he didn't pass along many welding skills to me, but he did teach me what hard work was all about. >> that's what my dad taught me, work ethic. >> yep. >> my dad often holding down two, three jobs to support kids that could eat a lot. >> that's hard to believe. >> my two sisters were almost as big as me. >> a busy man this weekend. the bottom of the 5th, nick johnson. so whatever your dad does, honor him today. i think adam dunn had a great comment earlier. he said, to him father's day is not about him being a dad, it's about his dad. i think a lot of us think that way. we love our kids to death and love our families, but it's our dads we're thinking about, especially when they're no longer here with us. that's a fair ball. nick, a great safe, an amazing weekend for him. just put it in play. look at the head down. >> she did make a nice little hop over the ball at the end there. >> don't touch it. >> here's ryan zimmerman. we said this a couple of times today. the nationals are long from being done in this game. and i guarantee you, there's not one guy in the first base dugout who doe

from then on and in the control room, we had a picture of your local ono with his welding outfit on because the last words were to yoko ono. >> how many of you know who yoko ono is? [laughter] and how many have heard yoko ono sing? very good. i would like to move on to the next question. you talked about memories. john, you took the show to the limits, to the white house. we made a trip to berlin right after the fall of the wall. tell us about that. >> we went right back a few months later after the fall. what is memorable for me is the attitudes of some people. they knew in their schools that they had been lied to about world history and relations, because they were receiving soviet propaganda. they were worried about how they would keep up with their west german counterparts when the schools are now integrated. it was very touching to meet the students. there was one soviet student. i asked him about a collectible penn. -- pin. he told me to take it. >> let us take a look at that clip. >> i was watching it on tv. everything changed. i cannot believe it. they showed people in the departmen

it's full of all sorts of interesting people and the speaker has to weld all these people together. it is a very press didges job. the interests of the members. >> what about being a spokesman to the commons? >> absolutely. >> most people, there's -- >> i call it not a spokesman but a representative. and i think there is a representative role for the speaker in this country, in the city, with our academic institutions, colleges, universities. >> does someone need to speak up publicly for the speaker to the nation guest: not necessarily. the speaker is a servant of the house. it is not for him to speak. he carries out the wishes of the house. >> first, let's take a look at what's going to happen today. here's james landdale to take us through proceedings. here,s in members lobby, feast your ice. we don't get a chance to film in here very often. then, at about 2:30 or so behind these closed doors, an mp called allen williams who has basically been around any longer than anybody else, will stand up and invite those to say a few words. the speech is over. now, it's time for a vote. m.p.

. >> we have a picture of yoko ono with a welding outfit on from that time on. >> that sounds like it when she is singing. >> how many of you know who yoko ono is? >> out many have heard her sing? [laughter] good memories? i would like to move on because we talk about memories. john, you took the show to berlin. 1990's, close-up made a trip to berlin after the fall of the wall. talk about the next clip. >> this was a fascinating time. we did programing twice for berlin and we went back after this to see what was happening. the thing that is most memorable for may was the east german students. they were savvy about what was happening in their lives. they knew that in their schools that they had essentially been lied to about world history and world relations. they were receiving soviet propaganda. they were really worried about how they would keep up with their west german counterparts, now that their world for integrated. one of the students, like connected with, he had a pin which was a junior soviet club or something, i asked about that. i said that is quite a collectible. he ticked

>> weld, this fall we have a couple of books coming out from angela davis. we have a collection of essays, her first book that has been published in about four years that covers the nims she is particularly interested in, racism and sexism and industrial complex and particularly interesting publishing with angela is a new edition of the narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave at which contains douglas's narrative as well as essays that were part of a chorus that she hadn't and ucla in the '70s. so it really brings to light up that s.a. and also include new essay written by her this year. we are hoping that people who have read the narrative speefour take a look at this book and the enriched by a new in the old work. we're also publishing the awaken there, and long awaited more by helen wheeler about her life with jack kerouac, lenny bruce, allen ginsberg, in greenwich village in the '60s. she is also involved in the publishing scene in the '50s so it is more than just focusing on kerouac, it presents a bigger picture of literary life i

