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i told eric, roll it into 45. he rolled it into 45. when you roll a big jet that the, the nose wants to drop. so he is training on the controls, and that is when i joined him on the controls. with the comptroller still screaming at us. then he rolled us back hard right. rollback hard right, keep it coming, and turn, turn, turn, now. i have never had a controller scream like that, be that excited. as we are coming out of the right turn, we heard on another frequency, we just saw an airplane hit the world trade center. and i looked up and saw the impact at that point. i forgot what we were talking about. [laughter] did i let my passengers know? no, i did not. in the middle of the right hand turn, we were rolling about 60 degrees of bank when the flight attendant called up to the cockpit. i instinctively picked up the headset and said what? she said what in god's name is going on up there? you drew me to the floor. >> i said i cannot talk now, and slammed the phone down. after we landed at laguardia, we read the next to the last aircraft
i told eric, roll it into 45. he rolled it into 45. when you roll a big jet that the, the nose wants to drop. so he is training on the controls, and that is when i joined him on the controls. with the comptroller still screaming at us. then he rolled us back hard right. rollback hard right, keep it coming, and turn, turn, turn, now. i have never had a controller scream like that, be that excited. as we are coming out of the right turn, we heard on another frequency, we just saw an airplane hit...
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eric will put this conference in conte context. eric. [applause] . . >> outside of the beltway view, americans like this program. americans do not understand some of the wonkery that talks about raising the retirement age. in terms of mourning concessions, i once thought like some of you in this room may thatk and like ezra klein raising retirement age was not totally in sensible as a policy. over time, my view changed. it went from maybe make sense to it does not make any sense at all. that is a step that some of you may be in transition of taking. i agree it is a terrible idea. besides that, it is not a good one either. [laughter] oh, a mouse. my read in french is here. -- my rodent friend is here. we are speaking about important things. the alice brief is a wonderful break that terry reference that raises the problems of retirement age. the cepr brief talks about the occupational issues. the ipi brief lays out the problems of raising the retirement age. and mary frieze i suspect will be laying out the information about the public and
eric will put this conference in conte context. eric. [applause] . . >> outside of the beltway view, americans like this program. americans do not understand some of the wonkery that talks about raising the retirement age. in terms of mourning concessions, i once thought like some of you in this room may thatk and like ezra klein raising retirement age was not totally in sensible as a policy. over time, my view changed. it went from maybe make sense to it does not make any sense at all....
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including comments from kathleen sibelius and attorney general eric colder. this is three hours. >> i am delighted to welcome you. we have a great program plants started with some major presentations this morning. we have three panels later on. before we began, i would like to express our gratitude to our gracious hosts, the president of los angeles city college and the executive director of the l.a. foundation. i would like to have you join me in greeting -- dr. more? [applause] >> thank you. welcome to los angeles city college. i am president of the campus. we would like to say a special thank you on behalf of the faculty, students, and staff to secretary sibelius and attorney general eric holder for bringing this important summit to los angeles city college. your success in fraud prevention will mean for us that many more health care dollars remain in our community. we would like to thank you for the hard work that you are doing and wish you much success in your summit today. thank you for coming out to los angeles city college. [applause] >> i would very
including comments from kathleen sibelius and attorney general eric colder. this is three hours. >> i am delighted to welcome you. we have a great program plants started with some major presentations this morning. we have three panels later on. before we began, i would like to express our gratitude to our gracious hosts, the president of los angeles city college and the executive director of the l.a. foundation. i would like to have you join me in greeting -- dr. more? [applause] >>...
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so the aclu is honoring eric holder nxt tuesday for his work just on that there'll set of issues. we have disagreements obviously on guantanamo and other issues, but ron williams, you're seeing these black leaders move and navigate through a very hostile political environment. and so, when i look at you i kind of want to ask, what would thurgood do? how do you think he would advise these leaders to not only we strengthened the 14th amendment, but to make civil rights more reality, and to avoid the desegregation that michelle alexander is talking about? >> well, i'm sorry i missed mr. coleman's statemnt, but i am taken by the idea that justice marshall when he was working with men like bill coleman, was quite the pragmatist, quite hard-nosed about the politil realities of the day, and a great believer in the law. so that he was not a political animal but very uch aware that politics influenced the law, influenced judges, influence juries, influence members of the legislature. but he was always about exactly how you get something done so that it was written into law, that it was som
so the aclu is honoring eric holder nxt tuesday for his work just on that there'll set of issues. we have disagreements obviously on guantanamo and other issues, but ron williams, you're seeing these black leaders move and navigate through a very hostile political environment. and so, when i look at you i kind of want to ask, what would thurgood do? how do you think he would advise these leaders to not only we strengthened the 14th amendment, but to make civil rights more reality, and to avoid...
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eric -- are there any modifications that can be made to ensure more people? guest: there is no question that even though the high risk pools have more affordable coverage and then might have been available in the past, because they have to offer coverage at a market rate, 100% for someone with a pre-existing condition is a bit unaffordable. it is a bit of a catch-22. it is better coverage at a more affordable price, but still not affordable enough. i think there are some positive indications that at least some of the strategies are working. for instance, giving states additional help from medicaid and children's health insurance, having increased match for state budgets that were sinking has kept people in shored in a market where they would -- in short and a market where there would not have been insured. we have more children and shorter than ever before. more children will qualify for the public plans -- more children are insured than ever before. when you have an employer-based insurance coverage, it takes a huge hole. ways that we can hopefully get direc
eric -- are there any modifications that can be made to ensure more people? guest: there is no question that even though the high risk pools have more affordable coverage and then might have been available in the past, because they have to offer coverage at a market rate, 100% for someone with a pre-existing condition is a bit unaffordable. it is a bit of a catch-22. it is better coverage at a more affordable price, but still not affordable enough. i think there are some positive indications...
