it has been the fault manchin -- midgetman to get expelled from the -- made shipment to get expelled from the academy. >> it is all thanks to some whistle-blowers within the academy. speiss, k-two, whatever name you choose, it provides a similar high to marijuana. it even looks like marijuana. it is a legal substance in the u.s., but it got 12 shots -- 12 midshipmen expelled from the academy for either using or possessing it. >> i do not see where it is really fair, but at the same time i have a responsibility to stay clean. >> the latest manchin with get- kick out monday. kogod the only female in the group. -- the only female in the group. spice is easily found in drug paraphernalia shops and in in -- on the internet. >> it is the same as marijuana, but differently. a kind of depends. >> the academy said the expulsions were the results of other midshipmen coming forward with explanations for top brass. >> it with what i would like to see what -- out of the people that i would like to see burning our neighbor -- navy. >> brian has just been accepted into the academy. >> i think for p

joe manchin plans to give up his salary during the shutdown and asking his colleagues to do the same time. >> the convicted sex offender of abducting jaycee dugard has applied guilty. he made a deal but that did not happen in court today. nannette miranda joins us with the story. >> the grand jury that indicted garridos prompted philip garrido to make a surprise guilty plea. he was expected to plead guilty of raping jaycee dugard when she was just 11 years old and holding her captive for two decades. a guilty plea would have spared dugard the pain of a trial. today's problem apparently is over how the grand jurors were selected. his attorney is set up that nancy's attorney is assuming facts about the case that may not be true, that a guilty plea would never agreed to although was talked about. she says she is determine to jealously protect philip's rights and she will not, quote, rollover and play dead. nancy's attorney is upset. he was hoping that guilty plea would mean leniency for nancy. >> she does not want pleat to go through. nee she has consistently said that but if there is a

joe manchin plans to give up his salary during the shutdown and asking his colleagues to do the same time. >> the convicted sex offender of abducting jaycee dugard has applied guilty. he made a deal but that did not happen in court today. nannette miranda joins us with the story. >> the grand jury that indicted garridos prompted philip garrido to make a surprise guilty plea. he was expected to plead guilty of raping jaycee dugard when she was just 11 years old and holding her captive for two decades. a guilty plea would have spared dugard the pain of a trial. today's problem apparently is over how the grand jurors were selected. his attorney is set up that nancy's attorney is assuming facts about the case that may not be true, that a guilty plea would never agreed to although was talked about. she says she is determine to jealously protect philip's rights and she will not, quote, rollover and play dead.d. nancy's attorney is upset. he was hoping that guilty plea would mean leniency for nancy. >> she does not want pleat to go through. nee she has consistently said that but if there is

abc news correspondent jonathan karl talked to congressman david schweikert and senator joe manchin. first, schweikert. >> are you concerned that we could see a government shutdown when there are only a few billion dollars -- >> it is possible. >> worth shutting it down for those few billion? >> it is time for our side to stop giving and it. >> you understand how it back congress looks? >> -- how bad congress looks? >> i understand, i am one of them. >> we went through this in 1996 with bill clinton as president and newt gingrich as speaker of the house. how did we get to this point again, evan? >> we never learned. most of the country does not want this to happen, but the voters and a district that elected the tea party people do want it to happen. that the book group of congressmen are under pressure from their voters to shut it down -- that little group of congressmen are under pressure from their borders to shut it down. >> colby? >> that is one-sided. the other side has pressure, the ideological side, the democrats who say we don't want riders in the bill. you have an ideologica

president chiu just referenced and supervisor farrell and avalos and others have at one point or other manchin has come to its natural headwear it gives us an opportunity to laser in in the most effective way possible those limiting strategies. in my opinion, one of those strategies perhaps is why that we are submitting today, and i would like to thank supervisors campos and mar for the co- sponsor ship, that provide two years moratorium for technology companies that may soon go public. companies with more than 100 employees, companies founded after 2001 that are not currently traded on the stock exchange. we believe that this is a unique time in history where there are a number of growing tech companies that may soon go public, making the time here extremely important of our and any deliberations on this and other laws, requiring that every company pay at least $1,500 per employee, even with the exemption only applies to companies affected by the payroll tax. those that have payrolls above $250,000. the city's taxes are some of the highest in the state and nation. i believe there is a more pr

