it's not about ted kennedy.nd this does go to your question, i promise. >> it's ok if it doesn't. >> and he was -- schlessinger was in the white house in april, 1963. and he was talking about the problem that old new dealers and new frontier people just seem to come from a different tradition. the new dealers, he said -- of the new dealers, he said, the heart was worn much more on the sleeve then. the new frontier has a deep mistrust of what it regards as the pat liberal sentiment talts and chi chase of the 1930's. i sympathize with both sides and can see clearly why each is baffled by the other, all the more baffled because of the substantial agreement on policy. though the new dealers are still more audacious, less impressed by business wisdom and more willing to damn the torpedoes. though it signifies a deeper difference in commitment, a change, in a way, from evangelists who want to do something because it is just and right to technocrats, who want to do something because it is rational and necessary. the ne

it's not about ted kennedy.nd this does go to your question, i promise. >> it's ok if it doesn't. >> and he was -- schlessinger was in the white house in april, 1963. and he was talking about the problem that old new dealers and new frontier people just seem to come from a different tradition. the new dealers, he said -- of the new dealers, he said, the heart was worn much more on the sleeve then. the new frontier has a deep mistrust of what it regards as the pat liberal sentiment talts and chi chase of the 1930's. i sympathize with both sides and can see clearly why each is baffled by the other, all the more baffled because of the substantial agreement on policy. though the new dealers are still more audacious, less impressed by business wisdom and more willing to damn the torpedoes. though it signifies a deeper difference in commitment, a change, in a way, from evangelists who want to do something because it is just and right to technocrats, who want to do something because it is rational and necessary. the ne

but that was not ted kennedy.old us, individual faults and frailties are no excuse to give in and no exemption from common obligation to give of ourselves. indeed, ted was the happy warrior when the poet wordsworth spoke of when he wrote -- tempted more, more able to endure, more exposed to suffering and distress. also more alive to tenderness. through his own suffering ted kennedy became more alive to the plight and the suffering of others. a sick child to could not see a doctor, the young soldier denied of rights because of what she looks like or who she loves or where she comes from. landmark laws that the champion -- the civil rights act, the american with disabilities act, immigration reform, a children's health, insurance, family medical leave act, all had a running thread. his life work was not to champion the causes of those with wealth or power or special connections, but it was to give a voice to those who were not heard, to add a round to the ladder of opportunity. to make real the dream of our founders

in his last 15 months, ted had three long term goals. launching the institute, finishing a " true compass," and passing national health reform. with the institute on its way to breaking ground next spring, "true compass" on the best- seller lists, he accomplished two of these goals and we are closer than ever before of passing a health reform since the creation of medicare. [applause] he would be thrilled at this progress and focus on getting it done. but we are here tonight to talk about "true compass," his memoirs. he did not have the chance to see it in final book form, but he knew every word. we had read the entire book aloud to each other. for as long as i knew him, i knew that teddy white to tell his own story for history. for 50 years, he kept contemporaneously it's a critical meetings with presidents, historic debates in the senate, conversations with world leaders, and many personal impressions of events in his life. he was an eyewitness, an active participant in the greatest moments of our collective history over the last half

ted had a norris and lasting love for his parents.here is a story about teddy and his mother, rose kennedy. he was in virginia and had lost the iowa caucuses. he came on the phone to tell his mother, and she said that is all right, i am sure you work hard and it will get better. then she said, teddy, do you know that nice blue sweater i gave a christmas time? he said it was a turtle neck with a small pocket on the front that had been made in france. >> have you wanted? >> i am not sure i have worn it. is there something special about it? i just got the bill for it and it is $220. if you have not worn it, send it back, because i have another one here that has not been warned. -- has not been worn. >> everybody has put rose kennedy on a pedestal, but what he does here, his dad was the one that he truly loved as well. i am sure everybody told him he had to talk about his father and what he did during world war ii. he says he was too young to comprehend his father's attitudes. in some region of my mind, he remains internally and solely my

