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. ld 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.

with stories of both kennedy's, specifically the ambassador, joseph kennedy, and you would read stories about him and say oh, jesus. tedhad 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

. >> next, a look at the life of the late senator ted kennedy. then, eric cantor and june lockhart discussed at political events and trends that were shed 2010. after that, william eggers analyzes the successes and failures of the u.s. government over the last 75 years. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw unprecedented off the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of our original documentary on dvd. it includes programs on the white house and the capital. one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. >> friends and colleagues of late senator edward kennedy joined earlier this month to discuss his life and legacy. they were joined by his widow, vicki kennedy. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> good evening. on behalf of the chair of the kennedy library foundation board of directors and th

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

but that was not ted kennedy. l 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 th

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

it is disrespectful, it is unseemly for senators in this body to invoke the names of ted kennedy and jack kennedy in opposition to this bill. it is disrespectful and unseemly and i, frankly, am very much surprised that senators would go to that level and try and invoke the names of ted kennedy and jack kennedy in -- in opposition to this legislation. talk about profiles in courage. i hear senators on the other side say where is the courage of one senator to stand up and vote against health care reform. that's what i keep hearing on that side, where's the courage, where's the courage of one senator on the democratic side to stand up and vote against health care reform? mr. president, i'm going to turn that around. profiles in courage by jack kennedy and also ted kennedy were senators who worked to try to find resolutions to agreements. they wanted to compromise, they wanted to work together to get just results. and i ask the senators: where is the senator on that side of the aisle who's got the courage to break from their leadership, break from the partisanship they're exercising on th

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

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.

with stories of both kennedy's, specifically the ambassador, joseph kennedy, and you would read stories about him and say oh, jesus. 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

it was entitled "the moment ted kennedy would not want to lose." vicki kennedy was senator kennedy's partner in all things, including his final efforts to move health reform forward, even as he valiantly fought his own battle with cancer. in more than 17 years of marriage, ted and vicki were inseparable, bonded by the love of friends, family, and most obviously by their love for one another. we remember vicki displayed inspirational grace in leading us all in our grief and in the memorial celebration of his life on the occasion of senator kennedy's death, and today she continues as his partner, paying tribute to ted's legacy by respectfully urging his colleagues to move forward on the health reform he would have wanted. i feel certain that vicki's voice and his will make us more determined than ever to complete ted's work for the american people, and we thank you, vicki. mr. president, i would now like to respond to an argument made in another op-ed in thursday's "washington post" and in an interview on "meet the press" this morning by my friend, a

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

it was ted kennedy who first escorted ed brookeç into the chamber in 1967.n way. it was his legislation that gave us the opportunity, and joining with eleanor holmes norton in the house, they give us the opportunity to honor a brooke senator with the congressional gold medal today. senator brooke came to the senate after a public servant, an army veteran, a civic leader, the attorney general of massachusetts, the first african-american attorney general in our country. he counts himself -- many scolded his ambition and encourage patientce. he was often ask, why the rush? he was a man in a hurry for equality. he was in a hurry for progress. and on issues of national fairness, such as increasing the minimum wage and insuring affordable housing. brooke the amendment -- today, the brooke brought amendment, initiated by republican senator, it means something to all people in our country. it signals a guarantee that public housing is affordable to all people. it is the cornerstone of our current housing policy benefiting millions of americans. we salute you for tha

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

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 was ted kennedy who first escorted ed brookeç into the chamber in 1967. his legislation that gave us the opportunity, and joining with eleanor holmes norton in the house, they give us the opportunity to honor a brooke senator with the congressional gold medal today. senator brooke came to the senate after a public servant, an army veteran, a civic leader, the attorney general of massachusetts, the first african-american attorney general in our country. he counts himself -- many scolded his ambition and encourage patientce. he was often ask, why the rush? he was a man in a hurry for equality. he was in a hurry for progress. and on issues of national fairness, such as increasing the minimum wage and insuring affordable housing. brooke the amendment -- today, the brooke brought amendment, initiated by republican senator, it means something to all people in our country. it signals a guarantee that public housing is affordable to all people. it is the cornerstone of our current housing policy benefiting millions of americans. we salute you for that, senator br

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

he said ted kennedy doesn't run the world when he did. well, trent lott came in, senator lott from mississippi, became the majority leader. he vowed the same thing. hwithin months senator kennedy was doing the same thing, pushing for the rise in the -- in the -- in the minimum wage as senator lott aseeded to him, we got the minimum wage passed. and at a rally where he was celebrating the rise of the minimum wage, which wasn't up to par, he was in the victory moment and he turned to congressman george miller and he said -- to george miller he said i'm introducing a bill to raise the minimum wage. and george miller said, what do you mean? we haven't even let the dust settle. he said, we've got to move on this. well, that's what's going to happen with this bill. we all know there are things that we're going to have to watch, there are things that we're going to have to improve, there are things in it that -- to pass the opportunity to talk about all of the things that i talked about and listed would be an enormous, enormous mistake. e and med

