her pelosi puppy -- pelosi puppet democrats. they give her a blank check week after week to do with what she wants what the american taxpayers' hard-earned dollars. i believe the american people are increasingly alarmed with what they see. the real consequences of democrats rule in washington with a trillion dollars spending sprees, more debt in our nation's history, would stop killing taxation and regulation, i really do not think this is the change that americans thought they could believe in the last election. where i come from, people pull together during tough times, united with a defined set -- sense of national goals with the best interest of every american. as republicans, we share this interest of empowering people, not the government. not just to create jobs in growing our economy, but also to ensure that america's best days lies in our future. this is in stark contrast to nancy pelosi and her democrats in congress, because they apparently believed that the solution to every problem is bigger government and apparently

price: whereas on november 21, 2006, the "san francisco chronicle" reported that speaker pelosi pledged to restore minority right, including the right of republicans to offer amendments to bills on the floor, the pins pls of civility and respect for minority participation in this house is something we promised the american people, she said, it's the right thing to do. "san francisco chronicle," november 21, 2006. whereas on december 6, 2006, speaker nancy pelosi stated, quote, we promised the american people we would have the most honest and open government and we will, unquote. whereas, on december 17, 2006, "the washington post" reported that, quote, after a decade of bitter partisanship that has all but crippled efforts to deal with major national problems, pelosi is determined to try to return the house to what it was in an earlier era where you debated ideas and listened to each other's arguments, unquote. "the washington post," december 17, 2006. whereas, on december 5, 2006, majority leader steny hoyer, stated, quote, we intend to have a rules committee that gives opposition voic

listen, everyone in this room tonight is a prime target for president obama and speaker pelosi, and it's not because you're republican. it's because you work hard and you play by the rules. you know, responsible, hard working fames are taking it on the chin under this regime. they're the people who are bailing out the people who lied on their mortgage applications, they're paying higher credit card rates for people who used their cards irresponsibly, they're paying for billions for government takeover of gm, they're paying for the thousands of wasteful earmarks fund agairport for no one, stimulus checks to dead people. they're also the ones paying for the new national energy tax, the so-called cap in trade bill that's going to raise costs for every working family it that drives to work or dares to switch on a switch in their home. vice president biden says some people are getting scammed by the stimulus. oh, really? i'll tell you who's getting scammed, every hard working taxpayer that's footing the bill for all this nonsense. ladies and gentlemen, this is the most expensive and the most

this is speaker policies -- nancy pelosi is flagship bill. whether she can get this through the house. if the kids to the house, it will pick up momentum with a push from the white house. you never know. host: in more mundane issues such as spending bill, the word is the house will take up the homeland security spending bill this week. how was congress doing in getting their work done by the beginning of the end of the year? calleguest: they have made some progress. the chairman wants to move all the appropriations, one by one, through the house by the august recess. that is a tall order. it has not been done in recent years. on the senate side, the senate wants to move every bill one by one by the beginning of the year. now with the war supplemental, they need to get that off the agenda this week. whether they will get them all done by september 30th, we will see. host: we talked about a lot this of our -- this hour. what issues haven't we talked about that you may be talking about? guest: we see a lot of the groundwork being set on climate

the facts are clear, nancy pelosi's national energy tax will kill american jobs, will raise prices on hardworking americans and do little to clean up our environment. i encourage a no vote on this locked down rule and a no vote on this legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves his time. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. matsui: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, a member of the rules committee, my colleague, mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for two minutes. mr. mcgovern: thank you. and i thank the gentlelady from california for yielding to me. madam speaker, i stand here today in support of this rule and in support of the underlying legislation. i want to thank speaker pelosi, leader hoyer, ed markey for crafting and sheprding -- shepherding through this legislation. this would reduce the greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, reduce global warming and will spur the creation of millions of clean energy jobs in the un

well nancy pelosi gamble of the 2, 3, 4, 5, the dozen votes that she will need or try to win them on the floor? will they have secured them? we are waiting, watching. there has been a lot of lobbying off of the floor, on the floor in the last couple of days. president obama's top energy adviser, rahm emanuel has been working with them in person. president obama making a public plea today at the rose garden. there is definitely a push right now. >> tell us about house speaker nancy pelosi and why she is getting so directly involved in talking to lawmakers to vote in favor of the bill. >> this has been one of her "flagship issues." this is one of her biggest issues. she is pushing -- -- she is pushing henry waxman all along from the get go. she is probably responsible for spot. that was a decision made right after the election last november that pretty much kept started this entire process to try to move this bill through. she is someone from san francisco who has been a big environmentalist all of her career. they rarely faced opposition. this is poised to be the first vote on cap and

