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if congress does something, then i can't run against a do- nothing congress. if congress does nothing, then it's not a matter of me running against them. i think the american people will run them out of town because they are frustrated, and they know we need to do something big and something bold. >> reporter: the confrontation pits the president squarely against republicans, who now control the house and have the votes to block his proposals in the senate. they went toe to toe with mr. obama last summer over raising the federal debt ceiling. and later, over extending the payroll tax break and long-term unemployment benefits. those measures passed, but much of the rest of the president's agenda has languished. and the battles have taken a toll on congress' public approval rating. it stood at just 13% in a recent "new york times"-cbs news poll. the senate's democratic majority leader harry reid says it is no surprise. >> i understand why the american people look at congress and shake their head, what is this all about, because we have not been able to accomplis
if congress does something, then i can't run against a do- nothing congress. if congress does nothing, then it's not a matter of me running against them. i think the american people will run them out of town because they are frustrated, and they know we need to do something big and something bold. >> reporter: the confrontation pits the president squarely against republicans, who now control the house and have the votes to block his proposals in the senate. they went toe to toe with mr....
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folks in congress have advance knowledge of which bills and issues congress will consider. they know how those bills will affect basic services, and often the legislation we pass impacts how well a company does on the stock market. good men and women work for congress and i have the deepest respect for my colleagues. i would say all come to the senate with good intentions, carry out their daily responsibles without thinking about using information that they learned for personal financial gain. and that's why banning insider trading should be an easy move. the fact that members of congress and their staffs are allowed to buy and sell stocks based on privileged information is incredible to me. congress has historically low approval ratings from the american people. they believe many in congress don't represent them. and have forgotten what it means to be a normal american. most folks assume that congressmen and senators already can't trade stocks based on information they get in their jobs, but it turns out this may not be true, and that's just one more example why northweste
folks in congress have advance knowledge of which bills and issues congress will consider. they know how those bills will affect basic services, and often the legislation we pass impacts how well a company does on the stock market. good men and women work for congress and i have the deepest respect for my colleagues. i would say all come to the senate with good intentions, carry out their daily responsibles without thinking about using information that they learned for personal financial gain....
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let's make sure people who bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress. and vice vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support at least outside p washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. [applause] neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now, both parties should put an end to it. [applause] >> the senate begins debate on the insider trading bill today at 4:30 eastern time with a procedural vote at 5:30, and you'll be able to find live senate coverage right here on c-span2. the national gay and lesbian task force held a national conference last week in baltimore, and one of the speakers of the group's process on gay, lesbian, bi, and transgender issues and you'll hear from an assistant health and human services secretary in her 30 years of work in promoting gay rights. this is a little over an hour and a half. >> greetings. as we gather here today and meet in #u people and new -- meet n
let's make sure people who bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress. and vice vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support at least outside p washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. [applause] neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now, both parties should put an end to it. [applause] >> the...
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congress returns tomorrow. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> the south carolina primary saturday, january 21. since 1980, the winner has gone on to be the republican presidential nominee. c-span's wrote to the right house coverage takes you to the events. -- road to the white house coverage takes you to the events. >> he is over his head. >> we have a message that can appeal across this nation and in particular, in the state's that are necessary for us to win this election. >> as candidates get their message out and meet the voters -- >> yet another war or we do not know why we are there. >> if we're going to use our national security act, we need to make sure it is in our national security interest and that we're not spread so thin we cannot do it right. >> want to hold her? >> take a picture. >> perfect. >> find more resources on c-span. >> i believe it is important to emphasize that one is great to have this memorial to his memory and is great to have a national holiday and it is gre
congress returns tomorrow. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> the south carolina primary saturday, january 21. since 1980, the winner has gone on to be the republican presidential nominee. c-span's wrote to the right house coverage takes you to the events. -- road to the white house coverage takes you to the events. >> he is over his head. >> we have a message that can appeal across this nation and in particular, in the state's that are necessary for us...
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but it would be a lot easier if congress helped. this is an area that should receive bipartisan support because making our government more responsive and strategic and leaner, it shouldn't be a partisan issue. you know, we can do this better. we can provide taxpayers better value. so much of the argument out there all the time is, you know, up at 40,000 feet, the abstract arguments about, you know, who is conservative or who is liberal, most americans and certainly most small business owners, you guys are trying to figure out how do we make things work? how do we apply common sense? and that's what this is about. i'm going to keep fighting every day to rebuild this economy so that hard work pays off, responsibility is rewarded, and we have got a government that is helping to create the foundation for the incredible energy and entrepreneurship that all of you represent. i'm going to keep fighting to make sure the middle class families regain the security that they have lost over the last decade. i've said before, i believe there is a
but it would be a lot easier if congress helped. this is an area that should receive bipartisan support because making our government more responsive and strategic and leaner, it shouldn't be a partisan issue. you know, we can do this better. we can provide taxpayers better value. so much of the argument out there all the time is, you know, up at 40,000 feet, the abstract arguments about, you know, who is conservative or who is liberal, most americans and certainly most small business owners,...
