steny hoyer is with me. then, what's next for aig now that the government is no longer a majority shareholder? i'll be talking to the boss. >>> also with us, former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. this market rallying on wall street. the stock market rebounding after the losses yesterday. the dow up for the fourth time in the past five trading sessions. it is closing just shy of the highest level in nearly five years tonight. optimism that the federal reserve is going to be there lane take new steps to stimulate the economy and we'll get the news this thursday. take a look at how we're settling on wall street. 571 million shares traded at the big board. nasdaq picked up a fraction. just about where it opens, 3104. once again, money moving into financials today as the momentum continue there is. stocks higher as investors eye key government decisions this week from both sides of the atlantic. for example, tomorrow jgermany' top court is handsing out a decision on whether europe legally bailed out countries

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party attendees include chris dodd, representative steny hoyer . [inaudible conversations] >> i like her ankle on their. it's not marine or a camera. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> yeah, but not in new york a couple days. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> she was always very commit very gracious. >> thank you. i'll tell her you said hi. patrick graduated last friday from high school. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] .mac [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> is so exciting. they always feel like your in a presidential campaign. >> i don't know. i've never run for president. and getting the book out, so that's good. [inaudible conversations] >> i can't wait to read it. >> thank you. i hope it's got some ideas and insights for people dealing with family. >> is such a critical time in politics

elise, thank you. >> steny hoyer from maryland, powerful man in washington and in congress. like all of us, congressman, you woke up to these pictures from yemen, yet another u.s. embassy in the middle east being stormed, the walls breached by protesters there. what do you make of these protests this morning and have you heard anything of how they started? >> i have not yet been briefed wholly. i think all of us are dramatically reminded of the violent nature of societies that are contending to establish democracy or to establish au autocratic leaderships in their countries. we've been the subject of attack from those violent elements. we are reminded of the danger that our men and women, who are sent abroad to represent the united states of america, to promote democracy and freedom around the world, we know the danger to which they're exposed. the tragic death of ambassador stevens, sean smith and others in libya point out how dangerous the daily lives are in these areas of the world. we express our deep sympathy. but i'm sure that every embassy in the world has been put on

steny hoyer, don edwards will have prominent roles. the governor is slated to speak at the convention. the 2012 democratic national convention begins this tuesday. we are your home for every moment of the convention to end. this culminates with the acceptance speech next thursday. you can follow live updates on our smart phone application. up next, you will find this bright the color display. the story behind the thousands of pairs of shoes. though once in a blue moon site seen all over baltimore. battle and the bronx. the battle for first place in the american league east. we will look at the orioles pitcher for the postseason. >> we do have a little bit of rain in the seven-day forecast. clear skies, 77 at the airport. clear skies, 77 at the airport. >> and in-your-face message on johns hopkins university today on how the strike -- on how dangerous distracted walking can be. >> 12 hours, 3000 shoes, and one life-saving message. >> stop, don't text while you are crossing. get off of the phone. cars might not stop. >> it is called the

maryland senator barbara mccull ski and steny hoyer is also to impress the crowd. and sandra fluke, the georgetown university law student who made national headlines earlier this year when rush limbaugh insulted her for supporting insurance companies to cover birth control. >>> first lady michelle obama hoping to show americans a different side of her husband. ♪ the first lady was one of the main speakers last night in charlotte. she told the crowd the president knows about the american dream because she's lived it. >> he believes that when you've worked hard and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity you do not slam it shut behind you. no, you reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed. >> the first lady never mentioned mitt romney or paul ryan during her speech. maryland governor martin o'malley though is not holding back his criticism of the nominees. o'malley also spoke at the dnc last night. romney and ryan were the main targets of his attack. >> instead of investing in america, they hide their money in swi

maryland governor martin o'malley and steny hoyer and tim kaine are all set to speak this evening. first lady michelle obama will also speak. president obama isn't at the convention yet. today he will end his road to charlotte tour in virginia. he is set to speak in norfolk state university. the president spent yesterday in louisiana seeing firsthand the damage hurricane isaac caused last week. he also travelled to the battleground state of ohio where he told steel and auto workers that he saved millions of dollars by bailing out the auto industry. >> i believed in you. i bet on you. i'll make that bet any day of the week. because of that bet, three years later, that bet is paying off for america. >> vice president joe biden hammered home the same point in a rally in another crucial state, michigan. >> paul ryan hoping to steal some of the democrats' thunder as their convention gets under way. the republican vice presidential nominee calm pand yesterday in greenville, north carolina. he told voters this country is worse off now than it was before president obama was elected. >> wha

