ris: isn't it weird that massachusetts, ted kennedy's seat, the ghost of ted kennedy in a strange way came back here and saved the democrats' bill and saved ted kennedy's dream, health care for all americans. >> and made people realize that obama is not a magician. he is actually a very persistent politician. chris: write that in a column. again, and again and again. >> you have to be careoul abt not talking about the history. that puts them back on the walking on water category. chris: thank you, howard for the new testament reference. if you watched the health care bill signing ceremony this week, you probably caught this little sugar plum courtesy of vice president joe biden. >> this is a big [bleep] deal! chris: did you notice obama's reaction there. he is used to joe's guy talk. after a year together, they know each so well, they're almost like the odd couple, felix and oscar. think at it. one is on point in his speeches, delivering his words with precision and control, at neat as a pin. the other is sloppy throwing words around like dirty socks. one is a french poodle, one is a

up in massachusetts when a new fellow in a truck and from the other party won that seat held by ted kennedy all those years, it got a certain message across. the people running the government knew they needed to sharpen up. the democrats needed to get their rear in gear. that loss in massachusetts gave the dems the kick in the pants they needed. the president went up to baltimore to meet with the republicans. he called a supplementity meeting at blair house and all of it gave him and his people the time to get a plan together, to find that magical way you only find when you really look hard for it. you know, show time. that way came when somebody came up with the idea of using the legislative route known as reconciliation. not to bypass the rules of the senate but to put those rules to a novel, new use. the senate passed a version of health care reform with a filibuster-proof 60 votes. the democrats would now use the reconciliation procedure to reconcile that senate bill with something the house of representatives could accept. so first the house passed the senate bill last sunday along wit

. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi credited the late ted kennedy for making health care his life's work. his widow victoria released a statement which read in part, as ted kennedy said across the decades in the best and the most discouraging hours, health care was the cause of his life. tonight that cause becomes more than a dream, it becomes america's commitment. ted knew we would get here and all of us who loved him and share his hopes for america are deeply grateful. >>> ahead of the health care vote opponents were pulling out all the stops in trying to stop passage. some of the attacks turned very personal. here's david kerley. >> reporter: a remarkable scene. a remarkable statement. the speaker and democratic leader walking hand in hand to go vote on sunday with representative john lewis, who saturday was reminded of the old battles from his civil rights days. >> kill the bill! kill the bill! >> reporter: surrounded by angry protesters at the capitol, someone yelled the "n" word at lewis. and a few steps below, representative emanuel cleaver was spat on.

and he recognized vicki kennedy, widow of the late senator ted kennedy, a champion of universal health care. >> i remember seeing ted walk through that door in a summit in this room a year ago. he was confident that we would do the right thing. >> reporter: after more than a year of bitter debate, the president finally signed the bill -- >> i've got to use every pen, so it's going to take a really long time. >> reporter: -- using 22 pens, giving 19 to allies, two to the archives, and one for himself. and at a later celebration. >> yes we can. >> yes he did. >> let us always remember the lesson of this day and the lesson of history. don't fear the future. we shape the future. that's what we do. that's who we are. that makes us the united states of america. >> reporter: the vice president, obviously unaware of the open microphone, offered his on particular take on the enormity of the proceedings. >> this is a big [ bleep ] deal. >> reporter: and robert gibbs responded immediately on twitter, writing, yes, mr. vice president, you're right. so, fdr had the new deal, diane, and according to

i believe is still watching this body closely, particularly this week, and that is our beloved ted kennedy. >> reporter: the president is hunting for votes wherever he can find them -- giving an interview to his least favorite network, fox news -- targeting constituents of the conservative democratic congressmen he is wooing. >> somebody gets sick with a preexisting condition, they will have more security. >> you guarantee that they're not -- >> let -- you have to let me finish my answer. >> reporter: he met privately with one of them, congressman scott murphy, last friday. murphy's new york district is being bombarded with tv ads. >> tell congressman scott murphy to listen to us, not the insurance companies. >> reporter: and the right. >> thank him for standing up for jobs and against this health care bill. >> reporter: but murphy is taking the unusual step of wanting to actually read the legislation, which has yet to be presented, before making up his mind. >> i'm waiting to see the language that the president is putting forward. i'm going to review it. >> reporter: liberal ohio democrat