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folks in congress have advance knowledge of which bills and issues congress will consider. they know how those bills will affect basic goods and services, and often the legislation we pass impacts how well a company does on the stock market. good men and women work for congress, and i have the deepest respect for my colleagues. i would say all come to the senate with good intentions to carry out their daily responsibilities without thinking about using information that they learn for personal financial gain, and that's why banning insider trading should be an easy lift. the fact that members of congress and their staffs are allowed to buy and sell stocks based on privileged information is incredible to me. founders has historically low approval ratings from the american people. they believe many in congress don't represent them and have forgotten what it means to be a normal american. most folks would assume that congressmen and senators already can't trade stocks based on information they get in their jobs, but it turns out this may not be true, and that is just one more e
folks in congress have advance knowledge of which bills and issues congress will consider. they know how those bills will affect basic goods and services, and often the legislation we pass impacts how well a company does on the stock market. good men and women work for congress, and i have the deepest respect for my colleagues. i would say all come to the senate with good intentions to carry out their daily responsibilities without thinking about using information that they learn for personal...
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let's make sure people who bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress. and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. (scattered applause) neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now both parties should put an end to it. ( applause ) for starters, i ask the senate to pass a simple rule, that all judicial and public nominations receive a simple up or down vote within 90 days. ( applause ) the executive branch also needs to change. too often it's inefficient, outdated and remote. that's why i've asked this congress to grant me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy, that our government is leaner, quicker, and more responsive to the needs of the american people. ( applause ) finally none of this can happen unless we also lower the temperature in this town. we need to end the notion that the two parties must be
let's make sure people who bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress. and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. (scattered applause) neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now both parties should put an end to it. ( applause ) for...
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is says if you are a member of congress and the executive position is creed of your in congress or the salary is increase in you cannot take the position.pp and ordered to stop a member if you would be appointed so you vote to raise his salary by $100,000 if the that was a bad idea so they put the ineligibility cause but now it has come up several times over history and there is a move the government had used to get around this and the idea is if the person who is a congress takes a the executive office that congress passes a billab reducing the salary by thei original amount then there is no violation.vi they actually did not get anan increase so there's a problem. 1987. lewis powell retires from the supreme court and the question ronald reagan had to face who'd asea point*? orrin hatch is in the senate. the supreme court salary went up. that was a violation of the eligibility clause. other people discover this could be used the saxby 62 put him in any way? they ask the office of legal counsel and they said no. this clause means any time the salary is wait -- raise to cannot be put in
is says if you are a member of congress and the executive position is creed of your in congress or the salary is increase in you cannot take the position.pp and ordered to stop a member if you would be appointed so you vote to raise his salary by $100,000 if the that was a bad idea so they put the ineligibility cause but now it has come up several times over history and there is a move the government had used to get around this and the idea is if the person who is a congress takes a the...
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congress on a bit there. it was a subtle way to sort of distance himself from congress without actually taking them to task while he's standing right in front of them tonight, wolf. >> dana bash inside the chamber as we see the president getting ready to leave. >> that's right. he's doing some gripping and grinning before he heads out. i just want to say this morning that john boehner told a few of us that he and most republicans and the president and most democrats are from different planets, and you definitely saw that tonight, just even in the dynamics of this room, the house chamber, the president making clear that his solution, for the most part, is to invest public money. every time he said that, you saw republicans basically sitting on their hands, stone cold, no applause at all. one thing i definitely want to point out, though, there was a very interesting dynamic when you're talking about bipartisanship, and that has to do with gabby giffords. she was sitting next to jeff lake, a republican congressm
congress on a bit there. it was a subtle way to sort of distance himself from congress without actually taking them to task while he's standing right in front of them tonight, wolf. >> dana bash inside the chamber as we see the president getting ready to leave. >> that's right. he's doing some gripping and grinning before he heads out. i just want to say this morning that john boehner told a few of us that he and most republicans and the president and most democrats are from...
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to congress there. has to communicate with their local representatives and i think also just you know exercising their voting rights and exercising their rights it's rooms are being involved in the political process it's two thousand but we need issues are going to go away courts are still trying to figure out how to grapple with technology so i think the best way for citizens to be actively involved is to use a creativity like they used yesterday and find ways to be involved in the political process on a day to day basis why i think i guess today might help in the sense that at least gave people this feeling that maybe they can actually make a difference if they do go out and vote or call their congress members or write to them and that's not always going to be big money and big industries and lobbyists that we're now at least that was my takeaway christina thank you so much for joining us tonight. i still to come this a day after the online world came together to fight so but the d.o.j. continued thei
to congress there. has to communicate with their local representatives and i think also just you know exercising their voting rights and exercising their rights it's rooms are being involved in the political process it's two thousand but we need issues are going to go away courts are still trying to figure out how to grapple with technology so i think the best way for citizens to be actively involved is to use a creativity like they used yesterday and find ways to be involved in the political...