but that was not ted kennedy.al faults and frailties are no excuse to give in and no exemption from common obligation to give of ourselves. indeed, ted was the happy warrior when the poet wordsworth spoke of when he wrote -- tempted more, more able to endure, more exposed to suffering and distress. also more alive to tenderness. through his own suffering ted kennedy became more alive to the plight and the suffering of others. a sick child to could not see a doctor, the young soldier denied of rights because of what she looks like or who she loves or where she comes from. landmark laws that the champion -- the civil rights act, the american with disabilities act, immigration reform, a children's health, insurance, family medical leave act, all had a running thread. his life work was not to champion the causes of those with wealth or power or special connections, but it was to give a voice to those who were not heard, to add a round to the ladder of opportunity. to make real the dream of our founders. he was given t

in 1963 so ted kennedy's first year after getting elected. it is not about ted kennedy.this goes to your question, i promise. schlesinger was and the white house and talking about the problem that new frontier people see me to come from a different tradition. the new dealers, the heart was a sworn much more on the sleeve. the frontier has it mistrust of the sentimentalities and cliches of the 1930's. i sympathize with both sides and can see all too clearly why each is baffled by the other. all the more baffled because of the substantial agreement on policy. though the new dealers are much more audacious and less impressed by business with them. the difference in rhetoric does signify a deeper difference in commitment, a change in a way from evangelists who want to do something because is just and right to technocrats who want to do something because it is a rational and necessary. he closes, i wish i could figure out the terms in which the idealism and imagination of the new deal could be confused into the anti sentimental, anti rhetorical, understated mood of the new fr

ted had a norris and lasting love for his parents. here is a story about teddy and his mother, rose kennedy. he was in virginia and had lost the iowa caucuses. he came on the phone to tell his mother, and she said that is all right, i am sure you work hard and it will get better. then she said, teddy, do you know that nice blue sweater i gave a christmas time? he said it was a turtle neck with a small pocket on the front that had been made in france. >> have you wanted? >> i am not sure i have worn it. is there something special about it? i just got the bill for it and it is $220. if you have not worn it, send it back, because i have another one here that has not been warned. -- has not been worn. >> everybody has put rose kennedy on a pedestal, but what he does here, his dad was the one that he truly loved as well. i am sure everybody told him he had to talk about his father and what he did during world war ii. he says he was too young to comprehend his father's attitudes. in some region of my mind, he remains internally and solely m

we know ted is here with you.ate, he tells us in his autobiography the same senators who spoke up so forcefully for segregation are happy to invite me into their senate swimming pool. the same man who stoat racial fears of their constituents, who did so much to haulback equality in this country. he said have no qualms t(about sharing their pool with a black man. i am sure ed brooke taught them a lot. if you believe in racial separatism, he said, i can live with that. he went on to say, it was evident that some members played on bigotry for political gain. the senate was not alone. and that small incident senator brooke so how profitable they convey for the worst of those they represent. to be the representatives for fear and for prejudice. as long as there are legislatures, there will be some who find that path all too tempting. as long as there are legislators, our best defense lies in men and women who resist the choice. decent man, decent women. there represent the better angels of our nature? people like senat

it is the dream of americans which is part of that treatment ted kennedy.that has also become a reality. every step of this long process has been an enormous undertaking. i want to thank chairman baucus, dodd, and hearkene. i want to thank my leadership team, they have been remarkably supportive. all will always be indebted to them. centers marie and harkin are off to their families. i look forward to working with my friends in the house so we can send a bill to the president as soon as possible. senator baucus, we will hear from the senators and we will not take questions. >> it has been nearly two years since we began our work. and we are very proud of this moment. we stand here at the finish line. as the tender, we do not stand alone part we stand up with those who blazed the trail before us. this was all the way from president theodore roosevelt to our good friend who is with us in spirit, as senator ted kennedy. we're standing with millions of american families who've been forced into bankruptcy to cover the cost of health care. we stayed here on behal

ted kennedy knew real reform when he saw it, and so do i. mr. president, here are the real health care reform measures of this senate bill, many of which senator kennedy himself helped to craft. think about this. it will save money and save lives, expand coverage and bring over 30 million uninsured americans into the community of the uninsured. it will control costs and lower premiums, stimulate competitive choices so consumers can choose the best policy at the most affordable price, relieve the costly health care burden on the small businesses of america through tax credits, provide a discount to countless seniors like my own sister maude who was squeezed by the cost of prescription drugs under medicare d's so-called doughnut hole. the real reforms in this bill will strengthen medicare and medicaid, reduce the deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars, attack waste, fraud, and abuses, eliminate lifetime limits on needed care, reward wellness and preventative practices, increase transparency and insurance company accountability, promote flexibi