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this is about google and eric schmidt. he has set a couple of controversial things recently when it comes to privacy. we just want to get your response. it is about google, not about yahoo!, but want to get your response as to if it puts a bad light on the industry. here is an animated video put out by a consumer watchdog. >> get your free ice cream. free ice-cream. hi there, boys and girls. you should know there is no such thing as free ice-cream. come on, kids. get your ice cream. i already know you. hold still, while we collect some of your info. if there is something you don't want anyone to know, you should not be doing it in the first place. you cannot believe everything you hear about privacy. sissy, i bet your daddy doesn't know mommy has been in googling old boy friends again. i want to share our newest invention. with these google classes, i can see everything. >> again, that is not about yahoo!. that is a google-centered at. does the cast a bad light on the industry in general? >> it certainly plays on people's
this is about google and eric schmidt. he has set a couple of controversial things recently when it comes to privacy. we just want to get your response. it is about google, not about yahoo!, but want to get your response as to if it puts a bad light on the industry. here is an animated video put out by a consumer watchdog. >> get your free ice cream. free ice-cream. hi there, boys and girls. you should know there is no such thing as free ice-cream. come on, kids. get your ice cream. i...
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eric holder is 4 to appeal this. he will appeal it. --president obama is the commander in chief and it is incumbent upon doj to sport the statute. tomorrow, and i could not time it better, tomorrow is when the -- we find out if they're going to appeal. we are praying that nothing comes out before we get through our program, but we expect an appeal from the doj. we cannot do it alone. we need your help. we need help getting members of congress we need to fight this case in court. help us out. there will be further opportunities. we would love to see become trustees of log cabin republicans. we would love for you to become supporters of delivery education forum -- the liberty education forum. i had to make that final pitch. if you have any energy left after all this politics and prose, there is an after party. the district of columbia of log cabin chapter is hosting an after party. thank you for hosting that. if you are in town and want to see dick brown pass the forum, we are hosting a campout this saturday. -- want to stick around pass
eric holder is 4 to appeal this. he will appeal it. --president obama is the commander in chief and it is incumbent upon doj to sport the statute. tomorrow, and i could not time it better, tomorrow is when the -- we find out if they're going to appeal. we are praying that nothing comes out before we get through our program, but we expect an appeal from the doj. we cannot do it alone. we need your help. we need help getting members of congress we need to fight this case in court. help us out....
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eric was a national merit scholar, majoring in molecular biology at cal berkley. he was riding his bike during the middle of the day when a young woman in a pickup truck struck him. she was texting in the driver's seat. amos johnson from asheville, north carolina, lost his 16-year-old daughter, ashley, earlier this year. she was on her way to work and she lost control, crossed the center line, and hit a pickup truck head-on. although amos had warned his daughter about the dangers of distracted driving, she was texting at the time of the crash. one final story, russell and kim herd, are here from abingdon, maryland. in 2008 their 26-year-old daughter and her fiance left their florida home to meet their families at a disney world planner's -- wedding planner's office. heather and patrick, both worked at the park, and dreamed of a fairy tale ceremony at the magic kingdom. on the way they stopped at a traffic light when a truck driver plowed his tractor-trailer into the back of their car. it set off a chain reaction, left heather and another woman dead. that driver wa
eric was a national merit scholar, majoring in molecular biology at cal berkley. he was riding his bike during the middle of the day when a young woman in a pickup truck struck him. she was texting in the driver's seat. amos johnson from asheville, north carolina, lost his 16-year-old daughter, ashley, earlier this year. she was on her way to work and she lost control, crossed the center line, and hit a pickup truck head-on. although amos had warned his daughter about the dangers of distracted...
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so the aclu is honoring eric holder next tuesday for his work just on that there'll set of issues. we have disagreements obviously on guantano and other issues, but ron williams, you're seeing these black leaders move and navigate through a very hostile political environment. and so, when i look at you i kind of want to ask, what would thurgood do? how do you think he would advise these leaders to not only we strengthened the 14th amendment, but to make civil rights more reality, and to avoid the desegregation that michelle alexander is talking about? >> well, i'm sorry i missed mr. coleman's statement, but i am taken by the idea that justice marshall when he was working with men like bill coleman, was quite the pragmatist, quite hard-nosed about the political realities of the day, and a great believer in the law. so that he was not a political animal but very much aware that politics influenced the law, influenced udges, influence juries, influence members of the legislature. but he was always about exactly how you get something done so that it was writtennto law, that it was some
so the aclu is honoring eric holder next tuesday for his work just on that there'll set of issues. we have disagreements obviously on guantano and other issues, but ron williams, you're seeing these black leaders move and navigate through a very hostile political environment. and so, when i look at you i kind of want to ask, what would thurgood do? how do you think he would advise these leaders to not only we strengthened the 14th amendment, but to make civil rights more reality, and to avoid...
