mrs. clinton made clear that there was substance. >> today i am announcing a series of measures to increase our ability to prevent north korea's proliferation, halting their illicit activities, discouraging further provocative actions. first we will implement new country specific sanctions aimed at north korea's failed procurement of arms related material. >> the measures are punishment for their alleged did torpedoing of this south korean warship in march. north korea is already one of the most heavily sanctioned countries on the planet. these new sanctions announced are meant to squeeze its arms proliferation activities even harder, placing further restrictions on its imported luxury goods. the measures, according to mrs. clinton, were not directed against the people of north korea, but the misguided actions of their leaders. she said that there was still a chance that north korea could choose a different path, to have sanctions lifted and energy assistance provided. >> what really happened when they were executed in 1989? officials in the country are trying to confirm by exhuming the bod

mrs. clinton made clear that there was substance. >> today i am announcing a series of measures to increase our ability to prevent north korea's proliferation and halt their illicit activities that funds their weapons programs as the surge brings more provocative action. these are aimed at the procurement of material. >> punishment for no. 3 apostle legend torpedo into the warships in south korea. north korea is already one of the most heavily sanctioned countries on the planet, but these new sanctions announced are meant to squeeze its armed proliferation activities even harder and place further restrictions on its import of luxury goods. mrs. clinton said that the measures were not directed at the people of north korea, but the misguided policies of their leaders. >> the other partners -- >> she also said that there was still a chance for north korea to choose a different path, having sanctions lifted and energy assistance provided if it stopped being belligerent toward its neighbors. >> he may have an international arrest warrant for genocide against him, but the president of sudan has t

summarized very broadly by mrs clinton. those measures have been imposed since two thousand and six by the united nations. nuclear tests north korea conducted and it's really very hard to see. anything new in what she's saying now it may be that she intends or the administration intends to have more. sanctions but again. but in theory everything is already covered all right but what about you saying not having much of an impact what the people in korea north korea itself the impoverished people she's saying she does not want these sanctions to have any effect on the people the. population there but actually is that true will they have an a further effect. it's very hard to tell the current sets of sanctions which are very similar to what she said today or you. know goods. in theory that means that the people aren't affected but if you reduce the amount of funds coming into the country the top leadership isn't going to carry that it will be ordinary people who suffer so i think any sanctions regime whatever the expressed in

mr. clinton promising the village will be rebuilt before the winter sets in -- mr. putin promising the village will be rebuilt. how many more promises like these before the fires are finally extinguished? bbc news, moscow. >> parts of the states also in flames. firefighters in california are battling fast-living places in the hills of los angeles. already 2000 homes have been evacuated. the wildfire broke out in the rural foothills that connect los angeles to the high desert. the causes under investigation. -- because it is under investigation remain headlines on "bbc world news." flooding from monsoon rains have left hundreds dead in northwest pakistan and across the border in afghanistan. people in china are taking matters into their own hands, and to clear up oil from the country's biggest ever spill. in afghanistan, hundreds of british soldiers have begun one of the biggest assault against the taliban this year, trying to drive insurgents out of helmand province. our correspondent and cameramen with onion with the first wave and found out that people would like

mrs. clinton says she will not let karzai, the u.s., nato or anyone else make deals with the taliban that will cut women out of having a legal role in their society. >>> and coming up at 6:00, cleaning up your home. it could prove dangerous. the new study on cleaning products and your health. >>> and the schoolyard issue that prompted a fifth grader to write a letter to the president. how the commander in chief responded. >>> good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. big cooling again today. temperatures well below average. 70s are going to be coming back. we'll let you know how long this cooldown with some spring air will be lasting coming up. i'm done withllhese looists anomd ivg all ceover i want one list. for one store. [ female announcer ] at safeway, you get it all. great quality and great prices. so you just need a safeway list. [ male announcer ] with thousands of everyday low prices you'll save all over the store. [ female announcer ] with club card specials like breyers ice cream just $1.99 and safeway hot dog or hamburger buns only 89 cents. [ male announcer ] quality and l

