i think you talked about raising the iq and charles murray. of course i want to stay away from that issue and decline but i told him frankly that i couldn't do it because i thought he didn't observe the distinction that psychologists observed between fluid and crystallized intelligence. that is behind your normal inborn sort of abilities and your achieved abilities after you are educated. and knowledge makes you smarter. that's an interestingly documented fact so that you get smarter when you know more and charles murray didn't take that into account. and so, there's this problem with murray's analysis, let's not worry our heads about this. but how do you change that? you have a more coherent school-based approach to how children gain the enabling knowledge they need. right now we have a helter-skelter approach. >> can tell men. you mentioned massachusetts, it's a democratic state. the way you mentioned it to use it as an example that i took to be something you would like to see emulated across the country. what enabled them to be able to pull

oregon, frank lautenberg from new jersey, patty murray from washington -- the state of washington, arlen specter from pennsylvania, mary can't well and mary landrieu from louisiana. they recognized how important this was. they recognized we were trying to solve major problems for people, especially in rural amplest i think it would be worthwhile to reflect back on the 2003 debate and remember the reasons this issue inspired such strong bipartisan consensus. you don't hear it at all from that side now. after the program has proven its efficacy and has proven that it works. we supported the medicare advantage program six years ago because we knew it was the right thing to do for beneficiaries and the same logic holds true today. we owe it to beneficiaries to provide a strong, adequately funded program that provides them with high-quality health care choices. during the finance committee's consideration of -- and by the way, every medicare beneficiary can go into medicare advantage if they desire under current

murray: thank you, madam president. mr. president, and thank you, madam chairman, for your debate on this and for outlining the serious concerns we have. and i rise today not only in strong opposition to the nelson amendment, but in strong support of women's health care choices, which this amendment would eliminate. mr. president, we can't allow a bill that does so much for women and for families and our our businesses and for the future strength of this nation to get bogged down in idealogical politics. because in every single sense of the word, health insurance reform is about choices. giving options to those who don't have them, options for better care or better quality and insurance that is within reach. this bill was never supposed to be about taking away choices and we cannot allow it to become that. mr. president, this bill already does so much for millions of women across america. already so far the senate has passed senator mikulski's amendment to make sure that all women have access to quality preventive health ca

president, i just want to thank senator murray on the "help" committee who did so much to put all ofinto our bill. this is, again, a major provision of the health care legislation that we're not hearing debated about here on the floor of the senate very much. but it is one of the most critical parts of the bill. again, i thank senator baucus, and all the work they did on the finance committee to put in the tax provisions and other provisions that are going to help us, first of all, invest in and grow the primary care workforce, and also to make it possible for people to become faculty members and teachers by helping them pay back their loans and their debts. so i wanted to take this time, mr. president to, again, highlight this part of the bill. not talked about much. but i believe it's one of the most important parts of the health care reform bill before us. mr. president, with that, i would yield the floor and reserve the balance of my time. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: how much time's remaining on both sides? the presiding

senators murray and harkin are off to their families, they're not here with us this morning. i look forward to working with my friends in the house so we can send a bill to the president as soon as possible. we're going to hear from baucus, dodd, schumer and murray and we're not going to take any questions. >> it's been nearly two years since we began our work on health care reform here in the senate and we're all very, very proud of this moment. we stand here at the finish line, though as we stand here, we're not standing alone, we stand with those who blazed the trail ahead of us all the way from president theodore roosevelt to our good friend who is with us in spirit, ted kennedy. we are standing with millions of american families who have been forced to bankruptcy to cover the cost of health care. we stand on behalf of 45,000 americans who die each year simply because they don't have health insurance. we stand with small business owners who cannot afford health insurance for their employees. we stand with american suffering from diseases like cancer, debeets and all those

president, i just want to thank senator murray on the "help" committee who did so much to put all ofnto our bill. this is, again, a major provision of the health care legislation that we're not hearing debated about here on the floor of the senate very much. but it is one of the most critical parts of the bill. again, i thank senator baucus, and all the work they did on the finance committee to put in the tax provisions and other provisions that are going to help us, first of all, invest in and grow the primary care workforce, and also to make it possible for people to become faculty members and teachers by helping them pay back their loans and their debts. so i wanted to take this time, mr. president to, again, highlight this part of the bill. not talked about much. but i believe it's one of the most important >> the senate approved a fiscal spending bill for 2010. three democrats voted against the bill. republicans voted for the spending package. the only spending bill that still needed to be approved is the defense department. senators will resume debate on health care legislation

