the court has allowed live audio streamings of its public proceedings to provide real-time public access. the american public is keenly aware of the requirement of all americans to be insured. and despite our public and private outreach, the supreme court has yet no indication those procedures will be made widely available to the american public on the day of the argument. i believe they should. and december stit -- americans have ready access to their government and the most recent hearings of the supreme court nominees, we have made arrangements to accommodate thousands of individual spectators in that hearing room. and this is whether the hearings are broadcast live, whether we stream the proceedings on our website and these technologies welcome the american public into the senate and the role the constitution continues to play in our democracy. the senate has been televising these procedures for more than 25 years. i believe even state courts, including state supreme courts have been televising their proceedings for years. i know that some of the justices are not having their proceedings televised

the part of the public. now i'll let you and the public be the judge of how it views us but i think in general americans should understand the challenges as well as the role that their institutions face. and since my time has expired, and i want to thank you again for being here and i am not at all dismissive of the points that you've made, on the contrary i have great respect for them, but perhaps we can provide you with some more information that would be persuasive in the advantages and the positives in those kinds of greater availability or accessibility. >> and we are back live on capitol hill here on c-span 3. the dirkeson senate office building for the senate judiciary committee. they're meeting to mark up legislation that would permit, require televising u.s. supreme court proceedings. senator grassley there in the middle of your screen of iowa the cosponsor of the legislation s-1945 along with democrat dick durbin of illinois. the markup session should get under way in just a little bit. also on capitol hill today the senate's in session and later today we'ill take a vote on whether to work on the sur

both individuals and the persons around and care about one thing, that is protecting the american public. everything else is secondary. both presidents have the same desire to assure the american public is kept safe. there may be a difference in nuanced ways in terms of how they ask questions. in terms of a desire to protect the american public, there is no difference whatsoever. >> washington is a famously complicated place when it comes to agencies working together. you have set a little bit about the fbi and cia and their improved relationship. what would you say about the current state of the inter- agency process? >> out in the field, those differences disappear. it is back in washington where you have much more butting of heads or issues relating to agencies. we used to butt heads with the a -- dea. now it is no longer a priority, we do not but heads with them. the biggest thing has been with the international intelligence agencies, national security agency. the willingness to sit down and exchange of information, understanding that we collect and different authorities. the cia and

what you think the american public is connected suit about the humanity of these characters? >> they humanity and none of these characters. i said it last week. these are our mothers. these are our grandmothers. this country was built on the backs of our mothers, our great grandmothers, our great grandfathers, and they should be celebrated in a way that i feel above's character does, and beyond. >> you, too. >> many did make that pie. -- minnie did make that pie. [laughter] i do not think our grandmothers would have done that. i am holding out hope, but i do think it is humanity. it separates the white versus black. it is people who come together to do something that makes a difference in their world, and that no young white girl is coupled with an older black woman. you are not that much older than emma. >> eye of -- i am a lot older than her. >> we focus on the things that make us different and never embraced the things that make us the same. >> let me ask you if on sunday night, and i am praying to god because i celebrate black women, and i want them always to shine, so i

we need to fight for the things the american public wants for their government. limited government. we did not pass it and we never got close again. even though we have surpluses, and never could get the votes again. we lost seats in the next election and it was never able to happen. ladies and gentlemen, we have an opportunity again. we are looking at trillions of dollars in debt. we have an opportunity because the american public is recognizing the great threats that this huge government is going to face. i will go out and i will go across this country and i will argue and i will do everything i can to get the american public to support and rally around passing a balanced budget amendment to the constitution that lennon's the size of the federal government to make import -- that limits the size of the federal government to 18%. if we keep the government limited to 18 cents of every dollar that is spent in america, we will have freedom in america for your children and grandchildren. guaranteed. [applause] that is a long-term plan. the short-term plan is we have to deal with the prob

so we'll have to take it to the american people and let them decide. >> so the best the american public can probably expect from you guys is basically hold things level, no more increases, status quo? >> if you want to change that you have to pass budgets to change it. we will pass a budget, but in if the senate chooses thought to pass the budget which senator reid announced, then no budget occurs. the house and senate pass a budget, we have a lou that says we have to do this. if one of those breaks down then no budget occurs. the senate didn't do a budget in 2010 and 2011 and now they have announced they aren't going to do a budget in 2012. so we'll take it to the country and let them decide. >> so you promised to cut about $100 billion worth of spending. what lessons did you learn last year from you didn't succeed to at least to get better performance this year? >> the lesson we learned divided government is very difficult. the whole payroll thing is an example of that. democrats wouldn't agree to spending cuts over a ten-year period. president wouldn't agree $46.9 trillion the neck t

