united states economy can do better. but unfortunately, it's because this congress chooses not to do the right thing, the united states economy moves along. slowly. picking up just a little bit. that's not good enough. that's not right. what i'm doing here at this moment tonight, the reason why i came to this floor, the reason i asked the speaker, can you give me some time to speak on an important issue, the economy of the united states of america, is because it tears me apart. to know that the lack of leadership in this house and the lack of leadership of speaker boehner is crippling our economy. $900 billion of deficit reduction. wrapped up in one bill. and that bill has sat in this house and has not heard a debate in any committee. it has not heard a debate on the floor of this house. the people that you all elect have had not had an opportunity, 435 members of the united states congress have not had an opportunity to stake a claim on whether or not they believe that we ought to put americans to work. that we ought to get out of the way and fix a law that is broken. a law that does not work. a law that should have been cha

not only with the united states congress, to the only with the united states, but with the whole world. t me thank you for your warm -- warmth and hospitality. addressing both houses of congress is one of the highest political privileges. standing here i'm grateful and fully aware that this honor goes not to me but to the people of ukraine, those brave men and women who are today on the forefront of the global fight for democracy. of ukrainian people now watching this speech and this session of the congress and seeing absolutely sure about our solidarity and our joint and common strength. and please, allow me, to speak on their behalf. i are focus on the one thing that this -- at the core of ukraine existence today -- freedom. there are moments in history when the freedom is more than just a political concept. as those moments, freedom becomes ultimate choice which defines who you are. as a person or as a nation. ukraine says leave this moment over the last 10 months and became a story over the last decade. a synonym for sacrifice, dedication, and unbreakable will to be free. the peopl

in this district i want to be represented by the first iowa woman to ever serve in the united states congress, stacy apple. [cheers and applause] . stacy apple, right here. we're in her district. [cheers and applause] and jim nower for his past service with our nation in the military in iraq, thank you for that. but thank you for your future service in getting steve king out of congress and getting in there. where is jim now we are? -- 't speak too highly of pat murphy is going to replace bruce brayly in the 1st district. [cheers and applause] and in the 2nd district, i want you to know i've never seen anybody work harder than steve. he is out there all the time. i know he's going to get re-elected. i want to thank him for his great service and thank him for winning the next election. dave! [cheers and applause] this can all happen but we need your help. we need you to volunteer when you leave here today help us get the absentee ballots in, door knocking. if democrats who voted in the last election this time we win, we've just got to get those votes. democratic people and power in iowa will w

united states senate. i am proud and honored to be the chairman of the senate committee on veterans affairs, and i want to tell you, there are very few people on the united states congress who fight harder for the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend us than jeanne shaheen. please send her back to washington. i want to wish andy and the governor the best of luck in their reelection efforts. [applause] the main point that i want to make this morning, and i will be as straight forward as i can with you, is to tell you that this country faces in or mostly difficult problems, and i would be dishonest to try to push these problems underneath the rug, and i would be dishonest if i did not tell you that in my view the problems that we face today are probably more serious than at any time since the great depression, and if you throw in the international planetary crisis of climate change, they may be even more serious. that is the reality. and if this country is going to go forward, we have got to have the courage to look at these problems straightforwardly, analyze them, and ring people together to solve them. from the bottom of my heart, i believe that thes

because increasingly, the united states congress is not responsive to the needs of ordinary americans. they are responsive to the big-money campaign contributors, and that has everything to do with this constitutional amendment overturning -- beginning the process to overturn citizens united. so of all of the issues out there, whether you're concerned about education, health care, the environment, the economy, the most important issue underlying all of those issues is the need to end this disastrous supreme court decision which allows billionaires to buy elections. that is not what people fought and died for in the name of democracy. that is called oligarchy. abraham lincoln talked about a government of the people, by the people, for the people, not a government of the billionaires, by the billionaires, and for the billionaires. and that is where we are today. so, mr. president, i hope that the american people are watching. the media has not paid for interesting reasons a lot of attention to this issue, but there is no domestic issue i can think of more important for the future of thi

organizations, and we've rallied millions and millions of people who made it clear to the united states congress that you are not going to balance the budget on the backs of the elderly, the children, the sick, and the poor. and right now -- right now we have pushed them back. the goal right now is not to cut social security or what people are appropriately talking about is how we expand social security and get the benefits out of the working people who need them. [applause] now, let me conclude my remarks by telling you what we are up against in this election right now. there has been a lot of discussion in the media about the koch brothers, and a lot of people in the conservative movement, people spending hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars of dollars in the campaign. we all recognize that is not what american democracy is supposed to be about. but there has been very little discussion about why are the koch brothers spending so much money. what do they want? in 1980 david koch ran for president on the libertarian party ticket, but the libertarian party established their platform. i w

