. >> you can talk to mr. boehner about that. >> reporter: unless the economy recovers, it will remain number one throughout the campaign. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> gwen has an updated forecast when the news edge continues. stay with us.     >>> not a bad day today. some of you got a little bit of wet weather. we're starting out with plenty of sunshine for you. we'll have bright skies. humidity on the rise, and as well, we have a heat wave that will be returning. you'll have to prepare for that. late week we could see a little bit of unsettled weather. today wasn't all bad. temperatures into the low 80s for ow highs. now it's 73 degrees at national. 68 at gaithersburg. 69 in baltimore this hour. 69degrees at martinsburg. little mild outside. the heat to the south is about talking, because all of this will push up the mid-atlantic. mid-week, under the influence of a bermuda high, and that will push our temperatures well above seasonal. heading for the 90s. tonight, a ridge of high press

and therefore we should have more respect for the document that mr. boehner's put together. i have no problem with h.res.s. they state where -- they state the views and the beliefs of members of the house of representatives. but what i have a problem with is anybody coming to the floor and holding up the boehner resolution and saying it does something that it does not. what the boehner resolution simply does, it expresses the views of congress. even though it says, it doesn't require the president to do anything. he doesn't have to do anything if this thing passes. the other thing i want to say, going back the distinguished chairman of the rules committee came on the floor here and kind of pooh poohed the war powers resolution as if it were another resolution. quite frankly i'm stunned by his characterization. it's astonishing to me he would come on the floor and say such a thing. the fact of the matter is the war powers resolution is a joint resolution of congress, passed by the house and the senate. it was vetoed and then it was overridden. it has the power of law. it is n

i oppose mr. boehner's resolution. i also oppose mr. kucinich's resolution because i don't think we should pull away from this mission, should pull out of what nato is doing and the very important work that's going on in libya. mr. boehner's resolution doesn't do any of that. it boldly states that the president has not made a case for the mission in libya. i very strongly disagree with that assessment. now, i will agree, and mr. mckeon and i share the frustration that prior to the launching of this mission there was inadequate of communication between this president and this congress and the president and the american people for reasons of getting into that mission. since that time the president has made it clear why we went into libya. we had a unique situation. i do not believe that the american mirblet should intervene in every conflict in every country. it shouldn't conflict in almost any of them. it takes a unique set of circumstances to call for that intervention. in libya we had, i believe, that unique set of circumstances. numbe

i oppose mr. boehner's resolution. i also oppose mr. kucinich's resolution because i don't think we should pull away from this mission, should pull out of what nato is doing and the very important work that's going on in libya. mr. boehner's resolution doesn't do any of that. it boldly states that the president has not made a case for the mission in libya. i very strongly disagree with that assessment. now, i will agree, and mr. mckeon and i share the frustration that prior to the launching of this mission there was inadequate of communication between this president and this congress and the president and the americ people for reasons of getting into that mission. since that time the president has made it clear why we went into libya. we had a unique situation. i do not believe that the american mirblet should intervene in every conflict in every country. it shouldn't conflict in almost any of them. it takes a unique set of circumstances to call for that intervention. in libya we had, i believe, that unique set of circumstances. number

>> i think what mr. boehner has done is say, we are going to have to cut back on government spending. i have said, it is not just a small piece of the pie. everyone of our cuts so far, whether they have come from hell grants, education, transportation, energy, -- whether they have come from pell grants, education, transportation, energy -- let's look at all of them. we have to make medicare sustainable for the next 30 or 40 years, not just the next eight or 10 years. we have got to make social security sustainable for 75 years and not have it go into the kind of deep deficit where we would have to steve benefit cuts in 2037, and i have also -- going to have to see benefit cuts in 2037, and i have also said to look at the revenue side. we have to bring up the revenues, and bring down the spending, and we have to get our republican colleagues to say they will put everything on the table as well. it is going to be hard, but i believe it is so important, because one reason we are doing this is not just to ge

. >> you can touch to mr. boehner about that. >> reporter: melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> good morning, everyone. it is 4:30 on this monday. we are taking a live look at dull tess airport today because it is a significant bay. the large -- at dulles airport today because it is a significant day. air france uses this plane and is beginning daily nonston passenger service from dulles to paris. dulles is only the second airport served by. a-380. new york's jfk is the other one. i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's check in with tucker barnes. doesn't that look cool? >> to me, it looks a little strange. i guess you got to get used to it. double-decker. >> should be decent weather to be flying in here. >> it will be beautiful with some sunshine. we are not expecting any rain or thunderstorm activity. >> another nice day like this weekend. >> another nice day. we did have one lone thunderstorm complex get going. you can see it working from north to south. got some rain. there you go and that is

