what is your reaction to that, congressman yoho? >> i don't know how to take that. am sure he has a plan, but in the house, i can talk for myself, i can't speak for anybody else, but i'm a definite no on this. >> congressman, i want your opinion, i know you are voting no. but i want you to consider the other side of the case for a moment. and in the testimony you heard today, what is the most persuasive thing that the administration said today that probably could get them some votes in that room. and i know your vote is not up for grabs. >> right, to me, i did not hear anything that swayed me. i went to a briefing yesterday. that did not sway me. i think there are too many ifs in this, and too many unverified facts for me to come out and change me. and i think other people will feel the same way. if you look at the cw agreement signed by 189 nations, i want to know where the other 188 nations. and as the congressman said, where are they coming to the table? i have not seen that. and we have a long way to go to convince me differently. >> congressman meeks, to you, u

the bad representative ted yoho the man who once said that tanning bed taxes for racist against white people has opened his mouth again this time the florida republican congressman compared the house g.o.p. spy to de-fund obamacare to the civil rights movement you know told the new york times that quote it only takes one with passion look at rosa parks martin luther king people with passion speak up. they'll have people follow them because they believe the same way and smart leadership listens to that currently yoho is unaware that martin luther king jr fought against economic inequality was a very strong proponent of health care for all maybe yoho should stick to talking about tending bed rights instead and now the very very ugly rick reilly you decorated e.s.p.n. sports writer decided to weigh in on the controversy over the washington n.f.l. teams in maine where they studied very old studies and even his father in law in defending the redskins name but that's not the worst of it he concluded his defense of the highly offensive racially insensitive term for native americans by saying

yoho thinks he's fooling.pport steve stockman's birther bill. take a listen to this, ryan. >> steve stockman's got a bill that's going to look into the birth certificate again. would you be willing to co-sponsor it? so i called steve up and i said when i get back -- i want, yeah, i'll talk about it. >> i would have more respect if they actually had the courage of their disgusting convictions, a man who think it is it's impressive to joe an idiot like sheriff joe arpaio? >> he feels like he's basically what he believes by saying no comment. >> we just had him on tape supporting the stockman bill. >> sure, that's what he believes. he's one of the guys that does believe that. this is kind of what you get when you have representative democracy tilted by gerrymandering. there are millions of people who don't think the president is legitimate. think he was born in africa, asia or somewhere, or wherever. they're certain there's just no way this guy can actually be our president, lo and behold they have some represent

. >> joining me now is republican congressman ted yoho of florida and serves on the foreign house andffairs committee. you said in a previous statement, i'm quoting you here. it is my hope that the president will consider more than just a consultation with congress on these very serious actions. what do you want from the president? >> i think this is something -- it's a grave nature that we need to have an open debate and discussion on this. this is a serious matter and i look forward to this. >> is that going to happen? >> it sure is. a week ago this was not going to happen. they were just talking to leadership and i look forward to sitting down with secretary kerry and secretary hagel. >> yeah. your committee is going to hear from them. what are the questions you have right now? what do you need to hear for you to support what the administration and members of your party, like senator john mccain, want to do? >> well, i think what we need to do is, you know, we need to have a clear defined mission statement, what we are trying to accomplish. we have to look at the evidence. you know

ted yoho speaking to "the new york times" said, quote, it only takes one with passion.osa parks, martin luther king, people with passion that speak up. they'll have people follow them because they believe the same way and smart leadership listens to that. now, i'm sorry. how is shutting down the government over taking health care from people anything like rosa parks saying -- >> exactly. >> -- as a black woman i'm tired of sitting in the back of the bus. >> that's why i have a problem with the congressman from florida. rosa parks trying to advance rights for african-americans. standing up to communist oppression in poland trying to get workers the right to unionize and have -- you know, protections from the government. and from employers in poland. martin luther king, we know what he was about and pushing for. but what the conservative members in the house are pushing to defund or replace -- repeal obama care, they're taking something away from people. insurance from young people 26 years or younger on their parent's health insurance, discounted drug that is seniors are

yesterday yoho, we will talk birther buffoons next. >>> we've had every official in hawaii, democratt has investigate this, confirm that, yes, in fact, i was born in hawaii august 4th, 1961. we posted the certification that is given by the state of hawaii on the internet for everybody to see. >> it has been 162 days since president obama released his long form birth certificate in a bid to end the side show and silence the carnival barkers. but more than two years later there are still republicans who insist on turning the capitol building into the big top. >> so you accept the fact that he was a born american? >> i'm not -- no comment. >> no comment? now you say he's legitimate then you say but i don't think he's really necessarily native-born american, natural born american. >> i didn't say that. i just said no comment. what you said -- >> what does that mean? >> what i would like to say is i haven't studied it enough to spend the time on it to come back with an intelligence answer so i will not respond. >> a note to republican congressman ted yoho. you can go on whitehouse.gov rig

