it's not stafford. think that's something especially in the aftermath of a major catastrophe, somebody has to give the authority -- >> you know, cabinet level agency. fema is not a cabinet agency level agency. i did as example of swine flu. so somebody has to say, the president said it, it is clearly they put the cdc in the front. if there were to be an attack involving biological weapons. i'm not sure who in the world would do that, but somebody would have to make that call. you know, for us to be fully around with whoever is the lead agency, and fema, you're not going to tell the secretary of the xyz what to do. year, presents problems. that's how bureaucrats be a. that's why we are looking to see how far we should go, mindful of what mr. decker said. we just don't want to be sitting here within accident occurs and nobody jumps off and acts like he knows what he's talking about. for that matter, general dunbar really complicates matters for us, but rightly so. because you point out that if you -- if w

fugate talked about the stafford actçççxdqçw3ok, chin deemedxd a social service.rgency child care and recovery of child care infrastructure. child-care development block grants are being authorized. we would propose that during the reauthorization that state child care plans include guidelines for covering temporary emergency child-careç standards after disaster, that that they made a requirement. and states are also required to have child care providers have comprehensive hazard planssthat and corporate specific capabilities such as shelter in place, evacuation, relocation, family reunification, staff training, continuity of services and children with special needs. the federal government has the ability to put these requirements in the block grant reauthorization and we encourage you to look into that. i know time is of essence but i will wrap up by saying a lot of the ideas you and your staff have been working on and mention that today are critically important. i would only encourage you as chair of this commission and member of the nonprofit committee to -- c

this is ray stafford from the wildlife zoo in phoenix, arizona. >> larry: hey, hey. >> struck water. you can have a water. >> larry: hey, hey. it's okay, jack, it's a penguin. what's the story with the penguins, and why do we love them so much? >> what is it about a penguin, they're black and white. you've seen "march of the penguins." p antarctic. >> larry: great movie. >> some people don't know this, out of 17 species of penguins, only five live in cold water. only 5 out of 17. this black penguin out of south africa, if it was in cold weather, it wouldn't last several days. but the ones in the "march of the penguins" those can last. 50 to 100 below zero. monogamous. they mate for life. the female lays the egg. immediately, the male comes and sits on it. the female leaves and goes out to sea. she leaves him there for 40 days. he loses over half his body weight while she goes out and messes around in the ocean and eats fish and everything. imagine that? she comes back and the bore guy is about dead, sitting on that chick. >> larry: how did they get that setup? >> i don't know. >> lar

s activities are conducted under the 9/11 act of 2007 rather than the stafford act they lack the legal thorget to -- authority to accept these gifts. my bill fixes that problem. it amends the act so that c.d.p. may accept donations of property and services. it's a win-win for our first responders, the taxpayer and this important east alabama training facility. i'd like to thank mr. cuellar for his support of this bill and holding the markup in the subcommittee last month. i urge my colleagues to support this important measure and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman are reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognize plsmed cuellar: i have no more speak -- is recognized. mr. cuellar: i have no more speakers at this time. if the gentleman is ready to close, i will close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: i have no further speakers, i urge support of this bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. cuellar: i urge my colleagues to support th

efforts to enhance oversight and accountability for reconstruction contract in afghanistan as a former stafford is an honor and unique experience to be back in this hearing room all but on this side of the table. >> we can't wait. [laughter] >> as you know this is a complex topic with many agencies. the state department's office of this represented has a new role in formulating policy and be doing in improving contracts while our embassy in kabul and usaid collins can speak more directly to the challenges related to implementation yet other colleagues can speak more closely to the situation in afghanistan as it compares to iraq u.s. secretary clinton noted in her recent appearance the obama administration inherited and underresourced pavillion effort in afghanistan. as a result of efforts have fallen short of expectations. the past and months whiff conducted a broader review not only of our systems objectives but also how we go about delivering our assistance programs. the result of this is a new more focused and effective assistance effort aligned with their core goal of disrupting dismantling

one of four private borrowers took out no stafford loans and many of them didn't apply for student aid. before a private loan is funded, financial aid advisors inform students about the federal loans available to them. in 2007, two of three students hasn't exhausted their lower cost federal financial aid. students and their families should apply for and exhaust all their less available financial options before turning to risky private student loans. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: thank you, madam speaker. i'd like to yield two minutes to the the gentlewoman from the great state of illinois, mrs. biggert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. biggert: i rise in strong opposition to this restrictive rule. i filed several amendments to protect taxpayers and the economy from regulatory mismanagement. unfortunately, they were summarily rejected by the rules committee. on a bill of this magnitude and significance, i would hope the majority wouldn't be so eager to shut the door on bipartis

i think the issue that the minister fugate talked about regarding the stafford act and having those childe facilities being reimbursed, i know there are intricacies involved in that, but i think if you can dress that issue and come up with -- if you can address that issue and come up with funding for that, that would be hugely successful. frankly, if you could have another hearing to make sure we are all doing what we are supposed to be doing, that would make the next five and a half months very successful. mr. fugate, to his credit, the first meeting we had, what do you mean? we rattled off a couple of the recommendations we put here, and he and the secretary are aggressively working on that. he sets up every 30 days to gauge progress or lack thereof. if you on this subcommittee to look at and have another hearing and hold our feet to the fire in the executive branch's feet to the fire, that would make the next 5.5 to six months successful as well. >> thank you very much, and we will do so. doctor, you said that the case management -- i think you would say, you would hardly call it case

a stafford will come in once the moment -- at 10:03 a.m.ff member will come in once the moment is initiated. senator feinstein, you were an early advocate of a process with senator de medici. now you're working with senator cornin. we appreciate your willingness to testify. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman and ranking member grade, senator warner, and senator sessions. i think for those comments. senator cornin would be here if not for the ceremony at fort hood. i know that he would want everyone to know that. as you mentioned, this was introduced by senator domenici and i in february 20107. senator cornin and diane reintroduced this year. because i am a mayor, i am -- and i reintroduce it this year. i have been tracking outlays. the entitlement outlays run between 50% and 56% of everything the federal government spends in a given year. the august 2009 figures are 50%. there would have been higher except for the financial crisis numbers, which are 11% so far of everything we spend. interest is 5%, discretionary defense 18%. everything e