with me now, the democrat's number two in the house, steny hoyer. congressman hoyer, how do we get from yesterday and last night, how does this deal get through the house? what is the coalition of democrats and republicans going to look like when the 216 happens and will it happen? >> chuck, first of all, let me say that you said that the president gets the debt limit extended. very frankly, that wasn't a give to the president. that was a give to america's credit worthiness and image around the world. but the way we're going to get there is nobody that is responsible in the house of representatives or the united states senate believes that default is an option. given that, it was necessary and is necessary for us to come together and to reach an agreement. i think we missed an extraordinary opportunity to have a balanced, long-term grand design, if you will, deal which would have brought the deficit and debt down over the long term and would have been balanced. we didn't get there. but we did get some stability for the markets. we did, on our side,

it's about innovation, as steny said. we're going to outinnovate, outeducation, outbuild and america will continue to be number one. in the meantime, in the meantime we have to make sure that all americans participate in the future economic prosperity of our country. with that we'd be pleased to take any questions you may have. yes, sir. >> i wanted to follow up on congressman clyburn's comments about the f.a.a. it seems that the senate is possibly not going to act before they finish up their business today on the house-passed bill and legislators are about to now go on recess for a month while 4,000 f.a.a. workers are being furloughed and 70,000 airport construction workers are being impacted as well. i'm wondering if you think that's fair that all of these members are going home for a month vacation while other people are suffering. >> we did not think it was fair and i think that senator reid agreed with that and it seems just before we came in here that senator reid has agreed to the house-passed legislation and that'

nancy pelosi, not so much when it came to extending the operation in afghanistan it was steny hoyer whohe fight for the white house and the democrats in the house of representatives. pelosi wasn't that enthusiastic about keeping the war going in afghanistan. that's one example. we might see something similar happen this time around. i will be anxious. i know you will talk to donna brazile for her take on what's going on in the house. >> nancy pelosi does her own thing. if she wants something she'll stick to her guns about it. she sides with the president when she sees fit. but she's her own person. as kate was reading the statement, you took the words out of my mouth. this isn't a ringing endorsement from pelosi. i want to bring in cnn contributors, donna brazile and alex castelanos. i understand you got information from your democratic sources. do you have more information? >> the minority leader leads by consensus. she enjoys listening to her caucus. i have just received a copy of some of the broad outlines of the proposal. i believe tomorrow when she has an opportunity to really get

therefore, you are going to see steny hoyer and nancy pelosi to come up with 90 democrat, and i heard out of that meeting that some folks saying, well, we have 60, and everyone else is opposed to it, and nay is pelosi and steny hoyer are talented vote counters, but if they have to get to 90, they will. >> well, it will be close? >> yes, 216 is the number and 220 is what they are aiming for, but come around 7:00 tonight, we think that the vote going to be very close in the last minute, martin. >> thanks, luke. kristen, president obama last night in announcing that deal had been reached, thanked the american people for helping move this debate along. but he's also just dispatched the vice president, has he, to try to make sure that the democrats fall into line. >> that is absolutely right. vice president biden has played a really big role in in terms o negotiations over the weekend talking to mitch mcconnell and harry reid and john boehner, and vice president biden playing a critical role. you heard him at the top of the show saying he expressed confidence it will be done, and white hou

he said made in america, steny. mr. hoyer will be talking to us about made in america when we talk about the faa bill, which we'll talk more about now. everybody has been intensely involved in this discussion on debt. the american people's top priority is the creation of jobs. we have crossed the bridge from that important discussion. interesting that it was something that the republicans did not have the votes to pass. i'm proud of my members that they took the step to pull us from the brink of default even though they did not -- were not happy about the legislation, but what was good about it was it's over and now it's time to talk about jobs and the person who has been a leader in beating the drum for make it in america, he'll tell you more about it. our distinguished whip, mr. hoyer. >> thank you very much, madam leader. let me suggest at the outset that talking about jobs is talking about the debt. the only way we're going to successfully deal with debt is to create jobs -- >> all right. that's steny hoyer, the num