senators murray and harkin are off with their families. i look forward to working with our friends in the house so we can send a bill to the president as soon as possible. will her from -- we will hear from bachus, dodd, schumer and murray. and we will not take any questions. >> it has been nearly two years since we began work on this. we stand here at the finish line. we are not standing alone. we stand with those who have blazed a trail before us. champions of away from president theodore roosevelt to our good friends who is with us in spirit, ted kennedy. we stand with millions of american families who were forced into bankruptcy over the cost of health care. we stand with 45,000 americans to die because they could not get health insurance. we stand with small business owners cannot afford health insurance for their employees. we stand with american suffering from cancer and diabetes and those who have been discriminated against or denied health coverage because of a pre-existing condition. today we made history. i especially want to th

senators murray and harkin are off to their families, they're not here with us this morning. i look forward to working with my friends in the house so we can send a bill to the president as soon as possible. we're going to hear from baucus, dodd, schumer and murray and we're not going to take any questions. >> it's been nearly two years since we began our work on health care reform here in the senate and we're all very, very proud of this moment. we stand here at the finish line, though as we stand here, we're not standing alone, we stand with those who blazed the trail ahead of us all the way from president theodore roosevelt to our good friend who is with us in spirit, ted kennedy. we are standing with millions of american families who have been forced to bankruptcy to cover the cost of health care. we stand on behalf of 45,000 americans who die each year simply because they don't have health insurance. we stand with small business owners who cannot afford health insurance for their employees. we stand with american suffering from diseases like cancer, debeets and all those

murray, specter, senator bennett, senator klobuchar and others wrote to mr. delaware act saying it minister for medicare and medicaid services "we right to express our concerns is regarding the services proposed changes to medicare advantage rates for calendar year 2010. the advanced notices raised two important issues implemented that will result in a highly problematic increase in benefit reductions for medicare advantage enrollees across the country. i again, a short time ago, there was concern on the other side about cuts of medicare advantage program. >> is a senator where there's 181,000 people in an alabama that would get it cut and in arizona it is 1,606,000 people. seniors that will have benefits cut. colorado, 190,000 to have benefits cut. georgia :1 hundred 76,000. illinois:176,000. indiana when it 48 kentucky 151. massachusetts 200,000. michigan 406,000. that is what michigan reads right now. is annette? to have have seniors' benefit cutbacks minnesota 284. missouri 200. 104,000 a bad. state of new york 853,000. ohio 499,000. pennsylvania and baby

i think then he asked senator murray to take over workforce development. senator bingaman did coverage, and senator mikulski did quality improvements. so that was in november. after that, i can't speak for the other -- others that did the other sections -- you will i ca- --all i can say is on our side and what i did. we had five hearings on public health and prevention and wellness and what ought to go into a bill. those commenced in november and went through i think about february. and then we worked until june. we didn't start our markup until june. so we had almost six months of hearings and putting things together in the bill before we started markup. i rather doubt that that can be said to be rushing anything. but, madam president, i just want to focus on the vote that's coming up on the amendment offered by the senator from maryland, senator mikulski, which will strengthen provisions in the bill concerning preventive health benefits for women. as an initial matter, i'm proud of the significant investments this bill makes overall in wellness and preve

-- hagan, murray and gillibrand. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. who seeks recognition? the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: mr. president i ask that a fellow in my office be granted floor privileges for the duration of the consideration of h.r. 3590. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mrs. shaheen: thank you. mr. president, i rise today in support of senator mikulski's amendment to ensure that women have access to preventive health care screenings and care at no cost. and i want to thank senator mikulski for her leadership not just in this effort, but over the years to make sure that women are treated fairly when it comes to our health care. as a woman, mother of three daughters and a grandmother of three granddaughters, this is an issue that is critically important to me personally. but as a former governor, now a u.s. senator, and a policy-maker, i understand that these preventive services that we're talking about today are not just good for women, but they're good

