senator in 1993 after 10 years of service in the house of representatives. elected to a third term in 2004, she received more than 6.9 million votes, the highest total for any senate candidate in history. a liter on environmental protection, she is the first woman to chair the u.s. senate's environmental and public works committee. she advocates forcefully for clean air and water and the fight against global warming. in addition, senator boxer also serves on the senate foreign relations committee, commerce committee, is the democratic chief majority whip, and serves on the committee of oversight and investigation. she has been married to her husband for 35 years -- 48 years. has two children, a daughter in law, two sons, and an inspiration to all of us here today. senator barbara boxer. [applause] >> thank you. if i did not have this box, honest to god, i would not be able to see anybody. i have to update that biography. we have been married 48 years, but who is counting? i also have a granddaughter. thank you so much for the introduction. looking at the peo

nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house that on wednesday august 4, 2010 of the reassembly of the house. the clerk: office of the speaker, washington, d.c., august 4, 2010, dear colleague, pursuant to section 2-a of house concurrent resolution 308 and after consultation with minority leader of the house, i have determined that the public interest requires that the house assemble on august 9, 2010, the expectation is that monday will be a pro forma session and votes will occur on tuesday. further announcements will be. thank you for your attention to this urgent matter, signed nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain. >> a world that is restless and filled with many threats, an economy whose stubborn challenges continue, a great nation not quite at peace with it self, this role of the beacon of the people of the world. an electorate troubled and anxious and even angry, these are the

speaker pelosi is in her second term as the speaker of the house of representatives, making history in 2007 to serve as the first woman of the house. job creation has been her top priority for san francisco. she has worked to transfer treasure island from the navy, work to clean hunters point, and transformed the transbay transit center into a multi modal facility. speaker pelosi provided the first seed money to the project which allowed us to begin the planning process to get to this point, and has consistently worked tirelessly on behalf of the transbay project, culminating of the equipment -- commitment of recovery act funds. working with president obama, speaker pelosi has focused on creating american jobs and moving the economy in a new direction. under her leadership, congress passed tough wall street reform legislation to rein in big banks and protect consumers. historic health care reform is for promised achievement and she continues to be done energy, security to create jobs, combat climate change, and physician america to a clean energy economy. thank you, speaker pelosi for

>> what we did in the spill response bill that passed on the floor of the house of representatives three weeks ago, on the last day before we broke, was to say that a system would be put in place that individual rigs would be cleared one by one and then they could go back into a operation. the republicans, of course, voted against that. they would have -- they would rather have the issue of the moratorium than a solution to the problem, which is to not have the time limit on how long it would take, but a mechanism by which, as soon as the rig was checked out and proven to be said, people could go back to work. as the -- proven to be safe, people could go back to work. there is the $20 million compensation fund that is paying the workers on the rigs until they return to work. >> we are out of time. we did not talk about the fishermen. you heard from fishermen who said they were hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. do you have confidence that moneys will get to the people that deserve it? >> i have great confidence in ken feinberg. but it is important that we make sure that bp does fu

like at the house of representatives just three weeks ago and did adopt one appeal and recommendations to the oil spill response bill that we passed on the house floor to create a new trust fund for oceans so the funds raised from trillions in our ocean will go towards protecting and improving our oceans. the senate has said that they will take up the legislation when they return in september, that is always problematic. we did in the house of representatives take the recommendation and implement them and hopefully the same will be true in the senate so that they can go to president obama is best. what we have learned today is that the oil is not gone, the oil remaining in the gulf waters are washed up on the shore and this is equivalent to 10 exxon valdez size spills and could not be much more. most of the gulf has been reopened to fishing but to the industry is not in the clear. long-term impact on stocks remained unknown, one contaminated catch makes it to to market and makes people sick and then the reputation and credibility of one of america's most important fisheries will be in

>> this is a movie about the house of representatives. it's about a con man who gets elected to congress and it was written by people who actually know how things are going. it's a great spoof on everything and a great exaggeration. but there are lots of small touches through the movie. and in this case, of course it's the idea the lobbyists and the politicians coming together, he says finance and politics. of course lobbyists represent all sorts of interest including like school teachers and environmental issues and everything else. it's certainly not just the financial industry. but one of the things that lobbyists do is run fund raisers for members. and it costs a lot of money to run for congress. will rogers said it cost as lot of money to lose a race for congress. so members are constantly looking for ways to raise funds. and then there's always this question, is there some quid pro quo. again, ethics laws are much tighter now, but campaign finance becomes a very difficult issue that congress has tried to pass a number of laws. the s