steny hoyer blasted republicans today. >> they were prepared to walk away from here and leave almostople without a job. why? because they passed a bill and said to the united states senate, either you take it our way or there will be no runway and no highway and no way. that is a perfect example of the politics not of persuasion, not of compromise of coming together, but the politics of confrontation. >> house democrats have fought the good fight for unions, harry reid opened the door for more ka pit u lace in the face of this issue. >> sometimes you have to step back and find out what's right for this country and not be bound by some your own personal issues. >> even president obama's transportation secretary is giving in to the job killing anti-union provision. after calling for a clean bill earlier this week. and today, during a conference call, transportation secretary ray lahood said we need the senate to pass the house bill before they go on their vacations to put 4,000 people back to work, and 70,000 construction workers. at this hour, the senate democrats and the president ha

maybe put steny hoyer on. there's a little tension between pelosi and hoyer. put him on there. >> lawrence o'donnell takes on the day's most compels stories. airs weeknights at 8:00 p.m. eastern, only on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> it was a somber ceremony in delaware yesterday. the remains of 30 american service members killed when their helicopter was shot down in afghanistan last weekend. and they have arrived back on u.s. soil. president obama traveled to dover air force base to meet with the families of the fallen heroes. the military has opened an investigation into the devastating helicopter crash which led to the single-deadliest loss of u.s. forces in the decade-long war in afghanistan. >>> there's been a fourth night of violence in england, as riots spread across the country. within london, calm has largely been restored, with the help of a flood of police officers. the clashes began this weekend, over the fatal shooting of a man by police. more than 1,100 have since been arrested since those riots began. the clashes have resulted in dramatic

i can't hear steny. i can't hear a word. cuts. >> about to speak here.er on the left and the right when it comes to this compromise. you'll hear from the tea party in a moment. we start with the man you just saw or are about sow see it. thank you so much for coming on. you're sort of our spokesperson for the progressive left, i guess we'd have to say here, who aren't happy with this deal. what is the general view from the progressive side of things on this deal coming up? >> well, everybody believes that it is a bad deal. even individuals who are supporting it and frankly we don't know exactly what we're going to do, but everybody considers it a bad deal. no question about it. and we shouldn't even be here. to have the debt ceiling connected to deficit reduction is amazing. it's been something like an immaculate connection that two things that have no business coming together, have never been together in history merged at this particular time is devastating. so the consequences of voting no may be more dire than voting yes. >> do you think the president

infrastructure, rebuilding our country, whether it is make it in america, he cede made in america, steny, mr. hoyer will talk to us about make it in america, and when he talked about the f.a.a. bill which we'll talk more about now. everybody has been intensely involved in this discussion on debt. the american people's top priority is the creation of jobs. we have crossed the grid from that important discussion, interesting that it was something that the republicans did not have the votes to pass, we remind members that they took the step to pull us from the brink of default even though they did not, were not happy about the legislation but what was good about it was it's over and now it's time to talk about jobs and a person who has been a leader in beating a drum for make it in america, our distinguished whip, mr. hoyer. >> thank you, madam leader. let me suggest at the outset that talking about jobs is talking about the debt. the only way we're going to successfully deal with debt is to create jobs and economic growth in america. we know that. but eight months on the job, no jobs bill

steny hoyer, the minority whip, is on board. eric cantor is on board.s in the house. it will be a bit of a nailbiter in the house of representatives. but my guess is if it comes up for a vote, and i think it will, the speaker wouldn't allow it to come up for a vote also all his whips had done the head counts and they think they have enough votes to get it passed. >> does this feel like a compromised plan to you? >> it does. there were concessions made all around. the president certainly made a lot of concessions. the republicans wanted to guarantee not only that there would be a vote but that both houses would pass a balanced budget amendment and send it to the states for rad fication. they' ratification. they've punted until the end of november when this super committee is supposed to come up with its recommendations by november 23rd. and if they don't get agreement on those recommendations, there's no guarantee they will -- these automatic triggers go into effect. there will be across-the-board cut, half from defense spending, the other from non-defen

