we had a family house in northern michigan that is in his legislative districts. i am one of his constituents. i made the visit to the chairman's office to really offer to help in any way i can. of course i will be responsive to congressional requests to come and testify about the budget, about the issues in our department. we called him we will make every effort to have the witnesses that he wants their when he wants them to work with his staff around schedules. having a schedule is appropriate. it is information he needs to have for himself and to answer questions from constituents. we look forward to that. we want an open and honest dialogue. we want to give them the information in a timely fashion and fully intend to do that. i hope that what will happen is a good dialogue and information sharing. there are a lot of new members of congress who do not know about the progress in our agency, much less the rest of government. there is going to be a learning curve and an opportunity to share information about the range of programs and the impact we have on individu

since i have been in washington and we have a closer personal connection and a family house in northern michigan in his district, so i am one of his constituents, but i made the visit to the chairman's office to offer to help in any way that we can. i will be responsive to congressional requests to testify about the budget and issues in our department. we will make every effort to have the witnesses he wants there when he wants them to work with their staffing. having an oversight role for congress is very important and its information they need to gather to inform themselves and answer questions for constituents. i was there to suggest we look forward to that and we want an open and honest dialogue and give them information in a timely fashion and we fully intend to do that. i am hopeful that what will happen is a good dialogue and that -- there are a lot of new members of congress to do not know a lot about the programs in our agencies, much less than other governments. there will be a learning curve and an opportunity to share information about the range of programs and the impact we have on

. >> steve: upper new york and the -- >> jimmy: yep, northern michigan.h. >> steve: like the hand. like the peninsula. >> jimmy: that's it, yeah. you guys, there are exactly three shows before we go on christmas break, so it's time for that beloved "late night" tradition, "12 days of christmas sweaters." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ 12 days christmas sweaters three days left ♪ >> jimmy: that's right. every show between now and christmas, we're giving one lucky audience member a dope christmas sweater from the "countdown to christmas cabinet." and since there are three days left, let's open door number three. [ drum roll ] wow. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] it's a good one, right here. i'm liking this one. all right, now let's see who's going home with tonight's sweater. everyone look at your seat number. if i call your number, i need you to jump up, let me know where you are. quest, can i get a drum roll, please? >> questlove: yeah. [ drum roll ] >> jimmy: thank you, buddy. who wants me to pick their number, come on! [ cheers and applause ] 240! ♪ as i was just

up here in northern michigan, it's pretty bad. and so i'm doing what i can -- i've actually been pushing them up here to appoint some jobs ga ambassadors. i may just appoint myself. because i really want to spend a good chunk of this year encouraging businesses to start coming to michigan. people here are so in want of a job, they will work their butts off to have good employment here, good middle class jobs. and there's so much talent here. we live in this incredible state of michigan, that gave the world all these inventions. i mean, thomas edison grew up in port huron, michigan. henry ford from dearborn. there's a guy from battle creek that got everybody to eat breakfast, mr. kellogg. this is the state. i mean, berry gordy and motown. there's always been so much creativity here. and it's such a great place to come and to live and to base your business. so i hope that i can do my part. yeah, that's -- i don't know if they were going to give me a portfolio, because we have a republican governor now, but i just think, i'm just goi

however, with the fairness doctrine, i have a friend and we drove a to northern michigan. there is a large radio station in the detroit area and it reaches of a way to northern michigan. all it does is hate spewing begins the -- against the president and democrats. my friend was shocked because we have a whole station talking like this without any interruption, without anybody else saying anything. and i said, i guess, and that is why, of course, c-span is the program of choice in our home. i cannot believe the hate that these people perpetuate. small minds will listen to this. host: do you think a fairness doctrine will help that situation? caller: absolutely. i have a nephew that lives in texas and he is a staunch republican. he happened to be visiting us and we happen to have msnbc on and he watched a couple of the programs. i watched his eyes when he said, well, i've never done before. and i said, of course. you watch the fox channel all the time. host: this is a counterpoint to that. congressman tim scott -- we have this comment on twitter from florida, who writes, a

