nancy pelosi wants to get climate change done. some democrats have been pushing for immigration reform. there is a bit of fatigue on capitol hill. some democrats say they have done enough to make the case back home. it will be difficult because of historical trends. but this congress has done a lot. when there is some concern about doing more. they have done enough, let us not take any more tough votes. host: georgia. caller: thanks for taking my call. i had a comment and a question. it is about a primary that we had a few weeks ago. the person that one was a man that no one had heard of. they asked him -- i heard too much about him. i was wondering if they can follow up on that. there really is not a lot of difference between the republicans and democrats. bush had a war in iraq, and obama has won in afghanistan. in my mind, they have been pretty much the same. thank you. guest: the caller is referencing ellen greene actions south carolina. -- alvin green in south carolina. few had heard of him before, and he was not favored to w

consolidating her power, a look at nancy pelosi. this book is by two authors, one of which is ron peters. the conclusion concerning nancy pelosi's gender -- their conclusion is that she is different from her predecessors and her path to power. she has amassed in used power for political and policy in some ways that clearly parallel those used by the most powerful speakers before her. next is steve from boston. caller: good morning. i want to remind people that these are real families they are talking about who are unemployed. these are mothers and children who will not have an income if they take away the unemployment. peopll lose sight of that. if our -- our financial situation would be better if they're not 18,000 financial companies in the cayman islands that were getting away tax-free. exxon paid not one red cent in federal taxes last year. to make it worse, not that they did not pay, but they also got $156 million tax free, the largest company in the world! and that is only one out of 18,000 companies. there is plenty of money

it is either a convenient excuse or a good excuse, and the one trip you mentioned that nancy pelosi wenton. she spent seven days in italy a couple of years ago. that was all based around a one day trip to afghanistan. it is easy to come back and say "i just went and visited the troops," and people think that is a really good thing. you don't mention, "by the way, i also spent seven days in italy." >> is there any place that people can read all of your stories? >> wsj.com. >> do you have to pay? >> some of the stories are behind the pay wall and some may not be. "the journal" is in the process of changing the way they charge people for stories online. eventually, everything will be behind the pay wall. >> how many people at "the journal" do what you are doing? >> there were four. one passed away, and two decided it was time to move on. r[[i grew up in washington, d.. that has many advantages. you are exposed to d.c. and how it works, and you also have connections and relationships through your family and friends and parents. my parents worked for the government. my dad worked for the fed

[laughter] nancy pelosi mentioned an example of this from the california election two weeks ago. but the the gas and electric, which is apparently as popular in california -- pacific gas and electric, which is apparently as popular in california as bp is in the south, that they could only do so by a referendum, in other words, they eliminated the majority rule. they spent $46 million in corporate funds on that campaign. the opponent spent virtually nothing. california has an enologist statute -- and analogous statute -- an analogous statute. this ad brought to you by pg &e. the referendum failed. the first part of this act is that you have to announce -- if you are doing any ad, you have to say who is sponsoring it. it does not help if you find out that it is the committee for better environment for the chamber of commerce, and it is really bp. the front organizations have to announce the largest contributor is british petroleum, or something like that, so that they cannot hide or veil it. it does add a couple of other things. companies who have certain kinds of contracts with th

nancy pelosi wants to get climate change done. some democrats have been pushing for immigration reform. tthre is a bit of fatigue on capitol hill. some democrats say they have %% caseough to make the home. will be difficult because of historical trends. but this congress has done a lot. when there is some concern aboot doing more. they have done enough, let s take any more tough votes.. host: georgia. caller: thanks for taking my call. comment and a question. it is about a primary that we go. few weeks was a man that one no one had heard of. heard too him -- much about him. cans wondering if they follow up on that. lot ofeally is not a bbtween the republicans and democrats. buss had a war in iraq, and has won in afghanistan. they haae been same. much the thank you. is referencinger greene actioos south %%rolina. green in south carolina. heard of him before, and not favored to win. some were thinking about thh primary results. he is a democratic nominee. the question is, how did he get money? they had one of theemostt political sto