this is exactly what ukraine now needs the most, unity and solidarity, not only with the united states congress, not only with the united states, but with the whole world. let me thank you for your warmth and hospitality. addressing both houses of the congress is one of the highest political privileges. standing here, i'm grateful and fully aware that this only goes not to me, but to the people of ukraine, those brave men and women who are today on the forefront of the global fight for democracy. [ applause ] >> 45 of ukrainian people now watching this speech and this session of the congress and seeing they're absolutely sure about our solidarity and our joint and common strength. please allow me to speak on their behalf. i will focus on the one thing that is at the core of ukraine existence today, freedom. there are moments in history when the freedom is more than just a political concept. at those moments freedom becomes the ultimate choice which define who you are as a person or as a nation. ukraine has lived this moment over the last ten months and became a scene for the most heroic story o

speaking in the united states congress from this high beacon of freedom, i want to thank them for their sacrifice. every single one of them. [ applause ] thank you for the united states congress, and i urge the world to recognize and endorse the fight. they need more political support throughout the world. they need more military equipment both lethal and non-lethal. ur urgently need it. [ applause ] please understand me correctly. blankets, night vision googles are also important, but one cannot win the war with blankets. even more, we cannot keep the peace with a blanket, and this is most important of our age not to win the war but keep the peace. for keeping the peace, we should be strong enough, and there is not any doubt that we will be strong because of you. because of our solidarity and because of the very strong spirit of ukrainian soldiers. i thank all of those in america who realize and appreciate the historic importance of this fight. just like israel, ukraine has the right to defend her territory, and it will do so with all of her heart and dedication of your soul. [ applaus

congress to say yes or no on. so it's a very different set of circumstances for them. and, yeah, they do kind of wonder whether the united states can deliver on everything as it promises when the president goes out and says x or y can happen and he can't totally 100% guarantee that congress is going to back him on it. >> and that's putting it a very small point. the absolute defining feature of his presidency on anything. i think if the president decides bombing raids are going to start in syria while congress is on vie cas vacation, it's going to be a responding moment. >>> much more ahead tonight including more breaking news at the end of a very busy news week and a cocktail moment tonight. please stay with us. we'll be right back. we know we're not the center of your life, but we'll do our best to help you connect to what is. ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. then boom... what happened? stress, fun, bad habits kids, now what?

not only with the united states congress, to the only with the united states, but with the whole world. t me thank you for your warm -- warmth and hospitality. addressing both houses of congress is one of the highest political privileges. standing here i'm grateful and fully aware that this honor goes not to me but to the people of ukraine, those brave men and women who are today on the forefront of the global fight for democracy. of ukrainian people now watching this speech and this session of the congress and seeing absolutely sure about our solidarity and our joint and common strength. and please, allow me, to speak on their behalf. i are focus on the one thing that this -- at the core of ukraine existence today -- freedom. there are moments in history when the freedom is more than just a political concept. as those moments, freedom becomes ultimate choice which defines who you are. as a person or as a nation. ukraine says leave this moment over the last 10 months and became a story over the last decade. a synonym for sacrifice, dedication, and unbreakable will to be free. the peopl

well, president obama got a unanimous vote at the united nations today, while the united states congress continues to refuse to vote on anything. >>> substantial air strike -- >> against isis targets rate today. >> by the united states and arab coalition members. >> air strikes alone are not going to get this job done. >> another strong message against isis. isis sends one back. >> the horrific beheading of a french tourist. >> the barbarians have taken over again. >> a disturbing but not surprising reaction. >> forces us to look into the heart of darkness. >> the president led a meeting of the u.n. security council. >> resolutions alone will not be enough. >> we need the real commitment. >> you come from a great tradition. >> focusing in on young people who might be tempted to join. >> that stands for education, not ignorance. innovation, not destruction. >> they want to stop the flow of foreign fighters. >> individuals being radicalized. >> crushing an ideology is one of the most difficult challenges. >> he called out the oil-rich nations who helped propagate this. >> explicitly, force