you know, ted kennedy -- i'm from massachusetts -- kennedy -- elected in 1962 and said he will fighto make sure everybody has health care. 1972 of my old boss the former chairman ran for congress and his slogan was that both for me and i will help ted kennedy get everybody insurance. when iran for congress in 1996i said i'm going to help get everybody insurance. now, i think tomorrow if this bill is brought up we will have that opportunity to fulfill their dreams, i only wish they were here to witness it. but what we are trying to do is ensure 32 additional -- 32 million additional americans who want to provide more choices, more protections than they have right now. i mean, every american should have what members of congress have. it should have choices and protections that we have and that's what this bill is about. we want to control cost for small businesses. i think everyone of us here has gotten calls from small businessmen and women that say they would like to expand the number of employees but they can't because the cost of insurance is so high. this bill has subsidies and re

president is going to stein the legislation and probably have patrick kennedy, the son, you know, of ted kennedyvicky kennedy, the widow there. this was ted kennedy's big issue at that ceremony it's going to be seen as a democratic triumph to put wind in president obama's sail. the republicans are going to run on this in mid term election, saying you guys are going to pay for this at the ballot box coming up. >> shepard: douglas, before the first vote today, the house democrats found flyers placed on dozens of seats inside the chaem ber. we're told those flyers showed the names and faces of the 34 democratic incumbents who lost reelection back in 1994 after then president clinton's push for health care reform failed. at the time republicans picked up 54 seats and won control of the house. we'd have the video of that, but douglas there's a history lesson there. >> well, yes, there is. i mean, the republicans say, you can tell by the sound bites today they're going to run on this issue that this is obama care is federal government spending at that they believe they have 50 or 55% of the american p

good to be with you. >> you were ted kennedy's best friend in the senate. when i was looking at the images in the east room, with his widow vicki, son patrick, niece caroline, i expected at some point the camera was going to pick up that shock of white hair and teddy was going to move in there and throw his arm around you. if teddy had been there today, senator dodd, what would he have told you about what you accomplished? >> well, i think he had a great sense of history. i think he would have reached back and talked about the fact, teddy roosevelt, franklin roosevelt and harry truman. even richard nixon. teddy appreciated -- i'm sorry the president didn't mention nixon. richard nixon actually tried to do something on national health care in the first administration. never succeeded. but teddy appreciated the efforts and appreciated the efforts as i worked with him in '93 and '94, president clinton tried valiantly in the same vein. so i think he had a great sense of that. the president graciously mentioned his appearance in that's room about a year ago, may

you know, ted kennedy -- i'm from massachusetts -- kennedy -- elected in 1962 and said he will fighto make sure everybody has health care. 1972 of my old boss the former chairman ran for congress and his slogan was that both for me and i will help ted kennedy get everybody insurance. when iran for congress in 1996i said i'm going to help get everybody insurance. now, i think tomorrow if this bill is brought up we will have that opportunity to fulfill their dreams, i only wish they were here to witness it. but what we are trying to do is ensure 32 additional -- 32 million additional americans who want to provide more choices, more protections than they have right now. i mean, every american should have what members of congress have. it should have choices and protections that we have and that's what this bill is about. we want to control cost for small businesses. i think everyone of us here has gotten calls from small businessmen and women that say they would like to expand the number of employees but they can't because the cost of insurance is so high. this bill has subsidies and re

ted kennedy knew it was right. and if you believe that it's right, then you've got to help us finish this fight. >> he mentioned some former presidents and of course, ted kennedy. all of whom couldn't get health care done. if, indeed, it proves that he does get it done, is this his crowning achievement, is this wh puts him in the history books, anita? >> you know, david, i would think that given the fact that he's got another two and a half years of his administration there would be other achievements as well. there's no question this would be a huge thing to the american people for this congress and presidency to show that you really can still deal with big issues in this town which is something many people thought just wasn't possible and the political courage of taking on a very complex, very difficult issue that republican and democratic presidents have tried to deal with for over a century now is something that i think would be a significant achievement, but the winner is the american people who don't have to

