mr. carney began his briefing with news of the president's oklahoma trip. once again, we have the president playing this role of consoler in chief. but does this visit reinforce his pledge to provide whatever assets the region needs at this time? >> reporter: i think it does to some extent, martin. that will certainly be one of his key messages when he travels to the region. and we should say at this hour we are learning that according to fema, the agency has signed up 1,500 individuals for federal assistance. that is due to the president signing that disaster declaration on monday. so those efforts are ongoing. there are people on the ground signing people up as we speak. in terms of the president's visit, of course, it is about being consoler in chief. so he will be there surveying the damage, but also listening to the stories of those people who are still hurting and grieving. martin? >> now, the white house as you know, kristen, is also continuing to answer questions about the actions of the irs. and its targeting of specific conservative groups. what i

mr. carney. but that's not acceptable for the president's spokesman to say that to the american people, when we now know, any reference to act of terror, any reference to al qaeda were removed from the talking points. and it was done at a deputy's meeting just before susan rice went on television. >> would you call this a cover-up? >> i would call it a cover-up. i would call it a cover-up in the extent that there was willful removal of information, which was obvious. it was obvious. mr. hicks said, in his testimony, his jaw dropped when he saw susan rice do that. i was on another sunday morning show after susan rice. my jaw dropped. i said, people don't bring rocket-propelled grenades and mortars to spontaneous demonstrations. >> let's look at what happened because of the e-mails. first of all, ambassador tom pickering said the idea of a cover-up is absurd. congressman steven king, republican from iowa, said it was bigger than watergate. and this is what james inhofe said. >> using the "i" word b

mr. carney gave long rambling answers to the questions.he white house did nothing wrong and susan rice did nothing wrong and the generated by republicans for political reasons. that's his story and as they say he is sticking to it abc news is reporting that there were 12 different versions of talking points on benghazi. and the final version put out to the public eliminated references to al qaeda and affiliate terrorist organizations. mr. carney said that the white house involvement in those revisions was very minor. plying the state department under hillary clinton was the primary editing force. the state says they didn't want to highlight al qaeda involvement because it might impede the investigation. a fairly incredible assertion. what jay carney attempted to do today was convince the world that there was initial confusion about who attacked the american ambassador and killed him and that the white house was acting responsibly in avoiding placing direct blame. the fact remains that ambassador rice did place blame for the attack on the a

mr. carney said, it's been a long time. yes, it's been a long time, and we still haven't gotten answers to many questions, including who made up the talking points for ambassador rice to go on all national tv talk shows on that sunday, one of which i was on and was stunned by her comments. so -- and now we understand that the accountability review board that secretary -- then secretary clinton convened is now being investigated by the inspector general about whether they were able to or desired to interview all people involved. >> greta: let me talk about that for a second. i mean, the whole idea was in the very beginning that, the white house didn't want to give out information, the state department, because it was being interviewed -- or being investigated, outsourced to the accountability review board. that was the idea. now we're learning apparently -- correct me if i'm wrong -- that they didn't talk directly to the witnesses, the people with information. is that your understanding? >> that's my understanding, that they

mr. carney said the same thing. somebody is either not communicating correctly the fact s or you know, i don't think i should accuse anyone of deceiving the american public, but it's been known because these people's names have been -- we've been asking for for months and they talk about all the documents they sent over and all that. why not just send over the names so that these individuals, we could have a face-to-face interview. now all these months later and we don't have this information. it has been a compelling argument for a select committee to investigate this whole tragedy that took place which we still don't have answers for. >> neil: senator, thank you very much. all of which have this one common theme, communication, communication, communication. a lot wasn't communicated in benghazi. a lot clearly preboston. >> neil: conspiring to obstruct justice, making false statements. if new suspects in the bombing investigation are convicted, what would be the punishment, not for essentially being part of the cri