guest: nancy pelosi, congressman van hollen. there's also some bipartisan agreement. this is a first step for the democrats in -- imposing any kind of limits. host: how close is the vote? 433 members of congress. guest: it is unclear. they started whipping it out earlier in the week. it looked like by yesterday they had gotten what they needed. it was going to be the two republican co-sponsors. and i'm not sure there will be any republican support. then you have these two factions within the democratic caucus, the congressional black caucus, and the blue dogs. host: that is 40 to 50 members. guest: exactly, so, you have these is significant blocks. and any legislation that nancy pelosi and van hollen were pushing would have to be almost entirely democratic votes. so, they have to hold onto their democrats. . . union do you find more >> the afc, or american federation of -- host: when you talk about upsetting, what exactly do you mean? and i don't think he is going to give his political opinion on this anyway, so do you want to try to rephrase your question a little bi

then, house speaker nancy pelosi talks about congressional action concerning the situation. more on the oil spill with louisiana congressman bill cassidy. >> live on c-span "book tv." two days of interviews and call ins. get the entire schedule at booktv.org. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> 23 years ago president reagan spoke those words in berlin. watch the entire speech saturday on american history tv. now coast guard admiral latest update on the gulf oil spill. he gives a summary of the personnel involved in response, including national guard and volunteers and how the coast guard plans to bring additional resources into the area. this is about 25 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to today's briefing. admiral allen will give the daily update and we will take 10 minutes of questions from the floor. >> good morning. i thought i would review some of the basic numbers of the response and talk about some strategic issues regarding stemmers -- skimmers. i would be glad to answer any questions you have for me. just to summarize where we are, 25,000 are on the ground. t

speaker nancy pelosi asked committee chairs to draft new regulatory legislation by the fourth of july. we get some reaction now from two senators, bill nelson is a democrat from the state of florida. john barasso, a republican from wyoming sorvtz energy and natural resources committee. senator barrasso , to you first, how do you feel about the way the u.s. government, the federal government has reacted and handled the oil spill thus far? >> i think they have not done an adequate job. it is day 51. it took them much too long, in my opinion, to get engaged, and even yesterday, the report came out that the president of the united states had still not talked to the c.e.o. of british petroleum. it is unthinkable to the american people that the two of them haven't talked. so i think that the -- it has been delayed and much too slow, and a reaction that i think is not been fair to the people of the gulf or the people of this nation. >> lehrer: senator nelson, you're reaction, sir. >> well, my colleague from wyoming is one of the great gentlemen of the senate. he and i have differences . and

in washington, the political pressure kept building after a white house meeting, house speaker nancy pelosi insisted b.p. will pay everything it owes. >> b.p. must be held accountable. they must be held accountable in terms of the taxpayer. there are expenses that we are incurring as a government that they must pick up. >> woodruff: the house also voted today to eliminate the $100 million limit on how much the coast guard can spend on cleanup costs. the disaster began in april when the offshore rig deepwater horizon exploded and sank. today president obama met with relatives of the 11 workers killed. >> i think we all walked away from our meeting with the president feeling very confident that everything is... that everything that he can do he will do. >> woodruff: mr. obama also turned again to what to do about energy in the long term. >> we have to move on an energy agenda that is forward-looking, that creates jobs, that assures that we are leaders in solar and wind and biodiesel, that recognizes that we are going to be reliant on fossil fuels for many years to come . that we are going to

guest: nancy pelosi, congressman van hollen. there's also some bipartisan agreement.is is a first step for the democrats in -- imposing any kind of limits. host: how close is the vote? 433 members of congress. guest: it is unclear. they started whipping it out earlier in the week. it looked like by yesterday they had gotten what they needed. it was going to be the two republican co-sponsors. and i'm not sure there will be any republican support. then you have these two factions within the democratic caucus, the congressional black caucus, and the blue dogs. host: that is 40 to 50 members. guest: exactly, so, you have these is significant blocks. and any legislation that nancy pelosi and van hollen were pushing would have to be almost entirely democratic votes. so, they have to hold onto their democrats. . . union do you find more upsetting, the nra or the afc, or american federation of -- host: when you talk about upsetting, what exactly do you mean? and i don't think he is going to give his political opinion on this anyway, so do you want to try to rephrase your ques

