in which the city ceases to exist and i love new york, i heart new york really responded to what wasn anxiety about that, i think, for new yorkers. you know, many new yorkers wore i heart new york and embraced the campaign and identifying with i love new york with the idea that there was something kind of in the urbanity and, you know, the cosmopolitan nature, glaser i write about this was really playing around with the font of the campaign, the kind of gritty newspaper-style font and the softness of the heart and that juxtaposition and the early newspaper -- sorry, print and television campaign featured prominently broadway stars and broadway shows from cats, from chorus line, from some of what remained to be some of the great -- the great musicals and productions that were -- many of which originated in the '70s and early '80s and annie and other things and so there was also, you know, this -- characters from those performances gave those services for free and so there was also a sense of the great creativity and vitality of new york in association with broadway and times square so

a longtime new york governor. new york city civic benefactor. social reformer. nearly president in 1812 over madison, but for the then swing state of pennsylvania. but clinton has to be credited for seeing the wisdom of the erie idea and then attaching himself very early to the effort. he becomes its chief promoter. and clinton is of very popular leader. a scrupulously honest. not something we often see in public officials. but at the same time he was a careless and often reviled politician. he left astounding public attacks roll off his back. and he is the single individual who guides the legislative approval, its financing, and its popular support. if clinton had taken any of that many outrageous assaults against them were succumbed to self doubts arguably you might say that we could be living in a nation that peters out somewhere years of the mississippi. we might not have a cousin to the west by the eerie canal. interest to the captain's own nation. spanish from the south. english and french from the north. even russian influence from the northwest might not

new york's namesake city new york city had recently displaced philadelphia as the largest city and was taking control of the american in fields, a driver as an accounting houses across the atlantic the words new york were becoming equivalent to economic opportunity for laborers, speculators and pro industrialists alike. and yet until this fine morning new york was no more assured of becoming the empire state and west virginia, pennsylvania or even ohio, south carolina or to one way. nor was the nation assured of becoming the global empire it remains. nikkei-225 the u.s. were so plural and few, not a single nation state but sought a states were a constitution limited federal government and as late as 1865 walt whitman and proclaimed with verbal plurality, the united states with a useful political stuff most needed poets, as opposed to needs poets. abraham lincoln declaring the union as getty. change the back -- at gettysburg changed the verbiage. in a sea to shining sea continental nation the paychecks are still a dream, the land was harassed and access to and control was limited. the l

the gentleman from new york. mr. king: i yield 90 seconds to the the gentleman from california and a member of the committee, ranking member on the committee, mr. lungren, 90 seconds. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: i thank the gentleman for yielding. some may wonder why someone from california would be here supporting an amendment that appears to be directed towards assisting the other side of the country. it is because of the success of the program to this point. that is, this is not only for the city of the new york but it is for that entire region and it has been shown how it can be replicated in other parts of the country. also, the greatest concern i have of an attack by terrorists who wish to do us ill would be a nuclear attack of some sort in one of our major metro areas. the interdiction capabilities of this program could prevent a bomb from entering new york or from leaving the city to head to other parts of the region or nation and its lessons can help other cities around the country w

there are not very many similarities between how new york city based on new york state built the erie canal and how the federal government now might support infrastructure projects. however, there is one very important similarity, or one way in which the erie canal i think can help inform the debate about whether the federal government should be creating a national infrastructure bank to fund infrastructure objects. . . . >> there is really no good route and he wound up, jesse hawley is his name, another connecticut native who tried to find his fortune in the west, winds up in debtor's prison, under a pseudonym writes the argument -- newspaper essays, arguing for and proposing and arguing for a canal across new york state directly to lake erie and it was actually his idea but dewitt clinton picks up the idea, three years later, and he is the guy that makes the erie canal happen and if you know anything about dewitt clinton he is a long time new york city mayor, new york state lawmaker, a congressman, a -- one of the canal commissioners, eventually and a long time new york governor, an

new york's namesake city, new york city, had recently displaced philadelphia as the nation's largest city and was taking control of the young american economy. infield drawing rooms and counting houses across the atlantic the words of new york were becoming equivalent to economic opportunity for laborers, speculators and proto- industrialist alike. and yes, until this fine morning, until the fall morning, new york was no more assured of becoming the empire state dan was virginia, pennsylvania, or even ohio, south carolina or illinois. nor was the nation assured of becoming the global empire it remains. in 1825, the united states were still twirl and a few, not a singular nationstate but sovereign states with a constitutionally limited federal government. as late as 1885, walt whitman proclaimed with morality of the united states remained full of poetic stuff, mostly poets as opposed to need poets. abraham lincoln declaring the union at gettysburg finally change the grammar and the perception in the 18 '60s. in 1825 the seed onto a cd shining sea continental nation of patriotic songs

