Contention Mounting At Rapid Pace In Congress

TRNS Reporter Leah Valencia investigates the rise of partisanship within both chambers of Congress. (5:57)
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Torture Spawns Terrorism, Says Former General

Former General Bob Gard, who has joined with the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo, says torture is an incentive for terrorism in a conference call Tuesday that announced the launch of what will be a multi-million dollar ad campaign. The ad will urge Americans nationwide to pressure members of Congress to shut down the detention Facility. (0:34)

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Former CBO Chief Says Healthcare Bills Are Not Cutting It

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin says during a conference call Monday hosted by the Galen Institute that while healthcare reform is needed, Congress is not writing a bill that will improve the health care system. (0:29)
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Former CBO Director: Real Healthcare Reform Is Needed

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin says Monday, during a conference call hosted by the Galen Institute, that the public option is not a necessary component of the healthcare reform debate and will not solve the fundamental problems with America's health care system. (0:16)
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Public Option Will Not Spur Competition, Says Former CBO Director

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin said Monday, during a conference call hosted by the Galen Institute, that an increase in competition between health insurance carriers is needed and that a public option will not help in that regard. (0:26)
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Muslim Congressman Says Improved Arab-American Relations Would Be Benificial

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) advocates mending U.S.- Arab relations. The Congressman, who is Muslim, says that a better relationship would lead to a prosperous future focused on interchangeable manufacturing, energy, technology and services. (0:30)
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Expert Says Manufacturing Employers Are Cutting Back Compensation And Benefits

David Andrea, Vice President of Industry Analysis and Economics at the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association, says in a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing Friday that many manufacturing companies are making major cutbacks in employee compensation and benefits. (0:30)
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Jobs Will Go Overseas Without Increased Capital For Manufactures

Robert Kiener, Director of Member Outreach at the Precision Machined Products Association, says in a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing Friday that if manufacturers can not acquire the capital they need for employees, equipment and raw materials due to the credit crisis, consumers will be forced to outsource from overseas. (0:30)


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Ohio Democrat: Get Credit Flowing To Manufacturers

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says in a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing Friday that compromised access to credit is a huge threat and could cause manufacturers to go out of business (0:31)
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Pelosi Says NRCC Comments Were Inappropriate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) counters recent Republican calls for Gen. Stanley McChrystal to “put her in her place” with regards to the war in Afghanistan. Pelosi says the comments made by the NRCC were ill-suited and outdated. (0:19)

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Pelosi: Safety of American People Is Top Priority

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she will respond to the President’s decisions regarding Afghanistan as they are made, but the safety of the American public was a top priority. (0:32)



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ACORN Is Cleaning House Says CEO

Bertha Lewis, CEO of ACORN defends the community outreach organization, Tuesday at a the National Press Club. Lewis says ACORN has internally restructured to prevent future discrepancies. ACORN has recently been abandoned by several political supporters after allegations of financial mismanagement and fraud. (0:35)

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Film Makers Broke The Law, Says ACORN CEO

Bertha Lewis, CEO of ACORN, defends the community outreach organization, Tuesday at a the National Press club. Lewis says film makers defrauded ACORN to make the embarrassing widely circulated videotape that showed workers at ACORN offering advice to two activists posing as a pimp and a prostitute. (0:28)

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ACORN CEO: Denial Of Funds Unconstitutional

Bertha Lewis, CEO of the community outreach organization ACORN, responds to the vote from Congress to deny funding from the organization, calling the move unconstitutional. (0:23)
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Non-Profit Chair Says China Has Will To Turn Green

Peggy Liu, Chairperson non-profit group the Joint U.S.-China Cooperation on Clean Energy, says Friday in a discussion at the Woodrow WIlson Center that China has the desire to turn green and would if it was given instructions for how to do so. (0:10)
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Non-Profit Chair Says China Must Be A Leader Of Sustainability

Peggy Liu, Chairperson of non-profit group the Joint U.S.-China Cooperation on Clean Energy, says Friday in a discussion at the Woodrow WIlson Center that because of China's large population, it must a sustainability leader in the world. (0:20)
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Industry Expert Says China Will Set Curve on Climate Change

Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Duke Energy David Mohler says Friday in a discussion at the Woodrow WIlson Center that China is developing so rapidly that it will be the trail blazer in technologies that deal with climate change. (0:17)
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Pelosi Accuses Republicans Of A Double Standard

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) comments Thursday during her weekly press conference on the harsh rhetoric used by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) on the House floor earlier this week, which accused Republicans of holding a double standard. Grayson came under fire for remarking “If you get sick, America, the Republican health care plan is this: Die quickly. That’s right. The Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick." (0:17)

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Former Homeland Security Official Calls For Increased Cyber Security

Former Homeland Security Advisor Frances F. Townsend called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Monday to focus on cyber security issues in order to prevent acts of terrorism. (0:06)
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Sen. Brown: Climate Change Bill Could Threaten Manufacturing Industry, U.S. Economy

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says that since manufacturing industry is an integral part of the U.S. economy, if threats posed to the industry by the American Clean Air and Security Act are not handled correctly, it could lead to economic decline. (0:12)
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