and any legislation that nancy pelosi and van hollen were pushing would have to be almost entirely democratic votes. so, they have to hold onto their democrats. . . >> when you bet against speaker pelosi, but i am not sure the bill as currently drawn, whether she will get the votes to pass it. host: chris, from san antonio, texas, republican line, you're first up. please go ahead with your comment. guest: john, i would like to ask you a question. which union do you find more upsetting, the n.r.a. or the a.f.t. or the american federation of teachers? host: when you talk about upsetting, what exactly do you mean? i don't think mr. bresnahan is going to give his political opinion on this anyway. do you want to rephrase your question? guest: yes, sir. i live in south texas. i am a frequent caller. i own firearms, and my wife is a school teacher. of in-fighting among people who are confused with both. so i really would just like to ask your opinion. host: so it sounds like his wife is a member of a teacher's union and he is a member of the n.r.a. guest: i think it's important that people understan

guest: nancy pelosi, congressman van hollen. there's also some bipartisan agreement. this is a first step for the democrats in -- imposing any kind of limits. host: how close is the vote? 433 members of congress. guest: it is unclear. they started whipping it out earlier in the week. it looked like by yesterday they had gotten what they needed. it was going to be the two republican co-sponsors. and i'm not sure there will be any republican support. then you have these two factions within the democratic caucus, the congressional black caucus, and the blue dogs. host: that is 40 to 50 members. guest: exactly, so, you have these is significant blocks. and any legislation that nancy pelosi and van hollen were pushing would have to be almost entirely democratic votes. so, they have to hold onto their democrats. . . union do you find more upsetting, the nra or the afc, or american federation of -- host: when you talk about upsetting, what exactly do you mean? and i don't think he is going to give his political opinion on this anyway, so do you want to try to rephrase your q

nancy pelosi said first we need to pass the bill before you get to find out what is in it. as more and more people are finding out what is in it, something that is that comprehensive, and is forced through with the unseemly tactics, like no louisiana purchase, the nebraska kickbacks, there were things that people were not happy about and i am simply coming to the floor with something that has happened in the last week to show people what is in the law. i believe it is a bad bill for our patients, those paying, and a bad bill for our providers. host: a political website tells us that democrats are "all go on health care reform." they have a commercial. >> health reform is law. the affordable health care act makes health care more affordable and put consumers in the driver's seat, prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage from pre- existing conditions. all while reducing the deficit by more than $100 billion in the first decade. but republicans want to take it away. the republican plans but insurance companies back in charge. coverage denied due to pre- existing c

while we wait to see when they come back, we will show you house speaker nancy pelosi from today who said that she believes the republican leadership holds the same view of the oil damage fund expressed earlier today by energy committee then be -- a member joe barton that called the $20 billion fund a shakedown. the weekly briefing is 25 minutes, and we will show you as much of this as we can. >> a good afternoon. thank you all for accommodating the change in schedule from morning until afternoon as i am sure you are aware, we had a briefing at 11:00 from admiral palin on the situation in the gulf of mexico. it was very informative. members from the region had very specific questions about how the people and their district were affected and the impact it has had on our country, our economy, and the ecology of the region. and most of all, the well-being of the individuals. we had an opportunity to speak later about how we can make change for the better to increase the role that the coast guard has been working with mms, the new minerals management service in order for them to be part

we -- you talked about the energy tax that's been proposed that nancy pelosi jammed through the house of representatives here. it's what's called a regressive tax because it's going to hurt people on limited incomes and poor people the most. it's going to make their gasoline prices go up. i've heard many democrats, mr. democrats here on the floor of the house of representatives say they'd like to see gasoline at $10 a gallon. somebody's o-- somebody who's working hard today, trying to make a living, scraping together a living, trying to get by, if their gasoline price goes to $10 a gallon, they' going to be really out of economic luck. so to speak. mr. akin: how are you going to pay the mortgage payment now? mr. broun: they can't afford the mortgage payment now. some are just barely paying those things. then the energy tax on their electricity, when they flip on the light switch or when they're eating -- when their heating unit comes on, in the north particularly, i live in the south, we're more concerned about air-conditioning. a lot of old people in georgia and florida and all out t

whatever you think of the merits of her position, sheehan is challenging nancy pelosi in that tiny crawlspacee left, yet you have the overwhelming majority of the media establishment excepting her as an indisputably mainstream, and norman rockwell kind of figure, yet at the same time, you have tea parties, who are essentially, the flinders -- fringers, the race to portray these guys, for the same people who said dissent was the highest form of patriotism, suddenly, it is the lowest form of racism. it is a remarkable turnaround in the way these guys are portrayed, and it still seems there was this panic running through much of the liberal intelligentsia and mainstream media to figure out how best to demonize these people, but you never got anything remotely like that when it came to the antiwar crowd, even though ross was general as when he said they were quasiparticles stalinist. they are literally stalinist. one question i have -- "the new york times" poll referred to tea party supporters, because one problem you have is it is not like you have an id card. i asked for one, and they would not