the gentleman from new york. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i yield four minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from new york, the chairperson of the rules committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized for four minutes. ms. slaughter: thank you, mr. speaker. and today i want to speak about the senseless killing of a good man, as he was volunteering as an usher in his place of worship. dr. george tiller was shot to death as most of us know at his church in wichita, kansas, on the 31st of may. a single gunshot fired by a man who apparently has a long history of animosity to the women's right to choose, ended the life of a man who has dedicated his life to helping others and was a stark reminder to all of us a raw emotion surrounding this issue. in the days since the arrest of the shooter we have now heard reports that even more violence may be planned against doctors who believe in choice. and while this kind of violence is deplorable, it seems to me that this act is particularly villainous because it

most people in new york state is viewed through new york city. they think of broadway, the statue of liberty and think about all the great things that is indeed new york city and is in many real ways new york. and new york is all of that, but it's much more as well. in my part of the world, in my part of new york state, it's the st. lawrence river, the add ron dack mountains and park. the largest publicly held park in the lower 48 states. it's beauty, natural wonder. and it's great people. it's not a metro. it's small towns, villages and hamlets with very indust tryous and very proud and kind people. for all of our natural beauty, for all of it that causes us to be proud, it's a region that has long been confronted by economic challenges, closed factories, abandoned mills, failing farms, declining populations. in our part of the world, and i can't speak for the coast of california where the gentleman represents, and i know he does that proudly, economic development is something different. it's something that we take very seriously, but it has to

the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: how much time do i have left, mr. speaker? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york has 10 1/2 minutes. mr. nadler: i won't take that, but i yield myself the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, we ask every member of our armed services, 2.6 million men and women in the active and reserve forces, to be willing to lay down their lives for our country, in defense of our foo freedom, need be and they are willing to do that every time, whether in iraq or afghanistan or anywhere else around the globe, that a member of our armed services is killed in action, there is a grieving family a lover a wife, a husband a wife, a mother, a father, a son, a daughter, all of these, whose -- who are grieved and can never be made up. sometimes we accept that memorial day, forget about -- we sometimes except at memorial day, forget about that we don't don't think about it too much. we ought to think about it, our freedoms ar

gentleman from new york, mr. hinchey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for three minutes. mr. hinchey: thank you, madam speaker, and i want to thank chairwoman slaughter for yielding me this time. i'd like to commend chairman mollohan for doing an outstanding job with this year's commerce, justice and science bill. and i intend to vote for it, support it enthusiastically. i know that he had to make some hard choices and i am pleased that he was able to fund nearly all of the administration's requests for the national science foundation in particular. however, a provision in the report concerning materials research has just been brought to my attention and i am hopeful that as this bill moves to conference we might be able to address this language. the basic research and fundamental science funded by the national science foundation are vitally important to the future of our nation. however, there is language in the report eliminating the president's proposed increase in the n.s.f.

he writes for "the new york times." here that cornell and he has done this economic national is the second book he has done for us and it's a collection, pieces about how to think about the current prices through economic terms. he helps people with their vocabulary to help them understand all the garbage that you hear in the news, just sort through it. been on the other side you have tom sold to a conservative economist out of the hoover institution in california, a very widely respected. both of these men are enormously respected. we said we would like you to write a book on what's happening in the economy and he said without a doubt i need to write about the housing crisis because in his opinion the housing crisis is what precipitated the entire economic boom bust. >> so we have some travel, we have the economy and we have this book by chris mooney about science in america. >> chris mooney is a science journalist and he wrote a book for us to couple years ago called the republican war on science. and now he has moved

the state of new york did not have it, and connecticut did. and they document the difference and the response, in that very organized region of our country. it was vivid. 211 was a very successful response in the state of connecticut. it was well documented, the concerns that occurred in new york. >> have a category for a hit in long island in 1998 that displaced hundreds of residents. the question is, for this densely populated area, if you do not have a number to dial to get informations, if your electricity is severely compromised, if you do not have the right shelter plan, and if the only fema housing plans are what they are today, trailers, we're in for a very serious situation, here. that is why this committee continues to work. we will continue to work. but it is just a matter of time. and i do not know how much more akin to personally to impress upon people how insufficient some of these -- held real some of these caps are, and what catastrophe lies ahead, should a hurricane slammed into one of these densely populated urban and low-lyi