steny hoyer will also have a prominent role. martin o'malley is slated to speak at the convention in charlotte. >> wbal is your home for every moment of the democratic convention culminating with president obama's acceptance speech on thursday. 5:50. 75 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. if you could invent a new item for a fast-food menu, what would you cook up? >> hmm. >> the orioles got another win and some statistics are amazing. and the baltimore grand prix. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- if you could invent a new item for a fast-food menu, what would you cook up? that sounds good. hmm. >> keep sending us those responses. >> would you like to see? con-flavored cherios. >> right, very cool. >> good morning. the good times continue to roll for the orioles. now just two back of the yankees. chris tillman had a fabulous season did

hoyer and later on in an hour, we'll hear from former virginia governor ed you can rant -- current u.s. senate candidate tim kaine. debbie wattserman schultz gaveled -- debbie wasserman schultz gaveled in the convention about 5:00 tonight. the president himself, meanwhile, is appearing in norfolk, virginia. he hammered his officerral mitt romney's economic plans and continued to drum up support in anticipation tonight from michelle obama's speech. with the delegates in the country first heard from the first lady, four years ago it was under much different circumstances than her appearance tonight will be. the deputy obama campaign manager stephanie cutter told us today that the campaign views mrs. obama as one of the biggest assets into the election. >> four years ago, you know, she was basically unknown across this untry. she isnot a politician herself. she was plucked out of, you know, out of raising her daughters in chicago to hit the campaign attempt so, four years ago in denver, it was really an introduction to the american people of who michelle obama was. >> reporter: well, can

representative steny hoyer will have a prominent role and marge o'malley is slated to speak in charlotte. wbaltv.com is your home for every moment of the democratic national convention from beginning to end culminating with president obama's acceptance speech on thursday. >> it's been a mainstay of pikesville for more than 120 years but yesterday was the final day of business for field's pharmacy. since 1892, field's has sold everything from cards to cosmetics and lunch. but after all these years, field's served its final customers and for some, it's a bittersweet goodbye. >> 50 years of coming to one place, lunch, dinner, bringing my mother who has since gone, my sister, the whole family. we have all enjoyed this wonderful -- >> it's a pikesville institution. field's displayed a sign on the door thanking its customers for all their years of support. >> there are people who go there every day for dinner or lunch. so -- >> that's sad. it really is. >> 5:11 and 72 degrees on tv hill. nearly a million people along the gulf coast remain without power. a closer look at they struggle to recove

steny hoyer, chris van holland and denny edwards will also have prominent roles. governor martin o'malley is also scheduled to speak in charlotte. you can follow live updates on our smartphone app with live wire. >> looking at the morning's top stories. baltimore's big weekend here, the grand prix, street vegas legal for the pros this weekend in down the baltimore. some of the most skilled drivers in the world will weave their high octane race cars along city streets for the second annual grand prix of baltimore. rounds and qualifying highlighted day one of action yesterday. jury deliberations continue next week in the trial of two men accused of murder at towson town center. frank williams and william ward iii are charged in the shooting death of 19-year-old rodney pridget at the mall in december of last year. prosecutors contend they wanted to kill pridget after hearing pridget allegedly killed his cousin. a baltimore county police officer covering after an accident in catonsville. this is the scene at johnnycake road and ingleside avenue after a police cruiser

maryland governor mart uno'malley, house minority leader steny hoyer and tim kaine were among the local leader to address the crowd. the san antonio mayor julian castro gave the keynote address. first lady was the headliner. she talked about her family and defended her husband's policies. >> when it comes to rebuilding our economy, barack is thinking about folk like my dad and like his grandmother. he is thinking about the pride that comes from a hard day's work. that is why he signed the lily ledbetter fair pay act to help women get equal pay for equal work. that is why he cut taxes for working families and small businesses and fought to get the auto industry back on its feet. >> president obama watched the first lady's speech in the treaty room of the white house. this is a picture of it here with his daughter's sasha and malia. >>> a ruling from state board of elects in virginia causing some concern for the romney camp. form ill congressman virgil gude, jr. has qualified for the presidential ballot. he spent 12 years in congress and 4 years in the state senate serving as an independe

