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harry reid is the pocket veto. president will not veto anything in his first term because of harry reid. chris: when we return, by the spring, who's going to be on top, key question, the president or republicans in the house? [ female announcer ] to do well, kids need to eat well. and eating well means getting enough whole grain and calcium. and general mills big g kid cereals can help. did you know it's the only leading line of kid cereals with at least 8 grams of whole grain and a good source of calcium? cereals they already love, like lucky charms and cinnamon toast crunch. give your kids more of what they need to be their best. grow up strong, with big g kid cereals. ♪ chris: welcome back. this week's a new era in washington with republicans in charge of the house and a stronger republican presence in the senate which brings us to the big question this week. by spring, the end of this season, who will have the upper hand, president obama or the republicans running capitol hill? >> i think president obama will

john boehner and harry reid, both no-shows. under the north portico, the first lady wearing alexander mcqueen. and president obama greets president hu. the room fills. the evening begins. presidents both offer toasts and a surprise. >> our national zoo will continue to dazzle children and visitors with the beloved giant panda. >> reporter: dinner begins. on the menu, surf and turf. lobster and ribeye. apple pie for dessert, an american meal, just as the chinese delegation requested. jazz fills the east room. even sasha and malia get to stay up. chris botti, dee dee bridgewater, and headliner, herbie hancock. just another day at the white house.

hu also spoke with harry reid in what was probably an awkward meeting. >> hu and harry reid smile for the cameras, but the talks were overshadowed by comments made recently about the chinese leader, labeling him a dictator. many u.s. lawmakers vowed to bring up human rights in their talks with theremier, talks that were held behind closed doors. a number of leading u.s. politicians had snubbed the chinese leader in the evening before by declining an invitation to the dollar dinner held in his honor by the first couple. -- the gala dinner held in his honor by the first couple. [applause] he received an enthusiastic welcome when he spoke to members of the u.s.-china business council on thursday. billions of dollars of deals will be struck during the visit. he told his hosts at least some of what they wanted to hear. >> we will continue to intensify policies on reforms and openness in the areas of business, politics, and society. china will improve its social market economy and create a socialist system -- socialist economy based on the rule of law. >> a respected elder statesman introdu

, harry reid, in his first television interview of the new congress. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. the attempted assassination of congresswoman giffords has reverberated all around the country, include iing here in washington. repeal of health care reform a short time ago. house speaker john boehner spoke publicly. >> an attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serves. no act, no matter how heinous, must be allowed to stop us from our duty. >> in a moment, our special round table on congresswoman giffords, her work and questions about the vitreal in our politics. lester holt, good morning. what more can you tell us? >> david, good morning to you. i spoke to the mayor here a while ago, and he told me he had been to the hospital. he had spoken to mark kelly, the husband of the congresswoman. he says her condition remains the same as yesterday, in critical condition after suffering what the doctors describe as a bullet through her brain, at least through the head. she is in critical condition. they are optimistic,

it passed the house and had more than the majority in the senate and president bush says if harry reid extended the debate longer, they would have got this done. instead, reid went out of session and said let's go back to the home districts and threne ere was anger and by that point it was too late to go back and see, but they were really close to getting it on immigration. this was a compassionat issue. he told stories about people he knew in texas who sent their kids to school, and now you tell them to go home? go home to what? they've been here for 30 years. >> host: president bush is critical of harry reid in this book and other places. what was it like to be in the white house at that point during some of the debates? >> guest: that's a good question. i was in one session with the bipartisan members of the house and senate were talking, and what i noticed the members who had been in the senate longer, be they democrat or republican, were much more interested in getting along and getting an agreement, and the members who had been there a shorter amount of time, they wanted partisan