station of new york. the members travel around the state giving presentations, promoting the importance of self-advocacy for people with disabilities, general awareness of disability related illness and the importance of full community inclusion of people with disabilities. this is important work and i'm so pleased we have these volunteers back home in my congressional district. mr. speaker, we realize that as this current economic downturn puts millions of americans at risk, the need for volunteers and national service will be more important than ever. the recently signed edward m. kennedy serb america act expands the americorps programs to incorporate some 250,000 volunteers each year. it is important to recognize the commitment of these volunteers so that future generations will continue to support the ideal of national service. the strength of our nation depends upon individuals who take action toward building better communities. we observed americorps week may 9 through may 16. americorps week provid

gail collins writes inside "the new york times," "love parte." on behalf of the people of illinois and new york, i would like to think south carolina for giving us mark sanford. finally, a governor who is where the band rod blagojevich and less responsible than eliot spitzer. really, we are relieved. she goes on to say that he was widely regarded as a republican presidential contender. many have forgotten this, but for a while in 2008 he was a serious candidate to be john mccain's running mate. we now stopped briefly to contemplate that possibility that there were even worse options then sarah palin. now he has become the second gop hopeful in the week to do a swan dive off the adultery cliff. if they do not drop it, pretty soon the youngest contender will be 75. can this joins us from riverdale, maryland, on the independent line. caller: good morning, mr. sculley. i believe that public officials private lives should be just that, private. however, when you have politicians like mr. sanford and senator bentsensign, who were so vehement in public

the state of new york did not have it, the state of connecticut did. and the documented difference in the response in that very urbanized region of our country was vivid, and 211 was very successful in their response in the state of connecticut. and it's well documented, the concerns that occurred in new york following 9/11. >> and i just want for the record in 1938 a category four hurricane struck long island. it destroyed 75,000 buildings and displaced thousands of residents. so the question is for these highly densely-populated areas, if you don't have a number to dial to get information, if your electricity is severely compromised, if you don't have the right sheltering plans, and if the only fema housing plan or still what it is today, fema trailers, we are in for a very serious situation here. and that is why this committee continues to work. and we will continue to work, but it is just a matter of time. and i don't know how much more i can do personally to impress upon people how insufficient some of these, i mean, how real some of these gaps ar

you do when it mccain protest to "the new york times" about your coverage? and the questionnaire was referring to the page one story in the new york times earlier in the campaign about mccain hinting, i want to be fair, alleging, hinting in suggesting is the best word, suggesting that john mccain might have been having an affair with a female of bids. this was story -- this was based on to unnamed sources. so bill keller, the guy who runs "the new york times" was asked about this and wanted to listen carefully to his answer -- he said my first candidacy when they do that is to run the toughest mccain story we have gone and put on the front page, just to show them that they can get away with it. now, i am not saying that is why "the new york times" ran a dark and gloomy and depressing story of michelle obama on page one, but you know what, it might be. it might be. so what can we do about this? to try to make things better. first we have to know is that there's no conspiracy at work here. i worked as cbs news for 20 years, i know what i'm talking about. katie

host: from inside of the front page of "new york times -- from "the new york times," "security forceslashed with thousands of protesters." republican line, good morning. caller: how are you doing? i was a democrat all of my life. i became a republican during the presidential election. our president is not saying a word and these people are dying left and right. i have supported freedom my entire life. we need out there and say something for these people that want to fight for freedom for their country. i am appalled. that is why i became a republican. i am appalled that he has not said something for these people. i watched the woman on your -- i could not believe how she was shot. i am sure that there are a lot more being killed. our president is now saying anything. host: what should he say? what do you want him to say? caller: you know what? we should go in there and get them. when i was a democrat my whole life, of president bush, you know, when he was in office, he fought for democracy. that is what i see every day in this country. what he is not doing -- he is making it worse. he

new york city has excellent coverage but because of the economic conditions of these states, new york state has had to cut funding. as you talk about the urgency in this metropolitan areas, the other comment that i would make -- you have an outstanding chard showing the growth in call volume, the public needs to understand that these are people, and during hurricane katrina, those were people whose lives were being saved by the volunteers. we had rooftop rescue, connecting people to the appropriate government entity, the most vivid example was joe thomas's wife. she took a phone call from a man who found his mother's body. there was no one else to call. your urgency to continue this funding speaks to the need of the american people and i want to thank you for that. >> is there any closing comment? >> having spent a few years doing this, i understand that there is not a lot of advocacy -- consistent advocacy on the disaster -- on disaster response. one thing that we have seen as i know that you are focused on hurricanes, that is your geography and that is a big threat, but over the las

