george upton was born in california.ia, in florida, idaho, missouri, oregon, washington, the sort of crimes romanticized in "catch me if you can" except upton's victims were not banks. they were real people. >> frauds, schemes, thefts, auto thefts, felony thefts. >> things based on lies. >> he's a predator. everybody that he comes in contact with, he lies to. >> in 1985, he gained national notoriety for an attempt to swindle the widow of the founder of the learjet company. according to records he posed as an italian investment banker. he offered mrs. lear $72 million in loans to save an ailing company she owned requiring only $65,000 upfront. for legal reasons he claimed. >> he's always looking for someone he can take advantage of and steal something from identity, credit, money, whatever he can take. >> ten minutes after the second visit there, he said he wanted to marry me. and he said, well, just come to baker city and look at what i have there. >> you quit your job in a town in which you've lived for 28 years. >> uh-

upton and mr. stearns and ms. degette with our staffs and how they want to get the information for the committee's investigation. they acknowledge it's a legitimate investigation and they acknowledge that we're entitled to the investigation they should they would get us information on the core concerns of the committee. whether solyndra's loan decision were inappropriately influenced by political contributions. that statement has been made as if it's already established. they haven't even gotten all the facts and the republicans have jumped to that conclusion. there's no evidence yet to support it. but we ought to get all the information to see if it's true and the white house said they'll give us that information. they also say they would give us white house involvement in the conditional loan guarantee. a commitment, a loan guarantee closing and the loan restructuring. those are the reasons we have an investigation. so the white house outlined all of this. and mr. upton just told us is that they didn't give them

upton has represented the sixth district of michigan since 1987. in 2010, he was selected by his house colleagues t serve as chairman of the committee on engy and commerce. after having served as the ranking member of the subcommittee on energy and environment from 2007 to 2010. fred has a well-earned reputation for getting things done in washington and at home in southwest michigan. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome congressman fred upton. [ applause ] >> thank you. it is my job to introduce my dear frien john dingell. he certainly has looked out for our great state of michigan virtually every day and every night. and by anyone's definition, he is more than just a legend. he's a remarkable character in every respec a world war ii vet, a member that greatest generation who never asked for thanks for a job well done but just did his job. and that attitude has carried on in his service in the house. everyone does know that his the dean of the house. he has had a remarkable journey with so many legislative achievements. john always carried about th

upton and mr. stern's and others an outline how they want to proceed to get the information that was important for our committee investigation. we acknowledge it is a legitimate investigation. we acknowledge that they are entitled to this. they said they would get information on the core concerns of the committee. loanher solyndra's decisions were influenced. they were already established. we have not even gotten all of the facts. there is no evidence yet to support it, but we ought to get all the information to see that it is true, and the white house said they would give us that information. they also said they would give us white house involvement in the conditional guarantee, the commitment, the loan guarantee, closing, and the loan restructuring. those are the reasons we have an investigations. so the white house outlined all of this, and mr. up in just told us, they did not give them anything in writing until 4:30, so because they got him something in writing at 6:30, we are going to go to th

upton has been a representative since 1987. in 2010 he was elected by his colleagues to serve as chairman on the energy committee in -- and commerce. fred has a well earned a reputation for getting things done in washington and at home in southwest michigan. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome congressman fred upton. [applause] >> thank you. it is my job to introduce my dear friend, john dingell. he has certainly looked out for our great state of michigan virtually every day and every night. and by anyone's definition he is more than just a legend. he is a remarkable character in every respect. it world war ii veteran, a member of the greatest generation who never asked for thanks for a job well done, but just did his job. and that attitude has carried on in his service in the house. everyone does know that he is the dean of the house. he has had a remarkable journey with so many legislative achievement. john always cared about the michigan delegation, both sides of the aisle. and i actually got to know him when i was a staffe