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, rev land doug tanner of the faith and politics institute. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, our creator, our redeemer, and our sustainer, on the first official day of summer, we ask your blessing on the lives of the members of this house and on their work as representatives. we remember that in this season temperatures in washington rise in the high 90's and beyond. we remember they can be accompanied by humidity so heavy that it feels like 90%. the days become hazy and we become lazy. we remember also a comparable climate that can descend on this chamber, nevermind the air conditioning. it comes with the haze that diminishes one's ability to see across the aisle and across the country. it brings a laziness that yields to familiar ideological formulas and wornout patterns of politics. this summer we pray, grant us some days of clarity to see new possibilities and send us fresh energy to pursue it. amen.

we have great people like harry reid and nancy pelosi making a huge difference for us, giving us the space an opportunity to do this. this has been badly needed for a long time. we hope to protect our country. we hope this will bring optimism and opportunity to our financial systems. it is a great moment. i'm proud to have been here. >> i agree with the senator. it is an extraordinary experience, obviously. we hate to have the kind of crisis to have dick get it done -- to have to get it done. we try our best and work together. we hope that the legislature will be ready. if you intend to focus, as you do, understandably, on the controversy, by definition, controversy over the last little pieces, people will forget how far we have come. the negotiation for the consumer protection agency, the the volcker rule, the widespread reform of derivatives -- those were all unachievable years ago. in every area where we have touched, we have made significant advances. i would also say that it is a tribute to the way american democracy can work. there was a difference in this bill. last year, when

then house speaker nancy pelosi speaks. after that, more on the oil spill with representative bill cassidy. now, admiral allen gives an update on the oil spill. he gives a summary of the personnel involved, including contractors, coast guard, national guard and volunteers, and how the coast guard plans to bring additional resources to that area. this issabout 25 minutes. >> good morning. we will follow the standard format. admiral mullen will give the update and then we will take questions. len will give the update and then we will take questions. >> i am going to talk a little bit about the response and some of the skipper's, which have become increasingly important in that the response. just to summarize where we are at on this friday, about 25,000 people are on the ground down there. this has become the largest oil spill response in our nation's history. with over 1200 coastguardsman, 1400 national guardsmen, 3700 contractors, and hundreds of volunteers. -pan enormous amount of equipmet is in the area, most notably a 400

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. . the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father coughlin. chaplain coughlin: god of wisdom and love, you are the source of life and have gifted us with many blessings. open our minds and hearts -- may all our decisions set us on the path of truth and all our actions manifest your goodness. to you the honor and glory both now and forever. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from north carolina, congresswoman foxx. ms. foxx: would you all join me in the pledge to our wonderful flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: j

it was heartening to hear speaker nancy pelosi's call for the house to do the same. i also ask for your continued support for the emergency response program. they are often the most responsible -- the most responsive to needs. indeed, it is often the only tool to address issues in certain areas. our commanders appreciate your appropriating funds each year. as i close, i would like to once again note the extraordinary work been done by our troopers on the ground in afghanistan, iraq, and around the world. our young men and women truly deserve the recognition they have earned as america's new younger generation. the comprise the most hardened military in our nation's history. there is no question that they and their families have made enormous sacrifices. many of them have deployed on numerous stores -- numerous tours. we cannot comment in my view, ever think our servicemen enough. what americans have done to support them has been wonderful. nothing has meant more than in the appreciation of those here, at home. as you noted, mr. chairman, my wife is with me today. she

i thank -- nancy pelosi thank you very much mr. speaker are, mr. speaker -- the speaker: thank you very much, mr. speaker. as i listen to the debate here, i can't help but remember, and i have a vivid memory of it, a couple of years ago, almost two years ago, september 18, a thursday afternoon, we were gathered in our office and had just seen a week and a half proceeding, a week and a half to two weeks preceding that day, some unusual events that related to lehman brothers, merrill lynch and then a.i.g. and the said bailout of a.i.g. i called the secretary of the treasury and said, we're meeting here in my office and wondered if we could be helpful in any way in terms of public policy because what we seemed to see coming out from the executive branch is chaos, different responses to different challenges that were not adding up to us, could you, mr. secretary, come to the congress tomorrow and give us a report on what is happening? the secretary said, and i said, could you be here at 9:00 tomorrow morning to tell us what is happening to the markets?