mrs. clinton's comments, what is the situation in the states? >> for both the united states and the u.k., this is about containing public aner in the u.s. -- containing public anger in the u.s. where there are allegations about the release of the lockerbie bombing. families called for an investigation into what happened in the lead up to the release of mr. al-megrahi last year. when i spoke to the spokesperson, i i asked what is pushing them to bring up this again, and to call the release of him a mistake, and this is what he said. >> the american people are distressed. we see him a free man in libya. he should have served out the rest of his life in a scottish prison, which was the original agreement. in doing so, she indicated that congress will be having hearings, having questions. she hopes that the british government will provide help. this was the decision by scottish authorities to release him on humanitarian grounds. >> the can ask all the questions they want. there is little doubt there is not much of both governments can do to turn the

mrs. clinton was just in islamabad. a regional strategy is crucial, and pakistan is a crucial ally. she called on pakistani authorities to do more to fight militants along the border. it will be a test for afghan security forces during the for the first time there will be running the show, and the world is watching. >> a medicinal gel being tested in south africa has more than half the chances of women getting hiv if applied before sex. it might be able to help protect women from the deadly virus. the u.n. aid agency has called the results groundbreaking. >> researchers have been trying for years to make a protective shell, cream, or tablets then be inserted before reaching a protective gel, cream -- a protective gel, cream, or tablet that can be inserted before sex. it cuts the chances for a 39%. a scientist with the world health organization says confirmation -- is confirmation comes from another study, this does open new frontiers. >> it is a very encouraging results. it is the first time we have seen a significant reduction in hiv risk. the search has been on for about 20 years

mrs. clinton was just in islamabad, a regionalal strategy is key and pakistan is a crucial ally. she called on pinny authorities to do more to fight taliban militants operating along the border. in kabul the conference will be a test for afghan security forces. for the first time they'll be running the show and the world is watching. bbc news, kabul. >> b.p. han given 4 hours to check the cap over their well after seepage was detected close to ocean floor. the cap was lowered four days ago and appeared to stop the flow. the u.s. coast guard is monitoring the situation and has asked b.p. to submit its plans for opening of the cap. james reynolds reports from washington. >> under the sea, the cap is still in place. engineers are checking carefully for leaks and in particular seepage along the seabed. for the fourth day the cap appears to be holding. >> we've had no indication of oil being released at the site, and at the same time there are measurements being taken, it's constantly monitored for boc's, volatile organic compounds and there is no independent education there is any re

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mr. clinton's administration and that's when we had the job growth, when republicans were making the policy here. and mr. obama did promise to create the jobs, he promised that unemployment would not go above 8%, he made lots of promises, none of the good ones have been kept as far as i've been able to see. i'd like now to yield three minutes to my distinguished colleague from california, mr. lungren. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for three minutes. mr. lungren: i thank the gentlelady for the time, and, mr. speaker, i was listening intently to the debate and i must say that the people in my district would not recognize the america that's been described by the gentleman from california. they would not believe that the economy is moving up, they would not believe that jobs are being created, they would not believe that they have a low -- have low taxes. frankly they believe all the opposite. because that's what they're reality is -- their reality is. all of us have been home in our districts, as have i, all of us i hope have polled our constituents both

mr. clinton warned that donors will not continue to give unless they think their contributions are worthwhile >> poverty may be the key to h.i.v. infections among heterosexuals in american cities. the u.s. centers for disease control reported that today in the first federal study of its kind. the report said h.i.v. is epidemic in many low-income urban areas in the u.s. and the poor are twice as likely to be infected as those better off. at least 1.1 million americans are living with the aids virus. >> wall street managed a modest rebounds after friday's sell-off. the dow jones industrial average gained 56 points to close at 10,154, the nasdaq rose 19 points to close at 2198. those are some the day's major stories. now back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to the poly and politics of the jobs problem . >> from do what is right, not for the next election but the middle class. >> brown: standing beside 3 out of work americans the president accused rep cac -- republicans of hip october ski and blocking a $34 billion extension of unemployment benefits. >> and i have to say, after years of championin

