. >> i never presumed to express to congress how to do their work. congress had an intent. we can ee what transpired. there were no presumptions to treat vietnam veterans until 1991. in 1991, a 12th of presumptions -- there were 12 presumptions. if the intent of congress was to move from where we were and causation was not working and we needed another mechanism, i think the will of congress was met. congress and achieved what it wanted. we can discuss how the modified that progress. -- how to modify that process. it will require the kind of work that i have been through for nearly a year now th. besides being descriptive of what congress discuss them to do, any reference to cost is discussed. that was not oversight. that was clearly the intent of congress. it is the secretary's decision. congress reserved to itself the decisional authority of where and how to pay for that decision. i think there is significant involvement on the part of congress and oversight. it that needs to be adjusted, i am more than happy to have that discussion. congress has decided to fund these thr

what's because congress did not intend for it to apply. they have lost their right to vote previously. therefore, not within that system do you have a opportunity to participate in the process. >> why do they not have the right? that is not an answer. that is a circular response. >> unlike literacy tests, felon disenfranchisement is sanctioned. >> that is a different question. " i think that you are saying that a good moral character is a qualification for voting. >> i am not. that is the section where you would expect congress would have addressed felon disenfranchisement if they intended to do so. >> you have to have not felonious-non-felonious character. -- non-felonious character. >> the language refers to losing the right to a vote for committing a felony. it is not a question of moral character. moral character is the language used in our state constitution and our statute. it was language addressed by congress in section a. >> i understood your arguments to concede that not having committed a felony or was, in fact, a voting qualifi

if congress can't get to them in the next few weeks, they are still going to be good policy when congress returns. >> could i pick up on that, speaking of the tax cuts, that is one of the big tax items that has to be dealt with by the end of the year. former white house budget director peters or yag, you know, came out recently talking about maybe looking at some temporary extension of all the tax cuts. what would be the harm of that? >> i understand his point. he's making a political point. made it time i think that he preferred only a extension of the middle class tax cuts, not the high-end ones. we have a great team. i'll leave the political strategy to them. the president has been very clear on the policy that the sound policy is to extend only to the middle class tax cuts to lock into place, provide certainty, with respect to 98% of individual small business owners who are facing attacked increase that these tax cuts are allowed to expire. again, we simply cannot afford the tax cuts on the top 2%. those should be allowed to expire as scheduled. >> could we afford to do it for one yea

people hold congress in just disrespect already. they think it's a joke, then stephen colbert goes to congress in character and make those comments. i don't see how it helps democrats. it's a higher profile to an issue, but people see it as a comedy issue. >> here is more. take a listen. >> i have to ask. why isn't the government doing anything. maybe this add jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members of congress, i haven't read it. >> what i don't understand, stephen colbert knows what he is doing. he didn't make a pretense he would be anything other than what he was. why were all the members of congress sitting there? why didn't he leave? >> i think it's a good question. conyers was giving the early warning signal. i'll not sure members of congress got what was going on. when he talks about entering the footage of his colonoscopy. it's reinforcing the negative opinions people have of congress. they are going to be surprised. it's going to have backlash against them. >> pelosi was asked about his testimony today. let's

they have controlled congress. they control the presidency. they knew taxes were due to go up in january of 2011. they are sending members home without fixing the tax problem. >> let me say brit it t. has retuesdayed what would have been a 16% unemployment rate according to republicans. >> chris: thank you, basketball. see you next week. check out the latest edition of panel plus where the group will pick up this discussion at this moment. moment. we will get brit's response on. foxnewssunday.com. we will post the video beforer! noon eastern time. up next, our power player ofst the week. or any of these choice hotels can earn you a free night -- only when you book at choicehotels.com. can earn you a free night -- ♪ savor and explore, a the great indoors ♪ ♪ ♪ friskies indoor delights. ♪ feed the senses. [ man ] i thought our family business would always be boots. until one day,y daughter showed me a designer handbag. and like that, ... to ou r siness. [ male announcer ] when the martinez family saw an opportunity, the hartford was th