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. >> reporter: but when i walked up to margaret upton's car, she quickly walked away and then locked >> it appeared like i was lurking, i was. did you notice i locked my car? >> reporter: this mom acts quickly. something she learned while getting her black belt. >> marschall arts training they teach you to be more aware and i have two children. >> reporter: april oconnor saw me immediately. >> it's definitely scary when you're alone. i usually don't come to the grocery store at night. >> reporter: but the three kidnappings all occurred in the middle of the afternoon and are becoming increasingly more violent. they're terrorized for hours and forced to withdraw money from local atms. police are asking we become more vigilant. >> especially with the holiday, people are more friendlier to each other so they might be more apt to talk to a stranger that they wouldn't. you can be friendly, but never let your guard down. >> reporter: be safe, sir. as investigators work to get this man off the street. now, the three attacks happened on a property of the westfield mall, and we've noticed sinc

. >> reporter: but when i walked up to margaret upton's car, she quickly walked away and then locked her door. >> it appeared like i was lurking, i was. >> the i locked my car. >> this kensington mom acts quickly, something she learned while getting her black belt. >> martial arts training, they teach you to be more aware. i have two children. probably more so when i have my children with me. >> april o'connor spotted me immediately. >> but i mean, it is definitely scary when you're alone. i usually don't come to the grocery store at night. >> the three kidnappings all occurred in the middle of the afternoon and are becoming increasingly more violent. they were forced to withdraw money from nearby atms. police are asking that we all become more vigilant. >> especially around thanksgiving and probably with the holidays coming up, people are more friendly so they might be more apt to talk to a stranger that they wouldn't. you can be friendly but never let your guard down. >> be safe, sir. >> you, too. >> reporter: as investigators work to get this man off the streets. delia gonsalvess,

house energy and commerce committee chairman fred upton, republican from michigan and subcommittee chair, cliff stearns, republic can from florida. they want to know why secretary chu overrode objections about solyndra from his own colleagues at doe and from the office of management and budget. mr. chu offered npr all things considered a limited preview what his line of defense will be at today's hearing. >> we asked outside people to give us second and third opinions. what was unhappied was that the market for the price of solar modules really plummeted. >> the obama administration today is fighting back circulating documents showing that chairman upton himself sought doe's assistance on behalf after solar company in his home state of michigan, like solyndra recently announce it too is halting operations. not the best advertisement for the green energy program but a defense nonetheless. bill: questioning will be hot. we'll drop in on that. thank you, james rosen in washington. martha has more on this. martha: let's take a little trip down memory lane. all of this began back in march of

upton's written statement. they gave us everything but. they gave him a clear hallucination of what information they would provide to the committee. after that information has been provided we can see what else we need. do we need the information that was directed whether the president should enter the west side or the east side of the company headquarters? there's some things we don't need and there are somethings that are just inappropriate for us to ask. so i would urge opposition to this subpoena, and i would even urge the chairman of the full committee we think his position in light of what he just said. they didn't give you the information you want to buy the 4:30 meeting, and, therefore, will go to the unprecedented steps that was never taken any chairman of this committee, or subcommittee chairman of this committee, to issue a subpoena to the white house. yield back my time. >> mr. chairman, the chairman strikes the last war and recognized himself in support of the resolution. my colleagues as chairman of the subcommittee, i feel c

when fascism comes to america it will come in the name of freedom it was either singular or it was or upton sinclair but yeah maybe maybe. and that's what the tea party is about it's not only a phony populism it's an authoritarian populism because what they really want is this you know corporate control of america their i mean they they must bitch and moan about the elites but they're interested in this type of corporate formation and so the railing against there just doesn't cut any real ice and the the the the form it will take i mean the claim for freedom is really a claim for something very repressive so that there's a possible foreshadowing of it and the i mean you know douglas dowd the economist at cornell for many years in one hundred seventy four he wrote a book called the twisted dream which was what he thought of the american dream that it was a mistake from day one and the one of the things he said is which i think is is dead on is that accurate for the united states country and ited states to go through towards socialism is really going against the grain enormously against the g

led the effort meeting occupy oakland on its own terms to ask them to abandon a plan to camp at the upton location next to the fox theater starting tomorrow. >> it'll be the 99% verses the 99th and a public relations disaster. >> reporter: in the dark parent who have students at the school warned the new camp could put kids at risk. >> ia dirty, filthy tent city where we all live. . >> reporter: this neighbor confronted them but tonight protesters fired back. >> there is no safe place for a child in oakland and you live in a fantasy world if you believe that. >> all the concerns of tear gas or bullets should be brought down to the opd head quarters. >> reporter: opponents didn't get enough vote for occupy oakland to declare it would stay away but on the phone the mayor said she will no longer allow camping in any public space. >> i would ask people to get on with the organizing and to stop using valuable police resources on us having to clear the camps. >> reporter: back out here you may be able to make out that the protests just wrapping up their meeting here tonight. organized labor a g