>> ted yoho? >> yoho. >> i'm sorry. >> yahoo, yoho. >> i would never call you a yahoo, joe. >> so we really do though have mr. heilman, a battle for the republican party. i think any disinterested observer has to say right now that it is the main street conservatives, the pat tumi's, charles krauthammer, wall street journal editorial page types that are winning the day. >> they are certainly winning the debate. you pointed out a couple of times it's a crazy strategy that went end well in terms of legislation. i want to ask the question i asked to james to david. 38% according to the polls that are in favor of defunding obamacare. that's obviously a big chunk. almost exclusively consistent of republicans. a lot of those people are activist republican primary voters. is there a way in which this end s well for ted cruz? if all this is about is ted cruz's personal advancement which a lot of people think it's about him getting on tv. >> if the question is whether ted cruz as a result of this is going to become president of the united states, the answer is no. if the question is

here to discuss the hearing, congressman ted yoho a member of the house foreign affairs committee. congressman, great to have you with us. it was interesting, listening to general dempsey be concise, i was thinking i'd rather he be more expansive and the others perhaps before the committee be less so. your reaction to today's hearing. >> my reaction today -- the reaction today is it didn't change my opinion. i see no need to get involved in a civil war, a sectarian civil war in another country. especially a muslim to muslim civil war. what happens when you have western include in that, it just changes the whole dynamics. this is a civil war that has gone on for three and a half years. for us to intervene now when the chemical weapons have been reported to being used over 11 times in the last, say, year and a half, my question is why now and why us? where's the rest of the world? you know, this all goes back to the cwc agreement that had been signed and ratified or revamped approximately three or four times since 1924. that stated that any country that produces, transports, stores o

ted yoho a republican from florida who is opposed to the resolution and gene robinson for "the washingtonho supports the president's call for a strike. congressman, thank you for joining us. i guess the main argument, the big picture argument raised by the people is that this has to be a message sending operation. that we have to signal iran especially. that we're not going to condone the development of nuclear weapons by them and the way we do that is to signal we're not going to permit the use of chemical weapons by syria. your response? >> i don't support that. i represent the people of north-central florida and overwhelmingly 98% have said to stay out of syria. i've got to listen to the people of my district. if we're going to enter in on that effect and if you go back to the cwc agreement that was signed by over 189 nations, where are the other 188 demanding that we come together and bring the u.n., bring nato, bring the arab league and we sit down on one side of the table and demand mr. assad sits down at the other side and bring a close to this through diplomacy. i think we can get

ted yoho. i'd like to yield to him at this time. mr. yoho: i'd like to thank the gentlelady from minnesota, my home state, for putting this together. when i was a lot younger, i remember watching president reagan in the debates with jimmy carter. and it said, as president reagan once said, now jimmy, there you go again. and here we are today, another day, another delay by the administration, another example why the affordable care act, or as the president likes to talk about, obamacare is not ready for primetime. mr. speaker, if fully implemented -- implemented, this law was predicted to and is crippling our economy. businesses would cut hours and they are. employees would lose benefits and they are. and families would be forced into government-run health care exchanges. it was said by the president that if you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan. well, tell that to my constituents who have been told by their insurance companies that due to the affordable care act, obamacare, their current plans will

yoho. mr. yoho: i thank my colleague from arizona for putting this together. new mexico, i'm sorry. mr. speaker, i rise today to speak about the epidemic of veterans who not only commit but consider suicide. and again i want to quote what my colleague talked about, the quote of too trapped in war to be at peace, too damaged to be at war. and these are the words left behind by that soldier, daniel. who tragically took his own life a few months ago. and daniel is one of many who are affected by ptsd and who come back from war with suicidal thoughts. this is an epidemic among our service men and women and it must be stopped. and it's estimated that, again, more than 22 veterans take their life each day. and that's 30% of all veterans have considered suicide and in florida's third congressional district alone, there are over 120,000 veterans which according to current data means that's about 36,000 veterans in my district that have thought about suicide. this is unacceptable and we must remedy

