on the floor of the house today, sheila jackson lee said she thinks this president is being treated differently because of this. >> i'm particularly sensitive to the fact that only this president, only this one, only this one, has received the kind of attacks and disagreements and inability to work. only this one. read between the lines. what is different about this president that should put him in a position that he should not receive the same kind of respectful treatment of when it is necessary to raise the debt limit in order to pay our bills? >> if listen to your colleague, she's suggesting republicans are treating this president differently because he's black, not because they disagree on policy grounds. >> i think that's a lot of difference with the president and with republican leadership and its party on philosophical and ideological grounds. >> that's a significant statement to say that they're treating the president -- what's difference in the only thing different -- it's an easy conclusion. do you agree? >> i don't really. others may have different opinions, but what i think is here

jackson lee: i'd like to yield before you close. mrs. christensen: i yield my time to sheila jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: i thank her for her leadership but i wanted to, when i said the bust, i want to equate it to the balanced budget amendment. that is what this cap -- excuse me, cut, cap and balance, it is a balanced budget amendment but let me be very clear because you said something very important. the balanced budget amendment, it was passed, would virtually guarantee that future budgets would cut and end medicare as well as drastically cut medicaid, just like the republican budget. the balanced budget amendment takes 2/3 of the house and senate to pass, it is almost impossible for it to pass and we are not like states where states do balance but they only have to take care of their state. . mrs. christensen: we would never be able to raise revenue, 2/3 of both bodies. ms. jackson lee: in joplin, missouri, the floods, the tornadoes and let me finish on this, we served on homeland security. we have seen the death of mr. karzai's brother, his very close aide. we have seen

check four sheila jackson lee why president obama is having trouble getting a debt deal done. >> i am particularly sensitive to it's fact that only this president, only this one, only this one has received the kind of attacks greementd and inability to work, only this one read between the lines. what is different about this president that should put him in a position that he should not receive the same kind of respectful treatment of when it is necessary to raise the debt limit in order to pay our bills. something required by both statute and the 14th amendment. >> bill: so apparently ms. lee believes it's president's skin color that is holding up a debt agreement. check five our pal gary sinise dedicated his rendition of take me out to the ballgame -- ♪ for it's root, root, root for the -- if they don't win it's a shame for it's 1, 2, 3 strikes you are out at the old ballgame. let's get some runs. >> bill: mr. sinise from the area is a patriot. finally check six the final harry potter movie is a smash. [screams] >> set the bloody place on fire. >> young harry broke the box office ope

here's congresswoman sheila jackson lee. >> why is he different?at is the question that we raise. in the minority community that is the question that is being raised. why is this president being treated so disrespectfully? why has the debt limit been raised 60 times? why does the leader of the senate continually talk about his job is to bring the president down to make sure he's unelected? it is 2011, it is not 2012. you need to play those politics in 2012, not now. >> sean: obama voted against raising the debt ceiling with all due respect he's the worst president on record. he's jimmy carter on steroids. >> that's something new. >> i think i can speak for the whole panel. i think she is a nut. >> you can speak for me on that. most of the time she is. that was right. what she said was right. >> she raised the right question. her conclusion is insane. why is this guy being treated differently? the immense amount of spending. not only that bob, he's talking down the economy. every time he goes up there and talks about mill -- millionaires and billion

the committee considered an authorization bill last congress as h.r. 2200 midranking member sheila jackson lee's leadership and i look forward to continuing to work with her on a bipartisan basis for this effort. with that, i now recognize the famous ranking member, sheila jackson lee for five minutes for her opening statement. >> mr. chairman, thank you. and again, let me thank you for the cooperation that we have promoted in this issue on this issue of transportation security to the witnesses here thank you very much for your presence and take note of the fact of members' schedules that were rescued from somewhat because the long list of votes and that may delay some members or cause them to have some additional scheduling concerns so let me thank you again. the chairman is right, we listen to administrator pistol and now the stakeholders the workers professionals, pilots and flight attendants are just a few of the many professionals who find it within their job description the response of the of securing the nation's railroads, skies and pipelines against terrorist attacks including chiefs of

sheila jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much. the chair: the gentlelady from texas is recognized -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: thank you. as a member of the homeland security committee, i want to join my colleagues on the judiciary committee, on which i also serve, to note the uniqueness of our time. there's a point that i think is very important about the continuity of the existing f.b.i. director mueller. and that is that we live not only in dangerous times, but we also live in times where resources are being strained. questions are being raised about the resources necessary for law enforcement and certainly a leader who understands the broad needs of the american public and the collaborative needs, collaborating with other law ep forcement, because of past experiences, is very important. mr. mueller in his 110 years has had collaborative efforts with all of the law enforcement, federal law enforcement agencies and has opened up a dialogue between local and state law enforcement agen