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congress returns to session next week. this morning, "washington journal" talked to a two reporters about what to expect from the point of commerce. -- 2012 congress. this is about that will be several popes on raising the debt limit. basically, congress has agreed to raise the debt limit last summer. this is a political vote of disapproving of the president's authority. the last time, partisan vote, democrats mostly voted for it, republicans against it. there will also be a boat in the senate on this, but it will not lead to anything because the president has the power to veto it. that is the main thing that will be happening on the house this week. host: kick sherman, the president will make his state of the union address next week. what kind of milestone is that, what will the big debate to be as congress looks at the agenda? guest: it will be a legislative preflight the year. the biggest thing they would deal with is a payroll tax cuts. obama likes to draw distinctions from republicans. that is what we expected to do i
congress returns to session next week. this morning, "washington journal" talked to a two reporters about what to expect from the point of commerce. -- 2012 congress. this is about that will be several popes on raising the debt limit. basically, congress has agreed to raise the debt limit last summer. this is a political vote of disapproving of the president's authority. the last time, partisan vote, democrats mostly voted for it, republicans against it. there will also be a boat in...
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this corporate takeover of our congress that i was just referencing in their own. pseudo state of the union address is not accidental it was put into motion back in one thousand eighty six by a group of robber barons railroad actual robber barons claiming that the fourteenth amendment which was passed in eight hundred sixty eight to free the slaves also freed the corporations has one reference the word persons it didn't have the word natural before it which would be humans the supreme court pick this up dozens of times over the years most recently was citizens united but the fact of the matter is that no congress has ever passed a law saying that corporations are people or that money is speech. in. money is speech is that a property no president has ever pushed for it on the contrary many presidents have condemned it and going all the way back to grover cleveland in eight hundred eighty seven the year after the santa clara county decision in the supreme court where he said that corporations had become the masters of the people and that their iron heel was on our ne
this corporate takeover of our congress that i was just referencing in their own. pseudo state of the union address is not accidental it was put into motion back in one thousand eighty six by a group of robber barons railroad actual robber barons claiming that the fourteenth amendment which was passed in eight hundred sixty eight to free the slaves also freed the corporations has one reference the word persons it didn't have the word natural before it which would be humans the supreme court...
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not just true for ted stevens, in congress. it's true for congress more broadly. they have shown themselves to not understand how the internet works, you can tell that from their previous attempts to lasso the internet like it was a way-ward calf. if we had no reason to believe congress understands the workings of the internet, after today, we can be sure that congress at least understands the power of the internet. google, wikipedia, flicker, word press, read it, wired, many more either blocked their websites entirely today or used their websites to make a big can't-miss it visual statement of their discontent with the legislation. more than just going dark, many sites included operator instructions for how you too could reach out to congress and tell them to these proposed laws. just one example, progressive change committee says craigslist visitors alone, 30,000 people today called congress through website that linked them with the way to do that. we cover all kind of of protests on this show, all kind of non-violent direct action, all kind of way people try to
not just true for ted stevens, in congress. it's true for congress more broadly. they have shown themselves to not understand how the internet works, you can tell that from their previous attempts to lasso the internet like it was a way-ward calf. if we had no reason to believe congress understands the workings of the internet, after today, we can be sure that congress at least understands the power of the internet. google, wikipedia, flicker, word press, read it, wired, many more either...
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both houses of congress. there's a sense that you see that even when things were rocky sometimes, things continue. >> and we have members of the security, now, who are greeting the president. we don't have a full supreme court there tonight. we have four members who are not there. >> you see justice kagan, justice breyer, justice ginsberg. justices scalia, alito and sotomayor are not there tonight. >> the joint chiefs will be showing up. they will not be applauding tonight. we will measure between those who applaud and those who do not feel they are part of the political process. >> and many of the justices have spoken about how uncomfortable they do feel. especially that moment two years ago, when the president called them out on the supreme court decision. and there you have it. [ applause ] >> a hug from gabby giffords, representing so much, just standing in that room. and when she smiles. and now, the president of the united states. handing his speech to the speaker and the vice president. and is about to
both houses of congress. there's a sense that you see that even when things were rocky sometimes, things continue. >> and we have members of the security, now, who are greeting the president. we don't have a full supreme court there tonight. we have four members who are not there. >> you see justice kagan, justice breyer, justice ginsberg. justices scalia, alito and sotomayor are not there tonight. >> the joint chiefs will be showing up. they will not be applauding tonight. we...
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when he served in the congress. boyden had limits on us legally as to what we could do in the sense of encouraging interest groups to contact congress, there were very strict rules. the president went further than that and was stricter than that. after the first year of 1989, he realized that wasn't going to work and he let the floodgates open. i remember in 1989, walking down the hallway. he stopped me. he said i want to talk to you. i said yes. he said, sonny montgomery. i said, yes, chairman montgomery. he said you know, he is a friend of mine. i said, yes. he said, did you ask the constituents from the chamber of commerce from mississippi to talk to him about whatever bill it was? about x bill. i went, well, boyden says i can't directly ask them to do that but i sort of encouraged them and told them who key people were on that vote, and he looked at me and said, and he never did this, pointed his finger at me, you know, my blazer. he said don't you ever do that again. sonny montgomery is a friend of mine. i go t
when he served in the congress. boyden had limits on us legally as to what we could do in the sense of encouraging interest groups to contact congress, there were very strict rules. the president went further than that and was stricter than that. after the first year of 1989, he realized that wasn't going to work and he let the floodgates open. i remember in 1989, walking down the hallway. he stopped me. he said i want to talk to you. i said yes. he said, sonny montgomery. i said, yes, chairman...