speaker, nancy pelosi. [applause] >> thank you. good afternoon. i think it is now afternoon. thank you very much. thank you for bringing us together this morning and this afternoon. words failed to adequately tell you what an honor it is to be on the same stage and in the presence of so many of the heroes of june 4. to have a message at the same time from his holiness, the dalai lama in solidarity for more openness in china and tibet. we stand here in front of the capital of the united states, a beacon of freedom to the world with a great history of free speech and open discussion. on this side of the capital, we stand with people who tk to heart and to mind the words of our founders, that in our declaration of independence and our constitution, our words that talked about every person being equal and endowed by their creator. in doubt by their creator, but not by the state -- and doubt by their creator, not by the state for life, the lip -- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. some people paid that price tiananmen square . they paid for their lives and their liberty.

our warm and sincere thank you to senator and speaker pelosi for hosting us today. [applause] >> in building the presidential library and establishing the ronald reagan foundation, it was the president's desire that these organizations always be looking forward and not back. always focusing more on the future than on the past. because ronald reagan's core beliefs and principles are timeless, every bit as relevant today as they were three decades ago when he was president. the statue we are about to see is truly spectacular. we gathered here today for a purpose far more important than unveiling a new piece of art. today, we remember ronald reagan's great contributions to our country and we bring his legacy by placing his likeness here in the dome of this most hallow ground of american democracy. and knowing him as we do, president reagan would certainly be humbled but incredibly proud to receive this and honestor from the country he loved. and i know he would insist that this recognition is not just about one man, but about the values he stood for and the people who

i remember speaker pelosi taking the gavel and she led 45 votes here on the house of representatives that were were to underfund or undermine our troops. that is a matter of record and on a spreadsheet in my office and i could put it all in the congressional record. but fighting the war in iraq, she was fighting against the war in iraq and the goal was to get our troops out of there, declare defeat and bring disgrace upon the bush administration. but it was clear in the rhetoric that came that it wasn't in support of victory in iraq, but every move, all 45 votes as a matter of congressional record undermine our troops. and yet, president bush issued the surge order and the surge strategy has clearly been a success. traveled to iraq with the gentleman from texas. and i recall some real hot days over there. and i can remember that there was a time when we couldn't go to places like ramadi or fallujah, because they were too dangerous. and i remember coming back six months later and shopping in ramadi. and i remember meeting with the mayor of fallujah who declared the city of peace. this

speaker, nancy pelosi. [applause] >> thank you. good afternoon. i think it is now afternoon. thank you very much. thank you for bringing us together this morning and this afternoon. words failed to adequately tell you what an honor it is to be on the same stage and in the presence of so many of the heroes of june 4. to have a message at the same time from his holiness, the dalai lama in solidarity for more openness in china and tibet. we stand here in front of the capital of the united states, a beacon of freedom to the world with a great history of free speech and open discussion. on this side of the capital, we stand with people who took to heart and to mind the words of our founders, that in our declaration of independence and our constitution, our words that talked about every person being equal and endowed by their creator. in doubt by their creator, but not by the state -- and doubt by their creator, not by the state for life, the lip -- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. some people paid that price tiananmen square . they paid for their lives and their libert

. >> president obama's first, followed in five minutes by house speaker nancy pelosi, then minority leader john boehner in about 20 minutes. >> on washington journal tomorrow, we'll preview and energy bill with two members of the energy committee, arizona republican representative john shad degree and representative jay infree from washington. and we'll hear about issues facing puerto rico. washington journal is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> a couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow morning. the sarah mcclinton group is hosting discussions of allegations of justice department misconduct during the bush administration. representative john con years and nan aaron, president of the alliance for justice. that's on c-span 3 and 8:00 eastern. at 9:00 eastern on c-span 2, a discussion on the future of healthcare. panelists include robert reishauer, and mark mclen lon, former head of medicare and medicaid. >> as this year's supreme court term comes to an end, hear chief justice roberts talk about the court's work. then a panel of experienced court watchers, including l

