taking a -- democrats of the house of representatives, they have passed health care reform. they passed the senate version of health care reform. it will now go to the president for his signature an

you interviewed congressman larson earlier on "state of the union."ictures we're just getting in. some of the protesters were out there, they were urging them to get more actively involved. but let's listen to congressman larson right now. >> our final caucus on health care, a record number of caucuses. now we're locking arms, behind a man who led a nation across a bridge 44 years ago, 45 years ago. and today, today is going to lead us across this street and to vote for health care for the american people. thank you so much. speaker of the house. >> i'm carrying this gavel that was just given to me -- correction, lent to me my chairman dingel. it's the gavel that he used to gavel -- it was used in the enactment of the medicare law. i will use it this evening when we cast a very successful vote for this important legislation. it's been a complete team effort, not only a team effort, a partnership with our leadership and every member of our caucus. we look forward to making this historic day known to the american people about we're doing this for the am

larson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. larson: it is my high honor to yield my time to someone who has always understood whose side he is on, the gentleman from michigan, mark shower. -- schauer. . mr. schauer: they've been dropped and denied coverage by insurance companies for pre-existing conditions or because they got sick. they're going broke because of their medical bills. i stand for the elderly in my district who fall into the doughnut hole. who must choose between food and medicine. and i stand for small businesses who plead for help to put an end to double-digit premium increases that make them choose between jobs and health care. all of these things will end with the passage of this bill. the question of the day is, whose side are you on? i'm on the people's side. not on the side of the powerful special interests who have spent millions to kill this bill. cutting through all of the deception, misrepresentation and lies i stand with the people. i urge you to do what's right and vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: t

congressman john larson, a democrat from connecticut is among those who received death threats for his support of the bill. he told the crowd at a hartford hospital on friday that fear is certainly strong but i think that the truth is stronger. >> this is an education process. and it still will be. this is a historic moment. much has been accomplished. much needs to be done. >> reporter: but republicans are pointing to the 15 states who are suing the government to block implementation of the health care law and to businesses having to shell out more money. john deere says it will spend an extra $150 million in a year. caterpillar says it will cost them 100 million more. here's senate republican leader mitch mcconnell on saturday. >> in one of the most divisive legislative debates in modern history democrats decided to go the partisan route and blatantly oppose the will of the people. americans opposed this legislation and now they're clamoring to see it repealed and replaced. >> reporter: first step is turning all of what congress passed into the law of the land. president obama signed

lon larson says saving two years rent to speed the growth of his environme environmental business concernould put it to work. >> reporter: lewis wants the building to be as important to the neighborhood as it once was. >> i love the building and i want someone else to love it, too. >> reporter: hoping a little love and a few more jobs can revitalize a struggling community. john yang, nbc news, duluth, minnesota. >>> and a quick update on a story dr. nancy snyderman reported for us on the days after the haiti earthquake about all those amputations in that disaster. among those watching our report on the air, a 6-year-old boy whose father is the ceo of a pennsylvania company called ability prosthetics and orthotics. the young man turned to his dad and asked what he was doing for the people of haiti? last night the company donated $500,000 of prosthetic limbs to the haitian ambassador to the united states. >>> that's our broadcast for this friday night and for this week. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams. lester holt will be here with you this weekend. we hope to see you right

democrats for health care this afternoon, the chairman of the house democratic caucus, john larson saidbut that's not exactly what congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz told chris wallace. it was a great show this morning, but she didn't sound 100% ready to commit to the 216 yet. >> no, i think she is. i think they absolutely think they have the votes. and you have to remember, nancy pelosi said early last week, we're not gonna have the vote until we have the votes, and they wouldn't be headed down this track unless they were absolutely certain they had the 216 votes to pass it. no. i think it's gonna pass tonight. i absolutely do. i think it will be a tremendous shock and a huge embarrassment to the president and pelosi if it doesn't pass. >> and bart stupak, prolife and he saidthat he had 8 know votes with him in the room. and they try to hammer out the issue of abortion and now talk that the president may issue an executive order to close that concern for many people. but it's not a done deal yet. and, you know, the two folks you had on couldn't say whether it would end the abortion

