issues with james clapper not telling the complete whole entire truth to under oath to the united states congress our representatives and should be something done about that whether it's prosecution i'm not sure i'm not a lawyer i can't speak to that but i definitely think that there somebody has to answer

my guest house minority leader nancy pelosi will be joining us of the united state congress. [cheers and applause] that's honestly the only applause the united states congress has gotten in -- [laughter] -- god knows how long. first we've seen a lot of reaction to tuesday's state of the union address. perhaps the most alarming reaction came from senator lindsey graham who told "roll call" that the world is literally about to blow up. i wish it had been on camera. i can't help but wonder what it must have sounded like when lindsey graham said that. how would that sound if lindsey graham would say hello governor -- no that won't be it. the world is literally about to blow up. no new york city. hey what are you gonna do the world -- no, no, not it. i, senator graham do believe -- i do declare that this vessel which we inhabit is about to just explode and me just here all along in my sitting room surrounded by sweet tea and just my figurines. [ laughter ] i didn't take graham seriously, you know, that the world is about to blow up. you know how excitable southerners can get -- [la

i'm talking about the policy of the united states congress and the president of the united states. c.b.o. found in an increase of this kind, if the bill that passed the senate had become law, would do a number of things. one, it would depress wages among low- and high-skilled native-born workers. depress wages further across the entire economy. that's what they reported to us. that's their official analysis. they went to on to say, "in addition, it would raise the national unemployment rate, increase the number of people unemployed, and, three, it would slow the growth of per-capita output." now, there ma may be somebody tt says, this isn't so and insist this is not so. but i would suggest that if you bring more iron ore into america, the price declines, you tbli more cotton, the price of cotton declines, you bring in more text tiecialtio textiles s declines. that is the law of economics. it is amazing to me some of the c.e.o.'s and some of our free-market geniuses don't understand that simple fact. what about depressing wages? the congressional budget office concluded based on ext

abdication of constitutional power article one section eight of the constitution gives to the united states congress the congress the clues of authority over our trade deals the authority the commerce among nations and what the fast track bill would do and grandfathering in the tepee being would give to the executive branch to the u.s. t.r. into the administration the exclusive power to choose the partners trading partners right the contents control the contents of the trade deals and then write implementing legislation that would then be treated in the house on an up or down vote no amendments limited debate just it's what i call it a kind of a legislative laxative that's bad for the constitution and it is a double entendre. and we're opposed to it and today was actually a national day of action the teamsters and other groups all across the civil society different constituencies fighting fastrack it doesn't have an original co-sponsor in the house democratic and frankly it doesn't deserve one so it's in for a big fight and i encourage your viewers to get involved to go to stop fast track dot com or

article one section eight of the constitution gives to the united states congress the congress the clues of authority over our trade deals the authority of the commerce among nations and what the fastrack bill would do and grandfathering in the tepee being would give to the executive branch of the us t.r. into the administration the exclusive power to choose the partners trading partners write the contents control the content of the trade deals and then write implementing legislation that would then be treated in the house on an up or down vote no amendments limited debate just it's what i call it a kind of a legislative laxative that's bad for the constitution and it is a double entendre saying that. and we're opposed to it and today was actually a national day of action the teamsters and other groups all across the civil society different constituencies fighting fast track it doesn't have an original co-sponsor in the house democratic and frankly it doesn't deserve one so it's in for a big fight and i encourage your viewers to get involved to go to stop fast track dot com or go to keep

two-thirds of the parliament signed on a bill to act sell rate the nuclear program if the united states congress sanctions. the exact opposite of what this deal is intended to achieve. so as congress heads back to work on monday, what does it intend to do? my critically imperil this deal as negotiations are in their final delicate stages. here to sort it out, busby's evan mcmorris santoro. a contributor for "the daily beast" writes about american relations oversea, msnbc's crystal ball is still here. in our d.c. icing i isolation booth we call it steve clemens, the washington editor at large who writes extensively about foreign policy, i hope you are not clauft ro phobia. i will start with you because of your isolation booth status. >> thanks, steve. >> the big break through in november was the announcement they are if geneva, the bake frame for a deal has been struck. now we are talking about the actual details of that finalized and hammered out. what is it that this final deal you think is going to look like and what is it that the hawks here in the united states congress, democrat and republi

