rangel is so powerful, he's got 15,000 lives. protects him, the president of the united states who protects him. that's -- as far as i'm concerned he shouldn't even be there. >> i think what turns the tide on people is their personal -- the way they deal with these sorts of situations. i think it was terrible for rangel today to blame his staff. i think that is going to turn people off in a big way. >> sean: i thought the president yesterday ha opportunity, we use the term sister souljah moment, bill clinton. there's honesty there. i thought the president when john mccain rather than mock him and make fun of him and say i won the election and i'm the president. if he would have said john you are right, if the bill is good enough we shouldn't have to bribe senators, you know, to get their votes. similarly, if the democrats would say, charlie rangel sorry, but you broke too many rules here. and you probably are facing some type type of legal trouble. wouldn't it go further we are the american people to own up to it? >> it would if

the good news, the silver lining for rangel, the ethics committee found it was his staff, rangel's staff, that made the mistakes when they asked the ethics committee in advance for permission to make this trip. they misrepresented the facts. rangel, they said, didn't know about it. this public admonishment for charlie rangel has other ethics investigations active against him at this time. he's far from out of the woods. >> i was going to say, mike, the other ones have to do with taxes and not reporting some income. what's the status of that inquiry by the ethics committee? >> reporter: well, charlie rangel, of course, is the chairman of the ways and means committee, a cliche to say the powerful ways and means committee but it is powerful because it writes taxes and republicans and rangel's opponents said we can't have someone in charge of the tax writing committee who is not paying his taxes. the charge stems from a rental property that charlie rangel has in the dominican republic and whether or not he's been paying adequate or proper amount of taxes on that. he's been changing some of t

rangel has been in the house for 40 years.e is extremely well known within his district, a korean war veteran. he has a lot to argue to his constituents. you know, he deserved to remain in congress. if he was stripped of his chairmanship, which, you know, it doesn't appear that it was likely he's going to happen at this point i think that would damage his political viability. it would be tough for him to make the argument to voters back home that he needs to stay in congress. i mean, he has some primary challengers, including a former aide. i'm not sure how this will play up there. that kind of emcome bansy -- encumbancy, it is a powerful, powerful weapon in any kind of political campaign. i think if he lost his gavel, that would be a sear russ -- serious blow to his viability. >> thank you for being here. >> this weekend on c-span congressman george miller weighs in on whether congressman rangel should remain chairman of the house ways and means committee. >> sometimes in politics you have to do difficult things. i could make

rangel -- canada is duplicated?official press release, yes. >> the report further finds that representative charles b. rangel violated the house gift rules by accepting payments for reimbursement for travel to the 2007 and 2008 conferences. evidence shows that staff knew that corporations have contributed funds to the carib news, they were sponsors of the trip, for the 2007 and 2008 conferences. this information was not provided to the standards committee when he sought and received approval from the committee to accept these trips. the committee does not find any evidence to conclude nor does it believe that it will discover additional information to alter the conclusion that representative rangel had any knowledge of the memorandum written by his staff. however, the report finds that charles rangel was responsible for the knowledge of his death and the performance of their official duties to is the intention of the committee and the publication of this report will serve as a public admonishment by the standards co

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rangel says he is not the one to blame.en. >> i don't want to be critical of the committee, but common sense dictates that members of congress should not be held responsible for what could be the wrong doing of mistakes or errors of staff unless there's reason to belief that the -- believe that the member knew or should have known, and there's nothing in the record to indicate the latter. jon: the story is far from over. the congressman is facing several other investigations as well. steve centanni is following all of them from washington. what exactly is the ethics committee saying about the caribbean trips, steve? there are well, they claim, jon, they got false information before they approved the trips, that the foundations sponsoring the events was backed by corporate funding and that rangel might not have known that, but two of his staff members did. the committee does not find sufficient evidence to conclude rangel haddage knowledge, however, the report finds that representative rangel was responsible for the knowledg

the rebirth of iraq is important, and charlie rangel needs to step down.he jobs that are here in the u.s., they're all working over here for lower wages, they are coming over here to take less, talking about good jobs over here, we have none for the americans, a senior citizens taking all of the available money, that is my comment about iraq, we have got to take care of our own house. the people over here are starving, little low on the little children. they want to go back and forth about health care? everyone needs health care. rich people do not spend money on anything except for art work , they evade taxes and do not spend money to help the economy , for people are left to endure all the hardships, paying for the war, aig, everybody. host: the cover story is "rebirth of a nation." "it might not be mission accomplished in iraq, but it is a start." that has been our focus for the last 45 minutes. "why do we help them write a constitution with the guarantee of universal health care but we cannot have it in the usa"? up next caller, good morning. caller: w