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i told eric, roll it into 45. he rolled it into 45. when you roll a big jet that the, the nose wants to drop. so he is training on the controls, and that is when i joined him on the controls. with the comptroller still screaming at us. then he rolled us back hard right. rollback hard right, keep it coming, and turn, turn, turn, now. i have never had a controller scream like that, be that excited. as we are coming out of the right turn, we heard on another frequency, we just saw an airplane hit the world trade center. and i looked up and saw the impact at that point. i forgot what we were talking about. [laughter] did i let my passengers know? no, i did not. in the middle of the right hand turn, we were rolling about 60 degrees of bank when the flight attendant called up to the cockpit. i instinctively picked up the headset and said what? she said what in god's name is going on up there? you drew me to the floor. >> i said i cannot talk now, and slammed the phone down. after we landed at laguardia, we read the next to the last aircraft
i told eric, roll it into 45. he rolled it into 45. when you roll a big jet that the, the nose wants to drop. so he is training on the controls, and that is when i joined him on the controls. with the comptroller still screaming at us. then he rolled us back hard right. rollback hard right, keep it coming, and turn, turn, turn, now. i have never had a controller scream like that, be that excited. as we are coming out of the right turn, we heard on another frequency, we just saw an airplane hit...
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eric is joining us from chicago. good morning. independent line. caller: i have a comment about that article. i believe we have not reacted as much as should. host: why is that? caller: the reason, because we are dealing with these people like bin laden or so. the only language they understand is the language they use. so i think we've been very reluctant, keeping in mind some people who may share his faith, that if we had reacted more strongly, and captured him, it may have been a psychological aspect. i think we should still go there, capture him so that people know that we can reach those people who are the head of, how you can say, the people who really began that organization also. host: he begins the piece with this sentence. bob is joining us on the democrat's line. your take on this. caller: yeah. about nine years after, i was always -- you know, how did those terrorists train in schools over here how to learn how to fly those airliners and nobody knew about it? now we find out that, yeah, the f.b.i. was told about it but they said, it neve
eric is joining us from chicago. good morning. independent line. caller: i have a comment about that article. i believe we have not reacted as much as should. host: why is that? caller: the reason, because we are dealing with these people like bin laden or so. the only language they understand is the language they use. so i think we've been very reluctant, keeping in mind some people who may share his faith, that if we had reacted more strongly, and captured him, it may have been a...
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couple of folks who are working tirelessly in my cabinet -- the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, is in the house. [applause] the woman who is charged with implementing health care reform -- hhs secretary kathleen sebelius is here. [applause] our united states trade representative, ambassador ron kirk is here. [applause] and obviously it is a great honor to have been able to speak backstage to this year's phoenix award honorees, judith jamison, harry belafonte, sheila oliver, and simeon booker. thank you for everything that you've done for america. [applause] i know you've spent a good deal of time during cbc weekend talking about a whole range of issues, and talking about what the future holds not just for the african american community, but for the united states of america. i've been spending some time thinking about that, too. [laughter] and at this time of great challenge, one source of inspiration is the story behind the founding of the congressional black caucus. i want us to all take a moment and remember what was happening 40 years ago when 13 black members of cong
couple of folks who are working tirelessly in my cabinet -- the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, is in the house. [applause] the woman who is charged with implementing health care reform -- hhs secretary kathleen sebelius is here. [applause] our united states trade representative, ambassador ron kirk is here. [applause] and obviously it is a great honor to have been able to speak backstage to this year's phoenix award honorees, judith jamison, harry belafonte, sheila oliver,...
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so the aclu is honoring eric holder next tuesday for his work just on that there'll set of issues. we have disagreements obviously on guantanamo and other issues, but ron williams, you're seeing these black leaders move and navigate through a very hostile political environment. and so, when i look at you i kind of want to ask, what would thurgood do? how do you think he would advise these leaders to not only we strengthened the 14th amendment, but to make civil rights more reality, and to avoid the desegregation that michelle alexander is talking about? >> well, i'm sorry i missed mr. coleman's statement, but i am taken by the idea that justice marshall when he was working with men like bill coleman, was quite the pragmatist, quite hard-nosed about the political realities of the day, and a great believer in the law. so that he was not a political animal but very much aware that politics influenced the law, influenced judges, influence juries, influence members of the legislature. but he was always about exactly how you get something done so that it was written into law, that it was
so the aclu is honoring eric holder next tuesday for his work just on that there'll set of issues. we have disagreements obviously on guantanamo and other issues, but ron williams, you're seeing these black leaders move and navigate through a very hostile political environment. and so, when i look at you i kind of want to ask, what would thurgood do? how do you think he would advise these leaders to not only we strengthened the 14th amendment, but to make civil rights more reality, and to avoid...
