part in these congress and report out from around the world traditionally and when by whom bungling mr branch would you did you know he was here while you're here i know that would be a tradition i mean less people better for the party ok chinaman's court human rights violations censoring of internet do you think something will change because the people that are coming to power today they were educated in the west they more they have more liberal liberal values. if i may know what they were looking to get into which the somewhere in his education basically and what will. you know it's a typical mistake of any european or american to think that any change comes from them from europe or america for this is the best example for anyone in the world it will change in china because the cheney's heat many things it's not exactly the same things which the europe europeans might take but. it is sitting with anger at some small precise local problems like leg bridge being lengthened for construction like look outs and probably people little street which is more improved porton then the freedom of press

reporter: from speaker of the house john boehner, to the newly re-elected president, an 0 live branch. >> mrpresident, the republican majority here in the house stands ready to work with you. >> reporter: they better work together. if they don't strike a deal to cut the deficit in 55 day, by law, we face the so-called fiscal cliff, taxmaggedon, a mix of tax increases and defense spending cuts that would likely plunge the economy back into recession. and give a big tax hike for virtual little every family in america starting january 1st. the president has insisted and campaigned on raising tax rates on the wealthy. house republicans campaigned on no tax increases and they won, too. today, from boehner, a hint at a willingness to compromise. >> we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves to find the common ground that haas eluded us. let's rise above the dysfunction and do the right thing together for our country. >> reporter: the newly elected congress looks almost exactly like the last one. the same partisan divisions, maybe even a little bit deeper, that led to failure last time. but

mr. boehner came out earlier and some say offered an olive branch. points when the president took what wall street is interpreting anyway as a harder line onnen c econcession the republicans. the net-net part of that is to washington. wall street wants you to make a deal. wall street does not want to see us go over the fiscal cliff. so for what it's worth -- get

this is a different ball of wax, very radical branch of democratic party. mr.lt with three main objectives. expand government as fast as possible, the objective was to expand government as fast as possible and the ultimate objective is to create a permanent democratic voting majority to get to your point. what we saw was president obama and the far left had enormous success getting us there and it almost looks like it were not already at that tipping point it almost looks like he has gotten us there. they're opposed to what it is all about. >> i am not surprised we have a different view. when they ask the exit polls if you want a smaller government for a bigger government, 53-41 they said they want a smaller government, they do. they don't want no government. that romney didn't have a message, he did not have an inclusive message close to hispanics and blacks in a way to give them confidence there was something other than independence. tracy: there' that is a problemh the overall g.o.p. likability from hispanics, blacks and women in general. >> that is absolute

he signaled a possible willingness to compromise on taxes and extended an olive branch to the president. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. let's rise above the dysfunction and do the right thing together for our country. >> reporter: rush limbaugh almost seemed at a loss of words when describing the republican defeat. >> i went to bed last night thinking, we're outnumbered. i went to bed last night thinking we've lost the country. >> reporter: as returns were still rolling in, sarah palin seemed stunned. >> unfortunately, we know what we will get with four more years of obama. this really is a catastrophic setback to our economy. it's a perplexing time for many of us right now. >> reporter: in high-profile races from the top on down, it was a night of republican concession speeches. >> i pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation. >> she won it fair and square, folks. >> things don't always turn out the way you think they're going to. >> reporter: now, the question is, how to bring the party ba

mr. romney has five sons. none of them have entered a branch of the armed forces.here are five branches of the armed services. yet mr. romney claims to be a patriot. how can he be a patriot, how can he beat? he wants to be commander-in- chief of the armed services. if he becomes commander in chief of the armed services, he will order the troops into battle, into harm's way. he will order other people's children into harm's way except for his own children. i do not think that that is fair. host: let's hear from kevin, calling us from new york state. how are you? caller: not bad, life is good. host: tell us what you think about the electoral system and how confident you are in it. host: certainly -- caller: certainly from hearing about voter suppression, i have a tremendous concern about that. i have an even greater concern about any politician who would advocate for the elimination of epa sit -- standards. sandy and i mean are two good examples of how the new normal is going to create horrific scenarios throughout the world and in our country. any politician who mak

branch of government. the congress has controlled by the house of representatives, republicans, and senate the democrats. mroba, even though he thinks as these guys have already said, that he will press for his tax increase on the rich, it' not going to happen. the house was reelected, but a smaller government, keeping government spending in check, and, of course, not raising taxes. if he thinks that house republicans we will roll over, i think he's in for reawakening. lou: one for the country came today when we were stunned by the announcement of david patraeus resignation as cia director. and then he cites in s resignation letter not only an extramarital affair, but he's quoting teddy roosevelt. remarkable, i thought. >> it is remarkable. i have respect for david patraeus. i don't know the details. he served his country dave -- he sacrificed a great deal. i think it is a tragedy. there's also another story here. lou: that story, because we learned very quickly that he will certainly not the apparently testifying before congress next wednesday in closed-door meetings, three separate investigations. what do