rangel says it's his staff's fault and he shouldn't be blamed. rangel is chairman of the powerful weighs and means committee yao. >>> seaworld says it has no plans to release the killer whale that drowned its trainer. this is amateur video that was taken moments before the 12,000 pound orca named tilikum grabbed trainer dawn brancheau by her pony tail and pulled her into the water. autopsy results showing brancheau died of drowning as well as multiple injuries. shows in orlando and san diego are going to be canceled again today. the parks themselves are remaining open. trainers are being offered counseling and as of this point they say they're still evalua evaluating the future when it comes to the killer whale show. >> it's chilling to know all those people were there when it happened. >> all right. >> still to come on the most news in the morning, democrats and republicans sit down and talk health care. it was six hours long, but did they accomplish anything when all was said and done? ed henry is going to be breaking it down for us in just a m

the "new york times" says it's time for rangel to lose his chairmanship.itorial today, the times said charles rangel was far from humbled after the ethics committee admonished him for taking corporate paid junkets in violation of the house. rangel already deserves to be stripped of his gavel according to the "new york times." >>> the 18-year-old son of marie osman died in an apparent suicide on friday. in the statement, mother of eight children, said her family is devastated by the tragic loss. "entertainment tonight" is reporting that he jumped to his death from a downtown los angeles apartment building and he reportedly left a note which referred to a life-long battle with depression. >>> the olympics are wrapping up, but was there a financial gain for vancouver? we crunch the numbers up next. st: could switching to geio really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: did the waltons take way too long to say goodnight? mom: g'night john boy. g'night mary ellen. mary ellen: g'night mama. g'night erin. elizabeth: g'night john boy. jim bob: g'night gran

rangels chairmanship of the powerful house ways and means committee could be? jeopardy. >>> a look at this morning's weather from around the nation. that same, vicious winter storm pounding the northeast will continue to wreak havoc today. expect another four to six inches of snow, along with coastal flooding and hurricane-force winds. wet weather will hammer the west coast, with two inches of rain from san francisco to portland. >> temperatures are running well below normal from the midwest to the northeast, with highs only hitting the 30s. but from l.a. to phoenix, it will be in the low 70s, dry and beautiful. >>> and when we come back, money news. your next coca-cola could cost less under a new deal. >>> plus, trouble for a gold medal-winning alcohol team, after a alcohol-fueled postgame celebration. >>> and we'll have more on >>> welcome back. the treasury department is considering changes for its embattled mortgage modification program. the proposal would ban foreclosures, unless borrowers were declared ineligible for the program. the $75 billion program w

the bottlers -- for charlie rangel to step down?p down but also make a case that he is entitled to a day in court. our process, it may not be perfect, but it is the ethics committee. i would hope that they would wrap up their work as quickly as possible and as fairly as possible, and then make a decision. that is what people should be entitled to. >> his chairmanship -- you'd think he can continue to be effective in that position? >> and makes it difficult, there is no question about that. he and the members of his committee in the leadership will have to discuss this. this all happened on friday and i think we have to visit that. the leadership needs to reduce debt. we're trying to do the right thing and sometimes the right thing in a heated political environment is very difficult to do. >> chairman george miller of the education and labor committee. thank you for coming. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> steven dennis and perry bacon, what did you learn from the chairman? >> i think he reinforced what we have been hearing. they

democrat charles rangel of new york, who said he will not step down as chairman of the powerful ways and means committee. he was cited by the house ethics committee for trips for the caribbean paid for by corporations. rangel faces more ethics allegations, raising concern among democrats who have already seen their big majority in congress shrinking. >>> and less than a week after he announced his bid for a full term, new york's goverr david paterson is dropping up. paterson, who is blind, reportedly became entangled in sue pressing a domestic violence incident involving was of his top aides. encouraged him to end his obama campaign. >>> and now to the economy. there is more concern tonight that the recovery in the housing industry may be staufl illing. on wednesday, we told you that new home sales were down. tonight, sales of existing homes fell 7.2% in january. the second monthly drop in a row, and betsy stark is here to item us what's behind it. >> reporter: diane, any realtor will tell you winter is a slow season for home sales, but this is more than a winter lull. there are two