it's not about ted kennedy.nd this does go to your question, i promise. >> it's ok if it doesn't. >> and he was -- schlessinger was in the white house in april, 1963. and he was talking about the problem that old new dealers and new frontier people just seem to come from a different tradition. the new dealers, he said -- of the new dealers, he said, the heart was worn much more on the sleeve then. the new frontier has a deep mistrust of what it regards as the pat liberal sentiment talts and chi chase of the 1930's. i sympathize with both sides and can see clearly why each is baffled by the other, all the more baffled because of the substantial agreement on policy. though the new dealers are still more audacious, less impressed by business wisdom and more willing to damn the torpedoes. though it signifies a deeper difference in commitment, a change, in a way, from evangelists who want to do something because it is just and right to technocrats, who want to do something because it is rational and necessary. the ne

we know ted is here with you. us in his autobiography the same senators who spoke up so forcefully for segregation are happy to invite me into their senate swimming pool. the same man who stoat racial fears of their constituents, who did so much to haulback equality in this country. he said have no qualms t(about sharing their pool with a black man. i am sure ed brooke taught them a lot. if you believe in racial separatism, he said, i can live with that. he went on to say, it was evident that some members played on bigotry for political gain. the senate was not alone. and that small incident senator brooke so how profitable they convey for the worst of those they represent. to be the representatives for fear and for prejudice. as long as there are legislatures, there will be some who find that path all too tempting. as long as there are legislators, our best defense lies in men and women who resist the choice. decent man, decent women. there represent the better angels of our nature? people like senator edward bro

i wish ted kennedy were with us here to enjoy this. merry christmas to everybody. >> the corridors are filled with portraits and statues of political leaders whose reputations and contributions many times have faded into obscurity. but i will tell you the contribution to this nation made by a senator from search light, nevada, will become one of the shining chapters of the united states senate and our nation. he achieved what others have failed in trying to achieve, and he did it with the tenacity and the strength and a determination that i have never seen in my time serving in congress and i'm honored to have stood beside him with so many others to see this great day finally arrive. this is a time of year of long nights and darkness when history tells us that from the beginning of time, people would gather and they with their families and friends would look for signs of hope and light a light and even light a candle. this morning this vote in the united states senate lit a candle of hope for 50 million americans who went to bed last n

i wish to 10 candidates -- i wish ted kennedy were here to enjoy it. merry christmas to africa. >> the corridors of the senator filled with portraits and statues of political leaders whose contributions many times have faded into securities -- of security, but i will tell you the contributions made by the senator from nevada will become one of the shining chapters of the history of the united states senate and the nation. he achieved what others have failed and did it with the tenacity and strength and determination i have never seen serving in congress, and i am honored to have stood beside him with so many others to see this great time to arrive. this is the time of year with long nights of darkness when history tells us from the beginning of time people would gather, and they with their families and friends would look for signs of hope and light a light, even a candle. this morning this vote and the united states senate with the candle of hope for 15 million americans who went to bed without the protection of health insurance. for millions who waite

the dalai lama, ted kennedy, or ronald reagan, walter cronkite, colin powell and others. and then, a look at what is ahead for the new year. vladimirthe creator of the segue co-founder of "guitar hero." >> >> , a discussion on president obama's economic agenda. from today is "washington journal," this was one hour. -- this runs one hour. host: for the next hour it is the obama administration and economy. we are joined by dean baker,

and senator ted kennedy. >> now a senate hearing on the backlog of dna evidence collected for unsolved rape cases. tens of thousands of so-called rape kits across the country have not been tested. we'll hear about the justice for survivors of sexual assault act which provides incentives to local law enforcement agencies to process rape kits. patrick leahy of vermont chairs the judiciary committee. this is an hour and 45 minutes. ...