now, he is counting on harry reid and senate democrats to stop republican appeal efforts. he knows they will lose the vote in the house and harry reid has said it's not going any further. >> in the senate, are you hearing there might be said democrats that could compromise on tweaks to the health care law if they go about it piece by piece? >> i think there is a possibility. there are a number of senators who will be up for reelection that will be mindful of what happened in this last election with the concern that was raised on the campaign trail by tea party activists over the health care law. there could be a spirit of bipartisanship in a way that improves it, but that said, trying to look at what specifically with this changes would be, we are not seeing what that would be from the chairman right now. he stood by the bill has as is, with only a small window open so i think the devil is in the details of what kind of changes we are talking about. >> it will be an excellent test of divided government and whether there is any interest on either side to take the opportunit

with harry reid talking about the fact that he doesn't want to even discuss it, that's not leadership. >> let's move onto health care. house republicans did repeal the president's health care reform plan. the real question is what republicans are prepared to replace it with and whether you have a serious plan. major garrett in the national journal reports this week the following about the speaker's plan. speaker boehner. the boehner plan according to congressional budget office would add 3 million americans to the insurance rolls leaving 50 million without coverage through 2019. cbo said the proposal would reduce costs and the group insurance market which is 80% of private sector premiums by less than 3%. if it's all they do, it's not a serious effort. you can't just do that. the truth is republicans do not have a serious alternative to covering more americans, do they? >> i disagree with that obviously, david. first of all, we believe you can do better in health care. we want to try and address the situation so more folks can have coverage. >> that's not what the boehner plan does. >

hu also spoke with harry reid in what was probably an awkward meeting. >> hu and harry reid smile for the cameras, but the talks were overshadowed by comments made recently about the chinese leader, labeling him a dictator. many u.s. lawmakers vowed to bring up human rights in their talks with the premier, talks that were held behind closed doors. a number of leading u.s. politicians had snubbed the chinese leader in the evening before by declining an invitation to the dollar dinner held in his honor by the first couple. -- the gala dinner held in his honor by the first couple. [applause] he received an enthusiastic welcome when he spoke to members of the u.s.-china business council on thursday. billions of dollars of deals will be struck during the visit. he told his hosts at least some of what they wanted to hear. >> we will continue to intensify policies on reforms and openness in the areas of business, politics, and society. china will improve its social market economy and create a socialist system -- socialist economy based on the rule of law. >> a respected elder statesman intro

. >> and harry reid, all smiles. and a gossip lovers feast. and fighting back that he had sex with an under age prostitute. this is the young woman, she was 17 years old and she also denies this. prosecutor says that there is plenty of wiretaps. >> jfk was inaugurated 50 years ago, today. and among those honoring him with his daughter, caroline. that he redefined what it meant to be a citizen. the first time that anybody with a nobody with a name of kennedy is serving public office in 60 years. >> and with one matter 20 mob associates with murders, with 120 mob associates-- arrests, from new york, to rd island. and amazing out of the war, this girl was abducted from a new york hospital in 1987. 27 years later, this is what she looks like, now. reunited with their family after how to track down her biological mother. no arrests yet on this kidnapping. >> this australia hot air balloon. it was flashing down and it did not capsize. and eventually, it bounced back in to the air. and they are not in any hurry for a number hot air balloon ride. ()mu

senator harry reid also released a statement saying that congresswoman giffords is one of our most dynamic members of congress. as a representative of a neighboring state, i've watched her career closely and admired her work on behalf of the state of arizona." he says, "she'll be in the thoughts of every american, and in particular, those who dedicate their lives to public service, as she and her staff have." people familiar with the investigation tell "the associated press" that the gunman held in the shooting of

scirica mengin senate majority leader harry reid. today house majority of leader eric cantor from virginia said harry reid has the vote to stop he should go ahead and schedule the vote. what was that? was that a there? >> it sounded like that, many of us to get as a dare. i don't know that it's going to move senator read off of his position at all. he controls the senate floor and also don't forget when something is on the senate floor he doesn't have complete control for the parameters of the debate. republicans in favor of the repeal could fire lots of amendments and keep the repeal debate going on much longer than harry reid would have liked so it doesn't operate like the house where if you have the votes on the floor with the chips fall where they made. the senate is more complicated. harry reid knows it and since he controls which bills come to the floor and which do not he would probably rather never see the light of day. >> todd zwillich for public radio international, thank you. >> my pleasure. >>> now, a discussion on u.s.-c