rangel is also under investigation for other alleged ethics violations. white house social secretary desiree rogers is stepping down. in a statement, the obamas thanked rogers for the "terrific job" she's done. rogers came under criticism for how she handled the obama's first state dinner last november. a virginia couple was able to get past security without an invitation and meet the president. rogers later admitted she did not have staff at the checkpoint to identify guests. she'll leave her position next month to pursue opportunities in the corporate world. thailand's highest court stripped former prime minister thaksin shinawatra of $1.4 billion of his assets. the funds were frozen right after he was deposed in a military coup in 2006. thaksin addressed his supporters in thailand via satellite from his exile in dubai. the court left him with nearly a billion dollars of his wealth intact. the nine-judge panel said that thaksin shaped telecommunications policy in order to help his companies profit. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back

president, should charlie rangel state in -- stay in charge of the ways and means committee? >> the white house announced that it plans to unveil an updated health care proposal sometime next week. in his weekly online address, president obama talks about the bipartisan summit held this week and urges democrats and republicans to find common ground on the issue. then, republican senator tom coburn, a practicing physician, discusses his disagreements with current health care legislation and his party's proposals. >> as the winter olympics draw to a close, i want to congratulate all of the athletes who competed in these games. i especially want to say how proud i am of all that the american men and women have achieved over the last few weeks. the stunning upset of the canadians at the hockey game, apollo ono becoming the most decorated american olympic winner of all time -- you cannot doubt the athletic prowess on display. it is not just the metal, that is inspiring, although we have done great on that score. what is truly inspiring is the character of the men and women, the sa

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the report further fines that representative charles rangel -- could i get this duplicated? >> i do not have the press release yet, but by the time we finish -- >> you are good, generous. charles rangel violated house rules by accepting a payment to travel to the 2008 conference. representatives of rangel knew that corporations were the sponsors of the trip, specifically for the 2007 and 2008 conferences. this information was not provided to the senate committee when he sought and received approval from the committee to accept these trips. the committee does not find any evidence to conclude, nor does it believed it should discover, additional information to alter the conclusion that representative rangel had knowledge of the memorandum written by his staff. however, the report finds that wrangell was responsible for knowledge of his staff and -- rangel was responsible for the knowledge of his staff when performing their official duties. this report will serve as an official admonishment by the standards committee. now we pay the cost to the entities who provided the funds f

Ñiwe're -- paul hodes -- to tipt the other way. >> what is mr.Ñi rangel saying?re are documents that say that he knew they were poorly funded -- were corporately funded. he is claiming that he is exonerated and that someone involved has now left his office. it is clear that he has not yet been exonerated and that the committee thought that he was responsible for violating the house get roles, even though it was his staff -- house gift rules, even though it was his staff. he was the only member the investigated to they took any action against. it is a major blow to him. it may not be enough to topple him, but it seriously undermines his support. if anything comes out of the ethics committee in the long term, and they are investigating a number of areas involving his personal finances, i think he is pretty much done. bet if he stays on as chairman of the women's -- >> if he stays on as chairman of the ways and means committee -- he is done? >> i am not saying he is done yet, but if they come out with additional findings -- and they are investigating a number of are

. >>> a house ethics panel finds congressman rangel broke the rules. it says the new york democrat knowingly accepted they take them from a cooperation. rangel says it is disturbing. >> could hear things knocking up against the house and blowing all night. >> the wind gusts, getting in some overnight. in pennsylvania, i will show you what is happening there. that is in scranton, wilkes- barre incident area. some of the wind gusts we have been dealing with, 56-mile an hour gusts. weather terrace some gusts 35. national had a gust of 37. loudoun county 55. petersburg and grant county this is the winner so far. 67-mile an hour gusts so far at 3:17. an amazing amount of wind and a wind warning is in affect until 6:00 p.m. a lot of wind to get through and it will cause all sorts of problems. windy and mid-30s today. breezy tomorrow. low 40s. maybe a flurry and see the snow this morning that is north and east and sunday 45. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, we are looking at windy conditions with snow showers north and east of washington. temperatures in