also, a tribute to ted kennedy. a note left on his grave by his son, patrick kennedy, which read, dad, the unfinished business is done. we'll dig deeper into health care and the hysteria from both sides, with james carville and kevin madden on "good morning america." >>> also from washington, it was a lengthy and mostly unseen white house visit for israel's prime minister. there was no sighting of benjamin netanyahu with president obama, despite two, separate meetings. earlier on capitol hill, netanyahu received a warm welcome. his state has been owe shadowed on his decision to build new apartments on land claimed by the palestinians. >>> d there's fallout of a hit squad murder by hamas in january. it's widely believed it was carried out by israeli agents. now, t british government has taken diplomatic action, as sonia gallego reports. >> reporter: the u.k.'s decision to expel an israeli diplomat, over the forged british passports use to target an official in dubai. addressing parliament, british foreign secretary,

congressman at kennedy paid a advice at this time his late father senator ted kennedy's grave yesterday and left a note and said dad, the unfinished business is done. senator kennedy was a huge advocate for health care reform but died before the bill was passed. >>> a pit bull named phoenix tried but could not survive before being set on fire. the twin brothers accused of doing such a rotten thing will go on trial. sherrie johnson is live right outside the courthouse this morning. >> reporter: good morning, megan. jury selection will begin today for the firearms possession charges in that trial for two twin brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire back in may. traverse and tramayne johnson are both 18 years old along with their father charles johnson were charged back in june with possession of firearms and marijuana. police say they discovered the drugs and weapons that month in a raid of the johnson's south polasky street home while investigating the dog burning. prosecutors plan to take up the firearms case before the animal cruel tie charges. a grand jury indicted the brothers

[applause] to senator ted kennedy -- [applause] it is fitting that heads would go, vicki, is here. -- it is fitting that his widow, vicki is here. [applause] it is fitting that teddy's widow of the key is here and his niece caroline, his son patrick whose vote helped make this bill at reality. [applause] i remember seeing ted walked through that door in a summit in this room one year ago, one of his last public appearances and it was hard for him to make it. he was confident that we would do the right thing. our presence here today is remarkable and improbable. with all the pundits and lobbyists and the game playing that passes for governing in washington, it has been easy at times to doubt our ability to do such a big thing, such a complicated thing. to wonder if there are limits to what we as a people can still achieve. it is easy to succumb to the sense of cynicism about what is possible in this country. to date we are affirming that essential truth, the truth every generation is called to reaffirm for itself, that we are not a nation that scales back its aspirations. we are not a

we'll get a live report in five minutes. >>> we now know who left a note at senator ted kennedy's gravedy. the note says dad, the unfinished business is done. senator kennedy pushed for health care reform for decades. his widow was at the signing ceremony yesterday. >>> the octuplets mom is fighting to keep her home. the attorney says nadya suleman and her father missed a $450,000 balloon payment. suleman's father delayed the payment because of several major defects in the home. suleman and her 14 kids moved into the four-bedroom home about a year ago. those are your top stories today, welcome back. i'm natasha curry in for robin meade this morning. >>> there's one thing that's getting a whole lot of buzz from yesterday's health care reform signing. in case you haven't heard, the vice president dropped an f bomb. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. this is a big [ bleep ] deal. >> he was whispering to the president when he said this is a big expletive deal. if it weren't for the microphones on the podium, we might never have known. as yo

. >> guest: july 15th, to those three, ted kennedy gives a speech saying bush lied about wmd. later that day democratic senate leader tom daschle holds a news conference of which he repeats the charge. the next day john kerry makes a speech again reiterating the charge and john edwards and a committee hearing mixed the same charge and at the end of the day they are joined by congressman gene harman, the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee. thereby begins several years in which the democrats allege that push lied about weapons of mass destruction. and i try and make the point in the chapter of the book that if you believe that bush lied in you've got to deal with the fact that a large number of democrats, bill clinton, al gore, hillary clinton, the of four named five people i mentioned, bob gramm, the democratic chairman of the intelligence committee, jay rockefeller, leader the ranking member of the committee and a member of the committee at the time, even opponents like barbara boxer all said that iraq had wmd. this was consensus of the community shared broad

man charged in a triple shooting that left one man dead in west baltimore, baltimore, 35-year-old ted kennedy arrested after police spotted him and chased him on foot. shooting happened last thursday night in the 1500 block of fulton avenue. 23-year-old green was killed. >>> the shooting of a gas station owner is now a murder investigation. 14-year-old william porter died this morning at shock trauma. he was shot in a robbery attempt at his store 1600 block of johnson road monday morning. gunman is still on the loose tonight. >>> prosecutors and law enforcement officials want tougher law cracking down on gang and gang activity. they went to annapolis to make the voice heard. under the measures under consider tougher penalty for those convicted of crimes with ties to gangs. and clearer definite negligence of gang and gang activity. baltimore city state attorney says this initiative is aimed at older teenagers who influence younger kids. >>> if you are going to take the time to go after somebody enhanced penalty it's not a kid who wrote graffiti on a wall. trust me. that's not going to happen.