caller: i would give congress say d--- congress a d-. they are not finishing. host: what would you like to see them do? caller: i would like them to pass the middle-class tax cut so it can continue. they will probably do it after the election. host: clyde in detroit. independent line. caller: i would give the republicans an f, democrats a d. i am a true independent. hi wish republicans and democrats stop calling in on the . dependent minline congressmen are all millionaires, they are not for the tax cuts because it affects them and it is a big joke. i am in line with the opinion of the "usa today" editorial. host: peter on the democrats' line. caller: i think they are trying to do the job right but when you have one party saying no to everything they do -- if we do not have that democratic control of the senate, which is 60 votes or better, we won't solve anything in the next election because what is going to happen if the republicans to take charge, you are going to have the democrats doing the same thing, saying no to everything, and we will have a lock up go

i mean, did congress get the joke. >> i'm not sure that congress did get the joke. we've heard a lot of this talk from democrats who are trying to cover-up afterwards. he brought attention to the issue but i think that lawrence made the point there. he brought more attention to himself know that the issue. i think to some extent he made not only a mockery of congress which can be done in small ways appropriately. >> sure. >> but this is a rather large way. but also in a way, kind of the issue. this is a serious issue the plague of migrant farm workers and here he is making jokes and fairly lewd jokes. i am sure they'll be replayed on comedy central or pay-per-view at some point. >> but he also, he also reminded them of the biblical passage, whatever you did for the least of my brothers, and then he went on to say, it seems like the least of my brothers right now, a lot of people have the least of brothers right now because of the economy's so bad. and he didn't want to take any hardship away from the other hard employed but made the point the least of our brothers a

[applause] >> wall the women in congress support the purchase of the property. at market rate, made up of private donations and without any federal support. streep herself made a $1 million commitment to the project during her speech. afterwards, i asked her why she has embraced this cause. >> well, this is sort of where everything else flows from. it flows from the generosity of generations of women to the crown thee and in a way that hasn't really been chronicled. when i say, my history, i don't know the heros of my own history. i didn't really learn about it. now i notice in my kids' textbooks there's the history and then there's like a special window for a woman's achievements. like, and also, and introducing -- in a movie. but it seems necessary because these things were left out of the writing. and it's necessary for our sons and daughters, our own heritage. >> streep is a long-time advocate of the museum, which now exists only in virtual form. >> what motivated me really was admiration for women of my grandmother's generation. and the fact that my grandmo

republicans in congress, 47%, democrats in congress 41%. so to matthew's point that the tow truck hasn't shown up in 41 months and they're willing to call the guy who put them into the ditch to pull them out now. >> let's just hypothetically take john kerry at his word that voters buy into slogans, they bought into yes we can in 2008 and they have clearly bought into no we can't. they're really tired of business as usual in d.c. and they're not happy with the bums they sent in four years ago. they're perfectly happy to throw out the incumbents. >> in an election that the republicans want nationalized, they're helping them nationalize it by making all these big arguments. what i think they should do is go state after state after state after state and make a particular argument in a particular place. there's enough people that are potentially unqualified on the republican side, they're nationalizing at a time the republicans want a national election. >> but now they're trying to nationalize it by talking about george w. bush, because people b

taking back congress, he has built the r.g.a. into the biggest political committee in town. >> it showed the american people that our party's ideas and philosophies and principles actually work. we have to begin doing that at the state level, where the government is closest to families. where it can be felt the most. >> chris: ayers' pitch is federal change starts at the state level, and not just in policy. governors will help determine congressional redistricting next year. they will play a key role in the 2012 presidential campaign. >> david axelrod will have a tough time drawing up a re-election scenario if we have more than 30 republican governors, which is our plan to do in six short weeks. >> chris: at the ends of june, the r.g.a. had more than $40 million cash on hand. the republican national committee, which has had financial irregularities have less than $10 million. >> we don't want to run the r.g.a. by political committee. we have plan to run this place like a business. our whole team began talking of things like retur

