mr. miller. and now the next question round will be mr. joe miller will ask a question. please keep them brief. ask your question of senator lisa murkowski. 30 seconds, please. >> senator, have you ever co-sponsored, sponsored or voted for a bill or resolution that's unconstitutional? >> that is unconstitutional on its face? >> that's unconstitutional. >> if it's unconstitutional on its face, no. >> one minute rebuttal. >> senator, i'd like you to tell the alaskans, then, where in the constitution is roe versus wade authorized? you voted on march 12, 2003, that roe v-wade is a constitutional decision that should not be reversed. if also in your rebuttal you can tell alaskans where have you found in senate bill 5 voted in 2007 where the constitution that permits federal funding for embryonic destruction in research. i've got two more for you. where in the constitution is the troubled asset relief plan, or tarp, that the bank bailout bill, october 1, 2008, where, in that particular bill the constitution authorized. and finally your cap and trade bill that you co-sponsored.

mr. miller. and now, senator murkowski? >> i thank you. i understand that this debate was scheduled for last evening but out of respect to the stephens family it was moved to this evening and it has caused some scheduling issues. but we appreciate that. alaska truly is at a crossroads. we are faced with an onslaught, a liberal onslaught of government regulation and intrusion into our lives where the answer is always more government as opposed to allowing the individuals and states to proceed as we all believe that they should. what we need in washington d.c. is to continually fight the intrusions that are before us. 254 what we in alaska believe is best for our people and for the livelihood and culture and that is what i am there in washington d.c. to do. >> thank you. now for the candidate question round. first, we will start with senator murkowski. you have one minute to answer and then you will have one minute for rebuttal. >> i appreciate that. as a member of the senate, my voting record is absolutely clear. it details every vote, yea

mr. miller has been endorsed by former alaska governor sarah palin and backed by the tea party. lisa townsend moderated the debate. >> we will begin with an opening statement from candidate joe miller. >> thank you. >> one minute. >> ladies and gentlemen, our nation is in crisis. we are at a point now where government is spending trillions of dollars it does not have. we are nearing a bankrupt situation where our foreign creditors are preparing to foreclose. we must change. why are we at this points? because of a crisis of leadership. we have to turn this nation back to limited government. i am joe miller, and i am running for the u.s. senate to seize the moment and ensure we do turn this nation back. at far as armed conflict, we face much of that. i am a combat veteran. i was trailed at yail law school in constitutional law. as far as economic insolvency goes, i received a master's degrees in economics from the university of alaska. we must not allow our children's future to be stolen from them. the american dream is far too par. >> and now your opening statement. eduled for las

mr. miller: so the governor would put that in the application to clear the formula and post that so school districts will be on the earliest possible -- mr. obey: that's the intent. mr. miller: thank you. you sent this bill to the house senate last year. you sent it three times last year. thank you again for your persistence and your work on this issue. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lewis: madam speaker, i'm proud to yield two minutes to the former chairman of the education committee, now the senior republican on our armed services, buck mckeon of california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. mckeon: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mckeon: i thank the gentleman for yielding. today i rise in opposition to this measure which will increase domestic spending at the expense of national security. specifically, the federal government will spend $10 billion for this teacher bailo

mr. miller: so the governor would put that in the application to clear the formula and post that so school districts will be on the earliest possible -- mr. obey: that's the intent. mr. miller: thank you. you sent this bill to the house senate last year. you sent it three times last year. thank you again for your persistence and your work on this issue. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lewis: madam speaker, i'm proud to yield two minutes to the former chairman of the education committee, now the senior republican on our armed services, buck mckeon of california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. mckeon: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mckeon: i thank the gentleman for yielding. today i rise in opposition to this measure which will increase domestic spending at the expense of national security. specifically, the federal government will spend $10 billion for this teacher bailo

mr. miller: so the governor would put that in the application to clear the formula and post that so school districts will be on the earliest possible -- mr. obey: that's the intent. mr. miller: thank you. you sent this bill to the house senate last year. you sent it three times last year. thank you again for your persistence and your work on this issue. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lewis: madam speaker, i'm proud to yield two minutes to the former chairman of the education committee, now the senior republican on our armed services, buck mckeon of california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. mckeon: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mckeon: i thank the gentleman for yielding. today i rise in opposition to this measure which will increase domestic spending at the expense of national security. specifically, the federal government will spend $10 billion for this teacher bailo

mr. fried, ms. miller, and to francesca, our great intern, and to the advocates out there, and to many who are not here that we expect to see at this event on august 5 who helped make the reason why we're having this event happen. i just want to say that lafco's been accused in both subject matter and style at being rather dry over the last few years. and the subject matter, a littles soteric and sometimes, you know, just hard, other than for those who have the nuanced interest in what we want to do. we have such a festive flier. we're talking about having a party together. so this is a real break-out period for lafco and public power and c.c.a. energy advocates. so i see this in itself culturally a real milestone, among other things. i think it will be great to celebrate, not just celebrate, because this isn't just a san francisco thing, although we are obviously the epicenter of everything in our own minds, but yet it's people from, i think, around the state that are going to be joining us. that's, i thi