of representatives the lower. maker something us used we killed leaks as a reference to you not to their speeches and to their information what do these lawmakers have other than what the public have their sad state of affairs in american democracy is that congress the four hundred thirty five members of the house of representatives and one hundred senators the greatest chambers of democracy in the world we are told have really the evolved degenerated into nothing more than a talk shop for politicians who run every two or four or six years perceives that cost millions of dollars of corporate spending in order to get elected and once in office they do very little except talk talk talk congress and only congress according to the us constitution has the right to declare war but they didn't declare war in afghanistan and that sense it's an illegal war only congress has the right to control the purse strings meaning only congress can allocate money and yet when the pentagon or the white house tell them allocate the mon

the republicans only need 39 seats to take control of the house of representatives. david? >> david, the republicans believe that is doable. you heard the speaker of the how distance herself from the allegations. saying it's independent and she will let them play out. christiane amanpour asked her tough questions. >> are you nervous about november? >> no, not at all. i know you are putting on a great face going to the election. people say there is considerable worry about what will happen in november? >> let me say, i never take anything for granted. our agenda now, we are not going back to the policies of the bush administration. we're going forward. >> we bring in reich cline for political political insights tonight. you heard the speaker of the house say she is not concerned. >> if she isn't nervous, lots of her fellow democrats are very, very nervous. take a look, 88 feets of the house of representatives in play. 76 seats held by democrats. they are playing way for defense than offense as they head to summer break. >> 88 seats, is there truth they are going to keep pres

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 244. the nays are 164. the previous question is ordered. the speaker: the house will come to order. the chair would ask all members to rise for the purpose of a moment of silence. the chair asks that the house now observe a moment of silence in remembrance of our brave men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service of our nation in iraq and afghanistan and their families and of all who serve in our armed forces and their families. the speaker pro tempore: without objection five-minute voting will continue. the question is on adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye . those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered

that was the big difference between being in the house of representatives. he never had that authority in the house. when he became a senator, the presidents began turning to him for that very reason. >> i feel the next clip from "advise and consent" should be in "where's waldo?" >> he married patricia kennedy. >> jack kennedy's sister. this woman is still alive. she's 88, maybe 89. she has been in the news a lot lately. she is playing a woman senator in 1962. let's watch and see if you recognize her. >> it is not enough that the subcommittee has permitted a great man to be smeared. now the chairman of that committee is deliberately blocking the committee vote. it is one more thing to add the most unfair hearing in the history of the senate. >> mr. president, will the senator yield for a question? >> i will yield to the senator from kansas. >> mr. president, i am not a supporter of mr. leffingwell, but i watched the hearing on television and it seemed eminently fair to me. >> i am sorry the senator from kansas was not perceptive enough to grasp what was obvi

the house of representatives. he asked why. i said, mr. president, if you say one word about any section of this bill, the forces will mail ga mate and the -- ee malga mate and the forces are dead. he said i want a word from you that you you won't say anything. he said ok don, come in. i talked to the chairman and i told the tcharmse going to try to put together our treasury bill. i said but it's not going to be what you -- i said mr. president sometimes i put things in a bill that i don't like so when get over to the senate, i can give them away. i said to this -- i said to the chairman, i'm not going to say a word about this bill. now i don't want to lose this story, but i think that i'm in a conspiracy with the president now. now would the press today think that that's a conspiracy? would they have fits patrick coming after me? what do they do? and that's -- in your business, that's going to be sad because you have few people keeping books, keeping notes now. your historians will not get the benefit of harry tr

i'm so proud of what the house of representatives has done today and i'm very honored now to sign this important legislation so relevant to the lives of america's families, so important to our sense of community. i just want the children to know, after i sign the bill, our distinguished clerk of the house will make sure that the signatures are in order in the house and the senate and then she will personally deliver it to the president of the united states for his signature which will be later this afternoon. so before you probably get home this evening this will be the law of the land. cause for celebration. >> this is how it is. this is the bill. all of this is the bill. it goes on and on. it's written on parchment special -- parchment paper, special punchment paper. i'll sign the bill here. >> you're so excited to sign this. >> i rushed right into it. then we'll send it over to the president and he will sign the bill. not yet because i have to use these pens here. just as in inauguration day, the president uses pennsylvania avenue to come to the capitol to be inaugurated, today we w