mr. carney. she was talking about benghazi. who would let them get that far ahead where would under write the talking points. now, we have them, all they told us that, all we knew was the white house counsel was informed and i.g. report. she knew, senior staffers knew. not only did they know but coordinated weigh treasury and how it could be rolled out. i mean, again, how are we supposed to trust what comes out of this administration what jay carney is going to tell us when how information is revealed? >> to dana perino's point he is being poorly served. they are keeping him out of the loop. he may have been given misfog. his credibility is low ebb and he a life and career that will go beyond this moment and this time. he lives in this town and has colleagues here. he can only be embarrassed by the white house so many times. that is the rule for press secretaries. hey, they didn't tell me. i was out of loop, but this isn't just this one. this benghazi as you pointed out and the willful shading of public releases on this for pol

mr. carney pleaded innocence involving the irs. it's admitted that it has targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny. conservative groups that want a tax exempt status. they have to go to the irs for approval for that. and question about family members that might want to run for office and what conversations and give us your facebook address. all sorts of stuff they had to go through that other people didn't have to go through. they admitted they started a conservative group but they claim it wasn't for political reasons. just a coincidence. we done the know-how it happened. that is why the white house found wiggle room and if they did it and see what the inspector general report when it gets released this week. members of congress and news reporters apparently have it. then there will be consequences. okay, then there was the matter of the doj going after the associated press. back in associated press wrote an article about a thwarted terror attack. it was controversial because it was scheduled for the anniversary of the ubl

mr. carney said, mr. carney was saying in the clip you played just a few moments ago that he was talking about actual prosecutions. that is not what he was talking about. in fact his own words that you just played said, potential prosecutions. and he said, with potential prosecutions of the press he had never even heard of any of this. yet, martha, i've got a copy of the application they had for search warrant and as you know, they don't say that they're on a fishing expedition. they state in this application that there was probable cause that mr. rosen had committed a crime. if there was not even the potential for prosecution, whoever filed this application needs to not only lose their job, but lose their license to practice law because they have clearly misrepresented this to the court. so we plan to make sure we have i have iten mr. holder another opportunity to clarify everything he said. but i think when all of this clears out, martha, we're going to find out he didn't tell the truth to the judiciary

mr. carney comes in? >> look, our central case is that they won't do very much at all.think that the uk will recover for more this year, the second half. there's a bit of a pick up in growth. in that context, the banks aren't easing now, we don't see them easing in the second half, either. i think when carney comes in, we don't see them there for the majority for qe. we may see changes something on the communication side. >> melanie, i'm got ben broadbent joining me on the set in about 30 minutes. what would you want to know from him? i'm going to get you to do my job for me. what would you want to know from him above all else? >> i think what does he see the main risks and particularly how he sees the exit from the monetary policy easing. >> good. i'll ask him that. and i'll frame it as your question, as well. thanks very much for that, melanie baker uk economist at morgan stanley. very handy. very handy. we have that exclusive interview with ben broadbent. he's played down the significance of the return to growth. more reaction from him at 11:00 cet, 10:00 london time

mr. carney one person's view of what actions were taken or individual did is not enough for us to say something concretely happened that was inappropriate. that is not a tepid response, that is no response, that led to what headline said president fired steve miller, he did not fire him. he asked jack lew to ask him to resgn, but he is still here. that is a good thing, i don't know what haze status. is since he has resigned, is he ill acting i don't know. we'll ask him the tough questions, and then we'll go from tre. is is the politics of intimidation. if you are a whistle-blower on benghazi, you are intimidated, if you are a taxpayer that said byhe way i'm in favor of u.s. construction, a patriot or another key word, all of a sudden, your tes are auded. american people get this, they get it strong, they fear the irs, now they have real reason to fear it don't mention patri or constitution or less government on your show, it is going to be hard for you, i'm just warning you. neil: any combination raises eyebrows, thank you, sir. >> you bet. neil: i wan you to look at this, in markets worried ab

mr. carney. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for having the hearing and thank you, mr. secretary, for coming in and for your answers to the questions. i am going to try to focus -- first, a comment about what you said. as a former secretary of finance at the state level whose responsibilities or jurisdiction included tax administration, i certainly appreciate your hands off approach to that administration of taxes and understand why it is necessary for the political appointee in a place like treasury or where i served. i would like to ask a few questions about your role as chair of the fsoc. the first one is, we hear a lot -- we hear it in the committee and from folks on the other side of the aisle and from people who come in, that too big to fail still exists. what would you tell folks who say that? >> congressman, i think the challenge we have is to be able to get to the end of the implementation of dodd-frank and then answer the question by saying too big to fail is over. that is what the policy of dodd-frank, our policy in implementing dodd-frank. we are not yet at