speaker, nancy pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the gentleman for yielding. thank you, madam speaker. i want to join those who have sung your praises as a distinguished presider over hundreds of hours of of debate in the house of representatives. your service here, your leadership here will long be remembered and be an inspiration to us. katherine will be very missed, but now she's off to college. thank you, ellen tauscher, for being such a great chairwoman and presider over the house of representatives. the speaker: madam speaker, i also wish to acknowledge the leadership of our chairman who so ably brought this important legislation, this historic and transformational legislation to the floor. chairman waxman of the energy and commerce committee, chairman markey of the energy security and climate change committee. congressman rangel, chairman rangel of the ways and means committee. and chairman peterson of the agriculture c

we can blame nancy pelosi, harry reid, chris dodd, george soros, david axelrod and their ilk for the down fall of this the country. it saddens me greatly to think we were the great powerful good in the world. we as americans knew america to be strong. and we were the liberators of the entire world. we are becoming a weak nation. obama really thinks he is a soft-spoken julius caesar and thinks he's going to conquer the world with his soft spoken sweet talk and really thinks he's going to bring all the enemies of the world into a little playground where they'll swing each other back and forth. we and we alone are the right frame of mind to free this nation from this oma oppression. and let's give thanks to all the great people like sean hannity, rush limbaugh, bill o'reilly, laura ingraham, mark levin, william bennett, glen beck, hugh hewitt, dennis frayinger, dennis miller, dick morris, ann coulter, michael steele, karl rove, newt gingrich, thomas so, victor davis hansen, shelby steel, charles kroutheimer, michele malkin, fred barnes and so many others. let's give thanks to them for n

host: this morning in "the wall street journal," the opinion page, "pelosi's pork problem." picture a freight train roaring down the tracks, picture house speaker nancy pelosi positioning her party on the rails. picture a growing stream of nervous souls diving for the week. a picture of this and you have a sense of the democrats earmark corruption problem. this particular train has the name of john murtha emblazoned on the side. republicans got tossed in 2006 in part for failing to police the earmarks at the center of the jack abramoff corruption scandals. mrs. pelosi is leaving her members exposed to in earmarked mess that might leave abramoff looking like -- and 18 term democrat who in the past two years alone has directed $78 million to pma companies and has so far not been accused of wrongdoing and has proclaimed his innocence. the feds are picking up speed. federal agents have raided pma, as well as a defense contractor to which mr. murtha had directed year marks. indianapolis representative peter visclosky disclosed he had received subpoenas in connection with pma. you

again, i don't think they're going to be telling any of the kennedy clan or the pelosi clan that they can't get any health care that their little hearts desire. but i do think that the average americans will run into the same challenge that people in britain and canada have run into. we're now joined by jenny beth martin, the national coordinator for the two-party patriots. tony perkins on deck. [applause] >> thank you. barbara gilbert of florida volunteered as a local coordinator for one of the 850-plus tea parties that were held on april 15. like 1.2 other million taxpayers on the treats on tax day, she is concerned about the out-of-control government spending and taxing. barbara is unique. she has been diagnosed with what can be a terminal illness. she knows intimately that her time on this earth is limited, and she's made a commitment to herself, her family, her two grandsons, her community, and her country, to use whatever time she has left to serve her country. our country. america. tea party patriots with the help of people like barbara gilbert around the country are mobilizing

as we know, nancy pelosi said that as a way save money through family planning which includes abortion counseling and abortion services. 71 percent of americans in a poll just last month expressed opposition to the idea that their tax dollars would go to fund abortion. so when you combine in the concept of rationing that we would deny people health care coverage all at the same time taking their money to end a life of an unborn child, that is something that is intolerable for many americans. in addition to not funding abortion, health care providers rights must be protected. for writers should not have to participate in abortion or other practices such as euthanasia or the prescribing of drugs that would end a life as well. conscious protections must be included in the health-care bills and be explicitly stated. now some have argued on the other side of the these issues are covered by the hyde amendment and other writers, but we have to realize those are annual writers and which can easily be knocked off by congress. with any provisions pertaining to life and the conscience rights of m

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father coughlin. chaplain coughlin: lord god, send forth your spirit to guide the members of the house of representatives today and every day of this 111th congress. by your power, manifest the strength of this democracy. so direct the course of this body the policies -- that policies and decisions made here may proclaim your goodness to all your people. not only in words but in every action freely accepted, may this nation show the world that it is a nation of reconciliation and peace for all and give you glory both now and forever. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas, congressman johnson. mr. johnson: will you join me in the pledge? i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states