a new study finds that for the first time in history more than half the members of the united states congress are millionaires. cnn's tom foreman is breaking down the numbers. >> and no american need be left out. >> affordable housing to the american people. >> democrats are standing for the middle class families. >> middle class americans. >> reporter: despite all the talk about economic hard times from lawmakers, the centers for responsive politics has found the median net worth for a congress member is now at $1,008,767 meaning for the first time over 50% are millionaires. that's a lot because when you think about the rest of the population only 3% of us can call ourselves millionaires. look who has all the money in congress. leading the list is darrell issa with a net worst of $464 million. you can go to virginia to find the top democrat, mark warner, $257 million. another democrat, jared pollis from colorado, $197 million. this is based upon their income for 2012 on their tax returns. congressional democrats overall are slightly richer than their republican colleagues and senators are mu

in 2010, she left a bursary see in the united states congress -- she left to pursue a seat in the united states congress. she has six grandchildren and 15 grandchildren. she says that her love for the united states and her desire to give her kids and grandkids the same opportunities that she had inspires all that she does. please join me in welcoming back to cws ann marie buerkle. [applause] >> inc. you all very much and thank you for that kind introduction. maybe that is why i am tired. i am glad to be back here and i want to thank the clare booth luce society for the opportunity to speak to all of you. there is nothing more important than your generation and making sure that you are involved and that you can carry on the great legacy. before we get started, and i hear from your comments, i would like to ask all of you to keep in your thoughts and prayers the men and women of the military. we live in the greatest nation of the history of the world and it is because of their service and sacrifice. i had the honor of serving on the veterans affairs committee. i went to walter reed and bet

nineteen thousand centrifuges and a lot of resentment among the iranian population that the united states congress is against the buying medicine. because it's it restricts the possibilities for banks to open letters of credit for iranian corporations to import medicine this is basically what they've done is that something that senator menendez can be proud of that's for him to respond to but the iranian people. will stick to their rights will not bow to pressure the way they got to understand that the way to deal with iran is to respect sanctions have not produced it produced any results up to now david not produce any results that are positive and constructive and can help resolve this problem in the future if they believe that sanctions are so important . then they can test it and see the consequences i don't mean the consequences is something that they would like but also the way i see it as far as this particular agreement is concerned iran claims that any signed agreement gives it the right to enrich uranium at a lower level for peaceful purposes america says this agreement does no such thin

employee can expect to receive about twelve hundred dollars per month until recent times the united states congress cannot agree with the extension of the program before leaving the christmas holidays. in particular the members of the republican party consider that the program budget that amounts to almost twenty five billion dollars is too excessive. by the same token democrats believe that the measures to help the unemployed did not allow over one million families to face poverty. the presenter of the united states brock obama and his supporters from the democratic party intend to continue efforts to resume the program after the members of the legislative body re convene to discuss the issue in january regarding the data in november. the unemployment rate in the usa stands at seven percent. the united nations and organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons to emission confirm that syria is unlikely to meet the december thirty first deadline to move its most dangerous chemical arms of the country. a number of other factors affected the schedule including security issues logistical problem

nineteen thousand centrifuges and a lot of resentment among the iranian population that the united states congress is against their buying this. because it's it restricts the possibilities for banks to open letters of credit for iranian corporations to import medicine this is basically what they've done is that something that senator menendez can be proud of that's for him to respond to but the iranian people. will stick to the right it's really not bow to pressure the way they've got to understand that the way to deal with iran is to respect sanctions have not produce and produce any results up to now david not produce any results that are positive and constructive and can help resolve this problem in the future if they believe that sanctions are so important. then they can test it and see the consequences i don't mean the consequences is something that they would like but also the way i see it as far as this particular agreement is concerned iran claims that any signed agreement gives it the right to enrich uranium at a lower level for peaceful purposes america says this agreement does no such t

