the costs going up are the es passed on to the employees as far as the obama articulated. think he would have a concession for the small businesses. taxredit to mitigate the rising cost of obamacare. but effectively, costs are just rising. businesses are expected to eat it. until we have forced rule here. that is not going to -- it doesn't fly with businesses. >> brenda: toby, you are a small business owner. what do you say? >> i i follow everything the president told us. i didn't build the business. healthcare cost going up is my fault? if you want to inspire human beings to take the ris put your money, your brain, your time, your home on the line, that is the way to inspire people. this is more than shaking my head. he doesn't get this. if you pass this law, what se do i do? i absorb the cost? c'mon! >> brenda: jonas, do business owners deserve a blame in this? they are giving a tax deduction. if you give them more insurance -- >> you have to make money to pay taxes. this is bter healthce tn most people have. it costs more on some issue -- >> i take wish that. >> more pe

people -- black men, specifically, but black people -- are experiencing the problems barack obama can articulate. it's because of the system we created. in that speech -- in lbj's speech going back to '65 is where he laid out, here is what government is going to do. this is what we can do. yes, as individuals we all have to take responsibilities for our lives. kai wright has to take responsibility for his life. government can take responsibility for the fact unemployment rate has been double since they have been counting it, since it's been counted it, all the way through. and we can talk about that on any numbers of indicators. so there are things that policy can do. i was deeply disappointed in that speech not to hear the president talk about here is what we can do to make this journey, to support you in this journey. >> that's when we come to the issue of political realities. there are two things here. one is the boost we get from the profound empathy the president is able to express. this is an experience. he's not lecturing from the outside. he knows what it's like to grow up without a fath

obama spoke. what was your reaction? >> the president laid out a very articulate and compelling case of the threat that climate change poseso our family, communities, and planet. compelling vision of how to solve that problem by reducing pollution by preparing for the effects that are already too late to avoid and by providing international leadership. the heart of this plan, as you showed, is directed to the epa to set the first federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants. they are responsible for more carbon pollution than any other source in the u.s., and as he said, power plants can dump as much carbon as they want into the atmosphere for free. that is wrong, it needs to stop, and will as a result of this plan. >> tyson slocum, your response to the speech? >> it was a great, inspiring speech. the problem is, the details of it are a lot less inspiring. the centerpiece of obama's comments were on establishing the rules to limit carbon pollution from new and existing power plants. that is actually not a new proposal. last year, obama's epa ruled out such plans for new power plants, and two months ago, they withdr

articulate aps position. i will do that. off on every issue. >> do you think major media outlets have sufficiently scrutinized the obama administrations targeting of whistleblowers? >> i'm not sure. i think that the ap issued and the fox news issue created greater awareness and more focus on the obama administrations aggressive stance towards leakers. i think that that is more well known. it is gotten more scrutiny. have- and, it may not gotten much attention before. it will get more now. especially if they continue to impinge on first amendment rights. >> we're almost out of time. before i ask the last question, i have a couple of matters to take care of. i want to remind you of our upcoming speakers. we have carly fiorina. on july 1. on august 8,we have jim rogers. second, i would like to present our guest with a traditional coffee mug. >> great. [applause] thank you very much. >> we have had a serious hour. morell and on a lighthearted note. our sources tell us that you like to use rock lyrics in your speeches. could you find lyrics that would describe what has happened with the ap in doj? [laughter] >> let me think. do you have another ques

obama said essentially when he came out. >> i don't think he has given us an articulation of why he expanded these program. one of the disturbing aspects of the presidency is he doesn't understand what it means to -- he has to run the executive branch. he ought to be out in public soon and maybe he will be there. he ought to be defending the decisions he made on these nsa activities. he ought to be explaining to the american people why in his administration and he concluded our collective national security justified what he was doing. and where has he been? he's in the tall grass somewhere. i think it's a dereliction of duty but not untypical of much of what he has done. martha: it feels like of all the issues the white house is dealing with, this is one where you have the opportunity to presidential and say this is why i endorse this program and think it's a good thing to do. lastly on this nsa issue. do you agree with the idea it has gone further than what the bush administration did and it's an expansion on those powers? >> it's an expansion but it's a logical expansion and it's based since 2008 on stat

the united states, the obama administration, national security and defense organizations, who want to see arm and train. the president doesn't want to do it. and you articulatedhas vetoed, as you know, former cia director, petraeus. former secretary panetta. on precisely this thing. and people still want to do it. arm and train. it's the only thing you can do. >> and let's not forget that united states does not have skin in the game. we already do. all of our allies are involved. before any important weapon systems are going to go up, israel will have a say. israel has flown flights into syria to take out systems. let's not imagine that this doesn't have ramifications for us. even if israel acts alone, the message sent to the middle east and to the wider world, that the united states has already has involvement through israel in syria. >> let me ask you this. if the russians are so determined to stick by assad, is there any way that the comprehensive strategy you laid out earlier can work? >> the president of the united states declared it was the interest of this country, to assume responsibility for the quote/unquote new syria. stabilization that the billion