maryland senator and maryland congressman steny hoyer and chris van holland expected to address the crowd, as is this woman, sandra fluke, the georgetown university law student who made national headlines when rush limbaugh insulted her for supporting a plan to require insurance companies to cover birth control. tomorrow's addresses come after an emotional speech by first lady michelle obama. nbc's tracie potts joins us live now from charlotte with more. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. good morning, everyone. a lot of times these addresses are written by speech writers but aides say these were michelle obama's ideas and her words. she had very specific ideas about what she wanted to say. and she talked about a lot of things, a large part of the beginning of her speech was about her background, her husband's background, their families, the struggles of their families and how that really shaped his outlook on the decisions that he has to make. a large portion of her speech was directed very specifically at women. >> he believes that women are more than capable of mak

to serve as a convention parliamentarian, house minority whip steny hoyer from the great state of maryland, and helen mcfadden, michael coleman, cassandra butte, john perez, and nina shaw from chicago. john lewis will serve as our sergeant in arms. in addition, my colleague and friends will serve as the assistance sergeants and arms. bruce will serve as our doorkeeper. hines will be our timekeeper. each of these convention officers is dedicated to strengthening their communities and our country. they share barack obama's positive vision for change and will be important messages for the campaign moving forward. please join me in welcoming the permanent chair of the convention, los angeles marmayor antonio villaraigosa. [cheers and applause] he is the 41st mayor of los angeles. he was first born on july 1, 2005 and reelected to a second term 2005. he served on the los angeles city council and in the california state assembly. he is also the former president of the u.s. conference of mayors. i can assure you that we did not plan to wear the same color tonight. it is now my pleasure to turn ov

they include maryland governor martin o'malley, maryland congressman steny hoyer and virginia senate candidate and former governor tim kaine. first lady michelle obama is also taking the stage tonight. president obama wraps up his road to charlotte tour today in virginia. he will speak at norfolk state university. the president was in the common wealth last week. he appeared in charlottesville as part of a tour of college towns in battleground states. recent polls show him slightly ahead of mitt romney in virginia. romney though narrow that margin. >>> some of the speakers at the dr dnc may offer new insight as to how romney does business. the employees from bain capital will talk about how the private equity world works and more specifically how bain capital was run while romney was ceo. >> if you are willing to work with me. >> if you're willing to work everybody harder in this election. then i promise, i promise you, i promise you change will come. >> republicans are launching this web ad to hammer home their point this country is worse off now than it was when president obama too

in addition to the first lady maryland governor martin o'malley, house minority leader steny hoyer and former virginia governor tim kaine have all addressed the crowd and o'malley is making his second appearance now. their messages all echo each other. in their words the country is making progress and from their perspective this onvention is important to returning barack obama to the white house. >> while we've made progress we still have a long way to go and we'll only get there if we elect leaders who put results over ideology. i support president obama because he's that kind of a leader. >> in these times of national challenge and profound choice we're really proud to have contributed to what we anticipate will be a great democratic victory in november. >> we know that this will be a well run, orderly and successful convention. [ cheering and applause ] >> and that we will nominate the next president and vice president of the united states of america. let's get on with a wonderful convention. >> joining us now from the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina, fox

maryland governor martin o'malley, house minority leader steny hoyer and former virginia governor and senate candidate tim kaine addressed the crowd. san antonio mayor julian castro gave the keynote address. michelle obama talked about her family and defended barack obama's policies. >> when it comes to rebuilding our economy, barack is thinking about folks like my dad and like his grandmother. he is thinking about the pride that comes from a hard day's work. that's why he signed the lily led better fair pay act to help women get equal pay for equal work. that's why he cut taxes for working families and small businesses and fought to get the auto industry back on its feet. [ applause ] >> president obama watched the first lady's speech in the treaty room of the white house with daughters sasha and malia. >>> republicans are hammering president obama on the national debt which has reached a dubious milestone. wisdom martin has what those numbers mean. >> reporter: last week's republican national convention featured a rolling debt clock. it hit $16 trillion for the first time ever just

