the ohio valley, there is another great book called "the united states of appalachia." it is an analysis of our culture. giving us the culture that we all have in the historic perspective on that. that was there. it was clearly in me and was never going to leave. when i came to california, there was an affinity i had to two or three generations earlier, the steinbeck, to california, they were ostracized. buck owens used to have a chip on his shoulder. after he died, i read something. what he told me one time was about the shame he felt about thatfamily being so pouor they had one toothbrush. i swore i would never be the sport ever again in my life. -- be this poor ever again in my life. we are shaped by all of those disparate elements in our life. i started listening, the palomino was a famous nightclub. a world-famous country nightclub that started in the early 1950's. everybody stops there and played. the owner told me one night, i was really proud for him that i was able to pull in to that night club. down the block, they were lined up. we were in his office and he h

i hope in the campaign's last days are in appalachia. this is a time to sit -- >> ifill: let's go back to the floor. you can see minority leader nancy pelosi is at the podium. [crowd cheering]çç >> good evening. [crowd cheering] good evening. i'm nancy pelosi from my ... my grand children call me mimi. for me politics is an extension of my role as a mother and as a grandmother. for the democratic women of the house, our work is not about the next election, but rather the next generation. working with president obama, we are committed to reigniting the american dream, the ideal if you're willing to work hard, play by the rules and take responsibility, you will have the opportunity to climb the ladder of success. the democratic women of the house are ready to join president obama to move americaç forward. [crowd cheering]ç congress woman rosa delaura of connecticut. and we have work to do. america's women still make just $.77 for every dollar men earn, and it is even tougher for women of color. those pennies add up to a real differe

i hope in the campaign's last days are in appalachia. this is a time to sit -- >> ifill: let's go back to the floor. you can see minority leader nancy pelosi is at the podium. [crowd cheering]çç >> good evening. [crowd cheering] good evening. i'm nancy pelosi from my ... my grand children call me mimi. for me politics is an extension of my role as a mother and as a grandmother. for the democratic women of the house, our work is not about the next election, but rather the next generation. working with president obama, we are committed to reigniting the american dream, the ideal if you're willing to work hard, play by the rules and take responsibility, you will have the opportunity to climb the ladder of success. the democratic women of the hoe ar rea t inprestba toeraç forward. [crowd cheering]ç congress woman rosa delaura of connecticut. and we have work to do. america's women still make just $.77 for every dollar men earn, and it is even tougher for women of color. those pennies add up to a real difference to middle class famili

i hope in the campaign's last days are in appalachia. this is a time to sit -- >> ifill: let's go back to the floor. you can see minority leader nancy pelosi is at the podium. [crowd cheering]çç >> good evening. [crowd cheering] good evening. i'm nancy pelosi from my ... my grand children call me mimi. for me politics is an extension of my role as a mother and as a grandmother. for the democratic women of the house, our work is not about the next election, but rather the next generation. working with president obama, we are committed to reigniting the american dream, the ideal if you're willing to work hard, play by the rules and take responsibility, you will have the opportunity to climb the ladder of success. the democratic women of the house are ready to join president obama to move americaç forward. [crowd cheering]ç congress woman rosa delaura of connecticut. and we have work to do. america's women still make just $.77 for every dollar men earn, and it is even tougher for women of color. those pennies add up to a real differe

. >> bill: now, in 19 -- in the early 1970s i worked in appalachia. you know appalachia, right? >> yes, i do. >> remains one the most devastated poorest areas in the country. at that time, unemployment was 11% in the country. i'm sorry, the poverty rate was 11%. 11%. now, the poverty rate is 15%. it's gone up 4% since 1973. >> but what we have to look at. >> bill: wait, sister. >> i'm sorry. go gone up 20%. despite spending on means to combat that gone up 4%. >> if you look at wages, wages have stayed totally flat during that time and that is more the issue because folks making minimum wage are below the poverty level whereas in the 70s, folks making minimum wage were above the poverty level. >> bill: do you want a guaranteed wage is that what you want in this country say every family gets a certain amount of money and if they don't earn it the government gives it to them? is that what you want? >> no the issue is folks that i met on our recent bus trip in milwaukee i met billy, his wife and two kids. his hours got reduced. he is now living below the poverty line. but he continu