if congress can i get to them in the next few weeks, they will still be good policy when congress returns. >> to pick up on that, the bush tax cuts is one of the big tax items that has to be done by the end of the year. the former white house budget director peter orcharor dog camt recently, in the interest of political expediency -- peter or zag came as speaking in the interest of political expediency. >> he made it clear that he preferred extension only of the middle-class tax cut, not the high-end ones. we have a great legislative team at treasury and the white house. i will leave the political strategy to them. the president has been clearly policy, that the sound policy is policy, that the sound policy is to extend only the middle class tax cuts. middle class tax cuts. again, we simply cannot afford the tax cuts on the top 2% to in those should be allowed to expire as scheduled. >> could we afford to do it for one year? if the choice is doing it for one year or two years versus a deadlock in congress, like what happened last year with the estate tax, is there any room for compromise,

of course, he was making fun of congress. he said i haven't read the bill, but that is the way things are. i think congress should be made fun of. i do it a lot. at the same time, he got her attention than pretty serious witnesses. on serious matters get. so -- >> elmo did testify in republican congress. >> yeah, but elmo is not human. a little different. you invite a clown in to speak before committee of congress and you should expect clownishness. i think the odd thing is that many on that committee did not quite understand all he was doing was mocking them. they didn't have a clue. it's one thing to invite a comedian and another to have him make a mockery of the process. it's not smart if you are a democrat in the middle of the recession and you are hurting if you do this. >> bret: fox business estimates each hearing costs $120,000, $125,000. last topic quickly, bob woodward book "fallout." charles? >> the real story is not what he said about absorbing another 9/11 attack or insults of one member of the circle against anot

representing the east bay is congress miller. congressman george miller may be best known as the house education committee leader. here at home, he has been a longtime supporter of the transbay project and the affordable housing component of the program. many of his constituents commute to san francisco daily, and we both look forward to the day that the commuters will arrive at a transit center. i want to thank congressman miller for his support over the years. [applause] >> thank you very much. i am here, not just representing the east bay but the rest of the california delegation of the bay area. we understand while this project is in san francisco, it adds value to the entire economy of the bay area, to the employment opportunity, opportunity of families to come and relocate. they know they will be able to take advantage of a modern intermodal transportation system. as we look at the data, there are two things families and businesses are interested in. what is the education system like, what is the transportation system like?

they have controlled congress. they control the presidency. they knew taxes were due to go up in january of 2011. they are sending members home without fixing the tax problem. >> let me say brit it t. has retuesdayed what would have been a 16% unemployment rate according to republicans. >> chris: thank you, basketball. see you next week. check out the latest edition of panel plus where the group will pick up this discussion at this moment.ñ÷ >> chris: most of the attention is focused on which party will control congress there are 37 other races that could be even more important and at the center of that action is our power player of the week. >> it surprises me how governors in this town are so overlooked. people are focused on the house and senate races and focused on the presidential race. >> nick has changed all that in four years in washington. 28-year-old political whiz kid is director of the republican governors, so. >> the motion is adopted. >> and for all the talk about the gop taking back congress, he has built the rga into the bigg

congress of the republicans. we are very diverse in opinion, gender, generation, geography, philosophy and the rest -- house democratic caucus -- and some members did not vote for some the bills and that's their record and that's what they go out and say. i just want them to win. they know their districts. they are great communicators. very eloquent communicators to their own constituents. and they are the ones who will be the independent representatives. i say to them, "your job description and your title are one and the same. representative." so they run on who they are. they don't run on -- and what this is about, again, just takes it to the middle class. it's not about me, it's about the middle class. they know that. that's what unites us. >> woodruff: even if they're implying criticism of you in a campaign? >> they took a different vote, so that's a disagreement. i don't call that a criticism. >> woodruff: when it comes to health care reform, madam speaker, the republicans are talking about if we can't repea

talks about an end run on congress. much like the criticism the federal government has of arizona doing answer run on congress. i know your heart is in this. i've spoken to you. i totally get -- i hate to make you answer for this member movement you don't know who wrote it. you don't know where from. >> i don't know who wrote it. it is not our member movement we didn't participate in the writing of it. it dent reflect the department's policy. when you look at the record, we are doing the opposite. i don't support it, the president doesn't support it, the secretary doesn't support. we are about serious enforcement at the border, period. >> greta: in june of last year you asked for more money and more jobs. have you been back -- i realize you have a resource problem, have you been back to congress to ask for more money. we do need more jobs in this country. are you asking for more money and more bodies to help with the enforcement that will begin to relieve some problems. >> we have, as you know the congress passed a supp

