reagan. >> mr. chair, i think this is a terrific amendment. in fact, if anything, i would go one step further. i think we may want to consider going big with this reagan naming enthusiasm and just naming the planet -- we've already talked about a huge part of the ocean bigger than the united states itself and we're sort of piecemealing our way with mountains and other things. but i'm beginning to see some possibility in this. if we went that natural next step and named the planet reagan, i think that might be the breakthrough we've been looking for. >> congressman huffman was very dryly joking about renaming earth after ronald reagan. had he been a republican congressman, though, it might not have been so easy to tell that he was joking. if you go to the website of the ronald reagan legacy project, they have a clickable interactive map that shows you all of the things that they have succeeded in getting named after ronald reagan since his presidency. of course, their crowning achievement is, and probably will always be, the airport in washingto

so when reagan says, mr. gorbachev, tear down that wall, everybody remembers that and and he gets credit for it. george h.w. bush gets less credit for carefully and deftly managing the end of the cold war. and i think that's a kind of important distinction for obama that, you know, he is, he is kind of quietly quiet and restrained on the world stage, and when he's approaching these very, very difficult and fraught foreign policy and national security decisions. >> we should have time for a few questions, i think, if somebody would like to step to the microphone. here we are. >> good amp, everybody. thank you so much for, i've read both your books, and i like both of them. i'm iron to -- iron to connell, and i've been listening to you speak this morning, and i hear a number of analogs between eisenhower and obama, particularly on uses of covert force. i'd like to ask you to grade them, the best you can, these presidents, on whether or not they have strengthened or weakened or international rule of law and the

ronald reagan said mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall.what would be your thought and tearing down the wall? >> i wish you could sit in my class charles because i sit out there and i see these right eager faces of optimists who are ready to go next week, next month to make an impact to go make change in that i contest is one of the sources of my optimism but i also think we are akin to people that we can challenge these things. our founding fathers would be disgusted by the state of affairs and wash and in right now and i think they would take both major parties to task for it but i think democracy has its own renewal. i confess in 1975 it was a democrat and i grew up in a family that was not enamored with richard nixon or ronald reagan to put it mildly but when i showed up there was an enormous opening to make change. there were major reforms. there was a checking of imperial presidents something we need to do again is nelly. there was a restoration of government and sunshine. there were a number of reform measures and the congressional b

ronald reagan said, mr. robert schock tear down this wall -- mr. gorbachev.what would be your thought on tearing down this wall? >> i wish you could sit in my class, charles, because i sit out there and i see these bright, eager faces of optimist who are ready to go next week, next month to go make an impact, to go make change. and that is one of the sources of what optimism. i also think we are very much akin to people that we can judge these things that our founding fathers would be disgusted by the state of affairs in washington right now and i think it both major parties to test equally. but i think democracy as its own renewal. i showed up i confess in 1975. i was a democrat the aggravating family that was not enamored with richard nixon and ronald reagan to punish up there was an enormous opening to make change. and were major reforms. to the checking of the imperiall presidency, something we need to do now again. there was a restoration of government and sunshine to the written number of reform measures, the cbo put together so we wouldn't public into

then in 1989 ronald reagan took care of his punishment if in the criminal world as well when he pardoned mr. steinbrenner for his watergate crimes. by that time baseball had a new commissioner. fresh off george steinbrenner's pardon as ronald reagan's last act as p president of the united states, fresh off the pardon mr. steinbrenner got in trouble again right after the pardon with the new baseball commissioner. i will show you one more clip from are the old news reels. this one i could not resist. they do not write news like this anymore. it's probably a good thing. this is amazing. watch right to the end of this. i can't believe this exists. >> new york yankees owner george steinbrenner, born on the fourth of july. but this birthday may not be a happy one. tomorrow he appear ss before the baseball commissioner to explain some of his activities off the field. activities that could lead to his suspension. >> steinbrenner dictated everything tr how long players can wear their hair to how long managers will survive. not long in either case. >> the only thing that counts to me is giving the ya