. >> you can talk to mr. boehner about that. >> schieffer: it's all their fault, not your fault. >> they set the agenda. we had said every day that they're there another day goes by and there isn't a jobs agenda or a jobs bill that has come to the floor. again, it's about how we can work together to go forward. these issues are bigger than politics. they're bigger than elections. >> schieffer: yes. >> it's about the country we will live in. what you'll see in the election as we go forward is one vision of america that's in the republican budget plan that abolishes medicare, that makes college almost unaffordable for nearly 10 million people, young people in our country. that takes us deeper into debt and does not create jobs. or you can talk about an agenda that is about making it in america, investing in education, innovation and the rest. that's what campaigns are about. but i completely agree with you. five months of this new congress we haven't seen a jobs agenda come forth from the republicans. >> schief

same thing as saying the ministry of war is actually the ministry of peace that's what this is about mr boehner in my judgment has actually been much too weak in the feet in imposing a sanction for this usurpation the founding fathers intended the impeachment clause to utilize a president is committing a high crime and misdemeanor when he flouts the constitution in such a grave way and in violation of his oath of office and this is what the remedy the founding fathers crafted in order to make certain no ever president would commit that same violation the second occasion but what are we dealing with a bigger issue than just obamacare i mean every single president since reagan is a vision of grenada launched a war of his own and congress hasn't declared war since world war two so maybe this is a culture of warfare i. make it legal let me give you an example there's something called a legislative veto that enabled congress by one chamber or two without any congressional i mean presidential veto to frustrate executive banter and these legislative need to use had been in bills for sixty year

boehner in my judgment has actually been much too weak in the feet in imposing a sanction for this he used their patience the founding fathers intended the impeachment clause to be utilized a president is committing a high crime and misdemeanor when he flouts the constitution in such a grave way and in violation of his oath of office and this is what the remedy the founding fathers crafted in order to make certain no ever president would commit that same violation the second occasion but are we dealing with a bigger issue than just obamacare i mean every single president since reagan is basing her in a to. launch a war if a zone and congress hasn't declared war since world war two so maybe this is a culture of warfare and let this not make it legal let me give you an example there's something called a legislative eco that enabled congress by one chamber or two without any congressional i mean presidential opt in veto to frustrate executive answer and these legislative mitosis had been in bills for sixty years there are six hundred of them and the us supreme court said you know it's be

boehner and the president going to be golfing and smoking lots of cigarettes this weekend i guess we should hold our breath for that but why do you why do you think all the focus here in congress about this outrage of president obama bypassing them why is it all focused on libya not for example yemen where we just are reports of a cia ramping up the operations there. well they don't acknowledge that war that's a secret war and the little boys are when the ok to preface a writing about it well and in secret until the united states government acknowledges and they don't acknowledge it you say. congress gave up its power player war some time ago but they happen this war powers act and you're supposed to be speak unsold and but now you see obama has cut them completely out of the process and started a war without even telling asking them so that's their sort of belatedly trying to defend their power their products with so much of it is slipped their hands i'm not sure how how evil they will be to which then their power and let's be realistic here i mean have you gone to congress in the f

boehner and the president going to be golfing and smoking lots of cigarettes this weekend i guess we should hold our breath for that but on why do you why do you think all the focus here in congress about this outrage of president obama bypassing them why is it all focused on libya not for example yemen where we just are reports of a cia ramping up the operations there well they don't acknowledge that war that's a secret war but they're not a leader when the l.s.e. it oppresses writing about it well and it's secret until the united states government acknowledges it and they don't acknowledge it you say. congress gave up its power to clear a war some time ago but they have this war powers act and they're supposed to be speaking softly and but now you see obama has cut them completely out of the process and started a war without even telling them we're asking them so that they're sort of belatedly trying to tiffin their power and progress. yes but so much of it is stripped out of their hands i'm not sure how how evil they will be to. their power and let's be realistic here i mean i had

on in libya and not unless they're willing to impeach the president well it really considering the mr boehner and the president going to golfing and soaking lots of cigarettes this weekend i guess we should hold our breath for that but why do you why do you think all the focus here in congress about this outrage of president obama bypassing them why is it all focused on libya and not for example yemen where we just are reports of a cia ramping up operations there well they don't acknowledge that war that's a secret war and look for a leader when the on the seat of presses writing about it well and in secret until the united states government acknowledges it and they don't acknowledge that you say. congress gave up its power to clear war some time ago when they have this war powers act and they're supposed to be consoled and but now you see obama has cut them completely out of the process and started a war killing or asking them so let's sort of believe at least trying to defend their current programs but so much of a good is slipped your hands i'm not sure how how are you going to be.