congress to say yes or no on. so it's a very different set of circumstances for them. and, yeah, they do kind of wonder whether the united states deliver on everything as it promises when the president goes out and says x or y can happen and he can't totally 100% guarantee that congress is going to back him on it. >> and that's putting it a very small point. the absolute defining feature of his presidency on anything. i think if the president decides bombing raids are going to start in syria while congress is on vacation, it's going to be a responding moment. >> thanks, nice to have you here. >>> much more ahead tonight including more breaking news at the end of a very busy news week and a cocktail moment tonight. please stay with us. we'll be right back. stay in motion. staying active can ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, this can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain, and improve daily physical function so moving is easier. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain. and it's not a narcotic you and your doctor should balance the

nd now with your help, she's poised to be the first woman ever to represent iowa in the united states congress. [applause] and dave and jim and pat will bring wisdom, compassion to a congress where those qualities are in short supply. and bruce, bruce has his own story. after his dad was badly injured in a grain elevator accident, his mom went back to school and worked like crazy to get her teaching degree and to support their family. she inspired bruce to devote his life to fighting for other families facing hard times. as a congressman, he's done just that. he went to bat for iowa's national guard members and won them the pay they deserved. [applause] and just for a moment, think about the issue of the federal minimum wage. i understand it's being hotly debated in bruce's race. some are talking about eliminating it all together if you can believe that. here is a little fact or two. women hold a majority of the minimum wage jobs in this country. and women also hold nearly three quarters of all jobs like waiters, bartenders, hair style thaste don't even get the minute -- minute wage. it's thou

nd now with your help, she's poised to be the first woman ever to represent iowa in the united states congress. [applause] and dave and jim and pat will bring wisdom, compassion to a congress where those qualities are in short supply. and bruce, bruce has his own story. after his dad was badly injured in a grain elevator accident, his mom went back to school and worked like crazy to get her teaching degree and to support their family. she inspired bruce to devote his life to fighting for other families facing hard times. as a congressman, he's done just that. he went to bat for iowa's national guard members and won them the pay they deserved. [applause] and just for a moment, think about the issue of the federal minimum wage. i understand it's being hotly debated in bruce's race. some are talking about eliminating it all together if you can believe that. here is a little fact or two. women hold a majority of the minimum wage jobs in this country. and women also hold nearly three quarters of all jobs like waiters, bartenders, hair style thaste don't even get the minute -- minute wage. it's thou

think most people in iowa ever knew that tom harkin did more than any other member of the united states congress to make sure america was leading the charge and on the right side of the international effort to bring an toned abusive child labor practices all over the world. [applause] so i always liked him but every day i served with him, i knew why more. i think the happiest day we ever had together it was day he came to the oval office and he was able to be with me as we called his brother to have the first conversation ever had with the technology that allowed people who were deaf to communicate over telephones with people who were not. [applause] so i'm here more than anything else because the shining life of tom harkin and ruth proves that politics can be a noble profession, that good things can come from tough elections, that people who disagree can get together, work together and find common ground. -- i want to thank tom and ruth for their service and friendship. i want to say that everything tom said about bruce is true. but i'm going to tell you a story that will make it more meaningfu

just the coalition members we need to be worried about in terms of support, it's also the united states congresstoday is constitution day a day that we're supposed to look at the framework that has been put together. and we have a congress that's very loud in terms of press releases and tweets and other things about the war, but still hasn't taken any steps towards authorization. >> christopher swift professor at georgetown university, thank you. there has been a little bit of news on capitol hill today. and the president said this morning in tampa that there has been no detection of direct threats by islamic state against the united states homeland. but the new york police commissioner says that isil is using special media to recruit fighters. lisa stark joins us with the latest on that. lisa. >> david this was a report of the house homeland security, we heard from officials in the administration, including the fbi director, and he and the department of homeland security secretary said they are very concerned about this recruitment. on the internet. they are concerned about what they colon wolf

we have a new, changing threat to the united states. congress should vote. we should have civilian authorization, civilian leadership authorization for this war, otherwise we're going to be in for real trouble down the road. >> that through. >> this debate is way long overdue and not really fundamentally about president this has been a debate that should have happened over the last 30 years. it should have happened with president bush. it should have happened with president clinton related to bosnia and it should have happened with president reagan and the previous president bush, the idea that we are going to war and never declaring war is i think abysmal. the fact we can put our troops in harm's way and lost 7,000 troops since 9/11, twice as many people we lost in 9/11 but still not willing to have a conversation, a discussion and a debate about whether or not we should declare war and pointing to the fact martha was sitting on an aircraft carrier that's sitting in the sea that is more powerful than nearly every other country in the world, that one aircraf

