Leahy: If Moses Were Nominated, Republicans Would Object, Ask For Birth Certificate

Following President Barack Obama's nomination of Solictor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court Monday, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) predicted that there will be some Republican opposition. Leahy quipped that if President Obama had nominated Moses for the Supreme Court, there would still be those who would object and raise questions over his birth certificate.

Leahy added that he is confident that Kagan will be confirmed after the Senate looks at her qualifications. (0:37)
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Lieberman: Obama Signaling That Energy Independence Is A Priority

Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) says that President Barack Obama's meeting Tuesday with a bipartisan collection of Senators on energy independence is a way for Obama to signal that energy independence is a priority for his administration. (0:29)
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Obama Says His Health Reform Plan Would Cost About $100 Billion

During a short speech on Wednesday, President Barack Obama says his health reform plan would cost about $100 billion per year, but says that it would come mostly come from the $2 trillion already spent annually by Americans on health care. (0:25)

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Pelosi Invokes Kennedy At Health Care Summit

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) remembers the late Senator Ted Kennedy(D-Mass.) at the Presidents Health Summit on Thursday, calling him a 'foot soldier' in the fight for health care for all. She also quotes a letter Kennedy wrote to President Obama on March 5, 2009 wherein the late Senator stated "this is not about details of policy, it is about the character of our country." (0:32)
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President Obama: Democrats And Republicans Have Common Goal Of Eliminating Fraud And Abuse

President Obama said that Democrats and Republicans have found common ground when it comes to eliminating fraud and abuse within the health care system. (0:12)
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President Obama: Health Care Premiums Projected To Double In The Next Decade

President Barack Obama says at the Health Care Summit that premiums for families with health insurance will almost certainly double in the next decade. (0:17)
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President Obama Outlines Options for Middle Class

President Obama outlines steps the administration will take to help middle class Americans. This includes programs aimed at providing easier ways to pay off student loans, elderly care and retirement security. (0:19)
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President Obama Pledges Swift Reponse Effort In Haiti

President Barack Obama explains that he has directed his administration to launch a coordinated effort to assist people in Haiti who are recovering from a massive earthquake that has killed hundreds of thousands of people. (6:37)


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EPA Carbon Ruling No Surprise Says Analyst

David Kreutzer, Senior Policy Analyst in Energy Economics and Climate Change at the Heritage Foundation, says the Environmental Protection Agency’s ruling on the dangers of carbon dioxide is a "non surprise," but a “controversial ruling in the science world” nonetheless. He says President Obama is taking that ruling to the Copenhagen climate change conference to “show some form of progress of cutting C02 emissions.” (0:34)
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Obama's Visit To Copenhagen Will Not Impact Climate Legislation Here

David Kreutzer, Senior Policy Analyst in Energy Economics and Climate Change at the Heritage Foundation, says that President Obama's visit to the Copenhagen climate change summit will have “little impact” on legislation in Congress. But, he says the President’s visit did affect the Environmental Protection Agency's recent findings on the dangers of green house gas emissions. (0:20)
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Copenhagen Conference Is Opportunity For Obama To Show We Are Serious Climate Change

David Kreutzer, Senior Policy Analyst in Energy Economics and Climate Change at the Heritage Foundation, says President Obama is attending the climate change conference in Copenhagen because climate change legislation was one of his major priorities when he began serving as President. Because he made that issue such a high priority, President Obama must attend the conference, says Kreutzer. (0:36)
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Obama Aims To Prove U.S. Interest In Climate Change In Copenhagen

David Kreutzer, Senior Policy Analyst in Energy Economics and Climate Change at the Heritage Foundation, says President Obama is attending the Copenhagen climate change summit to “make a case that the United States is dealing with climate change differently than the previous administration." (0:21)
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Obama Going To Copenhagen 'Empty Handed,' Says Analyst

After climate change efforts have stalled in Congress, Senior Policy Analyst Ben Lieberman with the Heritage Foundation, offered words of advice to President Obama as he shows up in Copenhagen "empty handed."

“My grandmother used to say ‘whenever you visit someone you shouldn’t come empty handed.’ As the American delegation heads to Copenhagen, they don’t have the legislation that they wanted or regulations towards some step of climate regulation,” said Ben Lieberman, Senior Policy Analyst with the Heritage Foundation, during a panel discussion at the National Press Club. (0:31)
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Obama's Nuclear Nonproliferation Leadership Is A Potential "Game Changer"

Deepti Choubey, Deputy Director of the Nonproliferation Program at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace, says President Barack Obama's leadership on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament has the potential to be a "game changer, but no touchdown's have been scored yet." (0:17)
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Expert Says U.S. Can Show Control By Leaving Afghanistan Intact And Soon

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Scholar Gilles Dorronsoro says Monday that the United States needs to show Pakistan that the U.S. has control in Afghanistan. He suggested the U.S. exercise that control by leaving Afghanistan self-sufficient, and within the next few years. (0:33)
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Obama Touts Health Care Victory, New Iraqi Election Law

President Barack Obama praised the House of Representatives Sunday for passing the Affordable Health Care for America Act the previous night.

The president added that he was "absolutely confident" the Senate will pass similar legislation.

Obama also discussed a new election law recently passed by the Iraqi parliament that establishes national elections next year, a step that the president says will pave the way for the eventual withdrawal of U.S. forces. (4:55)
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Obama Remarks On Fort Hood Shootings, Cautions Against Speculation

In an address Friday, President Barack Obama orders that flags be flown at half staff until Veterans Day in remembrance of those killed at Fort Hood on Thursday. Obama cautions against speculation about the mass shootings, but says that the White House will provide updates about the shootings as available. (1:32)
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House Republican Conference Radio Row: Pennsylvania Rep. Says Obama Must Play A More Active Role In Health Care Debate

U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Penn.) says it's time for President Obama to "step up" on health care reform and play a more active role than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). (0:32)
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House Republican Conference Radio Row: 3 Million Jobs Lost Since Stimulus Package, Says Ohio Rep.

Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says that since the stimulus package was passed the U.S. has lost 3 million jobs. (0:09)
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Obama Should Object Over Ahmadinejad's Upcoming Visit To Brazil

International attorney Robert Amsterdam says that President Barack Obama should express displeasure to Brazilan President Luiz Lula over the fact that Lula has invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit his country next month. Amsterdam, who recently returned from a visit of his own to Brazil, says that Lula is using the "politics of opportunism" to distance his nation politically from the United States. (:34)
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