what mr. boehner, the republican speaker of the house and mr. mitch mcconnell, the senate leader in the senate, both have said if the president wants the debt ceiling increased by $1 trillion, he has to sign off in a trillion in real spending reductions. if he wants a -- >> it was easy to cut $30 billion. it will be easy to cut $2 billion. >> president of the united states was fighting against it. he'll get with the program and undo damage he's done. he's killed millions of jobs with spending already. we need to stop the damage that obama is doing to the economy. >> okay, look, we don't have time to get into the economics of stimulus versus negative drag of running such large deficits but there are those who would argue that all of that spending no matter who was the president you would have seen all of that spending because the economy was on the abyss and they were just trying to do whatever they could to keep it going again. >> it didn't work. the president killed jobs when he did that. it was a mistake. >> there was an argument to be made ab

obama and the speaker, mr. boehner, have taken completely different positions. >> it's completely political. there are very few people who claim to be consistent on this over time at least among the leadership. >> reporter: congress has a couple of options. they can vote to cut off funding for military action in libya, but you there's a democratic plan that is floating around as well that would give the president to the end of the year to wrap up the ground, which the president says he has no intention of doing. expect to hear more about this. >> for more on this, we turn to the host of "this week" christiane amanpour who joins us from washington as well. christiane, good morning to you. good morning, dan. >> what does it all mean? is in any thans the president will go to congress or pull the operation out of libya? >> it's unlikely congress is going to pull funding. it doesn't want to do that when american forces have been historically involved. we talked to senator john mccain, who is going to be our guest to

obama boehner today even wrote a sort of strong e-mail letter to president obama to. you know i find himself within the war powers resolution very very soon so it could come to a head with the next couple of weeks maybe not i don't know something that we saw a lot of the republican candidates or the potential republican candidates saying last night to have a g.o.p. debate was they were all pretty fervently against what was going on in libya right now but surprisingly i haven't really heard anybody talking about expanding our cia drone campaign in yemen and every time that the media happens to report on it to you never hear any legal language as to what world this is allowed and see this is what's amazing to me about the expansion of the drone program in yemen history seems to have presented us with a bit of a controlled experiment we have the libya situation that was had the support of nato had the support of the u.n. was done with the military and then on the other side we have pakistan where there's a secret drone program going on it's headed by the cia not by the m

obama boehner today even wrote a sort of strong e-mail letter to president obama to. you know. finds himself within the war powers resolution very very soon so it could come to a head with the next couple of weeks maybe not i don't know oh it's something we saw a lot of the republican candidates or the potential republican candidates saying last night to you at the g.o.p. debate was they were all pretty fervently against what was going on in libya right now but surprisingly i haven't really heard anybody talking about expanding our cia drone campaign in yemen and every time that the media happens to report on it so you never hear any legal language as to what world this is allowed to see this is what's amazing to me about the expansion of the drone program in yemen history seems to have presented us with a bit of a controlled experiment we have the libya situation that was had the support of nato had the support of the u.n. was done with the military and then on the other side we have pakistan where there's a secret drone program going on it's headed by the cia by the

before that he met with mr. boehner. today he's meeting with democratic leaders. he'll meet with tim geithner. we don't know specifically of plans to meet with republicans but the president is the leader of the negotiations. he's supposed to bring the sides together. he will be meeting with them sooner or later. right now he seems to be sticking to his guns about having some type of tax increase. >> so the president started out about the economy but was asked everything from about libya as well as about the gay rights issues. did he change his point of view or did he kind of urn underscore other points during the press conference? >> on the gay rights issue he said, look, i'm not going to make news on this. don't expect it. on libya, i think you have a shift somewhat. that is he's saying that getting rid of moammar gadhafi is the k key. they have been saying the nato mission the u.s. is involved in is designed to protect civilians in libya. the president said you can't carry out that mission unless gadhafi goes. he's making a direct link. sometimes that's not been