you better get your act together, extend the olive branch, and start negotiating because our economy depends on it. >> for anyone out there who thinks mr. akin or mr. mourdock were outliers, sort of oddities in the republican party, here is the republican party platform approved in tampa by all the delegates. faithful to the self-evident truths enshrined in the declaration of independence, which assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. we support a human life amendment to the constitution and, this is bigger, endorse legislation to make clear that the 14th amendment's protections apply to unborn children. well, there you have life, liberty, and property which would basically make it basically murder to have an abortion. all in the constitution -- basically the constitution of the republican party right now. what do you make of that when you walk past republicans on the floor and realize they subscribe to that kind of thinking? where the woman has no role. >> well, i think the american public has spoken on this in states as conservative as mi

branching out to include the congressman's wife. patty and rod blagojevich thanks for coming in. welcome let's talk a little bit about the sudden heat that appears to be coming on mrs. jackson. why did this happen? my guess in this case is i guess the negotiations was to have been on going fairly well i'm guessing they went into a snag some wear and this gives an opportunity to put a little more pressure on congressman jackson to maybe jump-start these negotiations whatever is holding it up this will give it a new start. talk about your case the pressure was on on dreyfuss how does that affect her? i always say do what you want to me, indict me but as far as going after family and loved ones, it puts you in a very difficult position she was great about it but we talked there were two young children involved so it wasn't just andria and die and i just could not let it happen i got were for my attorney that seven years in prison the only one who would be doing it was me so it didn't take a lot i wasn't happy the way broderick but you have to protect your loved ones. that was a point where you finally literally used the word uncle. i looked at my attorney and i said t

branch you're looking for, i don't see it. melissa: juan, here is your chance to rise above the fray. here is your chance to make mr.nes look bad. give me your olive brand of. you make your suggestion. what would you like the democrats to come and offer here? >> well i think the president needs to go public with embracing some aspect of simpson-bowles so he has taken political ownership in a way i think he was cowardly for not doing previously. melissa: like what? i love where you're going, juan. like what? give me an example. >> he would say that we're going to have tremendous spending cuts, for example, in medicare. and he would say, here is how i plan to do it. here is exactly the age level for eligibility. or he would say with regard to social security, here are the changes that i propose making. and, i take ownership. i'm gog to take flak from my political base and the democratic party and expose my party to harm. you, mr. boehner, see what you got. melissa: juan, you' a great american. i'm weeping here at the desk. i love that. fred, come onn what have you got? put something on the table? >> you know what chan

protocols they follow that govern how they inform the various branches of government of these kinds of investigations. megyn: your thoughts on that mr. chairman. >> first of all as far as informing congress, leon panetta the secretary of tk*efrpbs who was the cia director says congress should have been informed, that is number one. as far as the white house, the fbi may say they have protocols as far as guilt or in sense, as far as a criminal investigation. here we are talking about a foreign policy leader, general petraeus. the president as commander and chief has to know, someone an integral part of that team if that person is under a cloud, is being investigated in a way that could compromise his performance as cia director. that should trump everything. we are not talking about revealing any secrets of petraeus. we are talking about the president knowing, being told that a member of his team potentially could be compromised and is in the scope of a major investigation. i don't accept that at all. the fbi should have told them and that should be the policy, and we will find out whether or not anyone in the white house had in fact

mr. curson: the act requires the executive branch to punish a list of people who are to be punished under its sanctions and gives key members of congress the ability to request that the names of other human rights violators be added to the list. this is critical for its success, however the state department must do its right and hold human rights violators accountable. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, has 10 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, has 15 seconds. mr. camp: at this time i have no further speakers and am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. is recognized for 15 seconds. mr. levin: i would ask mr. camp if you yield me an additional minute and a half. mr. camp: i yield the gentleman from michigan one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is yielded one minute. mr. levin: i wanted mr. curse -- i yield myself such time as i may consume. to finish the roots in the labor movement and beyond. we are proud to have you here and welcome your

mr. walker, i recently heard in the news the congressional research service, a branch of the cbo, released a report entitled "taxes of the economy." to the top economic rates since 1945. in the beginning of the report, at one. essentially it talks about the taxes from the mid 1940's going from 90% in the top marginal rates down to what it is today. it says the analysis of the data suggests reduction in the top tax rates have had little association with savings, investment, or productivity and growth. this just came out in september. its author was a specialist in public finance. i know mitch mcconnell has tried to bury this report because it came out before the election. i wonder if you have any comment on it? this seems to be a kind of white elephants the republicans have been throwing out for some time that lower taxes and we're going to have more revenue. guest: first, the congressional research service is a division of the library of congress and separate and distinct from the congressional budget office. secondly, all of the reports are not automatically made available to the public.