. >> first call for our guest up in new york. she is liz garbus of hbo. harlem, new york. suzanne, republican caller. hello there. >> good morning. hi, liz. i'm a fan of your work and i just wanted to know whether or not you mentioned something about that we're not at war anymore so, i mean, most people do consider us, this country, still engaged in a war on terror and also is it relevant at all that you're producing partner for the past ten years has 11 laurie kennedy, who is a far left wing activist? i was wondering if you could, you know, at least be honest about your political background of your company and kind of left wing agenda that you have. thank you. >> what do you say, liz garbus? >> i didn't mean to say we weren't at war. certainly there's a war going on in iraq, there's a lot of military activity going on in many regions so i didn't mean to indicate we were not at war. what i meant when i said the so-called war on terror is that's what it was called during the bush administration and currently today we aren't calling it the war on terror. that was more of a s

it's too bad it didn't lead to acts of honest journalism in the "new york times." which by the way, it should be pointed out was as much a victim of durante's reporting as those people who read the paper. back to the 1930's now. 1934, brew -- bruno richard hauntman. he played a major role, probably the major role in the kidnapping and murder of charles lindberg jr., the infant son of the most famous man in the world at the time. there are some reputable authors and historians who have since questioned hauptman's guilt. they have offered other perpetrators, and sometimes in very convincing manner. i repeat, hauptman probably did it. as far as journalists were concerned though, haupnman definitely did it. he certainly seemed a good choice. i will quote here from all the news unfit to print. hauptman was a german and the germans had been our foe in world war i. his features were coarse, his speech guttural. he had entered the united states illegally. he had a criminal background, resorting to burglary, at a time when he couldn't find work as a carpenter. there was, as

it was the governor of new york thomas dewey. [laughter] >> which presented a problem for the maitre d' and they were lucky, they were able to seat dewey and truman far apart. everywhere they went in new york by the way they took cabs. harry parked the car at the waldorf and they took cabs everywhere they went unlike most tourists they didn't have trouble getting a cab because as soon as a cabbie would recognize that harry truman was trying to wave him down, they'd pull over in droves. they had no trouble getting a cab. incidentally, my wife and i did stay at the waldorf two days and we were not comped. we were upgraded, though. we did get upgraded. they gave me that at least. on the drive home, a state trooper named manly stampler, a great name for a cop, a state cop in pennsylvania, manly stampler -- he pulled harry over on the pennsylvania turnpike for careless driving. harry liked to hang out in the left lane and in pennsylvania you have to stay to the right except to pass. and so harry was in the left lane and there was a --

nadler of new york. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from new york and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield myself three minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. nadler: mr. chairman, i rise in support of my amendment which i authored with representatives me chaud and carolyn maloney. it is the debbie smith program and corresponding decrease in general operating expenses in the office of justice. unlike eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence, d.n.a. provides assurance and has resulted in the conviction of countless perpetrators of violent crimes and freed hundreds of innocent people. we can identify the guilty and exclude the innocent with certainty with just a little biological evidence and a scientific test. the problem, of course, is they have to collect their biological evidence, do that test and record the information. if you do not, the power of d.n.a.

the gentleman from new york. mr. rangel: i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, chairman neil. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. neal: thank you very much. i want to commend chairman waxman and chairman markey who have aterpted to forge a consensus. the bottom line is, this will make america less dependent on foreign oil. despite protestations to the contrary from the other side, there's an element on the other side that rejects to this day the concept of climate change and global warming. it's difficult to find middle ground if there's a side that simply rejects the science of our times. part of our job in leadership and governing is to make some difficult decisions and indeed some very tough choices this climate change bill we have before us today makes those tough choices for our future and our children's future. it's in the interest of america , but just as importantly, it's in the interest of the world. america leads the way, and this is an oppo

both instances, washington said i want to campaign to take new york city. and he argued with washington, we can't succeed, we cannot succeed in an attack on new york city. the british have held it too long. they have had 6 years to prepare their defense, we cannot win. but he had been ordered by louis xvi, they fer to washington, do what he wants. so after that conference, at the weathers field conference, he agreed we will attack new york. washington rode back to west point, thinking that would be the next item on the agenda, but as soon as washington rode back, rode away, wroteshallow root to the admiral of the french fleet in the caribbean asking him to bring his fleet north, not to new york, as washington expected, but to the chesapeake, because rauchambeau saw the possibility of trapping it. and that is exactly what happened. one last thing, there has been a debate since the moment of the peace settlement ending the war, over whether britain could have won this war. for upgrade many people, the idea that britain could not have won the war was attractiv