boehner on -- the house mr. osama bin laden was living in since probably 2006 is down the road from a military academy. the chief of staff gave a speech at the academy in which he said the back of the militancy has been broken. i have this vision in my head of osama bin laden standing on the roof, listening as he was saying that. they are that close. in that environment, there are only two possibilities. they were either clueless or complicit. clueless means they really are clueless about the frankenstein inside their country. that raises all kinds of disturbing questions about the future of the militancy and the security of pakistan technical years security, its weapons, its arsenal. it raises questions about the safety of americans living in this country. i think it raises even more profound questions with complicity. but let me be careful about what i mean. i do not mean that general pasha visited the bill once a month to have tea and plot terror. it means he might have thought this gave him some kind of infl

. >> you can talk to mr. boehner. >> it's all their fault, not your fault? >> they set the agenda. >> you say, we don't want to talk about the past, we have to talk about the future. in the meantime, nothing is getting done. nobody's agree with anybody on anything. >> i understand that. we're not in majority, so you're saying to me, why haven't we brought something to the floor to create jobs? i think that's a better question asked to the republicans. because they have -- control the agenda. >>> top of the hour, live look at capitol hill. welcome back to "morning joe." market halperin and steve rattner, joining us, congressman steny hoyer on the set with us this morning. >> nancy pelosi saying, that's a question better asked of republicans because they control the agenda. >> that's one way to put it. dump it on them. >> that's been good for democrats, hasn't it, over the past month or so, the special election in new york, controversy over paul ryan's medicare plan. democrats are -- house democrats in a pretty good place, aren't they? >> well, i think house d

i welcome mr. boehner's comments that we ought to do it by the end of the month. you may recall that when we met with the president about two months ago, i indicated we ought to get it done by june 8. we're not going to get that done by june 8. that is, of course, mr. geithner said july 8 would be the deadline. we extended that because our cash flow has been a little better, to august 2, but if we're going to be responsible people, if we're going to be, in speaker boehner's words, adults, we will come together and get this done. >> from moody's perspective, what would have changed from the conversation last week? >> i think that -- let me say this, not to speak to for the people who were at the meeting but what we learned on the trip there, if we were to default on our debt, which we had no intention of doing, it would really cause a real mess in the mortgage market, and that would have its own impact on our economy, so there was some other aspects of what would happen if there was a default that were discussed at those meetings and perhaps that had an impact on t

caller: mr. boehner is a piece of work. the republicans are so against president obama that it borders on insanity. one really has to be taken aback by the whole situation by the political atmosphere in washington, d.c. host: can you apply that specifically to yesterday's vote? caller: not necessarily. the republicans would not be reacting this way if it were a republican president. we have a democratic president and the republicans are like an addict arnold when it comes to the economy, war, -- been a dick arnold when it comes to the economy and war. host: when it comes to libya, what should the president do? the president has access to intel that we do not. i trust him to stay the course necessary. host: independent line, alabama , close to low bill. -- mobile. caller: i am terribly concerned about what is going on in the middle east. i am so afraid that what we are seeing is a smokescreen and going to end up with a very radical people in charge of these countries trying to supposedly get freedom. i just have to believe o

. >> mr. boehner, if the group comes up with a piece of legislation without somebody in that room would you allow it to come to the floor? for democrats to vote for it? >> [inaudible] every day with the christmas. [laughter] >> is there an exchange for any kind of tax expenditures? >> i think it's been discussed in the biden talks. something i think has merit, and i would hope they would continue to have those conversations. >> the president on afghanistan issued a statement generally supportive of the strategy. did the statement last night -- is that essentially take afghanistan off the table for 2012 for the election do you think or is that still going to be a major issue even if the drawdown and we are starting to leave the country -- >> afghanistan is critically important to the safety and security of the american people. the president agreed with general petraeus' strategy 18 months ago to search the troops in order to gain better control and to bring better security. there is no question