another bill that was passed, henry waxman, ted kennedy and pete stark passed clia. i practiced medicine in a small rural community, prior to hipaa had a fully automated in my lab, quality control so i knew the results i got out of my lab were correct so i could give quality care to my patients. congress passed clia that shut my lab and every doctor's lab. if they came in with a red sore throat, i would do a complete blood count to see if they had an infection that needs anti-buy on thics to treat it -- antibiotics to treat it. i could do that test in five minutes and it cost 12 bucks. that's what i charged, $12. hipaa shut me down. and i had to send patients over to the hospital to get the same test or ash temporarily give them antibiotics so they had huge costs to buy them. but if they are at the hospital, it took two to three hours, went up to $75 for one test, for one regulatory burden. you can multiply that over the whole course of the health care system in the united states and you will see that it drove up markedly the cost of everybody's insurance in this cou

>> reporter: the month of august ended with the passing of senator ted kennedy. now mr.lf back on his heels. >> i will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than to improve it. >> reporter: in the house, amid a fight over abortion funding, the bill squeaked by in the wee morning hours, but only with major concessions and a single republican vote. >> oh, what a night. >> reporter: the senate made bigger changes still, killing the sweeping public option and passing the bill on christmas eve. but because of the changes, it would have to go back to the house for another vote. and then democrats lost senator kennedy's seat when republican scott brown pulled off a surprise victory, ending the democrats '60 vote supermajority. >> there's a new breed of republican coming to washington. >> reporter: president obama answered calls to get more involved. on february 25, he convened a bipartisan summit and canceled a trip to twist arms and make deals. on the eve of the house vote, the president's job approval numbers were

ted kennedy knew it was right and if you believe it is right you have got to help us finish this fight. you have to stand with me like you did three years ago and make some phone calls and knock on some doors and talk to your parents and friends and do not give up. we keep on going. we are going to get this done. we are going to make history. with your help, god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [the stars and stripes forever] [the stars and stripes forever] [the stars and stripes forever] [the stars and stripes forever] [the stars and stripes forever] [the stars and stripes forever] >> nancy pelosi's briefing was devoted to health care legislation. she believes her party has the votes for passage this weekend and is confident of the assurances she has to pass the reconciliation bill. nancy blows he speaks for 15 minutes. >> good morning. impressive. it is a good morning. this is quite a week. a couple days ago we gathered in this room for the traditional st. patrick's day luncheon with the president of the united states originated with speaker o'neill and president

we are there to fulfill ted kennedy's dream and the work of many congresses and many people. i have had several constituents come to me andle it me of serious illnesses they have had that they would have gone broke if they didn't have insurance. and if they didn't have insurance and their cancer surgeries were covered, we would pay for it and the tax we pay we don't know about of $1,000 for person for uncompensated care. let's do something worthwhile. let's pass health care. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute to address the house. >> thank you, i rise today to commend the forerunner of today's women's military pilots, the women's air corps service pilots, they flew more than 16 million miles. from 1943 to 1944 they delivered aircraft for manufacturers in the united states to air bases throug