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

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

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

he of course was supporting ted kennedy in the primaries over jimmy carter in 1980 and of course as we know senator kennedy lost that lead to jimmy carter and the kennedy family was furious with carter in 1980 because he ran with the fall was a very vicious campaign against senator kennedy. and corydon took upon himself to extract meat extract revenge, and so he secretive the campaign briefing documents, the carter briefing votes out of the white house and gave them to bill casey who by that time was running the reagan campaign and as a matter of fact casey put corydon on the reagan campaign. 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

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

he was supporting ted kennedy in the primaries over jimmy carter in 1980. nd, of course, as we all know, is that senator kennedy lost and lost badly to jimmy carter. and the kennedy family was furious with carter in 1980 because he ran what they thought was a very vicious campaign against senator kennedy. and corbin took it upon himself to exact -- meet out revenge, exact revenge. and so he secreted the campaign briefing documents out of the carter white house and gave them to bill casey who by that time was running the reagan campaign. and as a matter of fact, casey put paul corbin on a retainer to the reagan campaign. 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 bo

read the moment that ted kennedy would not want to lose -- a look at it here on line from "the washington from victoria kennedy. good morning, michael. calling on the republican line. caller: i am 31 years old and i am sad to say i have never really followed the politics the way i've been following it the past few months over the healthcare debate. i have medicare/medicaid and am on social security. both of my daughters get health care through the state. i am wondering what the cuts to medicare -- i really can get the answer. how this russian my care? will still be able to choose the doctor i want to go to? host: michael, the best advice i can give you is to go to our website where we have some comparisons. c-span.org/healthcare. next up is greg, an independent caller. caller: i am in favor of the health care, more less hold out for the hr 676 by dennis kucinich, but i'm hoping that between the congress and representatives, and senate, they might actually come up with something at least with the public option. regarding the republicans, to borrow a line from a popular disney movie, i woul

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 have a close relationship develop over the years with senator ted kennedy and rework together on a ariety of issues. there is a great irony from a constant the references to senator kennedy who always began legislation by getting members of the other side of the i/o committed to working to gather whether immigration reform, health care reform, one of the great achievements of president bush, no child left behind. every dealing i ever had with senator kennedy was to reach out and this established a fundamental base for agreement then move forward in a bipartisan fashion which is one of the reasons he has such an impressive legislative record. how did the other side do it? without one bit of serious negotiation or without bringing anybody on board. no one. now you have a 68/40 vote a pure partisan vote and the outcome when there has never been in history a single reform that was not bipartisan. that is why the american people are rejecting this. that is why the american people see through it to hear the constant refrain the american people want this summer read at the polls. the ameri

with stories of both kennedy's, specifically the ambassador, joseph kennedy, and you would read stories about him and say oh, jesus. 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

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

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

but for those of us who have fought long and hard and the memory of ted kennedy who root -- who begane so many years ago, this bill made compromises when necessary and stood firm in the face of long odds, and we will always, we will always remember this day. thank you. >> i am going to be really short. there are more and -- there are important meetings taking place soon and i want to make sure i get to that meeting. enormous thanks to all the senator standing here today, especially my td but you will classmates, senator dodd and senator baucus, for shepherding us through. but every senator carhere had it into this legislation and they can all be proud of the fact that we all bent over backwards on your committee, the finance committee, and on the help committee to conduct bipartisan proceedings. we held out our hand, but we were rebuffed. the leadership on the other side said know. well, we would not be here today without a great work of every senator here. there's one person who has been here every day since we started, has not been home, not with his family, and i hope he gets out t

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

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

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but there's really only one author of this bill: senator ted kennedy. senator ted kennedy.ll 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. at the time >> earmarked disclosure requirement. at the time they indicated the disclosure list was not submit at the time. my inquiry is the chair made available as required by rule 44, now as we vote in the next 30 minutes? made. the senator from connecticut is recognized. mr. dodd: mr. president, i want to take a few closing minutes if i can. i spoke earlier this evening about the importance of this moment that we all have come to appreciate, i believe, a moment that has been years in the making. going back, as all have pointed out, or most pointed out in favor of this legislation, dating back to the early part of the last century with theodore, a former republican who first advocated the notion of a national health care system in our n

it is disrespectful, it is unseemly for senators in this body to invoke the names of ted kennedy and jack kennedy in opposition to this bill. it is disrespectful and unseemly and i, frankly, am very much surprised that senators would go to that level and try and invoke the names of ted kennedy and jack kennedy in -- in opposition to this legislation. talk about profiles in courage. i hear senators on the other side say where is the courage of one senator to stand up and vote against health care reform. that's what i keep hearing on that side, where's the courage, where's the courage of one senator on the democratic side to stand up and vote against health care reform? mr. president, i'm going to turn that around. profiles in courage by jack kennedy and also ted kennedy were senators who worked to try to find resolutions to agreements. they wanted to compromise, they wanted to work together to get just results. and i ask the senators: where is the senator on that side of the aisle who's got the courage to break from their leadership, break from the partisanship they're exercising on th

our beloved friend, senator ted kennedy, whom we missed so much particularly during a time like this spot for health care right here on the floor from the moment he became a senator in 1962 to the moment he died. 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