congressman steny hoyer, majority leader of the u.s. house of representatives representing maryland's fifth district. [applause] congressman steny hoyer played a leading role in passing this in the house and getting the amendment and macenacted in 200. and on may 9, 1989, i dropped the bill to the senate and on the same day tony dropped it into the house. [applause] from 1994 to 2001 he was vice chairman of the task force on adults with disabilities. currently he is board of directors for the board for americans with disabilities. next is steve bartlett, a former four-term republican from texas who played a major and key role in moving the 8a.d.a. through the house of representatives and just brought informed me brought home two national championships. [applause] she is currently president and ceo of the financial services roundtable. -- he is currently president and ceo of the financial services round table. also, to my left is dick tho rnberg, the united states attorney general from 1988 to 1991. he was instrumental in helping us craf

coming up at 11:15, house majority leader steny hoyer. will have live comments on the economy from the center of american progress. -- to four american part desperate to get us there, comments from today's washington journal. the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp 2010] host: the front page of the sto headline, calls for worldwide tightening. public speing cuts and tax cuts should be imposed as evidence mounts of a healthy recovery. that comes from the european bank. mr. trichet argues that policymakers that want to prolong the stimulus are mistaken and cutting borrowing would have lbed effects on growth. the view from the europe's senior economic policymaker con trafts with continued u.s. demand for fiscal tightening to be delayed at least until 2011 and suggests there is still a little agreement over the best way t foster a strong global professor from the financial and economic crisis of the past two years. " we want to know from all of you should this government continue with tax cuts. mar

then, house leader steny hoyer. tomorrow, a discussion on how much has been spent on house and senate races through the end of june. then the executive director of the right on line conference describes how on-line social networks and media sites are used to promote the conservative agenda. >> this weekend, the former "new york times," editor. >> i am concerned about moving from one media world to another. >> at a news conference, congressman charlie rangel refused to comment on the latest of elements in the ethics investigation. a subcommittee said the congressman has violated house rules. charlie rangel could face a trial. details will be announced next thursday. >> thank you for coming on such short notice. my lawyers are going to kill me because they say that the thing in my best interest is not to make any comment. i noticed that this morning there was a crew of television people. i assume with this large turnout that i should expect that they would be with me. i don't know how to say "no comment," and it is di

steny hoyer has been a great friend to the fund. he needs very little introduction anywhere in this town. let me briefly say he started his career in 1966. at age 27, he graduated from the law center and won a seat in the maryland senate. in 1975, he was elected president of the maryland senate, the youngest ever in the state's history. in 1981, he was elected to represent maryland's fifth congressional district. he was first elected by his colleagues as house majority leader in 2006 after serving as democratic whip. he has kept an unrelenting focus on jobs and opportunities for america's struggling workers and their families. driving the development and investment of new policies to make an american agenda to which the house is turning its attention. with ford to hearing his thoughts about the right course to take -- we look forward to attend his thoughts about the right course to take for america. please join me in welcoming steny hoyer. [applause] >> thank you very much. i am voice pleased to be here at the center. i am particula

steny hoyer has been a great friend. he needs very little introduction. but me briefly say he started his career in 1966 when he both graduated from georgetown university law center and won a seat in the maryland senate. in 1975, he would elected president of the maryland s. in '81, he is elected to represent the congressional district. with speaker pelosi, he has kept an unrelenting focus on america's struggling workers. we look forward to hearing his thought about the right course to take. please come and join me in welcoming steny hoyer. [applause] >> thank you very much. i am always pleased to be here. i am particularly pleased to be here facilitated by the action fund. thank you very much. i had the opportunity to speak before we came in. i am always pleased to be here with my good in here from martin frost. thank you for being here. america has faced its share of trials, at times when not as our economy but our nation seemed in decline. each time with ingenuity, hard work, and are distinctly american optimism, we have built our way out and we have t