. >> bill: now, in 19 -- in the early 1970s i worked in appalachia. you know appalachia, right? >> yes, i do. >> remains one the most devastated poorest areas in the country. at that time, unemployment was 11% in the country. i'm sorry, the poverty rate was 11%. 11%. now, the poverty rate is 15%. it's gone up 4% since 1973. >> but what we have to look at. >> bill: wait, sister. >> i'm sorry. go gone up 20%. despite spending on means to combat that gone up 4%. >> if you look at wages, wages have stayed totally flat during that time and that is more the issue because folks making minimum wage are below folks makingevel whereas in minimum wage were above the poverty level. >> bill: do you want a guaranteed wage is that what you want in this country say every family gets a certain amount of money and if they don't earn it the government gives it to them? is that what you want? >> no the issue is folks that i met on our recent bus trip in milwaukee i met billy, his wife and two kids. his hours got reduced. he is now living below the poverty line. but he continues to work at his part-

going to learn the song or this thing on the guitar," and figure out how some guy in the mountains of appalachia or somebody plays this and then maybe to get a chance to ask them in person, which i did. it is harder to do now. i would say, "what is that funny corn you just played?" "you just put your hands here." if there is talent floating around, just make it work. tavis: i do not know if you do, but if you had an ipod, what is in yours? who do you like to listen to? >> at home, i like hearing the good french classical composers. it is so special. and to me, it is a portrait of nature. there is water, trees, and, of course, nature for them from the 19th century to the 20th century, it was pretty vibrant. it was right there. you just went outside of paris, and you were in the countryside, and that was a world that was real to them, and they were good at depicting it. music that was so expensive. after a nervous day. the "get me out of here. get me off of the freeway." takes you to so many places, but you do not have to think about it, and it has nothing to do with your lifestyle. i do not feel

is doing is protecting the people from appalachia from exposure to harmful chemicals. we must stop the dangerous mountain top mining. i urge my colleagues to oppose this harmful legislation. and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california reserves. mr. waxman: i take the rest of my time. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. . . mr. waxman: there's no war on coal. if coal cannot compete with natural gas, that's the way it works. do we blame the government for the failure of typewriter manufacturers to stay in business because they've been replaced by computers? coal is not going to go out of business. the president said in his statement of administration policy, to be clear, the administration believes that coal is and will remain an important part of our energy mix for decades to come. for that reason, since 2009 the administration has committed nearly $6 billion in advanced coal research, development and deployment and continues to work with industry on important efforts to demonstrate advanced coal technologies. let me

going to learn the song or this thing on the guitar," and figure out how some guy in the mountains of appalachia or somebody plays this and then maybe to get a chance to ask them in person, which i did. it is harder to do now. i would say, "what is that funny corn you just played?" "you just put your hands here." if there is talent floating around, just make it work. tavis: i do not know if you do, but if you had an ipod, what is in yours? who do you like to listen to? >> at home, i like hearing the good french classical composers. it is so special. and to me, it is a portrait of nature. there is water, trees, and, of course, nature for them from the 19th century to the 20th century, it was pretty vibrant. it was right there. you just went outside of paris, and you were in the countryside, and that was a world that was real to them, and they were good at depicting it. music that was so expensive. after a nervous day. the "get me out of here. get me off of the freeway." takes you to so many places, but you do not have to think about it, and it has nothing with you. i do not feel that i need to go

low pressure is traveling up the spine of the appalachia's. a cold front will sweep in. the way they interact with japan whether we get the severe weather. there is veering winds in the atmosphere. heavy rain now is possible and some localized flooding concerns. sometimes you have the ingredients for severe weather and it does not develop. rain likely by late this afternoon and this evening. it will be windy with a high temperature around 79 degrees. it will clear route the next couple of days. maybe a sprinkle in the afternoon tomorrow. generally quiet wednesday, thursday, and friday with high temperatures in the mid 70's. a strong cold front on saturday. overnight lows into the 40's. >> and i really education or part of one for free. -- an ivy league education for free. >> there is a partnership with 16 top universities and another links mit. you cannot get a degree or college credit. there are other benefits. >> i think it will help add credibility to some of the things i talk to my clients about. >> i need to get a depth of knowledge in a subject area. >> a great thi

should be able to protect the health of the people of appalachia. again, this amendment is completely unnecessary and it's part of a process where this republican house does absolutely nothing but waste our time. we shouldn't be leaving today. we should be staying and doing our work. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey yields back. all time having yielded back, the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from west virginia. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it and the amendment is agreed to. the gentleman from virginia seeks a recorded vote. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 , further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from west virginia will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 10 printed in house report 112-680. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. markey: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 10 printed in hou

our inner cities, app -- appalachia, colonial south texas, all of that because that's where we have the persistent poverty where we have the intergenerational poverty, and it -- i found it very interesting. i was down in north carolina the last three days in the blue place in north carolina. you have to be -- you want to be safe, you stay in duhram, capitol hill okay, raleigh sort of. i went through what i just went through with you, and, of course, it's crucially important, but when you're -- i mean, even here in washington, we know that places are really important about poverty. when we talk about ward seven and eight and what the issues were especially at eight, what issues were there, and what we have to do, social it's so muche complicated because we have to attack all things and deal with the people's choices about where they will live and deal with the question of looking at jobs as something in the regional economy, but it's also something that much more engages people locally around the country than these things that are matters of federal legislation. we should all be behind h

closer to, and i don't know but a dear friend of mine, a writer named harry wrote the first book about appalachia and saw a lot of action in world war ii. his leg nearly shot off. ..

