tom harkin is the chairman of the senate health and education committee.re the guys who wrote the rules for the affordable care act. does this mean obama care is going to turn into the cuban health care system? >> maybe he should retire there. all right. if you have your own hit or miss, send it to us at jeron fnc. that's it for this week's show. thanks to my panel. especially to you for watching. i'm paul gigot. hope to see you here next week. >>> you can feel excitement is building here in the big apple with the super bowl just one day away. moments ago new jersey governor chris christie and new york governor andrew cuomo are handing off official super bowl duties to next year's host state arizona. represented by governor jan brewer, all happening right there in times square. i am ready for some football. are you? >> yes, i certainly am. i picked both teams in the

tom harkin and george miller have a bill to fix that by lifting the minimum wage to $10.10. it's easy to remember. 10 cents. this will help families. it will get businesses customers with more money to spend. it does not involve any new bureaucratic program. so join the rest of the country. say yes. give america a raise. >> a height in the federal minimum wage from the current level of $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour was a center piece of president obama's january state of the union address. this week, the nonpartisan congressional budget office regularly invoked by democrats blew that center piece into smitherines, small fragments. it told the lawmakers that the economic impact of the raise in the minimum wage from the existing $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour amounts to a 40% add on. 39.31% exactly. the winners would be 16.5 million workers who would welcome the height, including 900,000 who would be lifted above the poverty line. the losers would be 500,000 workers who get pink slips and the emplowers who must cope with their new burden by letting some workers go or cancel

. >> senator tom harkin the iowa democrat was in cuba last week and claims hes went on a 186 mile walktryside and concluded the cuban health care system is quite arcable, very good. -- quite remarkable, very good. tomad harkin is the chairman the senate health and education committee. these are the guys who wrote the rules for the affordable care act.who does this mean obamacare is going to gradually turn into the cuban health care system. >> maybe hee should retire there.hou remember if you have yourthe own hit or miss please send it to us. be sure to follow us on twitter as well. that's it for this week's show. thanks to mymy panel, especially to you forally watching. i'm paul gigot. hope to see you right here next week. >>> fox news alert. oscar winning actor phillip seymour hoffman has died. nypd confirming to fox news his body was found inside his new york city apartment after an apparent drug overdose. we're live in a west coast news room with the latest. >> reporter: this is very tragic news to the entertainment industry. four hours ago police responded to a 911 call and once th

you've seen it happened tom harkin in iowa, tom daschle in south dakota, hubert humphrey.strated path for victory for people who are willing to get out there and work hard. for me it's a three-word plant -- relentless hard work. while i'm doing that, chuck, and you've been in this towns, my likely opponents is out shaking down big money in new york and texas. i think that's going to win in campaign. >> let me ask you this on the issue of health care, i think you believe that the health care law didn't go far enough. >> exactly. >> what would you have done? >> i support making medicare available to everyone of any age. people should be able to buy into medicare. the reason that didn't happen, when the affordable care act was being debated and decided out here in washington, it was because of the big health insurance companies and big drug companies that didn't want that medicare option. >> you think they captured president obama? >> they captured the process -- >> you think he is too captured by the process. >> they captured the process and co-opted it with their influence.

the senate is expected to take up a bill sponsored by george miller and iowa senator tom harkin.would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 over the next three years. >> right now, the minimum wage is lagging way behind the cost of living, way behind the growth in the economy, and it's back to where wages were less than they were in 1968. >> the facts are in dispute by the same people who tend to dispute facts in general. this was senator ted cruz at today's heritage action conservative summit. >> the president has told us he wants to raise the minimum wage to $10.10. the real obama minimum wage is zero dollars, because that's what everyone who has lost their jobs under the crushing taxes and regulations is getting right now, is zero. >> the obama minimum wage sounds like it doubles as a tax. that has not stopped ted cruz and company to kill a raise for the nation's workers. and investigation into today's "new york times," reveals that the economic studies about the harmful effects of a minimum wage increase are bank rolled by corporate interests. a corporation has no employee