dalai lama, ted kennedy, what ronald reagan, walter cronkite, colin powell and robert byrd. and on new year's day, a look at what is ahead for the new year. vladimir putin discusses his future from its annual call-in program. presidential adviser austin goulsbee on the global economy, the creator of segue and the founder of guitar hero on innovation and entrepreneurship. plus, the art of political cartooning. >> fox news contributor michelle malkin is our guest this began on "american perspectives" -- on "book tv" three hours with her sunday live at noon eastern on both tv -- on "book tv" part of a three day weekend starting friday. correct this panel looks at cost-effective methods to provide quality education for all american youth. it is about one hour, 50 minutes.

i wish ted kennedy were with us here to enjoy this. merry christmas to everybody. >> the corridors are filled with portraits and statues of political leaders whose reputations and contributions many times have faded into obscurity. but i will tell you the contribution to this nation made by a senator from search light, nevada, will become one of the shining chapters of the united states senate and our nation. he achieved what others have failed in trying to achieve, and he did it with the tenacity and the strength and a determination that i have never seen in my time serving in congress and i'm honored to have stood beside him with so many others to see this great day finally arrive. this is a time of year of long nights and darkness when history tells us that from the beginning of time, people would gather and they with their families and friends would look for signs of hope and light a light and even light a candle. this morning this vote in the united states senate lit a candle of hope for 50 million americans who went to bed last n

thank you very much, ted, carlos, and uva.i would be remiss to not mention that this week, there was a twitter account launch, you can follow us on twitter. thank you very much. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> coming up on "q&a," a historian talks about the biography, robert merry. following that, policy issues and the economy. tomorrow on "washington journal," former presidential candidate steve forbes talks about his book "how capitalism will save us." plus, how much corporations spent on political activities. after that, politics and public service from the harvard institute of politics. washington journal, live it 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. -- "washington journal," like at 7:00 a.m. watching live gavel-to-gavel only on c-span2. listen to the highlights on c- span radio, and review the debate with video from the senate floor. a complete video archive, including a debate on the amendments. the latest from the reporters and e

but there's really only one author of this bill: senator ted kennedy. senator ted kennedy. it's his bill because it does get us the start -- the start. to my friends, i say this is not the end of health care reform. it's the beginning. but we must make this beginning in order to fulfill that dream and really make health care a right, not a privilege. so in a half an hour, let's make history. the other side says fear. we say hope. the other side says no. we say yes. we say yes to progress, yes to people, yes to health care as an inalienable right of every american citizen. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president, parliamentary inquiry. the presiding officer: the senator from texas is recognized. mr. cornyn: mr. president, earlier today senator grassley raised a parliamentary inquiry on, based on rule 44 of the standing rules of the senate. as my colleagues will recall, this was a rule that the senate passed pursuant to the honest leadership and open government act of 2007. and the question had to do with whether the manager's amendment that we're getting ready to vote on

i'm sure most of the people in that airport knew who ted kennedy was. and i just -- you know, the credibility and also of the orange alerts and we had a discussion about that. host: well, the caller has raised a number of issues. guest: to take the ted kennedy example that underscores the point i made earlier. there are people who are on the list who shouldn't be and those who are and -- not on the list and should be. obviously there was a man named ted kennedy probably connected to -- there's a world of difference between the blinet sheik and khalid sheikh mohammad. he was the latter was the master mind of 9/11 and therefore an iconic figure, so for the reasons i said trying him in new york host: next up is chandler, arizona. christine on our republican line. welcome to the "washington journal." caller: yes. thank you. first i think it's ironic that all the black people calling this morning are calling sailing they are for racial profiling. but the ma sod, we were attacked because of our support of israel and the palestinians. host: christine, do you h

host: ted, from endeavor new york, on the republican line.aller: i like to know about senator chuck schumer from new york. how he has not made a deal like mary landrieu or ben nelson, and gotten $300,000 or the medicaid pay off? that would be an interesting question for chuck schumer to answer. host: "usa today" writes a little about that. the story this morning that dubbing them the louisiana purchase and the cornhuskers set backickback -- louisiana, next up, ronald on the independent line. caller: my opinion, getting back to miss mary lender of think that she did great for the state of louisiana and that is why she was elected -- to get things done. -- that is married landrieu. as far as both sides, the republican and democratic parties are fighting among us, doing worse than any terrorist could ever do. they are dividing the nation. eager to the coffee shop and hear people discussing and getting angry with each other. we need to get together. we're no longer the united states. host: this headline, durbin said afterwards that he hopes coole