mr. clinton, working with a republican congress, would like the third reagan term. many years ago john f. kennedy lowered tax rates across the board, for corporations and individuals, for businesses and individuals. that was a democrat. you've got some outstanding democrats in congress. in other words, we have the capabilities of pulling us back with strong growth policies. i don't like all of this negative psychology. i don't know what the heck to do about it except promote my own point of view and credo and tried to explain to people why we can do this better. i have nothing personal against president obama. lord knows i was in the group -- george will hosted a dinner right before he was inaugurated with the so-called conservative pundits, i'd like president obama, i just don't like his policies. i think they have taken a left turn. and i think the elections will probably straight in and out. my point is this -- american comeback. america can come back. i think that has to be more optimistic thinking. it is easy for me to say, but that is my view. we can get back

mr. clinton they like to point out but that was because republicans were in control of congress and were controlling spending. when the democrats took control of congress, that's when things started going downhill for this country. when unemployment started going up and bad things happened. let me say republicans have repeatedly called for cutting unspent stimulus spending to offset the spending, but we are not alone. the majority leader, mr. hoyer, said on june 13, there's spending fatigue across the country and that if we have dollars not yet expended in the reoff i act they should be redirected to pay for new spending like this. the chairman of the house appropriations committee, mr. obey, hailed amendments to the supplemental appropriations bill made on july 1 that were paid for by repeatedly cutting unspent projects in the stimulus bill. in the other body the chairman of the senate finance committee, mr. baucus, has suggested the same. pay for new spending by cutting stimulus. mr. speaker, i would like to submit the corresponds for my comments and my remarks. the speaker pro tempore

mr. clinton, working with a republican congress, would like the third reagan term. many years ago john f. kennedy lowered tax rates across the board, for corporations and individuals, for businesses and individuals. that was a democrat. you've got some outstanding democrats in congress. in other words, we have the capabilities of pulling us back with strong growth policies. i don't like all of this negative psychology. i don't know what the heck to do about it except promote my own point of view and credo and tried to explain to people why we can do this better. i have nothing personal against president obama. lord knows i was in the group -- george will hosted a dinner right before he was inaugurated with the so-called conservative pundits, i'd like president obama, i just don't like his policies. i think they have taken a left turn. and i think the elections will probably straight in and out. my point is this -- american comeback. america can come back. i think that has to be more optimistic thinking. it is easy for me to say, but that is my view. we can get back

mr. or misses clinton owns stock in bp. host: independent line. good morning. caller: the associated press has two videos i have seen on youtube. one of them is entitled about as victims, gulf coast have a long road, and the other is exxon valdez 20 years later. it took them some 20 years to get through all of this. but the fishing never came back and there is still oil on the beaches. i just have to say that i did vote for president obama, however, when he said that he was appointing a man over the oil spill in the louisiana area

mr. prime minister. how would you describe the relationship of your country with secretary of state clinton and how do youin the peace process? >> i greatly respect secretary clinton. you know, i worked with her husband, bill. i got to know hillary on her visits to israel. she's always a welcomed guest. i think she's knowledgeable. i think secretary clinton was a very wise choice on the part of president obama and we'll be happy to work with her if the president so designates, and he often does. >> larry: there's some video getting a lot of attention on the web, supposedly of israeli soldiers dancing while on patrol in heberon. what do you know of that? >> i don't know. i hear it for the first time. >> larry: so do i. they gave me a note here and said it's on the web. >> i don't know. if you talk to me -- if you want to invite me again, i will be able to respond to it. >> larry: we'll invite you any time. are you ever able -- you're prime minister of israel. a previous prime minister was assassinated. you live in the center of a hostile world. are you ever able to really relax? >> yeah. you know -- yes. a

mr. pelosi. i mean and she has a -- >> that is outrageous. >> that's unacceptable and we shouldn't, it happens on both sides. hillary clinton was attacked to. sarah palin, that is not acceptable. but there is enough meat on the bone here f republicans to go after nancy pelosi and her policies. and the stimulus package which was $787 billion we've lost 2.4 million and the job, lack of jobs in this country, that's what is going to sink the democrats. >> i do want to go to this new new deal as i'm calling it any anyway am will it work for or against the democrats in november, congresswoman norton. >> if, to be sure, if you look at the intense intensity of the tea party, you will say well, that's going to spread. those people were there all along. when members get home, and here's where nancy pell os syso wise. and relate what they did in congress to their own election, those of you who are calling the election, here in august, are going to have mud on your face. >> like i said, 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the stimulus package was signed into law. people, they can go back, the democrats can go back and say we passed t