. >> and if you're talking about the american public -- >> with halftime you're leading and you end up losing the game. >> and if you look at sort of where the stock price is and the american public recouping its investment, it's rosier, more of a bullish picture than a bearish. >> i don't see -- where are the protests? all this profit they're making, there's way too much profit being made here. this is bad for the country. we need to stop this. >> well, michael steele is not giving the occupy -- >> oh, my gosh, where are the protesters? way too much profit! >> if dan ackerson were taking in $100 million in options and bonuses, as a result of that $8 billion in profit, i think we'd be hearing some protests. because it's gm, and look, because in some ways it's been nationalized, who's going to protest? but it's also a much more fair way of -- >> all the more reason to protest! >> i would say we don't cover it enough, and i think there are a lot of auto workers that think that they have -- their power has been diminished, considerably, organized labor that would take issue with a lot of

they make the decisions that changed the lives of americans. the so-called public hearings of the supreme court are open only to 250 americans on a real-time basis. just how important is it in a democracy to bring the proceedings of an important american institution into full view of the american people? let me read this -- "people in an open society do not demand infallibility from their institutions, but it is difficult to accept what they cannot observe." those are the words of 1986. for too long, the american people have been prohibited from observing the proceedings of the supreme court. think about our extra effort to make certain that the nominations process and hearings before this committee on separate court justices are available to every american on a real-time basis. we believe that is it valuable point reached its value will part of our decision making process. -- we believe that it is a valuable part of our decision making process. we require televising of all open sessions of the court with one exception. a majority of the justices of the supreme cou

it would shoved down the throats of the american public. they did not care whether they lost the next election or not. they thought, the economy by 2012 will be good enough for obama to be reelected. once that happens, they have delayed the implementation of obamacare. they do not want you to experience obamacare before the election. they will wait until after that. then they will bring the hammer down. they will bring the hammer down just in time and everybody in america will be used to having government run their lives. it will not be for three years. you will have a chance to vote out that president. get you hooked. i will never forget going to the green room at fox when obamacare -- this was after the massachusetts senate election and when scott brown was elected. the president decided to shove the senate bill through the house. i remember going to fox and i ran into juan williams. i said to him, what are you guys doing? you will get killed in the next election. this is what he told me. i just talked to the white house and they said, we

in the fall of 1969 about the networks and speaking to the american public, but not speaking for the american public resonated very strongly within the republican party. there was for the evidence and there still is today. members of the national media and "the washington post" or time or news week or the network anchors by and large are to the left. nixon and agnew believed that those beliefs shaped coverage of how nixon and agnew and other republicans recovered in the media. this is the one element that nixon and agnew were able to work together in the presidency. there was a thought at the time when agnew gave these speeches that nixon disapproved of them. my research has shown i have gone to the archives and looked and seen that nixon actually gave more approval and that was almost egging agnew on. then the scandals. interestingly enough agnew benefitted when the watergate scandal broke out for not being part of the inner circle. he was never in the oval office or the eob when mix on was talking with them about all of these things. agnew was completely out of the loop. >> when the

agnew's famous speeches that he gave beginning in the fall of 1969 about the networks speaking to the american public but not speaking for the american public resonated very strongly within the republican party. because there was this belief -- and there still is this belief, there was plenty of evidence for it, and there still is today -- that members of the national media, particularly those who write for "the new york times," "the washington post," or "time" or "newsweek" or the network anchors by and large are to the left of center. nixon and agnew believed that those beliefs shaped coverage of how nixon and agnew and other republicans were covered in the media. this is the one element that nixon and agnew were able to work together during the presidency. there was a thought at the time when agnew gave these speeches that nixon disapproved of them. my research has shown actually, no. i've gone to the archives and looked and seen that nixon actually gave it more than tacit approval, was almost egging a knew on. then, of course, there were the scandals. interestingly enough agnew benefitted origina