congresswoman sheila jackson lee went before congress friday this is what she is saying about the problem. >> reed between the lines -- read between the lines. what is different about this president that should put him in a position that he should not receive the same kind of respectful treatment of when it is necessary to raise the debt limit to pay our bills, something required by statute and the 14th amendment. i do not understand what i think is the maligning and maliciousness of this president. why is he different? and in my community, that is the question that we raise. in the minority community that is the question that is being raised. why is this president being treated so disrespectfully? >> greta: joining us republican presidential contender and former ceo of godfather's pizza, herman cain. nice to see you. >> thank you. >> greta: congresswoman lee is saying it is racist how the president is being treated. if it is, it must be stopped. if it is not racist, she must be stopped. racist or not, because i assume as an african-american man you have seen racism. >> i have seen racism

the committee considered an authorization bill last congress as h.r. 2200 midranking member sheila jackson lee's leadership and i look forward to continuing to work with her on a bipartisan basis for this effort. with that, i now recognize the famous ranking member, sheila jackson lee for five minutes for her opening statement. >> mr. chairman, thank you. and again, let me thank you for the cooperation that we have promoted in this issue on this issue of transportation security to the witnesses here thank you very much for your presence and take note of the fact of members' schedules that were rescued from somewhat because the long list of votes and that may delay some members or cause them to have some additional scheduling concerns so let me thank you again. the chairman is right, we listen to administrator pistol and now the stakeholders the workers professionals, pilots and flight attendants are just a few of the many professionals who find it within their job description the response of the of securing the nation's railroads, skies and pipelines against terrorist attacks including chiefs of

today the texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee released a letter in which she released a letter thateland security committee suggest hacking allegations continuing coverage on fox news. new government report claims that folks who breathe in the toxic dust on ground zero at 9/11 some of whom got sick. some of whom got cancer all of whom are heros do not qualify for federal money for cancer treatment because as the report goes on to tell us, there is little evidence of a link between the deadly disease and the clouds of chemicals and debris. as you probably know, many seemingly very healthy 9/11 first responders have contracted cancer since the attacks and some of them have died. and now the number of those first responders, their families, and each lawmakers are blasting this new report. and rick leventhal has details of it. there seems to be plenty of surprise and outrage at this decision, especially from the victims. >> of course. and consider. this heart disease is the number one killer in america. but cancer is the leading cause of illness for illness related deaths of first respo

very actively engaged, congressman from here in los angeles maxine waters, laura richardson, sheila jackson leell going to be here to discuss these very issues and talk about how we can work together to make sure the agenda and concerns of our community are also taken into major consideration as we move forward as a nation. >> okay. so you have a stellar bunch there gathering. but if you look at jobs, hillary, certainly the national average 9.2% with this high unemployment. but if you look at them from a demographic breakdown, among african-americans that number is 16%. are there expectations on this president to do something about the jobless situation within the african-american community as he approaches the end of his term? >> oh, absolutely. as a matter of fact, you're absolutely right. 17%. but if you look at subdemographics like african-american males you find an unemployment rate in many cities, including here in los angeles, that exceeds 50%. so it is a crisis situation. and yes, we've had those conversations with the president and many very high-ranking members of the u.s. house and u

the committee considered an authorization bill last congress as h.r. 2200 midranking member sheila jackson lee's member, sheila jackson lee for five minutes for her opening statement. >> mr. chairman, thank you. and again, let me thank you for the cooperation that we have promoted in this issue on this issue of transportation security to the witnesses here thank you very much for your presence and take note of the fact of members' schedules that were rescued from somewhat because the long list of votes and that may delay some members or cause them to have some additional scheduling concerns so let me thank you again. the chairman is right, we listen to administrator pistol and now the stakeholders the workers professionals, pilots and flight attendants are just a few of the many professionals who find it within their job description the response of the of securing the nation's railroads, skies and pipelines against terrorist attacks including chiefs of metropolitan rail systems. all as a front line. when we talk about security, we are talking about people and the critical question for me is our

sheila jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: thank you for allowing us to really talk about how great america is. i agree with you. and we are not broke. chairman bernanke said, fast, undefined cuts will hamp were the cht economy and -- hamper the economy and he is nonpartisan, as chairman of the federal reserve, so what do we need to do? we need to look at our history. 20 million jobs were created under the democratic presidency of william jefferson clinton and then this president, with the american reinvestment act that we supported, three million jobs. we know how to do this. and what i would say to my friends is that we have the responsibility to be not any party but democrats are here to be for the american people and this weekend democrats will be the ones standing in the gap for the american people. i am proud of that and my last point is, there's no shame in taking care of the vulnerable. the last thing we want to do as we leave this place in these next couple of days with the debt ceiling in place as it shou