. >> madam speaker, while campaigning this fall, people in northern michigan made it clear that they are not happy with the government takeover of health care. that's why i'm pleased that one of my first votes in congress will allow me to keep a promise to my constituents and vote to repeal that legislation. mr. benishek: as a surgeon who spent more than 30 years working directly with patients, i view the government takeover of our health care system as an attack on the doctor-patient relationship. now, as a member of the freshman class of 2010, i invite all members to join us in repealing this law and developing realistic health care reform that lowers costs, improves insurance options and puts patients, not government bureaucrats, at the center of health care. madam speaker, i yield the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> madam speaker, the republican rules package passed wednesday included a change th

up to 1 foot of lake-effect snow in michigan and northern indiana.w in the pacific northwest. >> 48 in seattle. 30 in salt lake city. 64 degrees in phoenix. fargo and minneapolis don't even hit the teens. 21 in chicago. mostly 30s here in the northeast. >>> it's a bird's-eye view turned upside down. people across wisconsin are getting their fill of the national emblem. >> it's the time of year when hundreds of bald eagles congregate on wisconsin waterways. so bird lovers are lining up for a chance to see them soar and dine on fish in the open water. this was the scene on the partially frozen waters of green bay. >> wisconsin is home to more than 2,000 bald eagles. the state is organizing special eagle watching days through the rest of the month. >> such a majestic bird. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] a red, raw nose can feel really sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue can make it burn even more. new puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue and delivers twice the moisturizers to your nose versus the next leading loti

michigan. pretty if you don't have to be in it. >>> here's your thursday forecast. stormy in the pacific northwest. rain along the coast. up to two feet of snow in the cascades and northernichigan to buffalo and pittsburgh. up to 20 degrees below normal in the deep south. >>> 34 in atlanta, 44 in new orleans. 30 in boston. mostly 20s in the midwest from kansas city to detroit. 36 in billings. 51 in seattle. 71 degrees in phoenix. >>> even this one might be quite a stretch for the long arm of the law. >> two men in austin, texas, were pulled over for drunk driving but there was no car involved. here's the surveillance video. one man was on a horse and his friend was on a mule. police intervened as the urban cowboys invited people on the streets to take pictures with them. >> steady there, partner. one man was so intoxicated he could barely stand up. the police say they were posing a danger to themselves, the public and to those horses. >> this is on 6th street and anyone in austin knows this is a huge area where college kids are. i thought this has to be college kids. one of these guys is 33 and the other is 48. you should know better! >> it's cold there. they needed to w

michigan, indiana, to buffalo and pittsburgh. snow across much of minnesota, down to the quad cities. stormy in the pacific northwest. two feet of snow in the northern cascades and northern rockies. and rain along the coast of washington and oregon. >> still cold in the south. 41 in dallas. 44 in new orleans. 34 in atlanta. the northeast hovers around the 30-degree mark. meanwhile, 20s from detroit to kansas city. just 14 degrees in fargo. it's 41 in boise. and 33 in salt lake city. >>> and one more weather note this morning. you wouldn't know it judging from the frigid temps you've been seeing in the u.s. and europe, lately. but 2010 actually tied with 2005 as the warmest year on record. 2010 also went down as the wettest year ever. >> knowing it was the warmest doesn't make me warmer right now. >> not at all. >>> when we come back on this thursday, the effort to reschedule passengers from the 5,000 canceled flights this week. >>> plus, one airline's new approach to overbooked flights. could it change the industry? >>> and one pop star's nine-digit payday. >>> brace yourself for higher prices at the supermarket. a drop in key crops, including corn

northern new england. and other places are suffering, too. in genesee county, michigan, a dramatic rescue.ook closely underneath this semi. there's a car down there. a driver was pinned inside. he had spun out. the truck driver tried to avoid him. but they both wound up in the ditch. hard to believe judging from this damage, but somehow the driver escaped, unhurt. back here in connecticut, some 700 emergency calls came pouring in to state police yesterday during the morning rush. robin, they're hoping for a quieter one today. >> look at the background. all the snow still on the trees and piled up high there in cheshire. jeremy, thank you so much. >>> let's get more of the weather. where is sam this morning? >> he's in the south. >> he's in port canaveral, florida. smart man. good morning, sam. >> good morning, robin. we just had showers pass through here. we're going to start with pictures out of worcester, mass. talking about the same system that jeremy just did. on the coastline or inland, you got rain, ice or snow. boston just an inch. worcester, parts, got eight. snow today from denver

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michigan. it's something we need to look at it. it really does need to be looked at not only the southern border, but northern boersel tow llionsf llsn ts. t effective? every time we turn on the tv, you can't go a week without hearing about border violence that's spilling over into the united states of america. part of this was started in the bush administration, but when you look at what's happening with the so-called cybersecurity and all the things happening with the virtual fence, there's a lot of concern there because it doesn't work, and i don't understand after literally a decade of deep concern that's happening out there that we still aren't able to secure our borders, and then to hear what's happening in michigan, they look out their window and laughing. that's something to look at. >> host: the congressman has a bachelor's degree in communication. he was the utah co-chairman for michael caucus' campaign while in college, and then a democrat, became a republican later, and served on chief of staff after being the communications director and campaign manager in 2003 and the incumbent gop in 2008 in the primary in this case.