>> it's amazing how it, so much came down scott brown, the republican from massachusetts. he was the key here and you will not be shocked to learn that there were certain massachusetts-based financial institutions that got exactly what they wanted in this bill because scott brown's vote made the difference. gwen: like what did they get? >> well, state street was one. fidelity was another. they did not want it to be designed based on a dollar amount but on how risky the firm's behavior was because they thought that that would exempt them from that new level of regulation. they wanted to be outside that scope. that's something scott brown was able to do for them, delimple the democrats let him do that for his home state firms and in turn they said now we've got to have your vote and they finally got it. brown really held out until the last minute. >> so when we had the cornhusker kickback on health care, this can -- is what, the boston bonus? >> brown's office is very sensitive about that concern and they point out that well, this does benefit fidelity but also a whole group

what is scott brown so important in the process?depending on what happens in çwest virginia, with respect to the seats filled by the late robert byrd. the latest cloture vote was as closeç as these things can be. democrats were barely able to get 60 votes. when the bill itself came up for a vote, it passed with four republican votes. chuck grassley, theç two senats from maine, and scott brown. two democrats voted againstç i, recant well and russ feingold. cantwell has said she will support the bill this time around. susan collins and olympia snowe has also -- have also said they wouldç support it. chuck grassley will likely vote for it again. feingold çhas decided he will e sticking with his opposition. it does not do enough for the liberal priorities, does not do enough to limit the size of big banks, does not do enough to prevent a future crisis. çif you are keeping score at home, that makes scott brown the 41stç vote. of course, that could change, if a person sent to washington than to fill byrd's seat is a democrat, as w

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>> it will certainly help, that and scott brown. he was also a big warning for the democrats, they hope before it's too late. chris: we'll be right back with scoops and predictions. tell me something i don't know. be r [ female announcer ] jobs leaving. a budget disaster. california on the brink. jerry brown's plan? you run for office and the assumption is, oh, i know what to do. you don't. i didn't have a plan for california. [ female announcer ] with our state in crisis, we need a governor with a plan. you need a real plan, something i'll acknowledge i did not have. [ female announcer ] jerry brown. no plan then. no plan now. meg whitman. a plan for jobs. log on. learn more. i even bought her a computer with my new citi forward card. then one day... have you seen this? she "friended" me. there's a whole album. [ laughs ] [ groans ] and started posting pictures. ♪ and tagging me. publicly. [ male announcer ] you ought to be rewarded for being dependable. the citi forward card gives you extra points for paying your bill on time and

>> it will certainly help, that and scott brown. he was also a big warning for the democrats, they hope before it's too late. chris: we'll be right back with scoops and predictions. tell me something i don't know. scoops and predictions. tell me[ female announcer ]now. jobs leaving. a budget disaster. california on the brink. jerry brown's plan? you run for office and the assumption is, oh, i know what to do. you don't. i didn't have a plan for california. [ female announcer ] with our state in crisis, we need a governor with a plan. you need a real plan, something i'll acknowledge i did not have. [ female announcer ] jerry brown. no plan then. no plan now. meg whitman. a plan for jobs. log on. learn more. chris: welcome back. tell me something i don't know. >> you do know that welcome in 2008 mayor bloomberg spent a lot of time thinking about whether or not to run as an independent. 2012 is on his mind again. he's thinking about if the right republican from his point of view, which is to say the wrong run from the country's point o

reporter: just three republicans voted for the bill, senators olympia snow and susan collins and scott brown of massachusetts. one democratic senator voted against the bill saying it's not tough enough. the bill's authors admit the law isn't perfect and say they won't know exactly how effective it is until the next economic crisis. president obama is expected to sign the bill sometime next week. >>> argentina has become the first country in latin america to legalize same-sex marriage. a large crowd of supporters in the capital of buenos aires erupted into cheers. the vote by argentine lawmakers went through. >>> meanwhile, another victory for same-sex marriage supporters as washington, d.c. highest court issues a key ruling. a legislation group had attempted to put an initiative on the ballot to define marriage between a man and a woman, but the city said no. >>> a trial got under way today in southern california that experts say will be the biggest constitutional test of the military's don't ask don't tell policy. former air force mayor mike elmy is among those said to testify in the trial.