i wish to ted kennedy were here with us today to enjoy this. merry christmas to everybody. >> the corridors of the senate are filled with portraits and statues of political leaders whose reputations in contributions it many times have faded into obscurity. i will tell you the contribution to this nation it made by a senator from searchlight, nevada, will become one of that shining chapters in the senate and our nation. he achieved what others have failed in trying to achieve, and he did it with tenacity and strength and determination that i have never seen in my time is serving in congress. i am honored to have stood beside him with so many others to see this great day arrived. this is a time of year of long nights and darkness, when history tells us that from the beginning of time, people would gather, with their family and friends, and they will look for signs of hope and light of light and even light a candle. this morning, this vote in the united states senate whiclit a candle of hope for 50 million americans who went to bed last night with

that's the plan richard nixon offered ted kennedy and ted kennedy made the mistake of turning it down. he backed away from that deal under heavy pressure from fellow democrats who wanted to hold out for a single-payer system once the party recaptured the white house in the wake of the watergate scandal. well, 38 years have passed and single payer is still out of reach. not even on the table. some people want to give up what we have available to us here and repeat that greatest mistake? the lesson that teddy learned is this: that when it comes to historic breakthroughs in america, especially in social policies, you make the best deal that you can. and then, immediately, you start pushing for ways to improve the deal. let me share a quick story with you. we all remember how ted kennedy on the floor of the senate kept pushing and pushing to raise the minimum wage, which hadn't been raised in years. and, finally, he pushed so hard that robert dole, who was then the majority leader, who was then running for president, decided he couldn't run for president while ted kennedy was pushing that

there was a very short exchange between ted olson representing mr. bush and justice souter.ed [unintelligible] is completely impossible to have the issue resolved and the controversy resulted time for the federal statutory deadline. we submit that the process has changed. >> if your concern with this -- if you had latigo we might have found exactly how it would have come out, but that was not the intent of mr. olson and governor bush at that particular time. many justices will say that oral arguments don't change their opinions, but that they help them close the gaps and narrowed some of the inconsistencies. i am not sure, but in hindsight, looking at this and listening to the arguments again just the other night, you see justice kennedy in particular trying to wrestle his way to a conclusion that works for him. it was not the more seemingly it to chronicle -- the more seemingly draconian approach it, but the weight to find that the equal protection was not being afforded every voter here, that was a comfort zone for him. >> it is an honor for me to be here as well, it was a

senator ted kennedy. senator ted kennedy. is his bill. because it does get us the start, the start.iends, i say this is not the end of health care reform. it's the beginning. but we must make this the beginning. in order to fulfill that dream and really make health care a right, not a privilege. so in a half an hour, let's make history. the other side says fear. we say hope. the other side says no. we say yes. we say yes to progress. yes to people. yes to health care. as an inalienable right of every american citizen. i yield the floor. >> mr. president, parliamentary inquiry? >> so recognized in the early today senator grassley raised parliamentary inquiry based on rule 44, the standing rules of the senate. as my colleague will recall, this was a rule that is the senate passed pursuant to the honest leadership and open government act of 2007. and the question had to do with whether the manager's amendment that we're getting ready to vote on complied with rule 44 earmark disclosure requirement. at the time the chair indicated the disclosure list was not submitted at the time, that w

later, historians discuss the lives and senator ted kennedy. -- lives of senator ted kennedy. >> on tomorrows "washington journal" we will talk to clark and urban -- clark kent ervin and a look at the obama family's christmas vacation in hawaii. it begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern every day on c-span. beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest courts their unprecedented on the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, in their words, and the history of the buildings. five days of interviews with supreme court justices starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get your own copy on dvd. it is part of the american icons collection, a free disc set, including programs on the white house and capitol, with the many items available at c- span.org.store. >> the chair did the initial policy review of afghanistan and pakistan. he now gets a historical perspective of the past eight years of american presence in the region. the president's decision to send additional troops and the prospects for deceiving the insurgency. this hourlong top came at a recent conference hosted