i put dick cheney and nancy pelosi on blast. i'm tired that every time i call into c-span, something happens with my credit card account. i want to thanchingt f.b.i. >> we'll move 0 on to daffen important, go ahead. hello. this is the first time i have ever gotten through. i was really glad to hear the lady from ethiopia call. she mae a very important statement. it is too bad that the people in this country haven't gone through what she's gone through so that they can see what she says is the purpose mr. owe bomba >> my thoughts about how the information came out are, i'm not 100% sure -- it goes back to where we are everyday right now. no matter what is said on the democratic side, we have a fight on the republican side. should it ever come out, no. should it be public? probably not. how many countries do we have that discuss their trobgations? >> you raised the question before about sackses and others who have shared their thoughts on the hearings. there are really two issues here. one is do they face any punishment from the c

nancy pelosi was able to hold onto some of them. some of the noes were from an industrial district has not been doing too well economically. she turned down a couple of limitations and you could tell that she was struggling with his vote. struck -- salazar was a no vote. the former colorado congressman try to win one of his former colleagues. >> what was the minority leader up to, a house filibuster? >> the minority leader has the right to speak as long as he wants. he spoke for about one hour 10 minutes, reading through the bill. he had some points that others did not rule out until about 3:00 a.m. in the morning. that bill came out and there were a lot of questions about what was in it. they went page by page reading aloud what those were. it was an opportunity for him to extend the debate and make sure that his points were heard as the votes were being cast, you heard the republicans chanting "btu, btu!" a lot of people said that that vote led to the republicans taking over. they are trying to bring back some history. it was said

does speaker pelosi have the votes to make this appealing to the anti-war democrats and get their votes to get it to the house next week? >> from what congressman obey says, that minus that amendment on photo abuse, they will have the votes. >> we've been talking to nancy ognanovic of bna news. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> america and the courts today at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> in his weekly online address, president obama proposed $315 billion if savings to pay for his health care initiative, including reducing government spending on prescription drugs, he's followed by indiana representative mike pence, chair of the republican conference who talks about his party's energy plan that calls for more oil and gas drilling and investments in alternative and renewable energy sources. >> last week i spoke to you about my commitment to work with congress to pass health care reform. today, i would like to talk about how that effort is essential to restoring fiscal responsibility. this much is clear, the status quo is unsustainable for families, businesses, and g

under nancy pelosi and harry reid, is the pendulum swinging back towards congress tomorrow both democratic congressional leaders have made it clear that they do not work for president obama. the question remains about whether we have an imperial presidency or an imperiled president and the same thing of congress. we have able individuals who have observed in participated in the separation of power for many years. i will go in alphabetical order started at the end of the table. terry eastland is the publisher of "the weekly standard." his written numerous books on politics and law -- he has written numerous books on politics and law. shailagh murray from "washington post" has written extensively about congressional and presidential elections. shchip ried has anchored political coverage for m.s. in the sea and work for abc and cbs. he is filed stories on the war and terror worldwide. don wolfensberger is a well- known congressional scholar and a former chief of staff of the house rules committee. we will begin with brief opening comments beginning at the end of the table. we will have a brie

it is like what we're going through with nancy pelosi. i think the president is best off going with his advisers with senior cabinet officials in the military to make the decision. plus, he is dealing with other world leaders he has to enter 2. host: doesn't it also weigh on how much or how well any president gets along with congress? caller: no, i do not think so. that will always be determined by what bill is coming down the pike next, who once the vote from their constituency, so that will be the only thing considered just like we consider the funding of the troops bill. -- we had added in this comments from the imf -- the funding for the imf also with the troops bill. caller: this is typical of the media who always says either/or in do not look at the whole subject in history. this compares apples and oranges. we're talking about being attacked within our country, not from downside as in the second world war. you do not compare what roosevelt did then and what bush does not. you have to find another president in the current era of ter

they can only hope to pin it to nancy pelosi and president-elect barack obama. that is what they are banking on. guest: there is a real concern about what the house and senate republicans have to say about crucial issues like national energy. if you listened to the bid on friday, use of many of the leading conservatives say the global warming is a hoax. they do not believe in the basic science. that is a critical problem for the house republicans, that they are divided on such a critical issue. that puts them in a fundamental, a difficult position to articulate a reform of any kind. on the one hand, they don't believe on the problem and their efforts are simply status quo. they just want to burn more coal and burn more earth along the way. they are stuck in a difficult box and then not found a way to get out of it. host: calmest of it, pa. -- caller: a couple of comments. first of all, i listened over the weekend since the energy bill passed, have not heard about the fact that the united states says 5% of the population of the world and we are responsible for 25