mr. carney was dismissive of somebody called an attorney saying she represents somebody. earlier this week on thursday i exclusively interviewd that attorney. victoria tensing a high ranking official in the regan justice department. they represent two potential whistle blowers, both of them state department employees who hope to testify next wednesday before a congressional committee. we learned their identities. victoria's client is greg hicks. deputy chief of mission in libya the number two man and we think the last person to speak to ambassador chris stevens whose last words shouted into his cell phone were we're under attack. we're under attack. joe's client is mark thompson is former marine who is deputy coordinator for counter terrorism at the state department and both hicks and thompson believe the previous investigation done on benghazi by something called the accountability review board was severely lacking. here now attorneys victoria tensing and joe. >> always good to see you. >> always good to see you. >> get right to it. first of all, your response to what ja

mr. carney and i would have been dragged away by the secret service because that wasn't the question.here's the question that henry asked: is the president outraged that lois lerner took the fifth? yes or no? carney can speak to that. he just will not. our tax dollarsq, again. president obama must know his image has taken a hit. a new fox news poll asks do you feel the government is out of control? a whopping 68 percent said yes. 26% don't think so. another question is barack obama honest and trustworthy? 49% yes? 48% no. if the irs scandal continues and the white house continues to dodge that untrustworthy number will surely rise. and that's the memo. now, for the top story tonight, reaction with us, one of the stars of the five bob beckel. so, lerner, what do you think about lois? >> well, here is the problem with it. if you start by saying i didn't break any laws, i didn't break any regulations, i didn't say anything to anybody and then you take the fifth, that's the problem. i mean, if you -- i don't know what lawyer in the world, if you convince didn't break any law is going to s

mr. carney said it was one detail about what kind of building the attack was waged on and reality it wasething more involved then than thanksgiving. >> but it's still not the cover up that they want it to be. >> john: i know it's not but it looks like he lied. >> first of all the g.o.p. are so upset about the loss of four american lives but won't lift a finger for the hundreds of americans lives that are dying every day to gun violence. maybe newtown should newtown school name should be changed. it's more to whether it was a film or al-qaeda terrorist attack, but the fact people don't like us over there. maybe we should address that. >> john: and the fact that we went to war to get rid of gadhafi, and the fact is they don't care about these four people. they are exploiting these four deaths. they had 3,000 deaths they exploited to go into iraq. >> that's what politicians do. why was lincoln shot, because it was friday or john wilkes booth could not hack it as an actor. >> john: i'm saying the g.o.p. has no moral or intellectual or historical right to argue about this, but to say that jay

mr. carney, do you honestly expect us to believe that all of these edits, you can see it right there, version two, version three that all of the references to al-qaeda were removed without the producing of the white house or the state department? and didn't you say these were just stylistic edits? a hard sell considering we know for a fact that the cia director then general petraeus told lawmakers in a classified briefing on november 16, 2012 that he thought benghazi was a terror' tack from day one. in other words, i think it is time for jay carney to stop blaming the intelligence community. and by the way, jay, it might be time for you to resign. joining me with reaction fox news military analyst colonel oliver north. 12 different versions. 12 different edits. they claim only stylistically but removed the important factor tip fors let's see that warned this could happen' head of time and two removing all references this was a terror attack and add and then inserted a lie that they knew was a lie, colonel. where is this going? >> this is going straight downhill because, first of all, they hav

mr. carney to the talking points issues that were raised by yourself and other journalists in the briefingreporter: well, martin, look, there is no doubt the white house is playing a little bit of defense today. you heard that during the white house press briefing. they also organized what is referred to as a background briefing with a number of senior administration officials and a select group of reporters. i was also in that briefing. that lasted for about an hour. and the message was the same. both during that meeting and during jay carney's briefing which you just referenced which is the white house pushing back against these allegations that they in some way mischaracterized their involvement in those talking points that susan rice had during those sunday shows when she basically said the benghazi attack stemmed from a spontaneous protest. so that is the first part of this, but what we are learning, according to e-mails that were just recently obtained by nbc news as well, i should say the content was obtained by nbc news, is white house officials did weigh in to some extent on that