í frid and colleague ted kennedy. what we face he wrote is above all a morallish you.at stake or not, just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice. >> so the measure is what can we do the major initiatives in area of economy. jobs, education, housing, health care, are all designed to advance social justice. >> glenn: i told my radio audience today i was in the elevator with a russian woman the other day. she said why do i know you?rni3 i said i do television. she went -- this is going to be a long ride. it want.x because she was grateful. she said, what is it with americans, why do they not understand they are telling you where they are going? i said because people don't understand the language they don't know that's what i'm trying to clear up tonight. social justice seeps like an innocuous phrase. pains a picture of fairness. many churches use this term as an outreach to the poor. who could be against that? well, if you have read the news litly, apparently, i am -- news lately, apparently i am. i hate the poor and question jesus. why does

you heard house speaker nancy pelosi ted kennedy and his life's work trying to get healthcare reform pass bringing up senator kennedy two months and two-days after the seat was handed over to republicans by a candidate who campaigned on being the vote on the senate against healthcare reform. soon after that it was believed healthcare reform was dead democrats turned to jobses. now you are looking at a vote on the highways floor that has started the magic number was 216. that is what we are looking at tonight. it a apoors the democrats will have it. steve hayes from the weekly standard and weekend columnist charles crowd out. you can't over state the importance of tonight. >> there is something remarkable about the story how the dem cra kratz are the speaker of the house tied after the brown victory and how they decided to go ahead nonetheless. that is an amazing political story using these -- obscure rules reconciliation of the senate. there were all kinds of dodges and attempts of going around the rules and the house nonetheless she said if the gate is closed we will do anything we h

to senator ted kennedy. i remember seeing ted walk through that door, in a summit in this room, a year ago, one of his last public appearances. and it was hard for him to make it. but he was confident that we would do the right thing. >> well he was right to put hillary clinton as well as her husband, because she was out front in that effort. let me go to doug brinkley on the negative side. every time history is made, i think about the election of abraham lincoln that stirred this country and caused the civil war. your thoughts about the relatively peaceful reaction to this so far, in terms of some broken windows, some threats over the phone. and by the way, in all honesty, anyone in public life is familiar with the phone calls. thank god the phone calls often don't mean violence, they mean that somebody is venting their spleen. somebody is trying to scare somebody, spook somebody, it makes them happy. fortunately it doesn't lead to violence, only to a bit of a stir. your thoughts about the reaction so far, d

hill reports democrats celebrated by munching on lobster rolls in the honor of the late senator ted kennedyranken was chairing the session. as it reached a conclusion shortly before 3:00 a.m., he seemed a bit tired and confused. >> do i pound the gavel? i guess we're adjourned. oh, no. -- say that we're not adjourned? >> bret: adjourned or not, they went home regardless. and finally china's state media lashed out at internet giant google saying it is not god and accusing it of working with u.s. intelligence. a front page commentary read, quote: for chinese people google is not god. its cooperation and collusion with the u.s. intelligence and security agencies is well-known. monday, google effectively shut down its chinese search engine and redirected users to its service in hong kong where google is not legally required to censor the results. some governments in the arab world are trying a new approach to terrorism. libya is the latest to employ what the son of its leader calls forgiveness and honesty. correspondent amy kellogg reports there are also changes in the country's relationship wi

ted kennedy knew it was right. do not quit. do not give up. we keep on going. we are going to get this done. we are going to make history! >> despite his optimism, the arm twisting and turning for the 216 votes is still going on behind the scenes with joe biden just one of the guys working the phones on capitol hill. >> what are you telling them and what are you hearing back from them? >> i'm telling them two things. one is that, a, it does take care of preexisting conditions. b, your since rates aren't going to skyrocket. c, the insurance companies aren't going to be running the show like they were before. d, you will be in a position where you can senior insurance that you have. once the american public realizes that yo realizes thatl get a reward for in. >> joining us, dick morris, the author of the brand new book "2010, take back america." great to see you as always. >> people order 2010 now from amazon or bn.com you can get an autographed copy. i broke my right arm signing 25,000 of them. >> if we have any money left after the healthcare reform debate that

. >> in respect for the late senator ted kennedy who spent his career championing all healthcare for all americans, the senator observed a moment of silence before voting on the healthcare fix-it bill. >>> al qaeda leader osama bin laden issues a chilling warning to the u.s. jessica kartalija has more. >> reporter: in the new message, bin laden threatens to kill any captured americans if the u.s. captures the mastermind of 9/11. khalid sheikh mohammed is the most senior al qaeda being in u.s. custody. mohammed faces the death penalty for murder and war crimes relating to 9/11. obama is trying to decide whether to hold his trial in an american court. >> bin laden is believed to be hiding somewhere in the rugged, lawless border between afghanistan and pakistan. >>> the mayor calls it a doomsday scenario. but it is all too real. helpeds of city police officers and firefighters could lose their job because of a massive budget shortfall. wjz stays on this important story. mike hellgren breaks down the tough numbers. >> reporter: a lot of people are angry about these budget proposals. that