steny hoyer has been a great friend. he needs very little introduction. but me briefly say he started his career in 1966 when he both graduated from georgetown university law center and won a seat in the maryland senate. in 1975, he would elected president of the maryland s. in '81, he is elected to represent the congressional district. with speaker pelosi, he has kept an unrelenting focus on america's struggling workers. we look forward to hearing his thought about the right course to take. please come and join me in welcoming steny hoyer. [applause] >> thank you very much. i am always pleased to be here. i am particularly pleased to be here facilitated by the action fund. thank you very much. i had the opportunity to speak before we came in. i am always pleased to be here with my good in here from martin frost. thank you for being here. america has faced its share of trials, at times when not as our economy but our nation seemed in decline. each time with ingenuity, hard work, and are distinctly american optimism, we have built our way out and we have t

steny hoyer. for 20 years you have been fighting to make sure that the ada lived. we had some setbacks in the supreme court, as you know, and then we ought to get the amendments and you led the charge on that with jim sensenbrenner and the house. looking back over 20 years, what comes to your mind on a day like today? >> this is reminiscent of the tenet -- lt. hoyer. [laughter] i had the honor of being a co- sponsor when tony introduce the american with disabilities act. not having any idea that tony would be deciding to leave voluntarily to do some other things, and he called me into his office to draft me as the leader of the effort in the house of representatives on the behalf of the american with disabilities act. so many of you heard me say that when i love back on my career in congress, this will be one of the two most significant things i think that i have been able to do and that has enriched to me. i am glad that the effort has helped others, but i want all of you to know that from a selfish standpoint, i looked at this is one of the reason that i ran for

i want read a quote from steny hoyer at the time. "if we cannot get a handle on entitlements, we will be spending nothing more than money on entitlements and payment on the national debt. we have to buck up our courage and judgment and say that if we tried to take care of everybody, we will not be able to take care of those who need us most." i could not have said it better. that bill -- 406-18. steny hoyer was one of the five democrats and i was one of the 13 republicans who voted against that measure. that rare moment of small bipartisanship is the reason why i have hope and is why i believe there is a growing consensus that something has to give on these entitlement programs. the numbers are irrefutable. the numbers are very clear. the public debt exceeds the size of our economy in 2023. the cbo model that measures the economy breaks and cannot estimate what would happen to the economy of our debt levels get as high as they are projected to get. when my kids are now my age, the size of government will be double -- a deficit will b

after that, house majority leader steny highwayer -- hoyer talks about the economy and job creation. today on "washington journal" -- we look at whether using contractors to pursue intelligence compromises national security. "usa today" reporter fredreka schouten examines how much has been spent on house and senate races through the end of june. and erik telford, executive director of the right online conference, describes how onlean social network and media sites are used to promote the conservative agenda. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span. >> this weekend, former "new york times" public editor on the changing world of the newspaper industry. >> i worry about some of the standards and maintaining journalistic integrity as we move from one media world to another. >> clark hoyt, sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> a rally was held wednesday in lafayette, louisiana, to protest the federal moratorium on drilling in the gulf of mexico. speakers discuss the economic impact on their lives and businesses. in this portion, you'll hear from the wife of an off-shore oi

steny hoyer talks about american progress and later a look at the economic effects of stimulus spending at the american enterprise institute. in 45 minutes, we will talk with the president of the national petrochemical and r

steny hoyer likes to ski and someone else is paying for it. you see people going to these places and someone else picks up the tab. it is easy if you are a lawmaker to get someone to pick up the tab. >> you mentioned john boehner and others, but unions give mega-millions of dollars. will their rank-and-file like it if any of these people that we mentioned were doing the limousine, a private jet, resort deal? or do they know? >> the lawmakers that are living high. they are emulating the donors. most of the wealthiest donors are corporations. unions give a lot of money also. we have not seen the same level of luxury surrounding union related events. i think that there may be a cultural issue there. i am not sure why that is so. >> but they still give leadership pacs and once you have a leadership pac, you can spend the money anyway you want to. but you cannot spend the money on your campaign from a leadership pac? >> that is correct. the law only allows you to one official campaign committee. and so you are technically not allowed to spend any o