>> the ethics committee says rangel broke the house gift rule. he accepted trips to the caribbean for an annual business conference. he want to antigua in 2007, and the trips were paid for in part by corporate sponsors. under house rules, members are not allowed to do that. so the commit decree says he must repay the costs of the trips. evening though rangel told the committee he wasn't aware the corporate sponsors were in play, they're holding him responsible, because some of his staff members were aware. they're holding him response for those staff members, basically submitting false information when they wanted approve for the trips. >> this was just one of the issues? >> yes, considering he's the head of the house tax committee is one where he failed to pay taxes for a rental property for earnings he got from a rental property he owns in the dominican republic. we're still waiting for the ethics committee to put out rulings as well as others, but all of these create a political problem for democrats, because, remember, when house speaker nanc

first democratic congressman charlie rangel.use ways and means committee, moments ago rangel announcing the house ethics committee is public admonishing him for letting a private corporation pay for trips he took to the carbine -- caribbean with the congressional black caucus. now republican. marco rubio in a red hot primary race for u.s. senate in florida his 0 -- , charlie crist. rubio reportedly used a credit card paid for by the gop to buy personal groceries and repairs to his minivan. rubio is saying that he paid the money back. listen to this rubio is trying to deflect. he says he's ticked off at governor crist. he says the governor leaked the credit card ing to the press. governor crist denies involvement in the leak. but says to rubio, welcome to the nfl. ouch! of course we are going to be watching all of this. still ahead, we noticed something odd at the summit. did some people forget our cameras were rolling? stay right here. you're the colo! diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating. that's me! can i tell you what a diffe

. >>> in other news now, the house ethics committee has accused charles rangel of misconduct. they found he accepted corporate money for trips to the caribbean. rangel admits his staff knew what was going on, but says he didn't. >> common accepts dictates that members of congress should not be held responsible for what could be the wrongdoing or mistakes or errors of staff unless there's reason to believe that the member knew or should have known. >> rangel is also being investigated for other possible ethics violations. >>> now on to the winter olympics where team usa is still piling up the medals. the u.s. now has 32 total, including eight gold. determine any is second with 26. norway has 19. and canada right behind with 17 total medals. jeff glor is in vancouver and joins us thousand. >> reporter: it was the lady's figure skating finals last night, a record setting night, also a very emotional one. in a seemingly flawless routine, south core reand he's kim yu-na left no doubt she is the best in the world. >> one of the greatest olympic performances i have ever seen. >> repo

rangel's office said the ethics committee approved those trips. >>> george w.and dick cheney met today for the first time since last year's inauguration. the former president visited the home of his former vice president outside washington where cheney is recuperating from the mild heart attack he had. >>> in the thick of toyota's recall controversy akio toyoda visited his largest north american manufacturing plant. he told workers on the georgetown, kentucky, assembly line the company was on a cross roads and needs to, quote, rethink everything. >>> that singer, wayne newton, the one and only rebuffed the officers who brought moving vans to his 38 acre ranch. they were trying to collect on a debt for a breached contract. but newton's home which you can see is protected by a big gate was put up by collateral for a loan and that house could be at risk, sanjay, it's weak but i haves to to say no one is saying -- >> where does all the money go? you hear the story so much. celebrities clearly made a lot of money and stories like this. >> imagine they're paying thei

. >> and i'm sure you know admonished khar my rangel, give n you promised to run the most ethical andink he should step down as chairman of the committee? >> i understand and i haven't seen in the report, i don't tw preááh)elease where they said that he did not violate the rules of the house> statement for that -- that they made. so, there's more to -- e mr. rangel's situation and we look forward to hearing from the ethics committee on that. >> they did admonish him. they said if staff knew about the corporate funding for the trips. and -- and they said this, press release shall stand as the admonishment of him. thaé's what i read. >>úîuáu$ink it ends there? nd i thank them for taking this action. i hope that they will have otngr actions. they did not take action against him. they said he did not willfully break the rules. we'll just se what happens next, which comes out of the ethmcs committee next. qá"ti p!ortion funf end. >> yes. u*páq" on!your rjj it is not fitting his stand a ard on funding and a sense that's going to be a problem in the weeks to come. >> let let me say it this w

politically it would be better if charlie rangel step down.but at the same time, miller -- the members note that he has been an incumbent for all longtime. it will be very hard for him to step aside. you see that tension and the way miller discussed the subject. >> we will have to leave it there. thank you for being here. >> great to be here. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> i come from latin america. i was never expecting to see this kind of poverty in the capital of the u.s.. >> photographer and documentary filmmaker kike arnal, "in the shadow of power." >> tomorrow on "washington journal," will englund and patricia murphy. the business roundtable president talks about president obama's recent speech before that association as well as administration and congressional efforts to spur job growth and reform health care. and dr. cecil wilson, president- elect of the american medical association, discusses the much it for medicare and medicaid and proposed medicare

congressman rangel and i introduced a tax credit bill.evelop because of the financing side of the issue and i know that you have been working on that. the president's budget includes the buy america bonds act, and i hope that that will qualify because they can put a lot of people to work very quickly. >> happy to see you again, mr. secretary. my district is in a world of hurt. at that 13% unemployment. a that the highest mortgage foreclosure rate in the country.

