i'm joined tonight by congresswoman betty sutton of ohio and congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas. great to have both of you with us tonight. congresswoman jackson lee, i want to ask you, is this game on for the democrats in did the president lay out a very progressive vision that you can stand behind and this is where the democrats have to go? >> ed, game on. this is truly a home run, renewed nationalism. i'm almost standing on my tippy toes because of the excitement of the president taking charge on behalf of the american people. teddy roosevelt talked about busting monopolies. he was called, as the president said in his speech, a socialist, a communist, and then turned out to be a hero, because in busting those monopolies, he created jobs for the american people. the president today laid out a roadmap and asked us, are we prepared and willing to sacrifice to get a better education, better opportunities for jobs and infrastructure, for the american people? by saying to those top 1%, many of whom are in agreement, but they have been taken hostage, themselves, by the republicans w

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and, i sheila jackson lee, wrong decision.leagues were saying, well, the president can keep the government going. then you might have a case. >>guest: exactly and that is where the borrow accuracy -- the bureaucracy comes into play and where the president has the and eveningive power vested in the constitution but to extend it to this point? when we tag about such a controversial action here? no way. >>neil: did you consider it? >>guest: and you are so right, we don't know that he is considering it. we just know she has said she wants it. he should not consider it. bad idea. >>neil: okay. >>guest: that is what i think about that. >>neil: calm down. lis wiehl, she is go with this law stuff. well, do any of you remember this? >> we will no longer be able to choose your doctor. >> senior citizens will get sicker and sicker. >> they are out to destroy guarantee benefits and social security and medicare and medicaid. >> this republican plan is a tax on seniors. >>neil: get who just backed up my buzzer? or providing funding for the

congresswoman sheila jackson-lee is a democrat from texas, and i'm delighted to say she joins us liveuston. good afternoon, ma'am. >> good afternoon. martin, thank you for having me. >> it's a great pleven for us. the president said in this matter is not resolved then 160 million americans will see their tax bills shoot upwards by about $1,000. i imagine in your con sit yent see $1,000 is not a small amount of money to an average family. >> martin, you're absolutely right. i spent the morning going to different sites to collect toys for needy children. i can assure you that the numbers in every city and hamlet around america have gone up in terms of need. unlike republican presidential candidates, these individuals without funding, it is not their own fault. we were on the floor of the house reading letters from people who indicated i've lost a job not through the fault of my own. those who are working, this payroll tax, for example, will put 1,000 or $1500 in the pockets of 160 million americans and frankly i don't want to call a democratic proposal, martin. but a realistic proposal

house democrats, like sheila jackson-lee of texas, rejected that route as risky and unnecessary. >> let me tell you what we're doing today. the washington republicans are taking a high risk gamble. this is gambling. this is throwing the dice. >> the senate stands adjourned. >> brown: for its part the senate has already left washington for a month-long holiday recess. and a spokesman for senate majority leader harry reid said we are not coming back. we are not appointing negotiators until they pass the senate compromise. adding to the stakes is the pressure to extend long-term unemployment benefits past year's end. and to waive huge cuts in medicare payments to doctors before they take effect january 18. both were in the senate bill that the house rejected today. todd, what's your reporting todd zwillich is covering the back and forth on capitol hill for "the takeaway" from public radio international and wnyc. he joins us now. tell you about what led to today's rejection of the extension by house republicans? where is the pressure coming from? >> well, the pressure really appears to be o

sheila jackson lee colored offensive that arguably violated the rules of the house and so all the discussions all the votes ground to a halt until she became convinced that she could maybe revise or retract that remark i. now i you know i guess it could be good news for us a little bit that at least it's not being voted on today and placed into law but i want to get your point because we haven't caught up on this in a little while as to the water down or the amended version that representative smith introduced this week to you to those amendments actually change anything or is it still censorship bill at heart well it's seventy eight pages and normally that might not be too long but this is taking post a while to digest and even some very smart members of congress who are on the judiciary committee there are lawyers said we still don't know exactly what the contours of this bill is and i'm having a discussion right now with someone about whether or not it includes blocking by ip address there's one interpretation that does one that it doesn't and certainly in involves blocking by forcing comc

house democrats, like sheila jackson-lee of texas, rejected that route as risky and unnecessary. >> let me tell you what we're doing today. the washington republicans are taking a high risk gamble. this is gambling. this is throwing the dice. >> the senate stands adjourned. >> brown: for its part the senate has already left washington for a month-long holiday recess. and a spokesman for senate majority leader harry reid said we are not coming back. we are not appointing negotiators until they pass the senate compromise. adding to the stakes is the pressure to extend long-term unemployment benefits past year's end. and to waive huge cuts in medicare payments to doctors before they take effect january 18. both were in the senate bill that the house rejected today. todd, what's your reporting todd zwillich is covering the back and forth on capitol hill for "the takeaway" from public radio international and wnyc. he joins us now. tell you about what led to today's rejection of the extension by house republicans? where is the pressure coming from? >> well, the pressure really appears to be o

