the other condition is that vickie kennedy cannot endorse barack obama for re-election.the widow of a democratic senator. scott brown says i will debate elizabeth warren only if vickie kennedy agrees not to endorse the democratic incumbent democratic president for re-election. you know what? he's afraid of elizabeth warren. it is pretty obvious don't you think? >> yeah. >> bill: what chicken -- you know what. that's what that is. on mitt romney out of touch steve is in joliet, illinois. what do you say? >> caller: the whole party is out of touch. the only thing you need to know about conservative ideology is their mantra of low taxes and small government is the very definition of a third world country. the top ten economies on this planet all use progressive taxation to invest in education and infrastructure and have lots of public employees. >> bill: it is so true, steve. the thing of it is everything they say right it sounds so good. it has all been challenged. it has all been tried. it doesn't work, right? and again -- particularly after the eight years of the bush ec

i spoke to vicky kennedy this morning and to patrick kennedy before coming here thanking them for the important role that he played, a lifetime of commitment to make health care a right and not a privilege in the country. he called it the unfinished business of our country and our society. >> i knew that when he left us he'd go to heaven and help pass the bill, and now i know he's busily at work until this decision came down, inspiring one way or another and now he can rest in peace. his dream for america's families has become a reality. i would be pleased to take any questions. >> one man said himself on numerous occasions that the individual mandate is not attacked. do you think the individual mandate and health care law needs attacks. >> the court has upheld the legislation. i think, and i have to see the specific language that they identified with how we wrote the bill in the house as part of the documentation for the decision. call it what you will. it is a step forward for america's families, and you know what? take yes for an answer. this is a very good thing for the american p

i spoke to vicki kennedy this morning and patrick kennedy before coming here.the important role that he played. a lifetime of commitment to making health care a right. not a privilege in our country. he called it the great unfinished business of our country. our society. i knew that when he left us, he would go to heaven and help pass the bill. until this decision came down. spiring one way or another. and now he can rest in peace. his dream, for america's families, has become a reality. i'll be pleased to take any questions. >> the president has said, himself -- >> that, of course, the former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, who more than probably anybody in congress really s shepherded this bill to completion, to law. we talked about the reactions here. it was such a fraught moment in american history when the bill was passed. in some ways this is closure for the democrats who were slogging it out in congress and pushed this thing forward. she, of course, is invoking the legacy of ted kennedy, whose dream it was to see a national health care plan. >> righ

incidentally, the ted kennedy's widow, vicki kennedy, says she's not agreeing to scott brown's demandt she not make an endorsement in the senate race, so that debate is off. but honestly, regardless of that, what is going on with scott brown? what is wrong with scott brown? senator brown, you are welcome to explain yourself here on the show any time, particularly because you keep making stuff up about me and this network. you are welcome here any time on this show. you're welcome even just to return one of our calls, ever. >>> this is a great best new thing in the world today. this is a high school graduation, typical sight this time of the year. but these young women are graduates of a school set up specifically for girls who are pregnant or who have already had young kids. it's a school that supports its young moms with day care and with parenting classes, along with the traditional fall academic load. it is not an easy school to run, enrollment is never predictable, but at this school, the katherine ferguson academy in detroit, it is very much needed. and that is a fact that the de

. >> you had a very emotional phone call this morning with vicky kennedy? >> i did.ky as soon as we knew to make sure, because i didn't know if she had the tv on or what. i called vicky and said thank you, congratulations, and she was saying the same thing back to me, and i said to her, you know, we all know this would not have happened without teddy, it was his life's work, called the great unfinished business of our country. now finally teddy, as far as health care is concerned, can rest in peace. >> but how do you feel that you're going to be remembered as the speaker that went back in and saved it? i remember a conversation i had with robert gibbs, he said we're not going to get health care, and a few days later, you went in and revived it. >> i never -- it was never a thought in my mind that we wouldn't have it. i don't care what anybody else had to say about it. >> you were going to do it. >> we were going to do it of the we had the urgency, we had the value, we had the votes, and we were going to make it happen. some of the -- you know, one of these days in co

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she says she told vicki kennedy now teddy can rest. >> his dream for america's families has become aeality. >> but house speaker john boehner described the law as more of a nightmare. >> the president's healthcare law is hurting our economy. driving up healthcare costs. making it harder for small businesses to hire new workers. and i think today's ruling underscores the urgency of repealing this harmful law in its entirety. >> shepard: the house majority leader eric cantor has scheduled for july the 11th a vote to repeal the healthcare law. even if it does pass in the house, and most believe it will, the repeal would have virtually no chance of getting through the democratic controlled senate. obama care, as conservatives first dubbed it and as the president now calls it is the law of the land. team fox coverage now. ed henry covering the president and carl cammeron on governor romney's reaction. first to shannon bream our supreme court correspondent who is live there tonight. shannon, details, please. >> all right. this is how it went down, shepard. supporters of this law often foug

we have vicki kennedy, and keith olberma olbermann. >> keith back. we'll be watching on sunday, george. >>> i'm going to take it away with the news. something that's never happened before in history. a sitting member of the president's cabinet, the attorney general, has been held in contempt of congress in connection with the gun tracking program "fast and furious." some democrats joined republicans in that vote. what does this mean and what happens next? abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, here to explain. pierre? >> reporter: good morning, amy. it was a tense day on capitol hill, with the republicans screaming that the justice department's covering up. and democrats saying it was a witch hunt. it was a large vote, with democrats storming out in protest. as for what this means, in practical terms, other than a frustrated attorney general, not much for the immediate future. the man who runs the justice department will not likely be prosecuted by his own employees. so, look for house republicans to ask a federal judge to give -- to forc