by murray rothbard that will explain that as well as the end of the book "end the fed." but the important thing he taught is that you should have a gold coin standard. and that is that you don't have to carry the coins around, but if the government is guaranteeing, which they are supposed to be doing, guaranteeing that any certificate would be convertible into coin and that's better than a bullion standard. that means that if you have $500,000 you're getting worried about the government, you get to vote against the government same look i want my gold coins in my pocket. [applause] and they then would have to give you the gold coin. so there are examples of i think the best answers could be found, you know, and so much of the monetary writings of murray rothbard. i need to close now because we are time constrained. i want to thank you so much for coming. i'm delighted that there's so much enthusiasm for monetary policy reform and lo and behold i believe we are going to arrive in the not-too-distant future when the large majority of the people know when we want the fed aud

senators murray and harkin are off with their families.çi look forward to working with our friends in the house so we can send a bill to the president as soon as possible. will her from -- we will hear from bachus, dodd, schumer and murray. questions.ill not takeç any- >> it has been nearly two years since we began work on this. we stand here at the finish line. we are not standing alone. we stand with those who have blazed a trail before us. champions of away from president theodore roosevelt to our good friends who is with us in spirit, ted kennedy. we stand with millions of american families who were forced into bankruptcy over the cost of health care. we stand with 45,000 americans to die because they could not get health insurance. we stand with small business owners cannot afford health insurance for their employees. we stand with american suffering from cancer and diabetes and those who have been discriminated against or denied health coverage because of a pre-existing condition. today we made history. i especially want to thank le

dorgan, feingold, feinstein, harkin, inouye, kerry, kohl, senator lautenberg, leahy, 11, mikulski, murray, reid, and senator specter. i would hope these members would continue to support senator kennedy's amendment from 1995 today. clearly the issue of medical liability reform is even more pressing than it was back in 1995. we, as americans, spend more money on lawsuits than any other country in the world. and more than twice as much as all but one other country. and, according to a recent nonpartisan study, the direct cost of health care lawsuits is around $30 billion a year. that's a direct cost to our health care system is around $30 billion a year. now, these costs are multiplied by indirect costs, especially doctors ordering costly tests out of fear of being stewed. estimated money spent on unneeded tests range frdz dz 100 billion annually to $250 billion a year annually. let me repeat the numbers. in unnecessary tests, the estimates are as high a as $100 billion to $250 billion in unnecessary tests by doctors annually. most of those because of out of fear of lawsuits. and in 2006, i

murray: thank you, madam president. mr.nt, and thank you, madam chairman, for your debate on this and for outlining the serious concerns we have. and i rise today not only in strong opposition to the nelson amendment, but in strong support of women's health care choices, which this amendment would eliminate. mr. president, we can't allow a bill that does so much for women and for families and our our businesses and for the future strength of this nation to get bogged down in idealogical politics. because in every single sense of the word, health insurance reform is about choices. giving options to those who don't have them, options for better care or better quality and insurance that is within reach. this bill was never supposed to be about taking away choices and we cannot allow it to become that. mr. president, this bill already does so much for millions of women across america. already so far the senate has passed senator mikulski's amendment to make sure that all women have access to quality preventive health care servi

succeeded through the efforts of senator baucus and senator dodd and senator schumer and senator murrayd senator reid but also with the 'ú&nt that made this the highest priority on his agenda and told us he would work hard night and day to reach this mccoury we owe our appreciation to him and the vice-president, especially, for presiding over this session this morning. >> thank you. and a happy holiday and merry christmas and happy new year to everybody. the bill can be described midsentenin a single sentence. it can cut costs and waste and fraud at the same time, it covers 31 million people. who would of thought we could do both in the same bill? do it without a single republican vote and getting everyone of the 60 democratic votes? who would have thought that we could finally get a handle on the thing that is driving and our budget deficit to great heights which is health care costs and at the same time do so much good buy coverage so many people. ? this is an amazing accomplishment. it would be under ordinary times and is even more so under extraordinary times. the three horsemen of

there is a piece and "what the dog saw," called "million-dollar murray pratt it's about homelessness. it describes a man who was an extraordinary public servant and the bush administration. he ran the homeless this policy and he was responsible for dramatically changing the way that we treat the homeless. in city after city, he was the paul revere of this. he traveled incessantly for four years, making the argument that it is cheaper to solve homelessness than to treat homelessness. the homeless person who stays on the street costas off far more money than it used simply go and give that person an apartment, someone to watch over them, and find a job. i wrote a piece about his ideas, his crusade, and the larger intellectual context in which he was operating. i did not create that movement by publicized what he was doing -- but i publicized what he was doing great many people tell me that it made their work a lot easier to have an argument, making the case for what they're doing, and helping them overcome skepticism. that was a way in which the riding of the sort that i do is valuable.

