expected to face questions about stall negotiations. as well as talk about a tax on a luxury hotel in afghanistan. and the president got a vote of support on libya. good morning on this wednesday, june 29. we begin with getting your take on the latest proposal to cut medicare spending. bywill divide the online s aides this morning. divide up the telephone lines bypa age. we will also take your e-mails and tweets. senator lieberman of connecticut plan wouldurns s increase eligibility to 67 over 12 years. but the americans would pay 100% of premium costs for part b and part d. it would limit medigap coverage, for people to make wiser decision about their health care. and increased premiums from 25% to 35% of program costs. the two senators say that it would save approximately $600 billion over 10 years. transfers to under $50 billion in savings to medicare part a trust fund, doubling its size and iimproving its solvency. it would offer catastrophic medical coverage to protect
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week. he will be replaced by leon panetta. you can watch the retirement ceremony later this week on c- span, c-span.org, and on the c- span video library. it is washington your way. state department legal does notarold kcoe apply to libya. after this two-hour hearing the committee marks of legislation authorizing the libyan mission for a year, but barring ground forces. the hearing will come to order. i apologize for starting a few minutes late. we are here this morning to further examine an issue that we have been debating since it was passed. i think this is a good kid a debate of decades, since the 1970 s. certainly, it has been debated over the course of the last war s with respect to the parts resolution and its role in america s use of force in libya. want to thank all my colleagues for the very constructive manner in which we conducted that discussion over these past weeks. this afternoon, the committee will meet again. i would ask all the members, as you run int
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mr. speaker, the mr. speakf [applause] mr. speaker, the president of the united states. i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting in the president of the united states. [applause] thank you. thank you so much. everybody, please have a seat. mr. speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, distinguished guests, and fellow americans tonight i want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th congress, as well as your new speaker, john boehner. [applause] and as we mark this occasion, we are also mindful of the empty chair in this chamber, and pray for the health of our colleague and our friend gabby giffords. [applause] it is no secret that those of us here tonight have had our differences over the last two years. the debates have been contentious. we have fought fiercely for our beliefs. and that is a good thing. that is what a robust democracy demands. that is what helps set us apart as a nation. but there s a reason the