delegate eleanor homes norton said the time for this bill has come. >> we've been able to walk and chew gum at the same time. the president pass ad jobs bill. this week we're getting a healthcare reform bill. we can take care of all the nation's priorities at the same time. >> in the staefts maryland and virginia the vote was split. looking at the state of maryland for the congressmen there, six maryland voters voted for the bill two against it. in virginia the opposite, seven lawmakers, u.s. congressmen voted against the bill with four voting for it. republican attorney general ken cuccinelli is reportedly promising a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reform bill as soon as it's signed into law. reporting live on capitol hill, i'm jane watrel, back to you. >>> 6:06 is the time. coming up tiger woods gives his first one on one interviews since his car crash. what he has to say about the scandal surrounding him and about his return. >> metro wants to hear from you. how you can sound off about the proposed fare increase. >>> off to a bit of a rainy start on this

norton and our ranking member, mr. diaz-balart for bringing this bill forward and for honoring those who haven't been honored before in this manner. what a great day for this congress what a great day for their memory, what a great day for the united states of america and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from virginia. mr. perriello: i yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman, mr. towns. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. towns: i would like to join those who have indicated, in terms of mr. thompson from mississippi, for recognizing schwerner, goodman, and chaney. i know this does not bring them back. i think it says to the family of those that are left behind that the good that they did changed america and to move america in the right direction. when you stop and you think about it, that they gave of their lives in order to help to change america, i want to say to the gentleman from mississippi, i

he took a hit to the wall and then he goes into jeff norton could you get the idea.ohnson, when he gets into the victory lane, it is groceries for everybody. there are some veggies and some bread. no eggs. the bases were loaded for the national down and florida. adam kennedy will throw one down . they're worth -- down the line. it is 85-67 in the fourth quarter against the lakers. maryland has a lot to be proud of. that was a great finish. >> it made me proud. some were disappointed, you >> it made me proud. some were disappointed, you might and it's something that you think about. we try to be conscious of that and plan out our meals so that we can feed everyone on a budget. at giant, we know saving money is important. every time you shop with your card, you can enjoy thousands of real deal savings and weekly specials, like top round london broil, $1.99 a pound, and healthy choice entrees, 5 for $10. this week only. it makes me feel good because we're saving money, and that works for me. only with your giant card. >> there will be better days ahead. we need hearings

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it is a program that eleanor holmes norton and then congressman tom davis wanted very much to be able to provide some kind of support for families in the district of columbia who did not have the same kind of collegiate public opportunities that families in states like virginia or maryland might have. if there is one public university, the university of the district of columbia for families -- but families in virginia would have george mason, james madison, uva, and a great number of families. families living in d.c. would move to the states in order to have more collegiate opportunities at the public level. and what mrs. norton and congressman davis created was a program that will pay a student up to $10,000 a year to go to any public university in the country, it offsets the out-of- state tuition rate of that public universities outside of d.c.. if they choose private colleges in d.c., they can get up to $2,500 a year. there is another program that matches that called the d.c. college access program. that is a privately funded program that also puts matching money into the student's

without a doubt, the biggest character and as emperor norton the first, the self-described emperor ofthe united states. norton walked around in full military uniform with a sword and a sash and issued daily orders, abolishing the presidency and demanding that the army clear the halls of congress. may so crazy after all. [laughter] began a daily earthquake almanac, sample entry november 2, spasmodic exhilarating earthquakes accompanied by occasional showers of rain and churches and things. [laughter] c-span distaste tripping from courthouse to police station to one of six local theaters where he would catch just enough of the performers to write a brief review of the action. it was he said fearful soulless drudgery and awful slavery for a lazy man. i know lazier now than i was 40 years ago, twain wrote later, but that's because you cannot get beyond possibility. twain quit his job at the call, went to work -- went to visit a few of his friends on hill which was a rundown minute and 50 miles east in calgary county. they're here to story about a champion jumping frog that had been secret