it really be deviled harry reid a lot. it is somewhat of a different role for mitch mcconnell because the house is controlled by republicans. i think we will see a different strategy. ford matched mcconnell, who made his now famous comment in a speech at the heritage foundation, that the number one political goal was to make barack " -- was to make barack obama a one-term president, means his role becomes a differnet one. host: you have been very patient. you are on the air. tracy, are you with us? caller: i have a couple of comments. thank you so much. host: you have to turn that volume down. deborah is in dallas. caller: in counterpoint of the gentleman who does not like c- span, i wrote would like to say that i start every day with you there because i do not like being at the mercy of cable tv news. i think c-span is one of the greatest innovations of cable. brian is a genius. my question is for norman ornstein. i would like to tell you, sir, you are one of those people i dropped everything to watch when you are on tv,

in a letter, harry reid and his top lieutenants say the overhaul is too important to be t reated -- to be treated as collateral damage in a partisan for healthcare reform. >>> one of san francisco's most famous cable car lines will be up out of operation for months. >> close call for a bay area family after a fire this m orning. we'll tell you what agency is stepping up to help. >>> steve paulson is checking the computer models. he will tell us if there's supposed to be any more rain this week. >>> why police are looking for more than one suspect in an overnight shooting in novato. >>> a police clays came to a dramatic end this morning in oakland. this is what is left of the scene after a driver crashed his car into a flower shop on grand avenue right next to the grand lake theater. it happened around 4:0 this morning. police-- 4:0 this morning. police have released few details about who was in the car or why police were chasing him. but thaw -- but there are reports that the driver was arrested nearby. >>> police in novato have made one arrest linked to a deadly shooting overnight tha

. >> earlier the chinese president received a chilly reception on capitol hill harry reid called him a dictator. >>> newly-appointed san francisco -- appointed san francisco mayor ed lee is in san francisco. on "mornings on 2," he spoke to us about an invitation he personally delivered to china's president. i spoke in the mandarin tongues directly with president hu as i took his hand and invited him to come to san francisco. i told him since i'm interim m ayor i only have a year. so make that decision quick. lee is there for the u.s. conference of mayorses and h ope -- hopes to forge r elationships with other cities. >>> senate senator leland yee is accusing rush limbaugh of i nsulting the chinese president and the community. yesterday, on his show, limbaugh complained about a lag in translation. here's how lin but imty mated -- imty mated what the president -- imitated what the president s aid. senator yee says limbaugh shows the chinese an apology for his "classless act." >>> it's a tragic day in a major u.s. city where police officers have lost their lives in the line of duty. >>>

the president is the leader of the democrats in the senate and harry reid was not there. although senior congressional leaders will meet mr. hu on thursday. president obama, who has to develop a relationship with congress, they know the mood in their districts and they faced midterm elections. a lot of people here especially republicans won those elections by campaigning against china. china is taking american jobs. it is mr. obama's task to demonstrate to the american people this investment, $45 billion in trade, it will directly benefit the american people and to have the white house pushing hard, saying that will support up to a quarter of a million american jobs. >> thank you. an american pastor has been banned from entering the u.k. by the government on the grounds that his presence is not conducive to the good of the public. pastor terry jones who leads the church in florida was criticized last year when he threatened to burn a copy of the kathethe gra. >> brandishing the koran he promised to burn, pastor terry jones caused international outcry when he told american