he went on to say -- steny hoyer made similar comments in a speech he made last month. we covered the speech and we will show you a little bit about what he had to say in a bid. atlanta, georgia, and they come on the democratic line. caller: thank you so much for taking my phone call. but i think it is ridiculous -- hello? i think it is ridiculous for them to -- talking about raising phone call, retirement age. a good example. i am a retired firefighter and i retired at 50 years old. at the time i retired, i went on, when i was much younger -- if you go and talk to people, they will tell you once you reach a certain age -- it is an age thing, so when you reach a certain age you cannot perform the job. whether it is a democrat or republican, those guys can work and stay there until very are 70 years old because they sit and talk. if you are a firefighter, policemen -- once you make 30 years on the job, -- i was a professional firefighter and i took pride in what i did. have the energy. i am asking you, would you ask those people, what is a 55-year- old firefighter going

a chairman as well, as wel as our delegation from house of representatives lead but our leader steny hoyere house? house. [applause] . . i noticed then, that senator byrd's congressional service began in the house of representatives. in those six years in the house, he demonstrated what would become the hallmark of his commitment, his love of the people of west virginia, his passions for history and his oratorical skill. i am want to talk about his service in the house, briefly. 1953, this is one of his earliest speeches, he came to the floor of the house and he said, i learned quite a long time ago before coming, becoming a member of this house, that there's an unwritten rule in the minds of some, perhaps, which is expected to cover the conduct of new mem in a legislative body to the extent they should often be seen but seldom be heard. i have observed this rule, he said, very carefully up until this time and i shall continue to do so, however the book of ecclesiastes says, there is everything to a season a time to keep silent and a time to speak and he decided it was time for him to spea

powerful men on capitol hill, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and house majority leader steny hoyer, along with new orleans mayor mitch landrieu. i will see you sunday. "larry king live" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> larry: tonight the real mel gibson. we'll take an in-depth look at the oscar winner's career. what is it like? is it what you thought it would be? >> no. >> larry: what makes him tip. >> the broads. >> larry: not that easy? >> they're throwing themselves out of buildings on me. >> larry: how he rose to the top. >> you have to adapt to your life. >> larry: what he told me when we sat down together. >> i hate the tabloids. >> larry: mel gibson next on "larry king live." >> larry: mel gibson has been at the top of his profession for decades, despite the apparent personal problems that have been report monday in the past week. he has an incredibly successful track record as an actor, director and producer. i spoke to him in 1997. we were talking about the film "conspiracy theory." a little history of this film. how did this unusual script come t

why would they not, particularly with these very strong statements that majority whip steny hoyer made in 2006 before they became the majority, john spratt was on the budget committee, when he said, you can't budget, you can't govern. they won't budget and they aren't governing very well. but why? why is that that so? mr. akin: i would like to jump in. i would like to ask the question because when republicans were in the majority, and they are saying the most basic responsibility is governing. this is congressman hoyer and we don't have a budget and he is one of the leaders. and here we have the ranking member on the house budget committee and says if you can't budget, you can't govern. that's what they're saying in 2006, but seems like that's not where we are today, is it? where is the budget? this is something in "the hill". skipping the budget resolution this year would be unprecedented. the house has never failed to pass an annual budget resolution since the current budget rules were put into place in 1974. this is a little bit like those full eclipse of the sun. you have to wait a

senator tom harkin sponsored the 1990 law and he has a discussion with steny hoyer, and representatives from advocacy groups. that is live on c-span monday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> the sec was to establish an emergency communications network by selling radio waves to a private entity. some emergency officials would rather see that go to them. the association for public safety communications a cecil's and engineered discuss the proposal monday night on "the communicator's" on c-span2. c-span is available and over 100 million homes bringing you a direct link to politics and non- fiction books all as a public service, created by america's cable companies. >> now a discussion on trials for guantanamo bay detainees. we will hear from all four -- a former federal judge and an attorney representing detainees. this is about an hour. >> i hope everyone picks up a copy of the report that is available in the back. just by way of a very brief introduction for those of you who do not know, human rights and first is a human rights organization that works to advance protections globally. i think it's