. >> despite the delays, senator tom harkin, who wrote the legislation, says he's confident it will pass congress before this year's midterm elections, but with republicans opposed to raising the minimum wage, it is unclear how democrats will get the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. as for the tactic house democrats plan to use this afternoon, they will formally launch a discharge petition. now, this allows the minority party to force a vote on the house floor. joining me now, democratic congressman tim bishop of new york, one of the lawmakers leading the charge on minimum wage. sir, thank you so much for your time. >> thank you for having me on. >> let's talk about senator reid, saying this is the continuation of republican obstruction here. does that help solve the problem when you have words like that exchanged? >> well, i think it's an accurate reflection of what's going on in the senate, and i think it's important for people to understand that. in the house, i think the only chance we have of the legislation coming up for consideration is if this discharge petition that i f

you have people all over the country from liberals like tom harkin and elizabeth warren to moderate inic party like mark in alaska a red state and is up for reelection this year, also endorsing an expansion of social security. so there is a broad support, i think, for this measure and it's really just trying to get off the ground right now as a serious idea. and so bringing these other things to the print, i think distracts from that. >> by, again, this is always called the third rail of american politics. and if you are going to expand social security, which is already financially strapped. how do you do it? if we didn't even agree on post pointing retirement age or any small -- even small pressures people can't agree on. >> president obama in his speech talked about the fact that $140 billion a year in this country goes out for tax preferences for retirement accounts. those are things like 401ks and i r.a.s and it's $140 billion a year that goes mostly to the top 5% or one%, if you cap it or limit it and use some savings . again $140 billion a year, you could plow that in to an expen

i think of chris dodd, tom harkin, paul simon, henry waxman, george miller, just to name a few. a great class runnir office and serving for the right reasons. when i hitchhiked across the globe as a young man, i also realized no country has a monopoly on religion, culture or virtue. we're all together. we're all people. we're all in this together. and all people basically have the same dreams for their family. to put food on the table, make ends meet, take care of their kids, health care they can afford and a clean environment for their families to explore and enjoy. the united states senate can make people's dreams a reality. we're so lucky as americans to have this institution under our constitution, written by very perceptive forefathers. it offers what few institutions in the world can boast, the opportunity to make a difference when history calls. one of the greatest privileges i've had in this job is having one of the best staffs on the hill. they are sitting behind me, some of them. they are just terrific. they have always been ready with big ideas and dedication to answe

a number of senators include tom harkin, jay rockefeller, dick durbin, citing health reform and preventativeh reform. taking a dig at wall street. do not put death and addiction at corner of family neighborhood. that is dig at walgreen's motto. stuart: i have a quote from the letter. this is letter from the democratic senators to -- >> rite aid and walgreens. stuart:, we're right to urge you as a company committed to health and wellness of its customers to follow cvs caremark's plan to stop selling tobacco products and promote cessation efforts in all stores. pretty soon you can't buy cigarettes but you can buy weed. >> i can't recall in recent memory, or anytime seeing congress in such concerted effort in one industry to remove tobacco products. yes, tobacco is at at root of all sorts of cancers and i'llness that is cause death. this for the first time, we're seeing a band of democrat senators you know what, pull tobacco from your store shelves. that might be unprecedented. stuart: it has done cvs a lot of good. the stock price is up when they announced it. it went down initially but now is

bill that is been introduced in congress by congressman george miller of california and senator tom harkinthey thought it was in the kind of range that would bring back the minimum wage to roughly its peak in terms of buying power. it is actually slightly above the peak it previously reached in 1968. it is a positive for low-wage workers who are struggling to get by. >> you bring this up in your article. we know a family cannot subsist on the minimum wage. we know that many families do in those countries. our policy makers relying on the minimum wage to do too much when they talk about increasing at to a level that's more reasonable? scarlet, that's a very good point. the problem would be if they said, the minimum wage will be our vehicle for ending poverty in america. that would require a minimum wage of $20. it would be impossible. it would cause large-scale unemployment. the minimum wage is best thought of as one strand in the safety net. in cooperation with the earned income tax credit, food stamps, , subsidized medical insurance, subsidized housing. it cannot do it by itself. >> there

