yarmuth and mr. tonko. you on the budget committee have served so well, so hard, fighting the initial battle to protect america's seniors and to protect this nation's future. thank you for the opportunity to join you. mr. yarmuth: i thank the gentleman for his contribution and also want to segue from what he said because he talked about medicare and the ability to save money in medicare. and one of the ironic things about this debates that been that last year when we were passing the affordable care act and found $550 billion over 10 years that we could save in medicare and reinvest in new benefits and during the campaign that year we were chastised for slashing medicare and yet those same republicans in developing their budget and saying how great they are at cost cutting are using the same savings that we found, the same savings of $550 billion that they ran millions of millions of dollars against democratic candidates last year, and they're taking credit for that in their budget. which is interesting. i k

mr. tonko, aye. mrs. bass. mrs. bass, aye. chairman ryan. >> no. >> chairman ryan, no. >> anyone else wish to vote or change their vote? the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes are 15, the nos are 22. >> there being 15 ayes and 22 no, sir, the amendment is not agreed to. sunday the possible 2012 g.o.p. candidates. that is 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> as a host and as a trainer you are not necessarily a republican or democrat but you are looking at the impact of what government is doing on the financial markets whether it be the oil markets or trading or wall street firms. >> melissa lee on her career and influences and what she believes is her role in reporting business and financial news. watch the rest of the interview sunday night at 8:00 on q&a. >> as washington works on funding for the current fiscal year debate has started on next year's federal budget. see what is said on line with the c-span video liberal. search, watch, clip and share with everything we have covered since anyone

now, mr. tonko from new york had an amendment before the rules committee on exactly this issue of ending medicare and the guarantee that it provides in saying you got to go to the private system. if i could have an additional 30 seconds. ms. slaughter: i yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. van hollen: his amendment makes the point that if you think this is a good idea if the republicans think this is such a good idea, why don't you apply it to veterans? why don't you apply it to active service personnel? if this is such a great thing, why don't you turn them into voucher premium support, whatever you want? a kind of plan where they have to eat the costs, rising costs of health care. so people are going to have an opportunity, if you vote no on the previous question, you'll be able to vote to say let's not turn medicare into a voucher premium, let's not end the guarantee, and let's not do that for our military personnel or our vetera

i'd like to yield time to mr. tonko who has another illustration he want to give us. mr. tonko: thank you. mr. yarmuth: two minutes left on our side. mr. tonko: i'll do this quickly because i know time is ticking away. we all mentioned the concern about medicare and how they're going to privatize it. well, here it is. the end of medicare. this is the buyer beware chart. this shows the republican proposal in 2022 dollars. and the coucher isn't going to cover much. 32% they're suggesting. 32%. so that leaves a $12,500 price tag to be assumed by, you guessed it, the seniors. dig into your pockets. under the current medicare model it leaves you with a $6,150 price tag. so it's going to more than double the commitment from the senior citizens. this is the buyer beware chart. you know, the happy shopping spree isn't so happy and, representative yarmuth, i just wanted to show this. buyer beware. this is an attack on middle-class america. this is an attack on the system that has worked well for so many decades and certainly it's a priority that's not ours. it's theirs. we're for t

mr. tonko: thank you, representative edwards for bringing us together this evening on what i think is a very timely discussion. it seems as though 43-year-old history resonates profoundly today. the same battles for which martin luther king had fought, the eloquence with which he raise america's consciousness is needed today, not only in the halls of government but across america to understand that there's an attack, i believe, on workers. there's a dim union igs of the -- a -- a diminishing of the working class, when we look at the fact that the top 10% of americans earn 50% of our national income, we look at stats from 1950 that had the executive salaries somewhere in a 30-1 ratio compared to the american worker. by the year 2000, that had changed drastically to some 3500 or 500-1. it's obvious -- to some 300 or 500-1. so there's obviously a gap between the heads of companies and the workers who make things work that enables our economy -- and the workers have been threatened and been at risk

tonko can tell us a few no new york. i bet mr. doggette can identify the companies who closed down but they just didn't eliminate those jobs. those jobs popped up in mexico, in china. well, largely that is because of this perverse incentive in our tax code that provides a large tax advantage for building and moving factories to low tax countries. the gao has advised that 83 of the u.s.'s top 100 largest companies have subsidiaries in other countries, these tax havens that encourage the moving jobs overseas. know the latest "new york times" article got a lot of attention because ge, one of our greatest corporations in america, it was revealed that they have declared 14.2 billion in profits but it paid nothing in u.s. taxes. we have got to work on a fair and balance approach. america's budget should be one that encourages jobs in america, where we make things in america again, where we support teachers and students, innovative research and guards financial and retirement security. >> thank you. i now yield 12 minutes to ms. mccomb t

mr. tonko: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. speaker. well, here we go again.e're one week away from a government shutdown. i for one wish we could focus on creating jobs and growing the economy, but instead the majority can't even agree on how to keep the doors open. in fact, unwilling to compromise and unable to break free of the clutches of the tea party, they have tried to stunt that is beyond belief. it's altogether fitting that we are debating this absurd measure today on april fools day. why? because reading the constitution on the floor of this body just weeks ago they're ignoring our founding document, mocking its principles and attempting to circumvent 222 years of history. what do they want to do? say that any bill, any bill that passes this house is good enough, no need for the senate or president, it should just become law like magic. this country was founded on checks and balances and limited government. instead of desperate attempts to ram through job-destroying legislation to appease the extreme wing of their party, perhaps the majority in this

