steny hoyer talked about last week things like tough medicine, raising the retirement age on sscial securitynot its ackley a popular thing. but the democrats laid it out -- not exactly a popular thing. but the democrats laid out. >> in 1997 by porges abated in the balanced budget negotiations of 1997. the first element of that successor arrived -- was derived from the fact that president clinton was behind it. leon panetta, his folks were in the room. the house and the senate leadership supported what we were doing. everybody was moving in the same direction. the people of the table, jon casey, lauenburg, and senator davincidomenica ci, we were all getting in same direction. we started off on a pretty good no, and the conversation that is for your right now -- of is going on right now has a common effort and belief. >> can i ask your by people moving in the same direction in 1997? are we seeing that today? with raising the retirement age and pegging the benefits levels to means, is that something that you think can get done this year? >> of all the things we need to do of the begins for the

we will then have house majority leader steny hoyer @ @ help -- 10:30, the house returns for more debatere on c-span. >> next, a look ahead at the confirmation hearings for supreme court elena kagan. our guest is from "the washington journal." than the former deputy national security adviser for counter terrorism will stop

. >> reporter: and steny hoyer wrote to the president seek a summit with east coast governors and local officials, citing fears oil from the gulf spill eventually could reach the atlantic ocean and move north. >> the federal reserve will hold interest rates at record lows. policy makers pledged today to keep them there for an extended period. they cited corporates about the effects of europe's debt crisis. the fed statement on europe undercut with any moment oum wall street .the dow jones gained just under five points to close at 10298. the nasdaq fell seven points to close at 2254. the crews fighting a huge wildfire in arizona reported some progress today. the blaze near flagstaff was 20% contained after scorching 22 square miles. about one thon people were allowed to return to their homes inspect jamaica police appealed for calm an arresting christopher coke. a preacher said he arranged if are coke to surrendered to u.s. marshals yesterday when the police caught him. the u.s. soccer team advanced in the world cup today with a stung finish. they scored a late goal to win 1-nil. the sco

that is the steny hoyer. that was senator george voinovich of ohio. interestingly enough, what do governors have to do? they have to make real decisions because their decisions have senator voinovich was absolutely correct. that pledge is inconsistent with the oath of office that they took when they became members of the united states senate. that is what george voinovich concluded and i agree with him. and it is becauseei take my own oath so seriously that i take our common danger so seriously so i want to end with this image. there two clocks. one of them is counting down the time to our debt crisis. the other can wake us up to see are such a wage and as it is, not as we wanted to be or as our ideologies saa it should be. and the kind of country that our children, that my three daughters and my three grandchildren, and my own brother will inherit, and what they will live in -- growing or stagnant, on the rise or in decline -- depends on which clock goes off first. we can keep making easy choices and hoping that the ccisis clock just keeps ticking. b

now we have steny hoyer suggesting -- maybe he is just3 should have a tax on the middle class. me answer that -- absolutely not. i just finished a series of seven town hall meetings across this country, and thereewere a lot of americans who are spitting mad across the country about this economy. they do not care about%+ republican or democrat, they care about what is in it for the countryy your answer as to why they vote republican, i think it is culturally changing. i think that we have been ssmewhat smushed by the media in this country, which is far more conservative. the new media in this country, talk radio, which reaches 20 million people a day, has had a major interest -- a major influence on how people think. this push button society of giving it to me quick, making it easy to understand, do not bore me with details and get to the next subject. we have to be more diligent when it comes to consuming the facts and understanding how this is all playing into it. i think you're right that there are some cultural issues out there and they do not even know why they are going to

ii think that is part of what steny hoyer is talking about there.t is why we cannot feed that to the taliban and let it go back to an and governed area. host: our guest is tennessee haake. he attended law school at georgetown university. also a graduate from antioch college. james responding to the comments. nothing like a democratic politician undermining national security to gain advantage. we will go next to charles from virginia of the republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. host: it sounds like you're listening to c-span radio. caller: i am. when it comes to afghanistan, my only concern is that it is not iraq. iraq is a mitropoulos compared to afghanistan. changing the hearts and minds of people in iraq was a lot different. they will basically do what they need to survive. i think that is the problem. i just do not see what the actual end -- i do not think we will ever be able to leave. will we build bases there? permanent basis? the thing about afghanistan as we spend so much money over there, and if you want to raise my taxes t

and later, house majority leader steny hoyer says the federal debt is that threat to national security. . it is great to see a full house. it looks like stan e--- standing-room-only. there are larger numbers watching on our web cast from newamerica.net. we will be viewing this on c- span, which is among the cameras recording here today. that means this is on the record. at the end, larry summers will take questions. what i will do, and i will remind you, who is have you stand and identify yourself. wait for the microphone. there is a hand-held microphone. we want to make sure that everything gets onto all of these video feeds. we're very pleased to host larry summers today, who will describe how the government can facilitate the evolution of broadband connectivity to create jobs and assist it -- kansas -- and sustain economic growth. is a testament to the growing economic importance of broadband and mobile internet access that the president would send his chief economic adviser to explain to the administration -- to explain the administration's initiative to redistribute large portions