of my colleagues on the health committee, particularly senator harkin, senator mikulski, senator murray, senator bingaman, particularly those who worked on the organizations, this is a very ported moment. we're grateful to the ama. this'll make a a huge difference in our country. >> well, dr. wilson, thank you very much for being here and for your huge endorsement of this bill. some of you may know i was a naval back in the 60's and we always had need for flight surgeons that took good care of us. and i found out that dr. wilson is a former navy flight surgeon. in fact, we serve in the same area of operations in the 1960's. we didn't know each other, but were the same area. as soon as we found that i knew we were in good hands. well, no one knows america's health care system better than doctors. they know the predicament of tens of millions of americans without health insurance is injuries and diseases go without proper treatment. they know the predicament of patients who have coverage, but their health insurance company refuses to pay for procedures or they canceled the policy after th

my colleagues on the health committee, particularly central park in and senator mikulski, senator murrayut typically those who worked on the work force issues, this is an important moment. we are proud of the ama this will make a huge difference in our country. >> dr. wilson, thank you very much for being here ensure greater enforcement of this bill. some of you may know that i was a naval aviator back in the 1960's. we always had naval flight surgeons that took a good care of a separate item of that dr. wilson is a former naval flight surgeon. we serve in the same area of operations in the 1960's. we didn't know each other but with serving the same area. when i found that out, i knew we were in good [laughter] nolan knows america's health- care system better than doctors production of the predicament of tens of millions of americans without health insurance. they know the predicament of patients who have coverage of their health insurance company refused to pay for procedures or they cancel the policy after they get sick. they know the lives and money that could be saved if we invested

murray who's at the center of the ongoing michael jackson investigation told us that, "everyone is entitledn opinion, but we're waiting for concrete facts to come from the lapd." we'll be right back with the jackson's reality series, premieres sunday night on a&e 37. can your body wash nourish this deeply? the moisturizer in other body washes sits on top of skin. only new dove has nutriummoisture... which can nourish deep down. new dove body wash with nutriummoisture. superior natural nourishment for your skin. ♪ ♪ oh, baby, give me one more chance ♪ ♪ won't you please let me back into your heart ♪ ♪ i want you back ♪ oh, oh, baby >> larry: what goes through you, jackie, when you see that? >> it just brings back a lot of great memories. how hard we rehearsed for that. just to do that show. and it was a lot of fun. a lot of hard work. we worked hard, every single day. it was hard work. >> larry: what does it do when you see it? >> well, it brings back the same for jackie, old memories of all the hard work and effort and our dreams to accomplish them today, it makes me feel really good. >> la

murray who's at the center of the ongoing michael jackson investigation told us that, "everyone is entitledn opinion, but we're waiting for concrete facts to come from the lapd." we'll be right back with the jackson's reality series, premieres sunday night on a&e 37. to help you make the right health care decisipds. like understanding medicare part d. we'll walk you through a free plan comparison report... to guide you to the most cost-effective... and comprehensive plan, whether you're new to medicare part d... or you've been covered for a while. so stop in and stay well. cheese! walgreens. there's a way to stay well. ♪ oh, baby, give me one more chance ♪ ♪ won't you please let me back into your heart ♪ ♪ i want you back yes i do now ♪ ♪ oh oh baby >> larry: what goes through you, jackie, when you see that? >> it just brings back a lot of great memories. how hard we rehearsed for that. just to do that show. and it was a lot of fun. a lot of hard work. we worked hard, every single day. it was hard work. >> larry: what does it do when you see it? >> well, it brings back the same for jackie,