schuler, aye, mr. tonko, aye, ms, bass, aye, chairman ryan, no. thank you. >> the house budget committee later approved a budget resolution along party lines in a 22-16 vote. it now moves to the full house for final approval. floor debate is likely next week. on "washington journal" this morning, we will focus on federal spending and a deal on the budget for the fiscal year to avoid a government shutdown friday. our guests are representative nick mulvaney, a republican member of tfrom south carolina. we will look at the effects of the shutdown with a washington post reporter. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> this weekend, on c-span 2, the co-authors of why obama care is wrong for america prevent their criticism of health care legislation. jeff greenfield presents three alternate histories. he is interviewed by the former nightline anchor ted koppel. also this weekend, live coverage from the annapolis book festival. look for the complete schedule at book-tv.org , and get our schedule e-mailed directly to you

i know my colleague from new york, mr. tonko, is here, perhaps you'd like to opine and share with us your thoughts on these issues of the budget and how to deal with the deficit. mr. tonko: sure, mr. garamendi. i compliment mr. welch for a balanced approach how to approach the debt situation, the deficit situation and how to move forward with a sound budget to invest in america at a time when other countries are investing in clean energy technology. we don't have the opportunity to look only at budget carving that looks at impacts through cuts on our middle class families, working families, and the poor. what we have seen are trillions worth of cuts to programs, impacting the ability to pay utility bills, impacting the ability to send your child, your adult child off to college. to own a home. to have an affordable home budget. all these things are at risk here. we're putting people, most vulnerable, at risk. we have seen almost a flat curve for the growth in household income across america, just a slight pump upwards, with an e

the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. tonko, for five minutes. mr. tonko: thank you, mr. speaker. the republican road to ruin budget if enacted will end medicare. it will end the program that 46 million seniors and disabled individuals depend upon for their health care. this gross injustice is made immeasurablely more egregious but to expand and permanently guarantee even bigger tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires and give tax breaks to some of the most profitable companies. rather than the path to prosperity this bill is more like a road to riches with lavish handouts to special interests, paid for by senior citizens who will see their hard-earned benefits rationed more and more with every passing year. i have heard a lot of talk in the last few months about the need to make tough choices in this budget. the average citizen earns just over $19,000, about one quarter of medicare beneficiaries from a cognitive or mental impairment and have at least one or more chronic conditions. what is it about stripping these americans health and security tha

mr. tonko: i thank the distinguished colleague for yielding and as indicated in the chart the republican road to ruin budget will give money to the most profitable corporations in the world. 46 million americans rely on medicare. on the road to ruin, seniors and disabled will lose guaranteed health benefits and be left with a voucher. by design the voucher cannot and will not keep up with rising health care costs. the private market views seniors and the disabled as a risky investment. that's why medicare was created in the first place. as a result when the road to ruin health plan takes effect and as this chart again to my right reveals, seniors will see their health costs double. by conservative estimates they which pay more for the same coverage medicare provides today. facing dramatically higher health costs with less help, our seniors will be forced into life and death decisions, do i buy groceries or buy prescriptions, do i pay rent or do i pay medical bills? never fear, my republican col

mr. tonko: thank you, madam speaker. tomorrow marks the 100-day celebration for congressional republicans taking control of the house. how will we celebrate? well not by focusing on jobs or the economy or growing the middle class but rather with a road to ruin budget that will end medicare while extending tax breaks for big oil. the road to ruin republican budget proposal will end medicare. it will end a program that 46 million seniors and disabled individuals depend on for their health care. rather than the path to prosperity as it's been designated this budget is more like the road to riches. a road pavinged in gold with lavish handouts for special interests, paid for and built with dollars from senior citizens who will see their hard-earned benefits rashed. we must stop this road to ruin budget, lest it lead to a cliff of catastrophic -- catastrophe for our nation's seniors. thank you, madam speaker, and i do yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? without objecti

mr. speaker, we are trying to do the business of the american people. we do not want to shut the government down. host: representative paul tonko some compared to that high school basketball game and another compared it to the prime minister's -- >> we mean, i wouldn't want to insult high school basketball but i think it's bad that it gets into such a advice ral tone. >> but i think a shutdown would be very devastating. but the leader said let's revisit how we got here. i went through it. to inherit the $1.8 trillion deficit to go to $8 trillion is a tough flice start and then to find all these things were off budget. two wars and much for the billionaires and millionaires and the tax cuts for the wealthy. the way to get out of that is to get out of the unemployment issue. when the leader said weaver going to fight for america and here to speak for america, then the great masses of america are the middle class and why would you again prioritize oil companies? millionaires, billionaires, corporations taking their jobs overseas? that's where all this money is coming out of. it could have been avoided if you shared the wealth and

schuller, mr. tonko, aye. ms. bass, aye. mr. huelscamp, no. chairman ryan, no. >> is there anyone else that wishes to vote or change their vote? >> on that the vote, the ayes are 13 and the notes are 23. 's are 23. >> the agreement is -- the amendment is not agreed to. the clerk will designate the amendment. >> it is offered and regarding cuts to police and firefighters. >> the chairman is talking about this in function 750. the outlays for firefighters function 450, the community and regional development. this amendment increases budget authority to ensure programs critical to our country's public safety and police and fire france receive adequate funding in the fiscal year 2012. we dealt with h r one a few years ago and amendments were put on the floor. the money was restored and it was whether we were talking about the fire grants themselves or any other act. everybody in this room, your district -- i could tell you exactly what your district has received since 2001, wendy's went into effect. what will -- what we want to do in preserving th