there's definitely a push there as well. >> tell us about house speaker pelosi and why is she getting so directly involved in talking to lawmakers to vote in favor of the bill? >> this has been one of her quote unquote flagship issues for as long as she has been the speaker of the house. she took over in 2006. this is one of her biggest issues. she's been the one kind of pushing the chairman of the house energy and commerce committee henry waxman all along this process from the get-go she's probably responsible for henry waxman sitting in the energy commerce and -- spot. that was a decision made right after the election last november that pretty much kickstarted this entire process to try to move this bill through. she's someone from san francisco who's been a big environmentalist her whole career. this is an issue that environmentalists have been trying to get on the agenda on capitol hill for a long time, for many many years. and they've faced opposition for eight years under the bush administration. this is poised to be the first ever house floor vote on cap and see -- cap-and-trad

will continue to offer better solutions as i promised on the opening day and gave the gavel to nancy pelosi. we sometimes have to say no and oppose what our democratic colleagues are for. this is a better solution for american families and small businesses who want better access to health care. i wan>> i want to recognize one person's leadership in health care to come up with a republican plan. health care in america it is about choice. at its core, it is about american families having the ability to choose the health care that best meets their needs. as we saw this week, the congressional budget said the democrats' plan will cost at a minimum $1 trillion in order to implement. that plan clearly misses the mark at many levels. one-third of the current uninsured are going to be covered at the expense of $1 trillion. broken down on an individual basis, that is well over $6,500 per person to ensure when we know right now the average cost per individual on private plans today is less than $5,000. clearly the government plan is not the answer. our republican plan is needed. we have to come to a

they want to pin it to nancy pelosi and president obama. that is what they are banking on. guest: there is a real concern about what the house and senate republicans have to say about such a critical issue as energy and national reform. many leading conservatives said that global warming is a hoax and do not even believe in the basic science. that is a critical problem for the house republicans that there are so divided on a critical issue. whether global warming even exist. that is a fundamentally difficult position to articulate for forms of any kind. on the one hand you say they do not believe in a problem, and then many of their efforts to address it or simply status quo. let's simply burn more coal and burned the earth along the way. they are stuck in a difficult box and have not found a way to get out of it. host: pennsylvania, on the independent line. caller: a couple of comments and then i would like to hear their responses. first of all, of like to hear since this energy bill passed concerning the fact that the united states has 5% of the population of the world an

. >> week after week i see house democrats give nancy pelosi a blank check, a blank check to do with as she wants to the american taxpayer. and taking our hard-earned dollars. and i believe that american people are increasingly alarmed -- alarmed with what they see. the real consequences of democrats unchecked one party rule in washington with trillion dollar spending sprees with more debt than any time in our nation's history, with job-killing taxation and regulation, i really don't think this is the change that americans thought they could believe in the last election. where i come from, people pull together in tough times, united with a defined set of national goals in the best interests of every american. as republicans we share this unified national interest of empowering people, not the government. not just to create jobs and grow our economy but also to ensure that america's best days lie in our future. this certainly is in stark contrast to nancy pelosi and her democrats in congress, because they apparently believe that the solution to every problem is bigger government, and

host: "here we go with nancy pelosi, where citizens will pay the price." guest: i do not like being a one-trick pony, but since the gentleman came back to price, i point out again that these are not my numbers. these are the numbers that have been derived from an independent analysis conducted by the environmental protection agency, and i did not say that it would be no cost. i think i was very clear that you cannot have an effective control program without some element of cost. but the cost for the typical american family will be on an annual basis somewhere between $77 and $111. that is an annual cost. host: another twitter comment. do you tweaeet at all? guest: my wife does. i do not. and i am an avid blackberry user. these for me are essential to my work. i have email on the go all the time, and utilize it throughout the day and well into the evening. but i simply have not begun to adopt twitter yet. my wife is so passionate about it that if i do not start using it, i may find i am not able to communicate effectively with her. host: she has this to say

on friday, speaker pelosi may bring climate change legislation to the floor. live coverage when the house returns here on c-span. on thursday, "washington journal" talks to the original head of the homeland security department. former pennsylvania governor tom ridge. live coverage at 9:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> july fourth weekend on book tv, discover an unfamiliar side of our nation's first president as we're live from george washington's mount vernon estate. on george washington. join our three-hour conversation, sunday, july 5, live on in depth d on c-span's book tv. >> now to the white house where earlier today president obama held his fourth news conference since taking office. he makes remarks about the protests in iran before taking questions from reporters. it's just under an hour. >> hello, everybody. good afternoon, everybody. today i want to start by addressing three issues and then i'll take your questions. first i'd like to say a few words about the situation in iran. the united states and the international community have been appalled an