but there's really only one author of this bill: senator ted kennedy. senator ted kennedy.ill because it does get us the start -- the start. to my friends, i say this is not the end of health care reform. it's the beginning. but we must make this beginning in order to fulfill that dream and really make health care a right, not a privilege. so in a half an hour, let's make history. the other side says fear. we say hope. the other side says no. we say yes. we say yes to progress, yes to people, yes to health care as an inalienable right of every american citizen. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president, parliamentary inquiry. the presiding officer: the senator from texas is recognized. mr. cornyn: mr. president, earlier today senator grassley raised a parliamentary inquiry on, based on rule 44 of the standing rules of the senate. as my colleagues will recall, this was a rule that the senate passed pursuant to the honest leadership and open government act of 2007. and the question had to do with whether the manager's amendment that we're getting ready to vote on complied w

i agree with what ted kennedy stood for. it is better to have half a loaf than nothing.ountries that are far less affluent than we are. and they are doing much better in their health care. if you look at sweden, if you look at canada, france, now i understand that we can find money to fight wars. then why can't we find money to] take care of our own? host: joey, republican line from i]rhode island. caller: hi, about the kennedy half loaf. that the fine, i feel that, well as far as kennedy, nixon wanted to do health care, a sv republican, and no way we won't do it on your watch. and this hasn't been going on for 100 years. everyone had health care from day 1. as a matter of fact more people are being treated today than ever before and more lives are saved than ever before. and to rush this bill for an agenda, i think it will break this country. it seems like we are trying to bring this country to have it go to euro dollars or whatever, it seems like we are trying to bankrupt ourselves, it's important to have clear heads. and as far as other countries, 14 million is what t

more job with joan biskupic and tittles an analyst. >> "after words" with judd alan biskupic and ted olson continues. >> host: joan, at the end of the conference for some reason -- i mean, they don't, right? the votes are tallied up. they've each casting vote, right? >> guest: that's right. >> host: someone writes an opinion, whoever -- tell us how the opinions -- >> guest: we are talking about private conference the justices have after they've heard oral arguments and everybody results a case and the taking a vote. and the majority side is then going to prepare the opinion for the court. and the most senior justice on that side then assigns the opinion. it's the chief justice, the chief justice has seniority on the opinion. and back in the 80's, chief justice rehnquist often in the majority, sometimes it would be senior level brennan, could be majority but when it was chief justice rehnquist he would then assign it. early on, i know what you're getting at. when he was assigned to antonette scalia, and it was a close vote justice scalia would sometimes lose the fifth vote because you

i come back to ted's paraphrasing.this is in the process of trying to facilitate downloading development, downloading democracy or downloading destabilization. those are the questions that are very much on the minds of many of the cubans on the island as they try to understand and react to the role of the united states. with that comment, we would like to open it up to questions from the audience. please identify yourself. >> my question is to the gentleman from the committee to protect journalism. you spoke of the regulatory framework, yet the penal code does not mention anything regarding on-line activities. do you see a move in the short to medium term of the cuban government to modify the penal code to include sanctions and to criminalize online activities such as the one that the blogge rs doing? >> that is a good question. i am not sure about that. i do not think they need that people could to criminalize the activity. they have a handful of restrictive laws in place already. ted was mentioning that a month ago,

buckley and senator ted kennedy.rector of the national institutes of health. çwe spoke with gary cheek about the army'sçç program for wound veterans. this is about an hour. çç gary cheek. walton to the program. -- welcome to the program did tell us about the army would warriors program. guest: we have soldiers from three basic areas, about 40% isolated from theater, 20% are soldiers who have had injuries in mobilization or demobilization, mostly reserve components soldiers, and the other 40% are soldiers, mostly active duty soldiers, who have become wounded or injured, things that just happened in every life or part of the training, etc. for the nine dozen soldiers, we have 29 units across the united -- 9000 soldiers, we have 29 units across the united states. the other part of the program, which looks after the most severely injured soldiers that are part of that, about 1000 of them are on active duty, and about 4700 are retired and have gone back to the community. we have a program that cares for them followin