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let's make sure people who bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress. and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. (scattered applause) neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now both parties should put an end to it. ( applause ) for starters, i ask the senate to pass a simple rule, that all judicial and public nominations receive a simple up or down vote within 90 days. ( applause ) the executive branch also needs to change. too often it's inefficient, outdated and remote. that's why i've asked this congress to grant me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy, that our government is leaner, quicker, and more responsive to the needs of the american people. ( applause ) finally none of this can happen unless we also lower the temperature in this town. we need to end the notion that the two parties must be
let's make sure people who bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress. and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. (scattered applause) neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now both parties should put an end to it. ( applause ) for...
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so often we look at congress and think about this entitlement class that congress has become. gabby giffords, no one was going to tell her to step down. no one wanted to see her go. she's well-liked and she's an honest politician. so the fact that she did showed some integrity and courage, i think was really remarkable and a lesson that a lot of congressional members could take. >> we should say that the speaker is not to speak from the chair. that's not his role, but what an emotional morning this has been. thank, s.c., thank you karen hunter, and thank all of you for watching this extended coverage of the resignation of gabrielle giffords. i'm chris jansing. we'll take a quick break and we'll be right back. >>> who is the your business entrepreneur of the week? harvard student james hirschfield wanted to translate the look and feel after high-end paper invitation to the digital realm. in 2007 he and his sister pooled their savings and started paperless post. it attracted high profile users like prince charles, condoleezza rice, and the white house. for more watch "your busin
so often we look at congress and think about this entitlement class that congress has become. gabby giffords, no one was going to tell her to step down. no one wanted to see her go. she's well-liked and she's an honest politician. so the fact that she did showed some integrity and courage, i think was really remarkable and a lesson that a lot of congressional members could take. >> we should say that the speaker is not to speak from the chair. that's not his role, but what an emotional...
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congress. the first gradation would be, oh, we really don't like this. then, second maybe would be, the president's senior advisers would recommend he veto this. the secretary of treasury. the secretary of state. the secretary of whatever, would recommend a veto. fini finally you get to the president is going to veto. this provided us a strategic tactical flexibility that, i think, made veto threats more effective. they have, to some extent, been used by presidents. in my paper, i cite a number of legislative efforts to illustrate these strategies and their limitations. i'll only make a very few points here. an early case of where the open-hand strategy worked really well was on the bill to clean up the savings and loan deback. >> caller:. -- debacle. this had the potential of being very difficult, but the bush administration came through with a proposal very quickly to serve as a focal point for congress. they worked closely with member. and those things certainly contributed to the success, b
congress. the first gradation would be, oh, we really don't like this. then, second maybe would be, the president's senior advisers would recommend he veto this. the secretary of treasury. the secretary of state. the secretary of whatever, would recommend a veto. fini finally you get to the president is going to veto. this provided us a strategic tactical flexibility that, i think, made veto threats more effective. they have, to some extent, been used by presidents. in my paper, i cite a number...
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(laughter) >> jon: let me tell you something, oliver, this congress makes me so angry, this congress, this do nothing bunch of mother [bleep]. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. jon, you take that back! they do not do nothing. they are mother [bleep] but do you know, jon, do you know the amount of work it takes to perform this level of mother wlooep blooep -- [bleep]ery. sure are, you aren't seeing in on c-span but look behind the flaps to the actual office of our capitol building. these good people, jon. >> jon: oh my god. >> who dedicated public servants work tirelessly, jon, night and day to make sure that nothing gets done. this, jon, they-- do not look away, stewart, you need to see this look at it! look, directly at it! this, jon, this, this right here, this is how the sausage doesn't get made. >> jon: all right, look t takes alot of effort. >> yeah t does take a lot of effort, jon. you turn your back on this for 1 second and who knows what could happen. a program that works to educate young people emerges. or a bridge gets built to somewhere. and you say that these people don't work, s
(laughter) >> jon: let me tell you something, oliver, this congress makes me so angry, this congress, this do nothing bunch of mother [bleep]. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. jon, you take that back! they do not do nothing. they are mother [bleep] but do you know, jon, do you know the amount of work it takes to perform this level of mother wlooep blooep -- [bleep]ery. sure are, you aren't seeing in on c-span but look behind the flaps to the actual office of our capitol building. these...
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they both served in the congress and the congress of the confederation. they had almost exactly the same resumÉ, but they had two different conclusions about this, and that was true for a lot of the countrymen as well. the second question, jefferson's in paris as a minister to france during this time. he does receive the most complete post-election analysis from both madison and monroe. jefferson was the dear mutual friend. he referred to them as the twin pillars of his happiness. jefferson invests times in the founding rivals in trying to convince madison to move next to him. they already got monroe. if we could live together, we'll hang out and retire from private life, and we'll be happy reading books, talking about books, the big ideas of the day. they were the twin pillars of his happiness, and he was pleased to get messages from both of them about their friendship, felt bad about running against my friend, and this is what happened, but we're still friends. jefferson is in france, and washington wanted madison to win the race. one of the first lett
they both served in the congress and the congress of the confederation. they had almost exactly the same resumÉ, but they had two different conclusions about this, and that was true for a lot of the countrymen as well. the second question, jefferson's in paris as a minister to france during this time. he does receive the most complete post-election analysis from both madison and monroe. jefferson was the dear mutual friend. he referred to them as the twin pillars of his happiness. jefferson...