here's secretary gates on the united states congress. >> quote, congress is best viewed from a distance. the farther, the better. because up close, it is truly ugly. i saw most of congress as uncivil, incompetent at fulfilling the responsibility. such as timely appropriations. micromanage, thin-skinned and prone to put self-and reelection before country. unquote. >> question, is this over stated, under stated, or right on the mark? pat. >> i think most americans have come to believe that the respect for congress is down in the single digits. he goes after congress in a way he does not go after biden who accused of poisoning the well or anyone else. there is nothing complimentary at all about congress. he said there are a bunch of hypocrites, they grand stand up there. they ask questions for the camera. he said, i almost got up and quit and walked out they are so awful at times and i don't think anybody is going to -- >> are you attacking his judgment? >> i think gates is one of the most able public -- maybe he deserves to be soured on the situation. >> is it as bad as he says it is? i d

so what more can the united states congress to to bring forth the truth? e going to continue to do it. because the american people understand that even the president of the united states can make mistakes in his administration can make mistakes and what they expect from the president and the commander-in-chief is one those mistakes have been made to have an honest discussion of them and to act quickly and decisively to's say what happened to correct those mistakes. and forgive me for interrupting. but congress is on the verge of contributing to the problem. 80% of the country says they're headed in the wrong direction and congress has a horrific approval rating, as does the president, which is actually higher by some measures the night of congress. why is there not a select committee eing formed that we be told what has happened in scandal after scandal and the internal revenue service and ungodly and the "fast and furious", department of justice, the list is long and the response from the white house is the same. silence and a very cold stone wall. >> as y

has and the cia has and sort of the united states congress when i went and i met with them about a month ago. called compliance error and i'm more happy to send an e-mail to you i still have it and it's compliance our e-mail is in our e-mail from for me to management explaining how these debt collectors are approving funds that are going into gaza and they're going to hamas. what i was told was that hamas is not a terrorist organization now there are some people out there who believe that hamas is not a terrorist organization but according to myself and also the united states government ofac in the most democratic countries in the world they are a terrorist organization. so. you know it was news really know. the knew exactly what was going on and the. you know they did not want anything for instance we could not put the word suspicious in and the alert or investigation that we did in any write up the word suspicious could not be put in because that could alert a regulator and they don't want that so what you're talking about with the transactions going to hamas has what kind of money are

favorite banker we don't know if he's involved in this story because nobody knows in the united states congress who has written t p t t p p transpacific partnership us politicians what's a fast tracked the super secret super controversial t p p t p p is already being negotiated behind closed doors but the situation could get worse late on thursday afternoon house ways and means chairman dave camp senate finance committee chairman max baucus and senator orrin hatch introduced the bipartisan congressional trade priorities act of twenty fourteen the bill would grant the white house fast track authority some time soon as the trade promotion authority to ratify trade deals so we don't know who wrote this there's some corporate lobbyist who wrote this and here we have the situation where both democrats and republicans despite all their shrieking were telling their own opposite sides here they are ready to pass a secret deal giving all sorts of huge authority to the executive branch to the president to ratify trade deals that the congress doesn't will only have an up or down vote so they can only vote

hire is the united states, congress ii still debating whether to impose new tougher sanctions against iran if it chutes on this deal. -- cheats on this deal, yesterday's top senate democrat warned his colleagues gene doing so arguing that new san shuns would alien 8 the 5 other world powers in the world deal. we. >> we have 5 plus one other country working with irano this people joining us on the sanction if they look like 're prejudging, the negotiations, they will say, hey united states you are on your own. lou: 59 senators including 16 democrats support legislation to imposs the new sanctions, despite the president's opposition. and his threat to veto such legislation. new documents reveal that nsa phone surveillance program generated more be that a thousand tips a year to the fbi, the declassified documents part of the obama administration aaeffort to reveal more information about the nsa activities, mike roger calls surveillance program effective and said he belies leaker edward snowden may have had assistance gathering information on nsa data. >> i think that russian -- >> i bel

issues with james clapper not telling the complete whole entire truth to under oath to the united states congress our representatives in the should be something done about that whether it's prosecution i'm not sure i'm not a lawyer i can't speak to that but i definitely think that there somebody has to answer for the fact that the intelligence culture in america after nine eleven has just gone too far it's become too explosive it's become too intrusive and it's violating our constitution amy republican congressman peter king of new york going over well says that mr paul is stroke is stoking paranoia and his steria in connection with this and he claims rand has not been able to cite one abuse by the n.s.a. what's your reaction well in fact the n.s.a. in own internal audit found thousands of abuses by n.s.a. and i say employees when it came to using this data and they saw that there was very there was a lack of oversight and management at the n.s.a. most of the abuse had to do with employees spying on former lovers you know out of revenge and so forth not necessarily the type of surveillance that w