clinton. and i want to be as brief as i can. first of all, mr. chairman, you began by saying we need to demand accountability of our partners, and i think the partners include our partnership, and i welcomed the chance to speak again before this distinguished group on our role in this effort. i want to just begin with the most critical point, and if you will may i submit my formal statement? >> without objection it will be placed in the record as this read in full. >> 18 months ago we inherited a situation which afghanistan and pakistan were treated as separate issues and there was no single approach to it, hence the unattractive aronym afpak which we do not use in public but which was designed to stress the fact that these issues are closely related. i will return to that name repeatedly as we go forward but i would just note that once president obama and secretary clinton gave me this job, 35 other nations appointed counterparties, the u.s. government reorganize plus the fact that you cannot succeed in afghanistan without pakistan's involvement

clinton for arab-israeli affairs. he's now the middle east program director at the international crisis group. mr. malley, stephen hadley the former national security advisor to president bush was quoted last week as saying this meeting between these two was doomed to success. he's speaking about the atmosphere of it. is that right? >> that is right. i think both president obama and prime minister netanyahu had one overriding objective which is to overcome what had been a very troubled relationship in the past. they paint a very different picture. they had different reasons for doing that. in the case of president obama, the fact that he reached the conclusion that the months of tension over the issue of settlement construction between his administration and mr. net netanyahu's government had not been particularly beneficial to the u.s., a fight that the u.s. administration picked perhaps at the wrong time on the wrong issue. this was a meeting that was , as steve hadly said, doomed to succeed because both sides wanted it. >> ifill: did that work? >> by all accounts it has. they clearly evidence n

mr. broun: they're not doing anything that bill clinton suggested they do the secretary said this panel was suggesting that we have this moratorium. an the panel came back and said, no, no, no. we didn't do that. in fact we don't want you to stop the drilling, we think you ought to continue it. and -- mr. akin: let's get this straight. this is confusing. a panel of more or less experts is put together, they're asked to come up with a recommendation, they come up with a recommendation, and the administration says, well, we're going to put a moratorium on drilling because that's what was recommended and the panel says, no, we didn't recommend that. i guess the panel came up with the wrong answer. mr. broun: i think it goes back to what's something the -- back to something' president's chief of staff said, when he said a crisis is too good to waste. i suggest to the seg secretary today this is a crisis they should ignore. what it appears to me and what it appears to the american people, this administration is trying to push through its tax and trade policy. mr. akin: i call it cap and tax. tax

mr. speaker, congressman gohmert is explaining the fact that under the clinton years, which we hear so much about, and which i, on the rules committee am often having to correct various chairmen, like the budget committee chairman who bragged about the clinton years. and i said who was in charge of the congress the last six years of president clinton's administration. and he didn't want to say and he had to admit it was republicans. and then he talked about the terrible situation under the last two years of the bush administration. and i had to again say, now, remind me again who was in charge of the congress under the last two years of the bush administration. and of course, it was our colleagues across the aisle, the democrats. and we have to constantly remind them, as my colleague has done, that the president is not able to spend money. the president doesn't set up the appropriations bills. it's the house of representatives that's charged with that in the constitution. the president can veto a bill. and the congress can override the veto. but, you know, our colleagues across the aisle wo

clinton. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. governor, all the members of senator byrd's family, mr. president, mr. speaker, congressman rahall and all the house members here, senator reared, senator mcconnell, all the senators, thank you, senator rockefeller and thank you, vicki kennedy. i'd also like to thank all the people here who at the time of his passing, or ever worked for robert byrd who helped him to succeed for the people of west virginia. i thank them. [applause] and, i want to thank the martin luther king male chorus. they gave us a needed break from all these politicians talking up here. [applause] i want to say first that i come here to speak for two members my family. hillary wanted to be here today and she paid her respects to senator byrd as he lay in state in the united states senate before making a trip on behalf of our country to central and eastern europe. i am grateful to bob byrd for many things, but one thing that no one has given enough attention to in my opinion today is that while he always wanted to be the best senator, and he always wanted to be the longest-serving sen

