those of us who have worked with rahm note he was capable of doing. it is wonderful to see the sheer force of his personality sweep this town of its feet. i am glad that washington has finally learned to do what rahm wants, and i consider myself lucky to have been doing it the longest. it is a pleasure to introduce a man of ideas and one of the greatest champions. of the new democratic cause, chief of staff to the president of the united states, rahm emanuel. [applause] >> nothing like getting through an introduction by burress without some stories of the past i prefer nobody else knows. i appreciate that, bruce. speaking of being busy, i have to be back at the white house because we start our briefings in the morning with intelligence and economics. that was a joke. you can laugh. this crowd is serious. i want to do one point of overview, and then kind of and thentwo subjects, both education and health care -- and then kind of talk about two objects, education and health care. one topic is in the news dominant late and in people's lives. the other on

leeson gentleman, rahm emanuel. -- ladies and gentlemen, rahm emanuel. [applause] >> i appreciate that, bruce. speaking of being busy, i have to be back at the white house as we start our briefings in the morning on intelligence and economics. those to do not go to gather all the time. that is a joke, you guys can laugh at 9:00 a.m. in the morning. well, you guys are serious. i will do one point of overview. then i will talk about two subjects, education and health care. one topic is dominant in the news, the other one is not dominant lly in the news. it is being led by the administration and by arne duncan, top to bottom. is it me, am i to closo close? exactly what the middle child like me with love to see happen. if you have not seen the president's interviews he did yesterday with "the wall street journal"

>> we're going to leave this program and take you live to an event with white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. he is expected to talk about education and health care as part of a conference hosted by the democratic. and council. he was a member of congress. live coverage from the press club in washington on c-span2. >> getting things done is what rahm emanuel lives to do. everyday from the time he hits the pool at 5:00 a.m. to his last round of phone calls, he is fighting for the ideas we care about. to create a new energy economy and give every american the skills they need to finish college. he keeps a copy of our book, when he gets another done, those who had a chance to work with rahm emanuel always do what he is capable of doing. it is wonderful to see his personality sweet the town off of its feet. it is a pleasure to introduce a man of ideas, and the greatest champions the cause has ever had, chief of staff to the president of the united states, rahm emanuel. >> nothing like getting through an introduction by bruce without some stories from the path that i prefer no one else kn

that was another good rahm line. but this self-confidence of obama i think is -- has many -- it made him president. and it's made him challenge -- tackle all the challenges we've had. it's also created i think the weakness and this is a thing i worry about. with president obama. that self-confidence can lead him i think to overreach. and let me read to you something he said to a staff member who he hired, a young guy he was hiring for the campaign. and was in the job interview. and this was later reported by ryan lids of the new republic, i'm sorry of the new yorker, formerly of the new republic. and this is obama talking to this guy, patrick despard. obama said i think i'm a better speech writer than my speech writers. i know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors and i'll tell you right now i think i'm a better political director than my political director. well, that's a high level of self-confidence. and so when you look at what the obama administration has done, they've taken on iss

rahm emanuel is wheeling and dealing on this. why do they need this? why do they need any hundred billion dollar bailout of european banks? i am not convinced that they do. host: do they need this to pass politically? guest: i am not convinced that they do. let's pass these bills on the sleek, debate them on their own merits, and then see where with -- see where they come out. host: let's go to a caller from new hampshire. caller: i was wondering if you knew how much money was being installed for private contractors like blackrock? guest: i do not know if it is broken out in quite that way. the money is going to the imf. the imf operates behind a veil of secrecy. there was a letter signed by 41 members of congress saying we want to know more about this. they want to make sure the money is going into court countries and not just disappearing into european banks. -- they want to make sure the money is going into poor countries. host: from alexander, virginia. tony is on the republican line. gcaller: good morning. thank you c-span. i have a question. i th

that is a good rahm emanuel line.he self-confidence of obama has made him president and helped him tackle although problems we have. that self-confidence can also lead him to overreach. let me read you something he said to a staff member who he hired. he hired him for the campaign. in the job interview, this is him talking to this guy. obama says, i think i am a better speech writer than my speech writers. i know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. i will tell you right now, i think i am a better political director than my political director. that is a high level of self- confidence. when you look at what the obama administration has done, they have taken on issue after issue, and each individual issue, they have done it intelligently. i was in afghanistan a few weeks ago. what struck me was that at issue that the people on the ground and afghanistan, the policy they wanted was the policy obama adopted, and very aggressive policy. he has just taken over general motors. he has created