leader bill frist and to -- and chief of staff to another senator.çó the session is moderated by alai murrayally appropriate for this given his authorship of "showdown at guchi gulch" 1986 and i would say it would make a terrific holiday gift having used it in class. alan? >> that was good. that made the trip all worth whooil. thank you, david. so it's a bigger panel than the last panel and each panelist this time only gets 5 to 7 minutes. we have a bit of a problem because three of theÑi people o this panel have worked in the u.s. senate which knows no time limits, but i'll do my best to enforce it. we're going to start with frances lee. >> it's difficult to find optimism in the near term about the quest to bring government expenditures into a sustainable balance. when democrats control the presidency and enjoy solid molecular weight martian of control in both chambers of underestimate the need for a legislative bipartisanship. nevertheless, data collected over long periods of time testify to the great importance of bipartisanship for successful law making. congress rarely legislates with n

they were picked third in the ovc behind murray and moorhead. 19-13. second in the ovc. holding their own for most of their day. here at rupp arena. addition side. roberson got mugged. >> kyle: this contest, they're trying to get focus to make them a better team for a conference play. they did come away with a win at southeast missouri state. which is a big win. austin peay was up eight with a minute to play. let them go to overtime before they put them away. >> matt: roberson at the line played a big role in that victory. career high 15 points. got ten today. two of three shooting at the free-throw line. boy has his role increased dramatically. coming in to today. he already played 225 minutes after combining for only 340 minutes of action. >> kyle: john wall is back in the libe-up and has a big cut over his eyebrow. >> matt: i don't know where it came from. i didn't see it happen. >> kyle: at the speed he plays he needs to be durable. going 100 miles per hour on and off the floor. saw earlier the knee and now scratch on the eyebrow. >> matt: first sec freshman to win p

of course the message that the senator from washington, patty murray, and i delivered to the president was we ought to get the workforce investment act done. that is a training program that would train 900,000 people a year to higher skill levels, to meet some of the skill levels we're missing in this country and we're having to export. what's been the status on this bill? we've been working on this for four years. four years. this country didn't need jobs before. now we need jobs, so now maybe we're going to get something done on it. but she and i and senator kennedy have passed this bill through the senate twice unanimously, but the house has never taken it up. i don't know how we're going to get jobs done if something that is bipartisan, it passed the senate both times with everybody voting for it. you can't get more bipartisan than everybody voting for it. so when we're talking about bipartisan bills, that's really important. but, when we're talking about jobs, one of the things i mentioned at the white house was that two days before this meeting that i had, the e.p.a. had put out

blame avoidance is a powerful incentive and as alan murray describes in his book t tax reform act shouldot have passed based on the legislative theories but it did. the reason is nobody wanted to take the blame for killing it. you can imagine the situation down the line to come up with a package that is credible with general support and we could use pay-go rules and others to lock in it place. >> two advertisements in one session. that is really good. it is still available -- amazon.com. and it is an interesting point. you are saying you have to have a bipartisan agreement to proceed the use of rules. >> well, no. what i am -- well, it depends. in this particular context, this could be slammed through on a party line vote. need a degree of bipartisanship. >> to add on to that, i agree with the idea that institutional rules are no substitute for bipartisan support. i fear that no governing party in power, like the democrats with the current leverage they have wants to take it upon itself to impose pain. doesn't want to take sole responsibility for raising taxes or cutting spending or a co

the session is moderated by alan murray. he authored showdown it gucci gulch details of the negotiations leading to the tax reform act of 1986. i would say having used it in class that it would make a terrific holiday gift. >> that was good. made the trip all worthwhile. it is a bigger panel and the last panel. each panelist only gets five to seven minutes. we have a bit of a problem because three of the people on this panel worked in the u.s. senate which knows no time limits. i will do my best to enforce it. we will start with francis lee. >> difficult to find the cause for optimism about the quest to bring government revenue into a sustainable balance. at a time when democrats controlled presidency and enjoy solid margin of control in both chambers of congress it is easy to underestimate the need for legislative bipartisanship. data collected over a long time testifies to the great importance of bipartisanship for successful lawmaking. congress rarely legislates with narrow margins of victory. generally most successful le