the air force. i am truly concerned at a time of war that we would have these reductions, which i think is going to put american families at risk. those serving in the military and the american public as large. it's inconceivable every day, we read of another threat to our country of instability around the world. additionally, mr. secretary, i know you're having to make tough choices. and in particular, though, i identify with veterans. i served 31 years in the army, and i'm just grateful for my service and the commitment and dedication and commitments to veterans, too, commitments from and to. but i'm very concerned that the administration is proposing cost increases on health care for military retirees. and these are extraordinary. for tricare prime, that a proposal for fy-13 increases enrollment fees from 30% to 78%. over five years, the enrollment fees would increase between 94 to 345%. how can we justify such increases when really commitments were made to people who have made such a difference in protecting our freedoms? >> can i take that? >> sure. >> let me answer that, if i could, congressman. you know, when we said that in order to rebalance this military of ours -- and by

if we can figure out a way to help the american public, this can be solved. e only way we will bleed is if we do so from self inflict ared wounds. >> can we get out of the sand pit? >> we have to. here is a couple facts that are important to remember. inequality causes financial instability. it makes your economy grow more slowly. i mean this is something that we have to all care about. >> and i think that part of the american dream, however shredded it has been, has been upward mobility and we are seeing that to decline. with all the republican attacks on europe, you still have higher levels of mobility in europe. but in terms of the safety net. what struck me in this new york times article last sunday which was powerful about the geographic of safety benefits was critics, even critics of benefits rely on it. and the fact that states with the most anti-government state officials are receiving more safety benefits. there's something very powerful in the la30 years of government with bashing. look how the government handled the bank bail outs, it's not working

they believe that rights to come from the government, and they have gone around convincing the american publichat they can give you rights. the most important one they have been able to shut down the throats of the american public was the right to health care, the right to health care, obamacare. we see what happens when government gives you rights. when government gives you rights, government can take away those rights. one government gives you rights, they can course you -- coerce you enter exercising the rights they have given. i have talked about how obamacare will crush economic freedom and make people dependent on government for the most important things, their very lives. as a result, government will own you because you have to pay tribute to washington. one of the reasons i am in this race, the major reason i am in this race, it is because i think that obamacare is a game changer for america. [applause] market thatcher said when she left the prime ministership of england that she was never able to accomplish what reagan accomplished. once people have that dependency, they are never rea

the name of the american public. in the name of the hardworking taxpayers whose money it is that is on the line. it is the people's money that we are talking about in all of these bills. it is the bill's money that has been put on the line when the federal government issues loans and loan guarantees. and ought to remind the gentleman from maryland about how much money we've been talking about in all of these things. when we talk about all the bailouts that the american public stood and railed against, rightfully so, as did i, whether it was the oil bail joithouts or the bank bailouts or the wall street bailouts, they all pale in comparison to the bailouts that we're talking about here with the g.s.e.'s. $186 billion and counting. the gentleman, mr. ryan, raised the issue before that i believe was going to go up to $280 billion, $290 billion and counting. that's not washington's money or the government's money or the gentleman from maryland's money. that's the hardworking american taxpayers' money that was initially pu

we'll have to see tonight what the outcome is, just like the rest of the american public. >> so, in terms of the prospects for passage of that legislation in the house and senate, how confident are you? >> you know, there's a lot of people that would say it's going to be a tough year, and if you don't get it done this year, nothing's going to happen with the elections next year. but i will say this, i think the administration and the congress, bo t

each of those provides a way to communicate with a seg m of the american public. our big fear is if you put a price change on standard mail, you'll chase people to the internet even though they went get the same return. >> you said that you stopped delivering the mail by next fall if they do not pass a bill to help you. if congress does pass a bill that gives you everything you want, how quickly do you see pulling out of the red? >> if congress gave us everything we needed we would be out of the red b end of 2013 and getting that money back on the first overpayment would go right against debt, which would shrink our debt. we would be in excellent shapeu perspective. someone makes note of the fact you have distribute antibiotics in case of a bioterrorism attack. if god forbid an attack did come, how ready to you feel you are? >> we have worked with the department of human and health services and have run drills. in three or four cities. they come in andgoaebts or whatever they would need. we worked carefully with the rural car yore union. we would be ready if called