branch we could see, saying we're going to do this in a really serious way. >> i think that's a fair point and perhaps there is a deal that says where house republicans say, mr. president, we understand you won, you get those top tax rate expirations and in return we need to do something on the economy. >> guys, i love what you're saying but we've got to rise above in this country about who won and who lost. right? who cares? we're all going to lose if we don't fix it. when you look at the demographic profile of this country, right, and medicare spending and social security payments, 7,500 people every hour turning 60 years old. they're spending money on medicare, extracting probably more than they ever paid in, by far in some cases. post-obama, post-next president, whoever it is, they're looking to fix that now. >> the president was clear both today and in his budget that medicare and medicaid are on the table. tony wants social security to be on that table, too. that's worth having a discussion about. >> thank you, tony, final question to you. do the republicans have the political cajones to go to their base, the seniors and say, i'm sorry, you may not get

expect their elected officials to work across party lines and the branches of government to solve the challenges facing our nation. mr. desjarlais: unless we act now, we run the risk of allowing this country to go off a fiscal cliff in january. this would have both severe economic and security ramifications. the fed secretary pennetta says it would be devastating to our national defense. the county from earnston young said it would cost us 700,000 jobs. almost every american would fall victim to a tax increase. this would be an unacceptable blow to our economy that is still struggling to get back on its feet. house republicans have already passed legislation to address these issues and stand ready to build upon them to avert this crisis. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from minnesota seek recognition? without objection, the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized for one minute. ms. mccollum: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the american people expect congress to go to work, to create jobs and grow our economy. we a

in the respective branch policies to be able to serve our military families and our military members as we should. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, -- further debate on the gillibrand amendment. mrs. gillibrand: i would like to say that senator collins and senator snowe are cosponsors of this amendment. i know they have statements for the record that they will be submitting later. mr. levin: i ask consent then that those statements be inserted in the record at the appropriate time. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: madam president, we have no further debate on the gillibrand amendment. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate, the question is on the adoption of the amendment. 3016. all in favor signify by saying aye. opposed nay. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. mr. levin: i move to reconsider. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: now, mr. president, i understand under the current unanimous consent agreement that the senator from maryland is going to be recognized for five minutes as though in morning business. the presiding

mr. romney spoke to his disappointed crowd in boston. president obama spoke to his excited crowd in chicago. what now? the president has extended an olive branchbig issues. >>> let's get a report on the states out west from abbie boudreau. >> reporter: it was a sweeping victory for president obama out west. he won key battleground states for the second straight election. both candidates vying for votes up until the end. owe what ultimately pulled ahead for a win in two states. for young voters, latinos, and women coming out in full force to cast their ballot. overnight, california governor's jerry brown's suggest tax measure is headed for approval. it will raise income taxes on those that earn more than $250,000 a year and will raise sales tax for all californians. otherwise, there would have been a direct hit on students. this message is his central focus since his election two years ago. also a vet to retain the death penalty in california. 13 prez ners on death row have been executed in the last 20 years. >> thank you, abbie. let's go to josh. >>> airlines have canceled hundreds of flights in and out of new york and other cities as many are

mr. walker i recently heard in the news that the congressional research service which is a branch of the cbo released a report that entitled the taxes of the economy and the economy and economic analysis at the top rates since 1945 and in the executive summary of the beginning of the report, at one point essentially the report talks about the taxes from the mid 40's coming from 90% of the top marginal rates to what it is today. and it says the analysis suggests the reduction in the top tax rates have had little association of savings investment or productivity and growth. while this just came out in september, its author was a specialist in public finance. i know that mitch mcconnell tried to bury the report because it cannot for the election. i wonder if you are familiar if you have a comment and this seems to be, no pun intended the the kind of white elephant the republicans have been throwing out for so long that the lower taxes mean that we will have more revenue. >> welcome a first of the congressional research service is a division of the congress separate and distinct from the con

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branch doesn't work well and another steps in. i think the president took a necessary step. >> we will see a couple of commercials right now, the first from mrs. vilsack's campiagn. >> i am christie vilsack and i approve this message. ♪ >> mr. king, mrs. vilsack has called you an embarassment to iowa. do some of the quotes embarrass you? >> i've said by the time i eliminated the questions and dishonesty, the only thing left was "i'm christie vilsack and i approve this message." the one that is true, was about the vote on hurricane katrina. there will be all kinds of wasted funds. it is a principled vote and it will be easy to vote on. king was right -- this is the sioux city's response. the balance of that is false. i have had better votes since then. voting against obamacare, voting against cap and trade, dodd-frank, those were better votes, but the rest of those allegations are false. >> he is one of 11 congressmen who took a vote against hurricane katrina relief. i think that everything i said in that ad is true. we have researched all of it. these are congressman king's own words. >> and he is using one to define mrs. vilsack. >> what doe