. >> ted yoho of florida. >> thank you for enduring the length of time here and i hope you men are men of prayer and that we seek guidance and wisdom as we work through this. i agree with many of my colleagues. our foreign-policy is confusing to the world. that is why i think we're sitting here today. the primary role as national security. i do not see a direct threat to the u.s. from the internal civil war in this area, as deplorable as it is. i think it is despicable, but what about the 108,000 killed by conventional warfare? our action would be one of attacking a sovereign nation, a nation that did not attack us and an act of war. if we start work, we invite more, do we not? i and the people i represent said in not just know but something like, heck no. don't get involved. the cwc agreement signed by 189 countries says that the is that transport or create chemical weapons are in violation. they're possibly supplying them with chemical weapons. maybe iran or china. there are probably other countries so we have to act now and do we act in totality? do we act now? once you stop, and th

yoho for five minutes. you, mr. hank speaker. today on september 11 i want to take a moment to reflect on that fateful event on the day of 2001 at the world trade center, the pentagon, the fields of pennsylvania, and again in ben zazzy in 2012. ask that we always remember the resilience and strength of the greatest nation on earth. mr. speaker, there are moments in time when we cease to be republicans and democrats. politics and punditry melt away. divisions close, and differences fade. we come together as americans regardless of race, creed, or religion. september 11 of 2001 and again in 2012 was and will always be such occasion. on those days our nation came together. that is what makes our nation great and unique. not only do we come together to celebrate in triumph, but we stand together in tragedy. it is in the face of adversity when our resilience is truly tested and as americans, time and time again, throughout history, we have passed that test. throughout the course of those days heroes ran into buildings and stormed the

yoho: ladies, i commend you for your exceptional work, your ethic, your talent and drive in achieving this title. congratulations, lady, and as we like to say back home in gainesville, it's great to be a florida gator and part of the gator nation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chairman yields back. are there any further requests for one minutes? under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. this is a day of remembrance, it is a solemn day, it is a day that brings back tragic memories for all of us. and then in some ways it brings great hope. we all remember where we were on /11, 2001. and i know there are some that say, i just can't take seeing what happened that day, i don't want to see any more video. and i would humbly submit, it is important not to forget. to fly planes into buildings, use them as bombs is an act of war. just as dropping bombs in pearl harbor was an act of war. even though there were no boots on th

. >> ted yoho of florida. >> thank you for enduring the length of time here and i hope you men are men of ray are and that we seek guidance and wisdom as we work through this. i agree with many of my colleagues. our foreign-policy is confusing to the world. that is why i think we're sitting here today. the primary role as national security. i do not see a direct threat to the u.s. from the internal civil war in this area, as deplorable as it is. i think it is despicable, but byt about the 108,000 killed conventional warfare? be one of would attacking a sovereign nation, a nation that did not attack us and an act of war. if we start work, we invite more, do we not? i and the people i represent said in not just know but something like, heck no. don't get involved. d.c. debussy in agreement signed by 189 countries says that the or createansport chemical weapons are in violation. they're possibly supplying them with chemical weapons. maybe iran or china. there are probably other nowtries so we have to act and do we act in totality? do we act now? once you stop, and this goes back to our co

yoho, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. on that on the day of 2001 world trade center, the pentagon , the fields of pennsylvania, and again in benghazi in 2012. i asked that we always remember the resilience and the strength of the greatest nation on earth. there are moments in time when we cease to be republicans and democrats. politics and punditry melt away. divisions close and differences fade. we come together as americans regardless of race, creed, or religion. 11, 2001, and again in 2012 was and will always be such an occasion. on those days, our nation came together. that is what makes our nation great and unique. not only do we come together to celebrate in triumph, but we stand together in tragedy. it is in the face of adversity when our resilience is truly americans, time and time again, throughout history, we have passed that test. throughout the course of those days, heroes ran into buildings and stormed a cockpit, went into burning embassies. they donated clothes off their back. that, mr. speaker, is the true