mrs. griffin, it's a good thing you brought this child in. why? is he okay? i'm afraid he's very sick.hows he is suffering from hodgkin's lymphoma. oh, my god! are you saying scotty has cancer?! i don't know, i didn't read the whole wikipedia entry, but the good news is that what he has is highly treatable with radiation first, and if necessary, chemotherapy. (coughs, clears throat) oh, for god's sake. look, do you have any idea how expensive medical school is? no, i don't. well, it's probably pretty expensive. lois! we came as soon as we got your call. oh, hope, ben, i'm so sorry to have to tell you this, but scotty has... cancer. we know. you do? yes, we're aware of his condition. but you shouldn't have brought him to the hospital without talking to us first. why wouldn't we bring him? he was unconscious. he clearly needed treatment. oh, no, he doesn't receive treatment. what?! we're christian scientists. we don't accept medical care for ourselves, and we don't permit it for our children. but your son has cancer! wait a minute. christian science. is that, is that that thing all them

mr. griffin? yes, sandra? you have a secretary? she calls herself an assistant, but yes.ee you. he says he wants to talk to you about being his agent. really?! well, then, by all means, send him in! hey, knucklebutts! both (gasp): james woods?! but i... i don't understand! i... i thought you were dead! well... (chuckles) i'm not. i don't believe you. god, is that true? god? god, are you there? (music playing through headphones) come on, don't touch yourself. you're god. wow. i love jell-o. why? well, imagine waking up every morning with a little less hair... then driving to work in heavy traffic. [ horns blaring ] only to find out that the project you were working on for a year was suddenly canceled. well, the chocolatey taste of jell-o pudding makes up for all that. here. you need this more than me. ♪ stewie: stay tuned for more... or perish! i-i don't get it. last time we saw you, diane simmons had just stabbed you in the back with a knife. yeah! how the hell did you come back to life?! well, gentlemen, sometimes being a big hollywood star has its advantages. hey, is th

mr. griffin is very well qualified, he's been thoroughly vetted. i have seeftd absolutely not o one -- received absolutely not one objection to his qualifications or his background. he's had 30 years experience as a lawyer, a labor lawyer, and he deserves strong bipartisan support. i urge my colleagues to vote cloture so we can get to the vote later today. mr. alexander: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: madam president, i am not going to vote to confirm mr. griffin because i think his membership on the board doesn't do anything to keep it from moving toward advocacy instead of being an umpire. but i do think it's time to close the debate and have an up-and-down vote so i'm going to vote "yes" on cloture. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the no nominat

mr. griffin will tell us.g at surprise people about you know we really believe that we have puff know long way to go. game 1 is the first step to getting to a place where we want toychbility that place will be sold out. it will be rocking. surprising move by the 49ers today. releasing third string quarterback dj daniels. he was seventh round pick played well in the pre-season. fichlt make change with the back up back up but daniels is kind of similar to kaepernick. strong arm. niners going with veteran skelton as back up. maybe to the practice squad but so many teams in the nfl lacking for quarterback somebody will take the flier on daniels. safety in the nfl. check out the hit. about dante lower the shoulder not helmet to helmet. made contact with the helmet of chris and cost him 21,000 dollars for that hit. fourth quarter ram game. nfl cracking down on all helmet to helmet contact and hit to the upper body. he will appeal that hefty fine. stanford getting better and better. this is frank cardinal off thrashi

mr. griffin from arkansas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas is recognized for five minutes. . mr. griffin: i rise in support of this resolution. this is not a resolution for default. this is an opportunity to talk about how we have got to, when raising the debt ceiling, deal with the underlying drivers of the debt. history shows numerous instances in which spending cuts and reforms have been coupled with increases in the debt limit. this dates back to the inception of the debt ceiling limit in 1917. it also includes two instances during the 110th congress when president obama served in the senate. further, in march, 2006, then-senator obama voted against raising the debt limit. we've heard some folks tonight talk about how they agree with president obama. let's listen to what he said in march, 2006. quote, increasing america's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the b

mr. griffin has extensive experience in employment law. he's highly respected by his fellow labor lawyers on both the union and business sides. as general counsel for the nlrb he will safeguard fair compensation and working conditions for all american workers. this week the senate will also vote on a number of other crucial executive nominations. some of whom have been stalled for more than a year. the senate will consider the nomination of katherine archuleta to serve as director of the office of personnel management. that is an extremely important position. she started her career in public service as an elementty tri schoolteacher. she will be the agency's first hispanic director. this is what she said -- and i quote -- "you do it as public service because have you a deep passion for public good and civic engagement. that's her quote. she's working in both the transportation and energy departments under president clinton, she served as chief of staff to tib the the labor secretary hilda solis for three years. she is emintentsly qualified