. >> talk about what congress may or may not do. a lot of eyes on what congress will do. a lot of people expect them to be a lame duck congress and nancy pelosi no longer speaker of the tax. voting on the tax cuts. >> that would be at the house harry reid said they would not do that. the tax cuts will expire but yesterday said the house may go ahead and take a vote. >> lish to what nancy pelosi had to say. >> we will proceed with the right. tax cuts for the middle class and it is not about the election. it is about the policy. we are strong on that . members with or without a vote and go ahead and return home and talk about that. >> they may have a vote in the house this coming week. but harry reid has said that the senate will not do so until after the midterm election and this is what harry rode red had to say, he blames the gop for the delay. demdeps believe we must permanently extend tax cuts for the class . we have received no cooperation for the republicans to do so. he's not mention that the republicans want to extend them for all tax brackets, that is the hold up.

that is what congress hears more and more. they just want certainty so they can make their business plans. the paperwork and printing of tax forms is a relatively minor matter but it does cost some money and creates stress. host: how big of a political victory is this small business bill the senate presumably will take up? guest: i think the democrats will portray any victory as a big victory. small businesses are one of the big engines of the economy. certainly one of the big engines of the republican base. so, if the democrats can sort of neutralize small business and the orient at them by passing this little bit of help, it is a deal. it is not a big deal. it just a deal. host: winners and losers of the summer recess -- are people taking stock of who -- taking stock of who is coming out on top, the successful messaging? guest: undeniably the winner is the republican campaign operation. the momentum has clearly only on theiray. the democrats are trying to sort of staunch the fallout, the bleeding. they have done a little bit

at home you would never pay a bill without reading it neither should congress. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message because i'm proud to be ranked one of the most independent members of congress. i'm not the kind of guy who likes to hang on the sidelines. today maryland is in trouble. we're worse off than we were four years ago. dangerous debt, higher taxes, not enough jobs. we need real leadership to turn this state around. fix the budget -- honestly. grow small businesses -- really. excellent schools -- everywhere. protect the bay -- finally. it's why i'm running. to make the state we love not just good but great. now let's get down to work. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not a whole lot happening out there. no delays to contend with. you can see the only spot getting close to being sluggish is right on 95 in the beltway northeast. everything moving well once you get on to the northeast side. 62 miiles per hour on southbound 795 approaching owings mills pert an

reform congress. these are all bills that can be taken up right now, before congress departs that moves us forward. national review came out and said it is bolder than the contract. it can make government smaller and the country more prosperous. >> sean: more broad, a lot of principles. what i liked in the beginning of this document in your preamble in hit home for a lot of people. america is more than a country it is an idea that people can govern themselves. government powers are derived from the consent of the govern. you quote the declaration, the constitution. you talk about first principles at length here. i guess the only question i think some people may have is, you've been addressing this, the idea that the contract worked, but then some republicans lost their way. how does this document hold you accountable? >> that's why we did the preamble. what he said in the book of young guns with paul ryan and eric cantor, we say republicans were fired because they did lose their way from the contract.

they plan to pursue if they reagenda control of congress in november. the pledge includes proposals to permanently extend all the bush era tax cuts, including those for high earners, and give small business owners a 20% tax deduction on their income. canceled all unspent stimulus funds and roll back spending to pre-stimulus and pre-bailout levels and repeal obama care. replace it with proposals that include limits on malpractice lawsuits among other things. the pledge is widely seen as an effort to do what the republicans did when they won the house in 1994, with a contract with america. so, will it work? joining the panel this week, wall street columnist dan henninger, john fund and washington columnist kim strassel. some conservatives are out there saying this is weak, they wanted more, are they right? >> well, paul, i'd say they're right, but they have the wrong election. [laughter] >> this is a document for the election of 2010, the congressional election, what they're talking about is the big enchilada the election in 2012. what congress has done a