> the reason i think we're doing well in this campaign is because we are being available to the american publicters, no written speeches, the opportunity to see what's in here. what's up here. and what's burning down here. >> goodness. we don't know what's burning down there. perhaps rick should seek urgent medical assistance. as for mitt romney, you do get the sense with arizona confidently in pocket, he's just really sad to have to take time-out from his beloved michigan. the white powder or the white sugar, powdered sugar, that's the word, powdered sugar on top of the punch key reminded me of what's going on outside, how beautiful it is. michigan looks so beautiful when the snow comes with a fresh powdered sugar all over everything. >> i love this state. it seems right here. the trees are the right height. i like seeing -- i like seeing the lakes. i love the lakes. >> oh, beautiful for spacious skies, but no burning sensation. that's good to hear. let's bring in our panel now. with us from washington, msnbc political analyst and former dnc communications director karen finny, columnist for t

it is not at all new that iran is the target but we have successfully persuaded the american public that it would be another iraq that we were being lied to for many years now and this campaign to get us into iran again has failed you public relations terms for several years now we have to keep up that campaign david swanson author of war as a lie joining us from charlottesville virginia thanks so much. well we sort of tune in in thirty minutes you're not going to want to miss this one occupy the prison system from oakland to new york and our nation's capital to chicago protesters rallied outside of prisons to shed light on inhumane treatment and injustice inmates in ohio actually went on a hunger strike to bring awareness to the issue and coming up at eight pm we'll bring you the very latest from the occupy movement and show you why the for profit prison era might be coming to an end for now little do it here for more on the stories we cover and it go to our team dot com slash usa and be sure to check out our youtube page it's youtube dot com slash r t america and you should definitely

in additional costs that puts on these programs, which makes it more difficult to explain to the american public why we're expending as much money for these particular programs as we are when it's unfortunately because of the way we're acquiring these weapon systems. >> i think secretary panetta has a very well thought through plan and i suggest that you put that question to him. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for being here and for your testimony. quick question in relation to something that mr. garrett raised the issue of the -- however you characterize it, fine tax under the affordable care act. you said there were no new taxes in this budget. if i'm not mistaken, that final budget or tax was in existing law prior to this budget being submitted. therefore by the chairman's own standards those things that are in existing law you don't get credit for or blamed for. the implication that in some way this budget raised revenue through that vehicle doesn't meet the standard the chairman said. would you agree with that? >> i think it's impo

justices are appointed for a lifetime appeared they make decisions that change the lives of all americans. but the so-called public hearings of the supreme court are open only to 250 americans on a real-time basis. just how important is it in a democracy to bring the proceedings of an important american institution like the supreme court into full view of the american people? people in an open society do not demand in fallibility from their institutions. but it is difficult for them to accept what they are prohibited from observing. those are the words of chief justice berger in 1986. for too long, the american people have been effectively prohibited from observing the proceedings and open sessions of the supreme court. think about our extra effort to make certain that the nominations process and the hearings before this committee on supreme court justices are available to every american on a real-time basis. we believe it is a valuable part of our decision process. i think the same standard should apply to supreme court justices once approved by the senate when they cross the street. our bill would require televi

i'm scratching the back i think we have to look at it is a psychological operation against the american public. that means this is not hollywood it's total propaganda by and for the pentagon using hollywood as the face and then they say well ok well the pentagon does look a little bit hollywood and we but this is the pentagon these are real live navy seals what's outrageous is you go to the web site for this film and there's a section where you can donate to support the navy seal foundation to support naval warfare i mean why are they asking the american public or whoever watch this film to give a twenty or fifty or five thousand dollar donation to support naval warfare i mean we're talking about billions and billions of dollars of taxpayers' money being used for this production including this kind of thing where they send the navy seals off to commit atrocities but i'm there's nothing honorable on either encase and i'm sure people who are watching this are at least thinking you know this is a movie this is hollywood as one of the person in the story by the people interviewed in the story said