congressman john larson said earlier on this program that democrats had the 216 votes necessary to passm. the vote is scheduled for later this afternoon. >> republican congressman mike pence said his party would use every means at their disposal to oppose the measure. >> in iraq they're still counting the ballots two weeks after the parliamentary election. prime minister nuri al maliki is requesting a manual recount of the tight race. he says it is necessary to protect the democratic experience and preserve the integrity of the electoral process. initial results show his coalition is leading in 17 of the 18 provinces. up next, more of "fareed zakaria gps." he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. citracal. >>> now for our "what in the world" segment. what caught my attention is a new ranking of the world's top financial centers. first did you realize that london was number one until this year? but now it's tied with new york. what really got my attention was that the rest of the top five were not paris, frankfurt or bos

now, i mentioned the head of the democratic caucus who is saying this this morning, john larson, thecticut, he is going to be a guest on candy crowley's show. that is coming your way in just 40 minutes. we have been talking about this all morni

i'd like to thank chairman larson and betty sutton and alcee hastings for their support of this bill and program. i rise today to support the manager's amendment to h.r. 4846, the jobs tax act which adds an extremely important jobs program called jobs now. it has created over 156,000 jobs in 29 states across the country. it is extraordinary for the fact that it has been able to create jobs so quickly. the model in el monte county created over 1,000 subsidized jobs in one year, jobs like park rangers, teacher's assistance. they got paid up to 40 hours per week. the employer provided 20% of the wage cost and the federal government provided the rest. the reason it succeeded is that it was a win-win for both small business and workers. main street businesses like armstrong ties in lyndon, tennessee, which uses this program to add 10 employees by, buy new equipment, increase production and expand their distribution, that's a big step forward for a little bakery. workers in this program can sleep better at night knowing they can put food on the table. i have a letter that i'd like inserted

larson: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. larson: the republicans wants to privatize social security. they want to make sure that medicare is also -- well, doesn't just wither on the vine, as speaker gingrich wanted it to do. wanted to ban it, end it for people under 65 years of age. the other side would like to frame this issue as a matter of process. it is a matter of process. insurance process. and then denying people claims even on their way to the operating table. this is why we are putting forth this bill to reform insurance and create health care for this entire country that they can depend on and rely on. it comes a question of whose side are you on in the final analysis, are you siding with the insurance industry and great job they've done raising rates all across this nation, or are you standing with the american people and fighting on their behalf? that's what the people of this great country of ours want to know, and i reserve the balance of my time. the

larson to commander la forge. go ahead, lieutenant. we're having trouble containing reactor nine.but our computer is too slow to direct the repairs. we'll have to try a remote shutdown from here. transmitting commands to array. starting close down sequence. into the reactor wall. transmitting commands. thermal level's increasing. what happened? barclay: unclear! the interface isn't fast enough. commander la forge overload indications damn! i can't do anying from here. i have to find a better interface. la forge to bridge. we're looking at a cascade reactor failure. i don't think we'll pull this out. reactor nine will reach critical the explosion will create a chain reaction along the entire length of the array. ensign, stand by for a jump to warp two. yes, sir. mr. worf, red alert. aye, commander. ( red alert alarms blaring ) computer, begin new program. create as follows: create an alpha-numeric console positioned for left hand. now an iconic display console for the right hand. tie both consoles into the enterprise main computer re utilizing neural scan interface. here's how you

to a leader harry reid, to steny hoyer, john larson, javier, jim clyburn, chris van hollen, to an extraordinary leader, an extraordinary speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, and to all the members here today, thank you very much for having me. thanks for your tireless efforts wages on behalf of health insurance reform in this country. i have the great pleasure of having a nice library at the white house. and i was tooling through some writings of previous presidents. i came upon this quote by abraham lincoln. i am not bound to win it, but i am bound to be true. i am not bound to succeed, but i am bound to live up to what light i have. in this debate -- this debate has been a difficult debate. this process has been a difficult process. and this year has been a difficult year for the american people. when i was sworn in, we were in the midst of the worst recession since the great depression. 800,000 per month were losing their jobs. millions of people were losing their health insurance. and the financial system was on the verge of collapse. in this body -- and this body has taken on some of the to