by any measure nancy pelosi is the most accomplished woman ever to serve in the united states congress. [applause] she has been a trailblazer, seeming breaker, and history maker. when she became the first woman speaker of the united states house of representatives she became the highest-ranking and most powerful woman in the 238 year history of our great country. she made history. what now seems like an amazing accomplishment. she actually got things down. she grew up in baltimore where she learned about great political leaders from her father, the mayor. she demanded equality and fought to create a purchase it for millions for more than 26 years in congress. she became the ranking democrat on the intelligence committee, the first will into service democratic minority whip, the first woman to serve as, the first woman to lead the democratic party in congress and the first woman in history to hold the speaker's gavel. in a panic. >> and after nearly 400 years of people just talking about the need for health care, republican than democratic president she linden was at the helm in congres

not only with the united states congress, not only with the united states. whole world. let me thank you for your warmth and hospitality. addressing both houses of the congress is one of the highest political privileges. standing here i'm grateful and fully aware that this honor goats not to me, but to the people of the ukraine. those brave men and women who today are on the forefront in the global fight for democracy. [applause] >> 45 ukrainian people now watching this speech and session of the congress and seeing the absolutely sure about our solidarity and our joint and common strength. and please allow me to speak on their behalf. i will focus on the one thing ... bill: strong, strong statement about the global fight for democracy. that's the president of the ukraine address a joint session of the house of congress. he wants military aid to fight back separatists and by proxy vladimir putin as well. as we continue to watch that you can stream online and see the entire address. martha: we got responses to that in vladimir putin's office. the parents of a

or ney to war and i say that's cowarcowardly. >> i would say disfunk in washington and the united states congressnot new. we would welcome their support and welcome action by congress but we're not going to wait when we're talking about the interest of the united states. so we'll see what they do. they're on recess now. but we feel we have the authority to act and that's why we acted. >> it's interesting, some on the war right and the peace left, couldn't want to -- don't want to vote. some of them want to vote. tim kaine wants to vote. tim kaine has said we believe this is our responsibility. when we signed on the dotted line to represent the people, we have to vote on this sort of thing. a lot of people agree with him. before we get away i want to ask about yemen. a serious situation unfolding in yemen now and there's discussion of evacuating the embassy. could you explain to our viewers what this is about? >> so viewers know, we track and watch the security of our embassy compounds of our staff and employees around the world, every single day. it's something we have teams of people working on.

just like to take this moment not only to thank prime minister modi, but on behalf of the united states congressacted your friends online. did you immediately get positive response? >> yes, everyone is really not aware how lucky we have it in america. people in other countries don't have access to it. they have to go and dig a hole and use a restroom. >> you're from cameroon. >> yes. >> how special is it to be here with all these great people we just met? it's amazing. and to have carrie underwood, hugh jackman, deborra lee furness, no doubt, jay-z all in this place. can you explain it? >> we're all global citizens trying to make a change in the world. >> please welcome global poverty project ceo, hugh evans, accompanied by phil griffin and ronan farrow from msnbc universal. >> it is so exciting to see so many of you here in central park for the 2014 global citizen festival. this event could not happen without the support of some really important people, our major partners. and i want to say a big thank you to them tonight. firstly, i want to acknowledge caterpillar and the incredible michele su

given that last week the united states congress voted to support the syrian army overtly with weapons, given that they are conducting a ground war, which we are not prepared to do, would the prime minister -- would my right honorable say whether or not we are looking again as whether we can give military hardware to the free, syrian army because they have the people they just don't have the weaponry to take on either assad and isil together, because they have been doing it for the past year and need our help? >> well, as my honorable friend knows, what we have sdun isdones support the free syrian army with advice, training and non-lethal equipment. i'm not proposing a change to that today. let me address directly this issue of isil in syria. i'm very clear, isil needs to be destroyed in syria and well as iraq and we support the action that the united states and five arab states have taken in syria and i do believe there's a strong case for us to do more in syria, but i did not want to bring a motion to the house today which there wasn't consensus for. i think it is better if our count