s representative in congress, eleanor holmes norton said if democrats followed through on their promise to get the district on a full vote in congress, they would be one vote closer to passing health care. >> look how close the vote is. you wouldn't have proble with meon abortion. you wouldn't have problems with me on the compromises we have had to make. >> reporter: democratic leaders say they will not compromise on the main goal, health care reform by any means necessary. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> they have been dubbed the bitterrers, people that don't -- birthers, people that don't believe president obama was born in the u.s. lawmakers are looking into a bill that woul give government officials the go ahead to ignore the repeated requests. the state health director says she has seen the records that prove he is a natural born u.s. citizen and the department has his original birth certificate. >>> a shocking announcement caught employees and customers at a new jersey walmart by surprise. someone came over the p.a. system and told all black people to leave. management has apologi

guest: eleanor homes norton, the delegate from washington, who is a critic of the mob, as she suggestedcritic of fema, she suggested that both sides agree to an expert and bring it to arbitration. is that a durable way to go about -- a doable way to go about it? guest: : as the administration change, i would look at the projects we brought up. we were able to come to resolution rather quickly. in many cases, we got hung up on the process, not the outcome. we were able to clear those up. i would suggest that, as we go through this, we are trying to separate -- our interpretation and policies that may have unintended consequences. what does the stafford act say? we have been able to work with applicants and a better outcomes. in the hurricane season in 2005, i worked with the mud and i know what the challenges are. we have -- i worked with fema and i know what the challenges are. being a customer, how do we go forward with previous programs? it is how we change into our business and work with communities and get solutions. we are responsible to the taxpayer. it is simple to me. it is elig

norton and congressman davis created was a program that will pay a student up to $10,000 a year to go to any public university in the country. it offsets the out-of-state tuition rate at public universities outside of d.c. but if they choose private colleges in d.c., they can get up to $2,500 a year. so it's a little grant here. there is another program that matches that called the d.c. college access program, or dc- cap. that's a privately funded program that also puts matching money into the student financial aid package. and don graham of the washington post was the organizer of that. and there are a number of major business leaders now who support dc-cap. so those two programs together provide a great deal of scholarship-type support for d.c. residents to go to colleges and universities all over the country. it's a great program. >> so if you're a kid in the district of columbia, you've got a lot of good things there available. >> there is a lot of financial aid available. there should be no student in the district of columbia, no matter their income level, should say that they ca

norton: we have had to come to the floor, mr. speaker, to speak about the folks that drove this economy into the ground and just how bad it was. but there is good news to raise the spirits of the american people coming from the labor department and from -- we know the economy has turned around, but until the jobs market turns around, nobody wanted to hear it. now analysts tell us so has the job market. all expected unemployment to plummet, go down further, ratchet it up, the numbers to ratchet up during february because of the bad weather including crippling snowstorms, instead it stood steady, too high at over 9%, but it showed confidence in the economy that so many employers stopped laying off people and kept people on. the biggest losses were where you might have expected, in construction, because of all the bad weather in the snowstorms. the best signs that our employers are feeling more confident is that they are getting their feet wet with many new temporary employees brought on which is always the first sign that they are

jim norton and s.e.cupp. time to go back to andy levy. >> thanks, greg. do you want for your birthday next week? >> i want a tree. >> where would you like the tree? >> probably in new york where i'm living. >> and the address and. >> central park. >> for delivery purposes. >> absolutely. >> you can leave the key under the little rock, all right? the window is a little loose in the back. >> joe, what's this award you have been nominated for? >> from the manhattan association of cabarets and clubs, and the male standup of the year or something like that. >> well! >> when do you find out about it? i'm not sure when the ceremony is but at the duplex on saturday night, they have the information there. a bunch of comics. >> bill is always up for an award from the cabaret but for something completely different. >> blah, blah, blah, greg, back to you. >> funny bone at 9:00. thank you, andy.