mr. boustany: i remind my friend, the distinguished majority leader of the house, that in the 1990's during the clinton administration there was a great bipartisan effort that led to those balanced budgets because there was a republican majority in -- mr. hoyer: will my friend yield on that point? mr. boustany: i yield. mr. hoyer: it's a good point. i ask my friend, that is true. why couldn't you do it when you had the house, the senate and the presidency? mr. boustany: and i will reclaim my time, mr. speaker. i will reclaim my time and i will remind the majority leader that we have the opportunity to go forward now and not cast blame on the past so i would say that -- mr. hoyer: i missed the answer. mr. boustany: president obama got it right in november, 2009, regarding unemployment benefit extension which was fully paid for and he said, and i quote, fiscal responsibility is central to the medium-term recovery of the economy and the creation of jobs. the administration, therefore, supports the fiscally responsible approach to expanding unemployment benefits embodied in the bill, end quote. all we're s

wasn't just that as president clinton pointed out, that at age 47 as a sitting congressman, or 45, he went and got a lot of greek. i don't know if you know, you probably do, mr. president, he got a lot of grief without having a college degree. and at age 77, he went to marshall university and completed his work, getting his college degree. because, to him, in my view, and i don't know if family would tell you this -- [applause] >> in him i think he thought there was something wrong with the fact that he got the law degree without graduating. he didn't need that undergraduate degree. but it was bob byrd who quoted john stennis, plaut to the end of the row. remarkable thing about him is he traveled a hard path, he devoted his life though to making that path a little easier for those who followed. this is a guy who continue to taste and smell and feel the suffering of the people of his state. he tasted it. that's what it was so deeply ingrained in him. it wasn't just a moral obligation. this guy remembered, and he unapologetically wanted out, improve the money by stealing money that he could possibly get. remember, governor, the two campaigns. he was getting be

mr. boustany: i remind my friend, the distinguished majority leader of the house, that in the 1990's during the clinton administration there was a great bipartisan effort that led to those balanced budgets because there was a republican majority in -- mr. hoyer: will my friend yield on that point? mr. boustany: i yield. mr. hoyer: it's a good point. i ask my friend, that is true. why couldn't you do it when you had the house, the senate and the presidency? mr. boustany: and i will reclaim my time, mr. speaker. i will reclaim my time and i will remind the majority leader that we have the opportunity to go forward now and not cast blame on the past so i would say that -- mr. hoyer: i missed the answer. mr. boustany: president obama got it right in november, 2009, regarding unemployment benefit extension which was fully paid for and he said, and i quote, fiscal responsibility is central to the medium-term recovery of the economy and the creation of jobs. the administration, therefore, supports the fiscally responsible approach to expanding unemployment benefits embodied in the bill, end quote. all we're s

clinton was president of the united states. and you know what? he inherited huge deficits, mr. president. and he inherited a tough economic time and we proved that we could both balance the budget and create 23 million jobs. and when george w. bush took the keys to that oval office, it took him a matter of minutes, figuratively -- a matter of minutes to turn surpluses into deficits and to bring down the jobs market until we got to a point where we were losing and hemorrhaging jobs at 700,000 a month. this is important for us to remember. because it is this day where we say to our republican friends, if you care about the people who are trying desperately to get jobs, if you care about people who have been hit by this great recession, then come with u us -- come with us. work with us. let's make sure that we are there for those who deserve to have this help. and, by the way, if i could say, the rules that go along with getting this unemployment extension, people don't talk about that much. you have to prove that you are ready, willing to work. you have to prove that you are actively seekin

mr. boustany: i remind my friend, the distinguished majority leader of the house, that in the 1990's during the clinton administration there was a great bipartisan effort that led to those balanced budgets because there was a reblican majority in -- mr. hoyer: will my friend yield on thapoint? mr. boustany: i yield. mr. hoyer: it's a good point. i ask my friend, that is true. why couldn't you do it when you had the house, the senate and the presidency? mr. boustany: and i will reclaim my time, mr. speaker. i will reclaim my time and i will remind the majority leader that we have the opportunity to go forward now and not cast blame on the past so i would say that -- mr. hoyer: i missed the answer. mr. boustany: president obama got it right in november, 2009, regarding unemployment benefit extension ich was fully paid for and he said, and i quote, fiscal responsibility is central the medium-term recovery of the economy and the creation of jobs. the administration, therefore, supports the fiscally responsible approach to expanding unemployment benefits embodied in the bill, end quote. all we're saying is