nd now with your help, she's poised to be the first woman ever to represent iowa in the united states congress and dave and jim and pat will bring wisdom, compassion to a congress where those qualities are in short supply. and bruce, bruce has his own story. after his dad was badly injured in a grain elevator accident, his mom went back to school and worked like crazy to get her teaching degree and to support their family. she inspired bruce to devote his life to fighting for other families facing hard times. as a congressman, he's done just that. he went to bat for iowa's national guard members and won them the pay they deserved. [applause] and just for a moment, think about the issue of the federal minimum wage. i understand it's being hotly debated in bruce's race. some are talking about eliminating it all together if you can believe that. here is a little fact or two. women hold a majority of the minimum wage jobs in this country. and women also hold nearly three quarters of all jobs like waiters, bartenders, hair style thaste don't even get the minute -- minute wage. it's thought they wil

just ahead here, ukraine's president gets a big welcome from the united states congress but he wasn't on capital hill just to make friends. and very interested to hear what this man wants, russian president vladimir putin set to attend the summit despite anger from many in the world about the crisis in ukraine. >>> welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen. considering how scotland should be governed after voters rejected independence. on friday, scottish first minister alex salmond, seen here, resigned his post following the no vote. >>> 45,000 kurds have just fled syria for turkey. this comes as kurdish fighters battle isis for control of the key syrian town, a human rights group says some 60 nearby villages have fallen under isis control the past three days. all the people you see here are getting out. >>> france has joined the usair campaign in iraq. the french have carried out first three air strikes against isis militants, attacking what they say is an isis logistics warehouse. france says there will be more strikes in the coming da

it's just -- it's a lack of responsibility by the united states congress right now and makes us left safe. >> and feels like they're so mired in politics, they aren't focusing on the things you're talking about. you wrote an interesting op-ed, if isis is not the primary threat to the united states right now in terms of terrorism, you write that cyber terrorism is something that should be more perceive le prevalent in our minds, explain. >> i took to every lead intelligence officer in the obama administration and people who just left. they all brought up cyber as the thing. they said they were not prepared, congress hasn't passed the bill, the administration hasn't gotten it coordinated. meanwhile, people are stealing our secrets, military and civilian secrets, going to cost us jobs in the future because our technology's getting a i way. and one of the intelligence officers told me it's the largest transfer of knowledge in world history is going on right now being stolen quietly from us and going to people who don't wish us any good will. >> another thing to put on congress' long to d

laughter] it has been an absolute incredible privilege for me to serve in the united states congress.f a lifetime. that's why i am so grateful for that opportunity. when i came to congress, i took the dice and i rolled them for everything that there was because i was a normal, real person when i came to congress. i am still a normal, real person today. [ applause] because you see, when i came here, in 2007 was sworn in, i decided i was going to give it absolutely everything i had. that's what i did. because i think, why else come? why come here? why else serve the public in office if you're not going to put absolutely everything on the line? because i absolutely believe as everyone in this room does in the greatness of the united states of america. what do i mean by that greatness? you see, it is an idea. it's the idea that the nation was founded upon. i talked about it before from this podium and i'm in love with this idea. the fact that there was a creator god who thought so much of the individual he created us in his image and likeness and he created us equal. that's what the decla

the united states congress should always be willing to vote on a matter of car and ace. i wonder about this. i'm not is superior to anyone who runs for beginning, you but you think you run for the power to sit in that great jury, but they would rather have the title senator or member of congress than the reality of it. if they have to trade, they will trade off to keep the title. that's an embarrassment. they should be willing to trade to have the vote. wouldn't that be why anybody would want to be a senator? they can choose on the matters of great importance to the country and the role in the world? >> politics work and there was leadership. >> it's true. >> that's a call a lot of people are feeling as well. not enough leadership. >> what about the power brokers. is the president going to be able to sur mount that? >> i thought years ago like everybody did, it ended up being over with the moscow coop and thank got for him standing on the tank that day. that's over. they will be against the terrorism and fundamentalism. russia has always feared when it has the great empi

it has been an absolute incredible privilege for me to serve in the united states congress. ill of a lifetime. it's why i am so grateful for that opportunity. and when i came to congress i took the dice and i rolled them for everything that there was because i was a normal real person when i came to congress. i am still a normal real person today. because because when i came here and was sworn in in 2007, i decided i was going to give it absolutely everything i had and that's what i did, because i think, why else come? why come here? why else serve the public and office if you're not going to put absolutely everything on the line. because i absolutely believe, as everyone in this room does, in the greatness of the united states of america. and what do i mean by that greatness? you see, it's an idea. it's the idea that the nation was founded upon. i've talked about it before from this podium, and i'm in love with this idea. the fact that there was a creator god who thought so much of the individual, he created us in his image and likeness and he created us equal. that's what t