house democrats, like sheila jackson-lee of texas, rejected that route as risky and unnecessary. >> let me tell you what we're doing today. the washington republicans are taking a high risk gamble. this is gambling. this is throwing the dice. >> the senate stands adjourned. >> brown: for its part the senate has already left washington for a month-long holiday recess. and a spokesman for senate majority leader harry reid said we are not coming back. we are not appointing negotiators until they pass the senate compromise. adding to the stakes is the pressure to extend long-term unemployment benefits past year's end. and to waive huge cuts in medicare payments to doctors before they take effect january 18. both were in the senate bill that the house rejected today. todd, what's your reporting todd zwillich is covering the back and forth on capitol hill for "the takeaway" from public radio international and wnyc. he joins us now. tell you about what led to today's rejection of the extension by house republicans? where is the pressure coming from? >> well, the pressure really appears to be o

the balance of my time to the distinguished jo from -- distinguished gentlewoman from texas, sheila jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much. may i ask how much time i have, please? the chair: the gentlelady has 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i'm pleased to join my dear friend and colleague on the judiciary committee, the gentleman from georgia, in offering this amendment. as the johnson-jackson lee amendment. and i hold a sign that i think speaks to the gist of this amendment, make it in america. a number of us have been on the floor of the house on a regular basis talking about creating jobs and making it in america. a good friend from texas just passed an amendment without opposition and i see no reason why the jackson lee-johnson, johnson-jackson lee amendment cannot be accepted in the very same way. bruce bartlett, one of the senior policy analysts in the reagan and george h.w. bush administration observed that regulatory uncertainty is a canard, an invented canard that allows those who use it to use current economic problems to pursue an agenda supported by the business communit

i yield a minute and a half to my very eloquent colleague, representative sheila jackson lee from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for a minute and a half. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, i join with my colleague from wisconsin in thanking the gentleman from california for his generosity. but i also thank my colleague, ms. moore, for astute assessment of that -- that causes me to pause and her point of order is whether or not this is what we call an unfunded mandate. this bill that we will be discussing on the floor of the house. and even though the rule says that the points of order or the issues of being an unfunded mandate have been waived, please understand that that is an action that can be taken. it doesn't mean that it eliminates the truth. i raise the question whether this humongous bill that doesn't answer the crisis of what we are facing, which is six million people without unemployment insurance not able to pay mortgage, rent, food. to be able to have a quality of life. to generate income. to create some 700,000 jobs on the unemployment end. andle t

you should know that congresswoman sheila jackson lee responded by saying she had never known steve kingion before the government presented its charges against him on friday. there is much about ron paul's world view that is otis, but we know that part of his appeal is with the possible exception of huntsman, the rest of the field has adopted the neocon conservative pattern of the bush administration. you should know that the controversy surrounding the reality show "all american musli muslims" was drummed up by one dude in florida, the author of a book about his pornography addiction, and he is the only employee of a group he calls the florida family association. you should know the fact that one disturbed person on the website can have them pull their funding for the show is a sign of the times. on christmas, we will not be on the air, but saturday, christmas eve morning, we will be bringing a special year in review episode of "up." you won't want to miss it. my guest are going to come back and tell us what they think we should know this week right after this. the employee of the month

and sheila jackson lee of texas, another democrat, said she would introduce legislation that would block funding for any institution found love covered up sexual abuse against children. she said that last month. she has not introduced a bill yet. we are expecting her to do so later this year or early next year. host: that was a preview of the hearing will be covering today on our website, c-span.org, 10:15 a.m. as the start time for that hearing. back to your comments and bought on unemployment insurance. it -- is it time to cut and reform the program? that is what was included in a house gop bill that would also extend the payroll tax cut holiday into 2012, a debate that will be happening on the floor today and a vote is expected. michael, democrat, baton rouge. caller: i think you should not have to cut and reform -- yes, we have fraud and every organization, and even in the government, so you deal with the fraud. and not let the good supper with the bad. and this is not about democrat or republican, it is all about who our president is. the main part of this is to have the president b

sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, we are doing what the american people have asked us to do. i thank the gentleman for -- from new york for championing the cause of the american people and i thank our whip, mr. hoyer, for understanding that we need an up or down vote on the senate compromise and a motion for this conference that will not occur, to do what is right for the american people. i've already said that the holiday season for so many has just gone up in smoke. the lights on the christmas tree have just burst and the tree is burning. the candles throughout the house are now down and smolering. and people are bemourning the condition that this washington republicans have put them in. mothers, single mothers, families without are now begging for a lifeline and the gigantic ship, the cruise ship, is cruising on by and allowing them to drown in the dusty and dark waters of this land. i don't understand where there is no mercy, where there is no understanding. my good friend from michigan wi

in close, i'd like to thank the transportation security committee, mike rogers and sheila jackson lee, peter king and bennie thompson for moving this legislation. additionally, i'd like to thank senators kay bailey hutchinson and jay rockefeller for having their measure pass in the senate. i'd like to recognize some of the great staff on the homeland security subcommittee, including jennifer, amanda, steven, nicole smith, jay rainer -- rehberg and paul blocker and their staff for all they have done in the process. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady from california. ms. richardson: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the senate amendment to h.r. 1801 and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. richardson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as a member on the committee of homeland security and as an ardent supporter of the men and women of the armed services, i'm pleased to return today as we are on the floor to consider the amendment to h.r. 1801, th