of new york state energy research and development authority. projects that found us utilizing our wind, our sun, our earth, our soil, and our water enabled us to create energy supplies for new york state. hydroken netic power that was produced simply by the turn by lens of the east river along the shortline of the island of manhattan is there as a demonstration project. and r&d project that as a prototype holds promise, great promise when deployed into the manufacturing and commercial sectors. the opportunity for geothermal where i witnessed at the culinary institute of america, six new dorms and lodges as they are referred to utilizing geothermal as an energy source. and using the constant temperature of the earth far below us was a simple and novel idea, almost cavelike in its concept, but it is providing modern day usage. and certainly wind, solar, p.v., all being utilized in new york state as much as 1,100 megawatts worth of wind power. this is possible. it's very possible. and the jobs that we can create are countless as we go forward and

meeks of new york. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522, the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. meeks: thank you, madam chair. i rise today with an important amendment to h.r. 2410, the foreign relations authorization act for fiscal years 2010, 2011. we here in the united states understand all too well that it takes more than just passing laws to ensure equal access to prosperity. it took decades of constant pressure and struggle to get the legal right to full participation of african-americans in our american democracy. yet we realize that our work is far from over in our great nation. racial discrimination is a sobering reality both here in the united states and in the rest of the world. we understand that we cannot throw stones from a glass house. but instead we must work with -- work in a tandem with our neighbors to ensure that all citizens in our hemisphere are unfettered by discriminatory practices now and the vestiges of those practices of the past. it is in

they got wane in new york take 2-3.ow they have to see if they can do damage against the jays here at nationals park, tonight, tomorrow night and sunday afternoon. zoom in. johnny holliday along with phil wood. brandon knight has taken a -- ray knight has taken a couple of days off. the series in new york has put a fire in the entire town as far as what this ball club is capable of doing. when you went up there and shutout the yankees for the first time at home this year, only the second time all season long, do you it with a guy named craig stammen, things are going pretty, darn good. >> stammen gets his first major league victory the night after john lannan impresses his parents in the stands. he takes 2-3. he probably should have won all three games. he was swept three in tampa, but held your own in all three of the games. this is a club that when they took on the yankees, clearly didn't have their hitting shoes on. it hardly mattered. they took 2-3 despite hitting .212 for the series. >> a couple of home runs up in

of course,, thsk a new york city public school. it was under the ejiss of joel kline, the chancellor of the board of education and had the same curriculum of all the other schools, it just always taught arabic. now, we embarked on this story. debbie had been given a hard time in the press, and we thought that the doe and people who were involved would come talk to us. but everywhere there waws lot of, we won't talk about this. the department of education wouldn't talk to us about the case. there was a group that was formed that was stop the mad drassa. they wouldn't talk to us. so you find that even when you're making a film about free speech not everyone is so willing to talk to you. host: let's hear from new jersey now. caller: hi. how are you doing? host: good. caller: it's certainly an interesting topic. my assessment is that in often cases it's misinterpreted. i think one has to look at who wrote this into the constitution and why. and i believe that it was the people giving themselves the right to protest the government, whic

>> guest: we were living in new york. we had two small kids, i was teaching, i was working at a day care center, and we decided we had to do it, and we came back to chicago with our lawyer and stayed with my younger brother for a night and then walked ourselves into 26th and california which is where the cook county court is. >> host: did you alert them ahead of time? >> guest: my lawyer did. the state's attorney at the time was richard daley, and my attorney tried to make a deal, and he wouldn't make a deal, so we just hurled ourselves at the mercy of the court. >> host: you being, you both you and bernadine dohrn. >> guest: yeah, and she'll be here in a moment, so she can speak for herself. >> caller: i don't want to seem negative, but, you know, this is a public show, and you seem to be filly busting the public's comment by all your comments. bill, i think one thing that isn't being mentioned here was why we got in vietnam. i was marching in the peace marchs in washington, and we used to call it the rockefeller war, th