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host: what would you like to see different, eric? caller: there needs to be -- if you look at the way the country was founded by the european colonists, by systematic extermination of indigenous population that resisted you. this is the way wars are won, they are brutal. we killed millions of japanese in world war ii to win that war. it could not been one any other way. and did a that you are going to win the hearts and minds of afghan people is just insane. it is not going to happen. host: ok. from "the new york times," another story, but u.s. working to ease a wiretaps on the internet. we will be watching to see where that goes. another story in the national ms. liberal groups plan to rally on the national mall. it comes to us from "the new york times." this week and on saturday, predicting a crowd of 100 -- hundreds of thousands, including a naacp, afl-cio, la raza, and national day and lesbian task force are sponsoring a march to transform the conversation so it focuses less on the tea party. american samoa "the new york times" s
host: what would you like to see different, eric? caller: there needs to be -- if you look at the way the country was founded by the european colonists, by systematic extermination of indigenous population that resisted you. this is the way wars are won, they are brutal. we killed millions of japanese in world war ii to win that war. it could not been one any other way. and did a that you are going to win the hearts and minds of afghan people is just insane. it is not going to happen. host: ok....
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our next speaker is eric kingson. he is the code-share of the campaign to strengthen social security. he served as a policy adviser to two presidential commissions -- the 1982 and 1983 forum on social reform, and he will talk a lot about putting this conversation in context -- the content -- a conversation about cutting social security benefits and raising the retirement age. eric. >> thank you, terry. i'm going to take a minute and a mention my power point will go up. i'll start with a couple of stories. on the way over, i will confess i was in a cab. the driver was listening to fm wpfw who was raising the question about whether we should raise the retirement age, and why people in france are fixed -- writing. his quick response was it works. it has been working for decades. why would anyone want to change social security? i think that is outside of the beltway, although he was inside. americans like this program. americans do not like region do not understand some of the wall three. -- wonkery. this is a morning con
our next speaker is eric kingson. he is the code-share of the campaign to strengthen social security. he served as a policy adviser to two presidential commissions -- the 1982 and 1983 forum on social reform, and he will talk a lot about putting this conversation in context -- the content -- a conversation about cutting social security benefits and raising the retirement age. eric. >> thank you, terry. i'm going to take a minute and a mention my power point will go up. i'll start with a...
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i really do think what hits me a lot about your presentation and things that eric said, i just find is so reprehensible that the harshest sacrifices that are being proposed with our federal budget deficit, those sacrifices we oppose the most on people who do not look like the members of the fiscal commission to 18 members, and they're overwhelmingly white and male. their life experience, i suppose makes it understandable that they are not really keying into the kinds of damage that they will do with their proposed cuts to social security benefits. although it is understandable, it remains, in my view, reprehensible. our final speaker is maria freeze, counsel and director of government relations and policy for the national committee to preserve social security and medicare. maria is going to be talking to us about the results from a recent poll conducted by the university of new hampshire for the national committee, which found that policymakers in washington are really out of step with the people of this country as a look for ways to cut social security and reduce the nation's deficit.
i really do think what hits me a lot about your presentation and things that eric said, i just find is so reprehensible that the harshest sacrifices that are being proposed with our federal budget deficit, those sacrifices we oppose the most on people who do not look like the members of the fiscal commission to 18 members, and they're overwhelmingly white and male. their life experience, i suppose makes it understandable that they are not really keying into the kinds of damage that they will do...
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and in the "washington post" this morning, this story about eric prince, president of black stone approved of his most sensitive operations. sources close to the company said. host: los angeles, california. caller: the last caller had it right. the guy that called from texas is an idiot. when reagan tried this in the 1980s, revenues went down. bush try it had and revenues went down. it's ridiculous to say this. the people have been sold a bill of goods. the way to stimulate the economy is give people cash. give cash directly to the people either in the form of unemployment insurance or direct cash grants. that's what we need. host: didn't president bush do that in the first stimulus in direct payment? caller: not much, that was like $250. you need something more substantial than that. ideally, you need about $10,000. maybe start off slow with $1,000 a year to everybody. that's everybody. congress right now hassan aversion to giving money to anybody that doesn't work. all your tax credits go to people that already have some income. the people that need this and would spend it immediately ar
and in the "washington post" this morning, this story about eric prince, president of black stone approved of his most sensitive operations. sources close to the company said. host: los angeles, california. caller: the last caller had it right. the guy that called from texas is an idiot. when reagan tried this in the 1980s, revenues went down. bush try it had and revenues went down. it's ridiculous to say this. the people have been sold a bill of goods. the way to stimulate the...
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i want to welcome our lead witness, secretary eric k. shinseki. secretary shinseki is accompanied by dr. robert gentry to is the principal deputy under the secretary of health. the director of the radiation and the physical exposure service, the secretary is also accompanied by the associate deputy and undersecretary for policy and program management. jack thompson, the va deputy general counsel. secretary shinseki, i want to thank you for joining us today to get your perspective on the department's presumptive disability in decision making process. -- presumptive disability decision making process. we look forward to understanding the process better after this hearing and deal with it legislatively to try to improve it for the future. i look forward to your testimony, mr. secretary. your statement will appear in the record of the committee. please proceed. >> chairman akaka, senator isakson, other distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to appear here today to discuss my decision to address a presumption for service c
i want to welcome our lead witness, secretary eric k. shinseki. secretary shinseki is accompanied by dr. robert gentry to is the principal deputy under the secretary of health. the director of the radiation and the physical exposure service, the secretary is also accompanied by the associate deputy and undersecretary for policy and program management. jack thompson, the va deputy general counsel. secretary shinseki, i want to thank you for joining us today to get your perspective on the...