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upton says he was only representing constituents in asking doe to take a look at the company whether it was a sound investment or not. back to you guys. jenna: lots of different sides, james. as you were giving us the report we got this headline crossing from the hearing. energy secretary chu telling house lawmakers, quote, i'm not anticipating very much recovery of taxpayer money from the solyndra bankruptcy. so a lot still to follow here. james, thank you very much for that. we'll come back to you as news warrants and continue to watch the hearing for some of those breaking headlines. record record --. >> reporter: thank you. jon: only half a billion dollars. that's what we're talking about. on that score the house is expected to debate a balance the budget amendment to the constitution. all eyes are on the super-committee and whether that group is closer to a deal that would reduce our debt above $15 trillion and counting. the deadline for the committee less than a week away. meantime a tea party group is coming up with its own plan caming it -- claiming it would balance our natio

led the effort meeting occupy oakland on its own terms to ask them to abandon a plan to camp at the upton location next to the fox theater starting tomorrow. >> it'll be the 99% verses the 99th and a public relations disaster. >> reporter: in the dark parent who have students at the school warned the new camp could put kids at risk. >> ia dirty, filthy tent city where we all live. . >> reporter: this neighbor confronted them but tonight protesters fired back. >> there is no safe place for a child in oakland and you live in a fantasy world if you believe that. >> all the concerns of tear gas or bullets should be brought down to the opd head quarters. >> reporter: opponents didn't get enough vote for occupy oakland to declare it would stay away but on the phone the mayor said she will no longer allow camping in any public space. >> i would ask people to get on with the organizing and to stop using valuable police resources on us having to clear the camps. >> reporter: back out here you may be able to make out that the protests just wrapping up their meeting here tonight. organized labor a g

upton since se -- sent, the white house says that it is not necessary. we want to get the facts but the only way to get the facts is to issue a subpoena. some have said that our subpoena request is too broad. i was oversight chairman when the republicans first came into the majority back in 1995, and we took the language almost verbatim from oversight requests that mr. dingell had been using when he was subcommittee chairmen. >> [inaudible] >> i will add the appropriate time. -- i will at the appropriate time. our subpoena request is a standard format that democrats have used and republicans have used on this committee for decades. with all due respect, i understand my friends on the democratic side have to walk a fine line. they have to protect the president of their own party. they also have to be objective and support an investigation. it is gratifying to know that they and the white house have magnanimously decided that this is a legitimate investigation. we appreciate that. we knew that all along. if you really want to get the facts, and the white h

john kerry and rob portman and fred upton and patty murray. they were meeting in kerry's office a short time ago. trying to grab low hanging fruit and a few hadn't million. they don't want to give up the referage and take any deal and it's cuts only. it doesn't look like it will happen leaving a lot of folks. they will say the last meetings are for esthetics. >> they are likely to be repercussions. they remember the debate and the downgrading of america's creatid rating. we can push this into 2013, but there is an recovery that we need to generate now. >> there has to be concern because of course this president is going to be judged on one issue really. that's the economy. his approval ratings in the mitt to low 40s. so if this super committee can't come up with a deal if it winds up looking like another sign that this economy is struggling to get back on track, there is no way that the president will escape blame for that. one thing to look for, you talk about the downgrade that happened this summer. some agencies are threatening to downgrade

the white house today circulated documents showing that house energy and commerce chairman, fred uptonrepublic of michigan himself sought the energy department's assistance on behalf of a now failed solar company in the great lakes state. >> i feel almost the need to sit here and remind all of us in this room this hearing today is not about solar power. the hearing today is about the possible abuse of executive power and of the taxpayers' money. >> fbi agents raided solyndra's offices in september. that investigation by the justice department is also ongoing, shep? >> shepard: james rosen in d.c. james, thanks. opponents of same sex marriage in california got a big boost today after the state supreme court ruled that they have the legal right to defend california's ban on gay marriage in federal court. as you may know, a district judge last year struck down the so-called proposition 8. it defined marriage as a union of a man and a woman. jerry brown and that state's attorney general refused to step in to defend the voter-backed law. and now prop 8 supporters can legally go forward with