the house of representatives announced three charges of ethic violations against mackeen waters. she requested federal help for a bank where her husband owned stock. a trial is due this fall. >>> bp continuing work on the oil well. the white house told bp to move quickly paying state and local claims. 39,000 claims are still outstanding. >>> foggy and cool weather continues for the next couple of days. i will have details in just a few minutes. [ male announcer ] presenting the cadillac "summer's best" sales event. a fantastic opportunity to get 0% apr financing on every new 2010 cadillac model. like the cts sport sedan. the most acclaimed vehicle in its class and a "car and driver" 10 best, three years in a row. or the all new cadillac srx luxury crossover. and even the most acclaimed luxury suv ever, the cadillac escalade. summer brings out the best in all of us. hurry in to get 0% apr financing on every new 2010 cadillac during cadillac's "summer's best" sales event, going on now at your cadillac dealer. ♪ >>> after decades of waiting and planning, the crews starting digging

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the nays are 163. without objection, the motion to reconsider is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. members will please take their seats. members will please take their seats and remove their conversations from the aisle. the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i rise on a very solemn and sad moment to express the condolences to families and victims within my congressional district and the state of connecticut. mr. larsen: i have -- mr. larson: i have always empa thiesed with my fellow colleagues when they talk about faithful events that occur in their communities, i just never imagined the tragedy would strike so close to home. it's hard to conceive, i know for everyone here, the bad things that happen to good people. on the morning of august 3, 2010, eight men went to work. some looking forward to vacation. others nearing retire

house of representatives. and christine connolly explains that this could help save teachers' jobs and lower the state budget thbudget deficit, and this could save 1.5 up to 16,0005000 teachers jobs in this state, alone. and just in the next time. 16, 500 teachers like san francisco unified in san diego unified this is a huge relief. pink slips, and this federal funds could help rehire laid-off teachers. or reinstate the pour school states, and to help balance the budget. it is too early to know the details and all this would depend on what is our role in this is legislation. this would also give california $1.3 billion for medical. the medical office said that this would help for the state's $19 billion deficit. they cannot say exactly what the reduction would mean no but they say that it would prevent even deeper cuts in job losses and in california. christine connolly, kron 4 news. >> cable cars were shot down on high street because of a tree broke and fell on the roadway. jeff bush shows you the damage. >>

the house of representatives will be called back for summer recess on tuesday to vote on this measure. >> new deals, on proposition 8. now that a judge has turned this over on the same sex, supporters are trying to get that reversed. and dan kerman tells us the battle over the same sex marriage, that the u.s. courthouse, they received this this morning. it is official appeal by backers of the ban of same-sex marriage. it is likely that the night circus will not hear this for least one year. and it is up to the supreme court that will take at least two more years. right now, u.s. district bond walker has to decide if he's going to live it, immediately to allow same-sex marriage. and to delay implementation or an appeals court can rule. >> the normal rule is that when a lot is declared unconstitutional and should not be remain in effect for one more hour, not long more take, or seven days. all of these delays and we're having, and whether or not on the other hand, i think that he is exercising an abundance of caution. there is good reason. >> the u.s. constitution law says that the conc

we want to hear from you, the people and not just 435 members of the house of representatives. john, let's go ahead and go with the powerpoint. i am going to go through this pretty quickly. i do not know if anybody can see this too well. i am standing very close to the screen and i cannot see it that well. when you go to that website, americaspeakingout.com, the first page gives you the opportunity to understand how it works. select a category. no. 2, submit an idea. .ote on other people's ideas either thumbs-up or thumbs down whether you like it or do not like it. no. 4 is submit your own idea or request. the last one is a little gimmicky. quite honestly, the more times you go to americaspeakingout.com and the more times that you input your thoughts, either to comment on somebody else's suggestions or to input one of your own, then you earn points. the people that earn the most points would be a star scout and a light scout and then finally a eagle scout. the idea is to encourage people to go to the website often. the more ideas that we did it and if we compile those to presen

the house of representatives, and the u.s. senate for your action to help save thousands of jobs for teachers and staff throughout the country. the education jobs fund represents strong support for our students, and for our schools as a vital investment in the economic recovery and american competitiveness. thank you very much. [applause] i would now like to turn it over to lois welch from new jersey. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. i am a school teacher in new jersey. i teach at a high school and my focus is special education and english language spread -- english language. for 20 years, i worked in the public school as a secretary in new jersey and left my job at that time. however, in number of years ago, i made the decision to return to schools and get the experience and education i needed to help the status of my community in any capacity. after seven years of attending school at night, working full time, and raising three children, i maintained my dream of becoming -- i obtained my dream of becoming a high-school