two republican senators from maine, snow and collins and massachusetts senator, scott brown, a republican, joined democrats to pas sweeping reform at the financial industry. their support allowed them to close the debate earlier in the day and move forward with the vote. >> with today's vote in the senate the united states congress now passed a wall street reform bill that will bring greater economic security to families and businesses across the country. the wall street reform bill aims to strengthen consumer protection with a newburgho under the federal reserve. shine a light on financial products and create a new process that dealing with troubled financial firms. >> this legislationing is about the people on pain street not wall street. >> however, republicans say some of the new regulations go too far and will stiffel economic growth. before the official vote the house minority leader says the bill will need to be repealed. >> i believe it is ill- concieved. it will make credit harder for the american people to get. clearly harder for businesses to get. and, the fact that it is going

they say that scott brown won for the same reason we won. people are angry and upset and feel that change has not come and they still do not feel like they have control of their own lives. wall that was rationalism -- while there was rationalization, there was no truth. when was the last time we had three straight change elections? that is essentially what we have had. it is almost unprecedented. >> change in different directions. back to the white house people and interpreting scott brown's victory is another vote for barack obama -- >> they did not say that. >> karl rove really respected republicans to hold a majority of congress in 2006 and that turned out to be delusional. this reminds me of that. the rejection of bush and the congressional republicans was mostly a reduction of confidence more than on his ideologically. rahm emanuel house candidate were winning it on the problem was charles taylor, his republican opponent and the house leadership was fumbling. and here is where we do disagree. i do think this is a rejection of this admin

when the scott brown election took place in massachusetts on the 19th of january, at the last few days, we were looking at whether or not we were going to make an independent expenditure in that state. i was told there were 13 different groups advertising for and against the candidates. it has become basically white noise. running campaigns is about the message. it is about the messenger. it is about the discipline that candidates show. is about campaign tactics. it is also about timing. the timing this year will be very good for republican candidates. a big part is the money that you can spend on your candidates. committee fund raising reports are due on tuesday. what is your july report going to look like? >> it's somewhere north of $4 million but i don't know. i don't remember but i think that's about right. but our numbers have been strong. we are up about 20% or more over were we were two years ago. people ask how much money we need to win the election and i always say, as much as we can raise. you never know what the circumstances will be. our biggest challenge is going to the al

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i mean, scott brown. how many times did you see him on vogue -- cosmo. cosmo. obviously i'm a subscriber to both as you can tell from my great color palette. i think that's the culture we live in and that's what it is. but when you increasingly have more women in politics -- but te the same dynamic is true of men. after a while it's easy to obscure the substance in the pretty package and the message that you don't you do want to gt of people, but i think to some extent that's just always going to be there and in our media culture, you just have to try to fight through it and be smart about your messaging and bringing those points. again, scott brown, pretty package and all. he actually talked about substance, too. and it wasn't just the people's seat. there are policy issues he talked about on the campaign trail. and frequently nikki haley or whomever is talking about those issues. they just don't necessarily get covered. but places like national review exist to help cover the actual policy issues a little bit more than "newsweek" perhaps ever will. but i do th

host: as far as the senate is concerned, they talk about how scott brown factored into the voting. that shows you one of the probms. you have senator brown, senator lieberman and they sent -- tend to the centrists. they have disproportionate power not just on one bill or if you build on every single comprehensive package. their concerns may be legitimate. is likely that a few individuals will have disproportionate power it to approach energy as a single all or nothing package instead of a series of laws passed over a number of years. that is true of emigration. it may be true of subsequent financial legislation. it also includes the fate of a fannie mae and freddie mac. host: abilene, texas, on our independent line. you are on. caller: hi. i am a first-time caller. i am inquiring about the premium mortgage insurance. host: you are listening to feedback. mikki question or comment, please. caller: this would apply to fha loans about 10 years ago host: there may be some interference on the line. let's go on to rockville, maryland, on our democrats line. caller: in order for someone to