mr. miller, and lisa murkowski tying herself to ted stevens. host: republican line, you are up next. caller: i want to clear out wanting of -- rick scott does have a lot of problems. host: jeff green? caller: talking about rick scott. i am sorry. he is. meeks -- but rick scott has problems. he has been going back and forth to cuba. he claims he did not. pictures of him on the boat. i am independent. i am voting for meeks, and before i vote for somebody -- bill mccollum. these crazy people, they call themselves the tea party. most people vote. they always tend to vote for people who have their radical views. rick scott was supposed to have done a debate with bill mccollum and he did not show up rick scott has been dodging. he sent his mama to that place. that is all i got to say. host: in a general election matchup for the senate seat, you said you will support meeks. are you going -- you are an independent. in that three-way matchup, would you switch to charlie crist? caller: i mean -- charlie crist is my second choice. i don't have a problem. i just think his own party turned agains

mr. miller, and lisa murkowski tying herself to ted stevens. host: republican line, you are up next. caller: i want to clear out wanting of -- rick scott does have a lot of problems. host: jeff green? caller: talking about rick scott. i am sorry. he is. meeks -- but rick scott has problems. he has been going back and forth to cuba. he claims he did not. pictures of him on the boat. i am independent. i am voting for meeks, and before i vote for somebody -- bill mccollum. these crazy people, they call themselves the tea party. most people vote. they always tend to vote for people who have their radical views. rick scott was supposed to have done a debate with bill mccollum and he did not show up rick scott has been dodging. he sent his mama to that place. that is all i got to say. host: in a general election matchup for the senate seat, you said you will support meeks. are you going -- you are an independent. in that three-way matchup, would you switch to charlie crist? caller: i mean -- charlie crist is my second choice. i don't have a problem. i just think his own party turned agains

miller was heavily backed by sarah palin and tea party activists. >>> former president jimmy carter has arrived in the capital of north korea. mr.arter is on a humanitarian mission there, to free an american being held by the communist nation. >>> wikileaks promises to release information to the cia today. that's the website that posted secret information about the war in afghanistan, setting off that firestorm at the pentagon. >>> they're setting up a massive piece of machinery near the mine in chile, where 33 miners are trapped. that will be used to dig a rescue tunnel for the men, which could take weeks, possibly months. >>> aviation officials are investigating the crash of a plane in northeast china. the plane crashed and burst into flames during a foggy nighttime landing. >>> and tiger woods is facing reporters today for the first time.ivorce. he's speaking in new jersey, ahead of a tournament, where he'll need a good performance to extend his pga tour season..... wowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowo >>> and finally this morning, the president's not-so-summery family vacation. the obamas have just four more days to enjoy martha

miller has more. ♪ happy birthday mr. president >> reporter: today, president obama turns 49.. the president is not fully celebrating. he admits his metabolism is slowing down as he ages. >> i want everybody to know, when i was 20, i could order a 12-inch. i'm turning 49 next week, which means i need just a half. >> reporter: he also admits, he's showing his age. >> it is true. i will be 49 this week. i have a lot more gray hair than i did last year. >> i can't imagine that the weight of the job doesn't take a toll physically and mentally on anybody that does it. i know he greatly enjoys it. and it will just require him to get frequent haircuts. >> reporter: tonight, president obama will celebrate by having dinner with old friends back in chicago. ditching this house for one night in his own bed. while he's away, the president's fund-raising organization is throwing parties of their own. a lot of them. thousands of volunteers will turn out to talk to voters about the upcoming elections. >> staff are holding more than 600 events all around the country. everything from phone ban

miller. [applause] is through their hard work and their contribution that we have been able to get to this day and have a successful transbay project. thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. chairman. now, it gives me great pleasure to welcome the mayor of san francisco. mayor newsom has led the way in creating jobs and stimulating the city put the economic growth. under his leadership, san francisco has become a hub for clean technology, renewable energy, and green development. during his tenure, development progressed through the planning stages to the start of construction. we thank our mayor for his strong support of the project and for all his guidance. >> thank you all. welcome. a small crowd for san francisco. this is rather extraordinary. that did all the thank you's. god forbid that i repeat every single name he mentioned. we have another six or seven speakers coming up. but i do want to get to the banks after it was not long ago, and it is in distant memory, in the 1990's, we saw a huge economic growth in the bay area, not just here in san francisco. we had growth in 15% of our employment base, but we found something alarm or remarkable. it was about the time t