norton. >> thank you very much, madame chair. thank the ranking member for raising an important issue. the federal building fund is going broke precisely because we do too much leasing now of course the ranking member has specific buildings he would like us to buy. but i'm right with him when it comes to what the gsa all to be giving this is their economy. they can buy and they can lease at amounts they will never be able to do again and that is why we have been having repeated hearings on the gsa and have had for tracking hearings that may account for what the gsa in fact i pleased to say has sped up in at least its obligations. mr. peck says he can't tell you what building it is that it's under contract but of course it's a matter of public record because the administration for the first time in the 20 years i've been on the subcommittee put money in its appropriation to purchase a building. that has never happened since i've been a member of the committee and it did so last year. i would like to see more of that done but of co

norton and congressman davis created was a program that would pay a student up to $10,000 a year to go to any public university in the country to offset be out of state tuition rate -- offset the out-of-state tuition rate. there is another program that matches that called ddc -- called the dc college break. don gramm of the washington -- of "the washington post" provides a great deal of support for the district of columbia residents. it is a great program. >> if you are a kid in the district of columbia, you have a lot of good things. >> there should be no student in the district of columbia that can say that they cannot afford to go to college. there are plenty of scholarship support programs have plenty of opportunities for a student to go to a really great institution like trinity, but also like some of the private and public institutions in this region. >> what percentage of your students comes from the district itself? >> 40% of the students are from the district of columbia. possibly another 30% come from the state of maryland. that is our next largest group. >> what is a day lik

delicate, eleanor holmes norton, thinks so. she told wtop radio that democrats need to get the voting right passed while they have a super majority in congress. she isn't giving many details about the state of the bill but she says, we should find out its status in a couple of weeks and she says mayor fendi isn't working with her to get the bill passed. >>> new today, police in the district are searching for the person who killed a man in northeast washington. they say the victim was shot multiple times around 1:00 this morning near the corner of 13th and "w" streets northeast. he was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead. police have not said whether they have suspects or motives in the killing. the time now is 6:08. >>> you ain't getting away. >> an arrest in a heartbreaking mur. a little girl kidnapped, her body found in a landfill. >>> a man buys a blackberry and gets more than he bargained for. how he ended up with the phone numbers of wayne gretzky this is whole soy. you might know that it has protein, but whole soy'

and comedian jim norton who is a ray of sunshine in a world of pain and vice -- vice-versa.ing comedy cd's. elderly gentlemen pulled on his lever until they hit the jackpot. >> well, the prostitute is now destitute. he called it quits after bringing in less than 10 customers in the past three months. >> that's like one per month. you may recall marcus. the 25-year-old exmarine who became a national sensation. how can you become an exmarine? you are always a marine. he became a big thing when he was row filed in january. the board is returning to his roots. his roots being the adult film industry. why not go back into the military? his replacement, a las vegas man in his mid30s who per rm toed -- who per rm toed under the name "why not." meanwhile, in wrestling village. wow, stuff in wrestling village is getting out of hand. jim, didn't we all see this coming some. >> well, greg, i think so. the ironic part is when he yelled "take this job and shove it." look, he's not a good looking guy. he is creepy looking. he looks like alex rodriguez, and yet looks nothing like alex rodr

powdered wig and colonial finery but without a doubt the biggest character in san francisco was emperor norton, the self-described emperor of the united states. he walked around in full military uniform with a sword and sash issuing daily orders abolishing the presidency and demanding the army cleared the house of congress. wasn't so crazy after all. mark twain began a daily earthquake almanac. sample entry, exhilarating earthquakes accompanied by occasional showers of rain and churches and things. he spent his days going from one police station to feeders where he would catch just enough of the performance to write a brief review of the action. it was sold as drudgery and awful slavery for a lazy man. i am a lazier now than i was years ago because you cannot get beyond possibility. mark twain quit his job and went to visit a few of his friends on jack s. hill which was a rundown mining camp in calaveras county. he heard a story about a champion jumping frog secretly filled with buckshot to win a bet. if i can write a story like that told it it will jump around world. he was right. subsequent