mr. carney -- then you hear mr. carney, jay carney, we heard him say that benghazi happened a long time ago. why get back into the little details of exactly what happened. well now, will this inspector general report actually reveal more information as well as hearings that are going to happen next week? >>clayton: if they came forward and wanted to speak and they weren't allowed to speak, so this never went on the record, so if the inspector general report comes out people wanted to talk about what unfolded there and they weren't allowed to, that is a bombshell. meanwhile ambassador bolton weighs in on this particular issue because he says we need to be very aware of what these people are saying. listen. >> i've been trying to think through why the inspector general would be reviewing an a.r.b. like this. i've never heard of any kind of investigation like this before. why was the state department inspector general spun up about this? were people denied the ability to testify to the a.r.b.? and, by the way, fundament

mr. carney and others. i promise you this, that the minute i found out about it that my main focus is making sure we get the thing fixed. you know, i think it's going to be sufficient for us to be working with congress. they've got a whole bunch of committees. we've got i.g.s already there. the i.g. has done an audit. it's now my understanding going to be recommending an investigation. and, you know, attorney general holder also announced a criminal investigation of what happened. between those investigations, i think we're going to be able to figure out exactly what happened, who was involved, what went wrong. and we're going to be able to implement steps to fix it. that ultimately is the main priority i have. but also i think the american people have. they understand that we've got an agency that has enormous potential power and is involved in everybody's lives. that's part of the reason why it's been treated as a quasi-independent institution. that's also why we've got to make sure that it is doing its j

mr. carney but if you think charging three times more for the same service should get customers to notice, try this item from "the huffington post." it costs nearly $100,000 per patient at the bayonne hospital center in new jersey to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which, as it sounds, makes it hard for one to breathe but around 20 miles away, at the lincoln medical and health center in the bronx the identical treatment costs just over $7,000. as for cost discrepancies that can soar hire than that, jonathan blum, who directs the center that released the data said, and i quote... >> john: perhaps gordon gekko from oliver stone's "wall street" came up with the best argument when he told an audience of fictional investors greed is good. but greed also hurts. according to a 2009 study by harvard and ohio university, in 2007, over 62% of bankruptcies nationwide were medically related even though nearly 80% of those bankrupt families had medical insurance anyway. as dr. steffi woolhandler one of the study's authors told cnn and i quote unless you're a warren buffett or bill gates y

mr. carney. but that's just not acceptable for the present spokesman to say that to the american people when we now know, any reference to act of terror, any reference to al qaeda were removed from those talking points and it was done as a deputy's meeting just before susan rice -- >> would you call this a cover-up? >> but what did president obama say? we'll get to that in a moment. mccain also wasted in time in going after the former secretary of state. >> do you blame hillary clinton? >> i think that the secretary of state has played a role in this -- >> do you think she had a role in those e-mails? >> she had to have been in the loop in some way, but we don't know for sure. but i do know that her response, before the foreign relations committee, who cares -- remember when she said, "who cares how this happened?" in a rather emotional way. a lot of people care, with respect to the secretary of state. >> so in a course of a few minutes, john mccain went after the president and hillary clinton. m

mr. carney and others. you know, i promise you this. that the minute i found out about it, my main focus is making sure we get the thing fixed. >> you know, i think that it's going to be sufficient for us to be working with congress. they've got a whole bunch of committees. we've got igs, already there. the ig has done an audit. it's going to be recommending an investigation. and you know, attorney general holder also announced a criminal investigation of what happened. between those investigations i think we're going to be able to figure out exactly what happened. who was involved. what went wrong. and we're going to be able to implement steps to fix it. and that ultimately is the main priority that i have, but also i think the american people have. they understand that we've got an agency that has got enormous potential power and is involved in everybody's lives. and that's part of the reason why it's been treated as a quasi-independent institution. but that's also why we've got to make sure that it is doing its job scrupulously and w