. >> you know, i'm sure, that in the united states congress there is a debate about a bill which would impose further sanctions on iran if after the six-month period the negotiations -- the permanent negotiations were unsuccessful. what is your reaction to that potential legislation from the u.s. congress? >> translator: at face value the u.s. congress, there is -- they have a long way to go before they fully appreciate and understand iranian people. and to know that when, from a religious point of view, religious leaders, to be more specific, the great and eminent leader of the revolution announces and states that the fabrication and stockpiling of nuclear weapons is haram, religiously forbidden, this should tell you that we don't want to build a bomb. so when it comes to sanctions, have they been successful so far? sanctions, first and foremost, are illegal. and a congress which claims to be making laws should not contravene international laws. so these sanctions translate into the weakening of the mpt, the weakening of international laws and regulations. no other country can decide

can almost hear some of the intensity in his voice which was something basically that the united states congress, the media, and john kerry can afford to be wrong and pay no penalty. the president of the united states has to be right on a matter of such importance. he ended this memo to george bush at the time, which is detailed in the book with a single word: cautious. urging caution on the president before he adopted the particular recommendations. vice president cheney himself a former secretary of defense also 0 pods the dni recommendations. he focused on the fact we were at war at the time in iraq and afghanistan. and said no is no time to be rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic as we were trying to fight and wane war. the second view was those at cia. cia, i think took some offense they were being so heavily faulted for intelligence failures on 9/11, and began to argue that really what the essence of power in washington, d.c., is bureaucratic clout. and that at least the director of -- the head of the intelligence community, when he headed the cia at least had troops and analysts, he

representatives" -- that is the iowa house of representatives --" that with the reconvening of the united states congress after its holiday recess, the united states house of representatives and the united states senate should enact a new food, farm and jobs bill with all possible speed but no later than january january 31 of 2014." well, i guess the good news i have now for representative mulbauer and his colleagues on both sides of the aisle in iowa legislature is that we heard him under the great leadership of senator stabenow, we now have a farm bill ready to come to the floor. after the house passes it, i hope sometime today, we hope to have it up maybe as early as tomorrow. if not, the first of the week and get the job done. i think everybody signed off on it. it's a good farm bill. it's taken a long time, a lot of hard work to get there, but a lot of good people worked together on both sides of the aisle and both in the senate and the house to get it done. so i just want to thank representative mulbauer and his colleagues for holding our feet to the fire and sending us this resolution. so, madam p

. >> well, yes, blaming the united states congress for deciding to resume nonhe that will aid, they believe this is creating a tense atmosphere. we have to believe that the government and those that support it believe that what is going on in syria is not a revolution, but an international perty against it. for it's stances in the region and it's support of so called resistence groups. so this is the government narrative, and the government's narrative has been we need to focus on the fight against terrorism before talking about anything else. for the opposition? no, we need a transitional governing body, once that transitional body is in place, then they can fight terrorism in the country. so this is going to be a very very difficult. but the very fact that this process is continuing a date has been set. the opposition has said they are coming. the syrian government delegation saying we need to consult the attorneys in damascus, by extense -- bashar al asaad. they have been saying since day one, yes, they are representatives of the syrian people, but their leader really is the syrian presi

he's not getting anything out of the united states congress, and i think what we saw was well-intentionedting by him. >> was the speech too safe? >> actually, i think it was a pageantry of words. there were many glorious moments when the president lauded. a lot of things that everyone grees upon. educating young children. education reform, the democrats have been responsible for every major legislation. it's a lot of hot air because there isn't the political capital to get it done. >> michael, when he told con yeses he -- congress he would take action without them, i understood, but it was bizarre to see congressional leaders telling them that he would do things without them. >> the democrats have been trying to do so many of the things that the president outlined in speech after speech. they have to be judged against context. this is a state of the union speech. it wan only be so good, so many of the things in a state of union speech can be enacted. as the speeches go, this was successful because what it did do, it was do exactly what you said. it was talk about how he's going to circumv