rahm is wheeling and dealing. do they need it or do they want it? that is the question. why do they need $108 billion bailout of european banks? host: politically, they need this to pass. guest: i am not sure about this. i don't know why they can divide these bills. let's pass these bills honestly, debate them on their own merits, and see where we come out. host: mcnall, pennsylvania. good morning. -- mcdonald, pennsylvania. i was wondering if you know how much money would be in this bill for the private contractors like black water? guest: i don't know if it is broken out in that way. the money is going to the imf. the concerns are that the imf operates behind a veil of secrecy. there is no transparency. there was a letter circulated that was signed by 41 members of congress. we want to make sure the money is going to poor countries in the not disappearing into european banks to cover their toxic assets. that is probably what is going to happen the way it is written. so that is the concern. host: from alexandria, virginia. caller: good morning. i have called many times

rahm emanuel and i had a huge team organizing this ceremony. getting yasser arafat to shake hands, similar to me, i was at the center of 2 other things in 1995, was trying, after the disastrous election in 1994, trying to come up with a policy that would preserve affirmative action, worked on acute policy review, the president ended up giving, a precursor to a president obama's race speech, national archives in july and in that was incredibly gratifying. finally, it was the last day of 1995, 1994/1995 were difficult years, our white house was a very kayak -- very chaotic place. very schizophrenic. we were pursuing 2 different political projects at exactly the same time. what it culminated in was discovering the shutdown in 1995, and clinton sympathized the 2 camps he created in the white house. the fact that i was fighting on pretty much prevailed and it was clear in those final days of 1995 that by standing up the way we did, forcing the republicans to shutdown the government, at both preserve a lot of programs that lot of us cared about for a

rahm emanuel leads democrats back into the majority on capitol hill after penning with bruce reed a plan in 2006. in continuing with the tradition of helping young leaders emerge and the stars, the dlc founds a new program with an eye towards the future. a quarter-century later, barack obama and joe biden's historic victory in 2008 proves that the party is ready. the new administration and congress have the chance to build a long lasting change and reform, and the opportunity to carry out a new democratic agenda. education reform, national service, health reform, energy, fiscal responsibility, and long- term growth. on the democratic leadership council, the organization that al built from the ground up is taking on a new challenge. under bruce's leadership, house legacy lives on. the power of a good idea can still inspire our party and to transform our nation. >> 25 years ago, he had the courage to see it was time for a different kind of democrat. today, our party is stronger, and our country is better off. he was right. ideas are worth fighting for. that is as true now as it was when th

i would like to quote something from the book of rahm emmanuel -- we believe the popper judy for all special privilege for none is america's special mission. -- the opportunity for all. i think if we stick with that we can see iran overcome its situation. another said that at every stage and under all circumstances the essence of the struggle is equalized the opportunity. host: thank you. guest: to be courted alongside fdr, rahm if use watching the show and i'm sure that he is, would be very pleased. i agree with the gentleman. i also want to say if you pay this despot into a corner -- if you remember during the cuban missile crisis, bobby kennedy said let's not paint khrushchev into such a corner that he will react so violently -- that is what they did the deal in turkey. you have to get someone out or he would just lose it. there's no measure to the damage he can do to his own people. host: here is another message from twitter. let me turn to one domestic issue concerning sonya sotomayor and her nomination. these writers say that the poll found that most americans would be willing

rahm emanuel indicated that the president will not let these photos see the light of day, that he would prefer the congress to act. have you seen the lieberman- gramm amendment that prohibits the release of these photos for three years? >> i have not seen that. >> fair enough. i will get it to you. do you agree with me that the preferred route in terms of impressing the court that congress would act on the subject matter rather than executive order? >> yes. i think having congress act would be preferred ways -- >> would give us a stronger hand and better way to deal with the issue. >> yes. >> my beef is not with the court. unless the documents are classified, the courts are making a reasonable interpretation of the freedom of information act as it exists today. i want to applaud the administration for acting them to stay and have the supreme court review that case. i would not be surprised if the supreme court decided not to hear this case or honor your petition and let the order stand. i think it is imperative that one of us act. the congress and administration has been assured by rahm