mr. carney whose you feelness to this administration -- whose usefulness to this administration is diminishing rapidly -- this is a very live issue. >>brian: is jay carney being the fall guy here? we all know jay carney is a spokesperson for the administration. he is not setting policy. and that is one thing tony snowe said when he went to the white house, he said i'm not going to take this job unless you put me in the meetings. i'm wondering is jay carney in the meetings or is he getting handed talking points? this is destroying his career because he is contradicted on this particular issue four separate times as he down played what the c.i.a. was putting in the report, what they actually came out with, who was to blame for the conclusions that proved to be faulty. >>steve: any time there is a question asked of jay carney and it is something prepared for, if you notice, he reads a card off the top of his lectern. he's got things he's supposed to say. he is just the mouthpiece for this administration. it is the job of the white house press corps to ask the really tough questions. it is interes

mr. carney and others, i promise you this. the minute i found out about it, my main focus is to make sure we get the thing fixed. i think that it's going to be sufficient for us to be working with congress. they've got a whole bunch of committees. we've got i.g.s already there. they've done an audit and they will be recommending an investigation, and attorney general holder announced a criminal investigation of what happened. between those investigations we'll figure out exactly what happened, who was involved, what went wrong and we're going to be able to implement steps to fix it. that ultimately is the main priority that i have and also the american people. they understand that we've got an agency that has enormous potential power and is involved in everybody's lives. that is part of the reason why it's been treated as a quasi-independent institution but also why we have to make sure that it is doing its job skruip rousely and without even a hint of bias or a hint that somehow favoring one group over another. as i said yest

mr. carney's remarks come as we are learning extraordinary new details on the irs intimidation of conservativeing groups revealed in an explosive treasury inspector general report just released last night. the context for this story begins in january 2010. the u.s. supreme court hands down a decision called citizens united. that's a decision that opens the flood gates to corporate spending in elections. something president obama was so upset about he openly lamented it in his state of the union ar dress. -- address. >> last week the supreme court reversed a century of law that i believe will open the blood gates for special interest including foreign corporations to spend without limit in our elections. [ applause ] i don't think american elections should be bank rolled by america's most powerful interests. and i would urge democrats and republicans to pass a bill that helps correct it. >> megyn: but that was not done. the next few months would see the rise of the tea party and the passage of president's healthcare law over tea party objections. still, the tea party's growing voice puts in the

mr. carney. >> well, megyn, let me give you an update. a letter and fox had it, dated may 1st, from the state department to chairman issa that says oh, we routinely give clearances all you have to do is go to the office of the assistant legal advisor for employment. and the legal advisor's office. and then you can pursue it. they didn't provide any contact information of course. i called the legal advisor's number and got the main number and said who is this person and please give me the number. they gave me the name of ann joyce. i called the number, it was a bit after 12:00 and there was a voice mail. nobody was at home. so, i had my office again call at 2:00 and nobody was there. it was a voice mail and i checked with my office right before i came on the air and they have not heard back from this place where the state department sent me. >> megyn: i want to talk to you about this. >> there you are. >> megyn: i have read the letters that darrell issa sent to the state department saying please provide the information on how we can get th

mr. carney and others. i promise you this, the minute that i found out about it, my main focusshas been making sure that we get this thing fixed. i think that it will be sufficient for us to be working with congress. they have a whole bunch of committees. they have ig is already there. they will be recommending an investigation. attorney general holder also announced a criminal investigation of what happens. between those investigations, i think we will be able to figure out exactly what happened, who was involved, what went wrong and we will be able to implement steps to fix it. that, ultimately is the main priority that i have and i think the american people have. we have an agency that has enormous potential power and is involved in everybody's lives. that is part of the reason why it has been treated as a quasi- independent institution. that is also why we have to make sure that it is doing its job scrupulously and without even a hint of bias or a hint that somehow they are favoring one group over anoth

mr. carney also took questions on the u.s. consulate attack in benghazi and the president's golf game with three senators today. we'll show you as much of the briefing as we can when the house reconvenes in about an hour, 6:30 p.m. eastern time. >> hello, everyone. thanks for being here. i hope those of you who traveled with us to mexico and costa rica had a little time off yesterday. i spent it at six flags for my daughter's eighth birthday. >> ahh. >> i don't recommend some of the rides. 'm still recovering from the crick in my neck. i don't have any other announcements. i think you saw the president is being joined, as we speak, by three senators in a round of golf, which i know he was looking forward to. and that is happening as we gather here now. the associated press, jim. >> thanks, jay. i wanted to talk to you about syria and the events over the weekend, the syrian government, the foreign minister of cnn said the air strikes delivered over friday and saturday amounted to a declaration of war. i wondered if the presiden