cuts are passed with it even democrats are joining the chorus people like senator kent conrad joe manchin and mark pryor and even the president's own party doesn't want to tell the white house line to pass a clean debt bill does that mean that they've completely lost this political fight and a discussion with me is politico's. they thank you so much for being here tonight like i said a couple of months ago except for some tea partiers you even had john boehner you have republican leaders that were saying this is going to be catastrophic we can't let it happen we can't even toy with the debt ceiling and suddenly it's fair game hey it's just something you throw into every debate what happened i think you saw the political environment and i mean democrats you're right a lot of them thought that this was going to be an easy vote for them they'd be able to vote for this up or down there wouldn't be a controversy they have the votes they still the majority in the senate but i think the political calculus now because of all the concern about the deficit that they're hearing from their constituen

that's why in a similar bipartisan effort, i am working with senator joe manchin to support the e.p.a. fair play-a play-act, to create more certainty and more energy investment for our country. i've also asked the energy information administration to conduct a focused analysis of regulations that could be impeding the development and growth of the nation's domestic energy production in an efforts to find more ways -- in an effort to find more ways to create rules of the road that will encourage energy companies to invest billions and to build our energy future in america. increased domestic energy production is a three-fur. we not only promote economic vitality but we reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy and we create jobs. while the -- well, the reality is we can do all these things and more. we can provide a commonsense legal and regulatory environment, a favorable business climate for our industries. we can build a comprehensive energy policy that leverages all of our vast energy resources together with good environmental stewardship. and we can reduce spending and we

so i applaud you, senator manchin, and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. manchin: i want to talk about the occasion of the worst mine disaster in 44 years. a year ago today men went underground to mine the coal of our great nation and they didn't come back. our entire nation grieved with their families for their tremendous loss and i rise today to honor their courage, sacrifice and the extraordinary strength of their families. i want to say a few words about the proud men and women today who go underground and go unrecognized and make sure our great nation can keep the lights on. when some people see a coal miner walk out from underground, they see someone who is tired, wearing dust-covered overalways, steel boots and carrying a dinner bucket and make a few flawed assumptions about the amount of education they may or may not have or they have nowhere to turn because there is no job available. i want everyone to know those assumptions are dead wrong. west virginia coal miners are the backbone of thi

this is what senator manchin has said about that. >> why are we doing all of this when the most powerful person in these negotiations, our president, has failed to lead this debate or offer a serious proposal for spending and cuts that he would be willing to fight for? how does that make sense? >> how does that make sense, mr. plouffe? why didn't the president get involved much earlier and really fight for what democrats believe in? >> well, first of all, the president, as i said in his budget for next year, laid out with great specificity how we're going to reduce the deficit over a trillion dollars over the next decade, bring spending down to the lowest level since dwight eisenhower, at the same time protecting critical investments in things like education, and research and development. so the president has. sometimes here in washington, when people accuse you of not having leadership, what they mean is you're not leading a political fight and the president's view, the country needs leadership, it's focused on where do we find common ground so we can win the future and continue to move

. >> senator manchin? >> first, the state of west virginia thanks you all for your service and we have the utmost respect, and a tofollow-up, whe i'm having a problem with the cost is, i remember the gulf war. and at the gulf war, you might want to, both of you, whoever wants to speak to this, there was a big to-do made about we already had commitment for reimbursement before we went in. we were asked to come -- just giving it to you from my perspective being in our state of west virginia listening and watching with intent and our guard people commissioned to go over, and the it was something we felt was a win-win for us. we were asked to come help. we went in and we helped. we were successful. we did our mission and they paid their costs and we have that and people didn't feel they were overobligated or overburdened. so if we could do it then and they we think we asked to come in this time, where we had the support of the arab league with nato, i think what we're saying, i think, could we not make that sa

manchin, these laws have been completely ignored. if the laws were being enforced in west virginia, at least 50%- 80% of the problems would go away. host: your response? guest: this is another part -- a powerful example. mountaintop removal is th story a huge part of west virginia. it is not only an abstract acreage with communities that people have lived in that have vanished. it has wiped out entire towns and required people to move. it is not only the tremendous environmental impact that the caller itemized says specifically that the destruction of people's lives but to a state that has tremendous beauty and bounty to the country as a whole. is this really what we want america totand for? why not get into a clean energy future where we can improve our effiency, the way we use energy, reduce our reliance on coal that is stripped off of the top of mountains, natural gas that is coming out of this hydrofracking, oil taken from deepwater environments and destruction of these environments? weeeded to get serious. during my career, a di