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while the congress has hit a new low. the latest polling from the right wing firm rasmussen shows only 5% of likely voters approve of the job congress is doing. "the times" reports the president will spend less time fighting congressional republicans and focus on economic justice for ordinary americans instead. white house deputy press secretary josh earnest confirms, "in terms of the president's relationship with quocongress i 2012, the president is no longer tied to washington, d.c." what does that mean? the only legislation on the white house's must-do list is a full-year extension of the payroll tax cut. according to "the times" the president will showcase measures he is taking on his own to revive the economy. "associated press" reports he will unveil at least two or three directives per week. the president will continue to take the populist tone he adopted late last year. gosh, that was just a few days ago. in his weekly address, president obama tapped into middle class frustrations over the payroll tax fight and in
while the congress has hit a new low. the latest polling from the right wing firm rasmussen shows only 5% of likely voters approve of the job congress is doing. "the times" reports the president will spend less time fighting congressional republicans and focus on economic justice for ordinary americans instead. white house deputy press secretary josh earnest confirms, "in terms of the president's relationship with quocongress i 2012, the president is no longer tied to washington,...
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the letters authorizes congress, tells congress it could authorize private ships to fight pirates. the titles of nobility clause says the government can't make you a duke government says the government officials of the united states can't accept a duke shih. the bill prohibits legislative punishment and the third amendment says the soldiers, the army cannot order their soldiers in private houses without consent. a practice that in 18 centuries led directly to the tea party. the real tea party, not our tea party. i got the idea for this book about 10 years ago. i was working at the office of legal counsel which is a small office in the justice department, which gives constitutional advice to the executive branch. it's the office which made the news when long, long, long after i left the road the torture report. and even though in law school i learned about account the constitution of you study in glasgow, you only study certain parts of the. you study the first of them, the fourth amendment, but as an office of legal council i to deal with lots of these little odd clauses that nobod
the letters authorizes congress, tells congress it could authorize private ships to fight pirates. the titles of nobility clause says the government can't make you a duke government says the government officials of the united states can't accept a duke shih. the bill prohibits legislative punishment and the third amendment says the soldiers, the army cannot order their soldiers in private houses without consent. a practice that in 18 centuries led directly to the tea party. the real tea party,...
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let's make sure that people that bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what is broken is the way congress does business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business passed through the senate neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now, both parties should put an end to it. [ applause ] for starters, i ask them to pass a simple rule, that all judicial and public service nominations receive a simple up or down vote within 90 days. [ applause ] >> the executive branch also needs to change. too often it's inefficient, outdated and remote. [ applause ] >> that is why i asked the congress to granted me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy so it's more responsive to the needs of the american people. [ applause ] >> finally none of this can happen unless we also lower the temperature in this town. we need to end the notion that the two parties must be locked in a perpetual campaign of mutual destruction,
let's make sure that people that bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what is broken is the way congress does business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business passed through the senate neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now, both parties should put an end to it. [ applause ] for starters, i ask them to pass a...
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congress. i mean, literally, you know, something that can happen, you can have two or three lines in a bill -- i'll give you one example, the health care bill, obamacare. there were two or three lines in there that said biopharmaceutical companies were given this that bill a 12-year exclusive patent rather than five years which is what other drug manufacturers do. that's a huge gain. can you imagine what that did for the biotech sector? that was actually a member of congress that bought a large amount of biotech sector funds at the same time and saw those pop 25% because once the bill passed and everybody realized what a boon it was going to be to biotechnology, everybody suddenly wanted to buy those companies. so, yes, i think it is a problem at the state level, but i think more so here because there's more power here. yes, question right there. >> hi. i'm david with the heritage foundation. that was an excellent talk, and i'm frustrated listening to you asking myself why have i not heard of t
congress. i mean, literally, you know, something that can happen, you can have two or three lines in a bill -- i'll give you one example, the health care bill, obamacare. there were two or three lines in there that said biopharmaceutical companies were given this that bill a 12-year exclusive patent rather than five years which is what other drug manufacturers do. that's a huge gain. can you imagine what that did for the biotech sector? that was actually a member of congress that bought a large...
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pedia are blacking out their web pages for the entire day they're protesting an anti-piracy bill in congress a defiant protest today several web sites including wicked pedia literally shutting down their sites they have gone dark today as a protest of a new bill that many critics say could lead to censorship that's just the latest in a widening base of high profile sites protesting a pair a pair of them of anti-piracy bills making their way through congress the bills would force us internet providers like comcast or eighteen t to block communications to offshore sites that steal content this is a really dumb precedent and step for internet companies in the united states to use their home page to protest a very bad very bad public policy. all that i have to say about this is welcome mainstream media and welcome to the world that you've been ignoring for so long where opposition to these two anti-piracy laws has been growing for months welcome to the world where the biggest companies were online communities like reddit where blogs and think tanks the legal scholars far and wide have all been v
pedia are blacking out their web pages for the entire day they're protesting an anti-piracy bill in congress a defiant protest today several web sites including wicked pedia literally shutting down their sites they have gone dark today as a protest of a new bill that many critics say could lead to censorship that's just the latest in a widening base of high profile sites protesting a pair a pair of them of anti-piracy bills making their way through congress the bills would force us internet...