ted kennedy was a big booster. it's been a disaster.lly no improvement on very things that have been tested for eight years. no improvement in reading. small improvements in math and our kids are not learning history, civics, the arts, science, anything else. i don't think president obama's going in the right direction, but we can talk about that. >> why do you think he is not improving and that in fact, he is punishing teachers and basically going down the wrong track? >> i think he's still too tied to the punitive approach. it said labeled schools are failing. the schools are not necessarily failing, they're enrolling low-performing students. what the president is proposing is to have threats and punishments towards the lowest performing, to close them, fire their staff. i think it would be better if he would have a program to have an inspection team go to each school and say, what is the problem. there's got to be a different problem for every school. don't turn it over to private entrepreneurs. don't give it to private management, b

. >>> although senator ted kennedy did not live to cost his vote on the health care bill, his memorypporters. his widow, vicki, visited his grave at arlington cemetery as the final debate was taking place. she spoke with our jon karl. >> reporter: we have heard very little publicly from vicki kennedy since ted kennedy's death. but despite her low profile, she has been following the ins and outs of this debate. and actually working hard behind the scenes to get the bill passed. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: what was your reaction when you finally saw the gavel come down? >> it was one of great joy. and it's one that i knew my husband would have loved to have seen. >> reporter: how would he have reacted to the vote? >> i think on this one, he would take a little bit more time and celebrate it. i have to say. this one was a long time coming. >> reporter: how disappointed would he have been to see this was a vote without a single republican in either chamber voting yes? >> i think he would be happy that it passed the legislation. i think he certainly would have tried, as did the se

ted kennedy was holding hearings on health care for all americans i was dispatched by my congressman who used to sit where mr. dryer does now, and i had to monitor those hearings. 22 years ago, when i was 22 actually it was 30 years ago. wish it was 22. i listen to these very same arguments no the very same people that are fighting health care reform than are the ones that are fighting it now. they don't care about the patient's. they will continue to have this fight to the bottom line. i am not sure we are doing everything right in this bill. i was honest about the rule. i thought we needed to change it and i'm glad we did. but i will tell you i am also going to be honest that we have to do health care now. this is our time to do it and we can come back. there is going to be a lot of minutes here offered by republican colleagues in some of our democratic colleagues and i'm not going to entertain any any of those today because it would subvert us getting this done. but i will tell you they are going to come up with some ideas and when those ideas are put forward some of us who put th

reporter: william lynn's first government job was into the office of senior democratic senator ted kennedyack in 1987. he was kennedy's liaison to the senate armed services committee. six years later with democrat bill clinton in the white house, lynn moved to the pentagon. eventually becoming the under-secretary of defense in charge of the money. >> congratulations. >> reporter: in 2001 a power shift. and lynn was heading to the revolving door. early in the bush administration that revolving door brought him right here to this building. home of one of the biggest defense contractors where he became their big lobbyist. raytheon is a $25 billion a year defense contractor. it makes and sells guided missiles including the patriot and tomahawk. as its top lobbyist william lynn was paid pretty yell. last year "washingtonian" magazine estimated his personal wealth somewhere between $2 million and $5 million. yet another election and yet another revolving door. with bush gone and the democrats in charge that revolving door revolved again for mr. lynn who's now right back at the pentagon. the pent

take no child left behind where the bill was drafted by ted kennedy, george miller, two democrats, juddohn boehner, and two republicans. where were the long sessions between republicans and democrats in the white house on the health care bill? the president met with republicans and democrats on march 5, 2009. the next substantive meeting that he has is 51 weeks later. you can't go that way. >> that's true. he did spend a whole summer, the congress did, and the senate finance committee, doing bipartisan meetings. >> and basically the senate democrats said, we're not going to pay any attention to those negotiations and the white house paid no role. it did not give any signal that was bound by them. the white house is going to be involved in this. they can't be sitting there on the side lines. and we'll make a bipartisan by hoping that a republican votes for them. >> but to chuck's larger point, you are not seriously contending that partisanship is exclusive to democrats, right? you're not saying that. i think his point was, this goes both ways. >> well, yeah. but my point is, you have to