i spoke to vicki kennedy this morning and patrick kennedy before coming here, and thanking them for the important work they have done and a lifetime of commitment for making health care a right in our country. ted kennedy called it the great unfinished business. i knew when he left us he would go to heaven and help pass the bill and i know he was busily at work until this decision came down in one way or another, and now he can rest in peace. his dream for american families has become a reality. i will be pleased to take any of your questions. >> leader, the president has said, himself, on numerous occasions that the individual mandate is not a tax. do you feel that the individual mandate in the health care law is a tax? >> the court has upheld the legislation. i think, and i will have to see the specific language that they identified with how we wrote the bill in the house as part of the decision, the documentation for the decision. call it what you will. it is a step forward for america's families, and you know what, take yes for an answer. this is a very good thing for the american p

wished that the bill would pass. >> today, not long after the supreme court issued its ruling, vicki kennedytatement that reads, we still have much work to do to implement the law and i hope we can come together now to complete that work. the stakes are too high for us to do otherwise. as my late husband said, what we face is above all a moral issue that is at stake, zblouft the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country. fascinating for her to come on, on day one of the program, kate. i thought maybe we'd go back in time. little irony health care was the driving issue on this day as well. >> i think you put it well, a really point guardant way anan way to came on the program on day one. to see her talking about health care andee where we are today. >> i think we have those red chairs in storage. you want one to take home? >> sure thing, it would look great with the decor. >> kate will be here tomorrow night for you. i'll see you on the campaign trail. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nex

wished that the bill would pass. >> today, not long after the supreme court issued its ruling, vicki kennedytatement that reads, we still have much work to do to implement the law and i hope we can come together now to complete that work. the stakes are too high for us to do otherwise. as my late husband said, what we face is above all a moral issue that is at stake, zblouft the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country. fascinating for her to come on, on day one of the program, kate. i thought maybe we'd go back in time. little irony health care was the driving issue on this day as well. >> i think you put it well, a really point guardant way anan way to came o

vickie kennedy responded with a perfect version of suck on my freedom of speech poll saying she wouldn'town's opponent. truly scott brown is just a [ bleep ] looking for an excuse to not have his face used as a mop by elizabeth warren. isn't that the truth? >> oh, yeah. certainly, there are other places that would pick up this debate. he would come with another reason not to. i'll be shocked if he goes head to head with liz bit warren. invite them both on "meet the press" or something. >> stephanie: is he going to be able to get away with not debating her? >> i think it will play poorly. i hope elizabeth warren is out with an ad. >> stephanie: particularly people like you who have called him out as a [ bleep ] >> i think she could use that language in her ad and it would appeal to the people of boston. >> stephanie: [ bleep ] >> thank you. >> stephanie: rude, so we might as well get down with the game of the day. [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ♪ ] guessing what the healthcare ruling is going to be. >> ooh, what is the healthcare ruling going to be? is it going to be the total cluster f of getting

i spoke to vicki kennedy before coming here. i thanked them for a lifetime commitment to making health care a reality in our country. it was a great unfinished business of our society. i knew that when he left us, he would go to heaven and help pass the bill. now i know it work when this decision came down. it was inspiring, one way or another. now he can rest in peace. his dream for america's families has become a reality. i will be pleased to take any questions. >> president obama has set himself on numerous occasions that the individual mandate is not a tax. do you believe it is a tax? >> the supreme court has upheld the legislation. i have to see the specific language of the identified with how we both the bill in the house as part of that decision. the documentation for the decision. call it what you will. it is a step forward for america's families. take yes for an answer. this is a very good thing for the american people. what you are talking about here is washington top. families -- washington talk. families with childre

kathy shannon, beth bolley, tina vothier, chris reinhart, vicki stevens, bill kennedy and countless other volunteers have all been instrumental in organizing montana's first honor flight. students, friends, neighbors, businesses pooled together nearly $150,000 to make this happen. in today's tough times when families are struggling to make ends meet, pooling together that kind of contribution is no small feat. this will be the first honor flight for montana, but i know it won't be the last. i know because i have seen the passion and dedication of these volunteers firsthand. in march, i had the incredible opportunity to pinch hit by serving burgers at a fundraiser in billings. it was a lot of fun. it was very inspiring seeing all these folks. inspiring to see our young montanans as well demonstrate their spirit of service. for example, students from huntley project schools raised an amazing $2,425 to make this happen. this is kids. and in the process, they learned valuable lessons about the sacrifices that made it possible for them to grow up in a country strong and free. this honor flight

and i know it's a source of joy to the kennedy family. i spoke to vicky first thing. called vicky. and we cried, we both congratulated and thanked each other and all and just said, teddy left us before the bill was passed, but he went to help us from a higher place. and nowç that the supreme cour has upheld the bill, the act of congress, the law of the land, his work, at least on health care, is done. and he can rest in peace in that regard. but it means so much to families and senator kennedy was all about families. >> leader pelosi, i appreciate so much that you took the time to join us on melissa harris-perry, particularly at this critical, historic moment. >> thank you. we are very proud of you and what you do. young woman, young mom. thank you for visiting us in the capitol. >> i'll have more from my interview with leader nancy pelosi on tomorrow's show. but up next, what i think we've learned about the supreme court after this week. >>> and later this hour, can women havet all and why are we even asking? stay with us. t... want to hop in the back and get weird?