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it also wasn't delivered before joint session of congress. more now on the interesting history. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. with it rhetorical flourishes, the state of the union is a uniquely american tradition having been delivered either in person or in writing 220 times in our nation's history. it's more than another speech. it's a constitutional requirement. article 2 section 3 states the president from time to time give the congress information on the state of the union and recommend to their consideration such measures as she shoultd judge necessary and expedient. the first one by george washington in 1790 on the contained 1,000 words. thomas jefferson abandoned the speech, submitting his in writing. a practice that was followed for more than a hundred years until 1913 when woodrow wilson spoke before congress. calvin coolidge was the first to have his over radio. harry truman was the first to have his delivered on television. ronald reagan invited special guests to join the first lady in the gallery. in recent t
it also wasn't delivered before joint session of congress. more now on the interesting history. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. with it rhetorical flourishes, the state of the union is a uniquely american tradition having been delivered either in person or in writing 220 times in our nation's history. it's more than another speech. it's a constitutional requirement. article 2 section 3 states the president from time to time give the congress information on the state of...
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can we set aside that newt was a member of congress and used the skills he developed as a member of congress and went out and devised temperatures. he worked hard you see guys leave that alone and focus on the answers. >> what is your reaction to that? >> yeah. (applause) >> what advice? what are you telling these candidates? >> we want somebody to step up do the job and tell us what they are doing and work hard for us. >> david he's also controlling the dialogue letting the moderators control it. he kept it to a point that it is important to all of us. let's talk about the issues we care about and not what they are trying to put in their corner if you will. >> need to ask you a tough question you did incredibly well exceeded expectations with performances like that why aren't the numbers higher? >> if you look at the debate they have had a huge impact on this campaign. in the last couple of debates where the fields have been small enough, i have been sitting out on the end of most of these debates and not getting a whole lot of time. people are asking me why didn't you take on mitt romney b
can we set aside that newt was a member of congress and used the skills he developed as a member of congress and went out and devised temperatures. he worked hard you see guys leave that alone and focus on the answers. >> what is your reaction to that? >> yeah. (applause) >> what advice? what are you telling these candidates? >> we want somebody to step up do the job and tell us what they are doing and work hard for us. >> david he's also controlling the dialogue...
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he will work with congress, and we believe there will be opportunities to work with congress, beginning with extending the payroll tax cut for the full calendar year. we absolutely believe congress will do the right thing and continue on the work that was finally achieved in late- december, and extend the payroll tax and unemployment insurance for the full calendar year. there are more things than need to be done. there are more elements of the jobs at that we believe, as we did from the beginning, merit bipartisan consideration and support. this country is in crying need of work on its infrastructure. now is a great time to do that work. there has historically been bipartisan support for a supporting infrastructure projects across the country. we hope to work with congress to take action on that to continue to grow the economy and create jobs. separate from that, we cannot wait for congress to act, and when congress refuses to act, when republicans choose the path of obstruction the president is not going to sit here. gridlock in washington is not an excuse for inaction. he will take t
he will work with congress, and we believe there will be opportunities to work with congress, beginning with extending the payroll tax cut for the full calendar year. we absolutely believe congress will do the right thing and continue on the work that was finally achieved in late- december, and extend the payroll tax and unemployment insurance for the full calendar year. there are more things than need to be done. there are more elements of the jobs at that we believe, as we did from the...
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, we can't wait for congress campaign. an earlier indicator of actions to come was his controversial pumpkin of several new so-called czars. the president is well within his rights to choose advisors, we all agree to that. which is what these positions now termed czars were supposed to be, just as advisors. however, it became clear that many of president obama's new high-level czars like the climate czar, for instance, were involved in crafting regulations and other roles normally reserved for senate-confirmed officials. why? because then they could be called to the senate committees to respond and have us operate our proper oversight funding. another example of president obama's disregard for congress is his administration's unilateral pursuit of climate change regulations. the house and senate have considered various proposals to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, but these have proved very controversial and very harmful to the economy. when the alignment legislation backed by president obama could not achieve sufficient
, we can't wait for congress campaign. an earlier indicator of actions to come was his controversial pumpkin of several new so-called czars. the president is well within his rights to choose advisors, we all agree to that. which is what these positions now termed czars were supposed to be, just as advisors. however, it became clear that many of president obama's new high-level czars like the climate czar, for instance, were involved in crafting regulations and other roles normally reserved for...
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-- well, congress does too. [laughter] [applause] in 1983, women filled 73% of all the new jobs in managerial, professional, and tech technical kneeleds, but we know many are still out of work wondering what will come of their hopes and dreams. can we love america, and not reach out to tell them you are not forgotten, we will not rest until each of you can reach as high as your god-given talents will take you. [applause] part of america is strong, it's good and true. the cynics were wrong. america never was a sick society. we're seeing rededication to bedrock values of faith, family, work, neighborhood, peace, and freedom. values that brought us together as one people from the youngest child to the most senior citizen. the congress deserves america's thanks for helping us restore pride and connect to our military, and i hope you're as proud as i am of the young men and women in uniform who defend the ramparts and freedom and whose dedication and skill increases our chance of living in a world of peace. [applause
-- well, congress does too. [laughter] [applause] in 1983, women filled 73% of all the new jobs in managerial, professional, and tech technical kneeleds, but we know many are still out of work wondering what will come of their hopes and dreams. can we love america, and not reach out to tell them you are not forgotten, we will not rest until each of you can reach as high as your god-given talents will take you. [applause] part of america is strong, it's good and true. the cynics were wrong....
