secretary of state hillary clinton was then associated with the president of the united states william clinton and he formed a commission that she headed, and they spent considerable time and energy reviewing where we should go with their healthcare system. once the product was developed itself, i think many a message was sent to the congress that we would be well served by reflecting upon-- that package, out there for long enough that essentially the people got a chance to understand what was in it and they didn't want it very much. they send messages back to us that were very clear and rather direct. they said first, that the chairman suggested that i believe your statement suggested people want first to be able to keep what they have and above and beyond that, that they want to ensure that they maintain choices as the go forward with such a package. i do not know what a government single-payer system might lead us to come up but a lot could be learned by also not just looking at the hillary clinton commission, but some of that which john maynard keynes might have taught us about what social

clinton. former congressman william jefferson who kept $90,000 in his freezer here's opening statements in court. he is accused of racketeering and other crimes. mr. jefferson says he has an explanation for the cash that was found in his home freezer and has pleaded not guilty. william jefferson represented parts of new orleans. those are some of the headlines on c-span radio. >> "washington journal" continues. host: a lot of people heard what the president had to say about health care. what goes through your mind? guest: i think what he said at the speech, and c-span covered it. i had a chance to listen to almost every word. i think he pretty much laid out his plan. he did a wonderful job in rallying troops and addressing an audience that perhaps he thought was hostile. there were very warm and gave him many ovations. there was only one boo. he is sticking with the program. host: when doctors here about a public plan, what is there -- why are they against this? guest: there was the public plan and malpractice, which is been a major platform issue. not that there should not be malpractice but th

when the clinton administration took over, one of the first actions that the administration was to do was to fire dr. william happener -- happer, a man who dare challenge vice president gore. yes, the doctor believed in science, not in the junk science of radicals, and he was skeptical, although not an advocate of either side in the global warming debate. >> he didn't fit in so out he went -- he didn't fit in so out he went. from there on the pattern was very clear and it's very clear in order to receive even one penny of federal research money, a scientist would have to toe the line on the manmade global warming alarmist theory. any dissident would be quickly cut off from any federal research funding. that went on for eight years. so when approaching this concept of manmade global warming we must examine the science behind it. so let's state right off. the unconscionable intimidation of the science community during the clinton years has ensured that bad science permeates the entire argument of the alarmists who are perpetuating this manmade myth. that is based -- this manmade myth, global warming, is based