mr. fattah: so you're absolutely right. i was here in the clinton years. we passed -- when the clinton economic plan was passed, not one republican voted for it. not in the house, not in the senate. you know, 25 million jobs later, a balanced budget, $3 trillion surplus, it doesn't matter whether they voted for it or not. democrats had to be committed doing what we do best, which is getting this economy headed in the right direction. and at some point maybe it will catch on with the other party but what's most important is what we see. we saw the unemployment numbers yesterday state by state with the improvements throughout the country now and a majority of our states with employment moving up. i just thank the gentleman, i thank the gentlelady from ohio. i love ladies from ohio. my wife was born in ohio. let's make it in america. mr. garamendi: you have experience of women from ohio. it cooperate be better. we certainly appreciate our colleague from ohio, congresswoman sutton. i noticed over here on my right -- left side, a gentleman who comes from the co

clinton was president of the united states. and you know what? he inhered huge deficits, mr. president. and he inherited a tough economic time and we proved that we could both balance the budget and create 23 million jobs. and when george w. bush took the keys to that oval office, it took him a matter of minutes, figuratively -- a matter of minutes to turn surpluses into deficits and to bring down t jobs market until we got to a point where weere losing and hemorrhaging jobs at 700,000 a month. this is important for us to remember. because it is this day where we say to our republican friends, if you care about the people who are trying desperately to get jobs, if you care about people who have been hit by this great recession, then come with u us -- come with us. work with us. let's make sure that we are there for those who deserve to have this help. and, by the way, if i could say, the rules that go along with getting this unemployment extension, people don't talk about that much. you have to prove that you are ready, willing to work. you have to prove that you are actively seeking a

mr. president, can i ask you -- the prime minister says he opposes an inquiry. hillary clinton has demanded an inquiry. where do you stand? >> well, first of all, on the documents, the proper process here is that the cabinet secretary should look back over this decision and the circumstances surrounding it, should identify those documents that should be published. it should be right that ministers in the previous government should be consulted about the publication of those documents. and, of course, we will consult with them over that. but in my view, there is absolutely no harm to be done in giving the fullest possible explanation of the circumstances surrounding this decision. i think the key thing, though, to remember is that in the end it was a decision by the scottish executive. on the issue of an inquiry, as i said, i'm not currently minded to hold an inquiry because i think publishing this information, combined with the inquiry that has already been, will give people the certainty that they need about the circumstances surrounding this decision. but the key thing is to

clinton. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. governor, all the members of senator byrd's family, mr. president, mr.peaker, congressman rahall and all the house members here, senator reared, senator mcconnell, all the senators, thank you, senator rockefeller and thank you, vicki kennedy. i'd also like to thank all the people here who at the time of his passing, or er worked for robert byrd who helped him to succeed for the people of west virginia. i thank them. [applause] and, i want to thank the martin luther king male chorus. they gave us a needed break from all these politicians talking up here. [applause] i want to say first that i come here to speak for two members my family. hillary wanted to be here today and she paid her respects to senator byrd as he lay in state in the united states sene before making a trip on behalf of ourountry to central and eastern europe. i am grateful to bob byrd for many things, but one thinthat no one has given enough attention to in my opinion today is that while he always wanted to be the best senator, and he always wanted to be the longest-serving senator, he w

mr. obama, but the first thing that i remember his, as an official act was he appointed one of president clinton's chief of staff for his chief of staff. that kind of disappointed me a little bit as far as questioning his creativity and originality. second, he had indicated he was against the war in iraq, the wars, when they had a vote in the senate. yet, when he did the little 20,000 troop surge in afghanistan or, i'm not sure which country it was, it was necessary to -- also necessary to keep the troops in iraq so so the iraqi people would have a chance for freedom. i see him going in a way that i didn't expect, except now having lost some of my neeve thai, i understand that he had more money in his campaign chest before the election, more than any politician in the history of politics on the planet, which the number -- which is a statement which george bush junior had when he first ran. host: we'll leave it there. c-span junkee says queen elizabeth is going to vizzyoit ground zero and will lay a wreath. sleeveport, louisiana is next. go ahead. caller: i'm calling in reference to what is going o