would you like more than having rahm oklahoma spend it? you -- rahm emanuel spend it? they're going to want to come to the second town hall meeting. about, they will want to go to the second town hall meeting. we need the courage to offer america would be like that reported work, savings, investment, risk taking, and was prepared to take on corrupt politicians and their allies had on. that is the gap we need. [applause] some will say, how do you cut taxes when we have such a big deficit? big deficits on the left remain -- mean raise taxes. as our budget committee chairman who i believe is the next governor of ohio -- [applause] could report to you, stopping spending is a lot better way to balance the budget. reforming government is a better way to balance the budget. modernizing and replacing bureaucracies and failed programs is a better way to balance the budget. let me say this very directly. i am the only speaker of the house since the 1920's to have offered four consecutive balanced budgets. we pay of $405 billion in federal debt, and i am comfortable yes we can ba

i just talked to the white house a moment ago, rahm emanuel, and he's indicated the president will not let these photos see the light of day, have you seen the linerman/graham -- lieberman/graham amendment if the secretary of defense certifies them to be a danger to our troops and civilians overseas? >> i have not seen them but -- >> fair enough. i will get them to you. do you think it would be the preferred route that congress would act on this subject matter rather than executive order? >> yes. i think that having congress act would be a preferred way in which to -- >> would give us a stronger hand and a better way to deal with this issue. >> yes, i do think. >> and i'd just like to let the committee know, my beef is not with the courts. i think unless these documents are classified or congress acts, the courts are making a reasonable interpretation of the freedom of information act as it exists today, and i want to applaud the administration for asking them to stay and have the supreme court review that case. quite frankly, mr. attorney general, i would not be surprised if the supre

i just talked to the white house a moment ago, rahm emanuel, he's indicated to me the president will not let these photos see the light of day. he would prefer the congress to act. have you seen the lieberman-graham amendment that would prohibit the release of these photos for a three-year period if the secretary of defense certifies them to be a danger? >> i have not seen that. >> i will get it to you. do you agree with me it would be the preferred route in terms of impressing the court congress would act on this subject matter rather than executive order? >> i think that having congress act would be a preferred way. >> give us a stronger hand and better way to deal with this issue. >> yes. >> i would like to let the committee know my beef is not with the courts. unless these documents are classified or congress acts, the courts are making a reasonable interpretation of the freedom of information act as it exists today. i want to applaud the administration for asking them to stay and have the supreme court review that case, but quite frankly, mr. attorney general, i would be very --

if political elite want to ignore law and break the law and take rahm measures which are harmful, they will be accountable for all the violence and blood and rioting. i recommend all these people, these old friends of mine, to keep self restraint, to be patient. they should see the enemy hands working. they should see the hungry will slaying in ambush -- hungry wolves. they are showing their true face. i recommended to open their eyes and see the enemy. prominent diplomat said of some western countries who have been dealing with us through diplomatic rhetoric the past few days, they have removed their masks. you can see their true face nowadays. there is in mint tea toward the is that -- islamic established -- there enmity. people art chanting the slogan, down with the uk. death to the uk. i tell these brothers of hours to think of their responsibility. they are responsible to god. that will be asked here after about their performance. i asked them to remember what imam has recommended in his will. the lot is the source of reference for everyone. what is an election held for? what is t

rahm emanuel will notice it. that is where the battle is right now. it is about that center ground of the population, that is enormously supportive of the president right now. >> i would add to that, i agree that probably 2010 and 2012 look like quite a pill for the republican party. they will have to develop their proposals and ideas out of areas that have become weaknesses for the president and the democratic party. one of those could end up being a foreign policy/national security. what about the war in afghanistan? you already have democrats on the hill worrying about this. worried about the amount of money that might be up there. it might be that they do feel politically some vulnerability there already. the republican party will have to look at the condition of the economy, and the proposals that have been enacted into law. they are barely getting that money out right now, so it is hard to judge those things. there is one bush -- won the busch-obama legacy that our -- republicans are interested in, and that is legislation like tarp, which was pa

by now, i'm sure all of you have seen the pictures of rahm on a camel. i was a little nervous about the whole situation. i said at the time, there is a wild animal known to buy tickets that, and who knows what a camel might do. [laughter] -- bite, kick, and spit. who knows what a camel might do? [laughter] no matter where i went, there was one thing i heard over and over again from every world leader. no thanks, but have you considered -- [unintelligible] of course, most of my intentions have been focused year back home. as you know, we have been working around the clock to repair our financial institutions and our auto companies. you probably did not understand the concept of troubled industries working as you in the radio and television industry. [laughter] we don't joke about that, huh? [laughter] that's not funny. one problem we are trying to solve is the high cost of health care in america. i am pleased that in our quest to reform the health-care system, have gained the support of the american medical association. it proves true, the old expression