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fred upton of michigan: >> the number of red flags about solyndra that were raised along the way, many from within d.o.e., and either ignored or minimized by senior officials is astonishing. >> brown: among the warnings say republicans, a 2009 email between energy department staff suggesting solyndra was likely to face severe cash-flow problems. florida republican cliff stearns chairs the house energy and commerce subcommittee that held today's hearing. >> so the bankruptcy was predicted two years ahead of time. when you signed off to the loan guarantees, were you aware of this? of these emails and of these concerns from d.o.e., and >> it wasn't predicting bankruptcy of the company. it was predicting a cash flow issue that, upon further analysis, did not appear. and in fact, it did not appear in reality. >> brown: republicans also claimed that both the initial loan guarantee and subsequent decisions were made on a political, not strictly business, basis. they cited an email released by the committee last week suggesting that george kaiser-- a major solyndra investor and obama donor-- w

today, chris, you've been busy anchoring and all, but from what we're hearing from that hearing, fred upton, the michigan republican was a bis bt chasaant by an article that sai he did exactly the same thing in trying to get a deal for a michigan energy company. >> any time we get the -- done the "washington post," i'm happy, andrea. >> thank you so much, see you later. >>> occupy wall street leaders are calling for a day of action marking two months since the movement began and protesters have not disappointed. in new york, protesters attempted to block employees from entering the new york stock change the nypd says so far more than 100 people have been arrested. in los angeles, hundreds of demonstrators have already marched through the city's financial district while union groups gathered in protest near the offices of bank of america and wells fargo. in portland, more than a dozen protesters were arrested after marching across steel bridge. here in washington, protesters say they plan to march on key bridge just as the evening rush hour begins in a key area of georgetown that's sure to s

his colleague also from michigan, fred upton, $36,000, while the others took in about $22,000 or lessthe democrats, well, they didn't do too badly either. representative xavier becerra from california took in $38,000, while james clyburn, over $36,000. the others, 29 grand or less. now, senate -- the senator, patty murray's donations, they're still being calculated. but right now, only senator john kerry said he's not raising any money during this period. and other people we did get comments from said, well, the money they got was money they had gotten before they were appointed to the committee. side by side, republican super committee members took in $181,000 in a six-week period. democrats took in more than $121,000. the next figures do not come out until january. it's going to be after the decisions are made. donors who gave $10,000 or more to super committee members include giants of oil, health care, entertainment, including chevron, pfizer, the national beer wholesalers association, walt disney and federal express. and, of course, passing the hat among business executives can m

upton has represented the sixth district of michigan since 1987. in 2010 he was selected by his house colleagues to serve as chairman of the commite on energy and commerce. ter having served as the ranking member of the subcommittee on energy and environment from 2007 to 2010. fred has a well-earned reputation for getting things done in washington and at home in southwest michigan. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome congressman fred upton. [ applause ] >> thank you. it is my job to introduce my dear friend, john dingell. he certainly has looked out for our great state of michigan virtually every day and every night. and by anyone's definition he is more than just a legend. he's a remarkable character in every respect. a world war ii vet a member of that greatest generation who never asked for thanks for a job well done but just did his job. and that attitude has carried on in his service in the house. everyone does know that he is the dean of the house. he has had a remarkable journey with so many legislative achievements. john always carried abo