. >> it's -- if he was besides that, do you think the president -- steny hoyer yesterday said he wishedthe president had taken the bowles-simpson approach and owned it early and maybe sold it earlier and that maybe he would have had a better chance of selling this idea of the grand bargain. what's your sense on that? >> i think that was an option. and that should have been part of the discussion. more importantly i think there was strategically underestimation of the tea party. their stubbornness on this issue and their willingness to take us right over the cliff unless those concessions were made. i think at the beginning of the strategy for the white house and for the leaders in congress, there was a very serious underestimation of that. >> do you trust the president to be a negotiator at this point? >> he's our leader. he's the leader of our party. i trust him that he will now use that bully pulpit in the white house to rally the american people so we do talk about the -- we have a national discussion about what these next six, seven months are going to mean not only to our economy,

it's about innovation, as steny said, we'll out-innovate, out-educate and outbuild and america will continue to be number one. in the meantime, we have to make sure that all of americans participate in the future economic prosperity of our country. and we'll take any questions you may have. >> i want to follow up on congressman clyburn's comments about the f.a.a. it seems the senate is probably not going to act before they finish up their business today on a house-passed bill and legislators are about to go in recess past labor day for a month while 4,000 f.a.a. workers are being furloughed and 70,000 airport construction workers are impacted as well. i'm wondering if you think it's fair that tall these members are going home for a month vacation. >> we did not think it was fair. i think that senator reid agrees with that and it seems that just before we came in here, that senator reid has agreed to the house-passed legislation and that's why i said in my statement, it leaves out these small airports that have all these contracting jobs out there. that's my understanding. >> i want to say so

leader nancy pelosi, she was a yes vote, she was going to support and shortly right after that we saw steny hoyer, the number two democrat in the house take the house floor and throw his full support behind it. it's not perfect, but this is what we have. there seems to be a bit in 24 deal for everyone to dislike, and that seems to be part of the sales job we've been hearing from democratic and republican leaders saying this is not perfect, it's what compromise is. it's more important that we pass this rather than threaten default. >> kate baldwin will stay with us throughout this hour. david ger again is also with us. the case in point, people on the far left say this opens the door to social security and medicare cuts. people on the far right saying this new super committee opens the door to possible tax increases. does the fact that nobody likes this make it just right or make it just awful? >> i don't think it makes it just right, john. the country not only is frustrated with the process, to the point of disgust, but there's a lot of unhappiness about the content. it will save us from de

this is actually -- >> this is steny hour -- >> steny hoeyier. >> the senate went on their summer vacationing on that bill. that leaves nearly 400 fahn e-- nonessential faa workers. the faa has also issued -- nonreception faa workers with no -- nonessential faa workers with no work. >>> a jury is now deliberating the case of a los gatos mom accused of having sex with one of her son's 16-year-old friends. lawyers just wrapped up a four- day trial for sara cole. her lawyer says the teenager died about having -- lied about having sex with her. while prosecutors say ms. cole was lying about threing rained three times. now, ms. cole rejected a plea deal for a six-month sentence at home. now she faces a possible four- year prison sentence if found guilty. >>> the man accused of strangling a napa state hot worker is pleading no contest. massey entered the plea yesterday for the murder of 44- year-old donna gross. authorities say she was robbed of her jewelry, less than $2 in dash and a pack of gum. two doctors say he was sane at the time of the attack. prosecutors say he will get 25 years to life

just ahead we'll ask steny hoyer if he is on board with this new plan and also ask him how many democratsd, chris. good morning again. >> good morning to you once again. also ahead in this high tech world teen breakups can be messy and public with threatening text messages or online posting could potentially lead to violence. we've got advice for parents and teens in how to end a romance in a safe and healthy way. a big win in turner field where this 10-year-old girl took a break from her second round of cancer treatment to sing "the star-spangled banner" at the game. the reaction there was overwhelming. we'll have the full story. but first back to erica in washington. that's a great story. can't wait for it. >> a great one to focus on this morning. we do have to get to some of the news on the debt. as we've been telling you, president obama announced last night congressional leaders have agreed on emergency legislation to cut spending and to raise the nation's debt limit. they're still under pressure to pass that bill and to have it signed by tomorrow. the debt ceiling deadline. cbs news