and then becoming friends with murray rothbard. so the personal associations reinforced all of the things that i was inclined to believe anyway. and this i mentioned these things in the book. but we have other reasons and other concerns that we should have about the whole monetary system. the other associations that i talk about in the book are the associations with the federal reserve board chairman. i've had a few of those. as a matter of fact, just for a month or so when i first went into congress, burns was still the chairman. i didn't really get to know him. it was such a short period. he was in poor health. but the one that i got to know the best in earlier was paul volker. i came him a plus for the various chairman that i've met. because he seemed to be more willing to discuss thing on a one-to-one basis. actually, there was one time when we were working on the monetary control act in 1980s which gave a lot more power, regulatory powers to the federal reserve. and to monetize debt. and i was arguing one case in the committee

murray: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, we are obviously in the middle of a very important debate on health care, and i want to thank the managers of this bill allowing my colleague from washington state, senator cantwell and i, to interrupt this important debate to talk for a few minutes about a very tragic event that occurred in our home state of washington over the past weekend. mr. president, just two days ago our state was shocked and saddened and appalled by news of the deadliest attack on law enforcement in washington state's history. on sunday morning just after 8:00 a.m., a gunman walked into a coffee shop in pierce county, washington, and opened fire, killing four members of the city of lakewood police department who about going over the details -- who were going over the details of their upcoming shift. it was a senseless and brutal killing. it specifically targeted the people who sacrifice each and every day who keep all of us safe, our police officers. this terrible crime has not only left the famili

jackie was born in paris, tennessee, right over the border from murray, kentucky, and she attended murraystate university on a special presidential academic scholarship. she was named the outstanding senior in radio and television and began her broadcasting career at a paducah station while still a senior in college. after graduating with highest honors, she went ton to a full-time position until moving to louisville in 1980 to work for wash television. after five years she went to work in philadelphia but in 1988 she returned to kentucky and the river city where she stayed ever since. for the last 21 years since returning to louisville, jackie has been with way-3 news. she is the anchor of that channel's 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. newscast. after 33 years in broadcasting, jackie earned a well-deserved rest and she's looking forward to spending time with her husband paul, their daughters and their dogs. jackie and paul are avid horse riders and i hear they just got a new horse named chipper. but jackie will be greatly missed by the people of louisville and the surrounding area. every day through

so i thank senator murray for putting that in her bill. i also want to thank senator durbin for the inclusion of a provision regarding auto dealers. in my state, there are a number of decisions that were made by general motors to close down certain dealerships that met the criteria set down by general motors for staying in business. so i hope this provision that senator durbin put in will allow for needed fairness for a number of these family businesses. so, again, i believe the package of bills that we have before us are fiscally responsible. they move our country in the right direction. and i hope the senate will approve them as soon as possible so we can send them to the president. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. ms. stabenow: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you, mr. president. before my good friend from iowa leaves the floor, i just want to thank him for his wonderful leadership on the health care reform bill, on the appropriations that he chairs, form early on agricultu

i think then he asked senator murray to take over workforce development. senator bingaman did coverage. and senator mikulski did quality improvements. so that was in november. after that, i can't speak for the others that did the other sections. all i can say is on our side and when i did reified hearings. we have five hearings on prevention and wellness of public health and what ought to go into a bill. in those hearings, i think amidst an september and went through february. and then we worked until june. we didn't start our markup until june. so it almost six months of hearings and putting things together in the bill before we started markup. i rather doubt that could be said to be rushing anything. but madam president, i want to focus on the vote that's coming up on the amendment offered by the senator from maryland, senator mikulski. which will strengthen provisions in the bill concerning preventative health benefits for women. as an initial matter, i'm proud of the significant investment this bill makes overall and wellness and prevention. it's not b

murray: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, the health insurance system in our country has been broken for a very lone time. for far too long, families and businesses across my home state of washington have been forced to make some tough decisions, spending nights struggling or whispering after their kids go to bed about how to pay the bills and praying they don't get sick. i'm proud to say, mr. president, that's about to change. over the course of months of work on this issue, i've noticed it's very easy for this debate to tip into the realm of abstractions to focus on numbers and charts and to devolve into petty partisanship or ideological inflexibility. and too often, real people get left out of this conversation. mothers and fathers who are scared they're going to lose their jobs and families that are scared they're going to lose their insurance. people with preexisting conditions who can't get coverage and who know that they're just one hospital visit aware from bankruptcy. small business owners who can't afford