they rationalize the scott brown victory and say he won for the same reasons we won. people are upset and feel like change has not come. that was part rassles station on their part. -- part of rationalization on their part. you are the historian. when is the last time we had three straight change elections? it is almost unprecedented. >> a change in different directions. this is another vote for barack obama. >> they did not say that. >> they were saying is delusional. karl rove expected republicans to hold majorities in the congress in 2006 and that was delusional. this reminds me of that. the rejection of bush and the republicans was mostly a reduction on confidence -- rejection on confidence, but rahm emanuel's house candidates were winning. they were winning it on the problem with charles taylor and the house republican leadership was grumbling. i do think this is a rejection of this administration's program on a the analogy. there is some danger of competence rejection in the gulf oil spill. it is not as high as with bush. obama coski job rating is still at 46% n

that angered lawmakers like republican scott brown of massachusetts. >> i'm an attorney, before i got here. i tell you. i'd have a lot of fun with you in a deposition because i don't feel we're getting the straight talk here. >> sreenivasan: metzler's former deputy, thurman higginbotham, generally blamed out-moded record keeping. >> it was always conceptual that anything done by hand for 140- plus years that there would have to be some errors somewhere. >> sreenivasan: higginbotham refused to answer most other questions, citing his right against self-incrimination. the estimate on how much oil has spilled into michigan's kalamazoo river rose sharply today. the environmental protection agency said more than one million gallons of oil may have leaked from a pipeline since monday. the oil could reach lake michigan, 80 miles downstream. and, in new orleans, the government point man on the gulf oil spill, thad allen, said the effort to plug the blown well could begin by this weekend. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average lost more than 30 points to close at 10,467. the nas

olympia snowe, tucson collins and scott brown of massachusetts. president obama praised the legislation at a news conference this afternoon. >> even before the final crises that led to this recession, i spoke on paul street about the need for common sensory forms to protect consumers and our economy as a whole. but the crises came and underscored the need for the kind of reform the senate passed today. the form that will retech consumers when they take out a mortgage or sign up for a credit card, reform that will prevent the kind of shadowy deals that led to this crises. reform that would never again put taxpayers on the hook for paul street'wall street's mista. this will accomplish these goals. >> charlie: joining me is barney frank, a congressman from massachusetts. he's chairman of the house financial services committee. i am pleased to have him here on this program on this day. the bill by the way is called the dodd frank bill. in a very long and distinguished political career, where do you put this? >> oh, among the top positive achievements.

stahl: with the backing of those three republicans-- susan collins and olympia snowe of maine, and scott brown of massachusetts-- democrats now have the 60 votes needed to overcome a g.o.p. filibuster. the president then pivoted to his nomination of jack lew to serve as director of the office of management and budget. lew held the same position in the clinton administration from 1998 to 2001, and he would replace peter orszag, who is leaving at the end of the month. >> if there was a hall of fame for budget directors, then jack lew surely would have earned a place for his service in that role under president clinton, when he helped balance the federal budget after years of deficits. >> lehrer: if confirmed, lew would inherit a budget deficit which has already exceeded a trillion dollars, with a quarter of the fiscal year still left to come. at the same time, a new "washington post"/abc news poll shows the president's handling of the federal budget deficit is the weakest of any issue surveyed. just 40% approve of mr. obama's handling of the deficit, while 56% disapprove. the poll also found tha

times" profiling senator scott brown. t reports that, thanks to mr. brown, we will be able to invest up to 3% of tir one capital in hedge funds in private equity firms. evanston, ill., randy on the democrats line. what do you think the two-party means? caller: it is what i call the most ignorant, masius, racist hypocrite in america. -- nastiest, racist hypocrites' in america. under george bush they have been able to rise to power and the only way you can get rid of these zombies is to chase them back into the putrefied store from which they crawled from. they probably make up about 33% of american people, and that is a huge number of people to be in that category. but this is our america that they represent. they need to be chased back into the putrefied sewer from which they crawled from. host: let's look fdot another article. let's go to port charlotte, fla., a tea party member, john, is up next. caller: the previous caller needs to of -- to educate himself a little bit because he does not know what he is talking about.