steny hoyer called michael steele in 2006, slavish to the republican party.t barack obama is -- >> sean: articulate. that was the vice president. >> harry reid said he didn't have a negro dialect that was acceptable. when the democrats do this they are patted on the back, no big deal. just joe being joe. that's why republicans need to keep pushing back and hammering home on these issues. you brought up maxine waters earlier and what barack obama is trying to do. john boehner is the one who is continuing this fight on opportunity scholarships for 1700 largely african-american low income kids in washington, d.c. that barack obama has abandoned -- >> sean: lyndon johnson needed the republican party for the civil rights act and voting rights act. how did we get to the point that the democratic party is the party of african-americans and minorities and women? 16% unlimb in the african-american community, 16%. -- 7% above the national average what has barack obama done for the african-american community? >> wasn't that much better under the bush administration. yes

of people who are very strong on the democratic commission like schakowsky or barney frank, maybe steny hoyer, there's always talk about there's a little sort of tension between pelosi and hoyer, put him on there. that would be a good symbol and he can rally some of the moderates. >> most of all, let this congress stay away from washington for the month of august. >> i don't think anyone in the country wants to see them come back. >> "the washington post" e.j. dionne, tells us how to get through this month of august. thanks for joining us, e.j. >>> coming up, people who want 100% of the downgrade, why the people of fox news got exactly what they asked for and a look at the obama 2012 campaign strategy on how to stop willard m. romney if he's the nominee. two words, he's weird. [ artis brown ] america is facing some tough challenges right now. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at

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bill such as affecting some rural airports and today the house majority leader -- minority leader stenyired up. take a listen. listen up. >> we need to act on this issue now. 75,000 americans demand it our country demands it and it is irresponsible to hold hostage these people and our country and the safety of our airways pending some petty political gain that might be reached. >> the president says he is expecting them to do something about this by the end of the week. we will see, shep. >> shepard: can they do it by phone? >> well, they can do it unanimous consent. and so if speaker boehner and harry reid agree to something, and have the assurance from their caucuses that they agree with that they could move forward late today harry reid the senate majority leader sent a letter to speaker john boehner saying let's put aside our differences on the larger bill, let's pass a clean extension and put these people back to work. we can take the political fight up another time. speaker boehner issued a statement earlier today saying, quote, the only reason so many jobs are at stake is senate

that said, steny hoyer, john boehner, at the end of the day on this one, because, frankly, it would cost a lot of -- they could cost leaders their job. on this one, they'll have some back-up votes. they'll know at the end of the day when one is -- when you have the democrats promising 80 to 100, that's a lot of back pocket votes that john boehner can have. so i think it's going to get through. it's going to be a close vote but they'll probably have 10 to 15, each party, of sort of like in case of emergency votes. the break glass here if you really need this vote. they'll have a few of those votes to get through. but i can tell you what whip operations have told me. they need a big vote out of the senate. i agree with what andrea is saying. i don't think it's as influential anymore as it used to be. but having the big vote out of the senate certainly helps. it would hurt if it came out of a 65-35. that would make the job a little bit harder. >> do they have a sense at this point if it might be a big vote in the senate? >> i would be surprised if it's anywhere under 70 at this point. i thi