this is a quote from nancy pelosi in 2006. the american people voted to restore integrity and honesty in washington, d.c. and the democrats sfwoned lead the most honest, most open, and most ethical congress in history. this was the goal that was set up by the speaker of the house and she has now been serving as speaker of the house for two terms. this was her mantra of what this house would stand for. and without getting off into the weeds of the internal politics of rules committee and stuff like that, which bores people to tears, i'm just talking about this honest, ethical and open about it congress that we were promised. and in another speech, the speaker of the house, the then presumed speaker of the house made the statement that what she was going to do was, if the democrats got to be in charge of this house, they were going to drain the swamp. that there was this culture of corruption that had created a swamp and that they were going to drain the swamp and expose the corruption. they were going to expose the misdeeds. no

the students are entering in a wide variety of offenses including speaker nancy pelosi, gop whip, eric cantor, center for american progress, a top committee under kennedy, senate foreign relations committee under richard lugar and a variety of other internships, so these are my current crop of students and they will be alarmed and very supportive of the program in the future. [laughter] [applause] thank you. [applause] the title of the symposium this year is president verses concourse, in balance of power. conventional wisdom today seems to conclude george w. bush and dick cheney expanded power at the expense of congress and exercise of war power and prerogatives and privilege along with their use for example of executive task forces warrantless wiretapping and signing statements. purported executive overreach we are told inspired pushback from a democratic congress. is this dÉjÀ vu all over again? american history is replete with charges of presidential overreach followed by legislative reaction. during the late 1960's and early 70's, legislators and scholars condemned the imperial

and to give an example of what goes on as speaker pelosi received the gavel here in 2007, she decided that the capitol complex which we stand in the middle of right now, should be a carbon neutral, greenhouse gas emitting, neutral facility. so she ordered that the power plant that feeds this capitol complex, fired by coal and natural gas and oil be converted from coal to natural gas. doubled the cost of our power to come into this capitol, but found out that her carbon footprint -- i say hers -- her carbon footprint was still too gait. so speaker pelosi went on the board in chicago and bought some carbon credits. $89,000 of our taxpayer dollars paid by carbon credits that were going to offset the carbon emissions here at this capitol complex. and that's designed to do something more to sequester this carbon that's going into the atmosphere that's feeding the capitol. $89,000, figure out where it went. it went to some farmers in north dakota. people that had been known to farmers. people whose behavior didn't change. i don't think they see questionsered any more carbon. they got a rewa

the money speaker pelosi and the obama administration want to spend today is all borrowed money. we do not have this money. our constituents do not have this money. the federal government does not have this money. the democrat lead verse made the irresponsible decision to borrow in order to spend it at their whim. this bill will increase the deficit by borrowing and spending money we don't have. we can no longer blame the deficit and economic difficulties today on the previous administration because the democrat leaders are continuing to dig america into a bigger and bigger hole. this borrowed money is all being spent by speaker pelosi and the unemployment -- and the obama administration. as a result, the unemployment rate continues to rise and the deficit continues to rise also. this bill contains also several hundred earmarks. the earmark system is flawed. we know that even some of the earmarks in this bill have had questions raised about them. this legislation contains several giveaways for and preferential treatment to green countries to promote the green climate this bill ap

america should not be the first lemming to jump off a cliff because nancy pelosi, al gore and others are convinced china and india will follows over the ledge. republicans have a plan to invest in more energy here yet democrats refuse to allow us a vote on this plan. i urge my colleagues to vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: i'm pleased to yield to the gentleman from illinois who made sure in this legislation, among other important cricks, that we looked out for the interests of low-income people. mr. rush, i want to yield a minute and a half. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. rush: i want to thank the gentleman and i want to thank you, madam speaker. today marks a historic chance to move our great country forward and transform our economy for the demands of the 21st century. i fully support this bill, it will not only make our country more efficient and energy efficient, but provide economic opportunities for our citizens while opening an entirely new sector of our economy. i must

that's how it was here in this congress from 1995 until the beginning of 2007. , when speaker pelosi took the gavel, named a whole group of new committee chairs, a new appropriations chair, a new ways and means chair, a new financial services chair, the list goes on. and as the appropriations bills were brought to the floor, republicans and democrats offered amendments to those bills. and there were -- and that debate although it was extended more than it was this year, was shut down by unanimous consent agreement. ok. i can accept that. i don't like it but i can accept it. but that was the last time we had a legitimate process, madam speaker. because the 2007 appropriations