. >> and theatrics, whether you're talking about fdr, the day after pearl harbor or ronald reagan saying, "mrmportant and the president said it, "i don't do theater." >> when it comes to vladimir putin, this guy is in it for the marathon, he has a six-year term. whoever gets the baton, they've got to deal with vladimir putin. the traction he gets now on president obama's water is part of president obama's legacy. by the time 2016 rolls around, who knows where he'll be. in 2008 he went into georgia, there are still russian forces in georgia. we'll have to wait and see what happens. >> coming up, twitter takes another hit in the markets as the stocks fall 11%. why earning announcements has wall street very worried, especially because they're actually making money. we'll be right back with more "morning joe." (vo) oh. my. tongue. finally. (announcer) all-new friskies saucesations. a taste experience like no other. in cheesy, creamy, homestyle, or garden sauce. friskies. feed the senses. he gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. when sales rep steve hatfield books at laquinta.co

mr. bush has been faring. historian douglas brinkley joins us now from austin. doug, why the upgrade for president bush? >> well, ronald reagan got a lot of credit for winning the cold war without firing a single shot as margaret thatcher put it, but historians are saying, look, all this happened under george herbert walker bush's watch. in 1989, the wall came down with bush. in 1991, you had the breakup of the soviet union. and president bush had to deal with tricky issues like german reunification. his won his war, the gulf war. >> reporter: when we look at current issues like what is happening in ukraine and you see the relationship between president obama and vladimir putin, does that put president bush in a different kind of light? >> i think the emergence of putin as a bully on the world stage is... has reminded people there was a time when the united states really out-foxed the soviet union. it's seen now in american history that the bush presidency, in the foreign policy realm, at least, as being kind of heroic. >> axelrod: professor douglas brinkley, thank you. >> thank you. >> axelrod: the mansion where the archbish

mr. barton, who did this with the -- with president reagan's budget back in the 1980's. i'd like to see it become a regular feature in the house and i look forward to the debate as we go forward today. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from south carolina reserves his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? mr. van hollen: mr. chairman, i rise to claim time in approximate opposition to the gentleman's amendment. -- in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. chairman. you know some things never change. as the gentleman from south carolina said, he offered this political stunt two years ago and it's no less of a political stunt today than it was two years ago. mr. chairman, i'm a strong supporter of the president's budget and of the president's policies. this is not a vote on the president's budget and his policies. you know what, i wish it were. i wish the speaker of this house would bring up the president's proposal to shut dow

reagan. [laughter] that's besides the the point. of course, according to hannity his support of cliven isn't even about rule of law. >> can i make my position more clear to mr. stewart? i stand for proportionality. i thought there was a lack of proportionality here. >> jon: it's proportionality, portion control. the government is overreacting which they tend to do when they attempt to collect money and the ower might have mentioned he has weapons and is vowing to do whatever it takes with his wife adding that she has a loaded shotgun and is ready to do what we have to do. i'm sure the government f they tried one more time sent a couple more guys up there with a swiss army knife and one of those credit card swipers, i'm sure we could settle this reasonably. because sean hannity is for proportionality when dealing with dissent. like when a police officer generally seasoned at uc davis. >> it's a lot of pepper spray. >> it was a lot. >> did they cross the line? i don't think so. [audience boos] >> jon: no, that was proportional. in fact, they couldn't have crossed the line because i didn't even see a line because my (bleep) eyes were burning because i had just

freedom will flow for all people and we will go to whatever measure, then you saw president reagan stand and saying, mrolored glasses. instead of realizing that vladimir putin said the number one disappointment for him of the 20th century was the collapse of the soviet union. >> he told it to president obama directly. yesterday i was talking to his former economic advisor, vladimir putin's, who worked with him up until 2005. he said, not only does vladimir putin, he only understands one thing, and that's confrontation. not only does he want ukraine, he wants the baltic states and even wants finland. the only way to get hissing is stand up to him. when president obama said military off the table, that was a big loser. >> that was a green light for him. what we're seeing is history repeating itself because sir chamberlain in the 1930s, same thing. hitler said i want to sedate the land because i want to protect the ethnic germans. they said okay. here, you can have this. then the next thing, blitz krieg is running through czechoslovakia. putin is not done. this is a former kgb officer. he's a bully and he

mr. obama is presiding over a bad economy. unemployment high and deficit is high. and the country is not growing, reagane would have an opportunity to tell his story to groups that had not voted republican in the past. i think there is an avenue for our nom no in 2016 to follow the same path. >> you think that the gop as a whole understands that. >> i do, i do. look, when you lose as badly as we did in 2008 and 12. especially 2012 when a year that political told you we should have won. if all we do is just get the republican base, we are going to lose again. so i am happy to see senators and governors already talking to college campuses and taking the hispanic vote seriously and talking about young pe appealing to women. and i think our nominee if they are going to be successful has to campaign in such a way in the primaries that it leads to a further discussion with the groups in the general election. snrjs politicians refer to reagan as an ideal. he is an ideal character to look fondly back on and emulate and in ways with the strategy. it is the messenger and the person who actually executes that stra