that said, steny hoyer, john boehner, at the end of the day on this one, because, frankly, it would cost a lot of -- they could cost leaders their job. on this one, they'll have some back-up votes. they'll know at the end of the day when one is -- when you have the democrats promising 80 to 100, that's a lot of back pocket votes that john boehner can have. so i think it's going to get through. it's going to be a close vote but they'll probably have 10 to 15, each party, of sort of like in case of emergency votes. the break glass here if you really need this vote. they'll have a few of those votes to get through. but i can tell you what whip operations have told me. they need a big vote out of the senate. i agree with what andrea is saying. i don't think it's as influential anymore as it used to be. but having the big vote out of the senate certainly helps. it would hurt if it came out of a 65-35. that would make the job a little bit harder. >> do they have a sense at this point if it might be a big vote in the senate? >> i would be surprised if it's anywhere under 70 at this point. i thi

will be supporting this compromise deal and now listen here to the number two democrat in the house, steny i am voting for this bill, not because i like this bill, although it does do sol things that i think need to be done. we need to bring down the deficit. we need it address the debt and return to fiscal responsibility. but default for the united states of america is not an option. >> reporter: at the very same time, wolf, there really seems clear that there's something in this deal for everyone to dislike. for many republicans they do not think that these cuts in this deal go far enough. while there is a group of house republicans who have voiced concern today that the cuts to defense programs simply cut too deep, that they are concerned about that, on the other side of the aisle democrats are concerned, and some of them very unhappy with the fact that while there are deep spending cuts to many programs across many agencies, they don't think that this is balanced enough. they would hike to see some revenue here which, of course, republicans read as tax increases. but you know, wolf, it

that said, steny hoyer, and john boehner at the end of this one, and basically it could cost to leaders their job, but on this one, they will have some backup votes. they will know at the end of the day when one is -- when you are the democrats promising 80 to 100, that is a lot of back pocket votes that john boehner can have and i think it will get through, and it is going to be a close vote, but they will have 10 to 15 and each party of sort of like in case of emergency votes. you know, the break-glass-here if you need this vote, and they will is have a few of those votes to get through, but i will tell you what the whip operations have told us that they need a big vote out of the senate. i agree with andrea, it is not as influential as it used to be, but having the big vote out of the senate certainly helps. it would hurt if it came out of a 65-35, and that would make the job harder. >> and do they have a sense at this point if it might be a big vote in the senate? >> i would be surprised if it is anywhere under 70 at this point, because i believe they can get to 75, but anything abo

that said, steny hoyer, and john boehner at the end of this one, and basically it could cost to leaders their job, but on this one, they will have some backup votes. they will know at the end of the day when one is -- when you are the democrats promising 80 to 100, that is a lot of back pocket votes that john boehner can have and i think it will get through, and it is going to be a close vote, but they will have 10 to 15 and each party of sort of like in case of emergency votes. you know, the break-glass-here if you need this vote, and they will is have a few of those votes to get through, but i will tell you what the whip operations have told us that they need a big vote out of the senate. i agree with andrea, it is not as influential as it used to be, but having the big vote out of the senate certainly helps. it would hurt if it came out of a 65-35, and that would make the job harder. >> and do they have a sense at this point if it might be a big vote in the senate? >> i would be surprised if it is anywhere under 70 at this point, because i believe they can get to 75, but anything abo

deliver more than half of his republican conference, it's needed for nancy pelosi and citizeny hoyer steny hoyer to get to the 216. most thich the deal will pass, after four months of this debate everyone wants it over, but it's still going to be an anxious moment on capitol hill. expect that to happen and then to the united states senate tonight. that harry reid's deal. signed by president obama tomorrow, wait ahead, probably, 12 hours, 14 hours, 17 hours before everything were to be running out. 11:59 tomorrow evening. so, from capitol hill, dylan, a sense that our long national nightmare, as told to me, supposed to be complete, but still not all the way there. you can't play a stevie wonder "signed, sealed delivered" yet. probably 7:30 before you do that. >> even when you do play that after the deal, still unemployed people, underwater homeowners and despair and no prosperity. don't know what they'll be celebrating. bye, luke. >>> and david schweiker is back with us. pleasure to see you, congressman. you cold cnbc this morning you're leaning no on the deal. have you changed your point o