after promising to make this congress the most open and honest in history, speaker pelosi has time and time again worked to shut out both republicans and democrats from participating in debate and taking part in the legislative process. i'd like to give one quote from the speaker when she was trying desperately to take control of this house. this is her quote. bill should -- bills should generally to the to the floor under a proceeda that -- procedure that allows open, full and fair debate, consisting of a full amendment process that grants the minority the right to offer its alternatives, including a substitute. end quote. this is exactly the opposite of what the speaker is doing. why is she going back on her word? is she afraid the american people will disagree with her? is she keeping other democrats from having to make tough decisions on difficult votes? is she afraid of democracy, the very principle on which our country was founded. madam speaker, it's concerning to me that the democrats in charge have chose ton silence the minority yet again. in doing, they've chose ton keep the

it will be paid for. >> ok. >> speaker pelosi? back here. >> oh. >> -- disclosure forms around you have -- [indiscernible] to other members of congress in the bail you the funds. do you think -- not just bail you the funds but in large aspects of the economy your investment in cleaner ery, comcast. do you think there should be stronger restriction on how members of congress -- is it a conflict of interest and should there be stronger restrictions? >> no. i don't think there should be restriction on investment. when it became a company that was receiving funds, we divested ourselves of that. for a long time a.i.g. was a thriving company and a concern in our country. but when there's any thought of conflict of interest, yes, then we should divest. but we don't know what that's going to be in advance. who would have ever thought a.i.g., this giant of an industry, would come to the place where the united states government had to bail it out? yeah. nobody's happy about. that yes. -- happy about that. >> madam speaker, later today congr

speaker pelosi said the house will also consider a resolution later on the house floor that condemns the shooting that occurred at the holocaust museum yesterday. and the speaker held her weekly briefing. we're going to show you what we can until the house gavels back in. >> good morning. yesterday we were all deeply shaken by the news of the violent attack at the holocaust museum. it reminds us of the valiant work of people who strive to protect us here, whether it's the tourists who visit, the press who covers it, members of congress, the embassies, the administration. they do so with great courage. we had our own gibson and chestnut, those two words mean a great deal to us here. now steven johns. later today we will have a resolution on the floor, hopefully to be a comfort to his family and also to talk about how despicable this act of violence was. it's really sad. earlier this week we met with the president at the white house when he announced his pay-as-you-go initiative. it was with great excitement that we heard his statement. just as a little history, maybe even ancient hist

when we look at the figures in the democratic party, like barney frank and christopher dodd and nancy pelosi and even clinton himself, these people do horrendous things and yet nothing is said or done about it, but now we have a situation with this man and i think it is basically because he is a republican. host: i will let your comments stand. this is your says even jesus had disciples fall off the wagon, should they have stepped down? to air is humid and to forgive divine. -- to err is human. john edwards said minutes was on a fair. elizabeth edwards will appear on cnn later on "larry king live." here is what john edwards said last summer. >> two years ago i made a very serious mistake. a mistake that i am responsible for and no one else. in 2006 i told elizabeth about the mistake, asked her for for forgiveness, asked god for his forgiveness and we have kept this when it -- within our family since that time. all of our family knows about this. just to be absolutely clear, none of them are responsible for. >> is this a fair completely over? >> yes, it has been over for a long time. host: th

continue to offer better solutions as i promised on the opening day when the gave the gavel to nancy pelosi. when we found ourselves in the position to having to say no, having to be in opposition to what the president or our democrat colleagues wanted it to propose, it was our obligation to come up with what we thought was the better solution. this in our opinion clearly is the better solution for american families and small businesses who want better access to health care. >> thank you, leader, good morning. i, too, want to recognize roy blunt and his leadership and the health care solutions working group to come up with a republican plan. you know, health care in america is about choice. at its core it's about american families having the ability to choose the health care that best meets their need and as we saw this week, the congressional budget office said that the democrat plan will cost at a minimum $1 trillion in order to implement. but that plan clearly misses the mark at many levels. first of all, we come to find out that maybe 1/3 of the current uninsured are going to be covered