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i want to welcome our lead witness, secretary eric k. shinseki. secretary shinseki is accompanied by dr. robert gentry to is the principal deputy under the secretary of health. the director of the radiation and the physical exposure service, the secretary is also accompanied by the associate deputy and undersecretary for policy and program management. jack thompson, the va deputy general counsel. secretary shinseki, i want to thank you for joining us today to get your perspective on the department's presumptive disability in decision making process. -- presumptive disability decision making process. we look forward to understanding the process better after this hearing and deal with it legislatively to try to improve it for the future. i look forward to your testimony, mr. secretary. your statement will appear in the record of the committee. please proceed. >> chairman akaka, senator isakson, other distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the invition to appear here today to discuss my decision to address a presumption for service con
i want to welcome our lead witness, secretary eric k. shinseki. secretary shinseki is accompanied by dr. robert gentry to is the principal deputy under the secretary of health. the director of the radiation and the physical exposure service, the secretary is also accompanied by the associate deputy and undersecretary for policy and program management. jack thompson, the va deputy general counsel. secretary shinseki, i want to thank you for joining us today to get your perspective on the...
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this week's winning item is a proposal by the gentleman from minnesota, representative eric paulsen, to finally bring closure to the tarp program and put those moneys towards retiring the national debt. the plan would wall off tarp as a source of funding for any further bailouts, saving the taxpayers several billions of dollars. it would reduce moral hazard across numerous industries and government programs while signaling that the days of bailing out irresponsible decisionmakers are over. under speaker pelosi and president obama, the size and scope of government have ballooned while the private sector work force has shrunk. mr. speaker the answer to our economy's ills does not rest in more spending, taxation, and government regulation. it rests in private sector growth, entrepreneurship, and innovation. spurred by lower taxes and economic freedom. that's why, mr. speaker, we must move force fully to trim spending and focus like a laser on fostering an economic atmosphere conducive to investment, innovation, and job creation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from
this week's winning item is a proposal by the gentleman from minnesota, representative eric paulsen, to finally bring closure to the tarp program and put those moneys towards retiring the national debt. the plan would wall off tarp as a source of funding for any further bailouts, saving the taxpayers several billions of dollars. it would reduce moral hazard across numerous industries and government programs while signaling that the days of bailing out irresponsible decisionmakers are over....
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severe scandals or kind of scanned also this garner a great deal of attention like mark foley, like eric mossa, they do tend to essentially say i'm not even going to try this, because i'm sure somebody is going to come after me. and in addition to that. in addition to that, i think you do see underlying those dynamics, they have more competitive districts. tom delay and -- both ran for the primary and won their primaries. and then they took a look at their general election elek trats and realized they might have a tough time, and their republican party was very upset with them for continuing to do this, because then it might translate to a november loss. >> lara brown, you differentiate between democratic scandals and republican scandals. >> i do. guest: part of this has to do with the fact that i believe democratic voters have different expectations of their members than republican members. and this is where the charge of hypocrisy becomes, i think much more problem atic for individuals who have had scandals. democrats are reportedly there to help poor people, and to, you know barack ob
severe scandals or kind of scanned also this garner a great deal of attention like mark foley, like eric mossa, they do tend to essentially say i'm not even going to try this, because i'm sure somebody is going to come after me. and in addition to that. in addition to that, i think you do see underlying those dynamics, they have more competitive districts. tom delay and -- both ran for the primary and won their primaries. and then they took a look at their general election elek trats and...
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there's a famous story that eric canter, the republican whip, the if the republicans win control of the house, would certainly be a prominent leader, he was in a meeting over the economic stimulus bill and laid out a republican proposal, and the president essentially brushed him off and said, you know, we had an election and i'm the guy who won, so, you know, pipe down. but on the other side, the republicans have plenty of evidence to suggest the democrats backed away. host: a trying relationship, democrats warn obama that his dealings with congress have delayed the party's agenda and helped put hill control in peril. your reporters write about how, as they say, this is the white house design to have the best congressional relations in modern times. president obama was the first president in half a century whose previous job was as a member of congress, he drew on a lot of members of congress to work in his cabinet. u a chart of the people who have spent time on capitol hill, everyone from vice president biden, interior secretary ken salazar, rahm emanuel, what happened? guest: well, it
there's a famous story that eric canter, the republican whip, the if the republicans win control of the house, would certainly be a prominent leader, he was in a meeting over the economic stimulus bill and laid out a republican proposal, and the president essentially brushed him off and said, you know, we had an election and i'm the guy who won, so, you know, pipe down. but on the other side, the republicans have plenty of evidence to suggest the democrats backed away. host: a trying...
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eric on the independent line. caller: the stimulus that president obama wants to do, i think it is going to fall the same way it did before. it seems to me, these stimulus packages are making our economy go defunct. host: what do you say that? caller: i hear what some of the callers are saying about barack obama being socialist-minded. host: let me ask you this. what would you like to see the president to on the economy? caller: i could quote thomas jefferson where he said the truth. of our constitution is for the wisest to invest, states are independent, as do everything within themselves. host: would you like him to do nothing, no more spending? caller: i would like him to get back to the natural principles of our constitution, and not only that. host: "the financial times" says this is what president obama should do to stimulate the economy -- gregory ip, what about the issue of payroll tax holidays? economically, what impact would it have? guest: it would be a nice impact for the economy, it would depend on ho
eric on the independent line. caller: the stimulus that president obama wants to do, i think it is going to fall the same way it did before. it seems to me, these stimulus packages are making our economy go defunct. host: what do you say that? caller: i hear what some of the callers are saying about barack obama being socialist-minded. host: let me ask you this. what would you like to see the president to on the economy? caller: i could quote thomas jefferson where he said the truth. of our...
