they'll be joined by radio talk show host laura ingram. republican national committee chairman michael steele says his party is committed to stopping health care legislation making its way through congress. he spoke with reporters for 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i thank you all for coming out this afternoon. i want to take a moment to bring you up to speed on how we see the debate right now on health care in the country. and to share with you if you thought of actions we are hoping to take at the grass-roots level to more involved the american people and their voice that i think has been lost in translation over the last few months, especially. we will go to that and we will share a radio spot that we're launching today. i want to thank the leadership in the house and the senate, senator mcconnell and senator behner in their efforts under some difficult circumstances to get in front of the leadership, nancy pelosi, harry reid, and certainly the president, a series of proposals that we thought would go a long way to addressing some of th

laura ingram in mac [cheers and applause] >> hey everybody. how are you? o. stop. [cheers and applause] >> were at! >> i'm here to talk to you about some of my favorite christmas stories. and i'll let you in on media back, every single one of you, all those cute little cameramen back there. i want you to listen up, get your hot chocolate coming or flask ready because i've a story to tell you. it's called how the democrats stole health care. [cheers and applause] we are all like little cindy lou who and the grinch who stole christmas. asking senator reid, why are you senator reid taking our health care choices and stepping them up the chimney? well, little girl, i'm going to fix health care. it will be better than ever before and then i'm going to bring it back to you. okay, democrats. well well guess what? the grinch may have been able to fool cindy lou who, by senator reid and nancy pelosi can't fool us. [cheers and applause] and then i have some other stories to share with you. you've heard it and sure. it's called the abominable snow dog. harry reid is watching

i was on o'reilly's show before the election, but o'reilly wasn't there, it was laura ingram, and she made, she -- the decision was will there still be racism if -- and at that point they were conceding obama was going to be b elected -- if and when he's elected? and i was arguing, of course there will still be racism, and she laughed like that was the most ridiculous concept ever. like if this man is elected, that clearly is the end of racism, and you can take young arguments -- your arguments somewhere else. obviously, racism has not ended by the election of barack obama. >> but, of course b, that's what they want to do because, therefore, they want to put in policies that negatively affect poor people, african-americans, latinos. it really is absolutely silly that people say that racism is over. all you've got to do is walk the streets and breathe the air, and you know that racism is there. the question that this book doesn't address but we might want to think about is how do we go to that next step? there's some things in the book about things that african-americans discovered, op

they will be joined by laura ingram. >> now available, c-span's "abraham lincoln, " a perfect gift for the history buff in your life. from 56 scholars, journalists, and writers, from his early years to his life in the white house to his relevance today. learn more at c- span.org/lincolnbook. >> president obama said today that banking executives have promised to increase lending and support a bill making its way through congress. he spoke to reporters for about 10 minutes after meeting with the bankers. >> good afternoon, everybody. i've just finished a candid and productive meeting with the ceos of 12 of our nation's largest financial institutions. i asked them to come to washington today -- at the end of this difficult year for their industry, but also for the economy -- to discuss where we've been, what we expect of them going forward, and how we can work together to accelerate economic recovery. our nation's banks play, and have always played, a crucial role in our national economy -- from providing loans for homes and cars and colleges; to supplying the capital that allows entrepre

laura ingram in mac [cheers and applause] >> hey everybody. how are you? o. stop. [cheers and applause] >> were at! >> i'm here to talk to you about some of my favorite christmas stories. and i'll let you in on media back, every single one of you, all those cute little cameramen back there. i want you to listen up, get your hot chocolate coming or flask ready because i've a story to tell you. it's called how the democrats stole health care. [cheers and applause] we are all like little cindy lou who and the grinch who stole christmas. asking senator reid, why are you senator reid taking our health care choices and stepping them up the chimney? well, little girl, i'm going to fix health care. it will be better than ever before and then i'm going to bring it back to you. okay, democrats. well well guess what? the grinch may have been able to fool cindy lou who, by senator reid and nancy pelosi can't fool us. [cheers and applause] and then i have some other stories to share with you. you've heard it and sure. it's called the abominable snow dog. harry reid is watching

we'll also hear from radio talk show host laura ingram. >> the rally is about to begin. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome tim phillips, president of americans for pros parity. and let's give them hand and thank them right now for what they are doing. [applause] we gather today with a very simple message for this president and for majority leader harry reed. keep your hands off our health care. right? [applause] you know, since this past summer we -- almost 500 on our bus tour rallies. for places like ocean city, maryland. any marylanders here? down to little rock, wilmington, north carolina. any north carolinaians here? any pennsylvaniaians here? and my home state, leesburg, virginia. where are the virginians here? jefferson bail, indiana. you bet. we have been to evansville myself. across this country the crowds were big and the passions were intense. we have learned something that we already knew, folks. when americans face a challenge, we stand up and fight for our freedom. that's exactly what we are doing. [applause] that's exactly what you're doing today and ever

they will be joined by a talk- show host, laura ingram. >> now available, sees iran's "abraham lincoln." a perfect gift for the history buff in your life. -- c-span's abraham lincoln. a perfect gift for the history buff in your life. in hardcover at your favorite bookstore and now on audio to listen to any time, available war region where digital -- available where digital audio is sold. >> present obama talked about the financial regulation bill making its way through congress. he spoke with reporters for about 10 minutes after meeting with the bankers. >> the afternoon. dnepr i have just -- i have just finished a candid meeting with the head of financial institutions. i have come to discuss where we have been, what we expect of them going forward, and how we can work together to accelerate economic recovery. our nation's banks play an important role, so it is clear each of us has a stake in ensuring the strength and vitality of the financial system, and that is why one year ago when many of these institutions were on the verge of collapse, a predicament largely of their own making, o

and also scheduled to speak radio talk show host laura ingram. that is live now. you can follow that on c-span3. . . >> i think democrats are trying to come to the grip with the fat that they attendant havering they want. there's a lot in the bill that they've wanted for a long time. i think the president is going to try to focus on that. >> who in particular does he need to convince in this meeting? >> i think what we can tell that the propro sals are out. those are the things that are troubling to moderate democrats, lieberman, nelson, and depending on how it's put together and some others might have issues. i don't think there's so much to pressure with them as there are the liberal democrats who have really saw a major expansion in government in terms of providing health care to americans. i think what you are going to tell the liberal is there is a great start. if we don't get it done now, we'll never get it done. >> congress daily is reporting now. senator lieberman says he will vote for the health bill. is that a change? >> no, it's not a change. he said he