his colleague also from michigan, fred upton, $36,000, while the others took in about $22,000 or less they didn't do too badly either. representative xavier becerra from california took in $38,000, while james clyburn, over $36,000. the others, 29 grand or less. now, senate -- the senator, patty murray's donations, they're still being calculated. but right now, only senator john kerry said he's not raising any money during this period. and other people we did get comments from said, well, the money they got was money they had gotten before they were appointed to the committee. side by side, republican super committee members took in $181,000 in a six-week period. democrats took in more than $121,000. the next figures do not come out until january. it's going to be after the decisions are made. donors who gave $10,000 or more to super committee members include giants of oil, health care, entertainment, including chevron, pfizer, the national beer wholesalers association, walt disney and federal express. and, of course, passing the hat among business executives can mean $5,000 more per

it's like the upton sinclair thing.i am not going to get it right, but when someone salary is based on opposing group, they're going to continue to oppose you. nothing personal, just the way it is. obama still thinks he is so persuasive that they have to give. well, they don't. what is not given credit is the dynamism of. others, just get out there. to say this is what you want to do and fight and of french. what you will see is that the tumblers will click add. that dynamic process is one that creates the opportunities of. obama was not doing that. ultimately at think he is frustrated because of this. the moment that is fascinating. he knows best thing i can give an amazing speech. he knows that. that is my skill. time and again what he finds after that greece they start. i mean, imagine this. the words of a president can call us. our arch enemy's to become a place of disruption. just the words. but since we had no policy, we need policies to harness. he sees it, but you can't manage it. the health care speech is one m

today we're being asked to give chairman upton a blank check. this is no way to run an investigation that should be bipartisan. it is an unprecedented departure from the practices of this committee. we have heard that there is no other choice. i think there is another choice that reasonable people would take. to get the white house documents. we can always go to a subpoena if that is insufficient. instead, we want to go to a subpoena first. then we can see what request are out of balance. -- bounds. i think a subpoena should be sparingly and only as a last resort. this is not the case that we see today. we are entitled to advance our legitimate oversight needs. i think it is sad that we are seeing what is going on. >> the gentleman's time has expired. we recognize the full committee chairman. >>these are facts and documents. we should not argue over whether the american people have the right to get those documents. he voted against the initial subpoena. it appears he will vote against this issuance. that is that. to be have a long history of fou

upton. >> welcome, mr. secretary. the central focus of the investigation is to understand why the only did and what it did and how we find ourselves for this taxpayer-funded debacle. the number of red flags that were raised along the way, many from within doe, and either ignored by officials, is astonishing. before the loan guarantee was approved, doe and omb staff question to the health of solyndra and based on the rate it was burning through cash and other issues, the expert staff or in deep concern that the company was about to fail. we have heard from president obama and from you, mr. secretary, that nobody had a crystal ball and could have predicted solyndra's demise. doe staff did predict this. one of the models showed that solyndra would run out of cash in september of 2011. in march of 2010, six months after the initial agreement was finalized, solyndra's auditors echoed the same issues about capital and losses and warned they would have problems staying afloat. these concerns were shared by experts and reache

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the rules were signed by speaker protempore upton. the clerk: the internal revenue code of 1986 to repeal the imp significance of 3% upholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain health care related programs and for other purposes. h.r.-3321, to facilitate the hosting in the united states of the 34th america's cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house two communications. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, u.s. house of representatives, sir, this is to notify you formally pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of the house of representatives that i have been served with a subpoena issued by the superior court of the district of columbia for testimony in a civil case. after consultation with office of the general counsel, i have determined that it is consistent with the

upton votes aye. >> the vote, 14- slit down party lines.l authorizes the committee to subpoena all white house records related to solyndra. republicans accuse the obama administration of stone walling. >> we've made our case about the documents. the white house has refused to produce them. we have no choice to but issue a subpoena and i'll say it again. i wish it had not come to this. >> solyndra received a $550 million loan from the department of energy. were out a half a billion dollars. the house energy and commerce committee is investigating whether political connections played a worole in the company receiving the loan. democrats accused republicaning of going on a fishing expedition. ranking democrat says the committee's request is too broad. >> it would encompass everything from how many chairs they had at the solyndra factory to the travel plans all the way up to e-mails on the president's blackberry. >> the white house insists the loan was decide ds on merit and that the mrks has been work iin the committee, quote, this mrks has co