senate majority leader harry reid said the legislation will not see the light of day in his chamber. although republican senator mitch mcconnell insists there will away vote. >>> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords recovery is progressing so well she's expected to be transferred to a houston rehabilitation center as early as friday. in another significant milestone, a hospital spokeswoman says giffords was able to stand on her feet with assistance from medical staff yesterday, and look out the window at the mountains outside her hospital room. a federal grand jury has indictindict ed jared loughner for attempting to kill giffords and two of her aides. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in new jersey, surveillance shows the violent robbery and beating of an unsuspecting video clerk. the suspect attacked the man, ran behind the counter and smashed the cash register. he got away with hundreds of dollars and left the victim with a broken nose. police are looking for the suspect. >>> in rhode island, firefighters came to the rescue of a dog in

and harry reid is saying that blocking that as a casualty is making too much of a statement. >> and the highest rating that president obama has had in several months. the last time he had a 50% was may 29th-june 1st. >> scientists in boston were teaming up with johnson & johnson they claim that it is going to help with isolating single cancer cells among millions of health help the ones. and that has the potential, to transform the care of many types of cancer. travelers will no longer be identified american airlines flights on or bets or expedient. and to the reporter, on the website troubletrouble websites trouble websites travel web sites - orbitz or expedia. and airlines have to pay a commission. and anytime that experts caution might save money but the sales could drop. and with they do not appear on travel sites. >> catherine? >> the 1 0 1/san jose. and not far from the guadeloupe overpass. heavy! >> and also, the east bound is moving well. stay with us. >> a lot of people are starting this looking for work. and how to stand out in 2011. >> christine roman. >> crops may be great w

let harry reid explain why he is not taking up legislation passed by house members. republican senator could have it on the floor. that will have more momentum than people think. they will pass spending cuts next week in the house. send it to the senate. the president will give the "state of the union" and try to show he is a deficit hawk, too. introduce budget with cuts. then there is a big moment on march 4. this is something people have to get used to. we're used to having the budget fights in september and october at the end of the fiscal year. the continuing resolution runs out on march 4, and the debt limit runs out probably late in march. so we have big fights over spending and over what conditions republicans will add to the debt limit increase in february and march. a lot of pressure on john boehner and paul ryan and fred upton and others to have their act together early. a lot of pressure from people who voted republican this year to see real change. i think there will be more change than people think. i don't buy the cynical, don't be so symbolic stuff and

and it sure isn't symbolic to >> reporter: on the senate side, democratic majority leader harry reid reaffirmed today he will not bring the bill to the floor for a vote. but house majority leader eric cantor dared reid to hold to that position in the face of public pressure. >> leader reid continues to say that he is not going to bring this up for a vote in the senate. the american people deserve a full hearing. they deserve to see this legislation go to the senate for full vote. >> reporter: following repeal, the house will vote tomorrow on a republican resolution that orders four committees to draw up an alternative health care plan. >> ifill: for more on today's action on capitol hill, we turn to "newshour" political editor david chalian. not 254 as i said leading in. but that aside, tell us about the answer to eric cantor's question. why won't the senate take this up now? >> senate democrats don't want to have this conversation because mitch mcconnell as soon as the house passed the repeal bill tonight, gwen, mitch mcconnell said "we must vote on this" and you saw the political p

>> harry reid said we are not going to bring up repeal of healthcare reform. if some republican senator wants to offer it as an amendment at some point, it's possible they will. it's possible we'll face that vote. but having spoken to my members in the democratic caucus, with senator reid, we feel there is still strong support for healthcare reform. let me remind the people who are listening, the congressional budget office told us that healthcare reform reduces our deficit. so when senator mcconnell says repeal it, he is adding over 200, maybe $300 trillion more to the deficit. >> chris: i know they said that, but the fact they said that based on the assumptions were built in that they had to accept. there is a half a trillion dollars in medicare cuts and a lot of people have questions as to actually whether you're ever going to do that. >> we need to find ways to reduce spending when it comes to healthcare programs. what i'd say to republicans and senator mcconnell if you are serious about the deficit. sit down with people, staff at the deficit condition and