clinton impeached? he was impeached on the basis of lies. why do conservative republicans, 24%, believe that mr. -- president obama is or could be the anti-christ? because republican leaders have told them how terrible mr. -- president obama is, he wants to destroy the u.s., he wants to change it into a socialist country. the republican party policy is lies. host: let's hear from the republican line now. leomia, somerville, south carolina. should michael steele resign over these comments? caller: yes, he should. host: why? caller: he should because that's why a lot of bad people don't vote for republicans. they are so negative. so he should resign. and i'm a republican and i am getting sick and fed up with the whole shebang. so yes, he should resign. host: back to twitter. mr. steele's mistake was that he told the truth. the soviets slash russians executed a 10-year war in afghanistan and left without a victory. here's the front page of the "l.a. times" this morning, a photo of a u.s. military police officer heading for a patrol with afghan police troops have been told to help civilian official

mr. speaker. i will just point out again to our colleagues across the aisle that the reason we had a surplus when bill clinton was president was because republicans were in charge of the congress and the reason we had a deficit the last two years of the bush administration is because democrats were in charge of the congress. we'll continue to remind you of that. i now would like to yield such time as he may consume to my distinguished colleague from california, mr. dreier. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's recognized. without objection, so ordered. mr. dreier: thank you very much, mr. speaker. and i thank my friend from grandfather community for the great job that she's doing managing this rule and i even recognize my friend from fort lauderdale's doing a reasonable decent job managing the rule from his side. you know, the focus of this institution is right now on what it is that the american people want us to focus on. jobs. everybody here, democrat and republican alike, is talking about getting our economy back on track, creating job opportunities. the problem is that the policies that are emanating

clinton. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. governor, all the members of senator byrd's family, mr. president, mr.am speaker, congressman rahall and all the house members here, senator reared, senator mcconnell, all the senators, thank you, senator rockefeller and thank you, vicki kennedy. i'd also like to thank all the people here who at the time of his passing, or ever worked for robert byrd who helped him to succeed for the people of west virginia. i thank them. [applause] and, i want to thank the martin luther king male chorus. they gave us a needed break from all these politicians talking up here. [applause] i want to say first that i come here to speak for two members my family. hillary wanted to be here today and she paid her respects to senator byrd as he lay in state in the united states senate before making a trip on behalf of our country to central and eastern europe. i am grateful to bob byrd for many things, but one thing that no one has given enough attention to in my opinion today is that while he always wanted to be the best senator, and he always wanted to be the longest-serving s

clinton. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. governor, all of the members of mr.tor byrd's pimm family, president, mr. vice president, mr.he members who are here, senator reid, and thank you, senator rockefeller, and thank you, vicki kennedy. i would also like to thank all of the people here who at the time of his passing note ever worked for robert byrd who helped him to succeed. i thank them. [applause] and i want to think the martin luther king male chorus. they gave us a needed break from all of these politicians talking up here. i want to say first that i come here to speak for two members of my family. hillary wanted to be here today, and she paid her respects to senator byrd as he lay in state in the united states senate. before making a trip on behalf of our country to the central asian and europe. i am grateful to bob byrd for many things, but one thing people have not given enough attention to today in my opinion is why i always wanted to be the best senator and always wanted to be the longest serving senator, he wanted every other senator to be the best senator that he or she could be, and he helped carry a lo

mr. conway first. >> thank you for the questions. i appreciate it. let me start out by addressing something i was not able to get to in the last clinton.to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. the state and other states are taking great strides to make sure cars are more energy efficient. we must reduce usage into the future. that is an important component. when it comes to environmental issues, you must strike a balance. this is about balance and clarity. clarity of the rules for those who have to live under the rules. it is about the right balance between job creation, food production, and having a clean environment. what the most appreciated about that question that mr. thomas said, we have to live on the land reform. we want a clean environment as well. we want to conserve the soil in future generations. that is what they are all about. i think it is important to stand up when government does overreach. here's a perfect example when it comes to amending the clean water act. we will take "navigable" out. if you do that, we might be dealing with foreign policy -- farm policy. we do not need the epa or corps of engineers on your farm