host: our guest, rush ponnuru -- rahm-ponnuamesh ponnuru. >> people will also say that the deficit and the debt are skyrocketing, and that is the reason why we cannot afford to do health reform. i just want to repeat, the single biggest problem we have in terms of the debt and the deficit is health care. is medicare and medicaid. that is -- when you hear all these projections about all these trillions of dollars and red ink got out as far as the eye can see, almost all of that is because of the increase in medicare and medicaid costs that are going up much faster than inflation. host: what is your reaction to the president's speech yesterday? guest: there is no question that health care expenses are a big driver of federal debt and federal deficits, but i think what he said is true but it is misleading because his plans and the plans being circulated on capitol hill by his allies, do not have much in the way of cost control. it is hard to come up with an example of a country that has expanded coverage while cutting costs. he may talk a lot about cost control, but the driving force on c

later, rahm emanuel talks about the agenda of the obama administration. we will hace coverage -- have coverage on c-span 2. yesterday the state department said that the economic downturn has increased human trafficking. it was listing 17 countries that have failed to make progress in preventing human trafficking. hillary clinton now talks about the report. we are delighted to have with us members of congress who have been working with us on this issue for many years. this is the first time we have introduced this in this way because we want to show that this is a partnership between the state department and the congress. without them we would not have the legislation and the kind of our reach that these members and others have been doing. i am grateful that they could take the time out of their busy schedule, to be here with us. let me introduce carolyn maloney, ben cardin from mar yland. johnson from texas, chris smith from new jersey, and i think that is all of the members with us. there may be some others who will be coming later. this is one of the si

later this morning, rahm emanuel will speak at a meeting of the democratic leadership council where he will discuss the obama administration's agenda in it healthcare. we will have live coverage on c- span2 beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. >> online you can look for our redesigned web site for "book tv." it has a redesign is -- a redesigned search function. you can look for it today. .

rahm emanuel assured me that these photos would not see the light of day. they agreed that the best way is for congress to secretary. in light of that, i will hold the bills that i have a hold on and i will support the supplemental. i think it is important for our soldiers, airmen, marines, anybody deployed and civilian contractors to know that there is a game plan. we will support petraeus and all of our combat commanders to make sure that these photos never see light of day. now i think we have a game plan that will work. it starts with a vote in the senate. i'm urging the house to take this up as a freestanding bill. we have 266 votes to include this in the supplemental. it was taken out. i'm disappointed it was taken out. we have a chance to start over and get this right. with the understanding that wee will have a freestanding vote on the lieberman-graham amendment and that the administration will make sure that these photos will never see light of day if congress fails to act, i will lift my hold. and i yield. a senator: mr. president? the presiding o

president obama's top energy adviser, rahm emanuel has been working with them in person. president obama making a public plea today at the rose garden. there is definitely a push right now. >> tell us about house speaker nancy pelosi and why she is getting so directly involved in talking to lawmakers to vote in favor of the bill. >> this has been one of her "flagship issues." this is one of her biggest issues. she is pushing -- -- she is pushing henry waxman all along from the get go. she is probably responsible for spot. that was a decision made right after the election last november that pretty much kept started this entire process to try to move this bill through. she is someone from san francisco who has been a big environmentalist all of her career. they rarely faced opposition. this is poised to be the first vote on cap and trade legislation. for nancy pelosi, this is one of her biggest issues. >> the climate change bill itself, cap and trade, and what else of the key aspects of this bill? >> cap and trade is probably the biggest piece. it allows companies to buy an

question a few moments, republican members that the house and-chief of staff rahm emanuel discuss plans for the future of health care. in little less than an hour, attorney general eric holder testifies about a variety of issues facing the justice the permit included the guantanamo bay detainees. >> in washington journal tomorrow morning, we will discuss the situation in iran with a visiting scholar at johns hopkins university. the reaction to president obama's plant for regulating financial markets from 10 members of the house financial services committee. and we will be joined by syndicated columnist george will. it is like every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the senate health committee continues work on health-care legislation tomorrow morning. live coverage is on c-span3 at 10 eastern. every weekend, book tv has the latest of fiction books and others on c-span2. saturday on "after words" they will talk about a book from eduardo galeano. it airs sunday night at 9 eastern. also sunday, but some the economy. former investment banker will expose miss about the recession and what it will tak