we had people like barney frank leading the house effort, harry reid, nancy pelosi, it makes a huge difference for us getting the space and the opportunity to do this. it has been badly needed for a long time. we hope that there is opportunity now that our financial systems. it is a great moment. i am proud to have been here. >> it is the most extraordinary -- in a to have the kind of pain -- you hate to have the kind of pain, but we began this work in 2007. we tried our best to work together. the things that happened, if you tend to focus, and you do understandably, on the controversy. and by definition, people that tend to forget how far we've come, the notion of an independent consumer agency, securitization risk retention requirements, widespread reform of derivatives. obviously, it is not everything we would like, but in every area where we have touched, we have made significant advances. it is a tribute to how a democracy can work. there was a difference in this bill. last year, health care was getting all the attention. it was not as big a bill as i would like to have been able to bring

that's nancy pelosi's number one operative. and mull could you say key was there.ery event this man stages is totally controlled. there was no opposing view. it is absolutely totally manipulated. and it is obviously a desperate account of the backlash that's coming from the majority of americans who will sweep them out in 146 days come november 6. >> dee calling from our republican line. this is butch from jackson, wyoming. you're on the air, butch. go ahead. >> you know, 62% of the american people favor the public option. this health care we have now is a gift to the insurance companies. and health care should be actually privy to the american public -- [inaudible] that's the way it should be. >> earlier, our caller mentioned representative chris van hollen. he is there in the center of your screen. here is appleton, wisconsin. terry is an independent. >> hi. >> hey there, terry. >> i am not sure about the health care plan, if it's so good, why doesn't congress have it it, why doesn't the president have the same thing? they're working for us and they're getting be

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the 6, 2009, the ry now recognize mbers from the lists submitted by the majority minority leaders for hour debate. of rule to clause 12-a house chair declares the 2:00 p.m. ntil today. >> the house just completed morning business for the day. members begin lidge work at 2:00 eastern considering five resolutions, including one encouraging preparation for hurricane season. live coverage when the house returns. and house democratic leaders plan to pass a bill this week that would give subpoena power for the panel investigattng the b.p. oil spill in the gulf of mexico. house majority leader steny hoyer says members will vote as early as wednesday and he expects it to pass. now, president obama has appointed a sen-member commission to investigate this bill. hoyer says that the commission needs subpoena power to get to the bottom of the nation's largest spill. earlier today, admiral thad allen laid out the latest plan for capturing more oil.

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives.he speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2009, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate . the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to 30 minutes and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes. -- party limited to 25 minutes and each member other than the majority and minority whip limited to five minutes each. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 10:20 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly, for five minutes. mr. connolly: thank you, madam speaker. it would be unconscionable for this congress to fail to enact legislative protections for the nation's consumers after the worst economic collapse in 80 years. we must pass wall street reform when it comes before the house, hopefully later this week. we know what happened without adequate oversight.

caller: i wanted to ask do you think nancy pelosi will be voted out today in guest: no. no. host: any other thoughts and perspective? what is the most important race to you today in south carolina? caller: i think the governor. i kind of want to go with nicky haley is probably who i will vo vote with. i'm not sure yet. i hope south carolina can get back to the morals that we stand for, because what our governor done was a disgrace and it shouldn't happen. i just hope that south carolina can get back to morals what we stand for. host: thank you. take us deeper. this has gotten a lot of play. guest: it sure has. whatever your position on the morals of the state are, i think everybody down there must have a desire to get back to some political comity and a little less of the rancor we have seen the last couple of years. the political mess really started last year when mark sanford, two-term governor, seen by some people because he was kind of an icon class particular kevin tough figure, one of the first governors to come out strongly saying we are not going to take all the stim