. >> the final vote with two republican senators from maine and massachusetts senator scott brown alsots to pass sweeping reform of individual industry. their support allowed democrats to to slow debates earlier this day and move forward with the votes. >> today's votes in the senate the united states congress has now passed a wall street reform bill that will bring greater economic security to families and businesses across the country. >> wall street reform bill to strengthen consumer protection with the new bureau under the federal reserve. shine a light on complex the initial products and create a new process for dealing with troubled financial firms. >> this legislation is about the people on main street not the folks on wall street. republic >> and say some of the new regulations go too far i would stifle economic growth appeared before the official votes house minority leader john painter says the bill will need to be repealed. >> think defended to reform bill is ill-conceived i think it's going to make credit harder for the american people to get to clearly harder for businesse

i mean, scott brown. how many times did you see him on vogue -- cosmo. cosmo. obviously i'm a subscriber to both as you can tell from my great color palette. i think that's the culture we live in and that's what it is. but when you increasingly have more women in politics -- but te the same dynamic is true of men. after a while it's easy to obscure the substance in the pretty package and the message that you don't you do want to gt of people, but i think to some extent that's just always going to be there and in our media culture, you just have to try to fight through it and be smart about your messaging and bringing those points. again, scott brown, pretty package and all. he actually talked about substance, too. and it wasn't just the people's seat. there are policy issues he talked about on the campaign trail. and frequently nikki haley or whomever is talking about those issues. they just don't necessarily get covered. but places like national review exist to help cover the actual policy issues a little bit more than "newsweek" perhaps ever will. but i do th

senator scott brown in massachusetts. not one of them have said they are in support. scott brown wrote a letter to the groups about a week and a half ago saying he thought it was a little more than an effort to gain a tactical and political advantage for democrats right before the election. the other senators said they were reviewing it. they had some reservations. it is not at all clear if they will be successful. host: we are speaking with the reporter from "usa today." i am so grateful to the tea party patriots. let me ask you what impact that party will have on congress. guest: we are seeing it in senate races and primaries. paulson kentucky has been successful. marco rubio has had the support of some tea party activists and has been successful. you have also seen it in utah where senator bob bennett, a veteran incumbent was basically kicked out of the party at the gop nominating convention and mike lee who is the republican nominee in has the backing of the tea party expressed in california. i think you will see an impact in terms of a fund raising, the area i lo

there was only 40 of us at the time before scott brown joined us. and we had a tough fight. because of that fight, the majority of americans still want obama care repealed. and next january we'll begin with repeal and replace. >> the rebuttal. >> we were initially happen for chris brown. he voted on dodd's bill. now john, you said you led the fight. this is fascinating. you've ended up on the losing sight of so many fights. you said to read the bill will only delay the passage. rahm emanuel was in harry reid's office as it was being debated if they had to come down and have it incomplete with gavel to gavel coverage even the network anchors would have been forced to report the story. we could have defeated the bill. that's the biggest difference. john mccain has led in losing fights. we don't need a last line of defense. we need a first line of advocacy for arizona and to take up conserve tiff causes. >> -- conservative causes. >> groucho mark said, you can lead the fight. providing the men and women with the equipment and training that they need to win. to stand up against

and at the last minute a waivering republican changed their minds, scott brown did that once. and i think that the president wanted to put pressure on the moderate democrats for their vote. >> thank you cory for joining us. in a few moments kenneth feinberg speaks to washington. in a little less than an hour, a town hall meeting of how that works. and later a session on guantanamo bay detainees. >> the senate judiciary meets together for eelena kagan. you with find this online and for past support at c-sp c-span.orgclac-span.or c-span.org/kagan. >> c-span is available in homes as a public service created by american cable companies. >> now kenneth feinberg, administrator of the bp fund, he spoke in washington for a little less than an hour. >> objection >> could i have your attention please? we are pleased to have kenneth feinberg as a speaker. ken and i have known each other on capitol hill, i was working with senator vie, ken had come to capitol hill after time as an assistant attorney in new york and worked for a judge in court of appeals. ken is native of massachusetts, an

the only moderates left are olympia snow, susan collins, scott brown of massachusetts. as a result there are not about people for democrats to negotiate with. even the democrats will lose seats, they will probably have more negotiating powers. democrats to get the support of olympia snowe and susan collins in maine, it is tough for those lawmakers to cross party leaders. they may be more emboldened to negotiate a legislation like climate change or perhaps immigration reform. host: the tea party caucus is holding its first meeting today. alex, thank you for the update on 2010 politics and the senate supplemental bill. caller: thank you. host: we want to represent illinois rep jan schakowsky. there is one article this week co-written by dana priest, "top secret work totaling 854,000 u.s. citizens. 44% are government civilians, 34 serve -- 34% military personnel, 31% outside contractors." guest: i have been on the issue of overuse of private contractors, particularly private security forces who have the engaged in reckless behavior in iraq, where civilians were killed by c