especially since rahm emanuel and a corn will be running it? guest: a think use talking to the cantor bill, rather. it is talking about putting it into citizens' hands to draw maps. that must be a good process, especially if you are concerned about politicians picking who their voters should be. oftentimes the citizens commission will have a lot more redistricting meetings out and open rather than in smoke-filled rooms. host: the issue coming up in new york with an article this morning in the paper writes the state senate -- are the got you down? no worry, the end is in sight. the state senate should be back in business by 2013. an analysis suggests that democrats are poised to gain as many as six seats after the 2010 census, given them an ample margin to untangle the tie that has decimated the senate for the past three weeks. they write, redistricting is more abstract art than exact science. guest: that is certainly true. the situation in new york is very interesting. what you have had for decades is republicans controlling the state senate an

carol browner, president obama's top energy advisor, rahm emanuel the chief of staff have been working the phones in person. president obama making a plea in the rose garden speech, spoke about it at his press conference the other day. there's definitely a push there as well. >> tell us about house speaker pelosi and why is she getting so directly involved in talking to lawmakers to vote in favor of the bill? >> this has been one of her quote unquote flagship issues for as long as she has been the speaker of the house. she took over in 2006. this is one of her biggest issues. she's been the one kind of pushing the chairman of the house energy and commerce committee henry waxman all along this process from the get-go she's probably responsible for henry waxman sitting in the energy commerce and -- spot. that was a decision made right after the election last november that pretty much kickstarted this entire process to try to move this bill through. she's someone from san francisco who's been a big environmentalist her whole career. this is an issue that environmentalists have been trying

rahm emanuel, larry summers, jan napolitano, the president thinks they share his values and his thirst for ideas. i was delighted that after the stimulus bill passed the first major bill signed,, after the stimulus bill passed, the first major bill signed -- after the stimulus bill passed, the first major bill signed expanded -- that is what al from and i advocated in 1992. it took 25 years, but it was 25 years well spent. [applause] the president and vice president biden have revived the cops program. it is important. the president has advocated a sweeping national loan program to cut the cost of college. that, too was a dlc idea. we made that an option with contingent repayment for college students. when we get it, the students of america saved $9 billion repaying their college loans. $1,300 for every $10,000 they borrowed. the taxpayers -- it made it possible to repay them. barack obama is right about this. but the dlc first proposed it. i am pleased that a revitalized the community development financial institutions bill and found it, funding micro credit. again, it is something th

tomorrow morning, white house chief of staff rahm emanuel speaks and discusses the obama's agend administration opposed the agenda -- administration's agenda. >> every weekend, stream "book tv" programming write your computer -- right to your computer. the redesign booktv.org, look for it today. >> and now the confirmation hearing for it the president -- for president obama's nominee to head the federal communications commission. julius genachowski work during the clinton administration. it also includes testimony from robert mcdowell, a republican appointed by president bush. his term expires june 30. this hearing is two hours. >> in welcoming you, i want to set a communications technology is sort of the vibrating, pulsing driver of our nation. it has been let to lapse a bit. for our nation to meet any kind of challenges, no matter what you look at, if communications aren't perfect, between different strata, different parts of the country aren't perfect. we are in lots and lots of trouble if we are not already. because the communication is policy -- because good communications policy will lay

trip from in egypt and we had the opportunity to tour the pyramids and you have seen the pictures of rahm on a camel. i was nervous about the whole situation. i said, there's a wild animal, known to bite, kick and spit, and who knows what the camel might do. [laughter] >> but i have to say as i traveled to all of these countries, i saw firsthand how much people have in common with one another, because no matter where i went, there is one thing i heard over and over again from every world leader, no thanks, but have you considered palao? [laughter] >> of course, most of my attention has been focused here back home. we have been trying to repair our financial institutions and auto companies, but you wouldn't understand the concept of troubled industries, working as you do in the radio and television industry. [laughter] >> we don't joke about that, huh? [laughter] >> that's not funny. one problem we're trying to solve is the high cost of health care in america and i'm pleased in our quest to reform the health care system, i have gained the support of the american medical association. it pro

or three hours ahead of time watching the feed on the state broadcaster and i tell you, the state rahm television and stop the imagery. you've got the egyptian american flag and wonderful montage of obama and pyramids and things like that, so they took this message of mutual respect to heart. >> host: we heard applause in the chamber where the speech was delivered. ball was the reaction with the locals as they were listening? >> guest: quiet and attentive. there were head nodding at different points. there was a guy i'd sitting next to that liked the imagery of the local word for jesus and moses all working together for peace. they like this idea of everybody having a role and everybody having weight to pull. >> host: cairo is a huge bustling city. how much of it is consumed with the presidential visit? >> guest: i'm sorry, say that again please? >> host: cairo is a large city and i'm wondering how much is concentrating on the president's visit or whether this is -- >> guest: i will give you the ratio. one-third of the people stayed in sight to watch the speech, and about two-thirds of