. >> i guess his vote, steny hoyer won't be calling him, i need one vote.oing to be a heavy lift in the senate. we might see more democratic votes in the senate for the deal and more republican votes in the house. the house is the majority -- is republicans are a majority in the house. because the deal feels, if i would have shone you this before, you would think it's a republican deal. it's a slam dunk for the republicans. it's unclear what the numbers are going to be in the senate. the house vote counters really would like to see 75/25, or 80/20 out of the senate. anything less, it plays seeds of doubt in some members. the basic math i have heard is kevin mccarthy and speaker boehner have to find 30 republicans. hoyer, pelosi need 80 to 100 to go. they make the math work from there and it's a bit of a puzzle. >> if you are a democrat, who is upset with the deal and see the tea party get everything they want, you know this because you know how washington works. the republicans are going to try to let the tea partiers off and let them vote no. that means th

steny hoyer in the house of representatives. not only for a strong leadership but his ability to work across party lines. and donna edwards. one of the members who works in prince georges county. roscoe bartlett, one of the brightest science minds we have in the house of representatives. a scientist to brings that sensitivity to congress and has been a strong spokesperson on energy and environmental policy on the republican side. and andy harris who is the newest member of our delegation lives in baltimore county but represents the western shore and the western part of the shore. i have worked with congressman harris on some of the chesapeake bay issues. we have different views. our voting records are different. we do -- we try to work together to try to represent the people of maryland. >> i want to make a suggestion the reason there is a low turnout and the rise of the tea party is the respect with which congress has been held. i wonder if this is due to the fact that some of the congressmen were more concerned about the party

listen to the back-and-forth between eric cantor and steny hoyer. >> and again, i think it speaks to the fact that the senate hasn't done its job, and it is costing the federal government and the taxpayers money. the senate ought to return to washington, take up the bill and pass the house bill. we have done our work. >> republicans have refused to work with us to find common ground. >> reporter: and why is there a problem right now? peter, republicans in the temporary extension of this bill put in provisions that specifically affected rural airports, those in the states of harry reid, the majority leader from nevada, jay rockefeller, whose committee from west virginia sits on this issue. so, they believe that that's not necessarily fair, that it was partisan politics by the house. the chairman of the house transportation committee in the house says look, the government is subsidizing small airports at a huge tax and expense to taxpayers. we can't keep doing that my ho is by putting this in a temporary extension bill, it will make the congress fix the issue when we come back, but no

that is the exact terminology that steny hoyer said yesterday after the house adjourned. the house has the right to do this, but they left town without changing the faa bill. that left the senate with little options. there were several hours or the majority leader harry reid was tried to get members to just try to pass the bill. nobody liked it, but they thought it was a better option than letting the shutdown last for another six weeks. it was another concession he was making, and he was just not able to do it in the end. it may well be some of the other issues going on with the debt ceiling. people are tired of feeling like they are conceding over and over again. in this case, i am not sure the actual concessions would have been all that much. the house and senate have agreed to some of these cuts but there is too much ill will there. host: jeff, an independent in eureka, california. caller: i was wondering how a congressman mica was targeting democrats? guest: there is blame to go around here. you know when something is not working when you immediately hear people sett

let's listen to what senator orrihatch had to say followed by representative steny hoyer from maryland. >> yesterday, senator burn went on the floor and offered an amendment that would have kept everybody going but would have deferred the issue on the labor law problem and the issue on the essential air services for just a few small airports. would have deferred that until september 30th and we wouldn't have this problem. >> we need to get this done, and we should get it done today. unfortunately republicans continue to practice the politics of confrontation and hostage taking. and it is severely damaging our economy and the livelihoods of people across our nation. >> so you heard senator hatch mention this issue of support -- or subsidies for airline service to rural airports. we're talking about small airports in small towns in states like nevada, new mexico, montana. these are new places that might get only 500 passengers a year and yet the government is helping subsidize airline tickets to the tune of $3700. there's a debate over that in th temporary measure the house passed. democ