>> $100 million for congress. do you realize congress' budget went up 5% last year? how many small businesses went up 5%? >> congressman, what do you say to eric erickson at red state, a voice of the this activist, grass root conservative, the folks are fueling the tea party enthusiasm. he writes this. he says, it is aer is yes, sir of compromises and milquetoast rhetorical flourishes in search of unanimity among house republicans because the house gop does not have the fortitude to lead boldly in opposition. you're not asking specifics. are you going to hit farm subsidies, you know what, no more support to the states on x, y, and z. it seems to me that's what eric erickson is coming from here. >> if you look and you roll back the stimulus you can look at the l.a. times where they spent 100 million on 50 jobs. you're going after each and every one. one thing you have to realize it's not a platform for the party. we have a platform. these are bills that can be taken up today. if you look at the 42 pages, specifically lays out each and every bill of where it goes. this

>> congress should do what ados -- does best, nothing. if congress does nothing, those tax cuts go away. we need the revenue. it is not great timing but if you return rates to where they were in the 1990's, the economy was doing well, the government desperately needs that revenue. i think gridlock is a good thing that i do you think that will happen? >> you can argue about the $250,000 and above but there seems to be an overwhelming consensus that people under that amount want to retain their bush tax cuts. >> i think there'll be no action until after the elections in a lame duck session. i think you will have an expansion of all the tax cuts. peter orszag was obama's own budget director and he wrote a piece in which he argued that you either keep the mall or let them all go. he wants them all abolished in two years. speaking as an economist, what will help our economy the most? the tax cuts that affect the rich, so-called, of that half of the small business income in the united states. do you really want a significant hike on those taxes

he had the respect from both sides of the aisle in congress. most importantly, he had the confidence of the great president of the united states, barack obama barack obama trusts ray lahood. one other person that is not here that i want to technology is jerry brown. this has been a decade for him for decades. i know he is in southern california right now. it is very important to acknowledge, as others have, that for generations, california has stood as the beacon for innovation for the nation and world. yes, we salute our governor for the role he plays -- david, give him our guards. i am sorry that he could not be here with us. every manifestation of our state, whether it is the people who vote, local, regional authorities to participate, elected officials, everyone agrees that this was a priority. when the secretary says we have our act together, mr. secretary, we have been ready for a long time. what made such a difference, what tipped it over, of course, was the vision and leadership of president barack obama and the courage to go forward wi

do you think that congress would be opposed to taking food out of the fda because congress likes its committee ships and subcommitteeships? you follow me? >> i do indeed. congress also likes the campaign donations that they can get. >> correct. >> also i think that this congress would not give anything as long as president obama proposes it. they would have to propose it themselves. >> now sony blair take this >>> it has now been nine years since the atrocities of september 11, 2001. in the flux of events, financial, economic, political, social. the on going loss of that day can recede in memory, but not for the families, the relatives, and the friends of those who died nine years ago. for them, every day is a remembrance of their loved ones loss and particularly so, this difficult weekend, the group stands in solidarity in their sorrow and their determination to see justice done for their loved ones. you want to add to tha pat? >> the unity we had as a nation and the people then has evaporated and dispated and back to some of the old divisions. >> eleanor. >> i think sometimes the p

congress will be serious when it wants and frivolous when it wants, and congress will waste everybody's time

so, i mean, you were saying about congress -- he was trying to make the point about congress, but he made a persuasive argument bringing facts to what he said. so did he bring something to the table -- people talking about that morning, that he brought that to the table, to the president -- >> maybe i'm just not sort of hearing your question. look, i think peter has, again, depending on the issue, depending on -- has had varying opinions on what to do when and how best to execute it. and i think that's true for a whole host of different policies. >> all right, and also on the issue of cleveland. there are some in cleveland, in actually the city proper of cleveland, who are concerned, saying that cleveland is a prime example of a city who can benefit from any kind of stimulus package. and the president continues to go on the outskirts of cleveland. they're saying that the city has a 20 percent unemployment rate, 17,000 vacant homes. and wednesday, the president goes to a place called parma on the outskirts. and before he's gone to -- if i'm getting it right, stoneysville or something