mr. carney is speaking about joins us live now on the phone, victoria toensing.ting one of the state department employees, one. three. victoria, welcome, good to have you here. >> good to be here. martha: he is basically saying you're not telling the truth. >> well his nose grows long as he says that. what, what could he possibly answer about the april 16th letters that darrell issa sent to the state department saying, please provide the process for clearing an attorney to receive classified information. and then when know answer had been received for 10 days, another letter was sent on april 26th to the state department saying, you know, we wrote you on april 16th. you didn't come through. could you please provide process for clearing an attorney for discussing classified information. and it always amazes me, where is the white house press corps. they're sitting there, duh. they can't do a follow-up? martha: just on camera, for a moment, guys. these are the two letters victoria is talking about. they are dated april 16th and april 26th. one is to mary mccloud, p

mr. carney to come as well.et a quick reaction from jonathan, who's with me, first of all, to that. >> well, i think that's definitely a surprise. i think the market thought after the stronger gdp, the upgrade of the assessment in the inflation report, that king was likely to move back to the sidelines. so, i'm not surprised the market is -- that sterling is lower on this. >> i'm just trying to see as well what we had. uk for retail sales. this is what i wanted to look at. public sector borrowing up 6.3 billion pounds versus minus 19.1 a year ago. it was expected at 8.5. so, a drop in public sector net borrowing for the month. >> yes. >> of april. also not bad news. >> no. i mean, if anything -- i mean, our view is that the uk economy's probably going to surprise on the up side. so, it is, given that information, it is surprising that we see, you know, that we still have king still looking for more qe. but really, the whole story is what happens when mark carney arrives, and i think his problem is probably lower

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mr. jay carney's job will be harder today than it would under normal circumstances.ll: the reporter did get up to ask the questions, squeezed in two subjects in one question knowing you are only going to be allowed to have one. what do you do? they you get the president and roll out a 60 minutes peace with steve cropper so many times or the president come into the green room and take questions himself on these issues where he is subject to being there for an extended period of time and taking all the questions? what is the strategy if carney has a difficult time it in terms figure out wherebeing there? the story is going and get some answers. the problem is they don't have information control. whenever you are in a crisis you need information control because what your reporter mentioned was right. all the conflict and coming out about we heard this win. this is actually incorrect, this is incorrect. the problem is they don't have information control. it is not controlling the flow of information and that makes it more damaging. what jay carney has to do is take the s

and then deciding what next steps need to be taken and who needs to take them. >> carney said mr.st heard about the justice department subpoenaing a.p. phone records yesterday. he said there is no way the president could simply phone attorney general eric holder and ask him what happened, shepard. >> shepard: they are not much into questions these days. jay carney really likes questions about benghazi. >> only because he feels the evidence is clear that republicans have politicized the evolution of the so-called talking points that led u.n. ambassador susan rice to say the protests of the murder of four americans there grew out of a protest of a film that mocked the prophet mohammed. side show driven by republican interests. republicans say behind the talking points with the in the's re-election just a couple of months away. shep? >> shepard: wendell goler at the white house tonight. six months after the election the fallout from the benghazi attack continues. it's not coming from just the g.o.p. james rosen live in washington with more on that except i believe -- well, where is h

mr. carney and others. . the minute ithis found out about it, mind -- my main focus is making sure we get the thing fixed. i think it is going to be sufficient for us to be working with congress. they have a whole bunch of committees. there.ig's they have done a not it. it is my understanding they will be recommending an investigation. attorney general holder also announced a criminal investigation of what happened between -- a criminal investigation of what happened. between those investigations, i think we will figure out who was involved, what wrong. and that ultimately is the main priority i have. but also the american people understand we have got an agency that has a our most potential power and is involved in everybody's lives. that is why it is treated as a quasi-dependent institution. that is also why we have to make sure it is doing its job scrupulously and without a hint that somehowhint they are favoring one group over another. i amsaid yesterday, outraged by this, in part because -- look, i'm a p