they've been around since the nixon administration, we've got pelosi, steny hoyer, and barney frank whoeated a lot of economic policy in washingto washington d.c. megyn: how will that fly? if he wants an additional $300 billion in spending how is the right going to respond to that. >> government spending is not the answer. it didn't work the first time. this sounds like another mini stimulus. what we are witnessing is serious job crisis here in our country, thousands of people lined up in atlanta which we just saw in the news. people across the country, unemployment is through the room. he was promising shovel-ready jobs, that didn't happen. more spending is not going to fix that. megyn: maybe we can run the videotape if we still have it. did you see the picture of the people trying to get into the jobs fair in atlanta? doesn't it bring it home? we have jobs, we work, we earn paychecks we are lucky. those folks are out there and they've been unemployed for now years. >> he's going to inch seve to get companies to hire. >> you make an important point about the stimulus plan, it was moder

will be selling the package today to their respective members and we heard earlier from congressman steny hoyer say he could guarantee about 60-70 democratic votes, possibly more. he is hoping to get 150 from john boehner and republican caucus. there is a lot of attention on what is happening in the u.s. senate for a the senate could be voting on this potentially late this afternoon into the evening or late tonight depending on a number of procedural votes in the u.s. senate. we did see a vote in the u.s. house of representatives by tomorrow. next is pennsylvania, republican line. caller: good morning. the government said most recipients of -- sent most recipients of so security a letter from cpi, consumer price index. they say the consumer price index is what is preventing them from getting people on social security and disability a cost- of-living adjustment. host: that is in place in a -- as inflation, essentially caller: someone brought up about how much food is costing today. this went out to all the recipients. i just want to say that is not right. the grocery store cost more and go

the particular issue you are describing, shady brat, standing for remote -- shady rat, steny for remote access tool -- i think the dialogue is critical. i do not think the public understands how vulnerable they are, how vulnerable their data is, at how critical it is for that to be protected. the loss of that data, not only to the entire country, but the impact it has on them individually. host: i went to the homeland security website for their 2012 budget request. they are asking for $233 million for federal network protection, another $41 million for i the security assessment. another $24 million for education and training, etc. and another $80 million for cybersecurity, and research. when you combine that with the budget for the fbi, is their redundancy going on? why are there two different agencies looking at this issue? guest: the department of homeland security is really in protect mode and consequence management. their role is really looking at protecting government networks. the fbi possible is different. it is in threat mitigation. there is absolutely opportunity to share infor

if i were nancy pelosi, i would put steny on. >> what they should do is nominate from outside of congressan they do that? >> let's get real here, okay. the democratic congressional committee has its number one strategy in 2012 to get back in power demagoguing medicare. that's at the top of the list. we are going to demagogue paul ryan's medicare plan and throw granny out in the street. i'm curious, where does your optimism come that this democratic party is going to be more responsible than republicans on revenue. >> they were willing to get a bargain. they were ready to strike a bargain that would have taken ryan off the table in 2012. >> what was the plan? what was the plan? >> put entitlements on the table. republicans were not going to put revenues on the table. >> what is the plan? i want to hear the entitlement plan. ha is the plan? >> it was not enumerated specifically. >> what was the plan? >> republicans said -- >> it was no less enumerated. >> 3 trillion of what? it's like harry reid's plan, we are going to get $2.6 trillion and $1.6 trillion came from getting out of afghanistan

that is the exact terminology that steny hoyer said yesterday after the house adjourned. the house has the right to do this, but they left town without changing the faa bill. that left the senate with little options. there were several hours or the majority leader harry reid was tried to get members to just try to pass the bill. nobody liked it, but they thought it was a better option than letting the shutdown last for another six weeks. it was another concession he was making, and he was just not able to do it in the end. it may well be some of the other issues going on with the debt ceiling. people are tired of feeling like they are conceding over and over again. in this case, i am not sure the actual concessions would have been all that much. the house and senate have agreed to some of these cuts but there is too much ill will there. host: jeff, an independent in eureka, california. caller: i was wondering how a congressman mica was targeting democrats? guest: there is blame to go around here. you know when something is not working when you immediately hear people sett