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congress. when he arrived in congress, he found an absolutely ruinous state of affairs. i know it's nothing like you could imagine today, but -- [laughter] the congress had already taken an enormous, crippling national debt. when congress had exhausted its revenue and sources of credit, they simply started printing money and giving it out to people. [laughter] thank goodness our leaders today are too wise to do this. [laughter] i think it's really telling that madison served on something called the board of admiralty. this is the committee that ran the naval affairs of the united states during the war. one of the first things they do is to deny a three-month-old request for a sea captain for bread and flour. it was not that this request was unreasonable per se, it was simply that they had no bread or flour or means to plo cure it to give him. they did sell him a note, however, telling him to keep up the good work. [laughter] an 18-gun boat named the saratoga was sitting in the dock for a want of simple rigging. the triumph l, ready to go to sea and fight the british, was
congress. when he arrived in congress, he found an absolutely ruinous state of affairs. i know it's nothing like you could imagine today, but -- [laughter] the congress had already taken an enormous, crippling national debt. when congress had exhausted its revenue and sources of credit, they simply started printing money and giving it out to people. [laughter] thank goodness our leaders today are too wise to do this. [laughter] i think it's really telling that madison served on something called...
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we will miss him when he leaves congress. we have a lot of things happening in the house of representatives. i do not pretend to speak authoritatively to the senate. we do not have two better advocates than the ones here. they work hard to focus attention in the senate. they worked hard on economic development issues and began to issue their colleagues on a bipartisan basis on the areas in which we can move together. we have a strong bicameral as well as bipartisan partnership in native american affairs. i would be remiss not to mention the administration as well. many of the personnel are here. i see it secretary echohawk here. also, secretary salazar. they've shown sustained interest and commitment to the movement of important legislation and administrative decisions for indian country. the administration has put in place advisors at senior levels in cabinet positions so that members coming in to those positions have immediately available advice and counsel from those who understand indian country. the presidential initiati
we will miss him when he leaves congress. we have a lot of things happening in the house of representatives. i do not pretend to speak authoritatively to the senate. we do not have two better advocates than the ones here. they work hard to focus attention in the senate. they worked hard on economic development issues and began to issue their colleagues on a bipartisan basis on the areas in which we can move together. we have a strong bicameral as well as bipartisan partnership in native...
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every day. >> congress refuses to act. and as a result, hurts our economy and puts our people at risk. and i had an obligation as president to do what i can without them. >> eager to pick a fight with congress as part of his reelection strategy. president obama bypassed the confirmation process this week and installed richard cordray as the protection bureau and named three members to the national labor relations board and the white house is calling them recess appointment, even though the senate isn't in recess. so, kim, why are republicans so upset about this and they are? >> well, just as you said. the president has appointed these people to the very important agencies and the senate is not in recess. the issue here, they've been holding what are called pro forma sessions and a few senators meet and only briefly. now, the suspects pioneered this process to keep president bush from appointing any recess appointees, they would hold the brief sessions. now that the republicans are doing the same to president obama, preside
every day. >> congress refuses to act. and as a result, hurts our economy and puts our people at risk. and i had an obligation as president to do what i can without them. >> eager to pick a fight with congress as part of his reelection strategy. president obama bypassed the confirmation process this week and installed richard cordray as the protection bureau and named three members to the national labor relations board and the white house is calling them recess appointment, even...
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congress and u.s. house of representatives. more members of the congress walking in. jessica yellin is there. what is the most important thing the president of the united states needs to accomplish tonight? >> reporter: he needs to convince the american people he has a vision for improving the economy that can work and already started to work. he will not only lay out that vision but tout his accomplishments. he'll start ticking off data to convince people he's gotten the economy going even though it's not where it needs to be yet. the person at that speech, very important to making this case is debbie bosanek, if that's how you pronounce it, warren buffet's secretary getting a tax rate higher than her boss, warren buffet, the billionaire and going to make the case she is an example of an unfair society she has to get a different tax rate. it's the same day mitt romney released his tax returns, wolf. this is an important contrast, sort of subtle. he's make this case over and over throughout the speech, he stands for a fairer society where people like her will get a fa
congress and u.s. house of representatives. more members of the congress walking in. jessica yellin is there. what is the most important thing the president of the united states needs to accomplish tonight? >> reporter: he needs to convince the american people he has a vision for improving the economy that can work and already started to work. he will not only lay out that vision but tout his accomplishments. he'll start ticking off data to convince people he's gotten the economy going...