obama. he understood it clearly, articulated it clearly to the young people there at the high school just outside here in d.c. and march 28, a little over a year later, the president decided he was no longer going to respect his own word, his own oath of office or his own interpretation of the constitution and just, i'll say, it wasn't necessarily an executive whim, i suspect it was more like a political calculation, but when he -- he did a press conference two hours after janet napolitano released the memo that created four classes of people who were exempted from the law. and gave them a work permit. and by the way, all lawful presidents here in the united states either -- all lawful presence here in the united states comes from birth, natural born citizen, or the naturalization process set up by congress, or the visas, visitor's visas, student visas, ag workers, all of the lawful presence in the united states aside from natural born citizens is a product of the united states congress. many believe, and i almost entirely agree, that the constitution defines immigration as the exclusive province

articulate ap's position. will do that. it is not our position to mouth off on every issue. >> do you think major media outlets have sufficiently scrutinized the obama administrations targeting of histleblowers? >> i'm not sure. i think that the ap issued and the fox news issue created greater awareness and more focus on the obama administrations aggressive stance towards leakers. i think that that is more well known. t is gotten more scrutiny. and -- and, it may not have gotten much attention before. t will get more now. >> we're almost out of time. before i ask the last question, i have a couple of matters to take care of. i want to remind you of our upcoming speakers. we have carly fiorina. we have jim rogers. he will be here on august 8. second, i would like to present our guest with a traditional coffee mug. >> great. [applause] thank you. thank you very much. >> we have had a serious hour. our sources tell us that you like to use rock lyrics in your peeches. could you find lyrics that would describe what has happened with the ap in doj? [laughter] >> let me think. do you have another uestion? "gimme shelter." and, another rolling stones song,

remaining three years, barack obama has a systematic critique of how america's world in this changing world should, how we should play our hahn, he hasn't been able to articulate it very well except a few speeches. maybe susan can help him do that. >> rose: when uh i hear you say that it seems to me he believes he needed susan rice not because he liked her, not because he admired her or part of his team since 2008 and earlier as a foreign policy advisor but because she was on the same page as he was and she would help him get things done that he wanted to do or help him hone his instincts more than tom donelan. >> well, i do think that, i think there is a way in which she channels the president's personality and intellect, an area to pay close attention to is syria. the president had trouble making up his mind what he wants to do, he sees all of the risks of every course of action, we are slowly getting into a process of arming and training the opposition. i think susan rice is going to be more forward leaning than tom donelan has been so tom is a very risk averse careful man and reinforces that part of the president, susan is more of a risk taker and i think

obama care on the state capital steps back in january. >> in south carolina, we have a great man who has been maligned far too long in our nation's history who articulatede and that's john c. calhoun. and i am a proud south carolinian, i'm proud of our history and i'm proud of john c. calhoun. he went ahead and stood up for south carolina then, we're going to stand up for you now with your help. >> all right. so that's tom davis, invoking john c. calhoun. and this is another state senator pushing hard to pass the bill before thursday when the senate adjourns the year. his name is kevin bryant with whom you may remember from a picture he posted on his website in 2008 of obama in a turban with the caption the difference between obama and osama is just a little b.s., this is what it still looks like at the state level. a year after the court deemed it constitutional even as evidence begins to show that the basic structure of the building implemented is having pretty incredible results. joining me now, the senior fellow from the institute, the author of the forbes blog on health care and entitlement reform, and my good friend ezra klein, msnbc analyst and c

of this year, which articulated an 11 carrier force is what we need today and fits within the strategic review which we exhaustively conducted under secretary gates and president obama and with that i'd yield back and urge a no vote on the amendment. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from oregon has a minute and a half left. the gentleman from california has two minutes. mr. blumenauer: mr. chairman, i yield myself 30 seconds just to say -- the chair: you're recognized. mr. blumenauer: the navy is going to have 11 carriers when the one under construction goes into operation. nothing in this amendment denies them that. what it says is that subsequently going out 20 or 30 years the decision about the minute mum level will be left to the navy, not congress. i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, who has the right to close? the chair: the gentleman from california, you do. two minutes left. mr. mckeon: i'll reserve our time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from oregon. mr. blumenauer: i will conclude at this point. i yield myself the remainder of the time. the chair

obama's recent thoughts been charlie rose's interview. what i want to say here is that i think the president very clearly outlines what u.s. interest were. he articulated the humanitarian interests. this is the first part of my piece. , depending000 killed on the numbers, just this month in syria. they say this is bosnia on steroids. comes on thearker second anniversary or just before the second anniversary of president obama saying the president had to step aside. the death tolls inside of syria are worth -- worse than they were at the height of the conflict. there are considerable regional interest that the president outlined that are now at risk. this is something that really have not entered the policy considerations previously. had been talking about the humanitarian situation. --have the basis from and from iranian influence. this was so massive. the countries are simply unable to do this. those of you have been there i think have noted that the refugee camp in jordan represents the country's fourth- largest city. you can go into the camp. there is very little security. outside is another matter. oft is another major area the spillover. then the

obama's climate action plan adds up to one of the most expensive reorganizations to the u.s. economy. imposed through administrative fiat and raw executive power. but over his 6,500-word address he articulated no such goal for the unemployment rate or g.d.p. an energy policy, including higher taxes, more out-of-control spending and increased government control of our daily lives mr. not promote jobs. it is a war on jobs. american families need job creation. a clean environment, economic certainty and hope for the future generations. today house republicans will vote on an all-of-the-above energy plan that will create jobs, increases access to our energy resources and stimulates a weak economy. it's time for the senate and e president to support our efforts for american families to reach their full potential. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from oregon is recognized for one minute. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. this is a moment us week, the supreme cour