. >> rahm emanuel speaks to the democratic leadership meeting. a meeting to consider and make changes to the health care administration, with live coverage beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. both events are also online at c-span.org. right now, look for our redesigned booktv website, and every weekend, stream programming right to your computer. it is also easier to search for and watch videos with the refined search function and player. you can share videos with everyone you know. look for it today. >> july 4, discover an unfamiliar side of the george washington, live from mount vernon with a story and the author on the ascent of george washington. join us live on c-span 2's booktv. host: our guest now is dave camp, republican of michigan, fourth district, a 10th term. he's also ranking on ways and means, so he plays a key role in health care legislation that is expected to be coming up in weeks and months ahead. so your side will come up with its own outline. tell us about it. >> this is obviously a critical issue, and what we will ann

in a little more than a half- hour, republican members of the house and white house chief of staff rahm imanuel discuss plans for the future of health care. then in about an hour and a half, attorney general eric holder testifies about a variety of issues facing the justice department, including guantanamo bay detainee's. >> the radio and television correspondents association holds its annual dinner friday with president obama scheduled to speak. live coverage at 9 of 45 eastern time. >> people do not want to think of roosevelt's conservation as a policy as much as a passion. he put aside millions of acres of while america. >> from crater lake to dallas tower and the grand canyon, president theodore roosevelt was on a mission to save the west. >> so now as people are talking about environmentalism and agreed movement, what has evolved is -- he was the only politician of the day who understood biology and understood birds migratory patterns, and mating habits of deer and elk and antelope, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a", the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday

ron emmanuel -- rahm emmanuel is intimately knowledgeable. joe biden has been a senator almost as long as i have been on life. he has been at the forefront of every major policy debate since the early 1970's. of course, obama has the least amount of experience, but nevertheless i think that gives them an ingrained sense of what is possible, what their limits are. we have seen a little friction, surprisingly little friction, i think that is in part because they're so sensitive to how congress operates and to the

caller: [unintelligible] if you would replay that clip that rahm emanuel said, he said most of the jobs would not go to white males. another thing, when they did the bailout of gm there were first talking about how many thousands of jobs would be lost if gm went under once the close all those plants -- [inaudible] host: 2 clinton, maine on the independent line. caller: i am concerned the economic stimulus package was named improperly -- is should have been economic investment package. if america spends precious resources on one-time projects -- and the ones i have seen locally are good ones which have been in the pipeline for a while. but as soon as they are over the jobs will become. i would prefer the long-term investment for these billions of dollars. once spent the jobs created would continue to create more jobs and boost our economy. but spending money once is not a solution. host: might it be too early to tell on something like that? caller: what i have seen is that these products don't have a generational reoccurrence. we will spend the money and move onto another project. if it

madam secretary, i introduced legislation with then congressman rahm emanuel, and congressman chris smith from new jersey, called the independence at home act, and the bill created a medicare pilot project focused on improving the coordination of care and reducing costs for the vulnerable medicare beneficiaries, those with multiple severe chronic conditions, such as alzheimer's, als, parkinson's and other complex debilitating diseases who also need help with two or more activities of daily living, such as dressing, feeding, et cetera. cbo has reported that 5% of medicare beneficiaries account for 43% of overall medicare spending, and cms has noted that approximately 20% of medicare beneficiaries are with five or more chronic conditions account for 66% of program spending. could you talk a little bit about how we can focus on those medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic diseases, and how perhaps a program like that focusing on home and better coordination can help reduce the costs? >> well, we have not only the demonstration that you are responsible for, but i think a number of proje

rahm emanuel leads democrats back that a majority after penning with bruce reed "the plan" in 2006. and continuing the tradition of helping leaders emerge into stars the d.l.c. found a new fellows program with an eye for the future. the quarter century after the d.l.c. took up the challenge of bring being back the forgotten middle class barack obama's and joe biden's victory proves that the party has been reborn. the new administration and congress have a chance to build a broad lasting majority for change and reform and the opportunity to carry out a new agenda for a new era. education reform, national service, health reform, energy, fiscal responsibility and long-term growth. in the democratic leader council the organization that al from built from the ground up is taking on that new challenge. under bruce reed's leadership al's legacy lives on proofrpg once again how -- proving once again how the power of a good idea with build the party. >> 25 years ago al had the courage to see it was time for a different democrat. today our party stronger and our country is better off because