i listened to charlie rangel talk about the importance of education.f there was ever a time in which america it needed to not only come to grips but be willing to think creatively and beyond the scope of what we have been training ourselves to think about education and how we teach and where we teach, now is that moment. no generation of americans has ever faced a level competition, the number of threats to kids, no generation has had the resources, technology, and i rigidities that you and i have today. i am more proud and confident in our ability to find our way out of this mess that i have ever been, for a single reason. the people of this date and of this country are poised to leave when government and leaders give them the tools in which to do so. i remember traveling in memphis. as i travelled across the public housing committee, i met a 07- year-old. he told me he was retired from helping those in the community deal drugs. i said you are 10 years old and you have stopped doing this? how did you get started? he tell what he was 25. he said i used

and congressman charles rangel also speaking.this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> jim and gary, thompson, senator schumer, senator gillibrand, attorney general cuomo, and controlled dinapoli, and all of you wonderful people who have come here to help this organization. i'd like to begin, in my remarks with a weekend where i began friday night in tribute to the late, honorable percy ellis sutton. [applause] >> but i would like to suggest that in only six weeks, we have started to make the chairman a mythological figure, and in some ways started to begin, why we remember him. he was an assemblyman, the borough president of manhattan, and ran for the mayor of the city of new york. but that's not why we remember him. he held a number of jobs, so many that i can't keep track of them. just the story assembly when keith wright said he was an auxiliary police officer. and he was a great lawyer. but that's not why we remember him. he was the chairman of inner city broadcasting. with six affiliate stations around the country. one of th

i listened to charlie rangel talk about the importance of education.if there was ever a time in which america it needed to not only come to grips but be willing to think creatively and beyond the scope of what we have been training ourselves to think about education and how we teach and where we teach, now is that moment. no generation of americans has ever faced a level competition, the number of threats to kids, no generation has had the resources, technology, and i rigidities that you and i have today. i am more proud and confident in our ability to find our way out of this mess that i have ever been, for a single reason. the people of this date and of this country are poised to leave when government and leaders give them the tools in which to do so. i remember traveling in memphis. as i travelled across the public housing committee, i met a 07- year-old. he told me he was retired from helping those in the community deal drugs. i said you are 10 years old and you have stopped doing this? how did you get started? he tell what he was 25. he said i use

. >> you're saying that politically it might be politically easier for democrats, for charlie rangelto step down. >> well, i think, you know, sometimes in politics you have to do difficult things. and i can make a case why he should step down but i can also make a very serious case about he is entitled to your day in court. and right now our process may not be a perfect process or system, but it is the ethics committee. i would hope that they would wrap up their work as quickly and fairly as possible, and then the congress will have to make a decision. and i think that's what people will sort of be etitled to. >> as a chairman, though, do you think he can continue to be effective in that position given all the questions surrounding him? >> it makes it difficult. there's no question about that. and he and the members of his committee and the leadership will have to discuss that. but this all just happened on friday mbingts and i think that we have to review that. i think it's important that the leadership review that. it's not about dodging the issue. i think you're trying to do the r

rangel or his staff, does it not kind of damage your promise?have his day before the ethics committee. they have said he did not knowingly violate the rules. if this were the end of it, that would be one thing. but there is obviously more to come and we will see what happens with that. every member has that right. . capture a great deal of our work. but the president's report -- i want to see how it translates into legislative language with the clarity we need. i want to make sure of affordability. >> thank you. >> for the middle class. [laughter] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> coming up shortly, the white house briefing with press wreck -- with press secretary robert gibbs. we will take you there once it gets under way. also, in new york, remarks from governor david patterson. news reports indicate the governor will not seek reelection this year. that is coming up shortly on c- span3. we will look at the were calls on today's "washington journal." >> on your sc