. >> mr. boehner, if this groups come up with a piece of legislation that without cantor, without somebody in that room, will you allow it to come to the floor as an investment? for democrats to vote for? >> handsome but candy and not. >> would republicans consider to know if for any exchange in expenditures? >> is one of these issues that have been discussed at the biden talks. something that has merit and i hope they would continue to have conversations. >> mr. presidentis generally supportive of his strategy in general. today's statement last night followed through quite a bit? does that take afghanistan off the table for 2012 do you think or is think or is that still going to be a major issue with the president draws down significant forces? >> success in afghanistan is critically important to safety and security of the american people. the president agreed with general petraeus his strategy 18 months ago to search our troops in order to gain better control to bring better security. there

it was our speaker, mr. boehner, who complained that the previous democrat majority frequently waived pay-as-you-go to meet its needs. when the republicans eliminated the pay-go rule and replaced it with their cut-go rule, boehner complained that, quote, we routinely waived the budget act requirements to serve our purposes, end quote. today it is the internal squabbling of house republican conferences purposes are being served by a waiver of cut-go them. go on to say that the manager's amendment is important enough to waive cut-go because it preserves congressional oversight at the patent office. may i ask for an additional half minute? mr. polis: i yield an additional 45 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. slaughter: this is simply not accurate. the cut-go violation in the manager's amendment, the provision increases direct spending by $712 million, would simply remove from the bill a provision that was going to ensure the patent office was fully funded. now, if i didn't alre

i welcome mr. boehner's comments to do it by the end of the month. you may recall when we met with the president about two months ago, i indicated we ought to get it done by june 8th. we're not going to get it done by june 8th. this is, of course, july 8th was going to be the deadline. we've extended that because our care has been better, to august 2. if we are going to be responsible people and in speaker boehner's words, adults, we will come together and get this done. >> from moody's perspective though, what would have changed from the conversation last week? >> i think -- let me say this not to speak for the people at the meeting, but what we learned on our trip there, if we were to fault on our debt which we have no intention of doing, it would really cause a real mess in the mortgage market. and that would have it's own impact on our economy. so there was some other aspects of what would happen if there was a default that were discussed at those meetings and perhaps that had an impact on the decision. i don't know. you'd have to ask them. but i

mr. dicks: i believe the boehner resolution is an attack on the president. something most of the republican caucus would vote against if its party was in control of the executive branch. i do support a wider debate and greater oversight of the use and cost of u.s. military forces engaged in the libya operation. both in the defense and foreign affairs related committees here as well as in the full house. i am neither prepared to end our involvement unilaterally as in the kucinich amendment nor do i believe congress should officially declare our involvement in this effort that has not been properly explained by the president. i think the president made a very strong statement to the american people about why we weren't going to use this for humanitarian reasons, and i think the gaddafi regime is a brutal regime that should be replaced. i hope that we can accomplish that. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from ohio. mr. kucinich: may i inquire of the chair how much time remains for all? the sp

if you look at how speaker boehner handled christopher lee, mr. lee resigned before we knew what it was he was resigning for. it was one of the situations where the leadership stepped in and said, we will not have this happen on our watch. democrats in the first instance, at least 1st of june, standing with representative wiener. today sort of half-hartedly standing with him. i think to the governor's point with you individuals like congressman weiner on the right and left who do contribute politically in terms of policy. but their personal lives ten to get in the way and trip them up. when that happens the political decision has to be made to cut your losses and move forward particularly if you think your position is the governor's stated, to take those seats in next year's elections pch bit way, governor, that is still a dream. there is a whole lot of turf that will get covered between now and next year. there may be more weinors out there. >> have you used that one yet? >> no, the first time. >> well played. >> governor, what do you see as the

, boehner would say to the president, mr. president, you can have all the strokes you want, it will just cost you a trillion dollars a stroke. i thought it was a very good idea. >> reporter: it seems the president won't be taking boehner up on the offer. >> i think i can say with great confidence that they will not wrap up the 18th hole and come out and say that we have a deal. >> reporter: okay, so maybe no deal, but the real question is, who is going to win? and we may find out because the white house says they might reveal the scores after the round. my money, well, it's on the vice president because an employee at a local golf course here in d.c. says that he has been on the driving range twice this week, t.j. >> all right. 11 minutes past the hour now. coming up, tornado worries in parts of colorado give way to pounding hail. look at this. we're going to explain why this actually could have been a whole lot worse. >>> also, reynolds wolf will be along with the forecast for us. >>> also, have you seen this picture yet? yo