this fact alone makes this congress the most closed congress in history. let me say that again. sadly for the american people, who have been denied the opportunity to be heard in this institution, the action of not allowing one bill to be considered under an open rule has made this the single most closed congress in the 221-year history of our republic. how did we end up here? wasn't it just four short years ago that we were promised a new direction? didn't speaker pelosi assure the american people that their business would be conducted in the most open, honest, ethical way possible? those promises are still available on the speaker's website. it's almost' reas we look -- it's almost eerie as we look, welcome, it's almost eerie to read the words that appear on the speaker's website. they raid in part, with integrity, civility, and fiscal discipline, our new direction for america will use common sense principles to address the aspirations and fulfill the hopes and dreams of all americans. that is our promise to the american people. mr. speaker, those are the words that at this mo

congress and its committee rooms is a congress at work. president wilson went from committee room to committee room, if he went there today, he would take that statement back. the much in the work of the committees has been coopted by the leadership. into many instances, we no longer have legislators. we just have voters. if you want to make legislators legislate again, we need to empower them at the committee level. if members were more engaged in their committee work, they would be more interested in the final product that actually comes the floor. from 2001-2006, i had the privilege to chair the education and work force committee and the ranking member of that committee was george miller. no one will confuse me and george miller for ideological soul mates. i think most of you get that in just a few years, we were able to work together to transform our committee from a backwater panel that nobody wanted to be on to the center of some of the biggest issues of the day. by focusing on our work, letting our members be legislators, and settin

do you know it is a crime to lie to the congress. this congress invited him as a farce. he is great, and brilliant and funny but i criticize the members of congress for wasting our time and our money. it cost the committee $125,000 an hour when they meet and sit. why? >> and on that subcommittee, a member did not go and said it was a farce and he flew back to utah. >> roger clemens was indicted for lying to congress. did colbert tell the truth when he made the statements or do we have different standards for different people? or, is it worth testifying before congress? >> free speech protects satire but it does not protect lying to the congress. have interesting when you lie to liars, should you be prosecuted? >> that sounds like a math question. you can catch "the judge," on "freedom watch," on the follow business network. you spoke to a guy named glenn beck. >> on whether the tea party is a religious or political. >> i cannot wait to watch it. did we see the first republican enter his name on the presidential ballot for 2012? ig? it's just outside of lancaster. sure, i

congress leaves a number of issues on the table as lawmakers break to campaign for midterms. >>> and sex tape suicide, a new jersey college student kills himself after a video is posted on the internet. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, september 30th, 2010. good morning, everybody.ñbp &hc& thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. jjrÑi the atlantic coast slammed by a two-pronged, flood producing storm system, headed north after dumping rain on florida, cuba and jamaica. in north carolina flood watches are in effect and a state of emergency has been declared. >> it washes all sorts of nasty stuff off o the land, oil and greece from cars, animal waste, even things that are directly related to flooding like overflowing sewers or failing septic tanks, all those contaminants and bacteria are in that water. >> the drenching rain is, in part, a result of one storm system interacting with the remains of what was tropical storm nicole. >>> late wednesday, congress Ñi passed a temporary budget bill that will keep the government running through early december. with that taken car

before being sent to congress, i work for myself. my wife and i were small- business owners for nearly 22 years. we know what it is like to sign the front of a payroll check and scratch out a business plan on the back of a napkin. it is this spirit that is lost to the powers in the in washington. comes in the form of monstrosities that transferred money from the people to the government in washington. people have had an up of government takeovers and spilled milk -- stimulus spending sprees. jocular and policies have left our small businesses tied up in uncertainty and our economy bogged down by nearly 10% unemployment. america is speaking out, and it is time washington started listing. republicans have warned that excessive government spending, along with uncertainty facing small businesses, are hampering job creation in america and we have called for bipartisan action this month to address both these issues. first, republicans want to stop all the tax hikes that are set to take effect on january 1. for his part, president obama pro