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives.he speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2009the chair will now recognize meers fr lists submitted by the majority and minority leers for morning hour debate. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares th house in recess until 10:00 a.m. today. host: among the items for the house this afternoon include a small business lending in build. this program will continue until 10:00 a.m. when the house comes in. we will have a discussion of health care coming up in about 15 minutes or so. our guest will be neera tanden, chief operating officer from the center for american progress. in the meantime, we will open the phones for you to talk about any topic that you like. we will have those numbers on the bottom of the screen for you in just a second. but some articles in the meantime, money and investing section, "wall street journal." they are talking about this financial overhaul bill and they are right -- there is a lot more detail here in this piece,

nancy pelosi let them off the hook, they were afraid they'd lose their seats in their districts who knows how many of them were serious. when we had the motion to recommit on no man cates to buy insurance, there were only 21 democrats that voted for that, as opposed to 34 votes against obamacare. you see the conviction drop by 13 in that little exchange. how many of those 1 really feel that way? i challenge those 21, in fact, i challenge the 34, and everybody else opposed to obamacare, sign the discharge petition. let's bring the discharge petition to the floor and repeal obamacare, pull it out by the roots, let's see what they can get done over there. that's what we need to do here in the house of representatives. now maybe that doesn't get itself accomplished and get obamacare repealed because people in america, madam speaker, can think in sequences, logical, multiple sequences, all the solutions are out there in america. i trust the judgment of our voters, they know this. if we're successful in getting 218 signatures on a discharge pesigs and pass the repeal of obamacare and it go down

the three largest polical items, speaker nancy pelosi, lost 10 million american jobs. 10 million american jobs still hang in the balance based upon the whims of this majority party. mr. speaker, i think at increasing deficits, increasing spending, more taxes on business, shrinking job numbers, it's a sad day. we want to look back and blame everything on george bush and yet we know why this is happening. for that reason i encourage a no vote on the previous question to bring some fiscal sanity and restraint to this body and a no vote on the rule, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the geleman yields back the balanc of his time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. perlmutter: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciated the initial comments by mr. sessions and a number of the other republicans about the bill that is before us or hopefully will be before us, the f.h.a. reform act of 2010, which is a bill that provides more accountability to f.h.a., saves money, $2.5 billion over five years with f.h.a., and f.h.a. has had to fill a vacuum left by a lot of the subprime len

recently, van jones said annette same political conference in washington where they were heckling nancy pelosi, that something changed last week. and there is more chatter on website about taking it to the streets and doing it like they were doing it with -- in greece. host: joe, your thoughts this morning. caller: i have been a union member for 30 years and i think just like any other large organization, its members have to be active and tell their leaders how they want to represent us -- not just elect somebody and said back and wait for the world to turn up the way they want to. if it wasn't for the unions in this country, everybody would be making about $6 an hour and have no pensions and have no health insurance. a just wanted to let you know, when rush limbaugh and negotiates his contract, he takes his 12 or 15 lawyers. we just have organizations for different levels of economic success and the unions help me negotiate a good wage. host: from "the miami herald," a story about oil spill, saying it is seeping into the florida water ways. in other news, frontpage of "usa today" -- and also

some states should be provided aid, and i love nancy pelosi and i want to send it a shoout out. host: jason on the independent lines. good morning. so what do think this morning? caller: i think the stimulus is a very good idea. i think the president is using the right approach in trying to mediate a pro -- immediate a problem with the economy. it will be uphill battle regarding recovery. the nation is starting to recover from the recession, starting last september, according to alan greenspan. i remember observing that report. and it came out of it -- the state came out of the recession back in january. the recovery phase will be awhile for us, but president obama did warn the nation that 2009 will be the year we commence recovery proceedings with a stimulus at. the first few months will be painful, the second six months will be very painful, then there will be six months to a year of an uncomfortable period. we are staying on course regarding the fact is -- the fact is, i cannot account for all of new england being out of the recession, but massachusetts is. and i really think