i've not had to deal with a legislative branch, and there's got to be a movement in the middle so i'm saying today, yes, mr the congress, look, you have got to come to the table, also. >> ezra? >> we do a great job talk iing about how the president should act, how the president should strategize, what speech he should give. i reported on health care on negotiations and they did a lot of reaching across the aisle. and whether or not the tone, it was tough to find agreement even put aside the president. the gang of six, you can't find more effort than the gang of six. i don't know if it changes now, one thing we need to do a better job of, does congress change? what does the new congress look like and will they come to the table and be open to compromise? >> up next on "morning joe" campaign rewind. stay with us right here in studio 8h. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well

mr. walker, i recently heard in the news the congressional research service, a branch of the cbo, releasedt entitled "taxes of the economy." to the top economic rates since 1945. in the beginning of the report, at one. essentially it talks about the taxes from the mid 1940's going from 90% in the top marginal rates down to what it is today. it says the analysis of the data suggests reduction in the top tax rates have had little association with savings, investment, or productivity and growth. this just came out in september. its author was a specialist in public finance. i know mitch mcconnell has tried to bury this report because it came out before the election. i wonder if you have any comment on it? this seems to be a kind of white elephants the republicans have been throwing out for some time that lower taxes and we're going to have more revenue. guest: first, the congressional research service is a division of the library of congress and separate and distinct from the congressional budget office. secondly, all of the reports are not automatically made available to the public. the memb

mr. walker, i recently heard in the news the congressional research service, a branch of the cbo, released a report entitled "taxes of the economy." to the top economic rates since 1945. in the beginning of the report, at one. essentially it talks about the taxes from the mid 1940's going from 90% in the top marginal rates down to what it is today. it says the analysis of the data suggests reduction in the top tax rates have had little association with savings, investment, or productivity and growth. this just came out in september. its author was a specialist in public finance. i know mitch mcconnell has tried to bury this report because it came out before the election. i wonder if you have any comment on it? this seems to be a kind of white elephants the republicans have been throwing out for some time that lower taxes and we're going to have more revenue. guest: first, the congressional research service is a division of the library of congress and separate and distinct from the congressional budget office. secondly, all of the reports are not automatically made available to the public.

branches. tragically as was mentioned in 1951 harry and harriette moore were fatally injured when a bomb planted underneath their house exploded. the moores were survived by their only daughter, juanita. mr. speaker, i urge the passage of this bill to commemorate the legacy of harry t. and harriette moore and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. gosar: thank you, mr. speaker. i would now like to yield as much time as he may consume to my distinguished colleague from the state of florida, the sponsor of this legislation, mr. posey. the speaker pro tempore: mr. posey is recognized. mr. posey: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, today we take an important step to honor the lives of harry t. moore and his wife, harriette moore. these leaders and the struggle for civil rights were taken from us 61 years ago this christmas. harry t. and harriette moore propelled the struggle for justice and equality far beyond the borders of their home in brevard county, florida. they are remembered for their dignity, compassion, and emphasis on education. they left a legacy that remai

mr. prible for talking to you. i don't want to take away from the seriousness of the east coast. that has priority now. i live on the west branch of the susquehanna river in pennsylvania. there is a multimillion dollar slide control about three miles from me, has been there since the 60s or 70s. i have recently been required to have flood insurance after 20 some seven years of living in my house. i have approximately two years ago and my mortgage. i have been chilling with fema and needless to say my mortgage company, just staggering how hard it is to get anything out of them. insurance is expensive. it is tired to protest, if i can use that right word, or use that word, the findings. as i see the maps are updated. it is costly to get that done. i am at my wits end about what to do about this. obviously i'm going to have to pay it. the mortgage company is requiring me to have insurance, said they're obviously getting the insurance. it is $2000 a year and that is almost my mortgage to be honest with you. >> host: is that your total homeowners insurance or just the flood part? >> guest: that is just the flood park, sir. and by th

branch. the congress should have a part to play in this. and that's the second point, mr. president. the question is, what should the role of the congress be? and i think that's what has paralyzed us as a body for the six years that i have been here in the senate. this is not a treaty. this would not be a treaty, so we wouldn't have to go through the entire consent process of a treaty -- which could paralyze our foreign policy. the chair and i both have worked for several years now trying to get the law of the sea treaty into place. it's been bouncing around for decades. but it should be more than what they call consultation. every time we talk to the executive branch -- and i am a former member of the executive branch; i spent four years in the pentagon in the reagan administration -- they say that they have consulted and the definition of a consultation should be the secretary of state calling the chairman of the foreign relations committee or the secretary of defense calling the chairman of the armed services committee or coming over for a meeting. that is not the level of discuss