congress the exclusive duty to decide when we declare war. when we go to war. article 2 makes the president of the united states commander in chief of our armed forces. these two provisions need to be reconciled so that both the congress and the president can make the decisions that the constitution encharges to them in our foreign and military policy. this is not a new issue. president jefferson sent our marines, in the words of the song, to the shores of tripoli, in 1801. this was our first foreign military deployment. his was our first fighting and involvement in the middle east. and most relevant today, it was he first abuse of our military abroad in the sense of -- first use of our military abroad in the absence of a declaration of war. what did thomas jefferson think was the proper congressional role? he sought and obtained advanced authorization to put our marines ashore in north aver ka. . -- africa. . we still face the same constitutional provisions. but several decades ago we passed the war powers act. reasonable statute that harmanizes the two provisions of the -- hamonizes the two provisions of the

states to the united senate. i am proud and honored to be the chairman of the senate committee on veterans affairs, and i want to tell you, there are very few people on the united states congress who fight harder for the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend us shaheen. please send her back to washington. i want to wish andy custer and the governor the best of luck in their reelection efforts. [applause] main point that i want to make this morning, and i will be as straight forward as i can with you, is to tell you that this country faces in or mostly difficult problems, and i would be dishonest to try to push these problems underneath the rug, and i would be dishonest if i did not tell you that in my view the problems that we face today are probably more serious than at any time since the great depression, and if you throw in the international planetary crisis of climate change, they serious.en more that is the reality. and if this country is going to go forward, we have got to have the courage to look at these problems straightforwardly, analyze them, and ring people together to solve them. from the bottom of my heart, i these problems in fact are solvable,

nd now with your help, she's poised to be the first woman ever to represent iowa in the united states congress. [applause] and dave and jim and pat will bring wisdom, compassion to a congress where those qualities are in short supply. and bruce, bruce has his own story. after his dad was badly injured in a grain elevator accident, his mom went back to school and worked like crazy to get her teaching degree and to support their family. she inspired bruce to devote his life to fighting for other families facing hard times. as a congressman, he's done just that. he went to bat for iowa's national guard members and won them the pay they deserved. [applause] and just for a moment, think about the issue of the federal minimum wage. i understand it's being hotly debated in bruce's race. some are talking about eliminating it all together if you can believe that. here is a little fact or two. women hold a majority of the minimum wage jobs in this country. and women also hold nearly three quarters of all jobs like waiters, bartenders, hair style thaste don't even get the minute -- minute wage. it's thou

i think it is incumbent upon the united states -- the congress of the united states to reconsider the authorization of the use of force passed in 20 01 and 2002. i do not believe it is either necessary or do i believe it will happen we will come back for the lame duck but my expectation we will start debate on the circumstances that exist today. i think they are not allowed in the caucus. we have very thoughtful debate. the party was divided. the republican party was divided. i thought that was one of the more thoughtful debates we have had during the course of the past few years in which the house did work its will and it listen to the american people. to that extent it was unlike the balance of the session. i think the party, although divided, there was no acrimonious debate within the caucus. a thoughtful discussion. i think there is a large majority that believes we need to consider the thoughtfully and appropriately in a timely fashion. >> i am a club member and freelance op-ed. steny made the point about jobs that there are over a million jobs and 1% additional unemployment rate

and he will be remembered in the united states congress as someone who helped create and support health maintenance organization, h.m.o.'s, he did that through the state of texas. he then came to congress in january of 1978, was elected in 1978 to the 18th congressional district and he served 10 years here. he was chosen as a freshman majority whip and chaired of the congressional black caucus, advocated for ethnic diversity through affirmative action and broadcast, served as a member of the energy and commerce committee and he and bill emerson established the select committee on hunger. . . this is where his heart showed even larger than it did in his local community. he was spokesperson for ending the suffering of hungry in the united states. and he joined with his good friend, republican, william bilson, who represented missouri's eighth congressional district. his wife later represented him. through the power of bipartisanship, mickey leland and bill began a mission that still resonates today that food is a basic right and should never be used as a weapon. today we still have the mi