sells his new plan for jobs, millions of unemployed mers need help and tonight so do some democrats in congress. >>> under scrutinies after calls from a florida pastor to burn the koran, tonight the protests and the american general who says the pastor's plan put our troops at risk. martha raddatz is overseas. >>> on the record, the gladiator governor who took on immigration now explains her claims of beheadings in the arizona desert. >>> on the line? who was secretly listening in on william and harry and the beckhams. >>> and the american heart. the nurse, her patient and what she never could have predicted when she walked into that room. >>> good evening. in a sign of just how high the stakes are when it comes to creating jobs and political survival, the commander in chief on this labor day became campaigner in chief. traveling to wisconsin to sell his new plan to create jobs, and there are two groups counting on him, the 15 million americans unemployed and democrats in congress, some of whom fear they'll be unemployed if the president doesn't help. republicans are pouncing on the president's

the measure would have to be passed by congress. the market snapped a four-day winning streak on tuesday. the first day of the holiday shortened week. the markets bounced back on wednesday and climbed again on thursday. on friday, the markets continued higher. it's a knockdown, drag-out fight over mark herd. herd was fired by hp's board of directors. herd was then hired by oracle and now hp is suing herd and oracle, charging herd may reveal trade secrets in his new role. >>> encouraging news for america's economy this week. the trade deficit narrowed significantly in july. exports climbed to the highest point in two years. with summer behind us and midterm elections ahead of us, president obama hit the road this week to sell the administration's renewed focus on the economy. i spoke with treasury secretary timothy geithner about the plans the president announced this week to spur business innovation. >> i think they can make a very powerful impact. the first order of business is for congress to come and pass this set of very importa

they cannot deal with congress anymore. our system is so broken. >> elizabeth warren is great and yet they cannot confirm her. something is wrong here. >> why not make it an issue? wall street despises harder it she has taken them on. >> i would assume it's cowardice. they assume it is a fight they will lose in the senate. and politically this is just not right for it we have a constitution and we have a separation of powers. this is extra-legal and if you want to appoint somebody to a position that requires liberal senate, get the approval of the senate. >> that is it for this week. two men again next time to "inside washington." ♪ >> for a transcript of this broadcast, log onto insidewashington.tv ♪ gwen: reaping the whirlwind. what this week's election results mean for washington and the rest of the country. tonight on "washington week." >> ladies and gentlemen, the people of delaware have spoken. [cheers and applause] gwen: start your political engines as a newcomer shakes up the republican party. >> just a lot of n

we are supported by the administration and the congress. we are in pretty good shape. >> you have commanded your share of cutters in your day. there is a concern about the aging fleet. cutter's average 40 years. what are we going to do to replace them? where would the money come from? >> that is another place where we have shown a big success recently. we have replaced the major portion of our patrol boats that are out there. 110 foot cutters that need replacement, we started cutting steel on the new ones down in louisiana. we probably will be building about for them to six of them per year for the next few years. we have reformed our acquisition programs. we have built up our capacity. we just christened our third national security carter. it is the capital ship for fleet. we are in negotiations for no. 4. we have number -- we have money in the budget for no. 5. then we will start working our medium-endurance cutters. they are younger. my biggest challenges to recapitalize that fleet. >> gulf coast residents wonder how long the coast guard

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by the congress and direction from the congress as to what policies the people's representatives believe ought to be followed. my opinion, this bill does that. the bill creates an independent inspector general with the responsibility for the spirededges community. it performs the briefing pro-- intelligence community. it performs the briefing process, ensuring that the full membership of the house and senate intelligence kestrin formed when briefings -- intelligence kest are informed when the briefings owe -- intelligence committees are informed when briefings occur. it is important that we keep secret those matters which are important to keep secret for our national security. we know from history and experience that it's critically important, as i said in the past, that the people's representatives have knowledge and briefings as to those undertakings of this community this bill provides for the development of framework that will enable the government accountability office to conduct proper oversight of intelligence activities and reforms the intelligence committee's acquisition process

