Sen. Dennis Moore (D-Kan.) says Congress shouldn’t be about Democrats and Republicans, but about taking care of the people and the country. He says that he told this to the president, and believes that despite differences everyone should still be civil and respectful. (0:36)

 

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Democratic Conference vice chairman Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) talking about the latest filibuster situation with the Republican representatives in the Senate.

 

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Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chairman, Chris Dodd, and Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute held a press conference today discussing the housing issue that has been the most discussed issue the past couple of weeks.

All three urged the White House and the Republicans to stop postponing the resolution of the conflict and act now. As each day passes the problem is becoming bigger. Senator Reid also mentioned that the White House should know what is to be done now and not in the future.

 

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President Bush speaks about the national security credentials of Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee for president during a joint press availability at the White House. (1:00)

 

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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (D-MD) discusses the procedural objections by the Republicans to the lack of discussion of the Protect America Act. Hoyer says that the reason the House hasn’t addressed FISA is that Senate Republicans delayed the bill. Moreover, Hoyer says that wiretapping authority will continue to exist under FISA if the Protect America Act is not renewed, and therefore there is no urgency. (8:38)

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Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) says that the terrorist threat still exists, listing some recent terrorist threats and saying the Terrorist Surveillance Program is necessary to protect American and its allies. (0:47)

 

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Congressman John Boehner (R-OH), during a press conference on the Capitol steps after the House Republicans walked out, describes the extensions made to FISA reforms, saying Republicans have attempted to work with Democrats to find common ground. He says that if the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act were to expire, Americans would be at risk. (0:35)

 

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addressed the media following a walkout of the House staged by Republican Representatives this afternoon, regarding the democrats’ lack of urgency to pass the soon to be expired FISA bill.

Pelosi alleged that the “urgency” Bush stressed in his speech regarding FISA this afternoon, was not as pressing as the President made it seem.

Also, Pelosi noted that Bush “manipulated the facts” with FISA and that the democrats were trying hard to get a bill passed. She stressed her hope that a bi-partisan agreement could be reached as soon as possible.

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House Republicans staged a press conference on the steps of the Capitol Building after walking out on a House vote. They decried House Democrats bringing up contempt charges against Josh Bolten and Harriet Miers instead of debating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform bill that passed the Senate Tuesday night and which President Bush has called for passage of. (7:32)

 

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Carly Fiorina, former chairwoman and CEO of Hewlett Packard is a campaign advisor for John McCain speaks about why she is backing the Arizona senator in his campaign for the presidency. (8:02)

 

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