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. -- eric, california. go ahead. caller: motivation be money -- i have worked with special education for 11 years and i have seen a lot of foster children. it seems that people with less education are working directly with the children. these kids are our future, you know? i would like to see people with more education really stepping into a place where they are more needed. host: i completely agree with your sentiment. volunteering -- guest: volunteering their time to make sure that their data is up-to- date. we need a higher level of involvement from all levels of society. someone who is highly educated, not better educated, everyone needs to get involved. it is an apt thing to point out, that many of these workers are not paid as much as others, which is a reflection of where we put our values. if you are going for a professional degree in social work, business or the law, you would not want to get paid just one-third of what a lawyer does. host: pa., welcome. caller: thank you. i would like to make a comment
. -- eric, california. go ahead. caller: motivation be money -- i have worked with special education for 11 years and i have seen a lot of foster children. it seems that people with less education are working directly with the children. these kids are our future, you know? i would like to see people with more education really stepping into a place where they are more needed. host: i completely agree with your sentiment. volunteering -- guest: volunteering their time to make sure that their data...
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eric kanter, the minority whip, at the denver end of the baby boom, born in 1963. chuck schumer is the only baby boomer in the bunch in the senate on leadership. next telephone call is from danville, virginia. good morning to joanne, independent. caller: i am a baby boomer and i disagree with classifying people within age groups. that is not important at all. people have different personalities. our problems stem from the fact that we have been in a famine and we have no truth in this country. we need to depend on god and we need to of knowledge that his kingdom has come. stop with the allies. our country is in bad trouble because of the lies and secret meetings of congressman. they have done a study [unintelligible] it is time for truth in america. host: also, william grant brings -- god in his tweet next is a call from liverpool, ohio, john on the independent line. caller: people can see what happened and what is the future and what is the past. everybody has a track record. everybody sees what is going on and what led to possibly the future looming over us. it a
eric kanter, the minority whip, at the denver end of the baby boom, born in 1963. chuck schumer is the only baby boomer in the bunch in the senate on leadership. next telephone call is from danville, virginia. good morning to joanne, independent. caller: i am a baby boomer and i disagree with classifying people within age groups. that is not important at all. people have different personalities. our problems stem from the fact that we have been in a famine and we have no truth in this country....
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will admit that too many fathers are missing from too many lives and homes. " yet when he dispatched eric holder arctic 2009 in the hope that this using the p r crisis of the shooting, these administration officials bought only the usual no strums about haiti collective responsibility for youth violence and the prpromise of more federal spending. what i would do is to spend every waking minute trying to read alibis fathers. -- revitalize fathers. we need to be able to say that there are fantastic, courageous single mothers who are able on their own to raise law-abiding civilized boys, but on average boys need fathers. a cultural needs to recognize the importance of fathers. this will require taking on the feminist myth that women can do it all. thank you very much. [applause] >>ok0c as you are about to heare girls at the manhattan institute think very similarly. ñri want to reiterate a point me at the beginning that it is nice to hear and see. i believe it is absolutely central to the future of black america. there is a connection between a family structure and racial disparity. it is di
will admit that too many fathers are missing from too many lives and homes. " yet when he dispatched eric holder arctic 2009 in the hope that this using the p r crisis of the shooting, these administration officials bought only the usual no strums about haiti collective responsibility for youth violence and the prpromise of more federal spending. what i would do is to spend every waking minute trying to read alibis fathers. -- revitalize fathers. we need to be able to say that there are...
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severe scandals or kind of scanned also this garner a great deal of attention like mark foley, like eric mossa, they do tend to essentially say i'm not even going to try this, because i'm sure somebody is going to come after me. and in addition to that. in addition to that, i think you do see underlying those dynamics, they have more competitive districts. tom delay and -- both ran for the primary and won their primaries. and then they took a look at their general election elek trats and realized they might have a tough time, and their republican party was very upset with them for continuing to do this, because then it might translate to a november loss. >> lara brown, you differentiate between democratic scandals and republican scandals. >> i do. guest: part of this has to do with the fact that i believe democratic voters have different expectations of their members than republican members. and this is where the charge of hypocrisy becomes, i think much more problem atic for individuals who have had scandals. democrats are reportedly there to help poor people, and to, you know barack ob
severe scandals or kind of scanned also this garner a great deal of attention like mark foley, like eric mossa, they do tend to essentially say i'm not even going to try this, because i'm sure somebody is going to come after me. and in addition to that. in addition to that, i think you do see underlying those dynamics, they have more competitive districts. tom delay and -- both ran for the primary and won their primaries. and then they took a look at their general election elek trats and...