mr. president, the guy you just kissed just invaded afghanistan. so that didn't do anything, but with reagan's approach, reagan thought this, too. words were weapons in the arsenal. he did not want to fire missiles, because that would unleash a nuclear exchange, but in a sense he fired burble cruise missiles which could become even more damaging. and at the same time those words like evil empire were incredibly inspirational and uplifting to the people who were being held in the gulag. and he was in the gulag his captors brought to him a cover and said, look. here is your reagan. here is your reagan. cowboy neanderthal cost us even empire. and as soon as they left he could not contain his glee. he was jumping up and down. the stars tapping in morse code on the cell wall to the guy next door. reagan called as an evil empire. next custers leaping upon them and start tapping. pretty soon you have -- imagine long long breaking with the words evil empire. the president finally spoken the truth commanded resonated. it made a difference. those words were more damaging than a fleet of cruise missiles.

1991 under president ronald -- 1981 under president ronald reagan stimulates investment, creates high value jobs and drives economic growth. mr. marchant: but the r&d credit has never been made permanent. it expired at the end of last year which has caused significant uncertainty and hurts long-term investment for businesses of all sizes. the roller coaster of tax extensions, expirations and renewals should stop. businesses need to make decisions on what's best for their workers and companies, not the stop and go policies of an uncompetitive tax code. perm then soif the r&d tax credit will compel u.s. competitiveness and also help promote future investment, innovation and job growth right here at home. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, today there are two million american this is a stand to lose everything they've worked for through no fault of their own. two million americans that are working americans, that get up every day and

mr. president, the guy you just kissed just invaded afghanistan. so that didn't do anything, but with reagan's approach, reagan thought this, too. words were weapons in the arsenal. he did not want to fire missiles, because that would unleash a nuclear exchange, but in a sense he fired burble cruise missiles which could become even more damaging. and at the same time those words like evil empire were incredibly inspirational and uplifting to the people who were being held in the gulag. and he was in the gulag his captors brought to him a cover and said, look. here is your reagan. here is your reagan. cowboy neanderthal cost us even empire. and as soon as they left he could not contain his glee. he was jumping up and down. the stars tapping in morse code on the cell wall to the guy next door. reagan called as an evil empire. next custers leaping upon them and start tapping. pretty soon you have -- imagine long long breaking with the words evil empire. the president finally spoken the truth commanded resonated. it made a difference. those words were more damaging than a fleet of cruise missiles.

telling -- it was a telling moment in the 20th century, the same day that ronald reagan sat at the berlin wall and said, mrrbachev, tear down this wall, that very same day, pope john paul was in poland saying mass to millions of polish people. the solidarity union at the time was illegal, and he was there saying mass saying lift up your hearts. you know what? the people of poland did, and the berlin wall came down, and the soviet union collapsed. i believe that was a large degree because of a polish pope who stood up and gave witness -- and by the way, wrote fantastic letters spelling out the moral truth, among other things, about economic matters. he wrote one which was on the 100th anniversary of another letter that was written. it's a brilliant document. you want to know a real, true understanding of the relationship between morality and christianity and economics, read pop john paul ii. anybody can get online and pull it up and read it. host: our guest is a columnist, seen nationwide on townhall.com and and the editor in chief of cnsnews.com. our phone lines are open, and we welcome our listen others c

ronald reagan basically he convinced the soviets and was determined to have of missile defense system was so strong it could destroy e.m. this president thinks human nature has changed and i think mr. putin shows him otherwise. >> host: i will ask you about the political apparatus that i will get to audience questions and you will sign your booking and then catch the trayvon backs -- back to washington d.c.. your wife never moved in all of your political career she refused to move to washington d.c.. she stayed in south carolina where she stays today. [applause] i love it. that thing. that bubbled up we talk about that is real progress seen it happen. they leave the home setting then they go there and and move their then they run for reelection every six years after they buy some land not evening creatures of their own state or environment. >> fisa i will limit my term. six years. i did not want to become a part of it. you know, which is not a career you already counted yourself house a you can see the finish line to give it everything you have got you don't think intel after the next election when they said the republican congress i said paid to do it now. >> what is the heritage