here she is with steny hoyer, the number two democrat in the house. >> today's journalists, too often, because it is profitable to do so and it builds audiences see their job not to inform but to incite. to get people riled up. to get their juices running. >> we understand what it is all about. the cable news outlets they have create aid niche in the marketplace. it is very competitive. if some are in the business for entertainment, for example, that's their job. our job ties solis to solve pro. >> people tend to watch the channel that doesn't give them facts. doesn't make them think, but makes them think that their views are the views. they're accurate. and the other guys are bad, dumb, wrong, the enemy if you will. >> reporter: smart, stubborn and ideological opposites, bill mahr and ann coulter did sit down and demonstrated to,0 ed the to,00 trying to bridge the gap. >> you may have thought we were too liberal. >> yes, you still are. >> you have no idea what my thoughts are. all you know is what i am asking you. you may think we were too liberal. but we strove to keep at least a pu

here she is with steny hoyer, the number two democrat in the house. >> today's journalists, too often, because it is profitable to do so and it builds audiences see their job not to inform but to incite. to get people riled up. to get their juices running. >> we understand what it is all about. the cable news outlets they have create aid niche in the marketplace. it is very competitive. if some are in the business for entertainment, for example, that's their job. our job ties solis to solve pro. >> people tend to watch the channel that doesn't give them facts. doesn't make them think, but makes them think that their views are the views. they're accurate. and the other guys are bad, dumb, wrong, the enemy if you will. >> reporter: smart, stubborn and ideological opposites, bill mahr and ann coulter did sit down and demonstrated to,0 ed the to,00 trying to bridge the gap. >> you may have thought we were too liberal. >> yes, you still are. >> you have no idea what my thoughts are. all you know is what i am asking you. you may think we were too liberal. but we strove to keep at least a pu

steny hoyer also mentioned people with disabilities and people are slowly waking up democrats and republican s ths this is a group, a group that is in an age where there's one or two percentage points that could determine the outcome of this election, people are speaking more to people with disabilities just as an example. a lot more needs to be done, but people are becoming more active and i'm so pleased that the democratic party is really taking the lead on advancing these rights. >> all right. ted kennedy, good to see you as always. appreciate it. >> thank you, suzanne. >> and bill clinton owned the night, but his wife was not there to share it with him. she had to watch from a computer screen in east timor and we will tell you what she is saying about the former president's speech. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that co

here she is with steny hoyer, the number two democrat in the house. >> today's journalists, too often, because it is profitable to do so and it builds audiences see their job not to inform but to incite. to get people riled up. to get their juices running. >> we understand what it is all about. the cable news outlets they have created a niche in the marketplace. it is very competitive. if some are in the business for entertainment, for example, that's their job. our job is to solve problems. >> people tend to watch the channel that doesn't give them facts. doesn't make them think, but makes them think that their views are the views. they're accurate. and the other guys are bad, dumb, wrong, the enemy if you will. >> reporter: smart, stubborn and ideological opposites, bill mahr and ann coulter did sit down and demonstrated the to futility of trying to bridge the gap. >> in the old days, u may have felt we were too liberal. those of you that were -- >> yes, you still are. >> you have no idea what my thoughts are. all you know is what i am asking you. you may think we were too liberal.

everybody knows that we are awaiting congressman steny hoyer, minority leader in the house of representatives. and let's listen in on the congressman. i am proud to be here to support president barack obama and vice president joe biden for a second term. my fellow delegates, president obama has spent the last four years seeking the solutions we need to meet our challenges. he has spent his first term focused on building a strong economy and growing the middle class. thanks to his leadership, america's auto workers are back on the job. [cheers and applause] and manufacturers are hiring at levels not seen since the 1990s. but we all know that we need to do more that's why president obama wants to revitalize the manufacturing sector that made our nation great. house democrats share that vision, which is why we have a plan called make it in america. [cheers and applause] make it to invest out educating, out innovating and out building our competitors overseas. a strong america depends on a party. let's review the history. senator mitch mcconnell, the republic leader in the senate said the republi