also, "the new york post." inside "the new york daily news" has this photograph. from inside "the new york post" -- they reprint his remarks. he said, "there's nothing i can do, but i will live with this pain for the rest of my life. i apologize to my victims. i am sorry. i know that does not help you, your honor. thank you for listening." caller: my question is -- reggie walton is report about the sexual abuse in prison, i am concerned about the number of rapes being reported. a lot of the men that are being raped, some of them are being infected with hiv and aids. when they come out of the prison, they are sleeping with these different women. host: that is one of the points that he mentioned. 95% of those incarcerated in u.s. prisons ultimately leave jail in move back into society. caller: this is a big problem. what will the of administration do to try to curb this? the african american community, especially the black women, are being infected with this. i am not infected, thank god, but there are so many that are. as far as the hon darhondurans e concerned, ho

the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished the gentlelady from new york, ms. slaughter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized for one minute. ms. slaughter: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank my colleague, mr. nadler. i want to close my portion here reminding people of what a terrible thing has happened in this country of a man who was simply doing what he was allowed to do, what he was trained to do. i think perhaps i should state it for the record, too, that third trimester abortions are less than 1% and even roe v. wade says that after the first trimester that the state has an interest and that it takes two doctors as well as it does with a third trimester. these are oftentimes babies that have been desperately wanted and planned, but in order to save the health of the mother or to prevent her from carrying a toxic fetus that has already expired it's sometimes necessary to do it. it's not a whim. it's not something that women do. i think any

has gaps at the highly urbanized area blacks were shaking your head, new york, new jersey. is it pennsylvania? >> that is correct. >> and is that kentucky, west virginia? >> kentucky, south dakota, wyoming, the western states but on the eastern seaboard and the reason i raise this issue at this hearing in the beginning of the season is the production site seen or the feeling about the season because the storms have been so intense in the gulf coast there is some sense that this is the east coast time and i just need to reinforce i know people in the northeast haven't had a storm for a long time but there are some significant studies that show what will happen if there is, and it is not a pretty picture. and in 1938 there was a major storm that hit all my mind, and you can just understand and think about the population was and what it is today. 80 deer sophos -- 80 years plus later. and in that highly urbanized area they're virtually is no communication of people outside of your 911 if you want to report an emergency. but in terms where you can get shelter and where you coul

maloney of new york. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 572, the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. mrs. maloney: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment would provide guidance and oversight to the federal voter assistance programs, efforts to increase ballot access for military and overseas voters. i would like to thank the distinguished chairman skelton for his support of this amendment. the voter assistance program, which is part of the department of defense, is the government's primary entity for assisting overseas voters access to the ballot. including men and women serving in the military and americans living abroad who are our unofficial ambassadors. with the global economy, more and more americans will be living abroad and we need to make sure that their voices and votes are counted. while the state department cannot give an exact number, there are estimated to be between four milli

i say, no, no, no, i have to read "the new york times." how could you be informed? and they say, you must be kidding, and then they'll say something snide, judith miller. she, as you might remember, is "the new york times" reporter who laid out the prim roads path into war in iraq. and i say, yeah, but there's stuff there that i need to know. and they say what, and my oldest son will always say, you know, if you spent that hour a day reading a novel, you'd be much more educated than reading "the new york times." but frankly, i'm not giving it up, i've got to have it in print, and he says, no, it's all going to be gone in a year. oh, no, please. so i read the times every morning. >> host: i want to go back to the nation. >> guest: i gave up the tribune, incidentally, and it was with great regret, but it's unreadable. [laughter] it is. and i find it unreadable, and i think it'll be gone, also, in the next year which is a shame. >> host: back to the nation. i think most people would consider it to be a liberal progressive, whatever tag you want to put on it magazine. w

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. arcuri: i yield five minutes to the the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: ask to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished gentleman for his leadership and really thoughtful conversation on what is a challenging time for america. i rice to support the rule -- i rise to support the rule and want to express both my support and concerns for aspects of this legislation. but i will speak to the overall, seeming overall opposition of our good friends of the other side of the aisle. and i would hope that in their deliberation they have given a thoughtful assessment of the analysis of opposition. we are dealing with some very difficult times. i opposed the war in iraq and remain opposed. i do, however, want the opportunity to be able to stand down in order to safely have our soldiers redeployed. i want to see the standing u

meeks also from new york. he was the principal democratic lead co-sponsor and a is a member of my subcommittee on asia pacific and the global environment. mr. speaker, this important and bipartisan resolution shares as its substantive core three key principles. first, it expresses the unified sense of the congress that north korea should seize all hostile and detablizing activity on the korean peninsula. second, it calls on north korea to re-engage in dialogue with south korea, as well as with the six-party talks. third, it reaffirms our unconditional and unwavering commitment to our alliance, partnership with the republic of korea. as we are all aware, north korea's recent hostile activities has once again brought world attention to the fradge aisle, peace and security framework -- fragile, peace and security framework on the peninsula of korea. north korea conducted another nuclear test, launched several intercontinental ballistic missiles and expanded all interkorean agreements, including the armistice that