a chairman as well, as well as our delegation from house of representatives lead but our leader steny hoyerthe house? house. [applause] . . >> i-then that his service was exemption -- exceptional. he demonstrated what would become the hallmarks of his commitment. his love for the people of west virginia, his passion for history, and public service, and his remarkable oratorical skills. i am going to talk to you about his service in the house, briefly. >> in 1953, this is one of his earliest speeches. he came to the floor of the house and he said, i learned quite a long time ago before becoming a member of this house that there is an unwritten rule in the minds of some, perhaps, which is expected to cover the conduct of members in the legislative body said that it should be seen in seldom be heard. i have observed this will very carefully up until this time, and i shall continue to do so. however, the book of ecclesiastes says, to everything there is a season, a time to be silent, and the time to speak. and he decided it was time for him to speak. [applause] he went on in the speech not only

a chairman as well, as well as our delegation from house of representatives lead but our leader steny hoyerhouse? house. [applause] . . [applause] i noticed that his congressional service began. in those six years in the house, he demonstrated what would become the hallmark of his commitment. his love of the people of west virginia, his passion for his history -- history and public service, and his remarkable oratorical skills. i will talk to about his service in the house. in 1953, this is one of his earliest speeches, he came to the floor of the house and he said, i learned quite a long time ago before coming, becoming a member of this house, that there's an unwritten rule in the minds of some, perhaps, which is expected to cover the conduct of new mem in a legislative body to the extent they should often be seen but seldom be heard. i have observed this rule, he said, very carefully up until this time and i shall continue to do so, however the book of ecclesiastes says, there is everything to a season a time to keep silent and a time to speak and he decided it was time for him to speak.

that inspiration was carried by steny hoyer to ensure that that legislation did pass here in 1990, was signed by president bush into law, and all of the advances that were made thus far that make it possible for the historic moment where we have a speaker who is sitting up there today, mr. langevin from rhode island, and all the people who are using today's devices who gain access to the modern internet technologies have benefited from the laws that have been put on the books today. for the 21st century, this law may be the most important law. people now have wheelchair access, but access to the web, access to information is what this century this information century is going to be all about. the deaf and blind, because of this legislation, will be able to make their contributions to our country and the world and let's not kid ourselves. the technologies developed here in the writes are going to spread across the whole wor for every deaf and blind person. that's quite a gift the people here in congress can make. so i thank the comnity, i thank yoall. i know that so many of you are here

to my right, congressman steny hoyer, the majority leader of the house of representatives representing maryland's fifth district. [applause] to my left, a congressman from california, on may 9, 1989, i drop the bill and the senate, and on the same day, he dropped it in the house. [applause] from 1994 to 2001, and he was on a billboard for disabilities, as well as another. his currently chaired the board of directors for the american association of persons with disabilities. then -- his name is synonymous with the disability rights movement in america. next is steve bartlett, all former four-term congressman from texas who played a major role in a moving the ada through the house of representatives. he became the mayor of dallas, and he just informed me that he brought home two national football championships. [laughter] [applause] is currently president and ceo of the financial services round table. he has served on the president's commission on excellence in special-education, and a longtime member of the board of directors for the easter seals of greater washington, d.c. to my left i

my friend of 30 years now, congressman steny hoyer, now the majority leader in the house, used to introduce me along the campaign trail when i was running for county executive as professor glenn dennding. he said it with warmth and affection,and maybe with a little bit more respect. prof. glendening. and they spit it out. this were a professor from campus wants to do this. i will tell you this, to my colleagues. , in my 31 years in office, 19 elections, accounting primaries, i really always was proud to be associated with the university, to be a political scientist, and more importantly, i believe my training, my teaching it, and my research made me not only a better candidate but a better public office holder. and that was why it was very pleased to except invitation to speak here tonight. thank you. [applause] >> our fourth panelist is robert taft. he was the governor of ohio from 1999-2007. as governor, he cochaired the council of governors from 2001- 2005. those of you who are from illinois in the room, his first job in government was at the department of budget where he served as a bud

the willingness from speaker nancy pelosi, harry reid, steny hoyer to get the bill together and get a compromise -- i don't see the willingness from democratic leaders. even in the senate for the said it would go first. it does not seem like it will happen. >> what about a lame duck session? >> you have to get through the election first, so i don't think anyone is putting their eggs in that basket. there's talk about a piecemeal approach. some parts with support that could give a legal status to young children, those still students, and also agricultural jobs, legal status for more than 70% to work in that segment. >> it is open to that? >> we did not get to ask him. his constituents are begging for an agricultural program. there is one that exists. it is not used to level it is. up to 70% of the people working in the field of u.s. agriculture are not documented the must say statistics. >> it is unlikely emigration will be done in a lame-duck session, my sources said. the expiring bush tax cuts which house leadership has said they must act on -- it is not clear if they will do that in