mr. carney: thank you, thank you ranking member for your leadership on the efforts to strengthen the s.e.c. and beat back this legislation. as a member of the financial services committee, i had the privilege yesterday of meeting the new s.e.c. chairman. . i heard her describe her plans to take a tough, a fair and an apolitical approach to regulating the financial sector. she wants to strengthen enforcement. she wants to oversee the markets through wise regulations that keep pace with technology. and she wants to complete the rule making process for dodd-frank and we know how important each of those things are. she certainly has her work cut out for her but it sounds like she knows just what the doctor ordered. unfortunately today's bill threatens to distract chairman white from her efforts to protect investors and to protect our financial system from another cry sills. today's bill -- crisis. today's bill piles needless requirements on -- and bureaucratic burdens on an agency that's already got too much to do and that is underfunded. a critical part of the s.e.c.'s mission is protecting i

mr. carney. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for having the hearing and thank you, mr. secretary, for coming in and for your answers to the questions. i am going to try to focus -- first, a comment about what you said. as a former secretary of finance at the state level whose responsibilities or included tax administration, i certainly appreciate your hands off approach to that administration of taxes and understand why it is necessary for the political appointee in a place like treasury or where i served. i would like to ask a few questions about your role as chair of the fsoc. the first one is, we hear a lot -- we hear it in the committee and from folks on the other side of the aisle and from people who come in, that too big to fail still exists. what would you tell folks who say that? >> congressman, i think the challenge we have is to be able to get to the end of the implementation of dodd-frank and then answer the question by saying too big to fail is over. that is what the policy of dodd-frank, our policy in implementing dodd-frank. we are not yet at the finish li

mr. christopher carney, general peter torelli, thank you for your attention to these appointments, signedncerely, nancy pelosi, democratic leader. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 2-b the house stands adjourned until guest: essentially an online retailer would have to charge the sales tax for michigan when somebody from michigan brought a product -- bought a product from them online. host: is a going to pass? it looks very likely that it will pass the senate. there is still resistance in the house. house leadership is not fond of tax increases or anything perceived as a tax increase. there is concern about implementation of the bill itself, how difficult it would be for online retailers. this is something that has momentum. it will get a strong look in the house. i think it is something we could see in the next year or two. host: what is the name of the vehicle or building are debating? guest: it is called the marketplace fairness act. the main sponsors are senators mike nv, lamar alexander, dick durbin. senator nz has been focused on this for something like a dozen years. thi

mr. rosen's emails? today, white house press secretary jay carney said holder's positions are not inconsistent, that he testifiedthfully and that the president continues to support the attorney general. >> he has asked the attorney general to meet with media organizations. he has asked the attorney general to review policies and procedures that governor the way the justice department approaches these issues and to report back to him on that review. >> we can confirm the justice department has reached out to a number of washington bureau chiefs in an effort to get those discussions rolling. harris? >> harris: shannon, thank you. a marine failure to correctly follow correct procedures caused a deadly mortar explosion during a training exercise in nevada, according to a military investigation. that explosion killed seven marines at the hawthorne army depot in march. the investigation also determining the mortar team did not have appropriate training leading up to the nighttime exercise. and the weapon in question did function properly. the marines removed three officers from command after that incident. al qaeda le

mr. obama said he first learned all of this from news reports ten days ago. spokesman jay carneyaid today "some matters are not appropriate to convey to him and this is one of them." the targeting took place in the i.r.s. office in cincinnati, ohio, and dean reynolds has spoken to a former manager there. >> reporter: few workers know the i.r.s. cincinnati office better than bonnie esrig. so 24 years in cincinnati at the i.r.s. office? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: she retired from her job as a senior manager in january. do you recall there being a lot of discussion of politics? >> no, absolutely not. politics and religion were things that people generally didn't talk about at work. >> reporter: esrig didn't work on political cases and was not connected to the applications at the center of this controversy. but she worked in the same office where fewer than 200 people were dealing with 73,000 applications for exemptions last year. she said there was little guidance on how to differentiate between so-called social welfare groups that deserved exemptions and political advocacy groups that