in an odd bad in the "washington post" this past friday, ted kennedy's wife vicki wrote, ted often said we can't let the perfect the enemy of the good. and i want to say to vicki, she's exactly right. each of us could write this bill our way. believe me, if i wrote a bill to me it would be perfect. but to my friend in the chair, she'd say well, you know i could make it better. and all of us could. this is the legislative process. this is a good bill. vicki goes on to say, the bill before the senate while in perfect could achieve many of the bolts had 54 during the 40 year cgi-bin access to quality affordability for all. he is not your two are just, not to let this chance slip through our fingers. and she says i humbly ask his colleagues to finish the work of his life, the work of generations to allow the vote to go forward and to pass health care reform now. as ted opry said, when it's finally done, the people will wonder what took so long. i want to thank vicky not only for writing that wonderful editorial, but also for actually being in the chamber when we took that first vote to brea

and senator ted kennedy.ll next week, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw unprecedented conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, there were, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices starting next monday at 8:00 p.m., eastern on c-span. >> early monday morning, the u.s. senate voted 60-40 to limit debate on a key amendment to the health-care bill. now remarks from senate majority leader harry reid and we will hear from the president elect of the american medical association as he announces his support for the senate bill. this briefing is a little over 20 minutes. we step closer than ever for giving every american to leading a healthier life. we've never been closer to fixing the broken health care system. we are not over the past one but we would have never gotten this far without the support of doctors, nurses, medical professionals who know we need action, not excuses anymore for excuses will not work. this l

ted had a norris and lasting love for his parents. here is a story about teddy and his mother, rose kennedy. he was in virginia and had lost the iowa caucuses. he came on the phone to tell his mother, and she said that is all right, i am sure you work hard and it will get better. then she said, teddy, do you know that nice blue sweater i gave a christmas time? he said it was a turtle neck with a small pocket on the front that had been made in france. >> have you wanted? >> i am not sure i have worn it. is there something special about it? i just got the bill for it and it is $220. if you have not worn it, send it back, because i have another one here that has not been warned. -- has not been worn. >> everybody has put rose kennedy on a pedestal, but what he does here, his dad was the one that he truly loved as well. i am sure everybody told him he had to talk about his father and what he did during world war ii. he says he was too young to comprehend his father's attitudes. in some region of my mind, he remains internally and solely m

many of ted kennedy's people here in the room. people who worked with him before he passed away.n fact years involved with his efforts. all of this collectively brings us to this mom. a health care for all americans. a right that can be achieved by millions and millions of americans. it is a great, great day for our country. >> with apologies to santa -- santa claus, christmas will be anti-climactic this year because we have already gotten the best possible gift, 60 votes in the (uqj senate to create a health care system that works for all americans not just a healthy and wealthy. for this great gift we have to thank the senators who are standing beside me. senator baucus, who as senator dodd said, and i said the other day, not only bent over backward and went the extra mile but the extra 100 miles to get his committee to get this bill through. senator dodd who led the effort on our health committee from the beginning and right now through the very end to get this bill pulled together. and of course, as senator dodd said, our leader, harry reid. to put it in biblical terms, harry

caller: the book of a late senator ted kennedy. host: harold evans and his book, here is some of his comments. >> this should be a celebration of reporting. that is what my book is about. it is about what newspapers can achieve. not what an editor can achieve. but what reporters on the ground cannot achieve patrick's host. host: that was harold evans. caller: it is an amazing book. it gives great insight into what happens in washington. it is interesting because this talks about all the corruption and has existed before with obama and all of the people he has brought with him. somebody remarked earlier about rahm emanuel. that is detailed in this book. but when you read this book, it makes you wonder how we can ever straighten and out the mess in washington. host: best book of 2009. paul on the independent line. caller: it is called "tree spiker." also a reason book of palmtop removal and west virginia. host: one way to find out is to go to our website and you can take look at that and searched by name. this is texas on the democra

here is a guy just worked for ted kennedy, had a background working in the communist party politics, labor politics, had been at arrested numerous times for running scams in the midwest and all sorts of criminal activities. and of course governor reagan doesn't know this. the irony is the briefing books which when i interviewed president carter he believes to this day he lost because the reagan campaign got the briefing books. but the irony is the briefing books were nothing more than compilations of freakin''s speeches, radio commentaries, columns, various interviews over 30 years and if there's one man in america in 1980 who knew where he stood and where he stood for the previous 30 years it was room for again. so the briefings were useless. but it was a huge issue in washington in 1983 but when it became three years later the briefing books had been taken out of the carter white house. >> any other questions? i know i have a few more. yes, sir. >> what was it about sears that made him so he did and detested among the people he worked for, the u.s. called john satan. >> conservativ