senators olympia snowe, susan collins, and scott brown called on the president yesterday to follow "regularder" in nominating someone to head the new consumer financial protection bureau. finally, president obama says he can relate to the plight of americans striving in the struggling economy to pay their bills while sitting for their kids' education and retirement. he says that he and president -- he and first lady michelle obama took a hit just like everyone else, telling abc that the college fund for his daughters as "got up and down with the stock market." those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. "washington journal" continues. host: coming up next -- we are talking about the history of civil rights issues at the agriculture department with the secretar. >> this was my decision it was a decision that i -- this was my decision. it was a decision that i regret having made in haste. you ask why. we have been focused on trying to address the longstanding issue of civil rights claims against the department. there are outstanding claims brought by black farmers, hispanic farmer

we will try to make this thing work, but with the election of scott brown, they lost the ability to do that. i'm sure in private they will admit they have to return to fix some things, but at least got the healthcare bill. host: the big thought is that the healthcare bill will affect congressional things in the november. the paper says that the bank bailout is a potent issue for the fall election, talking about the tarp. even though most of that money has been paid back, it is that particular issue that will have members on both sides are. their jargon but democrats getting hit for their votes, republicans getting hit by the tea party for their vote. how do you see that playing out? guest: many americans see the big banks getting bailouts with their money. they don't see the money getting down to main street. i voted for tarp because i think of we have not, the ramifications would have made this recession much worse, probably a depression. people have to be willing to explain why they did it. it is more complicated than a sound bite allows. the reality is, i voted for it, but it was th

we still have not gotten a check, and i know that my senator scott brown is holding it up. but hopefully, he will do something. the american public -- they went on vacation. we need our money. pretty soon we will be down there at the welfare offices. host: are you unemployed now? caller: one year and a half. host: the hold up regarding the extension of benefits seems to be in the senate. so, how would this tie into president obama? caller: it is the republicans who are holding it up, but it all comes down to the president. i think if they get this passed, his numbers would improve. host: this is steven from vancouver, washington, on the line for democrats. your thoughts about president obama and whether or not he can rebound, and how? caller: i think he can. i think he needs to stop tried to please the republicans. he has done too much of that. he needs to start looking at what his own party wants him to do. host: what do you mean by he has done too much? caller: he was originally trying to bring republicans into all the changes. basically, they just put up a stone wall and

. >> how did scott brown figure into the debate on the regulation? >> he became a central figure in this drama, because there was a lot of tdrama over the last few weeks. democrats struggled to find 60 votes, and brown was the core of that strategy. he was able to play of vocal role, which was important to democrats. he almost single-handedly got the conference to open up -- to put a tax on million dollar banks with risky investments. he was essential to the democratic strategy. he played it to his advantage. he was a very large figure in this and levers to is power in a visible and high-profile way. >> as this is signed into law, what are the major changes that the banking industry, the one or two key changes they will face under the new law? >> the big element is the consumer protection agency that will establish new rules that will govern the way products are made and the way companies do business. there is a lot of uncertainty in terms of what that is going to mean it for a business day today. i was reading a report that said that there may be --

that includes senator scott brown of massachusetts, olympia snowe of maine, as well as susan collins of maine. and inside the story this morning they had the headline showing -- excuse me, pictures of the three lawmakers, republican lawmakers that are expected to vote for this bill. kentucky, dean of the democratic line. good morning. caller: ok, back in 1950, 1960, congress put in a little part, if you were born between 1917 and 1926, you got less money on your social security because that is when their baby boomers went into effect, and they knew that there would be a large drain on social security. they are doing the same thing now because this is one world war ii and the korean war baby boomers are starting to become eligible for social security. anybody between probably 1947 to 1955 is going to be hit with it because they don't want that much money going out of social security. host: before we go to leesburg, florida, where dole is joining us of the republican line, one quick addition to the finance reform debate. the three republicans -- but their editorial called "the uncertai