let me ask you about another subject, charlie rangel was chastised for some trips he took. nancy pelosi, the speaker, decided not to remove him from his chairmanship of the tax writing committee. >> she goes a little bit further and admits this does not look good and why so many americans think that congress looks corrupt. she's not taking action for now. as you know, the ethics committee has further pending investigations under way. he's defiant. saying he won't step down. a handful of democrats have now joined republicans to say he should step down. as the powerful chairman of the house ways and means committee. they feel he'll drag them down in the election in november. >> looking forward to the full interview on "this week." >>> okay, kate, it's been a few days since shocked spectators watched in horror as a killer whale killed its trainer in seaworld in orlando. yesterday, a whole new group of spectatored filed into that park, not knowing what they were about to see. yunji de nies joins us from there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bill. it was a moving tribu

and end up "the new york times," house panel punishes charlie rangel for taking trips and gifts.c-span.org. "the washington times" lead editorial this morning is a little complicated and a little hard to read, but if you are interested in this issue -- this is identifying the gtmo 9. attorney general will not list lawyers names. we will. "the washington times" talk about some of the terrorist trial and some of the lawyers involved. in case you would like to read that, you can go to their website. 998 fatalities currently in afghanistan. this is in "the washington post." renowned harvard law professor joined justice department. that is an " the washington post" in case you want to read more. two quick items. mark sanford's very public divorce will be opened it to tv cameras. finally, here is a quote by joe biden that was picked up by a microphone at the summit. it is easy being vice president. you don't have to do anything. that was vice-president joe biden in a bit of casual chitchat during a break in the health care summit called live on a c-span mike. he added -- it is like bei

yes, charlie rangel attended a tax event.e's come under fire for not paying a lot of his taxes but here's what he had to say when he was there. >> strong result that we have in the collection of revenue and also providing acceptance for our government is internal revenue service. these people work hard every day and the more credit that we have, the more work that they have in making certain that the incentives reach the people that the congress and the president want them to reach. >> well, he's 79 years old and the last 18 months, he's been under an ethics violation for -- >> not paying taxes. >> accounting errors that have cost him legal fees to the tune of $540,000. >> that was just, brian, in the final quarter of 2009. last year, according to "the new york daily news today" he raised money for his campaign. of the $1.3 million, he's spent $1.5 million on lawyers in the past year. so there you saw him yesterday talking up the i.r.s. you know, if you or i made these same mistakes, the i.r.s. would be coming after us. you w

i'd also like to thank chairman rangel and majority whip jim clyburn for working quickly to get h.r. 4462 passed in the house. this legislation would allow all individuals who choose to donate during this time of crisis in haiti and claim an itemized charitable deduction on this year, 2009's, excuse me, tax return. as haiti continues to recover, my heart goes out to my haitian sisters and brothers as they endure this tragedy. i also express my deep sympathy and support for their familys -- families. through all the devastation and trauma, the 11th congressional district of new york, like the rest of this nation and the global community, has demonstrated a unity of purpose in mobilizing goods, services and volunteers to help their families and relations in haiti. while i will continue to applaud the humanitarian effort for haiti, it is important that we do not allow compassion fatigue to set. in we must continue to uphold our commitment in helping our neighbors in the caribbean. as representative with the second largest population of first and second-generation haitian immigrants loca

rangel's proposal does encourage companies to stay here and to prosper.ow, would you explain briefly the changes and how they have changed since the last budget? >> again, we are trying to balance a simple imperative. we want to make sure there is a level playing field for american companies, so we are not creating an incentive for them to ship jobs overseas. we want to do it anyway -- not creating an incentive for them to shift jobs overseas. we want to do it in a way -- we have for a lot of reaction. we took that into consideration -- we have heard a lot of reaction. we made some additional suggestions, too, but there are different ways to do this. of course, we will work closely with you on this. we are open to suggestions, and we understand a lot of people think you cannot really do this without doing comprehensive tax reform, or corporate tax reform, and that may be true, but we think these are sensible common sense things, and we would like to move on them. >> i hope it remains a priority with the administration, and, lastly, mr. secretary, could we