i'd also be totally remiss if i didn't say thank you to senator joe manchin. he has been my cosponsor on the other side of the aisle. and before the it was senator blanch lincoln, a former senator now. and i thank him for that effort, too. [inaudible] >> yeah, we're going to a stakeout after lunch and i'll be happy to answer your questions on any other matters that we're dealing with. right now we're just on the subject. any questions to 1099s? >> yes. this is -- this is the house bil bill. >> many are saying many things, but i would tell you that i've worked this from day 1. and i just simply didn't believe should have been in care. it's a senseless provision that has really no value, not even the internal revenue service wanted this done. so for my standpoint i'm just very pleased to say to the today. small businesses all across this country -- we got something off your back here that was going to be a terrible burden. so this really is a victory for them today. [inaudible] >> that's what you got caught into and once the law is passed and it has a score, if

even senator manchin, a member of the president's own party, said that the president had -- quote -- "failed to lead this debate." well, now the president is finally saying he wants to talk about what steps our country need to take to get our fiscal house in order. now, i really do hope the president is serious, but i have my doubts. this is a line that we've heard from the president before. back in february of 2009 the president called experts to the white house for what he called a -- quote -- "fiscal responsibility summit." in his opening remarks, the president said this: he said "contrary to the prevailing wisdom in washington these past few years," he said, "we cannot simply spend as we please and defer the consequences to the next budget, the next administration, or the next generation." so, madam president, that was february 2009. for the last two years of this administration all the president did was add trillions of dollars to that debt. late last year the president's debt commission released their report on america's fiscal situation, and the findings were sobering. accordi

. >> senator manchin? >> the state of west virginia thank you for your service. we have the utmost respect and to follow up a little bit where i am having for problem with the cost is i remember the gulf war. you might want -- both of you or whoever wants to speak to this. there was a big to about we already had commitments for reimbursement before we went in. we were asked to come. giving you my perspective being from west virginia and listening and watching and all the guards commissioning to go over and it was something we felt was a win/win. we were successful and did the mission and they pay their costs and we got out and people didn't feel they were overobligated or overburg. if we could do it then the personal we were asked to come in and had the support of the arab league with nato, could we not make the same deal this time? where they would offset the cost for us to come in and assist them? i would tie that with all due respect, you said you did not believe this was in our vital interest. i think a lot of worcester junior shares your belief with that but

manchin, these laws have been completely ignored.f the laws were being enforced in west virginia, at least 50%- 80% of the problems would go away. host: your response? guest: this is another part -- a powerful example. mountaintop removal is the story a huge part of west virginia. it is not only an abstract acreage with communities that people have lived in that have vanished. it has wiped out entire towns and required people to move. it is not only the tremendous environmental impact that the caller itemized says specifically that the destruction of people's lives but to a state that has tremendous beauty and bounty to the country as a whole. is this really what we want america to stand for? why not get into a clean energy future where we can improve our efficiency, the way we use energy, reduce our reliance on coal that is stripped off of the top of mountains, natural gas that is coming out of this hydrofracking, oil taken from deepwater environments and destruction of these environments? we needed to get serious. during my career,

senator manchin. >> sir, admiral general thank you for being here and thank you for your service. i can tell you i've met the finest that america has to offer. they are right in the department of defense and in the services of all of our military. with that being said, do you all plan, and admiral, either one can answer and asking for supplement appropriations from dod from congress here to support libyan operations? >> sir, those -- a decision like that would come from the secretary of defense or elsewhere in the administration. but that would not be something a combatant commander. >> total cost has been quite high as far as i know that senator brown just mentioned it. we are all concerned about that because we are making difficult decisions here and then right here in america. and the cost that we're spending elsewhere it's real concerning and i think the first week was possibility $600 plus million. >> sir, again, i'm probably not the right person to give you a set of numbers. but i think it's fair to say the operation will be in the range of hundreds of millions of dollars. i