. >> somebody said, you know, if the president wants strokes from boehner, boehner ought to say, mr. president, you can have all the strokes you want. it will just cost you a trillion dollars a stroke. i thought that was a very good idea. >> it seems the president won't be taking boehner up on the offer. >> i think i can say they will not wrap up the 18th hole and come out and say we have a deal. >> so we may find out, though, who's going to win, because the white house says they might reveal the scores after the round. my money is on vice president biden, because i have from a source at a local government course that he's been on the range. >> practicing. do we know which golf course? >> the white house is not saying because of security, but we have an idea because the white house did pick the course, it's already determined. now, boehner is a member of burning tree country club, so it's probably not going to be there, because he didn't get to pick it. the president normally plays at andrews air force base. >> you're a good golfer yourself. what's your handy cap? >> i don't know wha

usually he would send a tweet, mr. president, where are the jobs? the republicans ran on platform saying, you know, we're going to be about putting the american people back to work. they've been in session since january, so far there's been no jobs plan. i think that is the number one issue that the american people say they care about and what the unemployment numbers that came out that's been reinforced, i think the democrats are going to try to use this to their political advantage to push the republicans in a corner. >> alex? >> i agree with jonathan here. every day it's like, mr. speaker, where are the jobs? the republicans rode into office -- or into the mid terms saying this was going to be priority number one. so far all we've seen them talk about is cutting the budget, cut-and-grow congress. there has been as yet no job creation plan. i think this is where the democrats have some legs. look, you can contend the stimulus wasn't big enough or was too big, but at the end of the day, the congressional budget says it created jobs. so far the repu

is that simply gave obama a little slap on the wrist is that unhelpful to your words mr president i'm sorry i feel like the entire world has gone mad but no we don't have a presidency that's expanded its own powers and a congress i think that's absolutely fine to give those powers away because we have a congress that's a slave to the military industrial complex the lobbies for constant war and keeps their constituents employed by building weapons and because we have a corporate media machine the long ago stopped being the government watchdog and just takes anything that a government official says at face value doesn't follow up on the inconsistency of or the hypocrisy unless one has to do with a picture of a winner and that's where mainstream is. german chancellor angela merkel is currently in washington d.c. and soon i shall receive the presidential medal of freedom from president obama as the white house hosts a state dinner but maybe what obama should really be doing is asking market how it is that the germany's economy the fourth largest in the world is recovering so well from the

is that simply gave obama a little slap on the wrist is that unhelpful to your words mr president i'm sorry i feel like the entire world has gone mad but no we didn't have a presidency that's expanded its own powers and a congress i think that's absolutely going to give those powers away because we have a congress that's a slave to the military industrial complex the lobbies for constant war and keeps their constituents employ by building weapons and because we have a corporate media machine the long ago stopped being the government launched up and just takes anything that a government official says at face value doesn't follow up on the inconsistency is or the hypocrisy unless one has to do with a picture of a winner and that's where mainstream this. german chancellor angela merkel is currently in washington d.c. and i shall receive the presidential medal of freedom from president obama as the white house hosts a state dinner but maybe what obama should really be doing is asking article how it is that the germany's economy the fourth largest in the world is recovering so well from th

but eroding confidence in mr. obama budget skills is strengthening the g.o.p. demand for more spending cuts in exchange. house members are working in the congressional districts. speaker boehner addressed them. >> i told the president we will not increase the debt limit without serious changes to the way we spend the miles per hour people's money. >> the speaker is under pressure to exact biggest cuts. >> 100 g.o.p. lawmakers have signed a letter demanding among other things balanceed budget amendment. spending caps. and half a trillion dollars in discretionary and mandatory spending cuts next year alone. majority leader cantor circulated similar memos. boehner's sharpening his demands for a deal. >> the spending cults contained in the agreement should exceed the amount that we increase. i said exceed, i meant exceed. so you can underline "exceed." >> joe biden and bipartisan lawmakers hold a meeting thursday to discuss the debt ceiling. senate democratic majority leader harry reid showed signs of mounting frustration, accusing them of obstructing policies ifer

mr. obama sent a report to congress saying permission is not needed because u.s. forces are not engaged in hostilities and are serving in a support role. the 1973 law says presidents must end a mission after notifying congress unless lawmakers give the okay for the operation to continue. >>> another celebrity is speaking out against same-sex marriage. on the same day that the new york state assembly approved a same-sex marriage bill, former giant's receivers warned of dire consequences if the legislation became law. its today's sound affect. >> if they pass the gay marriage bill, you know, and i guess you can say my peace is in god's sovereignty. what i know what will happen if this comes forth is this will be the beginning of our country sliding towards, you know, it's a strong word, but anarchy. >> he made the comments in a video released by the national organization for marriage which is leading the charge against the bill. >>> billionaire businessman, sir richard branson is marking a new milestone, and he joins me live to talk about drugs as well as space tour