debbie wasserman schultz, stanley hoyer -- steny hoyer, the governor of north carolina, beverly perdue, as well as the governor of illinois. our guest later on this program will also be speaking, along with jimmy carter, and joe kennedy iii. that is all at 7:00 p.m. at 8:00 p.m. the president of naro along with tammy duckworth , and lincoln cheney, as well as james cliburn, the former majority whip in the house. a longtime member in south carolina. at 9:00 p.m., ted strickland, the former governor of ohio, along with kathleen sebelius, and mayor rohm emmanuel of chicago, along with duval patrick of massachusetts. at 10:00 p.m., governor martin o'malley of maryland, castromayr julian castro, and first lady michelle obama will be speaking. we will begin with a democrat from houston this morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i am very pleased with obama. i am much better off than i was four years ago. you betcha. i have a laundry list of why i think he is better. i will tell you one of them, health care. he promised and delivered on osama bin laden, which makes me feel very

[cheers and applause] >> woodruff: caught the tail end of congressman steny hoyer who is the house minority whip. we believe there's going to be a veterans-related video coming up right now. they are a little bit -- they are tinkering with the schedule a little bit. so we're watching. ♪ >> the vietnam guys we decided to welcome each other home. whenever a vietnam guy meets another vietnam guy we say welcome home. no one says that to us. my name is edward john francis meaghe rerks. i volunteered to go to vietnam. i didn't truly understand what it meant to go to a war zone. it changes you really dramatically. but what you have to do is make sure it changes you for the better and not for the worse. >> i was worried that the troops coming back from iraq and afghanistan were going to get ignored. myself and several friends, vietnam guys, we decided we were going to step up for the last eight and a half years i've been making sure that when the folks come home not only are they welcomed but that they are taken care of. we focus with the critically injured soldiers coming back to walter reed. wh

[cheers and applause] >> woodruff: caught the tail end of congressman steny hoyer who is the house minority whip. we believe there's going to be a veterans-related video coming up right now. they are a little bit -- they are tinkering with the schedule a little bit. so we're watching. ♪ >> the vietnam guys we decided to welcome each other home. whenever a vietnam guy meets another vietnam guy we say welcome home. no one says that to us. my name is edward john francis meaghe rerks. i volunteered to go to vietnam. i didn't truly understand what it meanto go to a war zone. it changes you really dramatically. but what you have to do is make sure it changes you for the better and not for the worse. >> i was worried that the troops coming back from iraq and afghanistan were going to get ignored. myself and several friends, vietnam guys, we decided we were going to step up for the last eight and a half years i've been making sure that when the folks come home not only are they welcomed but that they are taken care of. we focus with the critically injured soldiers coming back to walter reed. when

looking at 8:00, representative steny hoyer of maryland. also, the president of planned parenthood, cecile richards, and congressman barney frank of massachusetts. eric shinseki also be speaking in that hour. in the 9:00 hour, representative chris van hollen, and sandra fluke, who gained public attention for her positions on contraceptives, and the uaw president bob king, and the governor of delaware, jack amrkell. at 10:00, elizabeth warren, and then the presidential nomination speech from former president bill clinton. there will be a vote on the presidential nomination and a roll call of states which we expect to go late into the evening. you can catch that all on c-span throughout the night and you can find out more information on our website. let's look of some of the highlights from last night's convention. we heard from the san antonio, texas, mayor julian castro, and then we heard speeches from the democratic mayor of massachusetts, devak patrick. let's start off with the julian castro, san antonio mayor. ♪ tonight is going to be

hoyer. they were blaming one another for the failure of the chamber to address crucial issues like taxes and jobs and the deficit. all of this against the backdrop of a record low congressional approval rating, according to gallup. watch this. >> there is not agreement right now that we ought to raise taxes in this economy. the best thing we can do is create a job. those 98% of americans and 97% of small business ought not to get a tax increase on january 1. and very frankly, you didn't respond to me, i presume you agree with that. what you don't agree with is that if we don't do it all on something we disagree with, that's what's causing gridlock in congress. that's what is causing this congress to be the least productive congress in which i have served in 32 years. >> gregg: that's the definition of friction, isn't it? let's bring in our political panel, chris is the former chief of staff to senator joe manchin of west virginia. chip joins us, former campaign manager for governor mike huck