now they're being criticized for actually doing what the congress and the american public asked them to do, which was to work as closely as you can, to protect civil liberties, but to make sure that we're sharing information across the board. and as it relates to the folks i represent i hope that folks are focusing within the intelligence community on the activity of these drug cartels, who are now, who are operating in mexico, and other parts of south america, who are also operating in california and parts of the west, and i assume all over the country. every day innocent americans are being killed in this country because of foreign drug cartels and other criminal activity, and so my only request of all of you in the intelligence community is that you, please, look for ways to cooperate and share information with the folks that i represent and the various sheriffs and d.a.s and folks that can be helpful, if they need information on the cartels or other extremists, if king's constituents need help, i hope that you're hearing from at least some of us on this committee who do not want y

it is not at all new that iran is a target but we have successfully persuaded the american public that it would be another iraq that we were being lied to for many years now and this campaign to get us into iran again has failed in public relations terms for several years now all right we have to keep up that campaign david swanson author of war as a lie joining us from charlottesville virginia thanks so much. well to move on to syria now where violence is continuing and in some parts of the country it's getting worse and the international committee of the red cross is trying to negotiate a humanitarian ceasefire between pro and anti-government forces in syria to bring in supplies like food and medical aid to those most in need now to senior members of the united states senate armed services committee senators john mccain and lindsey graham have called for u.s. and western help in aiding the syrian rebels to supply those rebels with weapons and other aid came in graham are in afghanistan and they said that to do so would not only help those rebels but it would help washington in its ef

i think the american public should know how he plans to -- >> he's like nixon. 's the new new romney. >> it didn't work for gore or kerry. >> this is the tricky part. he says to the american public i am going to make things a lot better. the american public i think is saying how. has he told them how? >> no. there was the 57, 59, i'm starting to lose track, point program. no, i think he needs to come out with that tax plan which he keeps hinting at, showing a little ankle here and there, a little -- >> to help the poor as well as the middle class. >> that's right. >> i thought he didn't care about the poor. >> we need mitt romney to have a little jack chemical np him. >> yes. >> a little jack kemp. entrepreneurial -- >> why -- don't pick up the individual boats. >> it's not about the individual classes. it's about all the classes -- >> a job. >> 243,000 americans have that had month that they didn't before. romney's got a major problem. he's got to change his playbook because the economy is growing. it's been growing for 20-plus months. it's going to continue --

it means jobs, energy security, and satisfaction for the american public. the president made a political decision to pander to his extreme environmentalist supporters in a campaign year instead of listening to the majority of the american public, and that was unfortunate. i think that house republicans are making it well-known that the fight for keystone x.l. is not over. support in the house to move the pipeline forward has been bipartisan, very public, and very well received by the american people. as of yesterday that support has produced a bill to push keystone x.l. forward. i look forward to continuing my commitment to jobs, energy security, and the building of keystone x.l. pipeline. and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, mr. speaker. -- mr. speaker, for giving us an opportunity to share on some enormously crucial hu

[laughter] what i am saying is, the american school of public system -- the american public school system, the lower income population is not playing the role they should play. we are not adequately educating these children. the classrooms are too crowded -- that is all over the tv in new york. they blame it all on teachers. i think the youth deserve better. that is what i think. [applause] we have to start not when they are a teenager, but pre-k. [applause] >> you have

qualities can be found throughout the postal service, one of our nation's oldest public service institutions that continues to be a vital interest to the gateway to american households. it was created more than 235 years ago. it delivers messages, merchandise, and money everywhere, every day. it is a service that the american public relies on. the postal service also issues stamps that help to keep the mail moving and facilitate communication and commerce in america. oftentimes these stamps are referred to as our nations calling cards. that is why they're so important -- it is so important that they reflect our rich culture and heritage. that is what the lunar new year is all about. if you combined every holiday tradition, decoration, food, prayers, and blessings, you might begin to understand what happens during the day when people of chinese, korean, vietnamese, tibetan, and mongolian heritages around the world celebrate the lunar new year. it is also celebrated with parties and parades where skilled teams of dancers to let the crowds with their portrayals of dragons. to those who celebrate lunar new year, dragons are not scary monsters to be feared. th