my friend of 30 years now, congressman steny hoyer, now the majority leader in the house, used to introduce me along the campaign trail when i was running for county executive as professor glenn dennding. he said it with warmth and affection, and maybe with a little bit more respect. prof. glendening. and they spit it out. this were a professor from campus wants to do this. i will tell you this, to my colleagues. , in my 31 years in office, 19 elections, accounting primaries, i really always was proud to be associated with the university, to be a political scientist, and more importantly, i believe my training, my teaching it, and my research made me not only a better candidate but a better public office holder. and that was why it was very pleased to except invitation to speak here tonight. thank you. [applause] >> our fourth panelist is robert taft. he was the governor of ohio from 1999-2007. as governor, he cochaired the council of governors from 2001- 2005. those of you who are from illinois in the room, his first job in government was at the department of budget where he served as a bu

bi want to thank you for steny hoyer conviction and your example in washington -- for your convictionand your example in washington tomorr. i encourage you to keep up the good work and continue providing for your community about the undeniable humanity of our unborn children. working together, we will make a difference by a changing and saving lives. this is an ending i always appreciate. may god bless you. may god bless pennsylvania. may god bless the united states of americaa thank you very much. stop >> thank you very much. congressman tim murphy is also here to speak with us. he has championed the sanctity of human life. in his fourth term of congress, he has a perfect voting record on probe life -- pro-life issues. [applause] he has voted to ban partial birth abortions, to promote alternatives to abortion. he has also supported legislation that prohibits transporting minors across state lines to receive abortions in order to circumvent the laws of the state where the minor reside. ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to introddce to you congressman tim murphy. [applause]

steny hoyer. distinguished colleagues, leader reid, leader mcconnell, leader boehner, heroes who served for all of us when i was a child, i thank you for your service. charlie rangel is a hero hours and all those who fought and died and who were wounded and came back our heroes of hours. i want to make knowledge those of you to wear the uniform today, who wore it the successors to those we honor 60 years later. thank you for your service and thank all of the hundreds of thousands that you represent and everyone of the branches of our armed services. to this day, like those in korea 60 years ago, you keep us safe. give them our love and respect and let them know that not only do we remember the korean conflict, as it is euphemistically referred to, but we remember them this day, this hour as they served in harm's way. [applause] we have heard the korean war called the forgotten war. i would ask, "forgotten by home?" not by the americans to start and shivered through the korean winter, not by a the

. -- steny hoyer.y sunday tv talk shows began reappearing at noon eastern with "meet the press," "fox news sunday," "face the nation," then is cnn's "state of the union." >> they are the towering figures. they are all different. they have their different talents. they have their different dangers. >> this weekend, on his trilogy of books of russian leaders -- lenin, stalin, and leon trotsky. more about their relationships and their roles in developing their form of communism. that is tonight on c-span's "q &a." >> keyspan is now available in over 100 million homes bringing you as a public service crated by america's cable companies. >> "washington journal" continues. host: ben geman is here. caucus -- talk about this and how may play in with legislation there are currently trying to get to conference right now. guest: these seven fascinating to watch. what has happened that thanks to a 2007 supreme court decision, epa can book that emissions from automobiles, and a range of other sources. what is happe

host: here are the comments made by steny hoyer at the american progress meeting. >> the americans put in a policy that cut taxes but reinstated and next year so that they would go up. we have indicated that we believe that at this point in time in the recession that we should have no increase in taxes on middle-income working americans. clearly at a time of recession we want to make sure that working people have the ability to support themselves and their families. we are going to complete and continue the tax cuts for middle-income americans. how do we define that? those making to a hundred thousand dollars or less individually-, $250,000 or less as couples. with respect to the tax cuts of the wealthiest in america, we have a severe deficit problem. those that are doing well will not have their lives adversely affected by continuing to contribute at a rate that provides for the bringing down of our deficit, continuing to invest in the growth of our country. >> does that lay out what we will be hearing from the democrats in the house and senate over the coming months? >> as you heard