[applause] >> i obviously am not diana athill but my name is tom, her editor at norton. for those of you who read the book you know that dalia is a wonderful writer but she turns out to be a wonderful correspondent and it's been my pleasure to get e-mails from her. she's 92 now and she's on e-mail. she sends them regularly to see that she had been a finalist and said what fantastic news. this little book never stops astonishing me. i'm sure the competition must be formidable so we mustn't allow ourselves wild imaginings but being a final list, wow. [laughter] this commitment from a woman who for 50 years sat at award shows hoping to win but expecting the worst of what she called sadistic ceremonies which of their competitors in their dresses have to sit around waiting to learn who won trying hard to reduce their brave smile in case of disappointment. [laughter] that is how she described the price she had won the autobiography category but lost the best in show to sebastian very. and she wrote again just before that happened she said dear tom, at this and i have to report

s representative in congress eleanor holmes norton says if democrats had followed through on their promisestrict a full vote in congress, they'd be one vote closer to passing health care. >> look at how close the vote is. and we're scrounging around for every vot you wouldn't have problems with me on abortion or the compromises we've had to make. >> reporter: but democratic leaders say they will not compromise on their main goal, to pass health care reform by any means necessary. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> 37 states including virginia are threatening to file suit against the federal government if the health care plan passes. today idaho became the first state tone act a law requiring the state attorney to sue if residents have to buy health insurance. virginia legislators passed a similar measure but idaho's vernor is the first to sign that into law. >>> are you tired of the airlines nickel-and-diming you at every single turn? all those added fees to pose an in flight risk. >>> i'm dave feldman with the georgetown hoyas in providence. coming up a preview of the first round ncaa game.

what congressman norton told me today as she was preparing to go up there, she said, look, we have thes a vote of conscience. if you can't cast this ballot, we understand. but there's no question that they have the votes. and, wolf, you have to give speaker pelosi a lot of credit for being able to bring the caucus together to get these votes and to unify the party soon after the vote is cast tonight. >> you've been talking to republicans, alex. and this is a dramatic day, you know. the democrats may say they have the votes and donna brazile is very well plugged in. she thinks they have the votes. the democratic leadership, they say they have the votes but earlier we heard from john boehner, the republican leader in the house, not so sure. what do you think? >> well, right now it appears that they do. they certainly wouldn't be bringing it to a vote if they hadn't. but this is a seminal day. this is much bigger than even just health care. this is the day where we're seeing a realignment in american politics. democrats hope this is a renewal of the new deal and will lock them in for 25 y

plus we asked three historians-- newshour regulars richard norton smith and ellen fitzpatrick and robert dallek of stanford university-- to assess the significance of the debate and the vote. and on the rundown, four employees of a large mining company in shanghai pled guilty to bribery. we talk to global post reporter jean yung for background on the case, and how it is playing out in china's blogosphere. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by

norton: i rise in support of the health care bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman will be charged time. mr. miller: i ask for unanimous consent -- purpose of unanimous consent. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i revise and extend in favor of the bill. mr. miller: i yield for unanimous consent request. >> i rise in support of this historic health care reform legislation. mr. miller: i yield for purpose of unanimous consent request to the gentlewoman from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. davis: i want to revise and extend and stand in favor of health care reform. mr. ryan: i want to yield to the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, the vote we take tonight may ultimately change the role of government and it's society whose most cherished birthright is freedom. there are so many reasons to oppose this legislation. taxpayer-funded abortions, the sleazy back room deals that gave us t

norton: and madness to try to repeal it. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> madam speaker request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. thompson: madam speaker, from the "cincinnati enquirer" to "the washington post" the editorials today tell the democrats to stop this health care reform and start again. i agree because i have always said health care works to increasing access. this bill fails. the senate bill expands medicaid to cover families earning 133% of poverty level. the medicare rules will exclude under this proposal. some 40% of family practice physicians currently do not accept medicaid patients. this is expected to increase to 60%. some 60% specialists do not accept medicaid patients. this is expected to skyrocket to 80%. this bill expands medicaid beyond its capacity. it cuts medicare for seniors and leaves malpractice tort reform untouched and skyrocketing costs in