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding, unfortunately, this is a serious issue on which serious time has not been allotted because you put this on suspension. this is a serious issue. our country is in crisis from a fiscal standpoint. i wanted the gentleman to yld because i don't think he has any idea what the facts are. 89% increase in the debt under ronald reagan. he could have vetoed every one of those bills. under george bush, 115% increase in the debt. under bill clinton, less than 40%. ladies and gentlemen, this issue is an important issue that is being treated not as an adult. this is not the adult moment of which speaker boehner spok and you didn't mention that the budget you voted for, i presume, i'm not sure, increased the debt by $1.9 trillion between now a1.9 trillion between now and october 1 of this year. host: did you agree to raise the debt under the george w. bush administration? guest: i think of voted quarter times to increase the debt ceiling and six times not t

, which i would like to request unanimous consent, mr. speaker, to have placed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. stearns: the letter specifically says, quote, an increase in the national debt limit that is not accompanied by significant spending cuts and budget reforms to address our government spending addiction will harm private sector jobs creation in america. it is critical any let limit legislation enacted by congress includes spending cuts and reforms that are greater than the accompanying increase in debt authority being granted to the president. if there's ever been a failure of leadership, it is today. we are broke. the solution lies in reform rather than rhetoric. spending cuts rather than spending increases. leadership has called for compromise in the next couple weeks. a compromise that does not involve a vote on raising the debt ceiling without these spending cuts. we demonstrated that in may when 97-318, the house rejected this measure. no republican supported the vote then and no republican shou

the house has demanded an explanation from mr. obama by friday. there's word today that an explanation is being prepared. >>> meanwhile, the president made a whirlwind 5-hour visit to puerto rico today. the rare trip could have political implications. 4 million islanders are u.s. citizens but can't vote in presidential elections. there are 5 million puerto ricans here in the u.s. can. the federal reserve chairman has issued a strong warning to republicans about the debt ceiling. ben bernanke praised them for trying to cut spending but said not raising the ceiling could hurt the credit rating of the u.s. and damage financial markets. >>> and the housekeeper who had schwarzenegger's baby said she and the former california governor never spoke about their son. she also said that maria shriver thought the boy was arnold's and when she confronted her they cried together. she also goes on to say she didn't realize that it was schwarzenegger's son-in-law he grew older and started to resem el arnold schwarzenegger. >> she sold that story to a british pape

i don't know where we're heading today, mr. president. senator reid is a good man. senator mcconnell is a good leader on our side. i don't know what speaker boehner is going to do, what vicvice president biden will do. but the time, as old snuffy smith, the mountaineer used to say, time is wasting. the deadline is coming closer and closer. we're going to have to figure out something that helps solve the national interests of this country. and i hope we can do it sooner rather than later. i would thank the chair and would yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. sessions: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. sessions: i would ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sessions: mr. president, on behalf of senator paul, i call up amendments 502 and 503 and ask that they be reported by number. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from alabama, mr. sessions, for mr.

mr. obama and vice president biden meet monday with democratic senate leaders harry reid and republican leader mitch mcconnell. last week the gain they had, john boehner says he'll oppose any deal that included a tax hike during the game. and the two sides have five weeks to raise the debt limit or the federal government could default on its loans. >>> planned parenthood of indiana says it expects to resume offering services to medicaid today after the state cut funning to the group. governor mitch daniels signed a law cutting more than $1 million in funning making indiana the first state to deny the organization medicaid funds. a judge ruled yesterday the state is not allowed to eliminate general health services because it also provides abortions. >>> just one more thing. that was the signature phrase for actor peter falk in his television series "columbo," he died thursday at his california home. he had been suffering from alzheimer's disease. he was 83 years old. now russ and rebecca.