in an interview for sunday's "meet the press," the senate majority leader, harry reid, having just survived re-election narrowly in nevada against a tea party candidate, told david gregory the tea party contingent swept into power this last election may indeed have a short shelf life. >> the tea party was born because of the economy. the economy is probably the worst it's ever been except for maybe the great depression. the tea party will disappear as soon as the economy gets better and the economy is getting better all the time. >> bold prediction by the majority leader. you can see more of the interview with senator reid sunday morning on "meet the press." >>> and overseas, the british government has warned aviation officials in that country that al qaeda is considering an attack on an airport or some other transportation related target. the threat level there stands at severe. and now brits have the same problem a lot of americans have had on and off since 9/11. it's not like you can act that differently during day-to-day life. our own stephanie gosk is outside scotland yard tonight in l

reid said not likely. does this go anywhere from here? >> it does. it was symbolic but i don't think it was holl hoe. i think it was meaningful. gwen: what that means. >> this was the first salvo in what is going to be a year-hong, probably two year long republican gir la war against the -- ger la war with the health care plan. they'll try to defund it and there's a proposal to prohibit the government from the courts. that's probably not legal. they'll try to take funding from it and throw sand in the gears. the other things that the house leadership ininstructed its new chairman to do was sit down and produce finally a real republican health care bill that does all kinds of good things, lets kids stay on the plan until they're 26. the popular stuff, but lowers costs, has no individual mandate. if they could pull that off, that will be a miracle because thob been able to figure out how to do it. but if they could do it, they'll deserve every reward they get. >> that's what they're doing on capitol hill, go

we heard harry reid say this week, earmarks, that's for us, president, -- mr. president, not for you. >> i think he spoke for a lot of people there. on the house side, there is willingness to go along with the earmarks ban but in private they recognize that's not what is causing the deficit problems in the country. i think ear marks to the public in particular have just become symbolic of government exses. -- excess. gwen: and thear the prerogatisk of congress, not the executive brafrpblt thank you, everybody. we got a lot in. our conversation continues on line. check out. the podcast and follow us on facebook and twitter. we'll be keeping an eye on events in washington and egypt and then catch you up on developments around the table next week on "washington week." download our weekly podcast and take us with you. at "washington week" on line at pbs.org. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- of funding for wolfpack swook provided by -- this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we've been there for our clients through good times an

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yesterday, senate majority leader harry reid called hu a dictator. reid later tried to recant the comment. president obama toasted hu's visit last night. >> to our people, the people of china and the united states of america, may they grow together in friendship, may they prosper together in peace, and may they realize their dream of the future for themselves, for their children and for their grandchildren. >> as for entertainment, guests were treated to a performance by herbie hancock. and in case you're wondering what was for dinner, it was an american menu. pear salad, maine lobster, ribeye steak and russian river chardonnay along with apple pie for dessert. >>> well, the two bay area mayors invited to last night's white house state dinner escorted each other to the event. this is a photo of long-time friends oakland mayor jean quan and san francisco mayor ed lee. both were invited and making political history as asian- american mayors. >>> a committee plans to meet next week to discuss school closures in contra costa county. last night parents an

in an interview with nbc's kelly o'donnell, senate democratic leader harry reid rejected the president's call for an end to earmarks. >> he should just back off. he's got enough to do without messing in what we do. this is an applause line. it's an effort of the white house to get more power. they have got enough power as it is. >> reporter: politics was just as much on the president's mind on a couple of issues that he did not bring up on last night's state of the union, namely gun control and the middle east, specifically egypt, but an aide tells me that what he said about tunisia last night also was meant to apply to egypt as well, brian. >> all right, chuck todd at the white house. chuck, thanks. >>> now we turn to the middle east, a region vital to u.s. interests and where unrest continues. the people in several cases rising up against their leaders in the arab world. this latest wave of protests started, you'll recall, in tunisia. it's been spreading. the real hot spot tonight is again in egypt where we're joined once again tonight in cairo by itn's john ray. john, good evening. >>