you mentioned steny hoyer a couple of days ago. considering raising the retirement age and tightening the benefits level? is that one thing that you think can get done this year? >> first of all, i do not necessarily agree. everybody approaches social security as a third rail, but of all of the things we need to do was significant for the future, adjusting social security and making it solvent and sound for as far as the eye can see is probably the easiest, not easy, but compared to medicare, the easiest choice to make sells securities of and for the long term, so it could be that the commission, we have made decisions like this, but it could very well be that they say to take medicare, social security, and do these things sequentially while trying to do them all of the same time, because, probably, if you did all of these short-term and long-term social security, medicare, everything in one sitting, in one particular bill, i think he would be risking failure. . >> your budget this year is not a full budget. there hasn't been a ful

that was yesterday that steny hoyer made that quote, that statement. well, that's part of what we were promised. here's what we got. colleagues, again, i refer you to the easel. obamacare hurts small businesses, and these three bullet points. small businesses were promised a tax credit to help with compliance with obamacare. on paper, the credit seems toobe available to companies with fewer than 25 workers and average wages of $50,000. but in practice, in practice, a complicated formula that combines the two numbers works against companies that have more than 10 workers and $25,000 in average wages. i'll give you an example on this same slide, the last bullet point. an illinois furniture supply store owner, zach hoffman, he ran the math -- and his small business, with 24 employees and $35,000 average wages, would with get -- listen carefully, colleagues, if you can't see it -- zero help, because he created too many jobs and he paid them too much. and he's got 24 employees, an average salary of $35,000 and he's not going to get any help. so much for the

go live to the center for strategic and international studies for an address by majority leader steny hoyeron the democratic national security strategy. making introductions is zbigniew brzezinski, former national security adviser in the carter administration. live coverage now on c-span. >> we're delighted to have our speaker today, one of our national leaders. nationwide as a person who plays not only a decisive role in our congress, but plays a critical role in the shaping of our national policy, collaborating in that respect with the president and the white house. he is going to address us today on the critical issue of what ought to be the national strategy of the united states at a time of the extraordinary complexity. national security, in that context, has to be broadly defined. it also has to be historically relevant. a security policy has to take into account how the world is changing. it is in this context that congressman hoyer is going to be speaking, and his speech is going to be focusing on a broad range of issues. in addition to playing a leading role in our national leaders

i think we're going to find -- i hope we will find broad >> but next, house majority leader steny hoyer talks about the federal budget deficit. also, weekly addresses from president obama and house republican paul ryan. and later on the "communicators" republican don shimkus and democrat mike doyle on broadband internet service. >> of course, the lottery is prescribed by law if demand outpaces supply -- by law. if demand outpaces supply, you have to do a lottery. >> this issue is not just about race. it is about class. >> sunday, the lottery producer on the family she chronicled hoping to attend the harlem success academy and the anti- charter schools sentiment facing that school. sunday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> next week, watch the confirration hearing for supreme court nominee elena carrigan, live starting monday at 12:30 p.m. eastern on the c-span network and at c-span.org and watched replays of the hearing at night on c-span2. >> house majority leader steny hoyer talks about the federal deficit at an event hosted by the washington d.c.-based film tank. a panel discu

that was not steny hoyer. that was senator george voinovich of ohio. a governor, interesting enough what do governors have to do? they have to make real decisions because their decisions have real consequences. senator voinovich is absolutely correct. that pledge is inconsistent with the oath of office they took united states senate. rs of the- george voinovich concluded. i agree with him. oath so seriously that i take - our common danger so seriously. so i want to end with this image. there are two clocks. one of them is counting down the time to our debt crisis. the other can wake us up to ee our situation as it is. not as we want it to beeor as our ideologies say it should be. and the kind of country that our children, that my three daughters, my three grandchildren, and my one great granddaughter will inherit and what they will live, growing our stagnant? on the rise or on decline depends on which clock goes off first. we can keep making easy choices and hoping that the crisis clock just keeps ticking. but sooner or later, if that's what we choose,

i yield to anyone else, i want to yield to the majority leader of the house of representatives, steny hoyer. mr. hoyer: i thank my friend for yielding. i thank my friend for leading this effort at my request. and i thank those who have joined in in raising our voice to defend actions that really need no defense, actions that any nation on earth would take if it were similarly threatened, period. any nation on earth. mr. speaker, in the early morning hours of monday, may 31, israel naval forces intercepted six ships, carrying mostly turkish demonstrators attempting to bre the blockade of the gaza strip. there was no confusion. that's what they said they were going to do. israel gave them notice two weeks prior to this. so there was no confusion about what was happening. five of the six ship complied with the requests. the largest of them, however, refused. clearly bent on violent confrontation as it was boarded by israeli defense forces. as they knew they would be, there was no confusion. these i.d.f. troops were violently attacked with knives, clubs and weapons. in five of the six in this f