whether it is border security or pathway to citizenship, nothing is going to get through the united states congresses. >> something else jay johnson said in the hearing the other day. "i expect to be in a position to announce some things in the month of october concerning the southern campaign plan and it is an effort to more strategically bring to bear all of the resources of my department on border security in a way that's not stove pipe, in a way that's strategic in how we all use a different resources within the department." >> i can't make anything of that except gibberish. >> he's prepared to athouns somethi announce something in october. >> i think what the department of homeland security is trying to figure out how to use the fine night amount of the resources we have to fix the problem on the border. whether it was a democratic administration or republican administration, they've got to figure out how they use their budget and their human capital to resource this correctly. the only way we fix that is by finding those who are here illegally can come out of the shadows and have a pathway to

congress, house or senate, democrat or republican, is ready to step up and say whether or not the united statesht to the group that's been beheading our fellow citizens. if this stands, if the congress refuses to hold a vote on action against isis, we are not looking at a proud, representative body. we'll be looking at a chicken coupe. a grand-looking building where those are afraid to stand and be counting. >>> a lot of his fellow lawmakers say that president obama should just bomb the place and tell us about it later. they don't want it up and down, yeah or nay in a recent vote. congress enjoys a job approval of 7%. that's one person in 15 who's doing it right. have you ever met that one person in 15 who thinks they're doing well in congress? it's that person who live ins a shack and never sees any news at all. that's "hardball" for now. i'll be back at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow with bill marz. "all in" with chris hayes starts right now. >> tonight on "all in". >> we are at a critical moment facing a serious danger. and now is the time to act together. >> congress is preparing for a vote. the presid

congress. every president in the united states since fdr has had that ability. finishrucial in order to a specific partnership with the europeans. although the president called harry reid said over my dead body. but that republican leadership that is not going to happen. getting themsy back in the business of expanding our exports and creating jobs. and the time since the last time we had trade authority several years ago, there were 300 trade agreements initiated. lack of visibility to negotiate agreements. they can happen in the first hundred days. tax reform. today we heard news about burger inverting.er maybe to merge the company smaller them overseas. in order to lower their taxes. ohio.nufacturer did it in they are now saving about $160 million per year. we need to stop that. the way to stop it is to reform our outdated tax code. everyone agrees. if we sit for say, we are going to go out for this on a case-by-case basis or put a band-aid in place to try to punish companies that are inverting, we will continue to see investment and jobs going overseas. more

congress's interest, to speak on this question. now, normally in such a case, i've been through this a few times over the 24 years that i've been here, the president of the united states would request that support and would supply the wording of a resolution to authorize this force. and at this point in time, we've not gotten that request. we've not seen that language. >> but if the congress is such an equal partner as it is, why not write a resolution on your own? >> typically in my time here in congress, that's now how this has happened. that the president would make that request and the president would supply the language for the resolution. >> it's ridiculous, talking about procedure. joining us now, emanuel cleaver, democrat. and clarence page, the opinion writer with the "chicago tribune". let me go to the congressman on this. it seems to me he's passing the buck back and congress should be asserting its constitutional right to approve a war, your thoughts? >> i think the speaker of the house has the responsibility to protect the institutionality of the united states congress, and that means that we cannot continue to give authority to the president that article

guilty at a time just one in 15 americans believes the united states congress deserves respect. in the program tonight we'll get to two other staggering stories. one the deep nationalistic reaction to the beheadings by the islamic state and the cases of americans who join the other side. finally we devote time to the first female comic to bring a sharp nightclub edge to her humor. we begin with the guilty verdicts for bob and maureen mcdonnells. pete williams is the nbc news justice correspondent. thank you very much for joining us. how much time are we talking about if they get the book thrown at them here? >> the maximum is 20 years. there are sentencing guidelines that will modify that. they won't serve anywhere near 20 years. if the sentence stands let's remember that it's a certainty that the lawyers will appeal. they had strenuous objections, chris, to the judge's instructions to the jury. they thought the judge was too weighted to the prosecution on a couple of questions. one is what's an official act? the mcdonnells said they never did any. the judge said it's anything a

in iraq with a horrific, breath-taking advances and murders, the president of the united states said he wanted the congress to withdraw the aumf, which is the authorization of military force for the united states to be in iraq. it was an unthinkable, bizarre request. would you please withdraw, the president said, my ability to bring about military force in iraq. from my perspective, either the president and his advisers were incredibly shortsighted with the rise, which didn't occur in the last three or four months. i'm priveled to serve on the intelligence committee in the house of representatives, we have watched for the last several years, the rise of the islamic state. we saw thm coming. that information was available to the president of the united states as well. he knew they were on the rise. there has always been the islamic jihad in the middle east. it has been on the rise. and baghdadi in his early to mid-40's, a well educated man with a doctorate degree, who has decades of veterans, senior-level experience in al qaeda, declaring war against the united states literally for decades, put himself in t