also from maryland, representative steny hoyer will speak today but the headliner the first lady was here yesterday for a dry run on the dnc stage. first lady michelle obama preparing for her second convention speech where, instead of trying to convince americans of her husband's character, like in 2008, she will probably be defending his record. the first lady slated to headline the dnc's opening night aims to energy graduates and turn out grassroots supporters in a state struggling with high unemployment. convention-goers spent monday taking in the music at carolina fest as president obama got a look at hurricane isaac damage in louisiana and campaigned in ohio. >> when governor romney had his chance to let you in on the secret sauce of job creation -- [ laughter ] >> -- he did not offer you a single new idea. >> reporter: vice-presidential nominee paul ryan also in north carolina monday a traditionally republican state president obama turned blue in 2008 by a thin margin less than 15,000 votes. >> every president since the great depression who asked americans to send them into a s

., senator john mccain house minority whip steny hoyer mike rogers, and a personal friend to the late ambassador, chris stevens harvey morris. as i said this is developing minute by minute. stay with us for the breaking news coverage all morning long. [ male announcer ] when this hotel added aflac to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ♪ ha ha! [ kimi ] atti and i had always called oregon home. until i got a job in the big apple. becoming a fulltime indoor cat wasn't easy for atti. but he had purina cat chow indoor. he absolutely loved it. and i knew he was getting everything he needed to stay healthy indoors. and after a couple of weeks, i knew we were finally home! [ female announcer ] purina cat chow indoor. and for a delicious way to help maintain a healthy weight try new purina cat chow healthy weight. >>> that's it for us. i'm zoraida sambolin. >> "starting point" begins now. >> good morning to yo

., senator john mccain, house minority whip steny hoyer, mike rogers, and a personal friend to the late ambassador, chris stevens, harvey morris. as i said, this is developing minute by minute. stay with us for the breaking news coverage all morning long. [ male announcer ] when this hotel added aflac to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! until i got a job in the big apple. becoming a fulltime indoor cat wasn't easy for atti. but he had purina cat chow indoor. he absolutely loved it. and i knew he was getting everything he needed to stay healthy indoors. and after a couple of weeks, i knew we were finally home! [ female announcer ] purina cat chow indoor. and for a delicious way to help maintain a healthy weight, try new purina cat chow healthy weight. >>> that's it for us. i'm zoraida sambolin. >> "starting point" begins now. >> good morning to you. once again, a very, very busy news morning. i'm b

so people like steny hoyer, republicans like mike simpson, people who have been around for a while and people who know how to get things done and get votes. guest: you will see it this week when you see the spending bill. some republicans did not like it. a lot of republicans will not be happy. you'll get some democrats to vote with tit. host: bonnie, are you with us? let's move on to dot. hi, dot. good morning. caller: how are you doing? i agree with the previous caller that called about politicians being in office. i don't think they should be able to stay in longer. all this money going out for campaigning. we should put back into the economy. they go on vacation and pass something and do not pass it. they get paid whether we get paid for not. i don't know how i'm going to vote yet. i have not made up my mind. host: thank you for calling, dot. let's get a response from jason dick. guest: there is this kind of stunning realization of how much money is in politics. this is not a cynical view. that money is being poured into local television and radio stations and paying the salaries o

hour, steny hoyer, philadelphia and their michael nutter. chris then holland, sandra fluke, and the governor of delaware will be speaking in the 9:00 p.m. hour, and then finally elizabeth warren, running for senate in massachusetts, and former president bill clinton will give the nominating address this evening for barack obama. then there is the traditional roll call of states. that is coming up, with gavel- to-gavel coverage on c-span radio and c-span.org. we have been talking about the role of first ladies. we have a new series beginning on c-span on the first lady's early next year. here is a preview. [video clip] ♪ >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing about this suffering. >> the white house is a bully pulpit, and you ought to take advantage of it. >> obesity in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> i think i have little antennas that went up and told me when somebody had their own agenda. >> if there is so much influence in that office, it would be