mr. griffin. >> thank you, mr. chairman.early in her testimony is that a couple of times plans we enjoy but as you know with the open testimony we are not going to be in the same plan your in after january 1. i was one of those who thought it was a good idea as part of a proposal floating around here in congress that the president and the cabinet secretary ought to also be in the marketplace and not have a special plan that you will have after january 1. the president while that has been discussed issued a veto threat. did you discuss the veto threat before he made it and made it with intent? and i'd have to ask you relating back to the contractors involved in this, cgi told us the spanish website was ready to go, they thought everything was ready just as they did with the regular site. they were told not to implement it. likewise the shop and browse section was ready to go. do you think they were misleading this committee when they made those comments? sebelius: i think what they believe was that product independent of the

mr. griffin has extensive experience in employment law. he's highly respected by his b fellow labor lawyersot on both e union and business sides. as general counsel for the nlrb, he will safeguard workingking conditions for all american workers. this week the senate will also vote on a number of other nominations, ove some of whom have been stalled for more than a year. the senate will consider a kat nomination of katherine aroundho chu let that. that is an extremely important position. she started her career in public service as an elementary schoolteacher.e wi she will be the agency's first f hispanic director.ir her desireec observe is earnest. this is what she said, and i quote: you do this public service because you have a deep passion for public good and civic engagement. that's her quote.king she's working in both the transportation areas of the department under president t clinton, served as chief of staff to labor secretary hilda solis for three years. she's eminently qualified, yet she is the first opm director to be filibustered

mr. griffin get that kind of flawed information? >> i think the fact that on paper i was left on the prior position and it confused many people. and the fact that in the spring of 2012, steve miller asked me to send on a few meetings and listen in and it has caused confusion for some people. i had a more than full time job at the aca starting in december of 2012. and only on an occasional basis that i perform particular tasks when requested by mr. miller, usually having nothing to do with this. >> i was december 2010? >> yes. >> okay, in 2004, president george bush were to be the nation's highest, i repeat the highest civil service award for the distinguished executive presidential rank award. is that correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> this award was for your outstanding tax law leadership and effective efforts to combat terrorism financing. is that correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> i think we have a picture of you with the president. president bush. >> it is hard to see where you are, but i have been told that you are right under this. >> is that

mr. griffin is a former lawyer who was a recess appointment to the board. he was removed after about a year and a half. follow the house here on c-span and the senate on c-span 2. >> i saw firsthand the tragedies children face when they are not cared for by loving parents. it was in the sheriffs office where i first witnessed the horrors of child sex trafficking. and it convinced me we needed to do more to protect our youth at risk of abuse. others, weand many become accustomed to being isolated by adapting to multiple moves from home to home. this allows us to easily adapt to when traffickers move us multiple times from hotel to hotel, and state to state. go withoutploiters fear of punishment due to the lack of attention when these people go missing. no one looks for us. no one looks for us. >> on the hear the term sex trafficking, most think it only happens in other countries or that foreign children are brought here to be sold in cities. in fact, we have learned most of the victims are american kids who are trafficked in small towns and large urban areas

mr. stockton, this is drew griffin again with cnn.ls' family is really just trying to get to the truth of the matter about particularly their brother. you're the only one alive and sane enough to tell the truth. and that's what they're after. >> he has refused all of our phone calls, refused to respond to notes placed at his door. the assistant u.s. attorney who prosecuted the case insists to us jay stockton would tell us what the federal government has proven in court. that brian wells was involved with the bank robbery. >> no one could have sat through this criminal trial without understanding the degree of evidence linking mr. wells to these particular participants. >> in fact, the same affidavit that implicates stockton repeatedly implicates jean heid's brother. the suspects involved saying brian wells knew the plot all along, was involved in the planning, was part of the band of criminal misfits trying to rob a bank. jean heid will never believe that. she believes her government is lying. >> they let an innocent man, my brother,

mr. griffin for a spot on the board but withdrew it as part of an agreement to end the senate standoff overlaysanch nominations. his original nomination also helped spark a supreme court case over the constitutionality of recess appointments. the senate is expected to barely meet the 60 the procedure requirement. we have more from our reporter covering capitol hill who joined us on this morning's "washington journal." >> host: we start with a discussion on the week in congress to a lot of activity going on this weekend to reporters join us to help us break down not only what happens but what it means politically. jennifer of the "huffington post" joins us. she serves the white house or list reports on white house and also reports on progress as well. we're also joined by neil of cq quarterly call who is a staff writer for that publication. thanks for coming on. like i said, a big week as far as agenda is concerned. but so some of the high points. what are expecting this week in congress. >> guest: one of the sort of things we will see this week that we haven't seen nearly enough of a lot of peo