first and foremost i am a representative, a member of the united states congress whose mission really is to make sure that power is not concentrated in any one hand. it wasn't that hard. obviously i want to support the president. i think he's taken so really brutal and unfair attacks. that doesn't mean that you line up when you think something he's proposing may not be a good idea. >> that's a fair point. we appreciate your candid comments. thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. >> thank you very much. >>> from arming rebels in the middle east to battlea terrorists. our military analysts weigh in. >>> scotland voting on parting ways with the uk. we'll tell you why this 307-year-old relationship could finally end and end ugly. >>> plus doogie hauser, barney stinson, whatever you want to call him, we call him neal patrick harris. he's here to talk about his newest role. it's a good one. that's ahead at this hour. create things that help people. design safer cars. faster computers. smarter grids and smarter phones. think up new ways to produce energy. be an engineer. solve problems

>> well, there is a reason why the united states congress is hovering at around 10% in favorability ratings but i want to say this, you, you know, i hear many of my colleagues especially the republicans criticize the president because, quote unquote, he didn't have a strategy for isis. well, i remember a president and a vice president bush and cheney they had a strategy. they were forceful. they were bold. they took action. and they committed the worst foreign policy blunder in the modern history of the united states. the result of which we are trying to deal with today. >> do you ever. >> so, go ahead, i'm sorry. >> do you ever feel, rand paul brought this up. do you ever feel like this entire thing feels like this tragically faded enterprise where we -- this is the fourth successive american president who's ordered air strikes against iraq. this is basically in some sense a sort of 20-year war. do you feel that there's this cycle that doesn't seem we can break. >> chris, let me tell you what the nightmare is. the nightmare is that a u.s. fighter plane gets shot down or some american soldi

>> i am the longest serving independent in the history of the united states congress. how i have won in the state of vermont. i am thinking about running for president. the issue whether you run as an independent with the necessity of setting up a 50-state infrastructure, that's something i'm looking at. >> you have ruled out running as enindependent? >> no. >> you could do it that way? >> that's why i'm going to iowa, to see how people feel about it. the truth is, profound anger at both political parties, more and more people are becoming independent. the negative is, how do you set up a 50-state infrastructure as an independent. >> i want to read something paraphrases to it. it essential to have someone in the 2016 presidential campaign who is willing to take on wall street, address the collapse of the middle class, take lthe spread of poverty. if you think hillary were doing that, you wouldn't consider this? >> i don't know that hillary is running. i don't know what she's running on. i know that the middle class in this country is collapsing. i know that the gap bet

united states as commander in chief. but, once you go on offense, you know, then you have to have congress. and the first real testament, thomas jefferson was president. american ships were getting attacked by the terrorist group of the day in the same region, and jefferson as commander in chief, could repel the attack. but finally said instead of repelling attacks, why don't i go on offense and wipe them out as a threat and won't have to repel attacks anymore. but he says i can't do this without the sanction of congress. and that's the way it ought to be done. and the president has said he would welcome congress. and actually asked for authorization. but we really need congress to completely weigh in on an authorization. >> but, is part of it your colleagues in congress is it because it's election season elections right around the corner in november. i know it's hard. they don't like to tackle difficult issues. but don't they see that's the responsibility. to declare war, it's blatantly right there in the constitution. >> well let me tell you why we have to do it then i'll talk about the c

senator, in theory, what could the united states congress do about what you and the other signees tohat letter say is a deficient response to the overall issue of domestic violence by the nfl? >> the women in the senate are a very powerful group. we came together, all of us, republicans and democrats, to get a stronger violence against women act. in fact, this is the 20th anniversary of that bill. just last year, we strengthened that bill when people were trying to do a much weaker version. now we came together, 16 of us, across party lines. we said, you know what, this just cannot be tolerated. young men all over the country look up to these football players. the way the nfl has handled this is wrong. that is why we sent the letter and we think it does make a difference when women leaders across a country tell them that they messed something up big time and that they need to fix it. and i'd also note, this isn't just about celebrity players, joy. this happens every single day in america, in homes where there aren't videotapes. one of the things, if there is any silver lining out of