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if you were elected to congress. congress."they are in essenne making their own personal gain based on a legislative advantage they've given themsel" themselves"the things you'd get for free... free... 3 ((break 1)) ((bump in)) ((2-shot toss to y." are making me thirsty!" [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft has extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ah. [ female announcer ] using less never felt so good. we all go... why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. ((ad lib meteorologist)) 3 ((traffic reporter map 175 map fiber map 3 3 3 3 coming up... guaranteed healthcare... raises... and ret. retirement...a lot of people are concerned how we are acting and not getting the job " done"you just have to be elected...the áotherá perks that come ... if you're elected to congress.
if you were elected to congress. congress."they are in essenne making their own personal gain based on a legislative advantage they've given themsel" themselves"the things you'd get for free... free... 3 ((break 1)) ((bump in)) ((2-shot toss to y." are making me thirsty!" [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less....
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now congress meets nearly year-round. so in other words recess appointments should only happen rarely, in extreme occurrences, if at all. there also should be agreement that we are in recess and there is no agreement that we were in recess. there is a lot of talk about bipartisan cooperation on the other side of the aisle, but i'm disappointed that not one senator has stood up to tell the president that this sets a terrible precedent, that this is a usurpation of power that is bad for the country, bad for the idea of checks and balances. i am disappointed that not one senator from the other side of the aisle has stood up to oppose this president on this unconstitutional power grab. this is an opportunity for us to stand together in defense of the constitution. i state now unequivocally that if a republican president tries to usurp this power, in a republican president tries to define a recess and appoint people illegally, i will stand here on the floor and oppose him. this is not about being a republican or a democrat. it
now congress meets nearly year-round. so in other words recess appointments should only happen rarely, in extreme occurrences, if at all. there also should be agreement that we are in recess and there is no agreement that we were in recess. there is a lot of talk about bipartisan cooperation on the other side of the aisle, but i'm disappointed that not one senator has stood up to tell the president that this sets a terrible precedent, that this is a usurpation of power that is bad for the...
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not because it may not be a good idea because it's an election year and right now nobody in congress wants to have something which happened yesterday happen closer to the election it's just not going to it's just not going to fly you know after the election is over that's a different story but right now this whole issue is really just just is not so so it was similar but already the dollars tax reduced the new open bill in the house so you know i think they are moving forward with ok i want to change gears a little bit here just jason if i'm going to do an ad also ok go ahead jason jump in. i was going to say on the open act an important distinction is that there is the there is available of independent review before any of this censorship actually happens which is something that i think is very important for protecting freedom of speech in which is one of the principal defects of so far in the protect id act one of the things that the white house has zero going on ok if i can ask you and i think was pretty impressive this seven thousand maybe more sites when i went dark on wednesday
not because it may not be a good idea because it's an election year and right now nobody in congress wants to have something which happened yesterday happen closer to the election it's just not going to it's just not going to fly you know after the election is over that's a different story but right now this whole issue is really just just is not so so it was similar but already the dollars tax reduced the new open bill in the house so you know i think they are moving forward with ok i want to...
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>> members of congress want to clarify to the public that they aren't above the law. there are some experts saying that there hasn't been a member of congress that has gone to jail or prosecuted for insider trading. people are wondering, are they really accountable to the s.e.c.? this is basically the members saying, yes, we are accountable. >> we're talking with rachel bade covering this story for cq/roll call. by all accounts, the bill is expected to pass the senate. it then goes to the house. eric cantor said that this needs to apply to the executive branch as well. >> today he came out and said that he wants to expand a disclosure requirement included in the s.t.o.c.k. act zit would include congressmen and their staff to disclose on an online database within 30 days. right now the bill -- that closure bill only includes the bade, writes for cq/roll call, her work is available online. thank you for joining us. >> thank you so much. >>> this is "washington today." c-span. >>> on the what street, dow fell 20. >>> new budget report from cbo predicting that government
>> members of congress want to clarify to the public that they aren't above the law. there are some experts saying that there hasn't been a member of congress that has gone to jail or prosecuted for insider trading. people are wondering, are they really accountable to the s.e.c.? this is basically the members saying, yes, we are accountable. >> we're talking with rachel bade covering this story for cq/roll call. by all accounts, the bill is expected to pass the senate. it then goes...
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can we set aside that newt was a member of congress and used the skills he developed as a member of congress and went out and devised temperatures. he worked hard you see guys leave that alone and focus on the answers. >> what is your reaction to that? >> yeah. (applause) >> what advice? what are you telling these candidates? >> we want somebody to step up do the job and tell us what they are doing and work hard for us. >> david he's also controlling the dialogue letting the moderators control it. he kept it to a point that it is important to all of us. let's talk about the issues we care about and not what they are trying to put in their corner if you will. >> need to ask you a tough question you did incredibly well exceeded expectations with performances like that why aren't the numbers higher? >> if you look at the debate they have had a huge impact on this campaign. in the last couple of debates where the fields have been small enough, i have been sitting out on the end of most of these debates and not getting a whole lot of time. people are asking me why didn't you take on mitt romney b
can we set aside that newt was a member of congress and used the skills he developed as a member of congress and went out and devised temperatures. he worked hard you see guys leave that alone and focus on the answers. >> what is your reaction to that? >> yeah. (applause) >> what advice? what are you telling these candidates? >> we want somebody to step up do the job and tell us what they are doing and work hard for us. >> david he's also controlling the dialogue...