the business community in south carolina, until richard paul recently ended his career at a global welding and cutting firm where he held positions of senior vice president of strategic planning, senior vice president of information technology and vice president of and took over the directorship of this program. this is one of the reasons we exist, to make the quality of life better for those people especially those who live along the i-95 corridor that so many of us like to talk about is the corridor of shame. we would like to turn that corridor into an oasis of opportunity for those children. and with that, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from west virginia reserves his time. the gentleman from arizona. mr. flake: i thank the chairman. there are a lot of commendable education programs and this sounds like this is certainly one. we are facing a $2 trillion deficit this year alone. i think it be hoofs us as members of congress to make some choices at some time. i think all of us would like to have money for every worthy project, but here is a project that is receiving a lot of money

weld, johan, what do you think? >> summer in between. [laughter] >> fess not a good answer. >> well, it's the beginning of an answer. i honestly think the worst is over but i don't think you'll see a rebound of the u.s. economy in terms of 4% annual growth before 1910 -- into 2010 and so everything that has been happening there is so much support pump into the economy, first of all, by the federal reserve and by now also was sent the fiscal authority is that it is hard to imagine that the economy would go on crumbling and i think a lot of the recent data show that, indeed, the crumbling of the economy as more or less adopt the process of being stalked, but i don't thank you will see a really strong rebound before mid next year. >> i should have said if anyone wants to ask a question feel free, don't wait until the end, march up to the microphone and we will take it from their. having read the book, johan has a free-market philosophy in general. he is not anti regulation like some folks with that label would assume, but he is a real fan o

weld was the disappointment and how did it resolves of? >> guest: initially i wasn't sure if i was going to get their backing and part of it was probably because my own naivete on the social security issue at least in our state. we don't receive social security. there is a huge issue and i hope it's resolved in your time in the house. >> host: who doesn't receive social security? >> guest: teachers don't, they don't receive social security even though ip into it through having wagers and all those kind of things i will receive it. and so i think i answered that question and when i did my interview, but they did come around and support me in the campaign which we were very happy with. they did give money to the campaign, they gave a thousand dollars. but, you know, i do think as much as i love my teachers union and what the attempt to do for educators i do think we need to think out of the box and sometimes if you challenge those clivias people get their feathers ruffled, and so that can put you in hot water with those folks but i happy to

involved in making the steel and making the aluminum for the aircraft, heavy, heavy uses of energy in welding the steel together. if this bill passes, it is a major threat to heavy industry, because it increases the cost of energy. when we increase the cost of ships and planes, we're going to be able to buy less because we aren't going to have enough money in the defense budget to be able to buy as many and in that regard we become more vulnerable as a nation. this bill, while it has not been talked about in this regard is a serious threat to our industrial base and therefore, a threat to the security of our nation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts continues to reserve his time. mr. markey: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. barton: i have been so confused by the parliamentary inquiries. i have lost track of time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas has 13 1/4 minutes remaining. the gentleman from california/massachusetts has 17 3/4 remaining. mr. barton: i yield one minute to

but we will have a briefing and come up with a sketch weld implementation working with you making sureyou were fully informed. >> i appreciate that and look forward to following up with regard to that specifics timetable because right now it's on a very frustrating multi month timetable. mr. chairman, if i could have a couple other questions because this really is important. this is also part of a broader issue obviously with china. and china is clearly the biggest problem worldwide with regard to many products in louisiana another big concern is contaminated seafood. that's not your jurisdiction. i understand that the my plight is it's clearly a pattern with regard to china. what are your thoughts about focusing on this chinese pattern to get some significant new results across the board? >> if i'm confirmed one of the first things i will do is ask for a meeting with their leader of the chinese counterpart at the cpsc which is the administration for quality supervision and quarantine to make clear the importance of china complying with this standard for consumer product safety. i also