why the attorney general of new york got involved is that all the securities were sold in new york. fanny and freddie put out the rule and they're continuing to look at the impact. and as they get impact back and they understand better what's happening out there, they certainly have the ability and will continue to -- >> you'll look at this? >> we'll look at -- we don't see it directly -- >> that's what i'm asking. you're the one responding to my letter so i'm going to to you. you signed it and i thank you for taking your time to respond and -- >> we continue to dialogue. i have meetings now with both c ceos and certainly this issue has come up. we're continuing to dialogue as to what's happening out there in the marketplace and we'll continue to do that. >> and was lucky to have the dialogue and have my picture take son let's continue the dialogue. >> the other point is that bank regulators are also looking at this issue and looking at potentially making changes. >> but i have a problem with -- when you say "bank regulators are look nook it" we're focusing on one sector. i think i

new york daily news. for more information visit kosciuszko foundations.org. >> kirstin downey, former staff writer for "the washington post" recalls the life of frances perkins, fdr's secretary of labor and the first female cabinet secretary. during her tenure frances perkins was responsible for promoting public works and employment projects which included a mandating of the 40 hour work week. the creation of social security and child labor laws. the event hosted by the library of congress in washington d.c. is just under an hour. >> i am so pleased to be here today. i love the library of congress. i have spent many, many hours here doing research and have made some very fun and amazing find here. often, people are very interested in the big collections the libraries have but at the library of congress that sometimes was the smaller less known collections there really proved so fruitful and i will just mention one thing because i really don't want to forget it and there are other things i'm going to be ta

in my home state of new york, n.c.b. capital impact has played a significant role in providing housing finance. in fact, n.c.b. has participated in more than 600 loans in my district alone. most of these loans are for housing, including affordable housing, as well as loans for community facilities and loans to nonprofit organizations like the council of new york cooperatives and condominiums. together these groups are able to provide assisted living, affordable housing and services to the frail and elderly. presently, n.c.b. capital impact is working with five community-based organizations to help finance 17 projects that will create 558 housing units. despite their good work in serving low income communities and disadvantaged populations, n.c.b. capital impact is not eligible for assistance authorized under the community development banking and financial institutions act of 1994. which is administered by the cdfi fund. the fund has ruled it cannot certify n.c.b. capital impact as a cdfi because of the corporate structur

bishop of new york. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. bishop, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. bishop: thank you. my amendment is very straightforward. it directs the government accountability office to study the affects of usaid's buy america waiver on u.s. based manufacturers seeking to provide the president's emergency plan for aids relief, pepfar, with h.i.v. test kits. it will also examine the availability of h.i.v. testing for at-risk populations in low-income countries. it does not propose any policy changes. it will help us examine the use of waivers and determine if hardworking american manufacturers of h.i.v. test kits are being undercut by competitors. it's important for the u.s. to lend a hand to fight this deadly epidemic but we should do everything possible to preserve american jobs in the process, particularly when spending american dollars. when pepfar was created in 2003, it was believed american companies did not have sufficient capacity to manufacturer or supply the program with quality h.i.v. t

and that his -- the mayor of new york's statements were insensitive. so these puerto rican nationalists reconstituted later into groups like the faln which have recently had occasion -- we've discussed in depth to faln itself was responsible for more than 100 violent attacks resulting in at least six deaths. i find it ironic that once again we find ourselves discussing these murderous faln members. it was not long ago we were considering whether or not to confirm attorney general eric holder wanting to pardoning them and president clinton did. and now we find ourselves wondering about this nominee to the court and what her views are on these matters and how her mind works as she thinks about these kinds of issues. we don't have enough information, unfortunately, to assess these concerns effectively. we requested information relating to judge sotomayor's involvement with the fund, a typical question of all nominees, but critically important for a supreme court nominee. we have not received information. inteed, we have received nine documents totaling fe

i don't think they could have defeated the british in new york. there were 3 generals involved in 1781, general plan and, rauchambeau, and general washington. 2 of those generals were professional style floors--soldiers. neither of them fought franco american army could defeat the british in new york. it would take a siege of 2 years, they couldn't get enough men to gather for that length of time. playing in supplies and preparing defensive works, have the showdown battle been a battle for new york, i don't think the fresh -- the french or americans could have won. in the end, in a sense, general cobb was right. washington succeeded because because of cornwallis's mistake going north. >> i am confused about the glue that held the union together, the 13 colonies seemed like strange bedfellows long before the civil war. the industrialization and all that, by the civil war, what were the major elements that held together through the revolution, which takes it under? >> there are probably 2 answers to that. in the early stage of the revolution, there