we need to look at the defense bbdget -- steny hoyer wiil say. other tax increases or defense cuts, eveeything must be on the% table. that is what the fiscal commission is looking at. it is made up of lawmakers. host: he says any conversation leaveshe deficit that out defense spending is flawwd befooe begin's -- that comes from hoyer. how does that play back home? everyone is not eager to seee like a fiical hawk. one reason that the defense not get cut is it brings money back, two districts is military infrastructure, where parts and pieces are made. guest: yes, that is right. start to make specific cuts to acertain base, or to medicare or medicaid, or unemployment benefits, those become campaign commercials for the opposition. when you're dealing with the specifics, saying social security should bb on the table, or medicare -- any of these popular programs, then it becomes very difficult. part of the reason why the nation has a record level of debt. both republicans and democrats had a difficult time with cutting spending parties haveoth tried t

in 2006, then house majority leader -- then house whip, steny hoyer, now house majority leader, said, the most basic responsibility of government is enacting a budget. where's that responsibility now? they plan a deeming resolution later in the week. that is not a substitute for a budget. democrat jobs bills have failed to create jobs. democrats continue to spend at a near record pace. through the first eight months of the current fiscal year, the federal government amassed $935 billion in deficit spending on track to an annual deficit of -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. ms. foxx: $1.4 trillion. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan rise? mrs. miller: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. kilpatrick: over 14 million americans are unemployed. unemployed in the last three years. many are long-term unemployed. we need an emergency bill that will put people back to work. in the 1970's and 19

we need to look at the defense budget -- steny hoyer will say. other tax increases or defense cuts, everything must be on the table. that is what the fiscal commission is looking at. it is made up of lawmakers. host: he says any conversation about the deficit that leaves out defense spending is seriously flawed before begin's -- that comes from hoyer. how does that play back home? everyone is not eager to seem like a fiscal hawk. one reason that the defense spending does not get cut is it brings money back, two districts where there is military infrastructure, where parts and pieces are made. guest: yes, that is right. when you start to make specific cuts to a certain base, or to medicare or medicaid, or unemployment benefits, those become campaign commercials for the opposition. when you're dealing with the specifics, saying social security should be on the table, or medicare -- any of these popular programs, then it becomes very difficult. that is part of the reason why the nation has a record level of debt. both republicans and democrats have

house majority leader steny hoyer says members will vote as early as wednesday and he expects it to pass. now, president obama has appointed a sen-member commission to investigate this bill. hoyer says that the commission needs subpoena power to get to the bottom of the nation's largest spill. earlier today, admiral thad allen laid out the latest plan for capturing more oil. his comments are just under half-hour. >> all set to go? all set, folks? >> good afternoon. be glad to answer any questions. we had a really good last 24-hour period as far as production. the discovery enterprise the q-4 platformm. we produced 25,836 barrels of petroleum. that is a new record for uu. and we continue to make progress in optimizing the capacity out of the well-head there. regarding the relief well feet below the sea floor in 077 preparation of closing in on a pipe in a ranging technique for the beholding -- that will penetrate the well-head. we continue to divide our vessels of opportunity, task force, provide them with radios. be more effective on the water as far as surveillance information. this wee

and steny hoyer. i think members on both sides the aisle. you're talking about not a couple of freshman membe sitting on the back bench. yore talking about the chairman of the budt committee who has be ithis dy and served with distinction probably fo i'm going to ess, johspratt has beehere 25 ars or so. we respect them.ell. they're intelligent. there thoughtful members, without question. we don't agree with them, we republicans, mrspeaker. a lot of times we will be voting opposite, many tis we'll be voti oose. but for these two gentlemen to have those quotes, man this really says someing. the gentman om msouri so right, when th say that and then today,t's like, well we don't have a budget and furtrmore, 're not going to have one. beuse, well, maybe the gentman fr msoi would like to talk about that. but i think it needs to be discussed becausef you can' udget, i aeeith mr. ye and . spratt, you cannot govern i yieldack. mr. akin: there's a point where,f you spend too much money and try to put audget together, t train is going to come off t tra

announcing this week, majority % leader steny hoyer confirmed the democrats' response to runaway federal spending is to not do a budget. failing to lead is not leadership. not doing a budget is not an answer. the democrats' refusal to write a budget is a shocking andcation of duty and a historic failure of leadership. there's been a lot of talk these days about governing philosophies here on capitol hill. their governing philosophy -- don't govern. this congress owes the american people a budget, a list of priorities and an outline of the hard choices that are necessary to put our fiscal house in order. no budget is no answer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. young of florida for yesterday and for today until 2:00 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heret