francis manchin, field commanders do not have education training about having all of these people doing service for them. that has to be part of the exercises, part of the rules, part of the practice and probably part of the culture as you point out. the emphasis has to shift. the importance of services, one more than 50% of what they buy today our services. >> we all let knowledge the fact that there has been a lot of progress made. -- we all acknowledge the fact that there had been a lot of progress made. the commitment by the secretary of defense to grow the acquisition work force by 10,000 or so, the new general flight officer positions that have been created. also, some negatives. you mentioned one dau, and little emphasis on services as our principal and primary education facility for contracting. in a recent study did you did, that you headed, one of your findings was senior leaders " still pays little attention to services contracting." i would reinforce that with a couple of quotes from your organization, mr. francis, june 24, cultural change emphasizing awareness of operationa

and again, something mackenzie manchin, $200 billion spent on services, everything from lawn mowing to dental services to repairing things to professional services. acquisition, $200 billion. my point is that we need to take a comprehensive look at our spending, including but not limited to, acquisition programs. that is exactly what better buying power does. better buying power is summarized in a chart that i think we are prepared to project for you. you have probably seen it before. it has 23 points, which were devised from the logistics work force at the dot and also are partners in the industry. this is -- at the d o d and also our partners in the industry. this is what secretary gates and i introduced last september. these cover the way that government can better cover performance and incentivize in the industry. i will just take a few of them out to give you an example. the first category we are applying over there is targeting the affordability and cost growth. we are going to be starting some new programs that we need. if we are not going to start anything that we cannot finish

manchin trust. go, including in this -- you have mentioned everywhere you go, including in this ring, is what you do if you were in the minority. what you not believe then, as they have said this week, that they have not talked to each other about any post-election scenarios, and if you have the most seats, it would be the prime minister. >> that is not my read of what they said. i think what they said is if the conservatives win the most seats, we will come in and we will feed them -- they can come in and we will feed them and then we will get together. >> with respect, that is not what they said. >> that is, i think, where everything they are saying leads. in this campaign, we brought forward a budget. it was the next phase of our action plan. it was well received by canadians and it reflected a broader range of input. we think it is the direction we need for the country, so we're looking for a mandate. i think we are at a stage where minorities are becoming counterproductive. we have had four ele

manchin for a brief comment. >> i want to make clear previous comment i made about the approval of theoke of earlier in our discussion and the want to be clear about this so there's no confusion about when he requested from the irs commissioner sheldon and assigned a republican staff committee, he would be looking into, quote, areas related to tax-exempt organizations and other matters of interest to the ways and means committee. he was not aware that the detail we would be working on investigations specifically with aarp. i yield back. >> thank you for yielding time and i thank chairman boustany for the clarification which leads to more confusion. the reality is we are looking at a document that was prepared without the knowledge of most every member of this committee. it appears to be a document that was prepared without the committee staff's full participation. nowhere does it indicate this is an official report, subtly not an official investigative report by the ways and means committee and in my 12 years of being on this committee this is the first time i have seen business done t

either the -- they don't have the votes to stop it, and according to senator manchin from west virginiaated just the other day there are 12 or 13 democrats willing to vote for my amendment and you get all the republicans, that would be enough to reach 60 and pass my amendment. what does my amendment do? it takes away the jurisdiction from the environmental protection agency from regulating greenhouse gases. simple as that. so we -- maybe we have the votes there. but the other reason is -- and i don't blame the leadership on the other side of the aisle, they don't want to subject their senators to voting, to have to cast a vote that would make -- that would allow the e.p.a. to continue harassing and overregulating manufacturers and refineries and businesses and farmers and -- and the rest of america. well, there are two votes that are out there that they've been offering as cover votes. one's the baucus amendment and the other's the rockefeller amendment. the baucus amendment would exempt some of the smaller ones. frankly, i think everyone knows that that is something that really wouldn'

manchin: when i was governor of west virginia, we used to grapple over the budget like every state, every governor and every legislature, every senator and every delegate, but when the deadline arrived, people came together and we did our job. democrats and republicans, business and labor, progressives and conservatives, and we enacted a balanced budget every year without failure. it's part of our constitution. it's who we are. i've only been in the u.s. senate for five months and i have never seen anything quite like this. never could have imagined anything quite like this. but i see so much opportunity if we'll just start talking and working together. we're outspending our revenues by hundreds of billions of dollars every month. hundred dollarhundreds of billions every month. they tell us that our revenue estimates will be about $2.2 billion this year but our expenditures are expected to be over $3.7 billion. now, i believe everybody that we speak to and everyone that's listening to us can understand that we've got a problem, but yet we're grappling over this tonight of a budget that sh