we saw tax in 1993 on the world trade center in new york, in 1985, in 1986 indeed khyber 10 hours, -- in the tower is, and others, and then there comes 9/11 in 2001, and there was an accelerating pace in the frequency and the scope and scale of the attacks. we would of been absolutely totally irresponsible if we had not taken the view that we had to do everything in our power in order to prevent that. that is exactly what we did. now, we look back at it, and to some extent, our success allows some of our fellow citizens do not have to worry about it. you guys emphasize how serious was. there was the counter-terrorism program in the run-up to 9/11. the fact is we did what we felt we had to do, and if i had it to do all over again, i would do exactly the same thing. i would be just as tough and aggressive as i could to make sure that those individuals who wished us harm, try to achieve a political objective, -- i think it was the right thing to do. i do not have much tolerance or patience for those who with the benefit of hindsight eight years later and who have forgotten what in fact h

for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. tonko: i move the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 411. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 411, supporting the goals and ideals of the intermediate space challenge in mojave, california. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. tonko, and the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. platts, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. tonko: mr. speaker, i request five legislative days in which members can revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 411 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, ordered. mr. tonko: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. tonko: i thank you and i rise today to support the goals and ideals of the intermediate space challenge in mojave, california. the intermediate space challenge captures child

i have the honor of representing new york's 11th congressional district. previously represented in part by cheryly chisholm, the first african-american member of congress and the child of caribbean american immigrants from bar badeows and guyana. of the prominent caribbean americans that we may be aware of or have known throughout our history include such lumenaries as jean bap tease, the founder of chicago. founding father alexander hamilton, who was born in nives, actor and social activist, harry belafonte, revolutionary marcus garvey, noted journalist, again eiffel, hazel scott, the first woman of color to have her own television show, malcolm x, revolutionary. our own attorney general, eric holder, former secretary of state colin powell, super model tyson beckford, athlete and coach, patrick ewe wing, boxer and athlete, lennox lewis and wyclef jean, performer. and the list goes on and on. as a child of jamaican immigrants, i have been an outspoken advocate for caribbean american and caribbean issues and concerns my entire public life. and probably carr

i was in kansas city, she was in new york. i know what the environment is in these prosecutor's offices. there are a lot of aggressive type-a personalties, and it's very difficult to begin to handle serious felony cases. because everybody wants to handle the serious felony cases. in only six months judge sotomayor was promoted to handle serious felony cases in the courtroom. she prosecuted every type of crime imaginable including the most serious crimes that are committed in our country. she had many famous cases. one was the tarzan murder, where she joined law enforcement to scour looking for witnesses and after a month of trial she convicted richard mathis on different murders. a new york detective had a hard time finding a prosecutor willing to take his child pornography case. judge sotomayor stepped up, winning against two cases. these were the first child pornography convictions after the supreme court had upheld new york's law that barred the sale of consumely explicit films using children. and after her time as a prosec

scott joins us from new york city. good morning, democrats like. caller: good morning and thank you for c-span. a couple of very quick points. you know, the germans and french -- they do not wait -- we are always talking about canada and having to wait. the germans and french have national health care, and they do not wait. france is reported to have one of the best is not the best health-care system in the world that we here would love to have a system like that -- single- payer, nationalized. i think the republicans are using scare tactics that we will not get it good health care under a single-payer system. a few years ago i remember that the talk was about hmo's. i went from an hmo to a ppo. i now have an hmo. i go to the same doctors, and it was just a few years ago that hmo's were the scourge of the world, that if you had an hmo, nothing was going to be covered, you were not going to be able to go to the doctor that you wanted to see. that kind of myth was just totally busted. my hmo coverage that i have now, and most of the hmo companies, ar

the gentleman from new york is recognized for one hour. mr. arcuri: for purpose of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. dreier. all time yielded during consideration of the rule is for debate only. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. arcuri: i also ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days during which to revise and extend their remarks on house resolution 545. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. arcuri: mr. speaker, h.res. 545 provides for consideration of the supplemental conference report legislation that supports our military in the field in both iraq and afghanistan. this spending plan provides our troops with everything they will need during the remainder of this fiscal year and the president has said this will be the last supplemental spending request he will send to congress. i hope this will be the case. i along with a majority of my colleagues share the president's goal of winding dow