what is speaker pelosi and this liberal leadership trying to hide from the american people? we should have an open, honest debate on this bill. it's a bad bill and rule. i urge rejection of the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. ms. matsui: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california. ms. matsui: my speaker has arrived and i'd like to yield one minute to the gentleman from new mexico, mr. lujan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new mexico is recognized for one minute. mr. lujan: thank you very much, mr. speaker. our country's dependence on foreign oil threatens our economy and security. we need to take bold steps to become energy independent by growing the new energy economy. comprehensive energy reform will reduce or dependence on foreign oil, making us more security as a nation. the energy bill we consider today will also create clean energy jobs, inspiring a new economy. as a former utility commissioner, i saw firsthand the positive impact energy reform had on my state of new mexico. we instituted a rene

is a pleasure the german chancellor angela merkel is in washington to meet with president of, nancy pelosi. she spoke with the library of congress about german relations, global climate change and foreign policy issues. issues introduced by former nebraska senator hagel. [applause] >> ,, thank you and thank you for your leadership and many contributions to the german partnership. i also want to take knowledge those who are here tonight to have contributed so much in some anyways to this very important relationship including some of america's former ambassadors to the federal republic of germany and many distinguished leaders present and former in the government of the federal republic of germany and to each of our distinguished guests tonight who are here to acknowledge your leadership chancellor merkel, and also to thank you for what you have meant to this partnership in the larger transatlantic alliance and i am personally privileged and very honored and that i have been asked to be included in and play a role in this evening's events so thank you and to all who to continue to show leade

. >> nancy reagan, nancy pelosi, and michelle obama were on hand in the capital for ceremonies to unveil a new statue of ronald reagan. we will surely that night at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. ♪ >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." sonia sotomayor spent much of the week visiting capitol hill. we follow her as she meets members of the judiciary committee and leadership. she began her first visit on tuesday with senate majority leader harry reid. >> thank you very much. when we finish here, we will go in another room and have an in- depth conversation. i want everyone to understand, we have a whole package year. academically, we have princeton, yale law school, the editor of the law review. that is very impressive. if that were not enough, her background is very significant. as a trial lawyer, i'm very impressed. a prosecutor, a trial judge for many years, and then an appellate judge. we could not have anyone more qualified. i think your life story is so compelling, and america identifies with the underdog. you have been an underdog many times in your life. but your top dog, an

memorial day recess, a major split over health care, in war supplemental spending bill, and speaker nancy pelosi cracking her whip act swiftly on the climate bill. further he writes, the split over health care could prove to be a tough issue for the democratic leaders in the weeks ahead. here is a story from this morning's the politico. they write about arlen specter and his first trek out as a democratic -- as a democrati. he has been a republican officeholder for more than 40 years. you would have hardly noted saturday, when he made his debut in front of the it pennsylvania democratic party. he had his unofficial coming out party, and he used at teleprompter for his speech. he told an audience of elected officials, he felt welcome and comfortable. he said he has spent most of his life with the democrats, he said. they also right that he paid home -- two democratic icons such as franklin roosevelt and singled out gop men also. west virginia on our democrats line. caller: thank you for c-span. i book like to talk about our mountaintop removal issues. currently, there has been approximately 1 mil

but there's going to be a vote tomorrow, and i -- i -- i -- i can't imagine that speaker pelosi would bring this up for a vote unless she the votes. and what's the motivation of this knowing full well that it will not pass the senate, will not become law, but there's something that they can take -- i mentioned copenhagen a minute ago. big meeting in copenhagen, the united nations, all of these people saying america should pass these tax increases. they have to take something up there that will make it look like america is going to be taking some kind of a leadership role. well, they're not going to do it. so if they take the bill that's passed out of the house, perha perhaps -- and i expect that one will be passed out of the senate committee because that committee will pass about anything. and they'll take that to copenhagen. everyone will rejoice up there and come back only to find out that we're not going to join in. and i'm sure that there's going to be some type of a -- a -- a treaty that's given to this -- given to the united states senate to ratify and we'll all have to remember

here is a portion of his remarks followed by house speaker nancy pelosi. >> i hate to do this to fall at 300 page amendment at 3:00 a.m.. the american people have a right to know what is in this bill. [applause] let me get to the bottom of page 155. each federal financial institutions regulatory agency in not later than six months after the date of the fact revised its standards for the performance of realty appraisers in connection with federally related transactions under the jurisdiction of the agency under the amendments made by paragraph 1 of this section. we have to retrain every appraiser in america so that they understand this law so they know how to properly appraise the value of someone's property. they need to meet the requirements also in this bill regarding consideration of any renewable energy sources or energy efficiency. every appraiser has to be sent to school for this. but at page 157. the appraisal subcommittee -- the appraisers must be determined to be qualified to appraise the property. >> each organization that receives assistance from the council -- with any amo