representative steny hoyer will be speaking in the 5:00 p.m. eastern time hour. then, in the 6:00 p.m. hour, governor ben. do, then illinois governor pat quinn, then former virginia governor tim town. in the 7:00 p.m. hour, we'll hear from mayor foxx, who we just spoke to, majority leader harry reid. jimmy carter from video will be president, and joe kennedy the third. then, and nancy keenness -- nancy keenan, tammy duckworth and then represented james clyburn from south carolina will speak. in the 9:00 hour,. strickland, kathleen sebelius, rahm emanuel. then, in the final hour, the maryland governor, martin no mallee -- martin o'malley, who was the talk about in the 2016 presidential contest, perhaps, along with mayor to juliÁn castro from san antonio, and then who will give the keynote address, and as the obama campaign describes her, the closer, michele obama will close out the first night. you will also hear from that to pelosi, carolyn kennedy, lilly ledbetter, and there is a campaign to get betty white to speak at the convention. that was reported this mor

steny hoyer. >> thank you madam leader. what we are seeing this week is a and to a dismal congress. two distinguished political scientists and our country said this. the gop has become an insurgent out liar in american politics. it is ideologically extreme, this massive of political opposition. republicans are leaving town with a stack of unfinished business that the public expects us to get done. chief among them are the need to create jobs and avert the fiscal could set to hit in january if congress fails to act. democrats 7 ready to work with republicans to replace the sequester the imposed last year by reaching a big and balanced solution to deficits. republicans have walked away of compromise every time as those two political scientists have said insisting on putting tax breaks for millionaires a head of a balanced solution. they also have held tax cuts for the middle class hostage to the same cause. instead of wasting time on partisan messaging bills like we have done this week, republicans ought to have used the time to consider the senate's bipartisan farm bill. farmers acro

i'm proud to be a member steny hoyer's work could rights group and a personal cosponsor of congressman john lewis' voter empowerment act of 2012, which i'm sure you're above this morning. we're all working together to make progress in reserve and have votes counted. we need to make sure the public remains informed and vigilant and that is that this morning's panel is all about. .. >> good morning, brothers and sisters. but we wanted thank the chairman knew we heard from this morning for his tireless lead within the congress and within the congressional black caucus as our chairman. we also want to thank our good friend and sister, my classmate, represented did debbie wasserman schulz who you have to probe. i can't tell you that there is no way the start a town hall meeting, the 42nd annual legislative conference without asking our elders permission to speak. we have on the stage with us today one of the founding members of the congressional black caucus to bless this a fair and to bring as greetings. ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters. please welcome representative charles rang

i'm proud to be a member steny hoyer's voting rights group along with any of my cdc collects an original cosponsor of congressman john lewis says voter empowerment act of 2012 compression surely her this morning. while working together to make progress and preserve voters to cast their ballots and have those counts and we need to make sure the public remains informed and vigilant and that is what this morning's panel is all about. remember, justices if any would prevail and that those who defend it remained credulous. tape or can remain resolute and by all means, vote and make sure everyone you know within the sound of your voice and with your arms reach cast their right to though. thank you so much and have a wonderful conference. [applause] >> please welcome the cochair of deceased annual legislative conference, congresswoman gwynne moore and congressman andre carson. i'm also, please welcome congressman charles wrangle. [applause] >> good morning brothers and sisters. we want to thank chairman cleaver who we heard from this morning for his tireless leadership within the congress and w

sandra fluke speak not guilty prime time, elizabeth warren, steny hoyer. as i say in my column in the "new york post," it's like fire and brimstone. this from a party who took god out of the platform. i mean, they turned the stage into a pulpit to call paul ryan and mitt romney immoral. i mean, that's extraordinary charge to make in a political context. >> gretchen: do you think the president should actually use the words hope examine change again? >> no. i think he would be laughed off the stage. we also have to look at within the hall, all of this is very popular. the hall is very -- the delegates are enthusiastic, the core is. the problem, of course, is that the president got 53% of the popular vote last time. he's now at 46 in most polls. so that dropoff is what he has to at least cut in half, as well as keep the turnout up to what it was last time. i think he's rallied the base, but i don't think he's really made any effort yet to reach the independent voters. >> gretchen: does it affect you at all in your analysis of how he does tonight if they move