mr. president, i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut is recognized. mr. blumenthal: thank you very much, mr. president. i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. blumenthal: i ask also, mr. president, i have eight unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. blumenthal: thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mr. blumenthal: on my way here, mr. president, i had the great pleasure of running into the redway family just a few minutes ago visiting from the state of connecticut. jack redway is a former public servant in the state and he's here w

and gentlemen, please welcome back to the stage, the founder and chairman of the freedom coalition, mr. ralph reed. [applause] >> tired of me yet? [laughter] i'm so privileged and honored to welcome to the podium our next speaker. john boehner grew up in southwest ohio, the second of 12 brothers and sisters, the son of a tavern owner who grew up sweeps floors and waiting on tables in his father's tavern. he learned very early on the importance of hard work, of a quality education, of a strong family, and a faith in god. he has carried those values with him throughout his life and throughout his public service. he was elected to the house of representatives in 1990 as a member of the so-called gang of seven, and these were seven members of the house, freshmen, one of the smallest freshmen classes we've ever had that included, by the way, people like rick santoru, who took on the establishment of both parties, helped to close the health bank, help to take on entrenched and corrupt power, and in that sense john boehner and that class was a precursor to what would happen in 1994. he was la

. >> mr. cantor -- >> was it the point of this meeting today? was it public relations? >> it's an opportunity for clearly our members to communicate directly with the president about our ideas about how to get the economy going on, how to create jobs and our ideas about how we solve the debt problem that's facing our country. i told the president one more time, this is the moment. this is the window of opportunity where we can deal with this on our terms. we can work together and solve this problem. we know what the problems are. let's not kick the can down the road one more time. now's the time to deal with it. >> mr. speaker, any discussion -- [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> house speaker john boehner and republican lawmakers remarking after their meeting this morning with president obama. started about 10: 30 appeared to be cordial. most of them remarking about the need for more dialogue on financial issues

the house has demanded an explanation from mr. obama by friday. there's word today that an explanation is being prepared. >>> meanwhile, the president made a whirlwind 5 hour visit to puerto rico today. the rare trip could have political implications. 4 million islanders are u.s. citizens but can't vote in presidential elections. there are 5 million puerto ricans here in the u.s. can. the federal reserve chairman has issued a strong warning to republicans about the debt ceiling. ben bernanke praised them for trying to cut spending but said not raising the ceiling could hurt the credit rating of the u.s. and damage financial markets. >>> and the housekeeper who had schwarzenegger's baby said she and the former california governor never spoke about their son. she also said that maria shriver thought the boy was arnold's and when she confronted her they cried together. she also goes on to say she didn't realize that it was schwarzenegger's son-in-law he grew older and started to resem el arnold schwarzenegger. >> she sold that story to a british pape

it says that mr. obama must provide a sense of justification by friday for committing troops to libya. bryan, ohio, dolores joins us. what does president obama need to do to win in 2012? caller: i am very pleased to be able to talk to you. i have listened for over 30 years. i am a 69-year-old democrat who was campaigning for president obama. i was so joyous when he became president. i am losing faith, however, in our system. i believe we no longer have a democracy of the people. the people no longer have a voice in electing our president. right now money elect our presidents. i was chagrined, not the strong this word, when i saw our present standing the side wall street executives appealing to them for their support. right now in congress, there is legislation pending called barry elections now. -- fair elections now. if we the people do not demand that our representatives passed legislation to make elections again by the people of this country, then i fear greatly for our future. caller: karen in ill

she succeeds chris lee and is sworn in by house speaker john boehner. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, i have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of a letter received from mr. robert brim and on behalf of mr. todd valentine, co-executive directors, new york state board of elections, indicating that according to the unofficial returns of the special election held may 24, 2011, the honorable kathy courtney houkle was elected representative to congress for the 26th congressional district, state of new york. with best wishes i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. clerk. >> mr. speaker. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimou consent that the gentlewoman from new york, the honorable kathryn courtney houkle, be permitted to take the oath today. as pointed out, her elections results have not arrived but there is no contest and no questions have been raised as to her election. the speaker: without objection ex--- without objection, so ordered. will the represent-e

it says that mr. obama must provide a sense of justification by friday for committing troops to libya. bryan, ohio, dolores joins us. what does president obama need to do to win in 2012? caller: i am very pleased to be able to talk to you. i have listened for over 30 years. i am a 69-year-old democrat who was campaigning for president obama. i was so joyous when he became president. i am losing faith, however, in our system. i believe we no longer have a democracy of the people. the people no longer have a voice in electing our president. right now money elect our presidents. i was chagrined, not the strong this word, when i saw our present standing the side wall street executives appealing to them for their support. right now in congres there is legislation pending called barry elections now. -- fair elections now. if we the people do not demand that our representatives passed legislation to make elections again by the people of this country, then i fear greatly for our future. caller: karen in illin