south of us, appalachian states and, indeed, there's a part of ohio that really is ap lay a cha -- appalachia, and that's southeastern ohio. there were southern sympathies there. there was a lot of activity during the civil war that was pro-confederate activity in ohio. the governor of ohio at one point declared martial law in ohio to try to rein in the confederate sympathies and sympathizers who were here. so all of that adds up to a picture after the civil war where if politicians were going to be successful statewide in ohio, they had to appeal to both people with southern sympathies and people with northern sympathies. on the northern side, the grand army of the republic, which was the union army, took many of its leading officers from ohio. and when they mustered out after the civil war, they came back to ohio and established the republican party. and so the grand army of the republic became, in many ways, the republican party organization. so you had strong republican organizations, particularly in the northern part of ohio. you had people with southern sympathies in southern ohio. you

i hope in the campaign's last days are in appalachia. this is a time to sit -- >> ifill: let's go back to the floor. you can see minority leader nancy pelosi is at the podium. [crowd cheering]çç >> good evening. [crowd cheering] good evening. i'm nancy pelosi from my ... my grand children call me mimi. for me politics is an extension of my role as a mother and as a grandmother. for the democratic women of the house, our work is not about the next election, but rather the next generation. working with president obama, we are committed to reigniting the american dream, the ideal if you're willing to work hard, play by the rules and take responsibility, you will have the opportunity to climb the ladder of success. the democratic women of the house are ready to join president obama to move americaç forward. [crowd cheering]ç congress woman rosa delaura of connecticut. and we have work to do. america's women still make just $.77 for every dollar men earn, and it is even tougher for women of color. those pennies add up to a real differe

like the underclass in america in places like cam den, new jersey, appalachia, spent a year reporting on indian reservations. sometimes the great journalists show their greatness in the stories no one else is covers. it's not the obvious story, but the one that is not being paid attention to that should be. now, we also had a fair amount of fun, and one of the things that was most fun was the millennium. the millennium, i don't know if you recall or not, but abc news had on a program for 24 hours, a little more than 24s, but we essentially went around the world, time zone by time zone as the clock ticked to 12:01, and when i first took that idea to peter, peter jennings just loved it right from the outset, embraced it, and said, but i want to anchor it. i said, for 24 hours? he said, absolutely, david, i want to do this. this is made for me. it was in many respects because he was such a man of the world. he knew so much about the world. i'll tell you about three days, i think, before the broadcast, before we went into rehearsals we did, i went down to visit peter on weekend in his off

now in the 1960s this happened and we had a lot of people that migrated out of appalachia and went to detroit and worked in the auto industry in was something going on to absorb them. we don't have that now. megyn: i know you feel like -- you are not happy with the epa. they say it's about having a clean environment so you need to crack down on coal mining. but i know you feel some dissatisfaction with both of these candidates because you feel like it's like watching a reality tv show, a bad reality tv show. >> it is, megyn. i turn the television on and all i see is mud going back and forth. i'm not interested in that. i don't care about tax returns, i don't care about college records, i care about what's going none this country and the course that it's on. megyn: what's the way out, allen? >> well, both parties are going to have to sit down at the table and have a little common sentence their discussion. you can't have both extremes saying my way or the highway. there has to be a middle road. megyn: have you made up your mind in the presidential election? >> yes, i have. megyn: what

was again announced that there will be 1,200 coal mining jobs that will be eliminated across central appalachia by one company. and once again, their emphasis is the unfair regulations taking place. it is true that 349 is cobbled together with other bills that passed this body but each of those were passed on a bipartisan vote. with anywhere between 16 and 37 democrats on the bill joining with republicans to pass those. when put together in a package with 3409 presents a good package to make sure we are in favor of cheap energy, energy that will drive and build our economy and provide jobs for those who need those particular jobs. i went historically earlier because i wanted to say we have faced these types of situations in the past and the question was, should the president make the rules and regulations or should congress pass legislation. the president to whom i referred ended his tenure in a somewhat bitter way refusing to work with congress, instead, trying to go around congress which produced at that time a historic deadlock between the presidency and the congress. this is a nation of law

if they're campaigning in ohio, 30 counties in ohio are in appalachia. what a great time to pick up the lyndon johnson legacy. the urban violence is exploding in cities like chicago. this is a great moment to address a plan for urban reconstruction and poverty. it completes the message. it's the key to winning and winning the right way. >> as we've spoken in the airport, we spoke when you were on earlier, i wanted to ask how your son is. i do know that patrick kennedy did take the time to meet with him earlier this month. how is your son doing? >> well, he is regaining his strenth slowly. he loves this work. he's done this for 18 years now. so we ask people to continue to pray for him and our family. it's been a tough ordeal. he'll make it in time. he must take his time. >> can we expect to see congressman jackson back in congress? >> that's a health issue and i would like that to be addressed at the appropriate time. >> thank you, so much, reverend, for your time. best to your family. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. wolf, back to you. >> we of cou