i'd also like to thank chairman larson and hastings for chairing the house task force which i think i'm a member and others are members of tonight here as well which is doing important work to make sure we're creating jobs in this country. we all know that small businesses employ half of all private sector employees and are responsible for creating 60% to 80% of all new jobs over the last decade. they create more than half of our nation's nonfarm g.d.p. small businesses employ 40% of high-tech workers and small businesses create 13 times more patents per employee than large firms and improving access to credit is a key aspect of helping these small businesses grow and create jobs and ensure that america remains a global economic powerhouse. i am pleased that the american recovery and reinvestment act provided $30 billion in tax relief for small businesses and increased the percentage a business can write off in capital expenditures by 50%. additionally the total amount a business can write off has been doubled to $250,000, allowing for a substantial investment in equipment and resources

. >> stand by for america's newsroom and house democratic caucus john larson reporting the democratsat vote later today. >> alisyn: 1:00 ear here in the east and stick around with fox news channel all day. >> dave: and check out the after the show show, "fox & friends."com. >> after more and a year of debate we're only hours away from a vote that could prompt the -- historic changes for every, single american. house lawmakers abandoning any political trickery now expected to hold a straight up-or-down vote, on the senate's version of health care and breaking only moments ago, this chairman of the democratic caucus of the house, that is the person who counts the votes, says the party has the 216 votes needed to pass. but, there still must be a vote. president obama making a rare weekend visit to the hill yesterday to help ensure the outcome, here's part of that. >> president barack obama: every, single one of you at some point, before you arrived in congress, and after you arriveden congress, have met constituent with heartbreaking stories. and you have looked them in the eye and you

larson because he's going to talk about health i.t.and the savings that that will have as well. >> if you look at any report that's come out recently, whether it's the rand corporation or reuters, reuters predicted back earlier this year $700 billion annually that's available to us. in the rand report they said, just in health information i.t. conservetively they guessed that there's around $500 billion to $700 billion worth of savings that can be accrued here. part of the things that we discussed in the rollout today was looking at hospitals in -- and the ability of us to coordinate care and by that we mean everything from interoperability to making sure that these cases are followed in a systemic manner with -- stam attic manner in the most -- systematic manner in the most up-to-date technology. that's where the savings are going to be and i dare say i think those are conservative estimates. >> [inaudible] >> i'm sorry, i didn't hear what he said. >> [inaudible] >> well, i haven't heard that he -- you're telling me that, but the fact

larson? >> aye. >> mr. larson, aye. mr. bishop? >> aye. >> mr. bishop, aye. miss moore? miss moore, aye. mr. colonelly? mr. conley, aye. mr. schroeter? mr. moore? mr. moore? aye. mr. hensarling? mr. hensarling? mr. garrett? mr. garrett, no. mr. diaz ballard? >> no. >> mr. simpson? >> no. >> mr. mchenry? >> no. >> mr. mack? mr. mack, no. mr. campbell? mr. camp bel, no. mr. jordan? >> no. mr. jordan, no. miss llamas? >> no. >> mr. austria? >> no. >> mr. adderhalt? >> no. >> mr. adderhalt, no. mr. nunez? >> no. >> mr. harper? >> no. >> mr. latter? >> no. >> mr. sprat? >> aye. >> mr. spratt, aye. >> mr. ryan? >> no. >> mr. ryan, no. >> are there members who wish to record their votes who have not voted or change their vote? if not, the clerk will report the vote. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes are 21, the nos 16. >> there being 21 ayes and 16 nos, the motion is agreed to and the reconciliation act of 2010 is ordered reported to the house without recommendation. i would note for the record that a quarom is present. without objection, the question of reconsideration i