a committee has ruled that charlie rangel accepted trips to the caribbean, funded by corporations. of the corporate funding. >>> friends of andrew koenig have found his body in a park in vancouver. the child star of the sitcom "growing pains" went missing there two weeks ago. andrew's father, walter, says he took his own life. >>> now, on this friday morning, we look at what's coming up on "world news." good morning, diane. >> good morning, juju. tonight on "world news," all the day's stories. and a describery scheme straight out of the movies. how inferior food may have ended up on your table while others profited. and our "persons of the week." what can we tell you? they're helping the next generation. happy friday, juju. >> happy snowy friday, diane. >>> now, for weather. sam, how's it going? >> i'm inside now. we were outside the pennsylvania convention center earlier. we came in to get warm. this is what's going on here. this is the international -- the philadelphia international flower show. it's been going on since the 1800s. this one is kind of amazing. this balloon that's

charlie rangel is back there. of the president is meeting some of the democrats right now. it's sort of white house turf, blair house, but it's not exactly the white house and i think that's one of the reasons why they selected blair house. as the president sits down, gets his notes, let's listen in to the president. >> good morning, everybody. welcome, thank you so much for participating today. i am very grateful to all of you because i know how busy you are. what i want to do is just make a few brief remarks on the front end and then we're going to allow leadership from both the house and the senate to make some opening remarks and then we will dive in. last year obviously was one of the toughest years we've had on record, and all of us in one way or another were devoted to focusing on breaking the back of the recession, restoring economic growth, putting people back to work. we've still got a long way to go, so i know both the house and the senate are interested in how do we propel economic growth forward, how do we create more jobs. i was very pleased to see a glimpse o

rangel's proposal does encourage companies to stay here and to prosper., would you explain briefly the changes and how they have changed since the last budget? >> again, we are trying to balance a simple imperative. we want to make sure there is a level playing field for american companies, so we are not creating an incentive for them to ship jobs overseas. we want to do it anyway -- not creating an incentive for them to shift jobs overseas. we want to do it in a way -- we have for a lot of reaction. we took that into consideration -- we have heard a lot of reaction. we made some additional suggestions, too, but there are different ways to do this. of course, we will work closely with you on this. we are open to suggestions, and we understand a lot of people think you cannot really do this without doing comprehensive tax reform, or corporate tax reform, and that may be true, but we think these are sensible common sense things, and we would like to move on them. >> i hope it remains a priority with the administration, and, lastly, mr. secretary, could we g

many liberal icons on camera, including john kerry, charlie rangel, and john murtha.ight. [applause] where i grew up, in brooklyn n.y., we don't sit on the sidelines. i know the young people here wants it this fight out either. we will not idly stand by as barack obama and his bevy of czars try to radically redefine this country. there are two things young people can do today. first, go to the boos that young americans foundation. it's right by the student registration. learn how you can be accurate -- how to be active on your campus. the second thing you need to do is go to the booth and get your reminder postcard for my book. make no mistake about it. we are on a collision course between government control and individual freedom, between the empowerment of washington and the empowerment of people. as milton friedman said, quoting the battle for freedom must be one -- "the battle for freedom must be won over and over again." [applause] it is time for every young person here today to make a bold and counter cultural statement that we are freethinking, freedom loving y

majority leader steny hoyer, majority whip james clyburn, ways and means committee chairman check rangeln george miller, henry waxman, and the chairman emeritus, john dingell, xavier becerra, louise slaughter, and congressman robert andrews and jim cooper. on the republican side, john boehnerill be attending, along with eric cantor, and joe barton, ways and means committee ranking republican dave camp, john kline, marsha blackburn, charles waboustany, peter roskam, and finally, paul ryan. coverage begins at a half an hour, and watch it on c-span3, c-span.org, or listen to it on c-span radio. guest: "washington journal" can -- >> "washington journal" continues. host: julie rovner from national public radio joines as. guest: the issues on the table, what is ostensibly on the table, is is there room for some common ground to be found between the democrats and republicans? the president laid out his own plan. we have been waiting for a year for the president to lay out his own plan but what this really is is changes that the president has made to the senate bill, the one that the senate pass

. >> one final note about charlie rangel and what chairman miller had to say about his fellow chairman and colleague. they've been in the house together a long time. >> i was struck he wasn't overly enthuseyass tick about defending rangle's behavior. what he was pretty clear saying politically better for democrat fs rangle went ahead and stepped down from the chairmanship if not from his seat in congress. that's what i thought he implid. but at the same time, the members know that rangle has been in congress a very long time, kind of historic member in his district. and i think it would be hard for him to step aside from that job. so you see that tension in the way miller was discussing the subject. >> we'll have to leaf it there. thank you both for being on "newsmakers." >> thank you. >> i come from latin america. i'm accustomed to seeport. i was never expecting to see this kind of poverty in the capitol of the u.s. >> on a different side of the nation's capital. in the shadow of power. tonight on c-span's q and a. >> the new c-span video library is a digital archive of c-span's progr