here's a guy who just worked for ted kennedy.he had a background of working in communist party politics, labor politics. had been arrested numerous times for running scams in the midwest, you know, was -- all sorts of criminal activities. and, of course, governor reagan doesn't know anything about this, whatsoever. the irony is the briefing books and he believes the reagan campaign got the briefing books but the irony is that the briefing books were nothing more than a compellation of reagan's speeches, radio compensataries, columns, various interviews over 30 years if there's one man in america who knew where he stood and stood for the previous 30 years was ronald reagan. the briefing books were useless but it was a huge issue in 1983 when it became -- it was found out three years later that the briefing books had been taken out of the carter white house. >> any other questions out there? i know i've got a few more. but i'll be happy -- yes, sir. >> what was it about sears that made him so hated and so detested among the people

it's not about ted kennedy. and this does go to your question, i promise. >> it's ok if it doesn't. >> and he was -- schlessinger was in the white house in april, 1963. and he was talking about the problem that old new dealers and new frontier people just seem to come from a different tradition. the new dealers, he said -- of the new dealers, he said, the heart was worn much more on the sleeve then. the new frontier has a deep mistrust of what it regards as the pat liberal sentiment talts and chi chase of the 1930's. i sympathize with both sides and can see clearly why each is baffled by the other, all the more baffled because of the substantial agreement on policy. though the new dealers are still more audacious, less impressed by business wisdom and more willing to damn the torpedoes. though it signifies a deeper difference in commitment, a change, in a way, from evangelists who want to do something because it is just and right to technocrats, who want to do something because it is rational and necessary. the

i know how proud ted would be that this tribute honoring barbara is taking place this day. i first met barbara when i joined senator kennedy's staff in 1969, 40 years ago. i could see right away that behind barbara's modest demeanor was a remarkable woman who would never let senator kennedy down. why? because she had learned that his values and his commitment to making a positive difference in people's lives was the very reason she wanted to work for him in the first place. as i thought about public service through the year, it has become clear that the best of our nation was built on the labors of loyalty and love, the unsung public heroines like barbara. it was once said that loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice. if that is the standard of loyalty, i can tell you, mr. president, there is no more loyal united states senate staffer than senator kennedy's own barbara su li otus. she embodies the quality of loyalty no matter the circumstance. barbr -- barbs planned it retire years ago but she worked for senator kennedy thro

and senator ted kennedy. . >> from london, prime minister's questions. this week, prime minister brown was in copenhagen so deputies labor leader harriet harman field questions. she also took questions on the british economy and several foreign policy issues. >> question to the prime minister. i have been asked to reply. i am sure the whole house will join me in sending our profound condolences to the families and friends of the two soldiers from 3rd battalion the rifles who died in afghanistan yesterday. we send our deepest sympathies to their families. this christmas, we will all be thinking of the bravery and dedication of our armed forces overseas, and especially at this time of year, of the families who support them. my right honorable friend the prime minister is in copenhagen. this morning he met the un secretary-general; this afternoon he will address the assembly. endorse what the right honorable about these fallen soldiers and our thoughts will be very much with their families. but may i turn to the home front and other families who will be des

i'm sure most of the people in that airport knew who ted kennedy was.nd i just -- you know, the credibility and also of the orange alerts and we had a discussion about that. host: well, the caller has raised a number of issues. guest: to take the ted kennedy example that underscores the point i made earlier. there are people who are on the list who shouldn't be and those who are and -- not on the list and should be. obviously there was a man named ted kennedy probably connected to -- there's a world of difference between the blinet sheik and khalid sheikh mohammad. he was the latter was the master mind of 9/11 and therefore an iconic figure, so for the reasons i said trying him in new york host: next up is chandler, arizona. christine on our republican line. welcome to the "washington journal." caller: yes. thank you. first i think it's ironic that all the black people calling this morning are calling sailing they are for racial profiling. but the ma sod, we were attacked because of our support of israel and the palestinians. host: christine, do you hav