>> well, let me say harry reid has wisely said we should not... he would not offer repeal on the floor, because the american people want us to focus on jobs and the economy and stretching the middle class paycheck. but mitch mcconnell has the right to offer an amendment. if he does, if the republicans offer an amendment on the floor, then we will require them to vote on the individual protections in the bill that are very popular. and that even some of the new republican house members have said they support. so, in the end, their repeal bill is going to be so full of holes it looks like swiss cheese. let me give you some examples-- are republicans going to vote no on a provision to maintain the donut hole benefits so that seniors pay less for prescription drugs? are they going to vote against the ability of 21- to 26-year- olds to stay on their parents' they're new in the job market and often can't get it themselves. are they going to vote to repeal the mandatory... not the mandatory, but the free check- ups that seniors on medicare get which save

senate majority leader harry reid fired off this letter to john boehner, the soon-to-be speaker of the house, saying that democrats will block any repeal of the health care legislation. even if republicans are successful in repealing the health care law in the house, it will not likely pass the democratic-led senate. but republicans promise to push their agenda in other areas, such as limiting government spending. it all adds up to what could be a contentious few months with the president, who's coming off of a restful family vacation in hawaii. joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> the president is also in the midst of reorganizing his senior staff. he's considering naming former commerce secretary william daley to be his chief of staff. daley is an executive at jpmorgan chase. he's the brother of chicago mayor richard daley. the president's first chief of staff, rahm emanuel, resigned to run for mayor of chicago. >>> for the first time the national debt has topped $14 trillion. the current debt ceiling is just under $14.3 trillion. if congress fails to increase the ceiling when it vo

and diane, he's also facing trouble with democrats, senate majority leader harry reid calling the proposed earmark ban an applause line that's only for show. >> from his own party. well, as you know, jake, if last night's state of the union was a prize fight of ideas about the budget, the man in the corner across from the president was budget chairman congressman paul ryan, champion of urgent, deep cuts. a 40-year-old congressional rebel with a cause and jon karl spent the day with him. >> reporter: he's been given more power over the federal budget than anybody in congress. paul ryan, the republican with the budget axe. he's a little like the guy in the movie "dave," the accidental president who sets out to fix the budget, line by line. >> that's another $47 million, so, this is good. we're doing good. >> reporter: but in the movie, dave only has to find $650 million in savings. ryan wants to cut several trillion over the next ten years. i mean, how do you go in here and find the kind of savings you want to find and how do you -- >> i've been reading these things since i was 22 years old.

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but today jeff greenfield reports majority leader harry reid vowed to push ahead with an attempt to change the rules. >> reporter: no, you're not watching paint dry, you're watching the united states senate in action. make that inaction. when it comes to passing a bill and deciding to vote on the bill a majority in the senate isn't enough. why? because it takes 60 votes to stop the bill. without those 60 votes, a few senators-- even one-- can prevent a vote from occurring. that's what they call a filibuster. >> the senate was s a graveyard for good ideas. >> reporter: new mexico senator tom udall wants to change the rules that he says has brought the senate to a grinding halt. >> it's very hard to actually make a difference on something unless you change those rules. >> wild horses aren't going to drag me off this floor. >> reporter: this is what we think a filibuster looks like. jimmy stewart's mr. smith going to washington to stand and fight against a majority. or in the 1950s and '60s, trying to stop majorities from passing a civil rights law. >> we expect to keep talking until the bill

also, on capitol hill, senate majority leader harry reid, house speaker john boehner are not attended the dinner tonight and many on capitol hill see china as a threat. what can you do to l.a. their fears? fears? [chinese translation] translation] speaking chinese] >> because of the technical translation and a turban -- interpretation problem, i did not hear the question about human rights. i know that he was asking a question directed at president obama. as you read this question and i heard the properly, i am in the position to answer that question. question. [speaking chinese] president obama and i already met eight times. each time we met, we had an in- depth exchange of views in a candid manner of issues of shared interests and issues important to each other's concerns. on the issues, we have covered, we also discussed human rights. speaking chinese] >> china is always committed to the protection and promotion of human rights. in the course of human rights, china has also made enormous progress recognized widely in the world. [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] >> china recogni