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pelosi, steny hoyer the majority leader, you want to watch possibly ways and means chairman charlie rangel miller, california democrat is speaker pelosi's sort of number one lieutenant. in the the house. in the senate you want to watch harry reid the majority leader, you want to watch dick dur bin, the majority whip. and i should have called reed the majority leader. and you want to watch buy ron dorgen and chuck shumer. look at these group of senators to see what they're saying and doing. and you might be able to read the tea leaves. host: and what should viewers be watching across the country where jobs is the big issue? guest: the states hurting the most. jobs are going to play a key role in whether or not he gets reelected in nevada. nevada has the second highest unemployment rate in the country. he faces some poll numbers that show him down double digits to republican candidates who nobody has even heard of. that's a terrible thing for him as he faces reelection this year. he's got a lot of money in the bank. but if jobs keep coming back to nevada, if tourists keep going to nevada he

among them was the discussion of ther the representative sion of charles rangel should stay in the housemittee. >> sometimes in politics, you have to do difficult things and i can make a case why you should step down or he is entitled to your day in court and right now, our process mayçó not be a perft process or system but it is at these committees. i would hope they would wrap up their work as quickly and fairly as possible and then the congress would have to make a decision and i think that's what people were sort of being entitled to. >> as a chairman though, do you think he can continue to be effective in that position given all the questions surrounding him? >> it makes it difficult. there's no question about that. and he and the members of his committee and the leadership will have to discuss that. this all just happened on friday. and i think that we have to review that. i think it's important that the leadership review that. it's not about dodging the eefrpbl i think you're trying do the right thing but sometimes the right thing in the heated political environment is very host:

pelosi, steny hoyer the majority leader, you want to watch possibly ways and means chairman charlie rangel lieutenant. in the the house. in the senate you want to watch harry reid the majority leader, you want to watch dick dur bin, the majority whip. and i should have called reed the majority leader. and you want to watch buy ron dorgen and chuck shumer. look at these group of senators to see what they're saying and doing. and you might be able to read the tea leaves. host: and what should viewers be watching across the country where jobs is the big issue? guest: the states hurting the most. jobs are going to play a key role in whether or not he gets reelected in nevada. nevada has the second highest unemployment rate in the country. he faces some poll numbers that show him down double digits to republican candidates who nobody has even heard of. that's a terrible thing for him as he faces reelection this year. he's got a lot of money in the bank. but if jobs keep coming back to nevada, if tourists keep >> i appreciate you being here to support this. i want to talk about the situation we

the delegation includes charles rangel, sheila jackson lee, and donna christensen. xdtom harkin, bill y klobuchar. the return to the u.s. tonight. >> up next, a world economic forum discussion on the impact on future global energy needs. after that, remarks by general david petraues and then the u.s. coast guard, down's comments. -- , çt(>> tomorrow, the chaire private security firm details pakistan's ruleçole in afghani. douglas wilder talks about his op-ed or he calls on president obama to replace some ofd!%m eight administration members. washington journal is live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> the discussion on the global energy outlook with presidents of numerous will companies. it was part of the world economic forum. it is about one hour. ç our topic this morning[çç is y security. a subject that changes asç circumstances change. this is a subject we are going to explore this morning. at the samew3 time, it is in the context of the impact of the turbulence in the global economy, the recession and the recovery. what that means for energy security and also what it means and

. >> should charlie rangel be in charge of the ways and means committee? the earthquake in chile and we will return you now to the national governor's association discussion of states and the post-recession economy. >> to the broader economy and to payrolls up until now because of the help in the stimulus providing but influence they get more help, the budget gaps will result in cuts. lots of lost jobs. added to pay rolls, and state and local governments cut 42,000 in january. point number two is that the economic recovery is going to be fragile and tentative. that gets to point number three. that is i think it is important for policy makers, federal reserve and fiscal policy makers to remain aggressive to ensure the recovery evolves into a self-sustain thing. i think we will make it through. the odds are we won't experience what we are calling a double dip. but the risks are all to the down side as you can gleen from my comments. more importantly than that, if we go back into recession, it is going to be very difficult to get out. we have a zero fund rate