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others in attendance at the white house conclude ted kennedy's widow, vicki kennedy and kathleen sebeliushealth and human services secretary and manyi/t other senators and congressmen as well. this is one ceremony that the president will also be over at the interior department later today after noon, eastern to talk about health care legislation, there will be a larger crowd there. we'll have that live for you, as well, on c-span 2 per that should be just after noon, eastern. [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] >> this is the east room of the white house, waiting for president barack obama to commander s the audience here. there are a number of commerce secretaries and others here. three of the people you will see with the president as he signs the bill are folks that broke the president about their medical situation. one is connie anderson. brian smith, a small-business man. all those folks will be gathered around a table that you see in the middle of the screen as the president signs the bill. [no audio] 7d÷ [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] >> yo

relatively easy and senator hatch would be an expert on this because he worked so closely with ted kennedy on health care issues to get 65 or 70 votes for a major health care bill in the senate. not this, but 100, $200 billion more for medicaid, maybe some version of this plan b we've seen reporng aut that the white house after massachusetts came wake-up where they covered 15 million, a quarter of the cost. you do something like that and you would have ticked off 5 or 10 republicans in the senate. >> senator bachus holding hands and got nowhere. >> a quick point. >> i was a member of the gang of seven. he was so restricted by the democrat process that he couldn't really do anything for -- i had to leave out of honor because i couldn't -- i walked out of there and trash everything they were doing so i left out of order. the other republicans gradually left, too. there has been no real effort to try and get together on all of the things we can get together on, it's just been take it or leave it. that's their at >>> we're back to continue our roundtable discussion with a lively bunch this mor

i don't want any democrat -- you and shrum disagreed with ted kennedy on some issues, andrea.ng. i wish him well. as shrum said, they will probably deal with the problem at the end of the week. >> he's not retired. he's getting pushed off the plank by fellow republicans who unlike you think he's a whack job. >>> thank you very much. >>> up next, what political story will be making headlines in the next 24 hours. [ children laughing ] suitcase? huh? ♪ where do gummy bears hide? under the seat. look! yeah! ♪ [ telephone rings ] [ male announcer ] the all new chevy equinox. [ man ] guess who? dad! [ man ] enjoy the trip! okay, daddy! [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] a consumers digest best buy. with a 100,000 mile powertrain warranty. it takes you farther... and brings you closer. with my buddy mike, who is a terrible, terrible dancer. he's actually right behind... what up, mike? hey, dude! [ laughs ] yeah, this is how he dances. uhhh! [ laughs ] it's, uh, haunting. anyway, while i was away, the e-trade machine... thanks, martha. ...worked its technomagic, triggered my stop loss o

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. >> in the people's seat, not the ted kennedy seat. >>> just ahead, michael moore back here in "the situation room" telling the president and the democrats that it's the time to get tough. >> should have came in just like the republicans do when they're in power, they want to get something done, they calm in with guns blazing and get it done. and our side, we break out the six string guitar and start singing kumbaya. i'm sick of it. anncr vo: ...collect accident information. anncr vo: or just watch some fun videos. anncvo: it's so easy, a caveman can do it. caveman: unbelievable... caveman: where's my coat? it was suede with the fringe. vo: download the glovebox app free at geico.com. i eat yoplus. it has the great taste of yoplait, plus antioxidants, plus fiber and probiotics, plus calcium and vitamin d. new yoplus. the proactive nutrition yogurt. when that's why hefty food knbags click closed. secure. plus calcium and vitamin d. be sure it's secure with hefty food bags. just one click and you know it's closed. hefty hefty hefty ♪ stinky! ♪ stinky! ♪ stinky! ♪ stinky! ♪ hefty! ♪ he