here with us now democratic senator from iowa, senator tom harkin.ng. i want to go right to the federal minimum wage. you're co-authoring a bill to raise it to $10.10. you have senator pryor saying it's too fast. i've been educated in school on this show as to why raising minimum wage would be bad for business and i simply don't understand the economy. could you please educate me why people should be paid a minimum wage or why they shouldn't be? a living wage. >> a moral and economic issue. >> i'm all about the moral issue, what are the economic issues? >> the reason this, why the economy is sluggish, there's lack of demand. people don't have much money. >> right. >> we have too many people making minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. if we increase that minimum wage over the next three years, people at least in that spectrum tend to spend that money. they shop and they buy things. it's been estimated that by giving 28 million americans this kind of a raise that it will stimulate the economy, provide more jobs and have gdp growth. that's the economic reason.

as you know, george miller and tom harkin have legislation for this and 70% of the american people supportsing minimum wage. >> on paycheck fairness, that has been passed twice in the house? >> you want to talk about other issues? >> how do we advance paycheck fa fairness? it has been an issue for a long time >> it passed under the leadership of speaker pelosi and the house of representatives and with 14 republican colleagues. on the first go around in the senate we lost by two votes. and i will not tell you who the two were. in any case, we lost a second time in the senate because of the fill buster. but it has been in the press that the colleagues on the senate side are raising the issue again. we are ready. we have 200 democrats and i am trying to get republicans on the legislation. but 200 democrats have signed on for paycheck fairness. this is long overdo. we can do it. >> i was going to say there has been pole polling of the women's economic agenda and among women and there is discussion among republicans and democrats and who is going to get the vote, among all of the lines and ever

chris dodd, tom harkin, henry waxman, george miller, just to name a few. and hitchhikers on the globe it is a religion and culture and virtue. we are all together. and we are all in this together. and we all have the same dreams for our family. to put food on the table, to take care of the kids, health care they can afford and a clean environment for the families to explore and enjoy. we are so lucky as americans to have this institution under our constitution written by perceptive forefathers and it offers the opportunity for us to make a difference. one of the greatest villages that i have had is to have the best staff on the hill. sitting behind me. and we have always been ready with big ideas and dedication to answers if there is a vision and my staff has been in it. i'm very proud of myself for another reason. a woman and a man working in my office didn't know each other until they start working in my office and i got together and i got married. six times. and they have all worked except for one. and over the years and it meant so much to me. then ove

senators tom harkin, senator saxby chambliss, both will be sorely missed as they have led the caucus through previous farm bills. but they were literally watch over the committee for years to come because their portraits are on the walls hanging above us. i think their eyes move when we consider amendments. senator max baucus will continue his service to the country as the next ambassador to china, but we will miss his advice and counsel in the committee. finally, it is hard to describe the void that will be created with the departure of senator mike johanns of nebraska. as the secretary of the department of agriculture, he has seen both sides of the farm bill, implementing one and writing another. even though -- even though, mr. president, nebraska left the big 12 for the big 10, this k state fan will admit that we will all miss having him around. so although i will not vote for the farm bill conference report, i promise to all of kansas agriculture that i fully appreciate the need for a farm bill, especially one that has been delayed for years. while we need a farm bill, we do not

tom harkin and george miller have a bill to fix that by ifting the minimum wage to $10 .10. this will help families and give businesses customers with more money to spend. it does not involve any new bureaucratic program. join the rest of the country. say yes. give america a raise. give them a raise. there are steps we can take to help families make ends meet. fewer are more effected than the earned income tax credit. right now, it helps about half of all parents at some point. think about that. it helps about half of all parents in america at some point in their lives. but i agree with republicans like senator rubio that it doesn't do enough for single workers who don't have kids. let's do more to help americans get ahead. let's help americans save for retirement. today, most americans don't have a pension. social security check often isn't enough on its own. and while the stock market has doubled over the last five years, that doesn't help folks who have 401k's. tomorrow i will direct the treasury to create a new way to elp americans start. myira. new savings bond to encou