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recently republican chip eric cantor launched youcut which gives people an opportunity to vote for federal spending they'd like to see congress cut. americans have cast their votes and this week the american people want congress to save nearly $1 billion by requiring collection of unpaid taxes from federal employees. in 2008, the internal revenue service reported that over 97,000 federal employees were delinquent on their federal income taxes on a total of $1 billion in unpaid taxes. this includes 1,151 employees who owe $7 million at the department of treasury which oversees the i.r.s. h.r. 4735 which i'm a co-sponsor would prevent persons with seriously delinquent tax debts being eligible for federal employment by requiring the minimum the i.r.s. work with federal agencies to withhold a portion of each employee's paycheck who is determined to have a, quote, seriously delinquent tax debt, end quote, we can ensure that federal employees are paying their fair share of taxes. failure to pay required taxes should result in disciplinary actions designed to ensure taxpayers are made whole. in a
recently republican chip eric cantor launched youcut which gives people an opportunity to vote for federal spending they'd like to see congress cut. americans have cast their votes and this week the american people want congress to save nearly $1 billion by requiring collection of unpaid taxes from federal employees. in 2008, the internal revenue service reported that over 97,000 federal employees were delinquent on their federal income taxes on a total of $1 billion in unpaid taxes. this...
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will admit that too many fathers are missing from too many lives and homes. " yet when he dispatched eric holder arctic 2009 in the hope that this using the p r crisis of the shooting, these administration officials bought only the usual no strums about haiti collective responsibility for youth violence and the prpromise of more federal spending. what i would do is to spend every waking minute trying to read alibis fathers. -- revitalize fathers. we need to be able to say that there are fantastic, courageous single mothers who are able on their own to raise law-abiding civilized boys, but on average boys need fathers. a cultural needs to recognize the importance of fathers. this will require taking on the feminist myth that women can do it all. thank you very much. [applause] >>ok0c as you are about to heare girls at the manhattan institute think very similarly. ñri want to reiterate a point me at the beginning that it is nice to hear and see. i believe it is absolutely central to the future of black america. there is a connection between a family structure and racial disparity. it is di
will admit that too many fathers are missing from too many lives and homes. " yet when he dispatched eric holder arctic 2009 in the hope that this using the p r crisis of the shooting, these administration officials bought only the usual no strums about haiti collective responsibility for youth violence and the prpromise of more federal spending. what i would do is to spend every waking minute trying to read alibis fathers. -- revitalize fathers. we need to be able to say that there are...
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eric on the republican line. caller: yes, i'm all for allowing people to exercise their liberty and increase their wealth, but what i'm opposed to is the underlying current that i'm sensing is the concept of the so-called income inequality is to take money from other people and give it to people who don't have it, from one pocket to the other, to eliminate this alleged disparity. i am opposed to anything of that nature. and i think it's charitable for -- and i think it's terrible for our country. guest: well, one, i definitely hear where you're coming from. one quick correction. it's not an alleged disparity. i mean, the facts, i think, on what happened to income distribution are very dramatic changes that have taken place over the last 30 years. this is something new in american society. and i don't think there's any question from serious observers about whether this has happened or not. the idea that this is about us coming in and redistributing what other people have earned, i think it rests on a view -- tradi
eric on the republican line. caller: yes, i'm all for allowing people to exercise their liberty and increase their wealth, but what i'm opposed to is the underlying current that i'm sensing is the concept of the so-called income inequality is to take money from other people and give it to people who don't have it, from one pocket to the other, to eliminate this alleged disparity. i am opposed to anything of that nature. and i think it's charitable for -- and i think it's terrible for our...
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colloquy today between the majority leader, majority leader hoyer, and the minority whip, representative eric cantor from virginia, i wanted to hear what mr. hoyer might have to say about this. because i've been reading in the newspapers and maybe some of my colleagues have seen these articles, too, that maybe the democratic leadership, represented so much so, of course, by majority leader steny hoyer, and hopefully by the leader, the speaker of the house of representatives, ms. pelosi, would begin to sort of come our way on this. i know a lot of democratic rank and file members, particularly those, mr. speaker, of the conservative wing of the democratic caucus, the so-called blue dogs, are very concerned, are very concerned about increase in taxes on -- increasing taxes on anybody at a time such as this. and as representative kline pointed out, the tax increase of letting every one of those marginal rates go back up to the pre-2001 level, base include you eliminate the 10% tax bracket -- basically you eliminate the 10% tax brabblingt, you expand the 15% tax bracket. i pointed out earlier you
colloquy today between the majority leader, majority leader hoyer, and the minority whip, representative eric cantor from virginia, i wanted to hear what mr. hoyer might have to say about this. because i've been reading in the newspapers and maybe some of my colleagues have seen these articles, too, that maybe the democratic leadership, represented so much so, of course, by majority leader steny hoyer, and hopefully by the leader, the speaker of the house of representatives, ms. pelosi, would...
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derrick coleman of columbus, ohio -- eric coleman of columbus, ohio, the mayor of allentown, pennsylvania, and the mayor from pittsburg. give them all a big round of applause. [applause] finally, i want to thank members of my administration who are with us, including our small business administrator, such a terrific at the kit for small- business. please give her a big round of applause. and our treasury secretary, tim geithner. [applause] as well as one of my top economic advisers, and gene sperling, who worked so hard here. there he is back there. and most of all i want to thank and welcome all the small business members from across the country who have come to the signing of this bill, many of whom i have had a chance to meet. i have visited their facilities. i of seen everything from trucks to pizza to web sites to signs. we've talked about how essential it is that we got this bill done, that it was critical that we make things more available to entrepreneurs. today, after a long and tough fight, i am sending a small business jobs bill that does exactly that. [applause] good news. goo
derrick coleman of columbus, ohio -- eric coleman of columbus, ohio, the mayor of allentown, pennsylvania, and the mayor from pittsburg. give them all a big round of applause. [applause] finally, i want to thank members of my administration who are with us, including our small business administrator, such a terrific at the kit for small- business. please give her a big round of applause. and our treasury secretary, tim geithner. [applause] as well as one of my top economic advisers, and gene...