but the three largest political items of the democrat majority, speaker nancy pelosi, to net lose 10 million american jobs through cap and trade, through card check and through health care. once again, we should have included that in that list, jobs that are killed in the free enterprise system by this democrat majority. madam speaker, the motives are clear. my democrat colleagues are using policy and regulation to force a government takeover -- further government takeover of the free enterprise system. while paving the road to diminished private sector, this is their way of making sure that they are using a crisis or a preanticipation of a croix cisto -- perception of a crisis to get what they want. i get it and so do the people at hoke. madam speaker, republican party, my colleagues, the republican party are opposed to this bill. i ask my colleagues to oppose this rule and the underlying legislation. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from colorado. mr. perlmutter: let me take

but this house, led by the speaker, nancy pelosi, has so kowtowed to the president's priorities and tripled the number in -- it's $2.34 trillion of unnecessary spending. $2.34 trillion. and the president's budget, as he presented it, that's the only budget we've got to go with, no conscience to try to balance it, no conscience to try to limit it, today a baby born in america, their share of the national debt, might say that here's the i.o.u. that that little old baby when their footprint goes down on the birth certificate is $44,000. if we worry about the child, all the money it takes to prvide health care and education and bring that child up to into responsible adulthood that will -- that little child that grows into responsible adulthood, we worry about them carrying a student loan debt that might be, oh, let's see, pick a number in the ballpark, it's no -- it's not a statistical number, a ballpark number, maybe $45,000 in student loans. we worry about that. i'd be happy to take that $40,000 loan and a guarantee of a college degree and think that child could pay that off. but for nothing

the rnc donor briefing for traded speaker nancy pelosi as cruella devil.he russia broke out about the obama socialist machine -- as they rushed a book out about the obama socialist machine. if obama succeeds, america will cease to be a free enterprise nation. this nonsense and hysteria is needed by the right to distract from the bankruptcy of their own ideas. bp in the gulf, the big banks on wall street, we have seen the terrible toll can -- tolls of conservative. in the case of the mineral management services, literally in bed with the companies they were supposed to police. conservatives had their way and they got it wrong. americans are paying the price. the "drill, baby, drill" crown was to continue with the same policies. there is no chance of that. we've will have to fight. -- we will have to fight. they can succeed only if we step aside. the question is not what they do but what we do. we need to revive an independent movement, the energy and activism that forged the reform. this means we need to stop waiting for obama. we need to stop taking the pr

we have great people like harry reid and nancy pelosi making a huge difference for us, giving us the space an opportunity to do this. this has been badly needed for a long time. we hope to protect our country. we hope this will bring optimism and opportunity to our financial systems. it is a great moment. i'm proud to have been here. >> i agree with the senator. it is an extraordinary experience, obviously. we hate to have the kind of pain and crisis to have to get it done. we try our best and work together. we hope that the legislature will be ready. if you intend to focus, as you do, understandably, on the controversy, by definition, controversy over the last little pieces, people will forget how far we have come. the negotiation for the consumer protection agency, the widespreadrule, the reform of derivatives -- those were all unachievable years ago. in every area where we have touched, we have made significant advances. i would also say that it is a tribute to the way american democracy can work. there was a difference in this bill. last year, when we were debating in the house,

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives.the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2009, the chair would now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2:00 p.m. today. >> to this confirmation hearing just getting under way for supreme court nominee elena kagan. on today's agenda, opening statements from members of the judiciary committee as well as from the nominee herself. you can see it live coverage on our companion network c-span3 as well as c-span radio and at our website at c-span.org. once again, a live picture of the u.s. capitol here, the flag being flown at half mast today for senator robert byrd, who passed away this morning. he was 92 years old. he served more than 50 years in the u.s. senate, longer than anyone in history. we will now show you in the interview with senator byrd from 1989, in which commemorated 200 years of senate history. this l

nancy pelosi and the president of getting in our way. that has changed. these are very particular. >> i think the mechanics of how this will work out in the future will be politicians -- there will be others in the party. there will be increasing attempts to try to distance nism.tream republican as som the logic of moving to the center is very compelling. there must be a deliberate attempt to take more moderate positions. there has to be a fight. there may be an early sign of what we will hear in the future with coburn. we will see how long it takes to work out. >> we a seen a number of efforts to reach across the aisle. [unintelligible] there will be a lot more opportunities i think to come. >> on that note, we will call our conference to an end. thank you for coming. [applause] [unintelligible] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> and next, the visit of president obama to the gulf coast. after that, our cameras follow charlie melancon as he looks said the aftermath of the oil