norton: and madness to try to repeal it.tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> madam speaker request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. thompson: madam speaker, from the "cincinnati enquirer" to "the washington post" the editorials today tell the democrats to stop this health care reform and start again. i agree because i have always said health care works to increasing access. this bill fails. the senate bill expands medicaid to cover families earning 133% of poverty level. the medicare rules will exclude under this proposal. some 40% of family practice physicians currently do not accept medicaid patients. this is expected to increase to 60%. some 60% specialists do not accept medicaid patients. this is expected to skyrocket to 80%. this bill expands medicaid beyond its capacity. it cuts medicare for seniors and leaves malpractice tort reform untouched and skyrocketing costs in place. this bill

norton, all the members of our committee have expanded in assuring that the work of the committee ons is carried out by the responsible agencies in each of you doing your respect to oversight work, mr. cummings, chair of the coast guard maritime subcommittee. at this time, i would ask without objection the statement of mr. mica, the senior republican on this committee. he had to be out of town and give his concurrence proceeding with the hearing without his presence. his statement will be on the record in full. today's hearing will focus on the work of the federal highway administration, trance, fixed guideway, wastewater trigger programs. but there's also and truck, which i started work on $1.1 billion which is 82% of amtrak's funding. those investments will result in the replacement of 80,000 concretize. restoration to service 60 and fleet passenger cars. twenty-one super liners, 15 locomotives and the improvement of 270 passenger stations. faa has completed work or is work underway on 94% of its $1.2 billion, 663 projects. those projects went up so fast because of the unique contr

but before i forget, i also want to talk go sarah norton. she first challenged cornell university to admit women. think about that. women couldn't go to college. sarah norton right ow there fighting to go to college -- out there fighting to go to college, also pondered whether there would come a time whether the right of the unborn to be born would have the right to be denied or interfered with. and you know, mr. speaker, we have to think about the way women were treated back then and why they came to this conclusion. again, as i said a moment ago, they had no right. they were very much like the slaves of that time. they had no voice, no right in court, no real rights at home. if they were raped they had no way to address the rape. and if they found themselves in a situation where they had a child as an accident, there was no other choice but to either carry it and be like esther in "the scarlett letter," or they would force these women into a situation to have an abortion. again, mr. speaker, there were no rights for women at the time. they

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all of this conversation this morning will be for norton about 15 years.country cannot afford all of these things. guest: i am hoping we get a lot of immigration and people do come in and pay taxes and not claiming benefits. we have to hope that we can sustain this economic boom after the second world war and they can continue to have economic growth and create the amount of prosperity that will be necessary to fund these programs. >> you could watch this segment of all the program on line at cspan.or. we will take you live to the white house for the signing of the health care legislation with president barack obama expected to get underway shortly. [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] >> members of congress and cabinet secretaries and others are gathered in the east wing of the white house and are waiting for president barack obama to sign a health care reform that was passed sunday night. last night, the senate parliamentarian clear the way over gop objections to get the bill under way in the senate. 20 hours of debate in the senate is

norton of d.c. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i was daunted and amazed, mr. calabria, notion of the middle of the crisis that have no programs and to take a program where we are essentially dealing with and, not only anticipated, but unprecedented crisis. and everybody knows we are learning as we go along. because we have never done it before. so the notion of saying well, so, leave everybody out there as my friend on the other side, it has blow my mind. i have a question here because -- >> will the gentle a yield? >> a generally will not yield that she only has a few minutes. you had your time. i'm particularly concerned about those, that a very particular he at risk and a program that may need mr. calabria's notion of rather not having that habit. that you can just leave people out there on their own. when even government can't figure out what to do. this notion about 50% -- we know that 50 percent of the homes in foreclosure had a cycling on the. so now you really have trouble here. a year ago treasury announced okay, we understand and are learning curve a