george miller and tom harkin have legislation in place already for this legislation.% of the american people support the raising of the minimum wage. we think it is an important economy that works for everyone, and we will talk more about it when the leadership comes in. >> paycheck fairness has been passed twice in the house. >> [indiscernible] saying --st it has been an issue for a long time? >> it's time has come. paycheck fairness passed under the leadership of speaker pelosi twice. the house, and including 14 of our republican colleagues. we had the first go round in the senate, lost by two votes. >> [indiscernible] thoseill not tell you who two were. in any case, we lost the second time in the senate because of a filibuster. i also understand it has been in the press that our colleagues on the senate side are raising the issue again, and we are ready. democrats, and i am trying to get the publicans on the legislation. 200 democrats have signed on for a check fairness. it is an idea whose time is long overdue. >> i was going to say that if there is recent polling

to be talking about that when we come in with the leadership but as you know george miller and tom harkinion in place already for this legislation. over 70% of the american people support raising the minimum wage. we think it's an important pillar of an economy that works for everyone and we will talk more about it when leadership comes in. >> one paycheck fairness that is has been passed twice in the house of representatives. how do we advance at? >> it's been an issue for a long time. >> it's time has come. paycheck fairness passed under the leadership of speaker pelosi twice in the house of representatives and including i might add 14 republican colleagues. on the first go-round in the senate we lost by two votes. i won't tell you who the two were in any case. we lost the second time in the senate because of a filibuster but i also understand her colleagues on the senate side are raising the issue again and we are ready. we have 200 democrats and i'm trying to get some republicans on the legislation for 200 democrats have signed on for paycheck fairness. it's an idea whose time is long

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tom harkin. chris dodd. patrick kennedy. henry the wax man. george miller. and max baucus.trict of columbia. >> it's like that back to the future photo. >> kind of is. >> something happens and you ruin everything if you go back to the future. let's talk about somebody else. samantha power is somebody who had a very interesting confirmation hearing when she was going to become the next ambassador to the united nations, she is something who said controversial things in the past about our country and our intentions and many people speculating, including marco rubio in his questioning, was she the right person to represent our country in the united nations? there is a tweet that came out that made a lot of people wonder if she was the right selection but she ultimately got confirmed. it revolved around danny pearl. she was asked to speak at a foundation named in danny pearl's honor. >> danny pearl was beheaded in 2002 by cleland -- by khalid sheik mohammed. this is her tweet. >> pearl, who was beheaded could have been prevented by individual accountability and reconciliation. w

congressman george miller and senator tom harkin have introduced a bill and the president strongly sportsericans need a raise. people who work a full-time job shouldn't have to live in poverty. i was in jersey city yesterday meeting with a number of workers who were working at the newark airport. they are cleaning the planes after people exit and handling bags. the only raise they got when the voters of new jersey voted $1 increase in the minimum wage. everywhere i go around the country, people are working hard and falling further behind and that is not america. >> you can't live on that salary. >> we heard very compelling stories yesterday of people who are working hard, collecting fo food stamps. they don't want to collect food stamps and wanted to be rewarded for work. that is what the president is talking about. people who work 40 hours a week shouldn't have to live in poverty. i work with health homeworkers and we passed a regulation to hem them who weren't getting protections in the minimum wage and 90% women are 50% minority and over 50% are collecting food stamps or some other for

and fourth, talk to patty murray and tom harkin, tom harkin the chairman of our committee on health, education, labor and pensions, patty murray, the chairman of the subcommittee i serve on in terms of labor, and let's get the work force investment act which for six years has languished in terms of continuation and renewal, and let's get it renewed, let's get it reauthorized and get it done. the work is done. we are this close. we just need an impetus from the white house to tell the congress to go ahead and get it done and send it. i appreciate what the president has said he will do with joe bidden. -- joe biden. we don't need to re-create the wheel. congress has done the work on the wheel. it's time for us to pass it out and it's time for the president to sign it. i would like at this point to divide my remarks and let them appear separately in the record if i can because i want to pay tribute to a great georgian, a personal friend of mine and a great baseball player in the history of our country, bobby cox, number six. manager of toronto's blue jays when they won a world series. f