mr. griffin was appointed to the board during a recess appointment.served a year-and-a-half before it was decide the appointment was invalid. reports are that the senate will meet 60-vote requirement for the legislation to move ahead. the senate here on c-span2. >>> two hearings scheduled this week dealing with the implementation of the federal health care law. we'll have those on c-span3. tomorrow marilyn tabner, the administration of the centers for medicare and medicaid, she will testify before the house ways and means committee. we'll have live coverage, 10:00 eastern time. wednesday, hhs secretary cath lean sebelius will be taking questions from the house energy and commerce committee. it is her first appearance before a congressional committee since the federal government health insurance website opened on the 1st of this month. we'll have that live 9:00 a.m. eastern also on our companion network, c-span3. >> the courtship of beth wallace and harry truman began at her home in independence, missouri. >> when my grandfather visited independence, w

mr. griffin? >> thank you so much for being here. i've heard a lot of good things about your work from leader cantor, eric cantor. thank you for being here. i wish you well. that as int to say tried to indicate earlier, it's really a false choice to say, it's obamacare or all the things and helpedever fixed her world have to continue. there are many different options between there. i have signed onto legislation that would also do with pre- existing conditions. i want to make clear to the public, to imply that you have to take all of what obamacare printrs to get to existing conditions, or you get none of that addressed -- that's just not true. we can have that debate. i have heard from a lot of our constituents. i want to read a message i got through the website from a constituent. jennifer and she says, "i am an arkansas state employee. we received a newsletter from the employee benefits division during open enrollment. our insurance coverage is less now and costs more. wereys, "these changes made to more closely align the plan wit

mr. griffin. >> mr. chairman, thank you so much. ms. campbell, can you tell me who made the decision that everybody from 27 to 49 when they go into the website would receive a price based on the 27-year-old's price? >> i don't have that information. >> and likewise the same would be true for the person who is from 50 up would receive the 50-year-old price, you don't have that information either? >> i do not. >> was that somebody at c.m.s.? >> i would have to believe so. >> and can you also tell me in regard to the changes that were required not to have the browsers so that people could browse and find out what was going on? that change that came in two weeks before so people couldn't just browse and take a look at it, that appears to me to have been a political change, i know you can't make that statement, but when that request came in from c.m.s. did you tell them that would cause difficulties with getting this website launched by october 1? >> for us, it's really a flag in our system, so we just turned the flag on or turned it off for

griffin of blue ridge. >> he has attracted money from hollywood and silicon valley folks like mr.uckerberg and oprah and others to that cause of education reform in newark. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> how to navigate uncertainty on wall street and in washington when it comes to your 401(k). we'll cover that. plus a negotiating master's tips on getting yourself a better salary. i'll be listening. more power in two. [ bagpipes and drums playing over ] [ music transitions to rock ] make it happen with the all-new fidelity active trader pro. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. get 200 free trades when you open an account. >>> in the wake of the government shutdown and debt ceiling debate, a study shows staying the course can pay off significantly for retirement savers. sharon has that. >> melissa, uncertainty in the economy can definitely create fear among many investors and many of them choose to sell at these times. take the bear market in 2008 for an example when you look at what happened to the s&p 500 was down about 40% that yea

mr. griffin. so, madam president, tomorrow -- we were going to vote today, but it was agreed that -- the leader came out and there was an agreement on both sides to put the vote off until tomorrow -- to consider the nomination of mr. richard gr griffin to serves general counsel of the national labor relations board, a top prosecutor for violations of this top labor relations laws. mr. griffin is exceptionally well-qualified thor this position. i have no doubt that he'll do an outstanding job of enforcing our nation's labor laws for workers, unions, and for employers. in july we confirmed five new nlrb board members, preventing the agency from shutting down and giving it a full slate of members for the first time in a decade. with a fully functional five-member board and a new senate-confirmed general counsel, it is my hope that we can provide this important agency with some much-needed certainty, marking a new positive chapter for the nl are much b and finally putten end to the delay and obstructi

mr. president, on the matter that we completed just a short time ago when we were in executive session regarding richard griffin, i failed to ask consent that the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. i now ask that. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the committee of commerce be discharged from further consideration of michael p. o'rielly and that the nomination be placed on the executive calendar. the presiding officer: without objection. the committee is discharged. mr. reid: i ask consent -- the presiding officer: the nomination is placed on the calendar. mr. reid: i ask consent that the senate proceed to consider the privileged section of the law under executive calendar presidential nomination number 131, that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order to the nomination, that any related statements be printed in the record and that president obama be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate then resume legislative sess