You are the only person there in the present. And with thank you from heaven. Here is what is interesting. The first part the inside of the cover. Tom brokaw has had a fortunate life, culminating in his 22 years as the anchor of the nbc news. You are living a glorious life. It could not be better. Given where i started in life, a workingclass family, we moved around a lot. And then we ended up with a construct of luck. I met meredith when we were 15. It took a while for us to get connected, but it was a match made in heaven, frankly. It has been going on for 53 years now. Then i was able to work my way up to the various rungs of broadcast journalism. I started when they were desperate for people. The network news blew up overnight. They had to get correspondence. I would briefly to atlanta, i was in the middle of the civil rights, working for a big station. Charlie local television. Tom i right there just in time for Ronald Reagan getting the nomination for republican governor of calif
Manual only says that sensitive but unclassified data cant be emailed outside the i. R. S. Network. But it says nothing about an outright prohibition. In other words its bad practice, but its not prohibited. And it clearly didnt stop lois lerner from lurning the tshfrom returning the confidence of the American People. As i said at the offset, congress has a responsibility to protect taxpayers, just avoiding a repeat of past failures cannot be our ambition. So lets put commonsense safeguards if place, shine the light of the transparency on the i. R. S. And provide greater accountability to the American People. The i. R. S. Email Transparency Act does just that. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from wisconsin reserve. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. Mr. Lewis mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Lewis i rise in support of house bill 1152, the i.
Of that this morning. Republicans, 202 7370002. Emocrats, 202 7370001 independence and all others, 202 6280205. Send us your thoughts via toast social media, http twitter. Com cspanwj, and email us, journal cspan. Org. First i want to begin with David Drucker joining us on the phone this morning. Lets begin with what we heard on the sunday talk shows yesterday from House Speaker john boehner. What did he have to say . Well, friday afternoon, evening, he said he did not expect a clean debt ceiling bill to be brought, that there were not enough republican votes to get through. Senate republicans are not going to provide the votes that will be necessary for a 60 vote bill to get the clean debt ceiling through the senate, that is what they are telling me. Given all the speculation over the last week that this was something he would do, it is possible he felt that he needed that he will do something on the debt and the deficit. Whatts show our viewers he had to say when he was on abc this w
But he technically did win white women. Not this white woman. Not the white woman i speak with. [ laughter ] stephanie yes, the president won women by double digits. But, yes, the white women apparently love that mittens. Hum. Stephanie here she is in the current news Jacki Schechner. Good morning, everybody. The president and Vice President are scheduled to meet with state governors at the white house today just after 10 00 am eastern to talk about ways to balance the budget then at 12 30 the president s first postelection interrue. Anticipate plenty of discussion about the counteroffer on the fiscal cliff. And the gop would avoid toxin creases for everyone including the 1 . And endorse 1. 4 trillion in cuts and adjustments to medicare, Social Security and other mandatory programs. The white house says it does not pass the test of balance and sticks the middle class with the bill. Nancy pelosi will file the discharge position that we talked about yesterday, and that would force a vote
America. In the work to be done now, may they rise together to accomplish what is best for our great nation and indeed for all the world. For you have blessed us with many graces and given us the responsibility of being a light shining on a hill. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentlelady from hawaii, ms. Gabbard. Ms. Gabbard i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas rise . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute.