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provide c-span2 viewers as a public service. >> here is testimony from secretary of state antony blinken, his first appearance before the house community on his -- house committee on his new cabinet position. this is just under two hours. in a moment, with house rules, >> all produce of interest to keep themselves muted when not speaking. the host will mute. remembers are responsible for unmuting themselves any time they wish to be heard. it may take a few seconds for your microphone to unmute. keep that in mind when speaking. a time keeper will monitor the time for this hearing. i...

in a moment, with house rules, regulations, all participates are asked to keep themselves muted and while not actively engages in the discussion which should help limit echoes. the host will mute. remembers are responsible for unmuting themselves any time they wish to be heard. it may take a few seconds for your microphone to unmute. keep that in mind when speaking. a time keeper will monitor the time for this hearing. if you're joining virtually you can switch your personal view in the upper right corner of your screen to stage view. you can pin the timer by hovering your curser and...

that a tax on me or is it not? a moment ago you said there was no tax. but that's not a tax? >> no. >> for us to say that you have got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase. what it is saying is that we aren't going to have other people carrying your burdens for you. >> under the dictionary, a tax, usually a charge of money imposed by authority on person or property for public purposes. >> the facts you looked it up the decksary, it indicates to me you are stretching a little bit or you wouldn't have gone to the dictionary to check on the d...

that a tax on me or is it not? a moment ago you said there was no tax. but that's not a tax? >> no. >> for us to say that you have got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase. what it is saying is that we aren't going to have other people carrying your burdens for you. >> under the dictionary, a tax, usually a charge of money imposed by authority on person or property for public purposes. >> the facts you looked it up the decksary, it indicates to me you are stretching a little bit or you wouldn't have gone to the dictionary to check on the d...

courthouse steps. [chanting] >> the supreme court upholding the loved and hated and certainly controversial individual mandate. the justices labeling it a tax, that is despite congress and president obama insisting that it is not. >> madam secretary, i have a direct question for you. on the individual mandate penalty, is it a tax? >> i am not a lawyer so i'm not -- i'm not equipped to answer that question. >> so when the director stated before the house budget committee that the individual mandate penalty is not a tax, president obama has publicly stated that it is not a tax, yet you...