look at the congress which hasn't passed a budget. not a single appropriation and can't decide what to do on taxes. it has a sorry record. i think it has will resort, the democrats will resort to attack, attack, attack. i think it will be extremism and i don't think it will work. >> chris: ten seconds, is it a character flaw of mine that a clever, well tuned out negative ad i find very appealing? >> it's a sophisticated sense of cynicism and i would admire that in you. [ laughter ] >> chris: that's it for the panel. stay tuned to see how president obama grades himself on his first two years in office. you'll be surprised. [ commentator ] lindsey vonn! she stays tough! earlier, she had an all-over achy cold... what's her advantage? it's speedy alka-seltzer! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief for all-over achy colds. the official cold medicine of the u.s. ski team. alka-seltzer plus. >> chris: time to reveal the results of tonight's text-to-vote poll and we asked you what should congress have dealt with before leaving, 4

we would actually cut congress' budget. at a time when families are having to cut back, small businesses are adding to cut back. why not congress? if you need to lead -- if you want to lead, indeed to lead by example. every single week, we get to the house floor under democratic rules to increase spending. under this pledge, weekly we will have the boat to cut spending. to reduce the size of government, republicans pledged to end tarp once they're all. no more $700 billion bailout funds for the administration. and government control of fannie mae and freddie mac, which will prove to be the mother of all bailouts to the taxpayer. at the root cause of the economic crisis, totally ignored, by the president and the congress. we proposed to impose a federal hiring increase on all non security employees. federal payrolls should not increase and cause small- business payrolls to decrease. we will root out government waste and sunset outdated and duplicated programs. the closest thing to eternal life on earth should not be a federa

at home you would never pay a bill without reading it neither should congress. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message because i'm proud to be ranked one of the most independent members of congress. >> if you have canceled an e- mail account, you probably think is gone for good. that did not happen to one local man. michael said 11 years ago he had a paid aol e-mail account that he thought he cancel. >> i terminated the agreement with aol and stopped paying the yearly maintenance fee. i expected everything to be finished. >> that was 1999. imagine his surprise when there was spam mail from that old account. >> i received a message sent from my instant messenger account to my complete address book that i had at aol chad by current e-mail address. >> it is called e-mail highjacking. >> how e-mail hijacking happens and how you can keep it from happening to you. >> a proposal to build a walmart in baltimore's remington neighborhood is sparking a lot of debate. it would take over the 25th street station. one group feels the large chain store would have a negati

>> not just liberal but most of the women in congress are democrats. this will be the first downward trend in more than a generation. chris: they'll also win big jobs. >> they may. >> members of the black congressional congress are already angry about the congressional caucus that nancy pelosi set up. they may find favor in john boehner so he could move to get rid of that independentth eics office. chris: so a bipartisan fear of investigation. that is really heartwarming. >> the unseen factor in the wave election if it happens, will be money. the outside groups, which no one can keep track of, will out-raise the democrats by 100%. chris: how about the cooperate thing? >> that's part of it. chris: when we come back, if republicans take the congress, should obama deal with them like clinton did or fight with them? [ female announcer ] we know jerry brown was mayor of oakland, but what were the results? fact: brown promised to improve schools. but the drop out rate increased 50%, and the state had to take over the schools. fact: the city controller found

why did congress, when they pass this bill, not see this coming? it is a market. people try to avoid cost these don't like. i can understand why an insurance company doesn't want to get nailed with having to insure people who are already sick. knowing that if they can't get to insure other people not already sick so they can share the costs, didn't they see this coming, this need to have shared costs and shared profits, if you will? >> you know, i think some members of congress probably did but the law that finally was passed has a lot of loopholes and frankly, this points out why it was so important for us to have had a public option. the rules of the road in health insurance are really set by big for-profit insurance companies who answer to wall street. without the benefit of the public option, these guys will continue to be able to gang the system between now and when this bill is fully implemented and the need will probably be on that. >> explain that i know the case among progressives for a public option is probably a good one. make the case here. how would t