harry reid called him a d ictator. they are actually meeting this hour. but president hu got a warm welcome at the white house last night. here is a look at his argreeted and michelle obama at a s tar- studded state dinner. some of the other guests included -- included michelle quan, vera wang. and here is ed lee arriving for the din he. we talked to mayor quan about what it meant to her to be invited. >> i had not realized there were so few state dinners. >> there were actually a number of people from the bay area at the dinner, including john chen, nancy pelosi and intel e xecutive. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:16. well, state senator leland yee is insulting rush limbaugh insulting the president of china and the chinese community. yesterday, on his show, lush rhumba complained about the lag in -- rush limbaugh complained about the lag in words from the president. >>> a new report says u.s. officials have determined e xactly who executed wall street journal report daniel pearl. according to

 >> former top communications adviser to senate majority leader, harry reid, argued for changes to the senate filibuster: the workings of the chamber quote, dysfunctional. jim manley's remarks came to students with the academic seminars. he recently stepped down from his post and senator reid's office after six years on the job. this is an hour. [inaudible] >> well, this next speaker is for me presents a real special occasion. i first met jim manley on my first sabbatical when i left the meaningless title is: resident in the office of the majority leader. they just had great experience, working with john, watching him prepare senator reid, the majority leader press conference for questions. i was thinking probably true the mind of every communications for where the press secretary for every member in capitol hill. this phrase must go through their minds constantly. they say, did my boss really say that? and one of the things of course that the direct result communications have to do sometimes is the direct result of miscommunication, which is basically clarify which of accidents th

reid who is holding hearings on ending birthright citizenship and then here comes some republicans who jump on that bandwagon i think it's important it's not american i mean it's not the right solution that's my personal feeling about it and i think there's many that would agree there's other ways to address the illegal immigration problem and that is just something that seems it's more political rhetoric rhetoric and political theater than political reality well we'll see how far you are successful in actually amending the constitution in this case but tell me where where else are the you know the g.o.p. at hispanic voters really aligned because you can say that has been a quote as for the most part are more conservative by immigration clearly as a nation that they feel strongly about health care reform as an issue that they felt very strongly about. very true you know you're exactly right with interesting about hispanic is that it's not they're very much aligned like general market mainstream. american voters they were concerned about the economy jobs health care and national securit

this is what the democratic whip, harry reid, said then. the filibuster is far from a procedural gimmick. it's part of the fabric of this constitution that we call the senate. for 200 years we've had the right to extend the debate. it's not a procedural gimmick. some in this chamber want to throw out 214 years of senate history in the quest for absolute power. they want to do away with mr. smith as depicted in that great movie being able to come to washington. they want to do away with the filibuster. they think they're wiser than the founding fathers, i doubt that's true, said senator reid. and then another senator, the senator from illinois, barack obama. then in the majority, referring then to the republican majority, then to the majority, said senator obama, chooses to end the filibuster. if they choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate, then the fighting and bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse. i would suggest, madam president, that as a result of this discussion, we preserve the senate as an instituti

harry reid's position mystifies me. but at least there are some democrats in the room. what about republicans? when are they going to step up? host: for you in the east room for the press conference? guest: i was. i am not sure if i understood the question. nancy pelosi was there. she also made a strong statement about taking president hu jintao's stance on human rights issues. senator -- john boehner also met with hu jintao, as did the leadership, ahead of the state dinner last week. there were also some strong statements about human-rights. the point on human rights and the relationship with china that president obama has made is backed, in private -- that president obama has made is that they need to do better. president hu jintao said as much at the news conference. i think the washington is taking -- i think the white house is taking the stance that they need to work with china on any of the big issues that will be hitting the united states over the next 30 years, from climate change to the economy. china is too importance of a player. casting them in public is not