alan murray is executev editor on line for "the wall street journal" and author of the papers weekly business column. he has served as washington bureau chief for snbc and "the wall street journal." we are fortunate to have him on our govern n counsel ill here at the university. next we've robert sam uleson, contributing editor at "newsweek" and "the washington post" where he has written about business and economic issues since 1977. his articles have appeared in the wall street journal, "new york times" and other papers. his latest book is on the past and future of american avenue will youence, in case you are wondering about a holiday gifment paul solomon is occasional correspondent for the pbs news hour. he answers questions on the business desk. recently he has become a fellow at yale's berkeley college and for those of you who were why our discussions this afternoon you know that he was a loud -- lovely moderator in the panel that just preceded dinner the with that i'm going to turn to bob franken and ask that he cuck the discussion on has the financial crisis changed the nature

this was a lot to give up but for those of us that hs, ellen murray is a delightful gift. thank you, sir. >> thank you very much. >> i am pleased to join you at this hearing to thank our witnesses who have come to share with us their experiences and thoughts about what we can do to more effectively deal with the challenge of autism. we have had hearings before. it is important for us to continue our efforts to stay up- to-date. we need to join forces with the victims and their families to help make sure we tramp and do not let the victims and their families down. we want to support the cause. thank you for being here to leave it off. >> thank you. >> thank you for your leadership. i am looking at the list of people on the committee. our interest is in research and finding causes b, which hopefully will lead to prevention and cure it we are also interested in early intervention programs. do you have enough expertise on this panel in terms of looking at that aspect? what are the effect of early intervention programs that we can find and work on? >>on the iacc specifically? w

of the other issues you deal with but i would like to send a personal thank you for giving us alan murray who will be joining us very soon. this was a lot to offer and a lot to give up but for those of us act hss we are delighted to have her so thank you. >> thank you, dr. insel. >> i am pleased to join you and thank our witnesses who have come to share their experience about what we can do to deal with the challenge of autism. we had hearings before but it is important for us to continue our efforts to stay up-to-date and join forces with the victims to help make sure we triumph and don't let victims of the families down. we want to support the cause. thank you for being here to lead it off. >> thank you for your leadership and the interagency coordinating committee, i was just looking at the list of people on the committee. our interest is in research and finding causes which will lead to prevention. and q hours. we are interested in early intervention programs and how to get to these kids early. do you have enough expertise in terms of looking at that aspect? one of the most effective

and the offices then, you remember them, they were at 150 east 35th at murray hill and the polite word to describe them as chalism. they were ratty. the building was like an apartment building, small rooms and lots of bathroom. >> it was like working in a painting with nothing making sense. >> that's right, and one short cut that bill and priscilla made use of, there was a dumb waiter that ran from priscilla's office and bill's office and they used this to send manuscripts and priscilla had a bell shaped like a turtle and she rang it and she would send something in the dumb waiter. >> you can't make this stuff up. >> and he would send it back. there was something homey with it and exciting about it. because bill of a star, bill was a celebrity. and that's something, one thing that happens when celebrities die, we forget this. we just do. and that has to be recoveried v if it's recovered at all. but you have to have an effort to bring them back. if they exist on film, as bill does. his television shows you can youtube them and they are reissued. and memoirs are coming out, mine is not t

[inaudible] [laughter] alan murray is the executive editor online for the wall street journal 3 he was previously assistant managing editor for the "wall street journal," and offered a weekly business column. he has served as the washington bureau chief for cnbc. we're fortunate to have al-anon are governing council at the miller center of public affairs here at the university. a distinction of many years. next we have robert samuelson, compared shooting -- i comparative -- a contributing editor to newsweek. his articles appear in the los angeles times, the boston globe, and other leading newspapers. his latest book, "the great inflation". in case you're wondering about all holiday gift. he is also the business, economics, and occasional correspondent for the pbs and news hour. he answers questions on the business does. he has become a fellow at yale's berkeley college and the brady johnson distinguished scholar for political economy at yale. it is for those of you who are in our discussions this afternoon who know that he was a lively moderator and the panel that followed dinner. and