on the department of homeland security they're protecting themselves instead of protecting the american public and why do you think they would do that well to protect themselves again to protect their own interests from a. public relations standpoint but they're spending taxpayer dollars on this when they really ought to be focusing their efforts on things that will protect the american public another thing president obama he had now in his budget recently released double spending on cyber security. do you think that the fears now today over cyber security and cyber warfare are justified certainly if there's this idea that. a lot of times national security fears are overblown and that's that's often valid what we see again and again in the national security realm is that there's a national security theater we're all told that we should be afraid of a particular incident occurring even though statistically there's not so much of a probability of that and then vast amounts of taxpayer money are spent on programs that surveil the people that are that are overly intrusive and usually outside of th

it is not at all new that iran is a target but we have successfully persuaded the american public that it would be another iraq that we were being lied to for many years now and this campaign to get us into iran again has failed in public relations terms for several years now all right we have to keep up that campaign david swanson author of war as a lie joining us from charlottesville virginia thanks so much. all right well for now that's going to do it but be sure to tune into the big picture it's coming up in just a half hour tonight host tom hartman will tell you what to do if you're arrested and in need of a good bail bondsman for more on the stories that we covered go to our team dot com slash usa or youtube dot com slash r t america have a good night. culture is the so much i'm going to commercial comes on it comes of uranium olympic trials and tribulations of the middle class long considered the pillar of the west political and economic water is now the victim of a long term. me leave. immediately. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand

the witness table, he admonished me public for not moving this bill more quickly, mr. chairman, supreme court justices are appointed for a lifetime. they make decision in the elys of americans, yet the so-called public hearings of the supreme court are open only to 250 americans on a real-time basis. just how important is it in a democracy to bring the proceedings of an important american institution like the supreme court into full view of the american people. people in an open society do not demand infallibility from their institutions, but it's difficult for them to accept what they are prohibited from observing. those are the words of chief justice berger in 1986 in the supreme court's press enterprise company versus superior court. for too long the american people have been effectively prohibited from observing the open sessions of the supreme court. think about our extra effort to make certain the nominations process are available to every american on a real-time basis. we believe that is a valuable part of our decision-making process. our bill would require televising all -- a majority of the justices of the supreme court can determine that the public televising of t

. >> the president of the nuggets states tries to map motivate the american public to make changes thatare necessary it is not a ceo position. newt finished well behind and essays that he is not quiting but i believe the president obama it is such a direct threat to the future of this country that i will support the republican nominee because their reelection of obama could be a disaster. >> ron paul is also going to stay on the trial but without a state when he was asked when victory will,. >> it is hard to say but we still of 3-4 caucuses were or numbers are doing pretty good. >> colorado, minnesota and missouri has a non-binding with super tuesday coming up in march with 10-states at 437 delicate hall. >> ready or not, a time line is they will be forced to change coming up. ???g?g?n?ñ=h÷p÷÷>>>>8ç >>gabe: this is going to be the transition into a time line for facebook is a facebook of your entire life. once activated facebook will replace its current profile. some have voluntarily switch but now all users will have to switch in a couple of weeks. facebook will contact you to do the c

. >> we need a candidate who can make the case the american public as to who we are. >> ron hall did not see a reason to give up just because he did not place first. >> even if i have a personal desire not to continue, it clear would be a strong rebellion with my friends. >> for tuesday is the next a day for the four candidates. >> protesters took to the streets of san francisco. one group demonstrating between a possible war between israel and around that could ultimately involve the u.s.. talk of war is escalating. on saturday the supreme leader warned the nation will strike back if they are attacked. there currently conducting military exercises. u.s. officials have been cautioning israel against a rash action toward the rhine. the u.s. is keeping its options on the table. both countries of pushing for strong u.s. sanctions as well as diplomacy to try and stop nuclear development that appears to be feeling. ron is becoming more bullish as. south >> the protesting is laying groundwork for a new war. the man who leads the pentagon papers in 1971 were among those attending calling on