the wisconsin state house is insured for $200 million. who built it used 43 types of stone from six countries. they copied what royalty built in europe. this is not unusual, other stated houses are grand. when you spend other people's money, you tend to spend a lot. >> when you looking look around here, this is frugal wisconsin. this is place is a palace. >> that is why we don't add things to on it. >> but they wanted more benefits for everyone. >> the question we have been asking ourselves around wisconsin, why do they have the healthcare benefits and why the retirement benefits. the question we should be asking you, why don't you have access to the same kind of he'll choices that a public employee has. >> john: because if we all, did we would be deeper in the money hole. but there is another approach, one a few places have tried and the results, prosperity. that is next. >> john: today there is something new in america. a few politicians, like governor chris christie, governor rick scott and john kasich in ohio. but there is another gove

the wisconsin state house is insured for $200 million. s who built it used 43 types of stone from six countries. they copied what royalty built in europe. this is not unusual,s are grand. when you spend oth people's money, you tend to spend a lot. >> when you looking look around here, this is frugal wisconsin. this is place is a palace. >> that is why we don't add things to on it. >> but they wanted more benefits for everyone. >> the question we have been asking ourselves around wisconsin, why do they have the healthcare benefits and why the retirement benefits. the question we should be asking you, why don't you have access to the same kind of he'll choices that a public employee has. >> john: because if we all, did we would be deeper in the money hole. but there is another approach, one a few places have tried and the results, prosperity. that is next. ♪ with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. and the more i focus on everything else, the less time i have to take care of me. that's w

the white house? >> yeah. >> jimmy: it's been a long time. >> i don't know. wisconsin is a democrat state. jimmy: and you're ready to go any time, pick up and go over there. >> yeah. >> jimmy: that's unacceptabab. i have some photographs here. this is apparently one of your ho hobbies. this is what you do during the games. you see here -- that's you. >> jimm >> yeah. >> jimmy: that was back in 2006. there you are. >> yeah. >> jimmy: now you've -- what is in your nose? >> smelling salts. >> jimmy: all right. we got -- cupss over your eyes. and now you're teammates are actually turning the tables and -- you are posing, they're doing all sorts of stupid stuff in the background. are you not getting enough attention as quarterback of the team? >> no. >> jimmy: do you screw around a lot during the games? >> yeah, i'm a big prankster. it starts in camp and goes all the way through the season. that started a couple years ago. and we started to look like it was accidental and the guys were like, man, you got inhe picture again. bad timing, i guess. and then it became a little bit more fun and the g

the senate level. is what is happening in wisconsin have a deterrent on other governors? what do you make of what scott walker is doing? guest: let me share with you -- in my particular state, have a house that is democratic and a senate that is democratic and on and a democrat. -- and i am a democrat. you would wonder how we get major reforms done. we have reformed pension this last session, reform the unemployment insurance, reform workers' compensation to the tune of over $1 billion over the next four years. we have made the most dramatic transformation in two decades. i laid out the crisis we find ourselves in and i need your help and i need to sacrifice. we went to work. this last legislative session was not a pay hike. we got all of that done because my message at the outset was these are unprecedented times for it we cannot end up in a partisan bickering battle. money to set aside the politics, set aside all the anger and the end and roll up our sleeves and get the job done. we got it done. legislative session was probably the most productive that anyone can remember. it was done by everybody laying out the problem and asking for people to sacrifice and help. i've included my pub

wisconsin state senators are recall election, in giving time to react. nine senators are facing recall elections. tens of thousands of protesters were out at the state capital. >> investigators in organic plan to search a burned down house looking for evidence in the death of a woman and her four children. police believe the father stabbed his family and then set the home on fire. the father survived the fire remains in stable condition. hours before the house was set fire, the father reported his wife missing and officers found her in the parking lot of a convenience store a few blocks away. they gave her a ride home. a few hours later, she and her children were dead. the ages of the children are 2, 5, 6 and 7. a florida teenager is accused of killing his parents in this from a party at their home just hours later. 17 year-old tyler hadley is in police custody being held without bond. police in west palm beach say he attacked his parents with a hammer on saturday, lost their bodies and a bedroom before hosting a party for dozens of friends at the house. the bodies were discovered by police early sunday. the boys are being charged with two counts of first-degree murder. >> we are taking a break. a live look at the golde

states code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members, please remove your conversations from the floor. the gentleman from wisconsin seeks to call up h.r. 2553? mr. petri: yes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 357, the bill is considered as read. the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. petri, and the gentleman from illinois, mr. costello, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. petri: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. petri: and i would like to insert in the record an exchange of letters between the committee on transportation and infrastructure and the committee on ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. petri: and, mr. speaker, for the third consecutive congress we're working to pass a long-term re-authorization of the f.a.a.. this year both the house and senate passed their own re-authorizations but unfortunately negotiations with the senate have slowed and it's necessary tore us to pass another extension to enable the f.a.a. to continue to operate. t