reagan in the 19 0s -- 1980's. i also want to speak about another power, however, which i think we shouldn't, when we're discussing this issue, mrairman, we should not lose sight that we're not just talking about russia and the united states. we are talking about other nuclear weapons and other countries in relationship to what we're doing with the russians. and that is what's commine you have the -- communist china doing and what are we doing with russia and other countries that relate to this very issue of strategic weapons with communist china? i fear that by continuing to focus our arms control efforts only on russia, while excluding china, we are making a grave miscalculation. our negotiations with russia dictate our nuclear posture and define our military capabilities. it should be a major concern that china is not included in these limits. including caps set by the new strategic arms limitation treaty signed into -- signed in 2010. over the past two decades, the people's liberation army, the armed wing of the communist party of china, i might add, has engaged in a massive arms buildup. the capability has increased in ever

mr. romney's criteria would be considered part of a brand-new international economic zone. and mitt romney had a great name for that new zone. it was going to be called the reagan zone. the ronald reagan zone of economic freedom. and this is what mitt romney said that zone would look like. i've always thought this map looked like a drug resistant map of some kind. but this was the power point slide that mitt romney presented the ag

mr. chairman, i appreciate the time, but facts are stubben things as -- stubborn things as ronald reagan said. geneva i, there was 50,000 dead, geneva ii, 100,000 dead. any objective observer will tell you bashar assad is winning on the battlefield. nobody says that anymore. and your view of what the ukrainians need is vastly different from what the ukrainians think they need which is the sovereign right to try to defend themselves which is something that we have done historically, helping people who are struggling against overwhelming odds. i thank you, mr. chairman. >> john, if i can just say to you, i just said to you we are evaluating with them exactly what their needs are -- >> they've said what they needed, what their needs are a long time ago, and you and i could sit down in 15 minutes and knowing what their needs are -- >> i think you both made your point. >> the greatest single need right now is to get their economy moving and to be economically strong even because they won't survive otherwise. >> senator markey. >> thank you, mr. chairman. very much. mr. secretary, you talked a

mr. defazio: if it balances it may be on planet reagan. but it has a view of investments because they or ties tax cuts of billion -- prioritize tax cuts for billionaires. and it will cut out roads, bridges, highway and transit, $52 billion cut. that's a couple million jobs and a lot more crumbling bridges. we have something called the land, water conservation fund. it's funded through taxes through offshore drilling. they will not allow a single acre of land to be purchased by the federal government, but they'll still collect the tax from the oil industry. and then what about the looming crisis in wildfires in the west? well, they've closed their eyes and they're pretending we're not going to have drastic wildfires across the west. and they put zero budget in there in anticipation of drastic wildfires. this is the most -- i just -- unbelievably, unrealistic and, i would have to go almost to the word -- and i can't attribute to people's motivation but hypocritical budget i've ever seen. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentl

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reagan for the first time. he asked me the first question he asked me, interesting, was how much do they believe in communism, and i said mr. president, i can't tell you how the russians think but i can tell you many of them say they love only their chairs. we went on. the president wouldn't leave. egypt stained and stained and staying. i said mr. president, if you are elected to a second term, will policy of small steps toward better relations be policy continuing, policy of your administration and he looked at me, he had a fierce i when he wanted to end he said yes, if they want peace they can have it. i went to moscow. they were pretty hot. at the end i said the only thing we are able to talk about is mothers and culture and if we don't talk about mothers and culture we are through. someone said there is some logic in what you say and they said yes. so then 13 months later, they talked for 13 months and there was the meeting in geneva where that was the only, so proud of that, the only agreement they signed so i continued to have deep faith in the power of people to people relations, nothing can beat it, not bureaucrati

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mr. clinton to president reagan to president clinton we updated and supported the highway trust fund. even two years ago in a hyper partisan election year, congress reached a bipartisan agreement so that we could continue to build the roads and bridges and transit systems that our communities need. in the past, republicans and democrats have stepped up to support our workers and make sure that we continued to invest in our transportation systems that put workers on the jobs and helped businesses move their goods and help our economy grow. and now there is no reason to wait until the last minute to get this done. the threat is growing on our construction sites and for jobs across the country. so we ought to give our states and our communities the confidence that congress will not push them into another crisis. mr. president, six months ago our communities and families endured a needless government shutdown. i tell you americans are sick taoeurpbd of washington d.c. -- sick and tired of washington d.c.'s dysfunction and constant crisis. there is no reason for congress to put them throug