people forget that scott brown, when he was elected, was not just talking about health care.hristmas day bomber. he was talking about putting terrorist on trial. and he also defended the pro- life kind of record that he had as well. he was a right of center candidate, it is eckman if we are all nervous about which way he is going to vote on the banking bill. people forget, and conveniently it works into the storyline, but people forget that. >> we have so many bright young students in the audience here and on c-span, too. it was not long ago that you were -- now you are a tremendously respected communication vehicle. what did i switch to give to students on campus now? some are active and son will be active soon, to have tremendous professional success? what were keys for you to move ahead as you did professionally? >> i think a big part of it is humility. a lot of people -- i think you succeed however things turn now, but i see a lot of young people come to washington and not on the door of national review and say i am here to be the next bill buckley. none of us are going t

this afternoon, republican senator scott brown says they will -- that he will support the compromise. he jones -- he joins susan collins. they need 60 votes to overcome procedural rules. they are waiting on words from snowe and graffly. the trounces the legislation is a better bill than it was when the process started. congress returns this week from the july 4 break. the senate meets at 2:00 p.m. eastern for general speeches. at 5:30 p.m., they will vote on the judicial nomination. the house returns tomorrow to vote on a number of deals -- bills dealing with the federal land. they will look at the national flood insurance debate. while we are waiting for the start of the white house briefing which is a few minutes late, and that the legislative agenda for the week. -- a look at the legislative agenda for the week. ," joining us to talk about the washington summer agenda. they do not have a lot of time before they break again for august. what are the top five items on their agenda before they leave again? guest: you are right, they do not have a lot of time. particularly in the house.

scott brown has done a great job of figuring out how to do that. he was elected -- he was a dead as the tea party candidate. -- he was elected as the tea party candidate. i'm either going to be the bomb- throwing really conservative tea party candidates or i'm going to be the bipartisan consensus- maker. he is setting the path there is merely to say, "you guys elected made to come to washington to get something done. i can throw bombs all day or tote the party line or make something happen for massachusetts when it is important." i think that is what voters are looking for in this election. if they do not see it from republicans -- by the way, the senate is also getting very close. a year ago, i would have laughed out loud if you had said that the republicans would win control of the senate. today, it is still something of a long shot, but it is not out of the question. but if republicans do take control and they do not have an agenda for moving the country for, if they do not look like they're competent, our voters will be just as happy to throw t

minorities, and that overturned the 1857 dread scott case, which held that minorities were not protected by the u.s. constitution. we have the landmark case of brown harris is board of education, 1954, to thank for equality in education. -- brown v. board of education. seven years later, the chinese community here worked shoulder to shoulder with the african- american community to expand civil rights and public education. we have a history of working together. mayer brown, and reverend brown knows very well. in the early 1970's, a community leader from japan town and let the board informed of the african american roundtable to improve relations between japanese and african americans in the western addition, but it is going to take a lot more than just groups coming together to talk about stereotypes and misperceptions. for these tragic deaths, they must rise a responsibility to reach out beyond our communities and make sure that we understand that there is a cost to holding misperceptions and believes that oppress us all. thank you. [applause] >> we have got a great program for you, and for those of you who have attended in years past, you know th

brown. a lifetime in politics. a legacy of failure. >>> apple biting back. they will respond to harsh criticism of iphone 4. >> we've been talking a the antenna. scottrew is live now in cupertino. scott, you have sources inside. are they giving you any indication about what we might hear today? >> reporter: i know what we're not going to hear, brent that is no recall. apple doesn't want you to deposit your iphone 4 in the mail and sending it back to headquarters here. what you will see is an acknowledgement that has this had gotten out of hand. they didn't expect this. some sort of make good. this has happened before. back with the first iphone. they dut price really suddenly and a lot of first adotters fell a little burned. so apple made good. they had an itune card and rebate. i think we will see something similar ability here today. maybe some kind of solution, i'm hearing, in the apple store itself. no matter what does happen here today, you do have to keep this historical per spespective on af this. apple always calling the sort of press conference to talk about what is essentially a flaw in one of their products. we will be comping this thro