so yesterday democratic leader nancy pelosi and steny hoyer and other top democrats in the house -- sent a letter to john boehner saying you know what? this is really dereliction of duty. we are not doing our jobs. we are not giving taxpayers their dollars' worth by this kind of a schedule. let's cancel the housebreak. maybe take a couple of weeks or something later on. but let's stay here and get the job done. let's stay here and pass a budget. let's stay here and deal with sequestration. let's stay here and deal with the farm bill. and then maybe we could get on to some other issues like immigration reform or like global warming or like some of the other things that need to be done here, right? no. boehner and cantor said no. it is more important to go out and campaign. is it any wonder that the approval rating of congress is only like 12%? no. the real question is why is it so high? they're so bad. why is it as high as 12%? you would think it would be like 2% approval rating. unbelievable! but we also see for the most part who's totally responsible. it is minute mcconnell republicans

conyers: i would now proudly yield to our distinguished whip, steny hoyer of maryland, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for three minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, in order to compete in today's global economy, we need to attract the best and brightest math and science students from around the world. i think we all agree on that. america, american technologies and internet companies which are far the best in the world, are in need of engineers and scientists. we are not producing enough here. in the long run we need to educate more in stem fields but we need to extend the stem visas so the companies can hire the best combrad wits of american universities. this could be a broadly bipartisan bill. it would pass easily, but once again unfortunately we have chosen a good bill and inserted a partisan poison pill making it impossible to pass the senate or attract broad bipartisan support. how sad it is that's been the history of this congress. that poison pill was of course the elimination of the diversity v

[applause] >> please welcome steny hoyer. ♪ >> good evening my fellow delegates. hello, maryland. i am proud to be here to support president barack obama and vice president joe biden for a second term. my fellow delegates, president obama has spent the last four years seeking the solutions we need. he has spent his first term focused on building a strong economy and growing the middle class. thanks to his leadership, america's autoworkers are back on the job. [applause] manufacturers are hired at levels not seen since the 1990's. we all know we need to do more. that is why president obama wants to revitalize the manufacturing sector that made our nation great. house democrats share that vision, which is why we have a plan called "make it in america." [applause] make it to invest in out- educating our competitors overseas. a stronger america depends on a successful and growing middle class. this election is a moment of truth. the choices we have to make this fall is a critical one. it is not a difficult one. this created last week, mr. romney said he wished president obama had succ

so people like steny hoyer, republicans like mike simpson, people who have been around for a while and people who know how to get things done and get votes. guest: you will see it this week when you see the spending bill. some republicans did not like it. a lot of republicans will not be happy. you'll get some democrats to vote with it. host: bonnie, are you with us? let's move on to dot. hi, dot. good morning. caller: how are you doing? i agree with the previous caller that called about politicians being in office. i don't think they should be able to stay in longer. all this money going out for campaigning. we should put back into the economy. they go on vacation and pass something and do not pass it. they get paid whether we get paid for not. toon't know how i'm going vote yet. i have not made up my mind. host: thank you for calling, dot. jasonget a response from dick. guest: there is this kind of stunning realization of how much money is in politics. this is not a cynical view. that money is being poured into local television and radio stations and paying the salaries of operatives

so people like steny hoyer, republicans like mike simpson, people who have been around for a while and people who know how to get things done and get votes. guest: you will see it this week when you see the spending bill. some republicans did not like it. a lot of republicans will not be happy. you'll get some democrats to vote with it. host: bonnie, are you with us? let's move on to dot. hi, dot. good morning. caller: how are you doing? i agree with the previous caller that called about politicians being in office. beon't think they should able to stay in longer. all this money going out for campaigning. we should put back into the economy. they go on vacation and pass something and do not pass it. they get paid whether we get paid for not. i don't know how i'm going to vote yet. i have not made up my mind. host: thank you for calling, dot. let's get a response from jason dick. guest: there is this kind of stunning realization of how much money is in politics. this is not a cynical view. that money is being poured into local television and radio stations and paying the salaries of ope