steny hoyer, our current majority leader, said, enacting a budget was the most basic responsibility of governing. that was the year they took over. the year they took over and since then look what's happened. and then of course from the house budget committee chairman, if you can't budget, you can't governor got -- govern. right there it is. well, that leads us to today. i believe that it's time to let the american people know that we have solutions to balance the budget. and actually have a proposal in place. and that, i can tell the american people, hasn't got a hearing. i wonder why. i wonder why. h.con.resolution 281 which is, i know, many of the colleagues here have signed onto it, and not sure if one would want to speak to it in its specifics, but provides tax relief, returns to 2008 spending levels, makes no changes to the social security flaws as they currently are, provides spending increases equivalent to the inflation growth in medicare and medicaid, requires each committee in this house to find savings equal to 1% of the mandatory spending, repeals the troubled asset relief

majority leader steny hoyer wanted our colleagues to know that the leadership stands firmly behind doing the right thing. as i close, i want to remind our colleagues of some stories that we heard early on. we were discussing another issue. some may not be aware that some of our young soldiers have had to be on food stamps in the past. democrats, of course, have corrected some of that by increasing their wages. but never let it be said that we are here making tomfoolery out of the budget of this nation. we are here standing for people truly in need. tomorrow will be the s.o.s. day, the emergency day the call to day for action. i hope my colleagues remember the story of the good samaritan and provide and reinforce the trust and contract made with the american people if you work and invest, when you need the rainy day umbrella of unemployment benefits extended, we will be there for you. i yield back to the gentlelady. ms. fudge: thank you very much. it's always enlightening to hear how you approach a subject, thank you for always sharing monday evenings with me. i would now like to yield to

steny hoyer.er, my distinguished colleagues, leader reid, leader mcconnell, leader boehner, heroes who served for all of us when i was a child, i thank you for your service. charlie rangel is a hero hours and all those who fought and died and who were wounded and came back our heroes of hours. i want to make knowledge those of you to wear the uniform today, who wore it the successors to those we honor 60 years later. thank you for your service and thank all of the hundreds of thousands that you represent and everyone of the branches of our armed services. to this day, like those in korea 60 years ago, you keep us safe. give them our love and respect and let them know that not only do we remember the korean conflict, as it is euphemistically referred to, but we remember them this day, this hour as they served in harm's way. [applause] we have heard the korean war called the forgotten war. i would ask, "forgotten by home?" not by the americans to start and shivered through the korean winter, not by

i want to thank majority leader, steny hoyer, for scheduling this legislation today, and for his commitment to lowering the heinous crime of human trafficking and the international megan's law, has as its singular goal the protection of children from sex predators. special thanks to chairman berman and ileana ros-lehtinen, for their strong support of international megan's law, for shepherding it through the committee and for them and their staff helpful in terms of words and phrases as well as important concepts in the bill. i'd also like to thank chairman payne and ranking member lamar smith, bobby scott for their support and their recommendations that are included in the bill as well. i especially like to thank the gentleman from california, the former attorney general, dan lungren, now congressman, an expert on megan's law because he was at the forefront in his state in implementing the megan's law for his enormous contribution, and ted poe, who is the co-chairman of the victims caucus for his hard work and compassion who are victimized by any number of crimes, including the crimes that

." >> at 11:15 a.m., steny hoyer talks about the economy at the center for american congress. and at 12:30, a look at the effect of the economic stimulus package. you can watch both events live here on c-span and at c-span.org. >> as the senate prepares to debate the energy bill, find out about previous bills with c-span video library. look up a bill and watch congressional hearings and watch previous debate on the house and senate familiar. -- floor. >> c-span library. it's washington, your way. >> the c.e.o. of pasky energy, faced reportersers at the national press club in washington. mr. blankenship's -- this is about an hour. >> good afternoon, and welcome to the national press club. we are committed to our profession's future through programming and through fostering a free press worldwide. for more information, please visit. to donate to our scholarship programs, visit www.press club worldwide. >> we'd like to welcome our guest and our c-span and public radio audiences. after the speech concludes, i will ask as many you had a yerns questions as time per mitts. >> from yo