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down, i think and smiling right now on this legislation, are karen pell strause, jennifer simpson, eric bridges, mark rickert, larry goldberg, steve ross teen of the perkins school, mike fester of the carroll school, incredible advocates and the conscience of this, why we're here. i thank all who worked on this legislation. i urge an aye vote and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. burgess: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 3304. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. markey: i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to s. 3828, an act to make technical corrections to the 21st century communications and video accessibility act of
down, i think and smiling right now on this legislation, are karen pell strause, jennifer simpson, eric bridges, mark rickert, larry goldberg, steve ross teen of the perkins school, mike fester of the carroll school, incredible advocates and the conscience of this, why we're here. i thank all who worked on this legislation. i urge an aye vote and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. burgess: i yield back the...
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i want to thank eric, don, from herger's staff for their work on this area. and also, debbie curtis, my committee as well and to thank mr. herger for joining with us to see that we bring an end to these bad practices. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. stark, yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6130, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to h.r. 3199, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 353. h.r. 3199, a bill to amend the public health service act to provide grants to state emergency medical service departments to p
i want to thank eric, don, from herger's staff for their work on this area. and also, debbie curtis, my committee as well and to thank mr. herger for joining with us to see that we bring an end to these bad practices. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. stark, yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6130, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the...
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eric holder is in the house. the woman who is charged with implementing health care reform, hhs secretary, kathleen sebelius. she is here. our united states trade representative, the ambassador is here. and, obviously, it is a great honor to be able to speak backstage to this year's phoenix award honorees, harry belafonte, sheila oliver, and others. thank you for all that you have done for america. i know you have spent a good deal of time during cbc weekend, talking about a whole range of issues and talking about what the future holds not just for the african-american community but for the united states of america. i have been spending some time thinking about that, too. and at this time, a great challenge, one source of inspiration is a story behind the founding of the congressional black caucus. i want us all to take a moment and remember what was happening 40 years ago wrote -- 40 years ago, when 14 black members of congress decided to come together and form this congress. it was 1969. more than one decade ha
eric holder is in the house. the woman who is charged with implementing health care reform, hhs secretary, kathleen sebelius. she is here. our united states trade representative, the ambassador is here. and, obviously, it is a great honor to be able to speak backstage to this year's phoenix award honorees, harry belafonte, sheila oliver, and others. thank you for all that you have done for america. i know you have spent a good deal of time during cbc weekend, talking about a whole range of...
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there's a famous story that eric canter, the republican whip, the if the republicans win control of the house, would certainly be a prominent leader, he was in a meeting over the economic stimulus bill and laid o a republican proposal, and the president essentially brushed him off and said, you know, we had an election and i'm the guy who won, so, you know, pipe down. but on the other side, the republicans have plenty of evidence to suggest the democrats backed away. host: a trying relationship, democrats warn obama that his dealings with congress have delayed the party's agenda and helped put hill control in peril. your reporters write about how, as they say, this is the white house design to have the best congressional relations in morn times. president obama was the first president in half a century whose previous job was as a member of congress, he drew on a lot of members of congress to work in his cabinet. u a chart of the people who have spent time on capitol hill, everyone from vice president biden, interior secretary ken salazar, rahm emanuel, what happened? guest: well, it's a
there's a famous story that eric canter, the republican whip, the if the republicans win control of the house, would certainly be a prominent leader, he was in a meeting over the economic stimulus bill and laid o a republican proposal, and the president essentially brushed him off and said, you know, we had an election and i'm the guy who won, so, you know, pipe down. but on the other side, the republicans have plenty of evidence to suggest the democrats backed away. host: a trying...
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eric serves as a policy adviceor of two presidential commissions, 1982, and 1983 commission on
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trials, that the bush administration and the obama administration had asserted -- attorney general eric holder most recently -- that if a terrorist is acquitted at trial and if that person is deemed dangerous and is deemed to be an enemy combatant, the government has the authority nonetheless, even after acquittal, to detain the prison indefinitely on the military detention rationale. this raises the question of if it is a genuine draft of the person is going to be incarcerated nonetheless -- if it is a genuine trial if the person is going to be incarcerated nonetheless. rob and ed are going to talk about the prosecutorial and defense perspective is in the zacarias moussaoui trial and civilian trials. and judge brinkema will give us the traditional perspective on the files pri -- on the trials. thanks. >> like jack, i would like to thank judge smith and a conference committee that put this together. i'm surprised we are here to talk about this, because it seems a long time yet been hashing over these issues. and in part because my chosen field of study in american legal history, i did n
trials, that the bush administration and the obama administration had asserted -- attorney general eric holder most recently -- that if a terrorist is acquitted at trial and if that person is deemed dangerous and is deemed to be an enemy combatant, the government has the authority nonetheless, even after acquittal, to detain the prison indefinitely on the military detention rationale. this raises the question of if it is a genuine draft of the person is going to be incarcerated nonetheless --...