the coach or not recognize congressman upton of michigan. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and they certainly want to agree with each of you that these deficit are unsustainable. i appreciate your candor, your service, your hard work. believe me when a little bit about your work as we together have spent hundreds of hours is all over the last number of weeks. and you -underscore my respect for each of you is truly great americans. as you may know, my home state of michigan, dave camps as well, we have had dirty four consecutive months of double-digit unemployment. as i talked to people back home as i was this last weekend, people know that we are in iraq. senator simpson may know exactly what we're talking about. and they are relying on mass to try and get our car out of the ditch and back in first gear. i can't see it very well appear, that scores the president health care plan from 2014 and that tenure outlay planned shows and the effects will be almost $2 trillion in additional spending over the next 10 years. and each of you noted in your various proposals that the fede

here's fred upton again. >> it is a tool that we use sparingly and only as a last resort.s our last resort. >> reporter: about the only thing that democrats and republicans agree upon is that a subpoena of the white house documents is indeed a method of last resort. here is ranking member henry waxman of california. >> it should be the last resort. it is justified only if an unbridgeable impasse between the branch has been reached. none of that is true today. >> reporter: the vote is expected later this morning. as we said all likelihood straight down party lines. the next question is, will the white house agree to submit the requested documents? if they don't, where does the legal fight go from there? martha? martha: doug, thank you very much. doug mckelway. bill: now to 2012 the frontrunner for the race to the republican nomination getting visibly frustrated under the heat of this continuing national spotlight herman cain. he denies the allegations of sexual harrassment when he worked at the national restaurant association some 12 years ago. accusing his team, accusing m

congressman fred upton says e-mails he and other law makes -- lawmakers have already obtained clearlyblish george kaiser or his operators discussed solyndra with white house members. one of those e-mails says, quote: >> reporter: now, solyndra, as you point out, went bankrupt earlier this year after receiving a half billion in government loan guarantees and importantly, a revision of the deal that put the government behind private investors in the event of bankruptcy. the white house says there's no evidence anywhere of improper pressure from here. the president himself says it's the nature of high-risk, cutting-edge technology that some start-ups go bust. another e-mail from kaiser himself warned he was, quote, concerned that the department of energy or secretary chu would resent the white house intervention and your problem could get more difficult. mitchell says he did discuss chinese subsidies that made chinese solar panels much cheaper than solyndra's, but he never mentioned solyndra itself to the president. texas congressman joe barton isn't buying. >> we're learning that the wh

they are rob portman, dave camp and fred upton, republicans and democrats, john kerry, max baucus and chris van hollen. the democrats are emphasizing the need for revenue being in some sort of deal. republicans say, if you want revenue, why don't we do corporate tax reform. that might fix the system and then ultimately produce more revenue. jon. jon: i guess in the meantime, speaker, house speaker john boehner is drawing a distinction between compromise and finding common ground. can you explain that? >> reporter: well, that's right. he is talking about some of the members on the super-committee. they all have their principles. nobody is expecting them to compromise principles but they're expected to find common ground where their agenda and the other party's agenda overlap. here is more of what the speaker had to say. quote, nothing, nothing would send a more reassuring message to the markets than taking bipartisan steps to fix the structural problems in medicare, medicaid and social security. the two cochairs of the super-committee, jeb hensarling and patty murray couldn't be more d

i hereby appoint the honorable fred upton to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend dr. alenkeran, office of the senate chaplain, here in washington. the chaplain: let us pray. lord god almighty, author of life and creator of the universe, we come today seeking your divine wisdom, peace and protection. in these complex times, please grant our leaders the knowledge and insights needed to solve the economic and international challenges facing our nation and world. anoint our leaders with your spirit and grant them your favor. as they labor for liberty, fill them with the peace that passes all understanding. may their bodies, minds and spirits continue to thrive as they make critical decisions about our country's future. father, we also pray for your divine protection, for you are not naive in thinking that all will always be well but in tough times we are sure that you, king of heaven's armies, will be watching over us an