murray: i come up to the floordz and i know this is a extremely important issue that we're debating, health care. i wanted to talk on a different topic. that is because tomorrow is going to be a very socioand very difficult day in my home state of washington. that's because tomorrow just a week after the single-worst act of violence against law enforcement in washington state history, police officers from across the state and across the nation, including some here from our capitol police force, a lot of our heartbroken washington state residents, the community of lakewood, washington, and the families of last sunday's brutal tac on four police officers are going to gather together to say goodbye. tomorrow's memorial in my home state of washington of the four officers killed on the morning of november 29 will begin with a procession that leaves from just steps a away from the coffee shp that was the site of that senseless and cowardly atafnlgt it was an tac in which four officers were targeted solely because they were in uniform. solely because they had sworn to protect their communit

murray: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. i ask unanimous consent that richard burkhfrom the appropriations committee be granted floor privileges during consideration of the consolidated appropriations bill. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: i ask unanimous consent the equal of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: mr. president, division f of the omnibus provides funding for the state department foreign operations and related programs. provides $48.8 billion discretionary funding, funding, $3.3 billion decrease from the president's budget request. $1.8 billion below the fiscal year level. the -- one of the reasons why the president has said that he would fund these programs on budget, not through supplemental gimmicks, and i agree with him on that. no

of my colleagues on the help committee, particularly senator harkin and senator mikulski, senator murray, senator bingaman, particularly those who worked on the work force issues this is a very and put a moment, and we are grateful to the ama, particularly you, dr. wilson, for your supporting this effort. this is we to make a huge difference in our effort. >> dr. wilson, thank you very much for being here and for your great endorsement of this bill. some of you may know i was a naval aviator back in the 60's, and we always had naval flight surgeons that took good care of us. and i found out dr. wilson is a former navy flight surgeon. in fact, we served in the same area of operations in the 60's. we didn't know each other but preserved in the same area. as soon as i found that out, i knew we were in good hands. [laughter] no one knows america's health care system better than doctors treated the know the predicament of tens of millions of americans without insurance whose injuries and diseases go without proper treatment. the end of the predicament of patient who have coverage but their he

murray? debt -- caller: hello.uld like to tie my comments into why we cannot have universal health care in our country. i am opposed to war. i am opposed to my tax is going to support war. especially a war that was based on lie upon live. it was run by war criminals like rumsfeld and bush, who initiated torture. now we have a country that it tends to justify the unjustifiable. i am a quaker from pennsylvania. so i am certainly opposed to war in general. especially unnecessary wars. which is one of the reasons we cannot have universal health care. because needlessly $3 million per day goes to the bloated pentagon budget. it is one of the reasons. the other reason is because the other half goes to the wealthy 1% on wall street. host: we have got the point. general? guest: thank you very much. i understand people's position with regard to war. the only thing i would say is that if you look at the risks to our nation and national security out there, it is important to understand what the consequences of failure are. if

for his strong support for this concept, and i also want to thank dick durbin, chuck schumer, patty murray, you, and the entire democratic leadership for their support. and that provision, very simply, provides $10 billion over a five-year period to the federally qualified health center program and the national health service corps. in my view, these two programs are some of the best and most effective public health care programs in the united states of america. and they enjoy widespread -- widespread tripartisan support. president bush was a supporter. john mccain, when he ran for president, was a supporter of community health centers. many of the republicans have spoken very positively of community health centers, as have virtually all of the democrats. the reality, however, is that both community health centers and the national health service corps have been starved for funding for many, many years, and we are finally in this bill doing right by them. i should mention importantly that while we have place placed $10 billion in the senate bill, in the house bill there is $14 billion. and

alan murray is managing editor and executive editor on line for the wall street journal.ly managing editor of a wall street journal and author of the weekly business column. he has served as washington d.c. bureau chief for nbc and the wall street journal. we are very fortunate to have alan on our governing council at the madison of public affairs at the university. a member of distinction for many years. next we have robert sanders, contributing editor of newsweek and the washington post where he has written about business and economic issues since 19707. his articles also appear in the los angeles times, boston globe and other reading newspapers. his latest book is entitled the great inflation and its aftermath, past and future of american capitalists in case you are wondering about a holiday gift. paul sullivan is the economics and occasional correspondent for the cbs news hour. the answers questions on the business desk. recently he has become a fellow at yale's berkeley college and the brady johnson political economy at yale. for those of you in our discussion this a