. >> my name is steny hoyer, i'm the democratic whip, i'm speaking on behalf of speaker pelosi and myself. as speaker reid has pointed out today, almost 4,000 federal employees and some 70,000 workers for contractors around this country are being held captive. they are out on the street because republicans have refused to work with us to find common ground. the faa shut down will jeopardize $11 billion in construction projects. it will cost more than $200 million per week. it is already cost us $360 million. this is from the party that is worried about fiscal responsibility. thousands of people have critical aviation engineers, safety analyst, and key personnel. we owe it to these workers to come together and reach a compromise. we are with every american taxpayers to come together and reach come compromise. we need to get this done, and we need to get it done today. unfortunately, republicans continue to practice the politicians of confrontation and hostage. it is severely damaging our economy and the livelihoods of people across our nation. as leader reid pointed out, we have been more

the particular issue you are describing, shady brat, standing for remote -- shady rat, steny for remote access tool -- i think the dialogue is critical. i do not think the public understands how vulnerable they are, how vulnerable their data is, at how critical it is for that to be protected. the loss of that data, not only to the entire country, but the impact it has on them individually. host: i went to the homeland security website for their 2012 budget request. they are asking for $233 million for federal network protection, another $41 million for i the security assessment. another $24 million for education and training, etc. and another $80 million for cybersecurity, and research. when you combine that with the budget for the fbi, is their redundancy going on? why are there two different agencies looking at this issue? guest: the department of homeland security is really in protect mode and consequence management. their role is really looking at protecting government networks. the fbi possible is different. it is in threat mitigation. there is absolutely opportunity to share infor

does he have the votes in his party and the votes from steny hoyer to pass the legislation? we will bring you live coverage of his comments unless the house comes back into session. the senate is also in session today. we heard earlier from senator harry reid who said the vote will come later tonight or tomorrow. next is a viewer from california? >> rancho santa margarita. my name is allison. i have been supporting my president all along. he drew a line in the sand. he stated clearly there were certain issues that would not be put on the table for negotiation. for instance, our benefits, social security, what the republicans call entitlements. i call it what i have been paying for all my adult life. then there are the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. they have all gone down the drain. i think he has become more worried about his election in 2012. i think he might have just killed it. i am really hoping for nancy pelosi. she has said the democratic fight has been one word holon -- medicare. i pray that she stands by her words and this goes down. >> thank you for the call. the p

steny hoyer, the no. 2 democrat in ads of representatives, a person who was known not only for his strong leadership in the democratic party, but his ability to work across party lines, one of the best bridge builders we have in the house of representatives. , one of thes one o other members, representing prince george's and montgomery county. roscoe bartlett, a longtime member of the house from the western part of the state, one of the bride is the science-we have in the house of representatives -- one of the brightest science mines we have in the house of representatives, has been a strong spokesperson for energy and environmental policies in that house from the republican side. and then andy harris, newest member of our delegation, lives in baltimore county but represents the shore in anne arundel county and baltimore county. i worked with congressman harris on some of the chesapeake bay issues. we are trying to work together to bridge some of our differences. we have different views, and our voting records are certainly very, very different. i met with him many times, and we try to wo

i want to thank all my colleagues -- here read, steny hoyer, and particularly rockefeller who has workeds very moment, even if you may not know it, the faa is in limbo carried airports are the economic engine of small and large communities across the country. that engine is now stuck in neutral. time and time again, the gop has blocked a clean short-term extension of the aa -- faa until longer-term built in the past. under the cover of the debt ceiling prices, they have set in motion a second crisis. once again, they are holding the livelihoods of americans hostage until they can get everything they want. harry reid has reached out here today to speak -- to speaker john boehner and said let us solve this problem so innocent people are not heard. we hope we are not met by silence from john boehner. i just want to make a larger point. once again, a far right-wing of the gop is hurting the american economy in whose name they claim to be acting. they are trying the same tactics they used in the cr and debt ceiling debate. they are trying to get their way by bridging a battle on the house of