republicans have a chance to take back the house of representatives. to do it, they need a 39-seat gain. that is in play in this election year. then we look over also as we take this off here, the senate contest, including john mccain's seat in arizona. that florida seat we just talked about, we'll get that to come on, there we go. the florida race, the mccain race, part of the 36 senate races in play this year. some believe it is possible, the republicans need 10 seats to take back control of the united states senate. that will play out after the primaries tonight. we are ten weeks from the general election. a very consequential year, larry, at the moment, republicans believe the wind is at their back. but ten weeks to go, larry. >> larry: let's discuss the tea party. are they going to be decisive in november? >> they'll have some big impact but i respectfully disagree with congresswoman schultz. but it's just a mistake, a myth to say that the tea parties are extremists. some are, some aren't. the ones i know want lower taxes and less government spend

island with the honorable speaker of the united states, house of representatives, nancy pelosi. [applause] the honorable secretary of the navy, ray davis. [applause] and the honorable mayor of the city and county of san francisco, gavin newsom. [applause] today we stand on the brink of the future of this island by commemorating the historic agreement with the transfer of the formal the -- naval station from a united states navy to the city and county of san francisco. i know i speak for many people who have worked extremely hard to make this day a reality, people on all sides of the table, across organizations, when i say that it is truly an honor and a proud moment. i would like to take a moment to acknowledge our many partners and supporters who are here today. please forgive me if i do not mention everyone. there are too many of you to name individually, but i would like to recognize, and if you would please stand, former mayor willie brown, current and past members of the treasure island development authority board of directors. our treasure island citizens advisory board, a

house of representatives and very likely guilty of a number of fraudulent actions. >> we don't know that. >> marc, come on. this isn't passing the straight face test. nobody has convicted him of anything. this is an ethics investigation. everybody in washington knows about charlie rangel. it will continue and we'll never have any resolution, okay. >> i don't want to trade hearsay here. no one on the left or right has a market cornered on corruption. corrupt republicans and democrats. >> oh, we're talking about him now. the democrats now. the republicans are not in charge. marc, when you said you came in charge, you said the swamp would be charged. >> i'm conceding the point. it's a mistake for democrats to say by coming into -- i know you hate agreement. but for democrats to come into power, saying they will get rid of corruption, it's a flat-out lie. let's not pretend there is this huge wave of corruption. but let's focus on the real issue, which is not charlie rangel. >> unemployment is the real issue. i want to talk about that for the whole show. unemployment for the next ten minutes.

, and georgia. >>> lawmakers from the house of representatives will be at work instead of on their summer break. house speaker nancy pelosi called them back into session to vote on a $26 billion state aid package that includes funding to help prevent teacher layoffs. >>> and we'll get an update on how the government's national tally is shaping up. at a news conference, the census bureau director will discuss quality assurance and data processing issues. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. hear from a passenger who witnessed a flight attendant's tirade and emergency chute exit aboard a jetblue flight. >>> and new details on a corporate sex scandal at hewlett-packard. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on y

republicans only need 39 seats to regain control of the house of representatives. david kerley, abc news, the capital. >>> a safe convict is back behind bars while the search continues for two other inmates who broke out of an arizona prison. officials say the three escaped through a fence and hijacking a trailer. the woman who helped thementd is believed to be traveling with the two, still armed. they are armed and dangerous. >>> meanwhile, three american hikers are still behind bars in iran one year after crossing over the border in iraq. >> an iranian official is now calling for them to be ryed and their own lawyer couldn't agree more. sonia gallego joins you. >>> one year, and the fate of three americans entering iran and in the country is still hanging on the balance. while the iranian government repeatedly ignored the request, sarah showered, shane bauer, and josh fattah continue their inprisonment in the jail. an accusation that has been denied by the bk administration. the attorneys says the iranian government has broken the law by holding them for over a y

in the lower house of parliament, the house of representatives. so it's not as if the labor party will have to seek a formal coalition or the liberals who are already in a coalition with another conservative party will do so. it would be more a case of governing as a minority government trying to pick up support on an ad hoc basis, that kind of thing. so there is a possibility of a hung parliament, and as you say, this is probably the closest election australia's had for about 50 years. >> and, nick, how long then before all of the results are in and we will know what has happened there? >> well, the polls show on the east coast of shut about 6:00, that's 9:00 your time in london. so we will get a sense of and how things are going around the polling stations around the country. and election day has been overshadowed somewhat from the tragic news from anne that two australian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb. julia gillard start the day last-minute campaigning in the western suburbs of sydney, a home to many key marginals, she had to perform