>> guest: yeah, ted kennedy gives a speech that bush lied about the wmd. later that day there was a news conference that repeats the charge. next day john kerry reiterated the charge and john east side wards in a committee hearing makes the same charge. at the end of the day they are joined by congressman jane harman on the house intelligence committee. therefore beginning a -- several years in which the democrats allege that bush lied about wepons of mass destruction. and i try to make the point in the chapter in the book if you believe that bush lied, then you got to deal with the fact that a large number of democrats, al gore, hillary clinton, four or five people, the democrat intelligence committee, later the ranking member of the committee had components of the war all said that iraq had to use a consensus of the intelligence community shared about the government, shared broadly trout the government under clinton and bush and shared widely through western intelligence opportunities. and the preponderance of the evidence was 110 people voted for it. 60

the way you have bipartisan negotiations you sit down across the table as we did with ted kennedy, as i've done with many other members, and you say okay, here's what i want, here's what you want. wile adhere to yours but we'll make concessions. this bill was written by democrats for democrats and then they tried -- and i understand power -- what they try to do is peel off a couple of republicans as they did with the stimulus bill and call it bipartisan. it's not bipartisan. i know bipartisanship. and with all due respect to any other observer, let's start over then. it's not too late. why don't we sit down together and say okay, let's start with medical malpractice reform. we agree, i think, fundamentally on that. why don't we address going across state lines? why don't we go across many of the positive proposals that we republicans have had, too, and maybe we can find common ground. >> final point on health care. the politics of this, much discussed in this edex year whether success or failures hurts or helps republican for the midterm race. in 1994 when president clinton tried this

there was a bill that was submitted by ted kennedy when he was alive, that is to in congress now thatould require in the state secret case as an independent analysis by the judges involved. i'm not saying there aren't cases where you do need to protect national security. nobody would argue that on d-day the "new york times" ought to be able to describe, you do, what time we are a arriving in calais. on the other hand, that's too easy. but in most of these other situations, i think there's been something like 67 state secret defenses recently. and in almost all of them i think it's to cover up this she was stuck. and i think as these cases come to the united states now, the newspapers today just talked about the fact that the most dangerous of the 9/11 criminals is going to be tried. and, you know, the defense will say we want is evidence. you know the government is going to probably say state secrets are involved. stay tuned. it's a very touchy subject. and very badly in need of reform. well, if there are no more questions, i thank you all for coming. [applause] [inaudible conversatio

the election of scott brown in massachusetts for ted kennedy's seat, of all thing, was as direct a referendum as you could have. if the health bill passes in the house, it will only do so the way it did in the senate. with a narrow, partisan majority. abetted by political bribery and intimidation, budget gimmicks and procedural deceptions. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expire the gentlelady from guam is recognized. ms. bordallo: does the gentleman yield back? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. ms. bordallo: would the chair give me the time we have left? the speaker pro tempore: two minutes remaining for the gentlelady from guam. ms. bordallo: i yield back the balance of my time and again i'd like to state for the record, house resolution 1119 states that we should honor our armed services with a moment of silence and i hope that my colleagues will see fit to support this very fine resolution. i would also like to go on record to thank mr. lamb born of colorado for managing the bills and resolutions this afternoon with me.

ted kennedy and george miller, two of the most liberal members of the united states congress. a senator, one in the house at this event. further back in time, bill clinton signing the balanced budget act in 1997. the speaker of the house newt gingrich. several other republicans in that picture. james and mary, does it matter? >> go ahead. >> it sure does. you can go back to reagan. you can go back to bush. johnson. there is never a scene like that in modern history. >> does it matter to us? does it matter to voters? >> it very much matters to voters if polls are to be believed. >> in the president's defense, they had the summit, was -- when clinton signed his economic bill in '93, probably the most successful piece, it was all democrats. this is not like utterly unprecedented. they tried everything they could, the republicans, philosophically were just against it and that's what happens in politics. >> just for the record, he met with them once in 2009 on march 5 and he didn't meet with them again meet with them again until february 20. >> let's look closely. you script these

you know, ted kennedy -- i'm from massachusetts -- kennedy -- elected in 1962 and said he will fighto make sure everybody has health care. 1972 of my old boss the former chairman ran for congress and his slogan was that both for me and i will help ted kennedy get everybody insurance. when iran for congress in 1996i said i'm going to help get everybody insurance. now, i think tomorrow if this bill is brought up we will have that opportunity to fulfill their dreams, i only wish they were here to witness it. but what we are trying to do is ensure 32 additional -- 32 million additional americans who want to provide more choices, more protections than they have right now. i mean, every american should have what members of congress have. it should have choices and protections that we have and that's what this bill is about. we want to control cost for small businesses. i think everyone of us here has gotten calls from small businessmen and women that say they would like to expand the number of employees but they can't because the cost of insurance is so high. this bill has subsidies and re