. >> sheila jackson lee suggested republicans are sticking into the president because of his race. >>at is the question that we raise. >> why this president? >> do you think it could be racial? >> let me say this. i would like to get past the personal and i pose the question and think those individuals need to answer the question. >> is it a fair question. >> i think it's a fair question. >> instead the reason may be pure politics. when george w. bush was period, the congress voted to raise the debt ceiling seven times on on nearly every occasion, dozens of republicans and gop leaders voted yes. >> i have never seen anything like this. it's very scarey and very embarrassing for our system of government. >> alice said president obama is also to blame for walking away from the recommendations of his own debt commission. >> i think everybody missed an opportunity. both the president and the leadership of the congress. >> in part, that's because the leaders are not really leading. one side of congress is answering to conservatives who won't give on taxes and the other won't touch entitlem

. >> reporter: sheila jackson lee has suggested republicans are sticking to the president because offerent? in my community, that is the question that we raise. why this president? >> do you think it could be racial? >> well, let me say this. i'd like to get past the personal and i think -- i pose the question and i think those individuals need to answer the question. >> is it a fair question? >> i think it's a fair question. >> reporter: instead the reason may be pure politics. when george w. bush was president, the congress voted to raise the debt ceiling seven times. so nearly every occasion, dozens of republicans including many of today's gop leaders voted yes. >> i have never seen anything like this. i think it's very scary and very embarrassing for our system of government. >> reporter: alice rivlin says president obama is also to blame for walking away from the recommendations of his own debt commission. >> i think everybody missed an opportunity, both the president and the leadership of the congress. >> reporter: in part, that's because the leaders aren't really leading. one

>> this is a miss for congress woman sheila lee jackson from texas who said that in conversations about the debt ceiling debate, she said that she was particularly sensitive to the fact that only this president, only this one, had received the kind of attacks and disrespect and so forth that president obama is getting, obviously making references to the fact na she believes this has something to do with race and i would remind her that only this president, only this president tied a weight around the ankle of the u.s. economy with obamacare and is dragging it to the bottom of the ocean, and that that is why he's running into this problem and has nothing to do with race. >> millstones around the neck, very good. steve, what do you have. >> as regular viewers of this show know, i just hate soccer, but i have to say even i was captivated by the high drama of last week's women's cup. what a chls pr by the united states team, incredibly courageous, a valiant comeback against france only to be undown by the japanese and out did the u.s., if i cut me i'd bleed, red white and blue, but stuart,

sheila jackson lee of texas for today after 6:00 prime minister and friday, july 8. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. ms. foxx: mr. speaker. i make the motion that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is now on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. accordingly the house stands adjourned until 9:00 a.m. the president said it was a very constructive meeting but suggested the two sides were still far apart on how to reduce the debt. we will hear from the president next, followed by nancy pelosi. the british tabloid newspaper announced today it would shut down operations this weekend. following allegations that the publication hacked into the cell phone of crime victims. after that, at a hearing on pending treat -- free trade agreements. >> think how privileged we are to serve here and to have the most interesting legal issues of our times come to this court. >> today mark the 30th anniversary of president reagan's nomination of sandra day

and the debate and the discussion with congressman bobby scott and congresswoman sheila jackson lee was very important to have because i think that the public who are listening to this discussion will understand the history and the background and the technical aspects about this budget that really -- and this deficit reduction plan that the speaker's bringing forward which really does once again put the american people as pawns i think in a game that they were not responsible for playing. people cannot wait any longer, they're tired of having their futures threat understand by republican politicians playing games that put the entire nation and our economy at risk. and the ryan budget and now this debt ceiling plan put forth by the republicans, i tell you what comes to mind is when you look at it and when you listen to what's in it, it's a you're on your own kind of plan. it's, you know, for those who are wealthy and those who are beholden to special interests and hedge fund billionaires and millionaires and all those who have benefited from the tax cuts, they'll be fine. but for those,